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SECOND at the
The New England Dodge Dealers Milk Bowl
ACTion Super Series
Thunder Road - Barre, VT - Oct. 2nd |
With finishes of 2nd
and 12th in the first two segments, Brent drove to the front to take the win of the third
segment. But Patrick recovered from a hit into the wall and -- with the help of a couple
of incidents eliminating a number of cars -- made it from the back on the inverted restart
to the finishing spot he needed for the overall win.
Jean-Paul is once again the ACT Champion with Brent third in the series points standings. |
Speed 51
Milk Bowl Recap by Justin St. Louis
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Segments > |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
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Patrick
Laperle - St Denis, QC |
7 |
1 |
5 |
13 |
| 2 |
Brent Dragon
- Milton, VT |
2 |
12 |
1 |
15 |
| 3 |
Mark
Lamberton - Mooers Forks, NY |
13 |
3 |
6 |
22 |
| 4 |
Scott
Payea - Milton, VT - R |
15 |
4 |
4 |
23 |
| 5 |
Chad
Wheeler - Waterbury Ctr., VT |
6 |
9 |
9 |
24 |
| 6 |
Jean-Paul
Cyr - Milton, VT |
3 |
11 |
10 |
24 |
| 7 |
Eric
Williams - Hyde Park, VT |
14 |
10 |
2 |
26 |
| 8 |
John
Donahue - Graniteville, VT |
19 |
7 |
3 |
29 |
| 9 |
Eric Chase
- Milton, VT |
9 |
15 |
11 |
35 |
| 10 |
Ryan Nolin
- Georgia, VT -R |
16 |
6 |
13 |
35 |
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RE/MAX Alliance National 150
ACTion Super Series
Lee USA Speedway- Sept. 25th
Top
Ten Finishers in ACTion 150 |
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(1) Jean-Paul Cyr - Milton,
VT 150
2 (15) Roger Brown - Lancaster, NH
150
3 (2) Cris Michaud -
Williamstown, VT 150
4 (26) Eric Williams - Hyde Park, VT
150
5 (22) Mark Lamberton - Mooers Forks, NY
150
6 (14) Chad Wheeler - Waterbury Ctr., VT
150
7 (28) Patrick Laperle - St Denis, QC
150
8 (18) Rich Lowrey - Charlotte, VT
150
9 (29) Jamie Fisher - Shelburne, VT
150
10 (36) Scott Payea - Milton, VT
150
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25 (21) Brent Dragon - Milton, VT
132 |
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SECOND
at the
Furniture World of Vermont
34th Fall Foliage 150
Airborne Speedway
Plattsburg, NY - September 11th |
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Top
Ten Finishers in 34th Fall Foliage 150 |
1. (12) Patrick
Laperle, St Denis, Qc, Chevrolet, 150
2. (13) Brent Dragon, Milton, VT, Dodge, 150
3. (14) Dave Pembroke, Montpelier, VT, Dodge, 150
4. (9) Bobby Dragon, Milton, VT, Chevrolet, 150
5. (5) Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT, Chevrolet, 150
6. (2) Eric Williams, Hyde Park, VT, Chevrolet, 150
7. (17) Rich Lowrey, Charlotte, VT, Chevrolet, 150
8. (1) Steve Fisher, Shelburne, VT, Chevrolet, 150
9. (6) Roger Brown, Lancaster, NH, Chevrolet, 150
10. (1) Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT, Chevrolet, 150 |
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Louis Speed51.com report: A series of late-race restarts, including
one with four laps remaining, brought the challenges of 2004 Furniture World of Vermont
Fall Foliage 150 winner and three-time Airborne track champion Brent Dragon.
"Brent took a shot at me on
the last couple of restarts," said Laperle, "but his car wasn't working on the
outside at the end. Just after the last green flag my car was both loose and pushing, and
I said 'man, Dragon's gonna pass me,' but I kept him behind me and won the thing."
While Dragon was strong, he thinks
a new coat of asphalt may have hurt his chances. "
There isn't the outside lane that there used to be here," he said. "They paved
the inside of 3 and 4, and it's given it a lot more bite on the bottom. A year ago with
four laps to go, I would have been able to beat Patrick. You can get so much momentum up
high, and it was rougher on the bottom and you'd have to check up, but now you can just
come off there wide open."
"If I could have been ahead of
him just enough to pinch him a little bit I probably would have had a chance, but Patrick
isn't an easy one to get ahead of. It was fun and I like racing with Patrick, he's a good
little racer. A lot of people have had some rough times with him, but he and I seem to get
along and he ran very clean."
