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VALLÉE-JCT., QC Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. of Akron, OH has posted a team bonus for the Coors Light 200 Showdown at Chaudière all-star Late Model stock car event at Autodrome Chaudière in Vallée-Jonction, QC on Saturday, Sept. 6. The race will feature the top 11 drivers from the U.S.-based American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and the top 11 drivers from the Québec/Ontario-based Série ACT Castrol. The 11-man team that outperforms the other will be awarded the Goodyear bonus: a free set of four ACT- legal race tires for each driver on the team. The total value of the award package is over $5,000, in addition to the $26,000+ purse already posted, which will pay $5,000 to the race winner and a healthy $1,000 to the last-place (22nd) finisher. Goodyear has shown its commitment and support for ACT-style Late Model racing in the U.S. and Canada for many years, and this bonus is just an affirmation of their devotion to a successful racing program, said Tom Curley, President of ACT. Were expecting our U.S. and Canadian stars to put on quite a show, and the Goodyear bonus will only add to their drive. A score will be kept for each driver in the Coors Light 200 Showdown; the winner will be given one point, the second-place finisher two points, etc. The team with the lower overall score at the end of the event will be the winner. In the event of a tie, the team with the race-winning driver will win the Goodyear bonus. Representing the Série ACT Castrol home team will be point leader Alexandre Gingras of Val-Bélair, QC, recent Autodrome Chaudière winner Karl Allard of St-Félicien, QC, and veteran Yvon Bédard of St-Nicolas, QC. Theyll be joined by fellow Québecers Jean-François Déry, Claude Leclerc, Martin Lacombe, and Dany Ouellet, sophomore competitors Jonathan Desbiens and Stéphane Durand, and top rookies Patrick Hamel of St-Édouard-de- Lotbinière, QC and Spencer MacPherson of Carleton Place, ON. The U.S. team will be determined following Sundays Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road in Barre, VT. Drivers that are scheduled to be in the Coors Light 200 Showdown include Vermont competitors Scott Payea, Jean-Paul Cyr, Brent Dragon, and John Donahue, New Hampshire drivers Randy Potter and Joey Pole Polewarczyk, Jr., Glen Luce of Maine, and top rookie Nick Sweet of Vermont. The U.S. team will, ironically, have at least one Canadian member, Patrick Laperle of St-Denis, QC, as he is in the championship hunt. Three drivers are in a tight battle for the final two positions, which will be determined in the Bond Auto 200 on Sunday: Vermonts Pete Potvin and Scott Dragon, and Boischatel, QC driver Donald Theetge. The trio is separated by just 11 points from 10th to 12th place in point standings. The Coors Light 200 Showdown at Chaudière will be held on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 6:30pm at Autodrome Chaudière in Vallée-Jonction, QC. For more information, call (802) 244-6963 or visit www.acttour.com, www.laserieactcastrol.com, or www.autodromechaudiere.com/showdown2008/. -30- Contact: Justin St. Louis Phone: (802) 244- 6963 Email: media@acttour.com Fax: (802) 244-1616
All-Star Field Set for ACT Coors Light 200 Showdown at Chaudière
For Immediate Release ACT-090308-1
VALLÉE-JONCTION, QC The field of 22 all-star Late Model stock car drivers has been set for the first- ever Coors Light 200 Showdown at Chaudière at Vallée-Jonction, QCs Autodrome Chaudière on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 6:30pm. The $5,000-to-win, non-points invitational race will feature the best 11 drivers from the U.S.-based American-Canadian Tour Late Model series and the top 11 drivers from Canadas Série ACT-Castrol. Fronting Team Canada will be Série ACT-Castrol point leader Alexandre Gingras of Val-Bélair, QC. Gingras was a main event winner at Autodrome Chaudière in 2007, and was the runner-up at the tracks Luminaire Napert 150 last month. Leading Team USA will be Scott Payea of Milton, VT, the ACT Late Model Tour point leader. Payea has multiple victories on American tracks at Thunder Road and White Mountain Motorsports Park, both very similar to Autodrome Chaudière. Karl Allard of St-Félicien, QC won the Luminaire Napert 150 in August and ranks second in Série ACT- Castrol standings for Team Canada. Ironically, a Canadian driver, Montréals Patrick Laperle, ranks second in the ACT Late Model Tour and will represent the USA in the Coors Light 200. In six previous starts while running with the Castrol cars, Laperle has three top-five finishes at Chaudière. The balance of Team Canadas 11 drivers will be comprised of veterans Yvon Bédard and Claude Leclerc, Autodrome St-Félicien winner Jean-François Déry, Capital City Speedway winner Martin Lacombe, top rookie Patrick Hamel, consistent top-five threat Dany Ouellet, sophomore drivers Jonathan Desbiens and Stéphane Durand, and rookie Spencer MacPherson of Carleton Place, ON. Team USAs roster is filled by seven-time ACT Late Model Tour champion Jean-Paul Cyr, and fellow Vermont drivers John Donahue, Brent Dragon, Scott Dragon, rookie Nick Sweet, and Pete Potvin, New Hampshire racers Randy Potter and young Joey Pole Polewarczyk, Jr., and another Québec driver, Donald Theetge. Theetge, 12th in ACT Late Model Tour points and a Série ACT-Castrol event winner at Autodrome Chaudière in June, is on the team as the first alternate. Maines Glen Luce, currently eighth in ACT Late Model Tour standings, has withdrawn his entry for the event. The Coors Light 200 Showdown at Chaudière will pay $5,000 to the race winner and $1,000 to the last- place (22nd) finisher. In addition, Goodyear Tire has posted a team prize of four free ACT-legal race tires to each driver on the winning team. A scoring system will be in place, with the winner receiving one point for his team, the second place finisher receiving two points for his team, and so on. The 11-man team with the lowest combined total will win the Goodyear award, valued at more than $5,000. General admission for the Coors Light 200 Showdown at Chaudière is $30 (CAN) for adults, $15 for students (13-17), and $5 for children (5-12). Racing action begins at 6:30pm on Saturday, Sept. 6. Autodrome Chaudière is located on Route 122 Ouest (West) in Vallée-Jonction, QC, just minutes from Thetford Mines. For more information, call ACT at (802) 244-6963 or visit www.acttour.com or www.laserieactcastrol.com. For lodging, directions, and other information, visit www.autodromechaudiere.com/showdown2008/. -30- Contact: Justin St. Louis Phone: (802) 244- 6963 Email: media@acttour.com Fax: (802) 244-1616
