LOUDON, N. H. -- Sometimes, the sun shines even though it's raining.

Ask young Joey Logano. A late-race rainstorm stopped the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 after 273 of the scheduled 301 laps, giving Logano his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.

The 19-year-old rookie, who turned 19 on May 24, was probably the only happy driver when NASCAR announced the race official, but veterans of the sport would quickly tell the youngster to enjoy his win because "there's no telling how long it might be before he wins another one."

Crew chief Greg Zipadelli, Logano's mentor and crew chief on the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota, a veteran of this sport's tremendous emotional peaks and valleys, probably told his rosy-cheeked driver, "You take em any way you can get 'em, kid."

Even though Logano never challenged any of the race leaders, he raced his way back into contention after a blown tire and an untimely pit stop put him a lap down.

He eventually was the "Lucky Dog," which put him back on the lead lap and in position to gamble on fuel mileage as reports of impending rain rolled through the pit area like tumbleweeds.

The American Canadian Tour (ACT) announced today that the Ford S347JR crate engine has been approved for competition starting immediately.

For the past eighteen months the engineers from Ford Racing in Dearborn, Michigan have been working in conjunction with ACT motor builders Butler & MacMaster of Hallowell, Maine on the research and development of a Ford crate engine that will be compatible with the GM ZZ4 crate engine.

Jamie Williams PhotoNorth Woodstock NH (May 23) Ben Rowe knows his way around White Mountain Motorsports Park. The four time Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Model Champion now has eight PASS North feature wins at the tidy high banked quarter mile after an exciting battle for the race lead with Travis Benjamin. Benjamin and Rowe got together on lap 135 of the 150 lap feature, and when the smoke cleared Rowe was out front and Benjamin was spun out in the infield.

It was all Rowe for the final fifteen laps, despite challenges from second place finisher Derek Ramstom and Richie Dearborn, who came home third. Chris Staples and Adam Bates were fourth and fifth, series point leader Johnny Clark sixth and Benjamin raced his way back to finish seventh. Donnie Whitten, Donnie Lashua and DJ Shaw completed the top ten. Thirteen cars finished on the leap lap.

Loudon, NH - Former American Canadian Tour (ACT) Champion Phil Scott of Middlesex, Vermont was the first American
Canadian Tour driver in history to take laps at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Scott, along
with veteran Donald Theetge of Quebec City, Quebec, conducted a successful two-day Goodyear tire test in preparation
for the inaugural ACT INVITATIONAL to be held at NHMS on September 19, 2009 during the NASCAR Sprint Cup opening
Chase weekend.

ACT officials who were present at the test session also gained valuable information as they prepare for the event
that will qualify 36 teams during the 2009 race season. Aero packages and brakes were a couple of concerns prior to
the test session. Dean Gallison, the ACT Director of Competition was very satisfied with the results. “The aero
packages on both cars were very different with regard to bracing and we didn’t seem to have any problems. The cars
certainly appeared stable on the race track at speeds approaching 140 mph, and the report was that the brakes held up
better than at some of the long fast short tracks that we run on. We will recommend a couple of things to help teams