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Former Thunder Road "Queen" to run limited schedule of events
For Immediate Release LC06-TB1128
Gorham, NH – After a three-year absence, former Thunder Road International Speedbowl (Barre, VT) "Queen of the Road" Tracie Bellerose will return to American-Canadian Tour (ACT) racing in 2007. Sidelined with an arm injury in 2003, Bellerose has made a full and unexpected recovery and will team up with champion crew chief Jeff Laquerre of East Montpelier, VT and car owner Scott Fearn of Wilbraham, MA to compete in select events next season.
Bellerose broke down barriers to become the first woman to win a Thunder Road feature event in 1998. Two years later, she was hailed as the track’s Late Model division champion – the first woman in short track stock car racing history to win a championship in a "headline" class. Bellerose also has three feature wins on the competitive ACT Late Model Tour, and has made history at race tracks throughout New England and Canada.
"Right now the plan is to try and do five races," said Bellerose, "but I’ve got a feeling that once I get back in the car I’ll catch the fever again. Maybe we’ll do more events, who knows, but for now we’ll start small."
Bellerose’s tentative schedule will begin on April 29 at Maine’s Oxford Plains Speedway. She will return to Thunder Road for the Merchants Bank 150 on May 6, followed by a June 9 event at Oxford Plains to prepare for the prestigious Oxford 250 on July 22. Her season concludes with the New England Dodge Dealers Milk Bowl at Thunder Road on September 30.
With Laquerre turning wrenches on her Late Model car in 2003, Bellerose nearly captured her second "Queen of the Road" crown before suffering a severely broken arm during a freak accident. Laquerre has since captured a pair of championships with driver Cris Michaud. Fearn, a veteran car owner and driver, has competed successfully on the ACT Late Model Tour with drivers Dennis Botticello and Tom Fearn. In his initial season with the Tour in 2004, Fearn and his team finished ninth overall. The team also captured a 50-lap race win at Quebec’s Sanair Super Speedway (1.3km) in 2006.
For more information on Tracie Bellerose, contact LC Race Media at (802) 343-6153.