More on the Dragons at Speed 51
"Leftovers" Story HERE
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Bond
Auto Labor Day Classic 200
Thunder Road Int'l Speedbowl - Sept. 4th |
Brent posts a sixth place in the 200 with Jean Paul
Cyr the winner, Dennis Demers 2nd, and Dave Pembroke, Patrick Laperle, and Phil Scot for
3, 4 and 5 in a three wide at the finish line. Brent had taken the lead on lap 31 and held
it until Cyr took over on lap 115. The #55 dropped spots as the handling went away. Brent
stands third in the points with 607 versus Cyr at 688 and Pembroke at 627.
From Justin St. Louis "Leftovers" Speed51.com
report:
"We had a good car through midway," Dragon said, "but it just got
tight and we didn't have any tires left. The stagger closed right up on it. We had another
set of tires, but I don't know if we could have made it back up that far (if we had
pitted)."
"If it could have been 100 laps, we'd have been all set. It's alright, we came
out in one piece, and we can go get ready for Airborne. We'll give 'em hell next
time." |
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BRENT TAKES THE WIN!
Bay State 100 At Seekonk Speedway
Seekonk, MA - August 13 |
(Seekonk Speedway
Release) In the American-Canadian Tour’s Bay State 100, Brent Dragon
proved he was the class of the field, piloting his Furniture World #55 Dodge to Victory
Lane for the first time this season on the tour.
Dragon started third in the 26-car field, and quickly moved to second behind early
race leader Dennis Botticello. After a brief side-by-side battle, Dragon utilized the
inside lane to power into first. Rich Lowrey and rookie Scott Payea took second and third
on a lap 8 restart with Dave Pembroke and Roger Brown sliding into the top five as well.
A total of 8 cautions slowed the race, mostly involving minor spins and fender-benders. At
the halfway point, Dragon held a comfortable advantage over Lowrey, Payea, Brown,
Pembroke, Ken Dufour, B. J. Piekarski, and Botticello. In the second half of the race,
Piekarski, point leader Jean-Paul Cyr, and Seekonk alumnus Ryan Vanasse began to work
their way forward. Contact between Payea and Brown sent Scott spinning on lap 84, forcing
both drivers to restart from the rear. Before two more laps could be completed, Lowrey
spun, and Dufour was sent pitside with an unrelated flat tire.
By this point, Piekarski and Cyr had muscled their way around Pembroke for second and
third, while Botticello was back up to fifth, just ahead of Vanasse. Cyr grabbed second
just before the final yellow waved for a tangle between Brown and New Yorker Mike
Jurkowski on lap 87. The final 14 laps were run caution-free, giving Cyr a chance to try
and reel in Dragon. Jean-Paul’s efforts, however, were futile, as Brent Dragon raced
under the checkers to earn his sixth career ACT event and the lion’s share of the
nearly $16,000 purse.
Cyr was second, followed by Piekarski, Seekonk’s 2000 Baby Grand champion. Ryan
Vanasse earned a season-best fourth, followed by Phil Scott, A. J. Begin, Dennis
Botticello, Dave Pembroke, Dave Whitcomb, and Lew Fortin. |
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August 11th -
We would like to thank all of our family, fans, competitors and especially our sponsors
for showing us tremendous support after the late race incident involving the #55 at Oxford
Plains Speedway on
Saturday, July 30th.
A race director's call has taken our team out of contention for the ACT championship the
last two years. It has been discouraging not only to me as a driver but also to all of my
crew and family.
With all the phone calls and e-mails we have received, it makes the decision to finish out
the year on the ACT tour a little easier.
We also would like to thank Tom Curley for his phone call to explain his reasoning on the
call and pointing out in an e-mail to one of our sponsors that he clearly did not think it
was Brent’s fault. But he did make the determination at the time that Brent was
involved in the yellow.
We hope to see all of you at the races, but clearly understand if you choose not to go.
