{"id":15532,"date":"2015-10-02T21:12:31","date_gmt":"2015-10-03T01:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maineracing.com\/wp\/?p=15532"},"modified":"2015-10-02T21:12:31","modified_gmt":"2015-10-03T01:12:31","slug":"laperle-hoar-each-chasing-fourth-milk-bowl-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/2015\/10\/laperle-hoar-each-chasing-fourth-milk-bowl-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Laperle, Hoar Each Chasing Fourth Milk Bowl Win"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Barre, VT<\/em> \u2013 Two of the most accomplished drivers in Milk Bowl and American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model history look to add to their accolades on Sunday, October 11<\/span><\/span>. Three-time Milk Bowl winners Patrick Laperle and Brian Hoar have both entered the 53rd<\/sup> Northfield Savings Bank Milk Bowl at Barre\u2019s Thunder Road. Both will look to tie Robbie Crouch\u2019s record of four victories in the event known as \u201cthe toughest short-track stock car race in North America.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cPatrick and Brian are really capable of doing it if anyone can,\u201d Crouch said. \u201cI would love to see it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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St-Denis, QC\u2019s Laperle put his stamp on the Milk Bowl from 2005-2008 when he became the only driver to win three times in a four-year span. Laperle was one of the first to enter this year\u2019s event. In seeking a fourth win, he also looks to erase the sting of failing to qualify in 2014.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTo equal Robbie Crouch would be a great accomplishment,\u201d Laperle said. \u201cI know that Brian Hoar has three wins as well, and he has a good chance too. But winning this race again would be awesome. I do miss that cow!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Williston\u2019s Hoar has finished 1st<\/sup>, 2nd<\/sup>, and 2nd<\/sup> in his previous three Milk Bowl starts and returns after a one-year absence. Although Hoar admits it\u2019s harder to remain competitive running a partial schedule, the 43-year-old is ready to show he\u2019s still on top of his game.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Milk Bowl\u2019s a really tough race to win,\u201d Hoar said. \u201cIt\u2019s got a ton of history, so it means a lot to everybody, whether it\u2019s your first or fourth win. Obviously winning a fourth Milk Bowl would be amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Both drivers must once again master the Milk Bowl\u2019s unique format. The event consists of three 50-lap segments, with the starting grid for the second and third segments determined by inverting the finish of the previous segment. The driver with the lowest combined finish in the three segments is the winner.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI grew up knowing the Laperle family, and they were always great supporters of the Tour, Catamount, and Thunder Road,\u201d Crouch said. \u201cAnd I\u2019ve watched Brian grow up, and he\u2019s clearly one of the greatest drivers to come out of Vermont. I love to see these guys being successful, because I think it\u2019s good for racing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Laperle and Hoar have to contend with multiple former winners, including defending Milk Bowl Champion Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, MA and 2009 Champion John Donahue of Graniteville. Season-opening Merchants Bank 150 winner Brad Babb of Windham, ME will be in the hunt for the overall win, while former Milk Bowl polesitter Trampas Demers, Matt White, and Brooks Clark are among the locals gunning for an upset.<\/p>\n

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The 53rd<\/sup> Northfield Savings Bank Milk Bowl weekend kicks off with Booth Bros.\/H.P. Hood Qualifying Day on Saturday, October 10 at 1:30pm<\/span><\/span>. Time trials followed by \u201cTriple 50\u201d qualifying races will help set the 30-car Milk Bowl starting field. The Saturday<\/span><\/span> program also includes time trials and first segments of \u201cMini Milk Bowls\u201d for the Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen and Allen Lumber Street Stocks. The first segment of the Milk Bowl rolls to the grid at 1:00pm<\/span><\/span> on Sunday, October 11<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Adult admission is $30 for a two-day ticket, $10 for Saturday<\/span><\/span>-only, and $25 for Sunday<\/span><\/span>-only. Children ages 12 and under will be admitted free both days.<\/p>\n

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

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Barre, VT \u2013 Two of the most accomplished drivers in Milk Bowl and American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model history look to add to their accolades on Sunday, October 11. Three-time Milk Bowl winners Patrick Laperle and Brian Hoar have both entered the 53rd Northfield Savings Bank Milk Bowl at Barre\u2019s Thunder Road. Both will look […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[42,728,1347],"class_list":["post-15532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-act","tag-milk-bowl","tag-thunder-road"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15532"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15534,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15532\/revisions\/15534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}