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Michaud, Crouch File First Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 Entries
For Immediate Release TR-081308-1
BARRE, VT Champion Late Model stock car drivers Cris Michaud and Robbie Crouch have filed the first two entries for the 30th Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Barre, VTs Thunder Road Intl Speedbowl on Sun., August 31. Both drivers are feature winners at the historic 1/4-mile oval in 2008. Michaud, of Northfield, VT, is in the thick of the King of the Road track championship battle with three victories to his credit. Crouch, originally of Tampa, FL, earned his first Thunder Road win in nearly 20 years last month. The Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 is the tenth of 12 rounds for the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Championship, and comes just three days after the final Thunder Road Late Model weekly championship series event on Thursday, August 28. The 200-lap Classic pays a guaranteed $5,000 to the winner, plus bonuses. Michaud, only 35 points behind leader Eric Williams and just six points back from Phil Scott, is picturing a Labor Day weekend to remember. The Bond race is a big deal, he said. Ive never won it, but I want to this year. It would be pretty special if I could win my fourth championship at Thunder Road on Thursday and then the Labor Day Classic on Sunday. I dont know how anyone could top that. Crouch added the most recent chapter to his storied career on July 25, scoring a 50-lap main event in front of an enthusiastic packed house. The win marked the first for the Tampa Tornado since his Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl victory in September 1990. He previously won the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 in 1977. John Donahue of Graniteville, VT won the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 last year, posting his first-ever ACT Late Model Tour victory in the process. Other past winners of the race expected to compete include former ACT Champions Jean-Paul Cyr, Pete Fecteau, and Brad Leighton and legendary racer Bobby Dragon. Entries are expected from throughout New England and eastern Canada. The 30th Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 is on Sunday, August 31 at 1:30pm at Thunder Road Intl Speedbowl in Barre, VT. Discount advance sale tickets are available at all 36 Bond Auto Parts locations in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Adult tickets can be purchased at Bond Auto Parts for just $20, a savings of $5 from the front gate price. 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
Maines Glen Luce Knocking on the Door at Thunder Roads Bond Auto Labor Day Classic
For Immediate Release TR- 082208-1
BARRE, VT Glen Luce of Turner, ME is seemingly on the verge of capturing his first-ever American- Canadian Tour Late Model stock car victory. The 20-year racing veteran is in his first full season of ACT competition, and after a steep learning curve early in the year, feels that hes ready to break into victory lane. He wants to do it at the 30th Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Barre, VTs Thunder Road Intl Speedbowl on Sunday, August 31. Were knocking on the door (of the first win); weve got a lot of momentum, said Luce. We hit on something at Airborne, and weve been gaining confidence ever since. Weve been contenders almost everywhere, and weve been shown a lot of respect on and off the track. It feels good. Luce finished fourth at Airborne Speedway (NY) in May, then posted finishes of fifth at his home track, Oxford Plains (ME) Speedway in June and sixth at the most recent ACT Late Model Tour event at White Mountain Motorsports Park in New Hampshire last weekend. He currently ranks eighth in the championship point standings with his K&K Excavation/Glen Luce Trucking #7ME Chevrolet. In between his ACT successes, Luce finished as the runner-up to former Daytona 500 winner Kevin Harvick at the prestigious TD Banknorth 250 at Oxford in July. The Thunder Road regulars have an advantage at the Bond Auto race, sort of like I have at Oxford, explained Luce. Thunder Road is a hard track to get a hold on, but 200 laps is my kind of race. My driving style has changed completely this year, and I love the long races. Ive run Thunder Road four times now and we have some notes to fall back on. It would mean a lot to get my first ACT win there in front of all those great Vermont fans And the moneys good in that race, too, which doesnt hurt. Luce will face a strong contingent as many as 50 or more at the 30th Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 on Sunday, August 31. Among the contenders are top championship point drivers Scott Payea, Jean-Paul Cyr, and Brent Dragon, all from Milton, VT, Montréal driver Patrick Laperle, New Hampshire hotshoes Randy Potter and Joey Pole Polewarczyk, and Thunder Road regulars Eric Williams, Cris Michaud, Dave Pembroke, and Phil Scott. John Donahue of Graniteville, VT won the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 in 2007, and also has an ACT win at Thunder Road this season. Discount advance sale tickets are available at all 36 Bond Auto Parts locations in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, with a savings of $5 from the adult ticket front gate price. General admission at the gate is $25 for adults and just $5 for children (6-12). Practice for the ACT Late Model Tour and local division qualifying will be held on Saturday, Aug. 30 at 1:30pm, with qualifying action for the ACT Late Model Tour beginning at 1:30pm on Sunday, Aug. 31. 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
Star-Studded Field Ready for Thunder Road Bond Auto Labor Day Classic
For Immediate Release TR-082708-1
BARRE, VT A huge cast of Late Model stock car racing stars will flock to Barre, VTs Thunder Road on Sunday, August 31 for the 30th running of the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200. The $5,000-to-win event is the tenth of 12 races for the American-Canadian Tour (ACT), and will feature the regions top short track talent, as many as 50 or more championship-caliber drivers. ACT Late Model Tour point leader Scott Payea of Milton, VT and second-place Patrick Laperle of Montréal will continue a heated battle for the ACT championship. Each is a multi-time winner at Thunder Road, and the pair fought for a recent victory at New Hampshires White Mountain Motorsports Park before late contact sent both drivers to the rear of the field. Payea, who won the Merchants Bank 150 at Thunder Road in May, and Laperle, the 2007 Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl winner, enter the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 separated by 51 points (671-620). Seven-time and defending ACT champion Jean-Paul Cyr, also from Milton, VT, sits just seven points behind Laperle in third place. Brent Dragon, Payea and Cyrs Milton, VT neighbor, is in a tight fourth-place battle with defending Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 winner John Donahue of Graniteville, VT, and New Hampshire drivers Randy Potter of Groveton and young Joey Pole Polewarczyk of Hudson. The four drivers are only 11 points apart. Turner, MEs Glen Luce, Barre, VT rookie Nick Sweet, and Scott Dragon of Milton, VT complete the top ten in order. Joining the ACT Late Model Tour top ten at Thunder Road will be star drivers Donald Theetge of Québec City, recent Thunder Road feature winner Jamie Hurricane Fisher of Shelburne, VT, London, ON rookie Jonathan Urlin, and Wilton, MEs Neon Leon Heckbert. Former Labor Day Classic winner and ACT champion Brad Leighton of Center Harbor, NH will also compete. In only two starts this season, Leighton has finishes of third at Waterford (CT) Speedbowl and fifth at White Mountain. Thunder Roads local divisions will qualify on Saturday, Aug. 30 at 2:30pm, in conjunction with an optional practice session for ACT Late Models. Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 qualifying begins at 1:30pm on Sunday, Aug. 31. Discount advance sale tickets are available at all 36 Bond Auto Parts stores in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Save $5 on the front gate Adult price by purchasing tickets at any Bond Auto Parts; visit www.bondauto.com for locations. Tickets at the Thunder Road gate will be $25 for adults and $5 for children (6-12), and are good for both days events. Gates open at 12:00 noon on Saturday and 10:00am on Sunday. 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
