{"id":15135,"date":"2015-07-21T00:01:42","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T04:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maineracing.com\/wp\/?p=15135"},"modified":"2015-07-21T00:01:42","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T04:01:42","slug":"sweet-caps-rollercoaster-weekend-with-act-international-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/2015\/07\/sweet-caps-rollercoaster-weekend-with-act-international-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Caps \u201cRollercoaster\u201d Weekend with ACT International Win"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Plattsburgh, NY<\/em> \u2013 Nick Sweet showed why he’s one of the top American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model drivers in the Northeast on Sunday, July 19, capping a whirlwind two days by winning the ACT International at Plattsburgh, NY’s Airborne Park Speedway.<\/p>\n

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Barre, VT’s Sweet took the lead for the final time on lap 192 of the 200-lap event, beating out Alex Labb\u00e9 on the final restart. The Thunder Road Late Model point leader will take home more than $10,000 for the win after lap-leader money and contingencies. The victory was also a redemption for Sweet after finishing second in the event in 2014.<\/p>\n

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Sweet, whose wife is expecting their third child at any moment, didn’t decide to attend the event until midday on Saturday, July 18 but won the pole that evening with no practice time. His Eric Chase\u2013owned #40VT team, which ran the same car that Jean-Paul Cyr drove at Thunder Road on Thursday<\/span><\/span>, then had only one 20-minute session on Sunday<\/span><\/span> morning after rain moved through the area.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI never would have imagined this,\u201d Sweet said. \u201cWe literally started working on this car Saturday<\/span><\/span> morning. I had time to go get my car inspected and take a nap, and we just made it on time. I think the team morale right now is at an all-time high.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat can you really say?\u201d he added. \u201cIt’s almost surreal to think we’re sitting in Victory Lane right now after the rollercoaster ride we’ve had. My wife held on; she’s a champ. She’s a saint for letting me come race, but that’s why I married her.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Williamstown, VT’s Jimmy Hebert got the jump on the initial start and led the first ten laps. Sweet then took the lead back following the first of 10 cautions before St-Denis, QC’s Patrick Laperle grabbed the top spot on the next restart on lap 51.<\/p>\n

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Sweet elected to change tires on a lap-78 caution, eventually re-inheriting the lead from Wayne Helliwell Jr. when the rest of the leaders took tires following a mandatory fuel stop just past halfway. After Sweet dominated the third quarter of the race, he and Labb\u00e9 swapped the lead back and forth on a series of restarts, with the outside groove frequently being the preferred line.<\/p>\n

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Hebert’s spin on lap 182 gave Sweet the opportunity to get the jump on the outside, putting him down low for the final restart after a three-car tangle between Jonathan Bouvrette, Brooks Clark, and Charles Harvey. While Labb\u00e9 was able to nose ahead for a circuit, Sweet made the inside work when he needed it most to get the win.<\/p>\n

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Labb\u00e9 finished second followed by Helliwell. Canadian Jean-Fran\u00e7ois D\u00e9ry and New Yorker Brandon Atkins were fourth and fifth. Laperle, Brian Hoar, Dany Trepanier, Patrick Cliche, and Hebert completed the top-10.<\/p>\n

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Berwick, ME’s Joey Doiron once again proved a quick study in the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models, winning the series’ inaugural event at Airborne. Doiron survived a rash of eight cautions in the first half of the event to dominate the second half, taking the lead for the final time from Milton, VT’s Brent Dragon on lap 111.<\/p>\n

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Patrick Laperle made a charge at Doiron following the race’s final restart on lap 117, but Doiron drove away in the final stages for the win. It was the second \u201cinaugural win\u201d of the season for Doiron, who also won PASS’s first-ever event at Thunder Road in May.<\/p>\n

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Brian Hoar muscled past Laperle in the final laps for second, followed by Dragon and Jeremy Davis. Glen Luce, point leader Mike Rowe, Bobby Therrien, Travis Benjamin, and Bobby Therrien completed the top-10.<\/p>\n

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The ACT Tour resumes its 2015 championship chase at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, ME on Saturday, July 25<\/span><\/span>. It will be ACT’s second visit of the season to the 3\/8 mile oval after being postponed from its original June 27 date. Post time for the 150-lap event is 7:00pm<\/span><\/span>. Seri\u00e9 ACT will be back in action with the Montmagny 250 at Autodrome Montmagny on Saturday, August 1<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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For more information contact the ACT offices at 802.244.6963<\/a>, media@acttour.com<\/a><\/span>, or visit www.acttour.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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ACT INTERNATIONAL 500<\/strong><\/p>\n

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ACT LATE MODELS<\/strong><\/p>\n

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pos Start Pos Driver Car # Hometown Laps <\/strong><\/p>\n