Thank you all for the great support,
Brent Dragon & The 55 Racing Team |
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Maine-ly
Sports 100 At Oxford Plains Speedway
Oxford, ME - July 20 |
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Revised FINISH - Following scoring recheck Maine-ly Sports 100 At Oxford Plains Speedway |
1. Jean-Paul Cyr
2. Roger Brown
3. Jamie Fisher
4. Billy Childs Jr
5. Dave Wilcox
6. Mike Collins
7. Doug Coombs
8. Ken Dufour
9. Scott Payea *
10. Rich Lowrey
11. Ryan Vanasse
12. Michael Stickney
13. Phil Scott
14. Steve Reny
15. Marc Curtis Jr
16. David Bath
17. Cooper MacRitchie
18. A.J. Begin
19. Joey Laquerre
20. Joey Becker
21. Mark Durgin |
22. Nick Reno
23. Lew Fortin
24. Ron Henry
25. Brent Dragon
26. Dave Whitcomb
27. Dave Pembroke
28. Jon Brill
29. Dan Colby
30. Steve Fisher
31. Bryan Kruczek
32. Dale Verrill
33. Tom Watson Jr
34. Charlie Rousseau
35. Joey Polewarczyk Jr
36. Buddy Leavitt
37. Trampas Demers
38. Mark Brackett
39. Eric Chase
40. Shawn Martin
41. Shawn Parker
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Beverage
Mart Outlaw Late Model 100
Airborne Speedway 7-23-05
Brent in the #55 Beaver in the #56 |
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Outlaw 100 Race Results
1. Patrick Laperle #91
2. Brent Dragon #55
3. Roger Brown #99
4. Mark Lamberton #29
5. Eric Chase #40
45-1-5-17-09-32-12-#56-78-11
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Kinney Drugs Night
Thunder Road - July 7th
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LATE MODELS Finish
Pos Driver
1 Rich Lowrey
2 John Donahue
3 *Ryan Nolin
4 Phil Scott
5 Chad Wheeler
6 Cris Michaud
7 Jean-Paul Cyr
8 Eric Williams
9 Jamie Fisher
10 Dennis Demers
11 David Pembroke
12 Cooper MacRitchie
13 Pete Fecteau
14 Joey Becker
15 Brent Dragon - Brake
Problem
16 Trampas Demers
17 Rusty Berger
18 David Chagnon
19 Jerry Lesage
20 Dave Whitcomb
* - indicates rookie |
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Ferguson
Waterworks 100 - 6/25
Canaan Fair Speedway
17th Place Finish |
Brent retired on lap
79 with broken front wheel studs (possibly a batch with bad heat treating) and was
credited with a seventeenth place finish. Winning his heat and receiving 15
points helped a little to offset the poor finish, but Brent dropped to fourth in the
points standings.
Full Race Results listing HERE |
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Brent, winner Jean-Paul Cyr, and Scott
Payea, 2nd.
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Country Pools & Spas 100 - 6/11
White Mnt'n Motorsports Park
3rd Place
Finish |
| THE POINTS: "Dave Pembroke's sixth place finish coupled with a
win in his qualifying heat puts him unofficially atop the ACT Late Model Tour's point
standings by 24 over Dragon (299-275). Cyr and Payea are tied for third (270) and David
Avery, who was 16th in the race completes the top five." |
1. (4)
Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT, Chevrolet, 100
2. (15) Scott Payea, Milton, VT, Forr, 100
3. (8) Brent Dragon, Milton, VT,
Dodge, 100
4. (6) AJ Begin, Merrimac, MA, Pontiac, 100
5. (2) Roger Brown, Lancaster, NH, Dodge, 100
6. (3) Dave Pembroke, Montpelier, VT, Chevrolet, 100
7. (17) Eric Williams, Hyde Park, VT, Chevrolet, 100
8. (12) Patrick Laperle, St Denis, Qc, Ford, 100
9. (17) Phil Scott, Montpelier, VT, Ford, 100
10. (22) Shawn Martin, Turner, ME, Chevrolet, 100
11. (7) Mark Durgin, Lynn, MA, Chevrolet, 100
12. (1) B.J. Piekarski, Nashua, NH, Chevrolet, 100
13. (21) Ken Dufour, Bethlehem, NH, Chevrolet, 100
14. (19) Eric Chase, Milton, VT, Dodge, 100
15. (24) Joe Becker, Jeffersonville, VT, Dodge, 100
16. (13) David Avery, Lincoln, NH, Chevrolet, 99
17. (9) Mark Lamberton, Mooers Forks, NY, Chevrolet, 99
18. (5) Cooper MacRitchie, Williamstown, VT, Chevrolet, 99
19. (23) Rich Lowrey, Charlotte, VT, Dodge, 98
20. (10) Pete Fecteau, Morrisville, VT, Pontiac, 97
21. (16) Dan Colby, Lyman, NH, Chevrolet, 91
22. (14) Dave Wilcox, Swanton, VT, Chevrolet, 89
23. (26) Dennis Botticello, Suffield, VT, Chevrolet, 68, Fuel pick-up
24. (25) Trampas Demers, So. Burlington, VT, Chevrolet, 47, Radiator
25. (11) Lew Fortin, Berwick, ME, Chevrolet, 34, Wreck
26. (20) Bill Duggan, Belmont, NH, Chevrolet, 25, Axle |
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Bank 150 - 5/14
Thunder Road Int'l Speedbowl
2nd Place Finish |
Showing finishing
position, (start position), driver, hometown, laps complete and reason out, if any
1. (6) Dave Pembroke, Montpelier, VT, 150, Running
2. (7) Brent Dragon, Milton, VT,
150, Running
3. (10) Cris Michaud, Williamstown, VT, 150,
Running
4. (12) Scott Payea, Milton, VT, 150, Running
5. (22) Dave Wilcox, Swanton, VT, 150, Running
6. (8) Rich Lowrey, Charlotte, VT, 150, Running
7. (5) Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT, 150, Running
8. (20) Joey Laquerre, E Montpelier, VT, 150, Running
