ACT Finale Postponed to Sunday

The Rent-A-Wreck Fall Foliage 200 at Plattsburgh, NY’s Airborne Speedway scheduled for Saturday, October 6 has been postponed due to rain, and will be run the next day, Sunday, October 7^th.  The race, which is the final event of the 2012 American Canadian Tour season, will have a post time of 1:00pm. 

The duel between Dover, NH’s Wayne Helliwell, Jr. and Williston, VT’s Brian Hoar will have to wait another day, but will resume on Sunday to settle the American Canadian Tour Championship.  Helliwell, who currently leads Hoar by eight points, is looking to claim his first ACT Championship, while Hoar tries to earn an unprecedented ninth.

50^th Milk Bowl Postponed

A powerful rainstorm swept through the region on Sunday, September 30^th and forced the postponement of the 50^th Annual People’s United Bank Milk Bowl.  The season-ending event, which has posted record awards of over $160,000 will run on Sunday, October 14^th with a post time of 1:00pm.

Two-time Thunder Road Champion David Pembroke will try to take a crack at the $50,000 bonus for winning all three segments from the Booth Brother’s Pole Position that he earned through time trials on Saturday.  2011 Milk Bowl Champion Brian Hoar will duel him from the outside of the front row, followed by 2012 King of the Road Nick Sweet, Maine star Austin Theriault, and multi-time Thunder Road Champion Cris Michaud.  Barre’s own Cody Blake will roll off sixth, North Haverhill, NH’s Travis Fadden seventh, and Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Trampas Demers, and Brooks Clark will round out the top ten.

Dave Pembroke Claims 50^th Milk Bowl Pole
Therrien and Hodgdon Claim Tiger and Street Segment Wins

Two-time Thunder Road Late Model Champion Dave Pembroke of Middlesex, VT claimed the Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Pole Award and will lead the 30 car field to green in the 50^th People’s United Bank Milk Bowl at Thunder Road. Pembroke set the fast time of 12.956 during Saturday’s (Sept. 29) qualifying to just edge out three-time Milk Bowl Champion Brian Hoar of Williston, VT.

2012 Thunder Road Champion Nick Sweet of Barre, VT, Fort Kent, ME’s Austin Theriault and three-time Thunder Road Champion Cris Michaud won the three Triple 50 qualifiers and will complete the top five in the starting line-up for segment #1. Cody Blake, Travis Fadden, Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Trampas Demers and Brooks Clark will start in the top ten.