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Winner -
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3rd -
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SUPER LATE MODELS at
NHMS
UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS -
4-17-22 |
1) 13 -
Austin MacDonald -
50 Laps
2) 88 -
Brandon Barker - 50
3) 20P - Joe Pastore
- 50
4) 18L -
Justin Larson - 50
5) 17MA - Eddie
MacDonald - 50
6)
20 - Rowland
Robinson - 50
7)
52M - Jake Matheson
- 50
8) 14ME -
Anthony Costantino -
50
9) 1 - Evan
Halstrom - 50
10)
94 - Garrett Hall -
50
11) 60 - DJ
Shaw - 50
12) 72
- Ryan Kuhn - 50
13) 29S - Trevor
Sanborn - 50
14)
78 - Ivan Kaffel -
50
15) 12 -
Dennis Spencer - 50
16) 7 - Isaac Bevin
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17) 81 - Dan
Winter - 50
18)
18S - Michael
Scorzelli - 50
19) 39 - Nick
Lascoula - 50
20)
4 - Ben Rowe - 50
21) 4NH - Joey
Polewarczyk Jr. - 50
22) 56 - Evan
Beaulieu - 50
23) 50GRIT - Jeff
White - 50
24) 02
- Brian Whalley - 50
25) 24J - JP
Josiasse - 47
26)
21X - Joshua King -
46
27) 12x -
Corey Bubar - 44
28) 21C - Shane
Clark - 34
29) 10
- Kate Re - 33
30) 9T - Alan
Tardiff - 30
31)
14 - Scott McDaniel
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PASS SLM ENTRIES - NHMS - APRIL
17th |
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The
MacDonald Mile
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Loudon,
NH -- The
second annual
Northeast Classic at
New Hampshire Motor
Speedway was pushed
back 24 hours but
the show was well
worth the wait.
Going into the Pro
All Stars Series
event a MacDonald
was most certainly
the favorite. Eddie
Macdonald #17MA is
just one win behind
cup series star Kyle
Busch for the most
wins at NHMS all
time. In the end a
different MacDonald
would be the one to
claim the checkers
after the end of the
50-lap main event.
Austin MacDonald #13
put on a dominating
performance leading
the vast majority of
the event but it was
not without a
challenge.
Making it to the big
show itself was a
trying feat in fact.
With 36 cars entered
for only 32 spots it
was going to be a
race just to get
into the big dance.
Unfortunately,
multiple cars were
unable to start the
main event due to
on-track accidents.
It all started with
former Oxford 250
Champion Jeremey
Whorff #00 whose
weekend ended early
in a practice crash
with his brand-new
Fury racecar due to
a reported radiator
hose failure. The
failure sent his
Plants Seafood #00
in to the safer
barriers on a not so
good Friday.
On Sunday, when the
heat races started a
few more teams would
have an early start
home to Easter
dinner. Gabe Brown
#50 who has had a
stellar start to the
season and was tied
for the lead in PASS
National points had
a rough day after
contact with
eventual heat winner
Joe Pastore #20P on
the opening lap of
his heat race
collecting numerous
other cars.
That would not be
the only carnage of
that heat however,
as an already
damaged Derek
Griffith #12G took a
huge impact into the
turn 1 retaining
wall coupled with a
rollover. Griffith
was an innocent
bystander after
Isaac Bevin #7 and
Tyler Tomassi #76RI
made contact in
corner entry. From a
Facebook post from
Tomassi it is
reported that Derek
Griffith had a left
front tire going
down, and Tomassi
had to make evasive
action to the
inside, coming
across the nose of
Bevin. Tomassi also
took a big hit and
had a small fire
underneath the hood
after backing into
the fence. Neither
Tomassi nor Griffith
were able to
continue on and,
with the amount of
damage, next week's
event at Stafford
may be off the table
for them as well.
On a
brighter side to the
heat races Maine
natives Brandon
Barker of Windham,
Joe Pastore of
Gorham and Austin
Macdonald of Pictou,
Nova Scotia notched
heat race victories.
The field
was set for and
exciting 50 lap main
event. The first
half of the race
went along cleanly.
Austin Macdonald out
front and the
majority of the
field saving their
tires waiting for
the competition
caution and
the the opportunity
to work on the car
for 5 minutes and
put on two new
Hoosier tires.
Business
would pick up after
the restart though.
It was all
MacDonalds at the
front with the #13 of
Austin ahead off
11-time NHMS winner
Eddie MacDonald
#17MA, Brandon
Barker and Joe
Pastore.
