A successful start to the Serie ACT Castrol has our Canadian neighbors excited for the season. Donald Theetge came from deep in the field at Autodrome Montmagny on Saturday afternoon to win the Paradis du Sport 100 and kick off another chapter in the ACT history book.
In front of a good crowd on a picture-perfect day, Theetge bested a field of 23 cars and came out on top of a sensational battle for the win involving Sylvain Lacombe, Jean-Francois Dery, Karl Allard, Alexandre Gingras, and Marc-Andre Cliche.
“I think that was the best ACT race of the year so far,” said ACT President Tom Curley. “I really had no idea that Donald Theetge was going to hold on and win until the last lap. It was a great opener for the series.”
Theetge has committed to running the full ACT Late Model Tour (unofficially referred to as the “US Tour” at times), and will pick and choose his starts in the Serie ACT Castrol. Theetge is the defending champion of the series, which began in 2005 under a different sanction and title. The Boischatel, QC racer finished in the Top 10 with the “US Tour” at Airborne Speedway on May 12, and credited his success at Montmagny in part to the preparation he has undergone in the states this season.
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Among the entrants in the Paradis du Sport 100 was Patrick Laperle, who is recovering from a severe illness. The race was Laperle’s first of the season after a long stay in a hospital near his St-Denis, QC home. Still not up to 100%, Laperle drove his car on the pace lap and pitted to allow substitute driver and cousin, Jacques, to take the controls and earn points in his place. Unfortunately, Jacques was involved in a crash on lap 1 and was forced to retire from the race. Patrick Laperle was credited with a 23rd-place finish.
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