Turner, Maine’s Ben Rowe scored big Sunday in his first trip to Quebec’s Sanair Super Speedway, St. Pie, Quebec by claiming the American-Canadian Tour’s (ACT) $10,000 to win Late Model stock car Mega Classique. The event, the first of three in the ACTion Super Series this year, was contested in a unique three-segment format where drivers earn points based on their finishes in three 50-lap races. (PHOTO BELOW RIGHT: An ecstatic Ben Rowe exits his race car a his crew converges on victory lane) Drivers representing all six New England states, New York and two Canadian provinces participated in the event; the first to combine the U.S. based ACT and Quebec’s Serie Castrol. The enticement of big money, a huge caqr count and many of the regional top drivers caused brought the fans turned out in droves to witness the biggest Late Model stock car car race in the history of Quebec stock car racing. Rowe posted the lowest cumulative score (12) for the $10,000 top prize. Ryan Nolin from Georgia, VT was second with 22 points and Montpelier, Vermont’s Dave Pembroke was third with 24. Rounding out the top five were Donald Theetge from Boischatel, Qc (30 points) and Patrick Laperle of St. Denis, Qc (31). Forty-three of the 64 cars that attempted to qualify started the event at the 7/8ths mile tri-oval. (PHOTO LEFT: Champagne showers were the name of the game as the top three finishers in the Mega Classique ACTion Super Series opener celebrated their efforts on the Victory Lane podium. left to right - 2nd place Ryan Nolin, winner Ben Rowe and third place David Pembroke) Laperle handily won the first segment from his pole starting position to earn one point and lead the event heading into the second portion. Five-time and defending ACT Tour Champion, Jean-Paul Cyr from Milton, VT was second to Laperle to earn two points. Scott Dragon, Theetge and Rowe completed the top five in the first segment.

To start the second segment, the finish of the first 50-lapper was inverted which meant that Laperle had to come from the 43rd post position. Laperle began his march from the back of the pack at the drop of the green flag hoping to score his second consecutive ACTion Super Series victory. The veteran Quebec racer won last October’s New England Dodge Dealers Milk Bowl at Thunder Road Speedbowl, Barre, VT. In that event he also scored a pay day of more than $10,000. (PHOTO BELOW RIGHT: Patrick Laperle leads the pack down Sanair's long, wide front stretch) A horrific crash exiting Sanair’s back stretch dogleg on the 15th circuit eliminated many top contenders including Cyr as well as fellow Vermont racers, Phil Scott, Brent Dragon, and Scott Dragon. Top Quebec competitors Mike Lavoie and Marc Cliché were also involved. No one was injured in the multi-car pileup. Andre Beaudoin from St Augustine, Qc won the second segment with Rowe and Laperle on his bumper. Outside polesitter Allard was fourth and Nolin completed the top five. Laperle’s combined score of four points put him in the lead following two segments with Rowe in second with seven points. Nolin’s 15 points placed him in third. To start the third and final 50 lapper, Laperle, Rowe and Nolin would all have to come from the back once again. Dennis Botticello from Suffield, CT started on the pole and led much of the race. He dueled back and forth with Theetge and Cyr, who had made repairs to his car in time for the third segment. Laperle knew that to win the $10,000 Mega Classique he had to keep Rowe within a couple of positions. Conversely, Rowe knew he had to finish a minimum of three spots ahead of Laperle to take the money back to the Pine Tree State. Rowe and Laperle sliced through the field as one with Rowe unable to gain the distance between himself and Laperle that he needed for victory. (PHOTO AT LEFT: Phil Scott and Jean-Paul Cyr wait for wrecker service following the devastating second segement wreck. Cyr returned to competitition for the final go while Scott retired for the race). That was, until the 37th circuit when Laperle’s car sputtered as it crossed the start/finish line, the victim of an apparent ignition failure. He was able to pit for repairs, but lost several laps to the field. Rowe went on to finish 5th which earned him the lowest total score and the $10,000. Eventual runner-up Nolin had one of the most impressive runs of the day. The sophomore racer spun on the second lap in the third turn of the final segment. He quickly spun his car around and set off at a breakneck pace to try and catch the field. A caution on the 17th lap for a first turn spin allowed Nolin to close ranks. He fought his way to a seventh place finish which secured the runner-up spot for him. Rounding out the top ten positions in the Mega Classique were Claude Leclerc from Lavaltrie, Qc in sixth (34 points), Jean-Paul Cyr recovered for seventh (37), Farmingdale, Maine’s Johnny Clark (38), Robbie Thomson from Fergus, ONT (38) and Alexandre Gingras of St Lambert, Qc (40). The ACT Tour competitors have their next race event on Tuesday, July 18 with the completion of Re/Max100 at New Hampshire’s Lee USA Speedway. Post time is 6:00 pm.

