ACT Driver Payea Doubles Up at 10th Annual Merchants Bank 150

BARRE, VT – Late Model stock car driver Scott Payea of Milton,
VT earned his third career American-Canadian Tour victory
in the 10th Annual Merchants Bank 150 at Thunder Road Int'l Speedbowl
on Sunday afternoon. Payea waged a race-long battle with
defending Thunder Road Track Champion Dave Pembroke of Middlesex, VT,
finally taking the lead for good on lap 129.
Payea, 26, started the race from the outside pole position and
led the first 46 laps before Pembroke, who started fifth,
took over. Pembroke led – if only by two car lengths – for the next
54 laps before Payea nosed his Ouellette Plumbing &
Heating/AC Sports #89 Ford Fusion ahead on lap 110. Pembroke led two
more laps after a late restart before Payea moved in front
to stay.
ACT Castrol Series Champion Patrick Laperle of Montreal paseed
Pembroke late for the runner-up position. Former ACT Late
Model Tour Champion Phil Scott of Montpelier, VT finished fourth, just
ahead of seven-time and defending ACT Late Model Tour
Champion Jean-Paul Cyr of Milton, VT.
Randy Potter of Groveton, NH made a late charge to finish sixth
ahead of Hyde Park, VT's Eric Williams. Scott Dragon of
Milton, VT and John Donahue of Graniteville, VT finished eighth and
ninth, respectively, while Pete Potvin of Graniteville, VT
had a career-best effort to complete the unofficial Top 10.
Forty-three cars were on hand to attempt qualifying for 30
starting positions. The Merchants Bank 150 was completed in
just over 58 minutes, and was slowed by just six caution periods.
The ACT Late Model Tour travels to Plattsburgh, NY's Airborne
Speedway for the 34th Annual Furniture World of VT Spring
Green 100 on Saturday, May 17. For more information, call (802)
244-6963 or visit www.acttour.com.

UNOFFICIAL FINISH – 10th Annual Merchants Bank 150
ACT Late Model Tour – Thunder Road Int'l Speedbowl, Barre, VT
Sunday, May 4, 2008

Pos-Driver-Hometown (# - denotes rookie)
1. Scott Payea, Milton, VT
2. Patrick Laperle, St-Denis, QC
3. Dave Pembroke, Montpelier, VT
4. Phil Scott, Montpelier, VT
5. Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT
6. Randy Potter, Groveton, NH
7. Eric Williams, Hyde Park, VT
8. Scott Dragon, Milton, VT
9. John Donahue, Graniteville, VT
10. Pete Potvin, III, Graniteville, VT
11. #Tyler Cahoon, St. Johnsbury, VT
12. Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT
13. Brent Dragon, Milton, VT
14. Joe Becker, Jeffersonville, VT
15. Glen Luce, Turner, ME
16. Dave Whitcomb, Essex Jct., VT
17. Ryan Nolin, Georgia, VT
18. Robbie Crouch, Tampa, FL
19. Claude Leclerc, Lanoraie, QC
20. Joey Laquerre, East Montpelier, VT
21. Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Hudson, NH
22. Chip Grenier, Graniteville, VT
23. #Jonathan Urlin, London, ON
24. Ron Henry, New Gloucester, ME
25. Cris Michaud, Northfield, VT
26. Trampas Demers, South Burlington, VT
27. Bobby Dragon, Milton, VT
28. Kip Stockwell, Braintree, VT
29. Dennis Demers, Shelburne, VT
30. Nick Sweet, Barre, VT