Loudon Speedway New Hampshire ACT Tour Results.

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Loudon, NH — Reigning American-Canadian Tour (ACT) champion Jimmy Hebert of Williamstown, VT finally scored a long-awaited victory at Loudon’s New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) on Sunday, April 18 in the inaugural Northeast Classic. Hebert was awarded the win following post-race technical inspection, giving the veteran a triumph he’d been chasing for his entire decade-long Late Model career.

 

The now eight-time ACT Late Model Tour winner was leading the event with three laps to go before getting passed by Center Conway, NH’s D.J. Shaw. However, Shaw was later disqualified for a carburetor infraction. This gave Hebert the win and a $5,000 top prize on a busy afternoon at “The Magic Mile”.

 

East Bridgewater, MA’s Ryan Kuhn started on the pole and led the first four laps. Shaw then passed him from the fifth starting spot and drove away from the field. Hebert and New Salem, MA’s Tom Carey III followed Shaw around Kuhn, who was eventually felled by a brake problem. The duo could only watch Shaw drive into the afternoon sun until a competition caution on lap 27 for right-side tires and adjustments.

ACT LATE MODEL TOUR

Pos., Start Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown, Laps

1. ( 9 ) Jimmy Hebert ( 58VT ) , Williamstown, VT , 50 Laps

2. ( 2 ) Tom Carey III ( 5MA ) , New Salem, MA , 50 Laps

3. ( 6 ) Ben Rowe ( 4ME ) , Turner, ME , 50 Laps

4. ( 12 ) Mark Jenison ( 22RI ) , Warwick, RI , 50 Laps

5. ( 4 ) Derek Ming ( 45VT ) , West Burke, VT , 50 Laps

6. ( 14 ) Stephen Donahue ( 2VT ) , Graniteville, VT , 50 Laps

7. ( 7 ) Trenton Goodrow ( 31MA ) , Carver, MA , 50 Laps

8. ( 17 ) #Erick Sands ( 36NH ) , Derry, NH , 50 Laps

9. ( 13 ) Robby Gordon Douglas ( 27NC ) , Charlotte, NC , 50 Laps

10. ( 11 ) Dylan Payea ( 7NH ) , Milton, VT , 50 Laps

11. ( 8 ) Jesse Switser ( 25NH ) , West Burke, VT , 50 Laps

12. ( 18 ) Mike Benevides ( 50RI ) , Westerly, RI , 50 Laps

13. ( 22 ) Jamie Aube ( 41VT ) , Bow, NH , 49 Laps

14. ( 20 ) Michael Lindquist ( 71CT ) , Sandy Hook, CT , 49 Laps

15. ( 21 ) Gerard Giordano, Jr. ( 15NY ) , Freeport, NY , 49 Laps

16. ( 19 ) Matt Anderson ( 49NH ) , Franklin, NH , 49 Laps

17. ( 10 ) Derek Gluchacki ( 03MA ) , North Dartmouth, MA , 48 Laps

18. ( 23 ) #Tom Sheehan ( 65NH ) , Bow, NH , 47 Laps

19. ( 15 ) Shawn Swallow ( 04NH ) , Lancaster, NH , 43 Laps

20. ( 3 ) Jimmy Renfrew Jr. ( 00NH ) , Candia, NH , 39 Laps

21. ( 24 ) #Kevin Vaudrien ( 70VT ) , Brattleboro, VT , 28 Laps

22. ( 1 ) Ryan Kuhn ( 72MA ) , E. Bridgewater, MA , 28 Laps

23. ( 16 ) Woody Pitkat ( 91CT ) , Bellingham, MA , 19 Laps

24. ( 25 ) Jamie Swallow Jr. ( 4NH ) , Stark, NH , 0 Laps

DSQ ( 5 ) D.J. Shaw ( 04VT ) , Center Conway, NH , 0 Laps

 

Shaw pulled away again after the restart until Jimmy Renfrew Jr. smacked the backstretch wall with 11 laps to go. The leader chose the inside for the restart, but Hebert made a charge on the outside, taking the top spot after two laps of side-by-side racing.

 

Hebert held the lead through one more caution on lap 43 for Dylan Payea’s stalled automobile. Shaw, though, had the faster long-run car and got below Hebert in turn three for the top spot with laps winding down. The joy was short-lived, however, and Hebert was named the victor in his first Late Model race driving a Ford.

 

Carey moved up into the second spot following the disqualification after a late battle with Ben Rowe. Turner, ME’s Rowe became the new third-place finisher. Mark Jenison, Derek Ming, Stephen Donahue, Trenton Goodrow, Erick Sands, Robby Gordon Douglas, and Payea rounded out the top-10.