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ACT Banquet of
Champions |
| The ACT Banquet of Champions has come
and gone, and the 2004 racing season is officially over. The Champions and Top 10 racers
from Thunder Road and Airborne Raceway's weekly divisions were honored, as were Jean-Paul
Cyr and the rest of the ACT Late Model Tour's Top 10. Cyr delivered his fourth career
championship speech and picked up a check for $10,000 as a lovely parting gift. Brent
received a check for $5,000 for his second place standings in the points. |
41st
NE Dodge Dealers Milk Bowl
Thunder Road - October 3rd |
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Gallery of Milk Bowl Photos Here |
| Barre, VT - Milton,
Vermont's Jean-Paul Cyr finished 11th in Sunday's 41st annual Milk Bowl at Thunder Road
Speedbowl, Barre, VT which awarded him enough points to successfully defend his ACT Dodge
Tour Championship - his second consecutive and fourth overall. Brent Dragon, also from
Milton, VT finished 19 points in arrears (1499-1480) after 14 race events. Patrick Laperle
completes the year in third (1466). |
Milk Bowl Finishing
Order
1. Cris Michaud, Williamstown, VT, Ford, 19
2. David Avery, Lincoln, NH, Chevrolet, 20
3. Patrick Laperle, St Denis, Qc, Chevrolet, 21
4. Todd Stone, Middlebury, VT, Ford, 23
5. Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT, Chevrolet, 24
6. Cooper MacRitchie, Williamstown, VT, Dodge, 28
7. Brent Dragon, Milton, VT,
Dodge, 30
8. Phil Scott, Montpelier, VT, Ford, 31
9. Dave Pembroke, Middlesex, VT, Dodge, 31
10. Eric Williams, Hyde Park, VT, Chevrolet, 31
11. Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT, Chevrolet, 33
12. Dale Shaw, Center Conway, NH, Dodge, 36
13. Roger Brown, Lancaster, NH, Chevrolet, 37
14. Rich Lowrey, Charlotte, VT, Chevrolet, 39
15. Trampas Demers, S. Burlington, VT, Chevrolet, 39
16. Joey Laquerre, E Montpelier, VT, Pontiac, 40
17. Tim Martin, Roxbury, VT, Ford, 45
18. John Donahue, Graniteville, VT, Chevrolet, 49
19. Pete Fecteau, Morrisville, VT, Pontiac, 49
20. Joe Becker, Jeffersonville, VT, Chevrolet, 56
21. Eric Chase, Milton, VT, Chevrolet, 58
22. Mark Lamberton, Mooers Forks, NY, Pontiac, 61
23. BJ Piekarski, Nashua, NH, Chevrolet, 63
24. Ron Henry, New Gloucester, ME, Chevrolet, 64
25. Dennis Demers, Shelburne, VT, Chevrolet, 67
26. Dan Colby, Lyman, NH, Chevrolet, 70
27. Dave Wilcox, Fairfield, VT, Chevrolet, 75
28. Dale Verrill, So. Paris, ME, Chevrolet, 79
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Brent takes a sixth place at the
Lee USA Speedway on Sun. 9/26 in a wild event with 76 entries.
Cyr was 4th, Laperle 7th so the points
remain about the same.
Canadian D.J. Kennington the winner. |
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Gallery of Lee Photos by Norm Marx Here |
Lee USA Speedway 9/26
> starting position in (*)
1. D.J. Kennington, London, Ontario (1) - $10,000
2. Chad Wheeler, Waterbury, VT (4) - $5,000
3. Roger Brown, Lancaster, NH (10) - $2,500
4. Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT (18) - $1,500
5. Todd Stone, Middlebury, VT (30) - $1,400
6. Brent Dragon, Milton, VT (22)
7. Patrick Laperle, St Denis, Que (16)
8. Steve Fisher, Shelburne, VT (13)
9. Cris Michaud, Williamstown, VT (3)
10.Ron Henry, New Gloucester, ME (36)
11.Joey Porciello, Lee, NH (27)
12.Mark Lamberton, Mooers Forks, NY (26)
13.AJ Begin, Merrimac, MA (7)
14.Rick Martin, Westport, MA (28)
15.Randy Potter, Groveton, NH (29)
16.Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT (21)
17.Glenn Martel, Gilmanton, NH (8)
18.Keith Larmie, Rochester, NH (14)
19.Trampas Demers, So Burlington, VT (16)
20.BJ Piekarski, Nashua, NH (31)
21.Dave Whitcomb, Essex Jct, VT (9)
22.Ryan Moore, Scarborough, Me (20)
23.Dave Wilcox, Fairfield, VT (13)
24.Eric Williams, Hyde Park, VT (6)
25.Phil Scott, Montpelier, VT (25)
26.Mike Olsen, N Haverhill, NH (17)
27.Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, MA (2)
28.Tom Fearn, E Longmeadow, MA (23)
29.Dale Shaw, Center Conway, NH (24)
30.Bobby Baillargeon, Nottingham, NH (15)
31.Joey Laquerre, E Montpelier, VT (11)
32.Pete Fecteau, Morrisville, VT (3)
33.Ken Dufour, Bethlehem, NH (32)
34.Mark Durgin, Lynn, MA (19)
35.Ricky Wolf, Northwood, NH (33)
36.Joe Becker, Jeffersonville, VT (11) |
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Brent
Dragon Wins the 33rd
Leo's Furniture of Milton
Fall Foliage 150 at Airborne
and collects a recliner
from his sponsor pal and
event sponsor - Leo.
