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Adams a Surprise ACT Winner at Oxford Plains Speedway Dragon crashes out of win in a heartbreaker, Cyr clinches record seventh ACT title
For Immediate Release ACT-100607-1
OXFORD, ME Stock car racer Travis Adams of Canton, ME was a threat to win the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) New England Dodge Dealers 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway on Saturday evening, but the he went about it was a surprise. Adams battled with Colchester, VT driver Scott Dragon for the lead throughout the event, but was resigned to second place as the final laps approached. With nine circuits remaining, however, the lapped car of Doug Coombs spun directly in front the leaders, and Dragons Jeffords Steel & Engineering Chevrolet slammed into Coombs car. Both drivers were uninjured, but Dragons bid for the win was over. He was credited with the 29th finishing position.
Following the restart on lap 141, Adams picked up where Dragon left off, and lead the race uncontested on the way to his first career ACT Late Model Tour win. Adams led the race on three occasions, and finished on the ACT podium for the second time in 2007 the Oxford Plains Speedway Track Champion was a third-place finisher in ACTs Time Warner Cable 100 in August.
Rocket Roger Brown of Lancaster, NH finished second in the race, and clinched the L/A Harley-Davidson Challenge Series Championship, a five-race mini-series at OPS. Brown won the prestigious TD Banknorth 250 at Oxford in July. Former Serie ACT Castrol Champion Donald Theetge of Quebec City finished third ahead of Brent Dragon of Milton, VT and Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, MA. Shawn Martin, Alan Tardiff, John Donahue, Randy Potter, and Tracie Bellerose rounded out the unofficial Top 10 finishers in order.
Jean-Paul Cyr of Milton, VT clinched his fifth consecutive and seventh overall ACT Late Model Tour Championship over cross-town rival Scott Payea. Cyr, with a 12th-place finish in the race, set new records in both consecutive and overall ACT championship categories. Payea finished 17th in the race, the final car on the lead lap.
The New England Dodge Dealers 150 was slowed by six caution periods, running one hour, 21 minutes, 14 seconds. Dragon and Adams traded the lead five times during the event. Twenty-eight of the 34 starters were running at the finish. Forty-eight drivers attempted to qualify. For more information on the American-Canadian Tour, call (802) 244-6963 or visit www.acttour.com.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS New England Dodge Dealers 150 American-Canadian Tour Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, ME Saturday, October 06, 2007
Finish-(Start)-Car No.-Driver-Hometown-Car 1. (5) 03 Travis Adams, Canton, ME, Dacata Repair/River Valley Grill Chevrolet 2. (7) 99 Roger Brown, Lancaster, NH, Roger Brown Trucking/Simon Labranche Trucking Ford 3. (3) 80 Donald Theetge, Boischatel, QC, Auto Frank et Michel/Le Centre Honda Chevrolet 4. (6) 55 Brent Dragon, Milton, VT, Beverage Mart/Furniture World of VT Chevrolet 5. (10) 17 Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, MA, New England Mechanical Overlay Pontiac 6. (8) 94 Shawn Martin, Turner, ME, Oxford Networks/Bombardier Chevrolet 7. (27) 88 Alan Tardiff, Lyman, ME, Blow Bros., Inc. Waste/Best Way Disposal Chevrolet 8. (21) 26 John Donahue, Graniteville, VT, National Guard Ford 9. (29) 02 Randy Potter, Groveton, NH, P&R Excavating/JML Grinding Chevrolet 10. (13) 2 Tracie Bellerose, Gorham, NH, National Guard Ford 11. (16) 8 Dennis Spencer, Jr., Norway, ME, Cole-Mans Concrete Chevrolet 12. (15) 32 Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT, Ehlers RV/Sticks & Stuff Chevrolet 13. (26) 97 Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Hudson, NH, Poles Automotive Chevrolet 14. (23) 56 Dale Verrill, South Paris, ME, Maine Design Chevrolet 15. (12) 51 Ricky Rolfe, Albany, ME, D.A. Wilson/Race Basics Ford 16. (18) 45 Brian Hoar, Williston, VT, Goss Dodge Dodge 17. (17) 89 Scott Payea, Milton, VT, Ouellette Plumbing & Heating/Metropolitan Pipe Ford 18. (20) 5 Leon Heckbert, Wilton, ME, Brackett Mechanical Ford 19. (34) 18 Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT, S.D. Ireland Brothers Concrete Chevrolet 20. (33) 42 Jamie Aube, Bow, NH, Airgas/AcoustaTherm Chevrolet 21. (30) 79 Steve Reny, Boothbay, ME, Cusick Plumbing/Reny Construction Chevrolet 22. (2) 7 Glen Luce, Turner, ME, Thule/K&K Excavation Chevrolet 23. (9) 04 T.J. Watson, Harpswell, ME, Bill Dodge Auto Group/Club Texas Chevrolet 24. (31) 07 Scott Luce, Strong, ME, Sanders Auto/Thorndike & Sons Chevrolet 25. (19) 96 Mark Childs, Mechanic Falls, ME, J&C Trucking & Excavation Ford 26. (22) 28 Corey Morgan, Lewiston, ME, The Sign Store/Altered Image Tattoo Chevrolet 27. (28) 77 Jim Linardy, Malden, MA, Linardy Motorsports Chevrolet 28. (32) 41 Pete Potvin, III, Graniteville, VT, A.J. Rander/Tenco New England Chevrolet 29. (1) 70 Scott Dragon, Colchester, VT, Jeffords Steel & Engineering Chevrolet 30. (14) 57 Doug Coombs, Livermore, ME, Construction Consultants, Inc./Eljen Corp. Ford 31. (25) 36 Brad Hammond, Turner, ME, Roscoes Buffet/Rons Transmissions Chevrolet 32. (4) 6 Tommy Ricker, Poland, ME, Gendron & Gendron Construction Chevrolet 33. (11) 72 Scott Robbins, Dixfield, ME, Roweauburn.com Chevrolet 34. (24) 05 Ron Henry, New Gloucester, ME, Wayne Excavators/Sunset Dist. Chevrolet -30- Contact: Justin St. Louis Phone: (802) 244-6963 Email: media@acttour.com Fax: (802) 244-1616