Laperle Outduels Payea for Win in Caron Fabrication 151
Groveton, NH – St-Denis, QC’s Patrick Laperle outdueled defending American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Champion Scott Payea during a final 4-lap sprint to win the Caron Fabrication 151 at Groveton, NH’s Speedway 51 on Saturday, June 2. Payea got the initial edge on the outside following a lap-147 restart, but Laperle powered back by him to take his 19th career ACT Late Model Tour victory.
Payea finished second to extend his point lead after his nearest challengers, Eddie MacDonald and Jimmy Hebert, were both involved in a lap-62 crash. Rich Dubeau, Corey Mason, and Mike Kension rounded out the top-5.
ACT will be back in action at Connecticut’s New London-Waterford Speedbowl on Saturday, June 16 for the second leg of the $5,000-to-win Summer Showdown Series. Post time is 5:00 pm.
CARON FABRICATION 151 UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
Pos Start Pos Driver Car # Hometown Laps
1. ( 11 ) Patrick Laperle ( 91QC ) , St-Denis, QC , 151 Laps
2. ( 10 ) Scott Payea ( 37VT ) , Colchester, VT , 151 Laps
3. ( 7 ) Rich Dubeau ( 30NH ) , Lebanon, NH , 151 Laps
4. ( 6 ) Corey Mason ( 1NH ) , Groveton, NH , 151 Laps
5. ( 5 ) Mike Kension ( 3NH ) , Lancaster, NH , 151 Laps
6. ( 12 ) Russ Clark ( 55NH ) , Littleton, NH , 151 Laps
7. ( 9 ) Craig Bushey ( 15VT ) , Fairfax, VT , 151 Laps
8. ( 3 ) Shawn Swallow ( 04NH ) , Lancaster, NH , 151 Laps
9. ( 19 ) Chip Grenier ( 9VT ) , Graniteville, VT , 150 Laps
10. ( 13 ) #Dylan Payea ( 7NH ) , Milton, VT , 150 Laps
11. ( 17 ) #Peyton Lanphear ( 22VT ) , Duxbury, VT , 150 Laps
12. ( 14 ) Eddie MacDonald ( 17MA ) , Rowley, MA , 150 Laps
13. ( 15 ) #Christopher Pelkey ( 41VT ) , South Barre, VT , 150 Laps
14. ( 16 ) Claude Leclerc ( 11QC ) , Lanoraie, QC , 150 Laps
15. ( 18 ) Bryan Mason ( 10NH ) , Stark, NH , 150 Laps
16. ( 1 ) Miles Chipman ( 0NH ) , Nottingham, NH , 150 Laps
17. ( 21 ) #T.J. Moreshead ( 00MA ) , Seekonk, MA , 148 Laps
18. ( 20 ) James Linardy ( 77MA ) , Somerville, MA , 148 Laps
19. ( 8 ) Brian Tagg ( 9MA ) , Oxford, MA , 146 Laps
20. ( 23 ) #Reilly Lanphear ( 21VT ) , Duxbury, VT , 141 Laps
21. ( 22 ) Remi Perreault ( 33QC ) , St. Paul de Joliette, QC , 92 Laps
22. ( 2 ) Brandon Atkins ( 4NY ) , Au Sable Forks, NY , 62 Laps
23. ( 4 ) Jimmy Hebert ( 58VT ) , Williamstown, VT , 62 Laps
Lap Leaders: Miles Chipman 1-8, Brandon Atkins 9-62, Rich Dubeau 63-93, Patrick Laperle 94-147, Scott Payea 148-149, Laperle 151. (5 lead changes among 5 drivers)
Time of Race: 1:10:30 Margin of Victory: 0.306 seconds
Cautions: 4 (laps 49, 62, 147, 147)
Heat Winners: Mike Kenison, Corey Mason, Rich Dubeau
Consi Winner: Shawn Swallow
Sources: Michael R. Stridsberg/American-Canadian Tour PR