Vanderwyst was driving as Roger Brown was one of the guys that could not get over the border. The Ontario drivers had OK nights. Larry Jackson had the best showing with a 6th, Robbie Thompson was 9th, Bryan Mercer was 18th and Dan McHattie was 20th. The 7 of Nick Sinopoli was near the back of the 29 car field. And as said Linc Brown broke something ( tire I think ) in 4 and hit the outside and inside wall. The 46 of Norm Mayhew also got caught up in the wreck. The 55 of Darren Thring finished 22nd. A pretty good show but I was hoping for some more side by side racing. BTW Laperle, Vanderwyst and a few others went the entire 200 laps with no stop for fuel or tires.
Do yoy know who else didn't make over the border?
I realize neither Rome nor car counts were built in a day, but damn, those numbers aren't near what I thought they were going to be...
The ACT site is quick. Here is their report.
Quebec Late Model stock car driver Patrick Laperle dominated the $50,000 ACTion Super Series “Summer Sizzler 200” at Kawartha Speedway in Fraserville, Ontario Saturday night, taking his second American-Canadian Tour victory of the season. Laperle, a native of St-Denis, QC outside Montreal, earned a cool $6,000 for his win.
“I like fast race tracks like Kawartha,” said Laperle in victory lane, who had never seen the state-of-the-art 4/10-mile speedplant until this weekend. “It reminds me of the track in Lakeland, Florida, but it’s just a little bit smaller. I love Lakeland, and now I love Kawartha.”
Driving a car built by multi-time ACT Champion and Canadian racing legend Junior Hanley, Laperle took the lead from Brian Hoar on lap 44 and was able to run the entire 200 laps without pitting for tires or fuel. Laperle has been running in selective ACT Late Model Tour events in 2007, focusing his efforts on winning the Serie ACT Castrol championship in Canada. He leads the point standings in that series entering the 300-lap season finale at Autodrome St-Eustache (Montreal) on Sunday, Sept. 23.
Pete Vanderwyst carried the Ontario banner, finishing in the runner-up position in his first career ACT start. A veteran of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and the American Speed Association, the St. Thomas, ON driver was filling in for third-place ACT Late Model Tour point man “Rocket” Roger Brown of Lancaster, New Hampshire, who was unable to attend the race.
Eighteen year-old Hudson, NH driver Joey “Pole” Polewarczyk, Jr. finished third, hot on Vanderwyst’s heels. Scott Payea of Milton, VT and Randy Potter of Groveton, NH finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Kawartha Speedway point leader Larry Jackson finished sixth, unofficially, ahead of Donald Theetge, Robbie Thompson, Scott Dragon, and Eric Chase. ACT point leader Jean-Paul Cyr finished 11th, the final car on the lead lap. The finish was Cyr’s first outside the Top 10 in eleven races this year.
The ACTion Super Series returns to Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl in Barre, VT for the 44th Annual Chittenden Milk Bowl on Sat./Sun., Sept. 29/30. For more information, call (802) 244-6963 or visit www.acttour.com.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – ACTion Super Series Summer Sizzler 200
ACT Late Model Tour – Kawartha Speedway, Fraserville, Ontario – Sat., Sept. 15, 2007
Pos.-Driver-Hometown
1. Patrick Laperle, St-Denis, QC
2. Pete Vanderwyst, St. Thomas, ON
3. Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Hudson, NH
4. Scott Payea, Milton, VT
5. Randy Potter, Groveton, NH
6. Larry Jackson, Oakville, ON
7. Donald Theetge, Boischatel, QC
8. Robbie Thompson, South Hampton, ON
9. Scott Dragon, Colchester, VT
10. Eric Chase, Milton, VT
11. Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT
12. Jamie Aube, Bow, NH
13. Robbie Crouch, Tampa, FL
14. Joey Laquerre, East Montpelier, VT
15. Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT
16. Jacob McGrath, Killington, VT
17. Ron Henry, New Gloucester, ME
18. Bryan Mercer, Port Hope, ON
19. Brian Hoar, Williston, VT
20. Dan McHattie, Cavan, ON
21. Brent Dragon, Milton, VT
22. Claude Leclerc, Montreal, QC
23. Darren Thring, Burlington, ON
24. Nick Sinopoli, Oshawa, ON
25. Steve Munro, Carp, ON
26. Marc Curtis, Jr., Worcester, MA
27. Linc Brown, Coburn, ON
28. Norm Mayhew, Wooler, ON
29. Brandon Watson, Styner, ON
I hear that Mobil. Thought the support from the Quebec series might have been a bit better. Hell, Ottawa had 32 cars. Maybe KD should try running a Castrol race next year earlier in the season.