In
the last quarter of
the race the action
intensified once
again as the
MacDonald's put on a
show for the ages.
Door to door
swapping the lead -
crossover move after
crossover move
before Austin
Macdonald finally
prevailed and
increased his lead
to five car lengths.
Just as you
though Austin
MacDonald was about
to pickup his first
Pro All Star Series
win, a caution for
the #50 of Jeff
White slowed the
field with just 6
laps remaining. What
was going to be an
exciting late race
restart was slowed
early into turn one
as recently
announced
father-to-be Evan
Beaulieu took a spin
in his Hancock
Lumber #56.
The field was
doubled up again for
the final restart
with five laps to
go. Brandon Barker
looked to have saved
a little something
for the end as he
fired up the inside
of a three wide
battle for the lead.
The Outlaw Eddie Mac
to the outside and
Austin MacDonald in
the middle. Fans
were on their feet
and holding their
breath but the
immense talent of
the three drivers
was apparent as they
made it through the
corner without any
contact and all
still contending for
the top spot. Eddie
Mac would prevail
but only for a
moment as coming to
three to go the #13
King Racing machine
recaptured the top
spot. While you
could throw a
blanket over the top
four cars, Evan
Hallstrom and
previous Mini Stock
NHMS winner Justin
Larson looked to
join the party at
the front. In the
end Austin MacDonald
took home the
victory over Brandon
Barker and Joe
Pastore after a
spirited battle for
second. Justin
Larson came home
fourth and Eddie Mac
faded to a
fifth-place finish.
As many Pro All
Stars Series fans
know, Austin
MacDonald has had a
bad fast King Racing
Fury Race Car in
every event he has
competed in. During
yet another strong
run at Thompson a
failure in the right
front of his machine
caused a huge impact
at Thompson in the
Icebreaker just two
weeks ago. The car
was totaled. For
most teams that
would end the
possibility at being
at the next event,
but that was not the
case for the #13
team. Lead by Crew
Chief Andrew Hicken
the team built a car
in two weeks and
even despite lift
gate problems with
their hauler were
able to give Austin
a car good enough to
park in Victory Lane
at New England's
crown jewel racing
venue. After this
week's success the
#13 team will slide
into the third spot
in PASS National
Points and will have
another shot at
catching National
Point leader DJ Shaw
#60 next weekend at
Stafford.
DJ
had a very quiet day
at the Magic Mile
finishing 11th.
While he was able to
maintain the PASS
National point lead,
he has fallen to
third in the North
Standings. Eddie
MacDonald with his
5th place finish
will rocket to the
top spot ahead of
2nd place finisher
Brandon Barker.
The #88 of
Barker continues to
be impressive this
season as he
transitions from his
longtime underdog
role to that of a
strong contender
week in and week
out. Other
impressive
performances from
underdogs Justin
Larson #18L, Anthony
Constantino #14ME,
Jake Matheson #52,
and former Beech
Ridge Speedway
regular Joe Pastore
#20P are sure to
make for great PASS
story lines
throughout the
season.
See
the PASS stars and
their cars in action
again Saturday April
23rd, 2022 at
Stafford Motor
Speedway as a part
of the Spring
Sizzler weekend.
This is the first
trip for the Pro All
Stars Series to
Stafford in 10
years. The last
event being won by
the late New England
Racing Legend Teddy
Christopher over DJ
Shaw. As Teddy
Christopher would
tell these drivers,
"If you want to make
friends go to summer
camp". The 75 lap
event will be a no
holds barred contest
that is sure to be
yet another classic
in the making.
Race Notes:
2 Leaders: MacDonald
#13 (1-30) (42-45)
(47-50) MacDonald
#17MA (31-41) (46)
Most Laps Led:
Austin MacDonald #13
(38 Laps)
Hard Charger: DJ
Shaw #60 - 28th to
11th (17 Spots)
Hard Luck: Alan
Tardif #9 - 4th to
30th (26 Spots)
Fastest Lap:
Austin MacDonald #13
- 29.520 Lap 3
Total time of
event: 44:57.197
Cautions: 3
Heat Winners:
Barker #88,
MacDonald #13,
Pastore #20P |
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SATURDAY,
APRIL 17th,
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FRIDAY,
APRIL 15th,
2022 |
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POSTPONED BY RAIN TO
SUNDAY, APRIL
17th, 2022 |
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EVENT SCHEDULE - NHMS -
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PASS SLM ENTRIES - NHMS - APRIL
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Rain
Pushes Northeast
Classic Back
to Sunday, April
17th
Same Times, Same
Schedule! |
Loudon,
NH -- On what
became a beautiful
spring day, the
Northeast Classic
Friday practice day
was full of highs
and lows with many
kicking out the long
winter gremlins, for
better or worse. The
real story today,
thirty-eight
American-Canadian
Tour Late Models
took time under the
sunny conditions
with three top stars
taking the lead of
the four ACT
practice sessions.
