Mario Clair and Chris Raabe Claim Track Championships in 2013 With Lafrance Performance Power Under The Hood

Lafrance Performance has had several solid weeks in a row through the second half of the season with multiple feature winners, often more than one throughout out any given weekend. Although there were no race winners this weekend, we are very happy to report that Mario Clair and Chris Raabe are champions at RPM Speedway (Raabe) and Cornwall Speedway (Clair).

Autodrome Granby had their championship decided by Mother Nature on Friday night, leaving Alain Boisvert third place overall in the point standing to finish the season. He was just nine points out of first place, going into the final night, but rain washed away and chance for a shot at the track championship.

Mario Clair posted a strong fourth place finish at Mohawk Raceway on Friday night, while Raabe ended up in eighth place. Raabe ended up third in points at Mohawk, while Clair ended in fifth place overall. Clair also finished the Frenchie’s “Chevy Runs Deep” Modified Series in fourth place, while Raabe finished fifth. Clair also finished fourth at Autodrome Drummond on Saturday night, finishing out the year second overall in the championship chase.

The 2013 track championship came down to Clair vs. Raabe in the final stages at Cornwall Speedway, but misfortunes for both drivers almost had the title slip away from both drivers. Brake failure on Clair’s car, and a late race incident for Raabe caused major concern, but Clair had accumulated enough points throughout the year to capture the championship.

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