1. ( 1 ) Nick Sweet ( 40VT ) , Barre, VT , 200 Laps<\/p>\n

2. ( 9 ) Alex Labb\u00e9 ( 48QC ) , St-Felicien, QC , 200 Laps<\/p>\n

3. ( 10 ) Wayne Helliwell Jr. ( 27NH ) , Dover, NH , 200 Laps<\/p>\n

4. ( 6 ) Jean-Francois Dery ( 21QC ) , Quebec, QC , 200 Laps<\/p>\n

5. ( 7 ) Brandon Atkins ( 4NY ) , AuSable Forks, NY , 200 Laps<\/p>\n

6. ( 8 ) Patrick Laperle ( 91QC ) , St-Denis, QC , 200 Laps<\/p>\n

7. ( 18 ) Brian Hoar ( 37VT ) , Williston, VT , 200 Laps<\/p>\n

8. ( 12 ) Dany Trepanier ( 19QC ) , St-Edourard, QC , 200 Laps<\/p>\n

9. ( 19 ) Patrick Clich\u00e9 ( 5QC ) , Levis, QC , 200 Laps<\/p>\n

10. ( 2 ) Jimmy Hebert ( 58VT ) , Williamstown, VT , 200 Laps<\/p>\n

11. ( 15 ) Jeff White ( 50ME ) , Winthrop, ME , 200 Laps<\/p>\n

12. ( 25 ) Jonathan Bouvrette ( 41QC ) , Blainville, QC , 200 Laps<\/p>\n

13. ( 5 ) Joey Polewarczyk Jr. ( 97NH ) , Hudson, NH , 199 Laps<\/p>\n

14. ( 20 ) Ray Parent ( 17RI ) , Tiverton, RI , 199 Laps<\/p>\n

15. ( 4 ) Donald Theetge ( 80QC ) , Boischatel, QC , 199 Laps<\/p>\n

16. ( 3* ) DJ Shaw ( 5VT ) , Ctr Conway, NH , 197 Laps<\/p>\n

17. ( 23 ) Gaetan Gaudreault ( 38QC ) , Quebec, QC , 197 Laps<\/p>\n

18. ( 16 ) Claude Leclerc ( 11QC ) , Lanoraie, QC , 197 Laps<\/p>\n

19. ( 21 ) Charles Harvey ( 77QC ) , Terrebonne, QC , 195 Laps<\/p>\n

20. ( 11 ) Dillon Moltz ( 5CT ) , Waterford, CT , 195 Laps<\/p>\n

21. ( 14 ) Brooks Clark ( 68VT ) , Fayston, VT , 189 Laps<\/p>\n

22. ( 22 ) Brandon White ( 99QC ) , Kahnawake, QC , 176 Laps<\/p>\n

23. ( 17 ) Travis Stearns ( 16ME ) , Auburn, ME , 157 Laps<\/p>\n

24. ( 24 ) Aaron Fellows ( 29NH ) , Croyden, NH , 112 Laps<\/p>\n

25. ( 13 ) Emily Packard ( 9ME ) , E. Montpelier, VT , 55 Laps<\/p>\n

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*Started at rear due to driver change.<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders: Nick Sweet, 0; Jimmy Hebert, 1-10; Sweet, 11- 50; Patrick Laperle, 51-84; Wayne Helliwell Jr., 85-105; Sweet, 106-160; Alex Labb\u00e9, 161-162; Sweet, 163-170; Labb\u00e9, 171-184; Sweet, 185-191; Labb\u00e9, 192; Sweet, 193-200. (11 lead changes among 5 drivers)<\/p>\n

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Time of Race: 1:44:45<\/span><\/span> Margin of Victory: 0.155 seconds<\/p>\n

Cautions: 10 (laps 8, 48, 78, 102, 157, 159, 168, 178, 182, 188)<\/p>\n

Heat Winners: Patrick Laperle, Alex Labb\u00e9, Wayne Helliwell Jr.<\/p>\n

Consi Winner: Jean-Francois Dery<\/p>\n

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PASS SUPER LATE MODELS<\/strong><\/p>\n

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown, Laps Completed<\/p>\n

1. Joey Doiron (73), Berwick, ME, 200 Laps<\/p>\n

2. Brian Hoar (37VT), Williston, VT, 200 Laps<\/p>\n

3. Patrick Laperle (91QC), St-Denis, QC, 200 Laps<\/p>\n

4. Brent Dragon (55VT), Milton, VT, 200 Laps<\/p>\n

5. Jeremy Davis (09), Tamworth, NH, 200 Laps<\/p>\n

6. Glen Luce (7L), Turner, ME, 200 Laps<\/p>\n

7. Mike Rowe (7), Turner, ME, 200 Laps<\/p>\n

8. Bobby Therrien (5X), Hinesburg, VT, 200 Laps<\/p>\n

9. Travis Benjamin (17), Morrill, ME, 200 Laps<\/p>\n

10. Ben Rowe (4n), Turner, ME, 200 Laps<\/p>\n

11. DJ Shaw (60), Ctr. Conway, NH), 199 Laps<\/p>\n

12. Matt Matheson (2M), Geary, NB, 198 Laps<\/p>\n

13. Raphael Lessard (71), St-Joseph Beauce, QC, 192 Laps<\/p>\n

14. Tate Fogleman (8F), Durham, NC, 101 Laps<\/p>\n

15. Bryan Kruczek (00), Newmarket, NH, 79 Laps<\/p>\n

16. Mark Lundblad Jr. (28), Ctr. Conway, NH, 73 Laps<\/p>\n

17. Joey Polewarczyk Jr. (97NH), Hudson, NH, 57 Laps<\/p>\n

18. Derek Ramstrom (35), W. Boylston, MA, 37 Laps<\/p>\n

19. Donald Theetge (80), Boischatel, QC, 36 Laps<\/p>\n

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