Laperle Sizzles In Sizzler
ACT Summer Sizzler 200
FRASERVILLE, Ontario — Quebec’s Patrick Laperle dominated the $50,000 ACTion Super Series Summer Sizzler 200 at Kawartha Speedway Saturday night, taking his second American-Canadian Tour victory of the season. Laperle earned a cool $6,000 for his win.
Driving a car built by multi-time ACT Champion and Canadian racing legend Junior Hanley, Laperle took the lead from Brian Hoar on lap 44 and was able to run the entire 200 laps without pitting for tires or fuel. Laperle has been running in selective ACT Late Model Tour events in 2007, focusing his efforts on winning the Series ACT Castrol championship in Canada. He leads the point standings in that series entering the 300-lap season finale at Autodrome St-Eustache (Montreal) on Sept. 23.
Pete Vanderwyst carried the Ontario banner, finishing in the runner-up position in his first career ACT start. A veteran of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and the American Speed Ass’n, Vanderwyst was filling in tour regular “Rocket” Roger Brown, who was unable to attend the race.
Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. finished third, hot on Vanderwyst’s heels. Scott Payea and Randy Potter finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
The finish:
Patrick Laperle, Pete Vanderwyst, Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Scott Payea, Randy Potter, Larry Jackson, Donald Theetge, Robbie Thompson, Scott Dragon, Eric Chase, Jean-Paul Cyr, Jame Aube, Robbie Crouch, Joey Laquerre, Jamie Fisher, Jacob McGrath, Rob Henry, Bryan Mercer, Brian Hoar, Dan McHattie, Brent Dragon, Claude Leclerc, Darren Thring, Nick Sinopoli, Steve Munro, Marc Curtis, Jr., Linc Brown, Norm Mayhew, Brandon Watson.