ACT LATE MODEL TOUR
RACE #4 - LE MEGA CLASSIQUE - ACTion Super Series Event #1
SANAIR SUPERSPEEDWAY - July 9, 2006
Overall finish based on combined finishes of (3) 50 lap segments
FIN POS	STR POS	CAR #	DRIVER	HOMETOWN	CAR
1.	(4)	00	Ben Rowe	Turner, ME	Dodge
2.	(19)	78	Ryan Nolin	Georgia, VT	Chevrolet
3.	(7)	52	Dave Pembroke	Montpelier, VT	Chevrolet
4.	(17)	80q	Donald Theetge	Boischatel, Que	Chevrolet
5.	(1)	72	Patrick Laperle	St.Denis, Que	Chevrolet
6.	(20)	11q	Claude Leclerc	Lanoraie, Que	Chevrolet
7.	(3)	32	Jean Paul Cyr	Milton, VT	Chevrolet
8.	(30)	0	Johnny Clark	Farmingdale, ME	Chevrolet
9.	(26)	91	Robbie Thompson	So. Hampton, Ont.	Dodge
10.	(9)	27q	Alexandre Gingras	St Lambert, Que	Chevrolet
11.	(11)	94	Joey Polewarczyk Jr.	Hudson, NH	Chevrolet
12.	(32)	29	Mark Lamberton	Mooers Forks, NY	Chevrolet
13.	(24)	03	Dennis Botticello	Suffield, CT	Chevrolet
14.	(29)	06	Ron Henry	New Gloucester, ME	Chevrolet
15.	(12)	5q	Andre Coursol	St Jerome, Que	Chevrolet
16.	(22)	89	Scott Payea	Milton, VT	Ford
17.	(25)	48q	Andre Beaudoin	St. Augustin, Que	Dodge
18.	(15)	3q	Sylvain Lacombe	Terrebonne, Que	Chevrolet
19.	(31)	18	Jamie Fisher	Shelburne, VT	Chevrolet
20.	(21)	37q	Marc Begin	St Philibert, Que	Chevrolet
21.	(27)	99	Roger Brown II	Lancaster, NH	Ford
22.	(18)	66q	Simon Roussin	Quebec, Que	Chevrolet
23.	(23)	71	Ryan Vanasse	Warwick, RI	Chevrolet
24.	(8)	35q	Karl Allard	St. Felicien, Que	Dodge
25.	(13)	21q	Jean-Francois Dery	Val Belair, Que	Pontiac
26.	(39)	7q	Daniel Bergeron	St Benoit, Que	Pontiac
27.	(16)	86	Mike Rowe	Turner, ME	Chevrolet
28.	(42)	97q	Jacque Poulin	East Broughton, Que	Chevrolet
29.	(35)	9q	Yvon Bedard	St. Nickolas	Chevrolet
30.	(2)	70	Scott Dragon	Colchester, VT	Pontiac
31.	(6)	55	Brent Dragon	Milton, VT	Dodge
32.	(10)	14	Phil Scott	Middlesex, VT	Ford
33.	(40)	02q	Stephan Legault	Chateauguay, Que	Ford
34.	(28)	10q	Mike Lavoie	Chiquitimi, Que	Ford
35.	(37)	68	A.J. Begin	Merrimac, MA	Chevrolet
36.	(34)	8q	Marc Andre Cliché	Vallee Junction, Que	Chevrolet
37.	(5)	26	John Donahue	Graniteville, VT	Dodge
38.	(43)	12	Steve Reny	Boothbay, ME	Chevrolet
39.	(41)	24	Steve Fisher	Shelburne, VT	Dodge
40.	(33)	28q	Danny Ouellet	La Pocatiere, Que	Dodge
41.	(36)	75	Pete Fecteau	Morrisville, VT	Pontiac
42.	(38)	74	Jacob McGrath	N. Clarendon, VT	Dodge
43.	(14)	98	Rick Rump	Ottawa, Ont	Chevrolet

ACT LATE MODEL TOUR - OFFICIAL POINTS
AFTER RACE #4 - LE MEGA CLASSIQUE
SANAIR SUPERSPEEDWAY - July 9, 2006
POS	CAR #	DRIVER	PTS	HOMETOWN	TEAM
1	32	Jean Paul Cyr	398	Milton, VT	Ehlers R.V./Sticks N Stuff/Four Season Real Estate Chevrolet Monte Carlo
2	52	Dave Pembroke	338	Montpelier, VT	TREN Chevrolet Monte Carlo
