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Bond Auto Labor Classic 200 Contender Trampas Demers Files Entry
For Immediate Release ACT-082107-1
BARRE, VT American-Canadian Tour (ACT) stock car driver Trampas Demers has filed an entry for the $50,000+ ACTion Super Series 29th Bond Auto Labor Classic 200 at Thunder Road Intl Speedbowl (Barre, VT), Sunday, Sept. 2. Demers, a regular weekly competitor at the high-banked ¼-mile oval, fell just short of scoring a major upset victory at last years Bond Auto Labor Classic 200. The South Burlington, VT driver trailed leaders Eric Williams and Dave Pembroke by a single car length in the final corner, taking his best career ACT Late Model Tour finish in third place. A run like that builds confidence and makes you believe that you have a chance against the Tour teams, said Demers. Were used to running short 50-lap features on Thursday nights; two hundred laps at Thunder Road can wear a driver out. Everything has to go your way and you have to keep your concentration every lap. Were confident that we can run with and beat guys like Jean-Paul Cyr, Scott Payea, and all the top ACT drivers. Cyr and Payea are 1-2 in ACT Late Model Tour point standings after nine of 13 events. Cyr is the six-time and defending ACT champion, while Payea picked up his second career ACT victory at New Hampshires White Mountain Motorsports Park last weekend. Both drivers hail from Milton, VT. Demers has also filed an entry for the $10,000-to-win 44th annual Vermont Milk Bowl, Sat./Sun., Sept. 29/30, the final round of the ACTion Super Series. Demers won the pole position in time trial qualifying for the race in 2003. Truthfully, we havent had that great of a season at Thunder Road, admitted Demers, but the car has been performing much better over the last two or three weeks, and we believe well really have something for the Tour drivers at the Super Series races. Last week I found a new place in the corners that my car will work well in during the time trials at the Milk Bowl. Were already getting prepared. In addition to the ACTion Super Series events at Thunder Road, Fraserville, Ontarios Kawartha Speedway will host the $6,000-to-win Summer Sizzler 200 on Saturday, Sept. 15. As many as 60 Late Model race teams from the United States and Canada are expected to compete at the ACTion Super Series events. Green flag qualifying action at Thunder Roads 29th Bond Auto Labor Classic 200 begins on Sunday, Sept. 2 at 1:00pm. Optional ACT Late Model practice sessions will be held on Saturday, Sept. 1 beginning at 12:00 noon, joined by qualifying events for Thunder Roads three weekly racing divisions at 2:30pm. For more information, call (802) 244-6963 or visit www.acttour.com or www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com. -30- Contact: Justin St. Louis Phone: (802) 244- 6963 Email: media@acttour.com Fax: (802) 244-1616
Mike and Ben Rowe to Return to Thunder Road for Bond Auto Labor Day Classic Elder Mike Rowe to make first Vermont race appearance since 2000
For Immediate Release TR-082907-1
BARRE, VT Champion stock car racers Mike and Ben Rowe of Turner, ME will make their return to Barre, VTs Thunder Road Intl Speedbowl on Sunday, Sept. 2 for the American-Canadian Tours $50,000+ 29th Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200, part of the ACTion Super Series. The father-son duo has won races and championships all along the eastern seaboard, and each will make their first trip of the year around the Thunder Road high banks this weekend. For Mike Rowe, Sundays race ends a seven-year absence in the Green Mountain State. Its been a long time, but Im looking forward to coming back to Thunder Road, he said. I always liked Thunder Road in the old days, and I think well have a good car for this weekend. Rowes last appearance at Thunder Road was behind the wheel of a Phil Scott team car at the 2000 VT Milk Bowl. Practice on Saturday and getting used to the place again should be pretty interesting, Mike Rowe continued. I hear theres going to be a lot of cars. Hopefully, well have something to show for ourselves by the end of the day on Sunday. Mike Rowe was the 1994 Champion of the ACT Pro Stock Tour, solidifying his title run with a September victory at Thunder Road that year. He took the inaugural Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South crown last season, and has seven track titles and 150 feature victories at Maines Oxford Plains Speedway. Rowe will reunite with car owner Mike Lux for the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200. Lux has recently fielded ACT entries for Quebec racer Patrick Laperle, and has been a long-time Rowe supporter. Driving for New Hampshires David Avery last season, three-time PASS North Champion Ben Rowe finished 20th in his first Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200. We want to figure out Thunder Road this weekend, said the younger Rowe. Of all the tracks Ive been to, Ive