Thirty-three Pro All
Stars Series Super
Late Models were
also on hand, with
three drivers
pulling double-duty
between the two top
full-fendered
divisions at the
track. The Modified
Racing Series pulled
thirteen cars in for
practice day while
the Magic Mile also
hosted thirteen
North East Mini
Stock Tour
4-cylenders, ten
EXIT Reality Pro
Truck Series rides
and over twenty R&R
Race Parts NH Open
Street Stocks.
Thirty-eight ACT
Late Models from the
most talented
Touring stars to
your local short
track's honorable
mentions were in
attendance, some for
the first time at
the 1.058-mile New
Hampshire Motor
Speedway. Perhaps
the best part of the
day's activities,
rejoicing greetings,
handshakes and hugs
from Canadian
friends and teams
not seen since the
pandemic boarder
closings over the
past two seasons.
For the first time
in so very long, it
truly felt like the
American-Canadian
Tour.
Three
top-tiered teams and
drivers took the
lead in all four of
today's practice
sessions. Out of the
box, the Mark
Bracket-led team put
Dillon Moltz on top
quickly. Forced to
use their back-up
car, the Jay, Maine
team had
supply-chain issues
that affected their
ability to finish up
a brand new car for
the 2022 season. Not
to be outdone,
Center Conway, New
Hampshire's DJ Shaw
took up the
challenge to bring
Arnie Hill's 04VT to
the front, leading
both the 2nd and 4th
practice sessions
with a fast time of
31.339 in the final
20-minute round.
Bookended by Shaw,
Tom Carey III, out
of New Salem,
Massachusetts, took
the third round in
his familiar #5MA
with a fast time of
31.610.
We
may just have a dark
horse in West Burke,
Vermont's Derek
Ming. The longtime
ACT Late Model
driver was
consistently in the
top-5 during the
three sessions he
joined. Others were
not so fortunate.
After a strong first
start in the
Thompson SK Lite
Modified class just
last week, Trent
Goodrow slam-banged
into the outside
SAFER-barrier in
turns three and
four, destroying his
31MA Late Model.
Similarly unable to
compete, Blainville,
Quebec's Jonathan
Bouvrette also
smashed into the
retaining wall,
bending the front
clip hard to the
left. In the teams
first visit to the
United States since
winning the Sunoco
World Series 75 at
Thompson Speedway in
2019, disappointed
is an
understatement.
Mechanical
problems also
plagued many in the
field from Cody
Leblanc's engine
saying goodbye just
three-laps into the
first practice to
worn bearings on the
Andrew's Excavation
machine of Stephen
Donahue. The whole
of the field made a
multitude of
adjustments with
crew members rolling
underneath chassis',
turning coil-overs
and the nearly
constant hum of
cordless impact
wrenches and air
hoses.
After
watching the weather
all day, ACT and
PASS officials made
the difficult
decision to postpone
Saturday's events to
the next day, Sunday
April 17th. "We felt
it best to move to
Sunday knowing there
was no possibility
of getting all six
feature races in
tomorrow with rain
predicted to roll in
by 11:00am," said
ACT managing partner
Cris Michaud. "We
can take the day
tomorrow and allow
teams for final
adjustments then get
our 2nd Northeast
Classic off without
a hitch on Sunday.
It's a win-win."
The schedule for
Saturday will remain
the same for Sunday
with Pit Gates
opening at 7:00am,
Practice Beginning
at 8:45am, Main
Grandstand Opening
at 9:00am and
Qualifying Set to
Begin at 10:30am
with Opening
Ceremonies and
Features to follow.
General
Admission is $40
each with Ages 12-7
$10 each and Ages 6
and Under are free!
