American-Canadian Tour Rookie Racers Set to Tackle Northeast

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    WATERBURY, VT Seven rookie Late Model stock car drivers will take to the American-Canadian Tour in
2008.  For some, running with the established ACT veterans will be the next step in their ascent up the racing
ladder.  For others, it will be a dream realized.  For all, it will be something totally different, and it begins
at the New Hampshire Governors Cup 200 at Lee USA Speedway on Sunday, April 20.
    Vermont natives Tyler Cahoon, Matt White, and Nick Sweet all began their careers at Thunder Road Intl
Speedbowl in Barre, VT.  St. Johnsbury native Cahoon, 27, won the tracks Allen Lumber Street Stock division
championship in 2000.  After contending for Late Model championships at New Hampshires White Mountain Motorsports
Park in recent seasons, Cahoon turned to ACT Late Model Tour events at Thunder Road and Oxford Plains (ME)
Speedway to prepare for 2008.
    Our equipment is up to par with the teams running the Tour, and weve run well against the Tour cars at
White Mountain, so my team and I feel were ready for our next challenge, said Cahoon.  Ive raced at a few
places, but Ive never even seen most of the tracks on the ACT schedule.  We think that if we have a chance to win
this year itll be at White Mountain, but overall we just want to qualify for races and get a couple of top-ten
finishes.
    Sweet, 23, of Barre, VT won the NAPA Tiger Sportsman division championship at Thunder Road last year, and
will make his ACT Late Model Tour debut at Lee USA Speedway.  Multi-time Sportsman race winner White, 33, of
Northfield, VT, made an impressive first appearance at Thunder Roads Chittenden Milk Bowl in September.  He plans
to run race weekly at Thunder Road, but indicated that he may compete in early-season events at Lee USA and Oxford
Plains.
    London, Ontarios Jonathan Urlin, 25, is a former open-wheel driver with the IRL IndyPro Series, and has
seen success at venues including the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  Urlin took a pair of wins at Delaware
(ON) Speedway in his first stock car season last year.  His father, Russ, was the 1989 ACT Champion.  Spencer
MacPherson, 19, of Carleton Place, ON tested the Canadian Série ACT Castrol last season and captured a surprising
third-place finish at Québecs Autodrome Montmagny.  He also earned five feature wins and was the championship
runner-up at Ottawas Capital City Speedway.  MacPherson will compete in select ACT Late Model Tour events while
concentrating on a full season with the Série ACT Castrol, while Urlins plans call for a full Tour schedule.
    Sixteen year-old Joey Doiron of Berwick, ME is the youngest driver in ACT competition in 2008.  Doiron cut
his teeth at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in the intermediate Sport Series division last year, finishing an
impressive fourth overall with a feature victory and the Rookie of the Year title.  He also earned a top-five
finish at Unity Raceway.
    The ultimate goal is to get a win, said Doiron, but we want to start off by learning and being
consistent.  We purchased a good car from (chassis builders/drivers) Dale and D.J. Shaw, and theyve been helpful
with giving pointers and setup advice.  I cant wait to race.
    Ricky Wolf, Jr. is no stranger to Late Model competition; however, the 2004 Lee USA Speedway Track
Champion from Northwood, NH will leave the confines of his home track for the first time this year, running an
extended slate of ACT Late Model Tour events with Willoughby Motorsports.  Wolfs maiden voyage with ACT will
indeed come at home, though, with the NH Governors Cup.
    ACT Late Model Tour championship runner-up Scott Payea of Milton, VT is looking forward to watching the
2008 rookie crop develop.  The 2005 ACT Rookie of the Year has established himself among the elite ACT
competitors, but remembers the challenges he faced just three short years ago.
    Racing with the Tour is a whole different animal than what most of these guys are used to, he
said.  They all have good credentials, and thats a start, but theyll found out like I did that nothing beats
experience.  Ive raced against Tyler Cahoon and Ricky Wolf; theyre good, but they may struggle outside of their
home tracks.  I think highly of Nick Sweet and Matt White from having watched them at Thunder Road, and it seems
that the rest have had some success, but these cars are tough and the competition in ACT is extremely good.  It
should be fun to watch them learn and progress.
    The ACT Late Model Tour opens its 17th season at the New Hampshire Governors Cup 200 at Lee USA Speedway
on Sunday, April 20 at 1:00pm.  The ACT portion of the event will be 100 laps, along with a 100-lap race for the
open-wheel True Value Modified Racing Series.  For more information on ACT, call (802) 244-6963 or visit
www.acttour.com.  For information on Lee USA Speedway, call (978) 462-4252 or visit www.leeusaspeedway.com.
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6963
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