Dave Pembroke Dominates the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic
Dave Pembroke of Montpelier led all 200 laps of the American Canadian Tour Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT. Pembroke started on the pole after earning a +8 handicap by moving from 11th to 3rd in his heat race. John Donahue and Patrick Laperle battled hard for the final 19 laps with Donahue getting the edge by a bumper at the line. Brian Hoar and Eric Williams were the final two cars on the lead lap and rounded out the top five.
The thirty car field made it through the first 181 laps caution free while Pembroke put all but the top five cars down a lap. Pembroke felt no competition as the closest car on the lead lap was nearly a half a track behind as they both worked their way through lap traffic. All thirty cars were still on the track when the checkered flag flew.
Pembroke has already qualified for the ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 19 with his win earlier this year at the Memorial Day Classic at Thunder Road.
The 50th Anniversary Season at Thunder Road International Speedbowl will come to a conclusion with the Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Qualifying Day on Saturday, September 26 and the 47th Annual Chittenden Milk Bowl on Sunday, September 27th. The Milk Bowl will be the final point counting event for the NAPA Tiger Sportsmen, Allen Lumber Street Stocks, and Power Shift Junkyard Warriors. The 47th Annual Milk Bowl will award a purse of over $70,000.
The American Canadian Tour will be back in action next weekend on Sunday, September 13 for the Mohawk Casino Fall Foliage 300 at Airborne Speedway. It will be the 12th race on the ACT Tour schedule and the final qualifying race for the ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 19. Post time next Sunday is set for 1 pm.
ACT Tour Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 Unofficial Results
Pos Car # Driver
1 44 Dave Pembroke
2 26VT John Donahue
3 91 Patrick Laperle
4 37 Brian Hoar
5 7VT Eric Williams
6 6 Cris Michaud
7 55vt Brent Dragon
8 9vt Chip Grenier
9 05 Craig Bushey
10 88 Nicholas Sweet
11 89 Scott Payea
12 11vt Jean-Paul Cyr
13 14 Phil Scott
14 41 Pete Potvin, III
15 18 Jamie Fisher
16 5 Travis Stearns
17 97nh Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.
18 55nh Brad Leighton
19 78nh Quinten Welch
20 02nh Randy Potter
21 1 Tony Andrews
22 85 Trampas Demers
23 38vt Tyler Cahoon
24 16 Joe Becker
25 40vt Eric Chase
26 72vt Dave Paya
27 22vt Gary Caron
28 25 David Whitcomb
29 74 Jerry Lesage
30 7me Glen Luce
Sources: ACT Tour PR