Live streaming
pay-per-view is
available around the
world through
Racing America TV
for those who
can't make it to the
track. |
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Nearly
Eighty ACT & PASS
Teams Ready
for the
2nd Northeast
Classic at NHMS |
Barre,
VT & Naples, ME
-- The 2nd Annual
Northeast Classic at
New Hampshire Motor
Speedway is set to
be the best yet in
it's young
existence.
American-Canadian
Tour (ACT) and Pro
All Stars Series
(PASS) officials are
excited to announce
that both headline
divisions have
received nearly 40
entries each! The
31st season of ACT
Late Model Tour
action is set to
start in style with
the return of
champions and our
much-missed Canadian
friends while PASS
will celebrate their
79th National
Championship event
at the Magic Mile.
The
$5,500-to-win
Northeast Classic 50
has attracted some
of the best Late
Model drivers and
teams from across
New England and the
province of Quebec.
Former Champions Ben
Rowe, Jimmy Hebert,
Rich Dubeau, and
Patrick Laperle,
along with Serie-ACT
champions Dany
Trepanier and
Jonathan Bouvrette,
have all entered to
take the early
season prize. It
won't be all that
easy for the
combined ten
championship-earning
drivers.
DJ
Shaw leads an
impressive
contingent of
drivers looking to
give the Old Guard
champions a run for
their money. Shaw,
one of New England's
most prolific stock
car racers, is still
reaching for his
first NHMS brass
ring. Alongside
Shaw, former ACT
Rookie of the Year
Derek Gluchacki and
ACT Invitational
winner Woody Pitkat
are ready to use
their big-track
experience to tackle
the competition -
fierce competition
at that.
Bacon Bowl 200
winner Alexandre
'Fireball' Tardif,
White Mountain
front-runner Jimmy
Renfrew Jr.,
Snowflake 100 winner
Jake Johnson and
Florida Speedweeks
driver Jean-Philippe
Bergeron are all
included in the
entry list, along
with an impressive
crop of new rookie
drivers for 2022.
Multi-time Northeast
Mini Stock Tour
(NEMST) champion
Cody Leblanc has
been preparing his
ride all winter, as
has fellow North
Country fixture
Jamie Swallow Jr.
Jamie spent much of
2021 racking up seat
time across New
Hampshire, earning
victories at White
Mountain, Riverside
and Star Speedway
along the journey.
Just across the
fence, the PASS
Super Late Model
garage will be just
as busy. While Ben
Rowe and DJ Shaw
pull double-duty
shifts between their
PASS and ACT mounts,
plenty of others are
looking to
capitalize as the
former champions
burn the candle at
both ends.
The New Hampshire
contingent might
just have it in the
bag with an Outlaw,
a Pole and a
newly-minted NASCAR
Xfinity driver. Joey
Polewarczyk has been
extremely
competitive and
consistent in his
new Richard Moody
Racing machine while
the return of fellow
Hudson native Derek
Griffith from two
Xfinity Series
weekends is sure to
turn up the wick.
Following a
less-than-impressive
debut at Hickory
Motor Speedway two
weeks ago, Eddie
MacDonald is ready
to return to his
winning ways at New
Hampshire Motor
Speedway. With over
ten wins at New
England's racing
mecca, the Outlaw
will certainly be in
contention for
another trophy.
Meanwhile, Kate
Re is perhaps the
one seeking
redemption the most.
After a devastating
practice wreck at
Thompson Speedway
last Friday, the
Kulwicki Driver
Development Program
finalist is looking
to make up for lost
ground against both
her PASS and KDDP
competitors. Just as
fun to watch will be
Scarborough, Maine's
Garrett Hall after
showing great speed
to start the year at
both Hickory and
Thompson.
Dark horse
candidates with
big-track experience
like Connecticut's
Cory Casagrande,
Maine's Alan
Tardiff, Nova Scotia
young-gun Austin
MacDonald and
inaugural Northeast
Classic victor
Johnny Clark are
also on the hunt for
New Hampshire Motor
Speedway glory.
With nearly
eighty entries
between the ACT Late
Model Tour and PASS
National
Championship, it's
no surprise the R&R
Race Parts NH Street
Stock Open is
blowing up with
entries to boot!
Oxford Plains
Speedway stand-out
Jordan Russell is
ready for another
rumble at the Magic
Mile, as is Street
Stock tourer Chris
Riendeau out of
Vermont. Maine will
also be well
represented by Brian
Caswell and
powerhouse Kris
Watson going
head-to-head with
defending winner
Jimmy Renfrew Jr.
representing Candia,
New Hampshire.
