Oxford, ME — With beautiful weather over Eastern Maine, forty-three teams entered Oxford Plains Speedway on Saturday with the American-Canadian Tour faithful running door-to-door in the Oxford 125 as part of the 51st annual Oxford 250 weekend. ACT officials confirmed all forty-three teams would start Saturday’s feature event and Derry, New Hampshire’s Erick Sands took the pole position by virtue of a +5 handicap earned in heat race Plus/Minus qualifying events. (more…)
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ACT Late Model Tour hits Seekonk for the Spring Green 124 Saturday
SEEKONK, Mass. — Seekonk Speedway will be back on the track on Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June 8, with another doubleheader of New England short-track racing on tap. Friday includes the third round of the Fast Friday season for 2024, with the Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars, Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stocks, Sport 4’s and Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Bandits and Outlaws all on track. (more…)
‘Fireball’ Tardif Takes First Career ACT Win at Chaudiere Hometrack (Full Results)
Vallee-Jonction, QC — Following a long-term rain delay throughout the morning and early afternoon at Autodrome Chaudiere, thirty-three American-Canadian Tour teams set their qualifying positions for the Claude Leclerc 150 at the tough and exciting Quebec oval. The popular Quebec speedplant brought a variety of teams to battle for the $5,000 prize of the Claude Leclerc 150 with one popular young star standing victorious at the end! (more…)
ACT Tour Set for First of Two Quebec Visits with Chaudiere’s Claude Leclerc 150
Barre, VT — With a well-deserved week off to reflect and prepare, the Stars and Cars of the American-Canadian Tour are set to point their haulers Northward this week for the first of two journeys across the border to Quebec, Canada. For the fourth time, teams will enter Autodrome Chaudiere for a chance to win the coveted Claude Leclerc 150, a celebration of the Iron Man of American-Canadian Tour competition who holds over 600 ACT-sanctioned starts under his open-faced helmet! (more…)
Pelkey Earns First ACT Victory in Community Bank 150 Triumph Under the Lights in Rare Saturday Night Outing at Thunder Road
Barre, VT — While a rightfully dreary forecast tattered Sunday plans for the American-Canadian Tour at Thunder Road, Mother Nature laid the groundwork for something New England race fans had been craving since last October. The 26th annual Community Bank, N.A. 150 was the first of its existence to be under the lights of the Nation’s Site of Excitement on Saturday night, and exciting it was. Thirty-nine American-Canadian Tour Late Models were whittled down to a twenty-nine car starting field for a fantastic showing at the Tour’s homebase with many storylines competing for the top spot! (more…)
Redemption Podium in Rain-Shorted ACT Pine Tree State Excursion at Oxford
Oxford, ME — The persistent spring rains once again aggravated officials, teams and fans of the American-Canadian Tour during the start to the 2024 season on their return to Oxford Plains Speedway. While early morning rains dried off, grey clouds returned just after the halfway point of the American-Canadian Tour special and added area-wide lightning threats pushed both ACT and Oxford Plains officials to end the program early with the ACT Pine Tree State event official after completing 65 of the originally scheduled 125 laps. (more…)
ACT Entry List Tops 40 for 4th Annual Northeast Classic at NHMS
Barre, VT — As the 2024 American-Canadian Tour season comes steaming down the line, the first stop is New England’s lone super-speedway, the Magic Mile at New Hampshire Motor Speedway! The 4th annual Northeast Classic will serve as round one in an expansive 13-event season for the international ACT Tour and over the past days, weeks and months teams from across New England and Quebec have been frantically filing applications and entries in preparation for the exciting season opener at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. (more…)
ACT Title Chaser Gluchacki Named Kulwicki Driver Development Program Finalist
Barre, VT — It was announced this morning in Charlotte, North Carolina that American-Canadian Tour standout Derek Gluchacki has made the coveted list of finalists for the highly acclaimed Kulwicki Driver Development Program (KDDP). The program has partnered with racers from across North America the past eight seasons to offer a stipend of sponsorship money as well as working with these racers to provide assistance with publicity, marketing, sponsorship development and industry networking throughout the season.
