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1. Patrick Laperle 2. Eric Williams 3. Ryan Nolin 4. Dennis Demers 5. Chip Grenier 6. Scott Payea 7. Robbie Crouch 8. Quinny Welch 9. Brian Hoar 10. Nick Sweet
BARRE, VT Patrick Laperle of Montreal had a career-defining day at Barre, VTs Thunder Road, winning the 45th Annual Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl stock car event, and stealing the American-Canadian Tour Late Model Championship from rival Scott Payea of Milton, VT. Laperle took a narrow two-point Milk Bowl win over Eric Williams in the three-segment, cumulatively scored race, and crept past Payea for the championship by just a single point, unofficially, for the season crown. (Today) was about the championship, said the emotional Frenchman. You race all year for a championship. The Milk Bowl was like, how do you say it, the cherry on top of the ice cream. For Laperle, it was his second consecutive Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl win his third Milk Bowl win in four years and his
first ACT Late Model Tour championship; he won the Quebec/Ontario-based Serie ACT-Castrol title a year ago. The race victory was worth $10,000, plus bonuses, and a chance to repeat Milk Bowl tradition and kiss the beauty queen an Ayrshire dairy cow named Miss Kitty. Laperle posted finishes of first, eleventh, and eighth in the three 50-lap segments for a total score of 20 points (one point awarded per finishing position, lowest total score wins the Milk Bowl). Hyde Park, VT driver Williams, who was crowned the 2008 Thunder Road Track Champion a month ago, had finishes of ninth, sixth, and seventh for a total score of 22 points to finish as the runner-up. Ryan Nolin of Georgia, VT sandwiched a tough 20th-place middle segment with finishes of third and first to score 24 points and finish third overall. Dennis Demers of Shelburne, VT finished fourth overall (6+16+6=28 points), with Graniteville, VT driver Chip Grenier taking a career-best ACT Late Model Tour finish in fifth (11+9+9=29 points). John Donahue of Graniteville, VT won the second segment, but slumped in the other two rounds to finish 13th overall. Payea was the victim of an accordion-like incident during a restart on lap 14 of the third segment, pushing the nose up on his car and forcing him to slow his pace. He entered the final segment as a contender for the overall Milk Bowl win after finishes of seventh and tenth, but managed only a 13th in the final round. His total score of 30 points left him sixth overall in the Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl, earning him 80 ACT championship points to Laperles 100 championship points. Using ACTs Pick 10 championship format that counts only the best ten of 12 events for each driver, Laperles final tally was 914 points to Payeas 913. Four-time Milk Bowl winner Robbie Crouch of Tampa, FL finished seventh overall (8+13+10=31 points), with Lancaster, NH driver Quinny Welch eighth (13+3+17=33 points). ACT Late Model Tour Rookie of the Year Nick Sweet of Barre, VT finished ninth (19+4+11=34 points), with Williston, VTs Brian Hoar tenth unofficially (5+15+14=34 points). Sweet won the tie-breaker for overall position with Hoar due to his better final-segment finish. Laperles championship marks the first by a Canadian driver on the ACT Late Model Tour since the series inception in 1992, and ends a streak of five consecutive championships won by Milton, VT driver Jean-Paul Cyr. Cyr finished third in championship standings, unofficially. For more information, visit www.acttour.com or call (802) 244-6963.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS 45th Annual Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl American-Canadian Tour Thunder Road Intl Speedbowl Barre, VT Sunday, September 28, 2008
(# - denotes rookie)
Pos.-Driver-Hometown-(Segment Tally/Total Points) 1. Patrick Laperle, St-Denis, QC (1+11+8=20) 2. Eric Williams, Hyde Park, VT (9+6+7=22) 3. Ryan Nolin, Georgia, VT (3+20+1=24) 4. Dennis Demers, Shelburne, VT (6+16+6=28) 5. Chip Grenier, Graniteville, VT (11+9+9=29) 6. Scott Payea, Milton, VT (7+10+13=30) 7. Robbie Crouch, Tampa, FL (8+13+10=31) 8. Quinny Welch, Lancaster, NH (13+3+17=33) 9. # Nick Sweet, Barre, VT (19+4+11=34) 10. Brian Hoar, Williston, VT (5+15+14=34) 11. Glen Luce, Turner, ME (14+7+15=36) 12. Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT (16+19+2=37) 13. John Donahue, Graniteville, VT (24+1+12=37) 14. Gary Caron, Colchester, VT (20+2+16=38) 15. Randy Potter, Groveton, NH (27+8+5=40) 16. Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Hudson, NH (2+12+DSQ [29]=43) 17. Cris Michaud, Northfield, VT (4+18+22=44) 18. Craig Bushey, Cambridge, VT (18+5+23=46) 19. Brent Dragon, Milton, VT (12+23+18=53) 20. Trampas Demers, South Burlington, VT (10+22+21=53) 21. Joey Laquerre, East Montpelier, VT (25+26+4=55) 22. Mike Bailey, South Barre, VT (28+27+3=58) 23. Joey Becker, Jeffersonville, VT (21+17+20=58) 24. Dave Whitcomb, Essex Junction, VT (17+24+19=60) 25. Scott Dragon, Milton, VT (15+21+25=61) 26. Karl Allard, St-Felicien, QC (22+14+27=63) 27. Brad Leighton, Center Harbor, NH (23+28+24=75) 28. # Tony Andrews, Middlebury, VT (26+25+26=77) -30- Contact: Justin St. Louis Phone: (802) 244-6963 Email: media@acttour.com Fax: (802) 244-1616
