Kruczek Earns Thrilling First ACT Win in Shortened Oxford Event

By admin April 28, 2019 ACT, ACT LM Tour, Oxford Plains

Oxford, ME – Newmarket, NH’s Bryan Kruczek grabbed his first career American-Canadian Tour (ACT) win after a back-and-forth battle at Maine’s Oxford Plains Speedway on Sunday, April 28. Kruczek took the lead for good from Hudson, NH’s Joey Polewarczyk for good on lap 107 of an event that was shortened to 125 laps after a rash of cautions. He then pulled away over the final 18 laps to win the season opener.

Polewarczyk ended up second while Hinesburg, VT’s Bobby Therrien was third. Williamstown, VT’s Jimmy Hebert and polesitter Chip Grenier of Graniteville, VT rounded out the top-5. ACT will have more on this event shortly.

The ACT Late Model Tour heads to Barre, VT’s Thunder Road next Sunday, May 5 for the 21st Community Bank 150. Post time for the event is 1:30 pm. Admission is $25 for adults and free for kids ages 12 and under.

For more information, contact the ACT offices at (802) 244-6963, media@acttour.com, or visit www.acttour.com.

ACT LATE MODEL TOUR
OXFORD 125
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
Pos., Start Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown, Laps

  1. (3) Bryan Kruczek (19NH), Newmarket, NH, 125 Laps
  2. (11) Joey Polewarczyk (97NH), Hudson, NH, 125 Laps
  3. (5) Bobby Therrien (5VT), Hinesburg, VT, 125 Laps
  4. (17) Jimmy Hebert (58VT), Williamstown, VT, 125 Laps
  5. (1) Chip Grenier (9VT), Graniteville, VT, 125 Laps
  6. (7) Rich Dubeau (30NH), Plainfield, NH, 125 Laps
  7. (22) Rowland Robinson Jr. (28ME), Steuben, ME, 125 Laps
  8. (2) Dany Trepanier (19QC), St-Edouard, QC, 125 Laps
  9. (10) Scott Payea (37VT), Colchester, VT, 125 Laps
  10. (24) Quinten Welch (78NH), Groveton, NH, 125 Laps
  11. (6) Dylan Payea (7NH), Milton, VT, 125 Laps
  12. (15) Jean-Francois Dery (21QC), Quebec, QC, 125 Laps
  13. (18) Tom Carey III (5MA), New Salem, MA, 125 Laps
  14. (19) Mathiew Kingsbury (9QC), Blainville, QC, 125 Laps
  15. (4) #Stephen Donahue (2VT), Graniteville, VT, 125 Laps
  16. (8) Alexandre Tardif (21BC), Notre Dame des Pins, QC, 125 Laps
  17. (13) Wayne Helliwell Jr. (27NH), Dover, NH, 125 Laps
  18. (9) #Ryan Kuhn (72MA), E. Bridgewater, MA, 125 Laps
  19. (16) Joshua Hedges (29MA), New Bedford, MA, 125 Laps
  20. (12) Marc Begin (37QC), St-Philibert, QC, 125 Laps
  21. (26) Shawn Swallow (04NH), Lancaster, NH, 124 Laps
  22. (29) Steve Fisher (24VT), S. Burlington, VT, 124 Laps
  23. (30) Claude Leclerc (11QC), Lanoraie, QC, 124 Laps
  24. (32) Corey Mason (1NH), Groveton, NH, 124 Laps
  25. (36) Peyton Lanphear (22VT), Waterbury, VT, 124 Laps
  26. (27) Scott Coburn (72VT), Barre, VT, 123 Laps
  27. (14) Christopher Pelkey (64VT), Graniteville, VT, 122 Laps
  28. (34) Joel Hodgdon (36VT), Craftsbury Common, VT, 119 Laps
  29. (28) Marcel J. Gravel (86VT), Wolcott, VT, 96 Laps
  30. (35) Jason Larivee Jr. (70RI), West Greenwich, RI, 90 Laps
  31. (31) #Mike Foster (7VT), Williston, VT, 82 Laps
  32. (23) #Trent Goodrow (31MA), Carver, MA, 60 Laps
  33. (25) Bryan Mason (10NH), Stark, NH, 55 Laps
  34. (20) Jonathan Bouvrette (41QC), Blainville, QC, 39 Laps
  35. (21) Jimmy Renfrew Jr. (00NH), Candia, NH, 14 Laps
  36. (33) Reilly Lanphear (21VT), Waterbury, VT, 12 Laps

Lap Leaders: Chip Grenier 1-7, Bryan Kruzcek 8-45, Bobby Therrien 46-85, Kruczek 86-88, Therrien 89-96, Kruczek 97-98, Joey Polewarczyk 99-104, Kruczek 105, Polewarczyk 106, Kruczek 107-125. (9 lead changes among 4 drivers)

Time of Race: 1:25:45   Margin of Victory: 1.876 seconds

Cautions: 13 (laps 12, 13, 18, 34, 39, 45, 50, 55, 65, 80, 85, 96, 96)

Heat Winners: Ryan Kuhn, Bryan Kruczek, Scott Payea, Joey Polewarczyk

Consi Winners: Dylan Payea, Wayne Helliwell Jr.

Sources: Michael R. Stridsberg/American-Canadian Tour PR