{"id":1472,"date":"2010-07-29T16:45:16","date_gmt":"2010-07-29T16:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maineracer.com\/wp\/?p=1472"},"modified":"2010-07-29T16:45:16","modified_gmt":"2010-07-29T16:45:16","slug":"act-announces-final-list-for-nhms-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/2010\/07\/act-announces-final-list-for-nhms-invitational\/","title":{"rendered":"ACT ANNOUNCES FINAL LIST FOR NHMS INVITATIONAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> Waterbury, VT<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> \u2013 The American Canadian Tour (ACT) announced today another list of potential race teams that may be invited to compete in the second annual ACT Invitational at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway over the opening weekend for the NASCAR Chase weekend on September 17-19, 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" \/>Two full days of practice at NHMS will be divided between over 70 invited attendees. With just eight (8) teams guaranteed spots in the expanded field of 43 starters, the test sessions will go a long way in deciding who will get the \u2018at large\u2019 invitations to what has become one of the most anticipated events of the year for short track fans and teams in the Northeast and eastern Canada.<br \/>\n<br \/><!--more--><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u201cThere is a limit to how many teams we can invite in a season, and this year has been particularly difficult as we try to expand into the weekly tracks more than we did a year ago,\u201d said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour. \u201cThere were several teams on the \u2018bubble\u2019 last year after the practice sessions, and in fact, two of the top three finishers from last year\u2019s events were so impressive that we invited them as a result of the practice sessions.\u201d Ontario\u2019s 16 year-old star Brandon Watson and Barre, Vermont\u2019s Nick Sweet used the practice sessions as a way to get invited to the Invitational and certainly proved they were assets to the inaugural event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The second ACT Invitational will be held on Saturday, September 18, 2010 as part of the best triple-header racing program of the year. The short track stars of the region will run 60 miles with 43 teams chosen to participate from the 2010 winners and champions, along with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Sprint Cup qualifying will also be on the Saturday schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Joining the initial list posted last week will be the following list of invited teams to practice on either August 17<sup>th<\/sup> or 18<sup>th<\/sup>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"># 8VT  Rich Lowrey, Charlotte, VT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #31NH Luke Hinckley, Claremont, NH<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">#12VT Reno Gervais, Island Pond, VT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #77NH Mark Hayward, Newport, NH <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">#68VT  Brooks Clark, Fayston, VT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #05VT Craig Bushey, Cambridge, VT <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">#24NH Jeffrey Labrecque, Rochester, NH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #42MA Jeff Zuidema, N. Brookfield, MA, <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">#38NH Tyler Cahoon, St. Johnsbury, VT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #40VT Eric Chase, Milton, VT<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">#83NH Stacy Cahoon, St. Johnsbury, VT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #32VT Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">#60NH Dan Colby, Lyman, NH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #41VT Pete Potvin, Graniteville, VT <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"># 3ME Dennis Spencer, Oxford, ME\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #7ME Glen Luce, Turner, ME <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">#50ME Jeff White, Winthrop, ME\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #7VT Eric Williams, Hyde Park, VT<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">#07ME Scott Luce, Strong, ME\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #72VT Dave Paya, Milton, VT<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">#61ME TJ Brackett, Buckfield, ME\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #55NH Brad Leighton, Center Harbor, NH<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">#71RI Gerry DeGasparre, Pawtucket, RI\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #21QC JF D\u00e9ry, Quebec City, QC<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">#35CT Bruce Thomas, Groton, CT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #5QC Patrick Cliche, Ste-Jean-Chry, QC<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"># 2ON Ken Baird, Ottawa, ON\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #51QC Patrick Hamel, Ste Edouard, QC<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">#38CT Joe Curioso, Pawcatuck, CT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #36QC Alex Labbe, Ste-Albert, QC<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">#94ME Shawn Martin, Turner, ME\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #92QC Jonathan Desbiens, Levis, QC<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">#60ME Tim Brackett, Buckfield, ME\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 # 4 ON Jonathan Urlin, London, ON<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" lang=\"FR-CA\"># 6ME  Tommy Ricker, Poland, ME\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 # 3QC Sylvain Lacombe, Terrebonne, QC<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" lang=\"FR-CA\"># 7MA  Kyle Casper, Somerset, MA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #03QC Martin Lacombe, Terrebonne, QC<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">#11RI Ryan Vanasse, Warwick, RI\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #16QC Kevin Roberge, Levis, QC<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">#03CT Dennis Botticello, Suffield, CT\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #51ME Ricky Rolfe, Albany Twnshp, ME<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">*71NH Scott Dragon, Milton, VT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #10NH Ben Rowe, Turner, ME<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">#88ME Jeff Taylor, Farmington, ME\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #95QC Jimmy Cormier, Princeville, QC<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">#63ME Donnie Wentworth, Otisfield, ME \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #11CT Vincent Esposito, Seymour, CT<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waterbury, VT \u2013 The American Canadian Tour (ACT) announced today another list of potential race teams that may be invited to compete in the second annual ACT Invitational at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway over the opening weekend for the NASCAR Chase weekend on September 17-19, 2010. 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