ACT’s Teenage Sensation
American-Canadian Tour
THREE WIDE: American-Canadian Tour late-model racers go three-wide during the season opener for the series at New Hampshire’s Lee USA Speedway. (Leif Tillotson Photo)
LEE, N.H. — Eighteen-year-old stock-car racing sensation Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. blistered the American-Canadian Tour field at Lee USA Speedway Sunday, earning his second-career victory at the New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 100.
Polewarczyk took the lead from pole-sitter Larry Gelinas after starting third, and dominated the balance of the event to take the win in just over 46 minutes. Polewarczyk’s no-frills car was the class of the field, at times leading by more than a full straightaway.
Eddie MacDonald won a late-race battle with Scott Payea, Randy Potter and Cris Michaud to take second-place honors. MacDonald finished fifth in a 150-lap NASCAR Camping World East event at Greenville, S.C., on Saturday night and flew into New England on Sunday morning.
Michaud finished third from his 19th-starting position ahead of Payea and Potter.
The finish:
Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Eddie MacDonald, Cris Michaud, Scott Payea, Randy Potter, Ricky Wolf, Jr., Eric Chase, Patrick Laperle, Ron Henry, Brent Dragon, John Donahue, Mark Hayward, Larry Gelinas, Jamie Fisher, Chris Bergeron, Scott Dragon, Ryan Nolin, Pete Potvin III, J.R. Baril, Rick Thompson, Jr., Bobby Dragon, B.J. Piekarski, Donald Theetge, Miles Chipman, Wayne Hilliwell, Jr., Claude Leclerc, Jeff Labrecque, Jr., Jean-Paul Cyr, Bobby Baillargeon, Nick Sweet.