{"id":7154,"date":"2012-04-29T20:38:56","date_gmt":"2012-04-30T00:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maineracing.com\/wp\/?p=7154"},"modified":"2012-04-29T20:38:57","modified_gmt":"2012-04-30T00:38:57","slug":"brian-hoar-claims-elusive-act-merchants-bank-150","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/2012\/04\/brian-hoar-claims-elusive-act-merchants-bank-150\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Hoar Claims Elusive ACT Merchants Bank 150"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Barre, VT \u2013 Eight-time and defending ACT Champion Brian Hoar, of Williston VT, rode a hot streak on his way to his second win in a row on the ACT Tour in the Merchants Bank 150 on Sunday, April 29 at Thunder Road. Hoar fought off former Lee USA Champion Wayne Helliwell Jr, of Dover NH, and two-time Serie ACT Castrol Champion Patrick Laperle of St. Denis, QC for his first ever Merchants Bank 150 win. <\/p>\n

Hoar started from the second position, after a +6 plus minus out of his heat, and stole the lead from Thunder Road defending Champion Dave Pembroke on lap 21. Hoar paced the field for 19 laps only to lose the lead to seven-time ACT Champion Jean Paul Cyr on lap 40. Cyr took the lead and looked unstoppable for 79 laps, slicing and dicing through lap traffic, until lap 109 caution in which he pitted after the other leaders to take tires. Helliwell Jr, and two-time Merchants Bank 150 Champ Nick Sweet battled it out before Sweet headed down pit road on a lap 116 caution, leaving Hoar, Laperle, and Helliwell to fight for the win.
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\nHelliwell gave everything he had trying to pick up his first ACT tour win, nose to tail between two former ACT champs for the last 10 laps. Hoar survived an assault of moves from Helliwell, even recovering from being sideways out of turn four with two laps to go. Laperle stormed from the 19th starting position, but had to turn his focus on a late race charge for third from John Donahue of Graniteville, VT who finished fourth. Jean Paul Cyr rebounded from his tire stop to round out the top five.<\/p>\n

The race was completed in 1:13:55 but was slowed by 6 cautions and a red flag for a multi-car wreck on lap 70. Many cars were involved including 2011 ACT Rookie of the Year Ben Ashline, multi-time Thunder Road Champion Cris Michaud, Ben Rowe, Randy Potter, Glen Luce, Cody Blake, Quinny Welch, Jamie Aube, and Brent Dragon. The multi-car incident started with Michaud bouncing off the widowmaker and collecting the remainder of the group at the entrance of pit road.<\/p>\n

Hoar had already qualified for the Bond Auto ACT Invitational on Saturday, September 22 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, with his win in the season opener at Lee USA Speedway two weeks ago. 47 ACT Late models attempted to qualify for the 30 car field. 23 cars finished on the lead lap. <\/p>\n

Blair Bassett of Worcester, VT claimed an emotional first ever Bond Auto Tiger Sportsman win, fending off Scott Coburn, Chris Pelkey, 2011 Rookie of the Year Kyle Pembroke, and Joe Steffen. Rounding out the top ten was Mike Martin, Dylan Payea, George May, Josh Demers, and Matt Potter. <\/p>\n

All-time Street Stock win leader Tommy Thunder added another to the list picking up his 23rd win in dominating fashion in the Allen Lumber Street Stock division. He was chased to the line by Garry Bashaw, Bunker Hodgdon, Jason Kenison, and Daniel Lathrop. Completing the top ten was Dean Switser, Ben Belanger, Nick Pilotte, David Whitcomb, and Danny Doyle. <\/p>\n

Thunder Road is off until Memorial Day for the 50th RV Mekkelsen Memorial Day Classic on Sunday, May 27. The American Canadian Tour Late Models head to Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, VT for 101.5 The Fox Spring Green 112 next Sunday, May 6 with a 2pm post time. <\/p>\n

Merchants Bank 150<\/p>\n

American Canadian Tour<\/p>\n

Thunder Road International Speedbowl<\/p>\n

Sunday, April 29, 2012<\/p>\n

Pos. (Start) Driver, Hometown – Lap<\/p>\n

1. (2) Brian Hoar, Williston, VT – 150 Laps<\/p>\n

2. (9) Wayne Helliwell Jr., Dover, NH -150 Laps<\/p>\n

3. (19) Patrick Laperle, St-Denis, QC \u2013 150 Laps<\/p>\n

4. (5) John Donahue, Graniteville, VT -150 Laps<\/p>\n

5. (8) Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT \u2013 150 Laps<\/p>\n