Sunday - Sept. 12th. |
Photo Courtesy of ACT Tour
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Dragon Soars To ACT Win at Airborne
-Plattsburgh, NY - - Brent Dragon won the 33rd Leo’s Furniture Fall Foliage 150
Sunday at Airborne Raceway and tightened up the ACT Dodge Tour title chase. Dragon’s
victory, his second of the season, both at Airborne, moved into him second place, 23
points behind defending champion Jean-Paul Cyr, who faded late and finished 11th. Phil
Scott and Eric Williams, who started 18th and 17th respectively, made strong advances over
the final 30 laps to finish 2nd and 3rd.
Dragon started 14th and progressed to the front using the outside lane, which few drivers
were willing to try. He raced past Jamie Fisher for fourth on lap 49, went outside of Dave
Wilcox for third on lap 53, moved past Todd Stone with authority for second three laps
later, and was soon door to door with Eric Chase, who had led from lap 17.
Dragon had taken the lead and built a full straightaway lead when the race’s first
caution came on lap 73. The restart brought Phil Scott and Jean-Paul Cyr into the picture,
just behind Dragons’ closest threats Chase, Todd Stone and Dave Wilcox.
Two restarts and fifty laps later, a spin by Jacob McGrath put Cyr alongside Dragon on the
front row, followed by Stone and Scott. Scott, with Williams in tow , raced underneath
Stone and closed in on Dragon and Cyr, but after one more caution, Cyr began to drop back
with tire problems.
A final restart set up a four-lap shootout between Dragon and Scott for the win, but
Dragon never faltered. Brian Hoar, a two-time Fall Foliage winner making his first ACT
Dodge Tour start of the season, finished two car lengths behind Williams in fourth. Steve
Fisher, Eric Chase, Tom Fearn, Todd Stone, Jamie Fisher, and Dave Wilcox held positions
5-10.
"We did what we came to do, try to win this race, which I had never done and gain
some points on Cyr," said Dragon. "Having the bottom lane was a luxury towards
the end, but we had to pass people on the outside to get there. Jean and Phil had good
cars, but a real good car is not going drive around another real good car on the
outside."
Dragon, Tom Fearn and Mark Lamberton won the heats. Trampas Demers ran away with the
"B" feature, but wasn’t able to mount a bid in the main event. Patrick
Laperle went down a lap early, wound up 13th and slipped from second to third place, 25
points behind Dragon. Eric Chase brought the Mansfield Heliflight Chevrolet No. 40 home in
sixth, an ACT career-best.
