White Mountain Motorsports Park officials released today the 2026 Schedule of Events for the New Hampshire oval, highlighted by two appearances by the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour. (Johnny Racer photo)
N. Woodstock, NH — Officials with White Mountain Motorsports Park are looking forward to plenty of Thunder in the Mountains for 2026 and have released the Schedule of Events for the coming season. Twenty exciting showcases from mid-May to late-September means there’s plenty of action to be had at New Hampshire’s Favorite Short Track in 2026!
The Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour released their 2026 Schedule of Events Tuesday with fourteen point-counting events once again completing a stellar season! (Mark & Merrick Cote photo)
Barre, VT — After several weeks of planning, Officials with the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour announced today the 2026 Schedule of Events for North America’s most historic Late Model touring series with 14 point-counting events on a fifteen-stop schedule. Along with the $60,000+ Milton CAT point fund and $20,000 champion’s share on the line, the 2026 schedule begins with ten stops at ten different facilities and features traditional marquee events for the international stars as well as several exciting changes to shake up the season!
The American-Canadian Tour franchise and the Pro All Stars Series sanctioning body have partnered once again to lease and operate the Lee USA Speedway in Southern New Hampshire starting in 2026.
Barre, VT & Naples, ME — For the American-Canadian Tour’s Cris Michaud and the Pro All Stars Series’ Tom Mayberry, Lee USA Speedway has always held a special place. For Michaud, he fought 59 other cars for a starting spot in 2005’s Seacoast Late Model Challenge, later taking the lead from seven-time ACT champion Jean-Paul Cyr for the win. For Mayberry, Red and Judy McDonald believed in a new Super Late Model series back in 2001 and provided the launching pad for the Pro All Stars Series some twenty-five years ago. Now, the two have partnered once again to lease the 1/3-mile facility on the New Hampshire seacoast, ready to give back and return the famed oval to its place in Northeast racing prominence.
Derry, New Hampshire’s Erick Sands carries the checkered flag after winning his second straight Milton CAT Haunted Hundred at Seekonk Speedway. (Mark A. Cote photo)
Seekonk, MA — Derry, New Hampshire’s Erick Sands earned another season-ending treat in the Milton CAT Haunted Hundred at Massachusetts’ Seekonk Speedway on Saturday, October 25, winning the event for the second year in a row. Sands took the lead from Quebec City, Quebec’s William Larue on lap 61 and motored away down the stretch. Behind him, Larue’s teammate Raphael Lessard of Vallée-Jct., Quebec put a bow on the 2025 Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour (ACT) championship, bringing the title to Canada for the first time since 2008.
Navigating lap traffic was the name of the game Saturday afternoon at Oxford Plains Speedway as leader Gabe Brown (47NH) claws underneath Ryan Olsen (61NH) and rookie point leader Justin Storace (background). (Mark A. Cote photo)
Oxford, ME — Fifty-two Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour-sanctioned racers packed the pit area Saturday morning as part of the action-packed Spencer Group Paving PASS 400 Weekend. Originally set for an early-season April showdown, the Pine Tree State 125 presented by Wellman Paving was rain delayed by 175 days for the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour’s third visit to Oxford Plains Speedway this season with thirty cars making the trip. Saturday’s showcase was also a shining moment for the ACT Flying Tigers, rounding out this year’s three-race Tri-State Series with the Vacationland 75.
The Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour heads back to Oxford Plains Speedway for the Pine Tree State 125 this Saturday, October 18 with the championship picture coming into focus. (Mark A. Cote photo)
Barre, VT — Following the non-point excitement of the 63rd Vermont Milk Bowl nearly two weeks ago at Thunder Road Speedbowl, the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour faithful are ready to pull the straps tight once again with a trip to another of the Tour’s longtime homes. Oxford Plains Speedway started a legacy with the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour back in 1980 and this Saturday’s Pine Tree State 125 presented by Wellman Paving is just the latest in a multi-generational legacy in the great State of Maine.
Over 40 drivers have entered the PASS 400, a race with a tradition dating back to Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, but with a huge difference for this year’s race. The race will total 400 laps, split into three segments at 100, 100, and 200 laps respectively, each paying $25,000 to win, with the overall winner collecting an additional $25,000 for having the lowest average finish from each of the three segments. A single driver could win $100,000 by sweeping the three segments. (more…)
Marcel Gravel stands with Northfield Savings Bank President and CEO Joseph Bater in victory lane. (Alan Ward photo)
Barre, VT – A beautiful, summer-like day greeted the fans and teams of Thunder Road Speedbowl to set the scene for a history-making Vermont Milk Bowl. Three segments of racing awaited the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour / Maplefields-Irving Late Models Sunday morning with Marcel Gravel pacing the pack early in Segment #1. It started with a bang on lap one, in turn one as Brandon Gray, Bryan Wall Jr. and Erick Sands saw their days end early in a crashing of steel and concrete. Gravel set the pace but fell under attack from current Touring point leader Raphael Lessard at lap 10. Gravel regained the high ground on lap 19 and kept the hammer down for the Segment #1 win.
The New England Supermodified Series returns to Thunder Road on Saturday as part of the Booth Bros./Hood Milk Qualifying Day along with the debut of the NELCAR Legends Tour at Thunder Road for the first time ever! (Alan Ward photo)
Barre, VT – While the Maplefields/Irving Late Models are center stage all weekend long in both qualifying and contesting the Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America, there is plenty of other action throughout the annual end-of-season spectacular at Thunder Road. Alongside the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, rk Miles Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors that call the Nation’s Site of Excitement home all year round, three additional ‘outsider’ divisions will join in for one of New England’s greatest racing spectacle this Saturday and Sunday.
Barre, VT — As New England’s picturesque hills turn amber and leaves begin to fly, many look forward to picking apples, county fairs and carving pumpkins. For the faithful race fans of the northeast, the change of season brings their favorite event of the year. This weekend brings the 63rd running of the Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank to Thunder Road International Speedbowl with drivers from across New England and Quebec set to make the drive for an over $12,000 grand prize and the once-in-a-lifetime chance to plant a kiss on Vermont’s finest Ayrshire dairy cow!