never struggled anywhere as much as at Thunder Road. I want to win there before I retire, but for now Ill be happy just to qualify and finish on the lead lap. There will be a ton of cars, and Id love to run up front with Jean-Paul Cyr, Brent Dragon, Cris Michaud, and the rest, but our focus is on getting in the show and being competitive. I think Scott Payea will be tough again this weekend, and I enjoyed running with him at White Mountain. I understand that he won (the Merchants Bank 150) at Thunder Road this spring, so he should be one of the men to beat. Ben Rowe will steer a Richard Moody Racing entry this weekend. He led 21 laps with the car at the most recent ACT Late Model Tour event at White Mountain Motorsports Park two weeks ago, spending much of the race battling with eventual winner Payea for the top spot. Ben took four ACT Late Model Tour victories in the Avery car last year. The Rowes will face off against top ACT Late Model Tour point drivers Cyr, Payea, and Rocket Roger Brown, and as many as 50 others at the 29th Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 on Sunday, Sept. 2 at Thunder Road. An optional ACT practice, along with preliminary qualifying for Thunder Roads weekly NAPA Tiger Sportsman, Allen Lumber Street Stock, and Power Shift Warrior divisions will begin at 12:00 noon on Saturday, Sept. 1. ACT qualifying begins at 1:00 pm on Sunday. Thunder Road is located on Fisher Road at the top of Quarry Hill in Barre, VT. For more information, call (802) 244-6963, or visit www.acttour.com or www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com. -30- Contact: Justin St. Louis Phone: (802) 244- 6963 Email: media@acttour.com Fax: (802) 244-1616
Outlaw Eddie MacDonald Enters Bond Auto Labor Day Classic at Thunder Road
For Immediate Release ACT-083107-1
BARRE, VT Outlaw stock car racer Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, MA is the latest to file an entry for Sundays 29th Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200, part of the American-Canadian Tours ACTion Super Series at Thunder Road Intl Speedbowl in Barre, VT. The 27 year-old MacDonald has copped victories on the ACT Late Model Tour and the NASCAR Busch East Series this season, and will make his first trip to The Nations Site of Excitement since running with the Busch East Series in the 2003 Labor Day Classic. MacDonald has been looking forward to returning to Thunder Road since his ACT victory at Maines Oxford Plains Speedway on August 11 his only ACT start of the season. Were going to go home and start getting this car ready for Labor Day at Thunder Road, MacDonald said in victory lane at Oxford. We love that place. In his last foray to the Quarry Hill oval, MacDonald finished fifth behind winner and five-time ACT Late Model Tour Champion Brian Hoar of Williston, VT. While picking and choosing his race events throughout the summer, MacDonald has seen success virtually everywhere he has competed. In addition to his ACT victory, MacDonald took an upset win at Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut against the multi-million dollar Busch East Series teams, and was a hard-charger at New Yorks Adirondack Intl Speedway in July. MacDonald has also competed on a part-time basis in weekly Late Model events at Oxford Plains Speedway, earning three top-five finishes in just five starts. MacDonald joins a star-studded list of entries for the $50,000+ ACTion Super Series 29th Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200. Expected to join him in qualifying on Sunday at Thunder Road are ACT Champions Hoar, Jean-Paul Cyr of Milton, VT, Robbie Crouch of Tampa, FL, and Phil Scott of Montpelier, VT; former PASS and Oxford Plains Champions Mike and Ben Rowe of Turner, ME; former NASCAR Busch East Champions Jamie Aube of Bow, NH and Brad Leighton of Center Harbor, NH; Série ACT Castrol Champion Donald Theetge of Boischatel, QC; and 2007 Late Model King of the Road Dave Pembroke of Montpelier, VT. Opening ceremonies for the 29th Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 begin at 12:30 pm on Sunday, Sept. 2, followed by racing action at 1:00 pm. Thunder Roads weekly NAPA Tiger Sportsman, Allen Lumber Street Stock, and Power Shift Online Junkyard Warrior divisions will also be in feature event action on Sunday, with their qualifying races held in conjunction with ACT practice sessions on Saturday beginning at 12:00 noon. Stop by any of the 35 Bond Auto Parts stores in VT, NH, and MA, and take $5 off the general admission price by purchasing discount advance sale tickets. Tickets at the front gate will be $25 for adults and $5 for children (6-12). Thunder Road Intl Speedbowl is located at the end of Fisher Road on Quarry Hill in Barre, VT. For more information, call (802) 244-6963, or visit www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com or www.acttour.com. -30- Contact: Justin St. Louis Phone: (802) 244- 6963 Email: media@acttour.com Fax: (802) 244-1616
