ACT - Oxford - October 6 - 5th
Oxford Plains Speedway
Oxford, ME
Saturday, October 6th, 2007
100 Laps
Eddie Finishes Fifth in ACT Race at Oxford Plains Speedway;
 Looks Ahead to Toyota All-Star Showdown

Eddie and crew chief Rollie LaChance teamed up for a fifth place finish on Saturday at the famed Oxford Plains Speedway but fell short of their goal when a lapped car potentially cost a win in the Dodge Dealers ACT 150.

“ We had an incredibly fast car all night and were comfortably riding in fifth place on lap 50 when a lapped car spun us out”, said the disappointed driver after the race.

When the green flag waved Eddie restarted in the 34th position and began one of his patented outside charges through the field. The Rowley driver passed eight cars in the next five laps but was put back to 34th when a caution flag waved. No explanation was given for the decision forcing Eddie to again begin the march through the pack. By lap 125 Eddie was running in the top ten and poised to make a run to the front over the final laps.

“ The car was just as good as it was when we won here in August. It was so fast and I could go anywhere but towards the end we ran out of tires,” said Eddie. “It was so good though that I was able to make a late charge and got to third running on the outside but the tires finally gave out.”

“I am happy with the fifth place finish and Rollie gave me a great car as usual but I know we could have had a better finish, even a win, if we did not get taken out by the lapped car. We just had to make up too much ground, which is real tough on this track. I really enjoy racing here and we have had a lot of fun here this season,” said Eddie after the race.

RESULTS

1 5 03 Travis Adams Dacata Repair/River Valley Grill Chevrolet Monte Carlo 150 33 103 2,725 Running

2 7 99 Roger Brown Roger Brown Trucking/Simon Labranch Trucking Ford Fusion 150 27 95 1,500 Running

3 3 80 Donald Theetge Auto Frank et Michel/Le Centre Honda Chevrolet Monte Carlo 150 30 96 1,200 Running

4 6 55vt Brent Dragon Beverage Mart/Furniture World Dodge Charger 150 35 99 1,000 Running

5 10 17 Eddie MacDonald New England Mechanical Overlay Pontiac Grand Prix 150 10 72 800 Running

6 8 94 Shawn Martin Oxford networks/Bombardier Recreations Prod Chevrolet Monte Carlo 150 7 67 715 Running

7 27 88 Alan Tardiff Blow Bros Inc Waste/Best Way Disposal Chevrolet Monte Carlo 150 58 700 Running

8 21 26vt John Donahue National Guard Ford Fusion 150 20 76 650 Running

9 29 02nh Randy Potter P&R Excav Svs/JML Grinding & Excav Chevrolet Monte Carlo 150 20 74 625 Running

10 13 2 Tracie Bellerose National Guard Ford Fusion 150 15 67 650 Running

11 16 8 Dennis Spencer Cole-Man’s Concrete Chevrolet Monte Carlo 150 10 60 575 Running

12 15 32 Jean-Paul Cyr Ehler’s RV/Sticks ’n Stuff Chevrolet Monte Carlo 150 35 83 550 Running

13 26 97nh Joey Polewarczyk Pole’s Automotive Chevrolet Monte Carlo 150 20 66 565 Running

14 23 56 Dale Verrill Maine Designs Chevrolet Monte Carlo 150 44 530 Running

15 12 51 Ricky Rolfe D.A. Wilson/Race Basics Ford Fusion 150 5 47 520 Running

16 18 45 Brian Hoar Goss Dodge Dodge Charger 150 27 67 510 Running

17 17 89 Scott Payea Metropolitan Pipe Co/Wendell’s Furniture Ford Fusion 150 25 63 500 Running

18 20 5 Leon Heckbert Brackett Mechanical Ford Fusion 149 3 39 490 Running

19 34 18 Jamie Fisher S.D. Ireland Brothers Chevrolet Monte Carlo 149 20 54 480 Running

20 33 42 Jamie Aube Airgas Chevrolet Monte Carlo 149 20 52 470 Running

21 30 79 Steve Reny Cusick Plumbing/Reny Construction Chevrolet Monte Carlo 149 30 460 Running

22 2 7 Glen Luce Thule/K&K Excavation Chevrolet Monte Carlo 148 3 31 450 Running

23 9 04 TJ Watson Bill dodge Auto Group/Club Texas Chevrolet Monte Carlo 148 3 29 440 Running

24 31 07 Scott Luce Sanders Auto/Thorndike & Son Chevrolet Monte Carlo 148 24 430 Running

25 19 96 Mark Childs Jr J&C Trucking & Excavation Ford Fusion 148 5 29 420 Running

26 22 28 Corey Morgan The Sign Store/Altered image Tattoo Chevrolet Monte Carlo 148 24 410 Running

27 28 77ma James Linardy Linardy Motorspoirts Chevrolet Monte Carlo 147 20 44 400 Running

28 32 41 Pete Potvin III A.J. Rander/Tenco New England Chevrolet Monte Carlo 144 20 44 400 Running

29 1 70 Scott Dragon Harrison Concrete/Jeffords Steel & Engineering Chevrolet Monte Carlo 141 37 61 400 Wreck

30 14 57 Doug Coombs Construction Consultants/Eljen Corp Ford Fusion 140 25 49 400 Wreck

31 25 36 Brad Hammond Roscoe’s Buffet/Ron’s Transmissions Chevrolet Monte Carlo 110 24 400 Steering

32 4 6 Tommy Ricker Gendron & Gendron Construction Chevrolet Monte Carlo 76 5 29 400 Wreck

33 11 72 Scott Robbins Roweauburn.com Chevrolet Monte Carlo 74 10 34 400 Electrical

34 24 05 Ron Henry Wayne Excavators/Sunset Dist/RTA Aggregates Chevrolet Monte Carlo 55 20 44 400 Carburetor
 

Lap Leaders: Scott Dragon, 1-15; Travis Adams, 16-21, Dragon, 22-94; Adams, 95-123, Dragon, 124-140; Adams, 141-150 (5 lead changes among 2 drivers)

Time of Race: 1:21:44

Cautions: 6 (laps 16, 55, 56, 79, 135, 142)

Margin of Victory: 2 car lengths

VDL Fuel System Award: Tracie Bellerose

FiveStar Body Awards: Travis Adams, Joey Polewarczyk

Racing Electronics Awards: Travis Adams, Alan Tardiff, Shawn Martin, Eric Chase

Heat Winners: Jean-Paul Cyr, Brent Dragon, Doug Coombs, Tracie Bellerose

Race Basics Chassis Award: Travis Adams

Media Contact: Jennifer MacDonald - jennymac29@hotmail.com