Robbie Thompson Aims for $6,000 Victory at Kawartha Speedway
source: acttour
LateModel stock car driver Robbie Thompson of South Hampton, Ontario isanxious to get his name into the record books as an American-CanadianTour (ACT) race winner. Thompson will take his best shot at the $6,000winner's share of the $50,000 ACTion Super Series "Summer Sizzler 200"at Fraserville, ON's Kawartha Speedway on Saturday at 6:00 pm.
"I want to win this race bad, the whole team does," said Thompson,driver of the Shear Metal Products/McColl Racing Ford Fusion. "We'vedone very well in the big shows at Kawartha in the last few years, andit would mean a lot to get our first ACT win there."
Thompson,35, is a two-time champion of the ALSTAR Late Model Series in Ontario,and has race wins at tracks throughout the province. In ACT Late ModelTour events at two of the toughest tracks on the 2007 schedule,Thompson established himself as a contender.
After picking animpressive season debut at the 5/8-mile paperclip- shaped CircuitSte-Croix near Québec City in June, he brought home a sixth-placefinish from 28th starting position in the ACTion Super Series 200 atthe flat 4/10-mile Autodrome St-Eustache (Montréal) in July.
Healso owns a trio of runner-up finishes at Kawartha Speedway, includingthe Summer Sizzler in 2005 and a 100-lap Late Model race last month.
"We've run well this year with our new car, and we're very confidentthat we can compete with the ACT leaders at Kawartha," said Thompson."Jean-Paul Cyr, Roger Brown, and Joey Pole each have some experience atKawartha, but I think I might have the home advantage still."
Cyr, Brown, and Joey "Pole" Polewarczyk tested the track in 2004 invarious events, and currently occupy positions one, three, and six,respectively, in ACT Late Model Tour point standings. Cyr, of Milton,Vermont, is a six-time and defending champion of the series. NewHampshire racers Brown (Lancaster) and Polewarczyk (Hudson) have eachscored major event wins stateside in 2007.
Other likelycontenders for the $6,000 Summer Sizzler 200 victory include Vermontveterans Brent Dragon (Milton) and Robbie Crouch (Burlington), NewHampshire hotshoes Randy Potter (Groveton) and Jamie Aube (Concord),Québec's Donald Theetge and Montréal's Patrick Laperle, and OntariansLarry Jackson of Oakville, Dan McHattie of Cavan, Steve Munro of Carp,and Linc Brown of Coburn.
Green flag qualifying action for the $50,000 ACTion Super Series 200 begins at 6:00 pm on Saturday, Sept. 15.
A chicken barbecue and dance with live entertainment ignites the Sizzler weekend festivities on Friday at 7:00 pm.
Kawartha Speedway is located on County Road 28 in Fraserville, ON, just minutes from the city of Peterborough.
For more information on the Summer Sizzler 200 visit www.acttour.com.