The 2nd Annual
Northeast Classic at
New Hampshire Motor
Speedway begins with
Practice Day on
Friday, April 15th.
All Northeast
Classic divisions
will be given
practice time on the
track from 11:00am
to 5:00pm. On
Saturday, April
16th, the racing
action starts with
qualifying at
10:30am and feature
racing set to begin
at approximately
12:15pm. The ACT
Late Model Tour,
PASS Super Late
Model National
Championship and
Modified Racing
Series are set for
Triple-50 Lap
feature events with
support from the R&R
Race Parts NH Open
Street Stocks,
Northeast Mini Stock
Tour and EXIT Realty
Pro Truck Series.
Grandstand
tickets will be
available at the Box
Office with the
front gate opening
at 9:00am on
Saturday, April
16th. General
Admission is $40
each with Ages 12-7
$10 each and Ages 6
and Under are free!
For more
information about
the
American-Canadian
Tour, contact the
ACT offices at (802)
244-6963,
media@acttour.com,
or visit
www.acttour.com.
You can also get
updates on Facebook
and Twitter at
@ACTTour.
For
technical
information
concerning all PASS
divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please
contact
passracing@roadrunner.com.
Don't forget to
"Like" the Pro All
Stars Series on
Facebook or follow
on Twitter
@PASSSLM14 to keep
up with breaking
news as it happens. |
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Seven Division
Line-Up Set for
Second Northeast
Classic at NHMS
Purse Increases,
Addition of MRS
Highlight 2022
Edition |
Barre,
VT --
American-Canadian
Tour (ACT) and Pro
All Stars Series
(PASS) officials
have announced the
division line-up for
the 2nd Annual
Northeast Classic at
Loudon's New
Hampshire Motor
Speedway (NHMS) on
Sunday, April 17.
Seven of the top
series and open
competition classes
in the region will
do battle on the
"Magic Mile".
The ACT Late
Model Tour and PASS
Super Late Models
again headline the
card with a pair of
50-lap shootouts.
For ACT, it is the
opening event of
their 2022 campaign.
The PASS feature is
part of both the
National
Championship and
North Series
schedules.
Both the ACT and
PASS events have
received a purse
increase for the
second edition of
the Northeast
Classic. The winner
of each feature is
taking home $5,500,
up from $5,000 in
2021. Second place
will receive $3,000
with $2,000 for
third. All drivers
who start the ACT
and PASS features
now get at least
$700 versus the $600
start money last
year.
For
2022, the Tour-type
Modified Open has
been replaced with a
50-lap feature for
the Modified Racing
Series (MRS). It
will be the fourth
time that MRS has
visited NHMS and the
first trip since
2019. The previous
events were won by
Woody Pitkat, Ron
Silk, and Ronnie
Williams.
The
R&R Race Parts NH
Street Stock Open
and North East Mini
Stock Tour (NEMST)
are also on the
Northeast Classic
program. With the
addition of R&R Race
Parts NH as a
sponsor, the 25-lap
8-cylinder Street
Stock feature will
now pay $2,000 to
win, doubling the
2021 amount. All
NEMST races in 2022
are awarding a
minimum of $1,000 to
the winner.
The EXIT Realty Pro
Truck Challenge and
a Limited Late Model
Open round out the
Saturday card. For
the Pro Trucks, it
is a return
appearance at the
Northeast Classic.
The Limited Late
Models are on the
schedule for the
first time. More
information about
the Limited Late
Model event will be
released soon.
In addition to
the Saturday
festivities, the
Granite State
Legends Cars are
racing on Friday.
They will open their
2022 season with an
NHMS road course
event. Qualifying
will precede the
Friday open practice
session with the
feature following
practice.
Northeast Classic
Weekend begins
Friday, April 15
with open practice
for all divisions
plus the Granite
State Legends
qualifying and
feature event.
Sunday, April 17 has
qualifying beginning
at 10:30am with
features beginning
at approximately
12:15pm.
General
admission and live
stream pricing to
the Northeast
Classic are to be
determined. The live
stream broadcast
will be available on
Racing America
powered by
Speed51.TV.
Visit
www.acttour.com/northeast-late-model-classic
for the complete
schedule, entry
forms, camping
registration forms,
and other info as it
is available.
For more
information, contact
the ACT offices at
(802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com,
or visit
www.acttour.com.
You can also get
updates on Facebook,
Twitter, and
Instagram at
@ACTTour.
For
technical
information
concerning all PASS
divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please
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