ACT “Tracks by the Facts” – Canaan Fair Speedway
Tracks by the Facts – Canaan Fair Speedway
Canaan Fair Speedway in Canaan, New Hampshire is the second of three tracks returning to the ACT schedule after several years. The 1/3-mile oval will host the 6th point counting event of the 2013 ACT season on Saturday, June 15.
· Canaan has hosted 6 ACT events to date.
· The first ACT event at Canaan was won by Phil Scott on September 6, 1997.
· The most recent event was won by A.J. Begin on June 26, 2005.
· Joey Laquerre and Phil Scott have both started all six ACT events held at Canaan to date.
· Scott holds the record for top 10s with four and is tied with Brian Hoar for most top 5s with 3 at Canaan.
· Scott also has the highest career earnings from Canaan with $,4755.
· There have been six different winners in those six events: Scott (1997), Chris Fisher (1998), Brian Hoar (2000), Dave Pembroke (2001), Ken Dufour (2002), Begin (2005).
· Scott, Pembroke and Begin all earned their first career ACT wins at Canaan.
· ACT has run a total of 666 laps in its 6 events to date.
· Phil Scott has also led the most career laps (191) and the most laps in a single event (105) at Canaan.
· The last ACT event held at Canaan had the most cautions with 17, while the 2002 event had the fewest with just 2.
· Eric Williams holds the record for the most positions gained in a single event. He raced his way from 24th to 2nd in the 2001 event. He came up just two feet shy of beating event winner Dave Pembroke at the line.
· Scott Payea earned the highest finish for a rookie at Canaan when he finished 5th on his way to the 2005 Rookie of the Year title.
· A.J. Begin’s win came in his first and only to date ACT start at Canaan.
· Brian Hoar holds the record for best average finish for any driver with more than one ACT start at Canaan. He has finished in the top 5 in all three of his starts with an average of 2.0.
Sources: ACT PR