Two races remain on the 2004 ACT Dodge Tour. The next event is the $10,000-to-win Dodge
Dealers National 150 at Lee USA Sunday, September 26. The Tour finale, the 41st Milk Bowl
at Thunder Road, is set for Saturday/Sunday October 2, 3. |
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Milk Bowl
preview ?? Brent Dragon (55) and Jamie Fisher (18) finished
1-2 in the Subway Labor Day Classic 100 Saturday 9/4 at Thunder Road |
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ACT
Race 11
New England Dodge Dealers 100
WMMP - Aug. 22 |
1. Joey Laquerre,
E Montpelier, VT (3)
2. Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT (18)
3. Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT (7)
4. Randy Potter, Groveton, NH (5)
5. Pete Fecteau, Morrisville, VT (1)
6. AJ Begin, Merrimac, MA (9)
7. Quinten Welch, Lancaster, NH (14)
8. Dave Whitcomb, Essex Jct, VT (10)
9. David Avery, Lincoln, NH (13)
10. Brent Dragon, Milton, VT (27) |
| Brent still third in
points with 1142. Jean Paul Cyr has 1215 and Patrick Laperle 1166. |
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ACT Race 10
New England Dodge Dealers 100
Seekonk Speedway - Aug. 14 |
1. Steve
Fisher, Shelburne, VT (9)
2. Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT (13)
3. Mark Lamberton, Mooers Forks,
NY (5)
4. Tom Fearn, E Longmeadow, MA (3)
5. Patrick Laperle St Denis, Que
(16)
6. Brent Dragon, Milton, VT (12)
7. Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT (7)
8. Ken Dufour, Bethlehem, NH (10)
9. BJ Piekarski, Nashua, NH (2)
10. Eric Chase, Milton, VT (23) |
| Brent stands third in points with
1050. Jean Paul Cyr has 1107 and Patrick Laperle 1096. |
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ACT Races 8 and
9
Doubleheader at Oxford Plains
(after the Mainely-Sports 100 on July 17th was stopped by rain and had to be completed on
August 7th along with the New England
Dodge Dealers 100 ) |
| -19th place in the Mainly Sports 100
after starting 16th and suffering a flat -6th place in the Dodge Dealers 100 after starting 21st |
| Brent stands third in points with
950. Jean Paul Cyr and Patrick Laperle are tied with 979. |
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ACT Race 7
Central Asphalt Paving 100
Riverside Speedway - July 10 |
1. Dave Pembroke (19) Montpelier
2. Brent Dragon (18) Milton
3. Patrick Laperle (16) St Denis
Que
4. Joey Laquerre, (9) E
Montpelier
5. Ron Henry, (2) New Gloucester,
ME
6. Jamie Fisher (15) Shelburne
7. Dave Whitcomb (7) Essex Jct
8. Pete Fecteau (12) Morrisville
9. Mark Lamberton (22) Mooers
Forks, NY
10.Roger Brown (10) Lancaster, NH
11.Jean-Paul Cyr (17) Milton |
| Brent closes up in the points chase
with 771 to Jean-Paul Cyr's 775 and Patrick LaPerle's 760. |
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ACT Race 6
New England Dodge Dealers 100
Waterford Speedbowl - June 19th |
1. Roger Brown (8) Lancaster, NH
2. Brent Dragon (14) Milton
3. Todd Stone (13) Middlebury
4. Jamie Fisher (12) Shelburne
5. Tom Fearn (6) E Longmeadow, MA
6. Steve Fisher (7) Shelburne
7. Jacob McGrath (5) Killington
8. Joey Laquerre, (24) E
Montpelier
9. Dave Whitcomb (5) Essex Jct
10.Patrick Laperle (14) St Denis Que |
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ACT
Race 5
Country Pools & Spas 100
White Mnt'n Motorsports Park - Sat. June 5th
With the new car running well and
with some luck in drawing pole position for Heat #3, Brent led from green to checker to
take the heat win and the fifteen points.
Starting the 100 lapper in the 16th spot, Brent was in good company with Laperle in 14th
and Cyr in 19th. It looked like a big challenge since little passing had been seen in the
heats.After a couple of
early cautions, the points leaders began to work their way to the front. Cyr and Laperle
got going a little quicker than the #55, but by the end of the race the car got better and
Brent found he was fast in the outside grove. As the laps wound down, Brent caught the
fourth and fifth place cars but ran out to time to make a pass. |
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ACT
Race 3
Sonny Fleury Memorial 100
Twin State Speedway - Fri. May 28th
Being hit from behind while running
towards the front late in the race led to a head-on tirip into the wall, a 20th place
finish and one wrecked race car. The crew turned their attention to a new that was almost
finished for the Sunday, May 30th event.
In the first week of June, the wreck was completely stripped down and was headed for the
Dale Shaw Race Cars shop for a new front clip. |
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Brent Dragon Wins
The Rain-shortened Spring Green 100
(66 laps -official) at Airborne Raceway Sat. 5/8
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ACT
Race 1
Merchants Bank Freedom Lynx 150 Thunder Road - May 2, 2004
--Official Top 15-- |
1. Jean-Paul Cyr
2. Brent Dragon
3. Chad Wheeler
4. Eric Williams
5. Cris Michaud
6. Dave Whitcomb
7. Trampas Demers
8. Pete Fecteau
9. Patrick Laperle
10. Todd Stone
11. Joe Becker
12. David Avery
13. Dave Pembroke
14. Phil Scott
15. Dennis Demers |
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Photos by Leif Tillotson
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