6. (27) Trampas Demers, South Burlington, VT \u2013 150 Laps<\/p>\n

7. (15) Luke Hinkley, Claremont, NH – 150 Laps<\/p>\n

8. (4) Brooks Clark, Fayston, VT – 150 Laps<\/p>\n

9. (23) Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, ME \u2013 150 Laps<\/p>\n

10. (3) Nick Sweet, Barre, VT \u2013 150 Laps<\/p>\n

11. (10) Scott Payea, Milton, VT – 150 Laps<\/p>\n

12. (13) Brett Wheeler, Waterbury, VT \u2013 150 Laps<\/p>\n

13. (7) Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson, NH – 150 Laps<\/p>\n

14. (1) Dave Pembroke, Middlesex, VT \u2013 150 Laps<\/p>\n

15. (18) Ricky Rolfe, Albany Twp, ME \u2013 150 Laps<\/p>\n

16. (29) Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT \u2013 150 Laps<\/p>\n

17. (25) Rowland Robinson, Jr., Birch Harbor, ME \u2013 150 Laps<\/p>\n

18. (6) Mark Lamberton, Mooers Forks, NY \u2013 150 Laps<\/p>\n

19. (20) Jamie Aube, No. Ferrisburg, VT \u2013 150 Laps<\/p>\n

20. (14) Glen Luce, Turner, ME \u2013 150 Laps<\/p>\n

21. (24) Brent Dragon, Milton, VT \u2013 149 Laps<\/p>\n

22. (17) Travis Fadden, North Haverhill, NH – 149 Laps<\/p>\n

23. (11) Cris Michaud, E. Montpelier, VT \u2013 148 Laps<\/p>\n

24. (30) Eric Chase, Milton, VT \u2013 148 Laps<\/p>\n

25. (22) Phil Scott, Berlin, VT \u2013 128 Laps<\/p>\n

26. (26) Quinten, Welch Lancaster, NH \u2013 70 Laps<\/p>\n

27. (28) Cody Blake, Barre, VT \u2013 70 Laps<\/p>\n

28. (16) Randy Potter, Groveton, NH – 70Laps<\/p>\n

29. (12) Ben Ashline, Pittston, ME \u2013 70 Laps<\/p>\n

30. (21) Ben Rowe, Turner, ME \u2013 69 Laps<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders: Dave Pembroke (1-21), Brian Hoar (22-40), Jean-Paul Cyr (41-109), Wayne Helliwell Jr. (110), Nick Sweet (111), Helliwell (112-116), Patrick Laperle (117), Helliwell (118-128), Hoar (129-150) <\/p>\n

Time of Race: 1:13:55(red flag 14:21) <\/p>\n

Margin of Victory: .279 seconds <\/p>\n

Cautions: 6 (laps 21, 65, 70(red), 109, 116, 128) <\/p>\n

Heat Winners: Joey Polewarczyk Jr, Cris Michaud, Brett Wheeler, Glen Luce<\/p>\n

Consi Winners: Mark Lamberton, Ben Ashline, Brian Hoar <\/p>\n

B-Feature Winner: Quinny Welch <\/p>\n

Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen Top Ten<\/p>\n

Pos. Driver, Hometown<\/p>\n

1. 21 Blair Bessett Worcester, VT<\/p>\n

2. 1 Scott Coburn Barre, VT<\/p>\n

3. 64 Christopher Pelkey S. Barre, VT<\/p>\n

4. 27 Kyle Pembroke Montpelier, VT<\/p>\n

5. 00 Joe Steffen Grand Isle, VT<\/p>\n

6. 01 Mike Martin Craftsbury Comm., VT<\/p>\n

7. 07 Dylan Payea Henniker, NH<\/p>\n

8. 16 George May Barre, VT<\/p>\n

9. 10 Josh Demers Middlesex, VT<\/p>\n

10. 23 Matt Potter Marshfield, VT<\/p>\n

Allen Lumber Street Stocks Top Ten<\/p>\n

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

1. 50 Tommy Smith Williamstown, VT<\/p>\n

2. 92 Garry Bashaw Lincoln, VT<\/p>\n

3. 83 Bunker Hodgdon Hardwick, VT<\/p>\n

4. 03 Jason Kenison Groveton, NH<\/p>\n

5. 6 Daniel Lathrop Morrisville, VT<\/p>\n

6. 16 #Dean Switser Jr. Lyndonville, VT<\/p>\n

7. 99 Ben Belanger Whitefield, NH<\/p>\n

8. 11 Nick Pilotte Jefferson, NH<\/p>\n

9. 77 Dave Whitcomb Elmore, VT<\/p>\n

10. 88 Danny Doyle Hancock, VT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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