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Bond Auto Labor Day Classic

Patrick Laperle Claims Bond Auto Labor Day Victory

St-Denis, Quebec’s Patrick Laperle held off a late charging Phil Scott to claim the ACT Late Model Tour win in the 32nd running of the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT on Sunday, September 5. Laperle led the final 14 laps of the 200 lap event after getting around Dave Pembroke.

Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. and current ACT Late Model Tour point leader Brian Hoar battled for the first 160 laps of the event. They swapped the lead eight times amongst themselves before Pembroke joined the mix with fresher tires on lap 160. Pembroke would hold the lead until lap 187 when Laperle took over also on fresher tires.

Phil Scott ran in the top three for the majority of the event until pitting for tires on a lap 167 caution. He proceed to slice through the field followed closely by Hoar and Randy Potter who also pitted on lap 167 with the same strategy.

Scott came up just a car length short of getting by Laperle and had to settle for second. Pembroke took third followed by John Donahue and Scott Payea in the top five. Hoar worked his way up to sixth followed by Potter, Polewarczyk, Joey Becker and Jean-Paul Cyr rounding out the top ten.

The 200 lap event was completed in one hour and seventeen minutes with just seven cautions including two for brief rain showers. Four different leaders swapped the lead a total of 12 times. A total of 42 cars attempted to qualify for the 30 car field.


Bond Auto Labor Day Classic

Sweet Defends Home Turf in Bond Labor Day Classic

Barre’s own Nick Sweet will defend his home turf at Thunder Road International Speedbowl against the ACT Late Model Tour stars in this Sunday’s (September 5) 32nd running of the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200. The recently crowned 2010 “King of the Road” will battle with the likes of current ACT Tour point leader Brian Hoar, Brent Dragon, John Donahue, who has won the last three Thunder Road Late Model features, and Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. among others.

As the hometown favorite, Sweet has had one of the most outstanding seasons at the “Nation’s Site of Excitement” in recent memory. He has already captured two big wins this season with the Thunder Road season opening ACT Tour Merchants Bank 150 in May and the Carquest Governor’s Cup 100 in June. In the 15 events held at Thunder Road this season Sweet has yet to finish outside the top ten. It is this consistency that helped him claim the 2010 Thunder Road Late Model Championship by just six points last Thursday (August 26).

Bond Auto Labor Day Classic Weekend Schedule

Friday, September 3, 2010

Noon   Camping Opens (SELF CONTAINED UNITS ONLY)

             $15 per self contained unit

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Schedule of Events

10am  Pits Open

11:30  Drivers Meeting

Noon   General Admission Gate Opens

Practice

Noon  SS/JYW

12:20  Tigers

12:40  SS/JYW

12:55  Tigers

1:15    SS/JYW Final

1:30    Tiger Final

1:45    Close Track

Time Trials

Qualify top 18 SS, Bal->Last Chance

2:00    SS Balance Pts 30+

2:03    SS Pts 26-30

2:06    SS Pts 21-25

2:09    SS Pts 16-20

2:12    SS Pts 11-15

2:15    SS Pts 6-10

2:18    SS Pts 1-5

2:21    Warriors All

Qualify top 18 Tigers, Bal->Last Chance

2:30    Tigers Balance Pts 30+

2:33    Tigers Pts 26-30

2:36    Tigers Pts 21-25

2:39    Tigers Pts 16-20

2:42    Tigers Pts 11-15

2:45    Tigers Pts 6-10

2:48    Tigers Pts 1-5

3:00    SS Last Chance (Q 12, Laps TBA)

  Warrior Round 1 Monza (10L, Straight up)

  Tigers Last Chance (Q 12, Laps TBA)

3:30    SS Monza 1 (25 laps, Straight up)

3:50    Warrior Round 2 Monza (12L, Invert)

4:00    Tigers Monza Round 1 (35L, Straight up)

4:30    Final Practice All Divisions

5:15    Close Practice

5:30    Close Track

 

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Schedule of Events

7:30    Pits Open

7:45    Tire Draw

8:00    Tire Compound Opens

  LM Tech Inspection/Draw

10:00  General Admission Gate Opens

Practice

10:30  ACT Late Models

11:00  Street Stocks/Warriors

11:15  Tigers

11:30  ACT Late Models

12:00  Street Stocks/Warriors Final

12:10  Tigers Final

12:25  ACT Late Models Final

12:50  Close Track

12:55  Drivers Meeting

1:20    Post Parade (26vt, 4ts, 75ss, 4jyw)

1:30    ACT LM Heats (15L, +/- TBA)

  SS Monza Round 2 (25L, Invert)

  Victory Lane

  ACT LM Consi(s)

  Tigers Monza Round 2 (50L, Invert)

  Victory Lane

  ACT Last Chance

  Warriors Round 3 Monza (15L, Invert)

  Victory Lane

  Intermission—BOND Parade

4:00    Grid 32nd Bond Auto Labor Day Classic

4:15    Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200

5:30    Victory Lane

Schedule Subject to Change