3	78	Ryan Nolin	325	Georgia, VT	Mountain Air Systems/Subway of Milton,VT Chevrolet Monte Carlo
4	29	Mark Lamberton	313	Mooers Forks, NY	Jeffords Steel/Dragoon Farm Eq/Sound Obsession Chevrolet Monte Carlo
5	89	Scott Payea	310	Milton, VT	AC Sports/Wendell's Furniture/Newman Assoc. Ford Fusion
6	55	Brent Dragon	295	Milton, VT	Kinney Drugs/Furniture World/Beverage Mart Dodge Charger
7	97	Joey Polewarczyk Jr.	288	Hudson, NH	Pole's Automotive Chevrolet Monte Carlo
8	99	Roger Brown II	268	Lancaster, NH	Roger Brown Trucking/Central Asphalt Paving Ford Fusion
9	10	Ben Rowe	256	Turner, ME	White Mtn Mtrsprt Park/Avery's Sweeping Dodge Charger
10	05	Ron Henry	238	New Gloucester, ME	Wayne Excav Inc./RTA Agg Inc./Ron's Small Engine Chevrolet Monte Carlo
11	18	Jamie Fisher	234	Shelburne, VT	S.D. Ireland Brothers Chevrolet Monte Carlo
12	66	A.J. Begin	225	Merrimac, MA	HillCrest Chev/Atlantic Customs/M.Gainey Masonry Chevrolet Monte Carlo
13	14	Phil Scott	219	Middlesex, VT	Scott Motorsports Ford Fusion
14	15	Joey Laquerre	216	E. Montpelier, VT	Laquerre Motorsports Pontiac Grand Prix
15	96	Fred LaGoy	213	Morrisonville, NY	Jeffords Steel/Adirondack Welding/Dick's Cstmz'g Chevrolet Monte Carlo
	16	Joey Becker	213	Jeffersonville, VT	Richard Green Trucking Ford Fusion
17	24	Steve Fisher	210	Shelburne, VT	Days Inn/Vergennes Building Supply/Old Shed Dodge Charger
18	11	Ryan Vanasse	202	Warwick, RI	Team V Transport Chevrolet Monte Carlo
19	82	Bobby Baillargeon	201	Nottingham, NH	Homes For No Money Down.com Chevrolet Monte Carlo
20	12	Steve Reny	199	Boothbay, ME	Cusick Plumb'g/Shore Hills Campgrd/Reny Const. Chevrolet Monte Carlo
21	11q	Claude Leclerc	189	Lanoraie, Que	NAPA Autopro/Garage Claude Leclerc Chevrolet Monte Carlo
22	27	Marc Curtis Jr.	185	Worcester, MA	Merriam-Graves/Curtis Snowplows Chevrolet Monte Carlo
23	03	Dennis Botticello	181	Suffield, CT	Northeastern Sheet Metal/Fearn Electric, Inc. Chevrolet Monte Carlo
24	40	Eric Chase	176	Milton, VT	G. Clay Bldrs/Chicken Charlies/Mansfield Heliflight Chevrolet Monte Carlo
25	80q	Donald Theetge	174	Boischatel, Que	Castrol/PGO Scooters Chevrolet Monte Carlo
26	91	Patrick Laperle	151	St.Denis, Que	Laperle Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo
27	08	Mike Collins	140	Strafford, NH	Advanced Car Crushing/Northwood Power Equip. Chevrolet Monte Carlo
28	1	Mark Anzalone Jr.	122	Malden, MA	Nickole Autobody Chevrolet Monte Carlo
29	3q	Sylvain Lacombe	119	Terrebonne, Que	Demolition R. Lacombe Chevrolet Monte Carlo
30	75	Pete Fecteau	115	Morrisville, VT	Riverview Garage/Fecteau Homes Pontiac Grand Prix