Waterbury, VT \u2013 After competing in one of the closest Rookie of the Year battles in American Canadian Tour (ACT) history, Windham, Maine\u2019s Brad Babb and Fort Kent, Maine\u2019s Austin Theriault are ready for 2011. The two finished just three points apart in the 2010 Rookie of the Year standings.<\/p>\n
Babb came out on top of the standings and claimed the 2010 ACT Rookie of the Year honors after capturing his first career top five in the season finale at Waterford (CT) Speedbowl. With the help of his crew chief and father, Bobby, a former ACT competitor, he also earned an impressive sixth place in the 2010 ACT standings.
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\nBabb is in his senior year of high school, but has made time to work for his father\u2019s logging company, snowmobile and prepare the car over the winter months. \u201cWe only have a couple small things left. If Lee (the 2011 season opener) was next week we\u2019d be ready,\u201d said Babb.<\/p>\n
The 18 year old has now seen nearly every track on the 2011 ACT schedule and credits the 2010 season for teaching him how to adapt to new tracks. He hopes to use that knowledge to better his 6th place effort in the 2010 standings and top his career high 5th place finish at Waterford last October.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019d really like to finish in the top five in the standings and win a couple races, but we\u2019ll see how everything goes before we set too high of goals,\u201d said Babb. \u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to going back to White Mountain (Motorsports Park). We were going pretty good there before we broke (in 2010).\u201d The White Mountain 150 was Babb\u2019s only finish outside of the top 20 and the only event he did not finish.<\/p>\n
Fellow Maine resident, Theriault has joined forces with Rick Paya Motorsports (RPM) of Georgia, Vermont, during the off season. RPM has won the ACT Late Model Tour Championship the past two seasons with driver Brian Hoar. Theriault had a successful rookie season in 2010, earning his first career top five with a second at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. He also took second in the rookie standings and seventh in the overall standings.<\/p>\n
The 17 year old high school student took a break from his varsity wrestling schedule this winter to join his new team at the 2011 Goodyear Speedweeks Cup at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. He started his sophomore season early with a respectable 13th place finish in the Cup standings with an 11th and 16th place effort in the two 100 lap events.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to this year. I\u2019m still just grateful to be driving an RPM car,\u201d Theriault said. \u201cWe\u2019re still working on the team chemistry with a brand new car.\u201d
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\nBabb will kick off his sophomore season and Theriault will continue his in the ACT season opening New Hampshire Governor\u2019s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, New Hampshire on Sunday, April 17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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