Bushey and Corliss Take Thunder Road Titles Laperle Wins Dramatic Milk Bowl Finale
For Immediate Release TR-092808-1
BARRE, VT Stock car drivers Craig Bushey and Jason Corliss celebrated their first track championships at Barres Thunder Road on Sunday, as part of the 45th Annual Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl event. Bushey, of Cambridge, earned the NAPA Tiger Sportsman division title by just 13 points over Joey Laquerre, while Plainfield racer Corliss clinched the Allen Lumber Street Stock championship by an even-narrower 1 point over Lloyd Blakely. Busheys 14th-place finish in the 30-lap Chittenden Bank finale was enough to secure the Sportsman crown, despite Laquerres strong fifth-place run. Unofficially, the margin of victory was 978-965 points. Brendan Moodie of North Wolcott took his second victory of the season, with Bradfords Derrick ODonnell second and Thetford Center rookie Dan Eastman third. Ricky Roberts of Websterville finished fourth ahead of Laquerre. Rookie Cody Blake finished sixth, unofficially, with Joel Hodgdon, Alex Perkins, Eric Badore, and rookie Chris Lacey completing the top ten finishers in order. Corliss pulled out a surprise championship run in the Street Stock class. Blakely entered the Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl event with a nine-point lead over Corliss and Greg Adams, Jr., who were tied in second. After qualifying heats, Blakely stretched his advantage to 11 over both drivers, but a 10th-place result in the 25-lap main event left him one point shy of Corliss, who finished fourth in the race and beat Blakely 1035 points to 1034. Adams took ninth place in the race and in the standings with 1025. Donat Premont of Marshfield earned the Street Stock victory to cap off a late-season comeback. Premont, the 1999 Street Stock champion, had taken several seasons off before re-joining the class in August. Garry Bashaw of Lincoln finished second ahead of Randolph Centers Markus Farnham in a career-best third place. Corliss beat rookie Bunker Hodgdon to the line for fourth place. Mike Martin, Patrick Underwood, rookie David Whitcomb, Adams, and Blakely completed the unofficial top ten. Patrick Laperle of Montreal won a dramatic Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl for the American-Canadian Tour Championship Late Models, himself clinching the series championship by just one point over Milton driver Scott Payea. Laperle beat Thunder Road Champion Eric Williams by two points in the three-segment, cumulatively scored race. Laperle posted finishes of first, 11th, and eighth in the three 50-lap segments for a total low score of 20 points. Williams placed ninth, sixth, and seventh for a total score of 22 points. Ryan Nolin of Georgia, Dennis Demers of Shelburne, and Chip Grenier of Graniteville completed the unofficial top five finishers. Travis Hull of Graniteville won the Power Shift Online Junkyard Warrior division championship on Saturday over Wolcotts Jamie Davis. For more information, call (802) 244-6963 or visit www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com. For more information on the Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl, visit www.acttour.com. UNOFFICIAL RESULTS Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl Thunder Road Intl Speedbowl Barre, VT Sunday, September 28, 2008
(# - denotes rookie)
Pos.-Driver-Hometown
NAPA Tiger Sportsman (30 laps) 1. Brendan Moodie, North Wolcott 2. Derrick ODonnell, Bradford 3. # Dan Eastman, Thetford Center 4. Ricky Roberts, Websterville 5. Joey Laquerre, East Montpelier 6. # Cody Blake, Barre 7. Joel Hodgdon, Craftsbury 8. Alex Perkins, Barre 9. Eric Badore, Georgia 10. # Chris Lacey, Burlington
Allen Lumber Street Stock (25 laps) 1. Donat Premont, Marshfield 2. Garry Bashaw, Lincoln 3. Markus Farnham, Randolph Center 4. Jason Corliss, Plainfield 5. # Bunker Hodgdon, Hardwick 6. Mike Martin, Craftsbury Common 7. Patrick Underwood, Johnson 8. # David Whitcomb, Elmore 9. Greg Adams, Jr., Hardwick 10. Lloyd Blakely, Graniteville
American-Canadian Tour 45th Annual Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl
Pos.-Driver-Hometown-(Segment Tally/Total Points) 1. Patrick Laperle, St-Denis, QC (1+11+8=20) 2. Eric Williams, Hyde Park, VT (9+6+7=22) 3. Ryan Nolin, Georgia, VT (3+20+1=24) 4. Dennis Demers, Shelburne, VT (6+16+6=28) 5. Chip Grenier, Graniteville, VT (11+9+9=29) 6. Scott Payea, Milton, VT (7+10+13=30) 7. Robbie Crouch, Tampa, FL (8+13+10=31) 8. Quinny Welch, Lancaster, NH (13+3+17=33) 9. # Nick Sweet, Barre, VT (19+4+11=34) 10. Brian Hoar, Williston, VT (5+15+14=34) -30- Contact: Justin St. Louis Phone: (802) 244-6963 Email: media@acttour.com Fax: (802) 244-1616