9. (21) David Avery, Lincoln, NH, 150, Running
10. (1) Chad Wheeler, Waterbury Ctr, VT, 150, Running
11. (14) Eric Chase, Milton, VT, 150, Running
12. (11) Ryan Nolin, Georgia, VT, 150, Running
13. (16) Dave Whitcomb, Essex Jct, VT, 150, Running
14. (9) Ken Dufour, Bethlehem, NH, 150, Running
15. (15) BJ Piekarski, Nashua, NH, 149, Running
16. (16) Trampas Demers, Shelburne, VT, 149, Running
17. (23) Dan Colby, Lyman, NH, 148, Running
18. (19) Mark Durgin, Lynn, MA, 143, Running
19. (17) Joe Becker, Jeffersonville, VT, 143, Running
20. (15) Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT, 139, Running
21. (2) John Donahue, Graniteville, VT, 126, Running
22. (26) Pete Fecteau, Morrisville, VT, 75, Overheating
23. (4) Cooper MacRitchie, Williamstown, VT 42, Wreck
24. (3) Mark Lamberton, Mooers Forks, NY, 42, Wreck
25. (13) Phil Scott, Montpelier, VT, 42, Wreck
26. (18) Bill Sawyer, Milton, VT, 35, Handling |
Full race report at www.ACTtour.comThe
final caution, for Ken Dufour's spin, came out on lap 131. On the final restart,
Michaud lined up beside Pembroke with Dragon in third, directly behind. When the
green flew, Pembroke surged ahead pulling Dragon with him. Michaud was left to chase the
pair over the final circuits. Dragon made several runs at Pembroke, but with Michaud
in hot pursuit he had to protect his rear bumper. The finishing order showed
Pembroke, Dragon and Michaud taking the top three spots.
"I had my hands full with both Cris and Brent at the end," stated Pembroke.
"Brent got up on the outside and leaned on me a bit, but I think it hurt him
more than it bothered me. We had set the car up for the wet and rainy conditions and
it held up even though the track improved and the race went on," he concluded.
Dragon concurred with Pembroke's observation, "With about five or six to go, I messed
myself up. I got alongside him and I leaned on him a little to let him know I was
there but it slowed my momentum. It took a couple of laps to get the car going
again, plus I had Cris right there looking to capitalize on another mistake. I just
ran out of time," Dragon finished. |
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Seacoast Late Model Challange 100
Lee USA Speedway - May 6th
6th Place Finish |
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The ACT opener at Lee USA Speedway on Friday, May 6th was a long, cold,
tough day where the Dragon Motorsports team was rewarded for it's persistence with a 6th
place finish - and the #55 in one piece.
Some changes between the first and second practice sessions got the car going well and
Brent advanced to the feature by finishing in the top four in his heat - and avoiding a
conci.
The race had a complex
qualifying system with seperate heats for ACT and for Lee regular Friday show late models
and a plus/minus rating based on number of cars passed in the heats. ACT and Lee cars were
accepted for the feature according to how many of each had entered, so 21 ACT regulars, 9
Lee cars, and then provisionals for 2 ACT, 1 Lee, and 1 Bonus were gridded. Brent, due to
his plus rating in his heat, started third, directly behind the Lee late model of Eddie
MacDonald.
The first of many
cautions flew as the second half of the pack scrambled even before entering turn one on
lap one. Brent realized immediately that the handling was way off, with the car tight
everywhere. Brent decided to stay out of the way of faster cars and out of trouble and
make some changes during yellow pit stops.
However the adjustments -
including spring rubbers - resulted in little improvement - until 14 laps from the end
Brent decided to swap the right front tire with the right rear to regain some stagger. The
#55 was transformed and Brent set to work making his way up from the back of the pack,
which after a series of multi-car wrecks was down to 15.
Brent ran up to 6th and finished with only a couple a tire marks on the body - an
unbelievable ending to a race that had been going so poorly. Brent did a truly remarkable
job in avoiding the many tangles which had done so much damage and ended the chances of
many front runners. |
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Seacoast Late Model Challenge 100 at Lee USA Speedway showing
finishing position, (starting position), driver, hometown, laps complete and reason out,
if any:
1. (11) Cris Michaud, Williamstown, VT, 100
2. (19) David Avery, Lincoln, NH, 100
3. (89) Scott Payea, Milton, VT, 100
4. (25) BJ Piekarski, Nashua, NH, 100
5. (24) Shawn Martin, Turner, ME, 100
6. (3) Brent Dragon, Milton, VT,
100
7. (4) Phil Scott, Montpelier, VT, 100
8. (5) Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT, 100
9. (13) Dave Pembroke, Montpelier, VT, 100
10. (7) Mark Anzalone, Malden, MA, 100
11. (17) Jacob McGrath, N Clarenden, VT, 100 |
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