Série ACT Quebec Geared for Growth in 2024
Barre, VT & Quebec City, QC — After a popular return to competition in 2023, co-promoters André Poulin and Howard Romanado are gearing up for an exciting year two with the rekindled Série ACT Quebec. Expanded to twelve events in 2024, Série ACT Quebec will also host two combination events with the US-based American-Canadian Tour for an exciting clash between the international stars! (more…)
Massachusetts Makes it a Two State Race in ACT Rookie of the Year Battle
Barre, VT — The American-Canadian Tour received two new additions to the 2024 roster on Monday with two Bay Staters looking to tackle the ACT Rookie of the Year title fight this season. Westfield’s Jeremy Sorel and Orange’s Cole Littlewood are both looking to bring the 2024 rookie honors home to Massachusetts this season but they’ll have to go through a powerful pair of Green Mountain Boys in Kasey Beattie and Kaiden Fisher to accomplish the feat! (more…)
ACT & PASS Release 50th Thompson Speedway Icebreaker Schedule and Pricing
Barre, VT & Naples, ME — Officials with the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) have announced the nine division slate, schedule and pricing for the opening weekend of the 2024 New England racing season with the iconic 50th Icebreaker at Thompson Speedway. Following Practice Day on Friday, April 5, the 50th Icebreaker starts in earnest on Saturday, April 6 before wrapping up on Sunday, April 7. (more…)
Rowe and Robinson Team Up for Maine-Based ACT Championship Run in 2024
Barre, VT — The State of Maine is looking to regain the upper hand once again in the fight for the American-Canadian Tour championship. Following the Northeast Racing Expo in Augusta, it was announced Monday that the combined efforts of longtime ACT campaigner Rowland Robinson, Jr. and 2021 ACT Tour Champion Ben Rowe will be behind the wheel of the Rowland Robinson, Sr.-owned Ford Mustang for the 2024 season. (more…)
ACT Heading to Maine’s Northeast Motorsports Expo – SRX Tickets Available
Barre, VT — Officials with the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) announced today that the historic Tour and its sanctioned tracks, Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl and White Mountain Motorsports Park will be represented at the 35th annual Northeast Motorsports Expo at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta, Maine from Friday, January 12 through Sunday, January 14.
ACT & PASS Announce 604 Modifieds Added to Northeast Classic at NHMS
Barre, VT & Naples, ME — Officials from the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) announced on Wednesday that with the continued support and numerous calls fielded by the two organizations for the new Sunoco 604 Modified Division at Thompson Speedway, the new division has been added to the Northeast Classic line-up for Saturday, April 13th at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. (more…)
ACT Announces New Tri-State Flying Tiger Series
Barre, VT — After several years of continued growth for the famed Flying Tiger division at Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl and White Mountain Motorsports Park, American-Canadian Tour Officials have announced a new Tri-State Series for the top support division. The Tri-State Flying Tiger Series will visit Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine in its inaugural 2024 season, the first time the Tigers have hit the touring circuit in over a decade. (more…)
Shaw, Woodard and Top ACT Teams Celebrate 2023 at Barre Banquet
Barre, VT — Over 300 people were on hand Saturday evening to celebrate the 2023 American-Canadian Tour season and that of home-track Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vermont. The packed-house gathered to wrap up the 2023 season in style. Just before award presentations began, a series of prizes were raffled off to the top supporting competitors on the American-Canadian Tour courtesy of a series of contingency partners.
Jonathan Bouvrette was pulled for the AR Bodies ‘A’ Package prize while Andrew Molleur’s name was pulled for a set of four Bassett racing wheels. A Five Star Bodies NextGen Body package was awarded to Cam Huntress, Gabe Brown earned a complete set of four QA1 Shocks and Jimmy Renfrew was gifted a 54-gallon drum of 110 Sunoco Racing Fuel.
D.J. Shaw and car owner Arny Hill collected their hardware, the $10,000 championship bonus, the $2,000 Brookside Equipment Triple Crown championship bonus and a series of contingency prizes that included three drums of Sunoco 110 Race Fuel and certificates from Kirkey Racing Fabrication, KRC Power Steering, Bassett Racing Wheels and Allstar Performance. Shaw thanked his many supporters from crew chief Andrew Cimonetti and car owner Hill to his sponsors A.H. Fence Company and Bar Harbor Bank & Trust and his family for all their combined efforts in bringing home his second-consecutive American-Canadian Tour championship.
ACT Championship runner-up Gabe Brown and car owner Gene Brown collected their plaques, point fund and contingency certificates from Bassett and Kirkey while third-place finisher Jimmy Renfrew Jr. and car owner Jim Renfrew added a $1,250 prize for his Brookside Triple Crown run and prizes from Edelbrock Corporation, Tilton Racing, Kirkey and Bassett for his third-overall finish.
Fourth-place finisher Derek Gluchacki was also on hand to collect his 2023 trophies, check and a $750 bonus for his third-in-points run in the Brookside Equipment Southern New England Triple Crown Series. Rookie of the Year Tanner Woodard and car owner Jason Woodard took home $1,000 as the top rookie along with the fifth-in-points accolades and certificates from Allstar and DRP Performance.
Fellow top-10 overall finishers Erick Sands, Andrew Molleur and Bryan Wall Jr., along with car owners Jay Sands, Jason Glaude and John Wall Sr., were also on hand to celebrate their respective 2023 seasons.
While unable to attend, Rochester, New Hampshire’s Cam Huntress earned the ACT Most Improved Driver Award in his sophomore season with Blainville, Quebec’s Jonathan Bouvrette gifted the Tour’s Sportsmanship Award to join fellow honorable Canadian award winners Claude Leclerc, Tom Kenyon and Dave Whitlock.
Leader of ACT Race Day Operations, race director, graphic designer and lifelong member of the racing community, Scott Tapley was chosen as the 2023 recipient of the Tom Curley Award in memory of the founder of the American-Canadian Tour. The prestigious Don MacTavish Award was given to a similarly lifelong driver, car owner and sponsor John Wall Sr. for his dedication to Northeast stock car racing.
The 2024 schedule and rule book are set to be released by the Barre, Vermont offices in the coming weeks before Thanksgiving. For more information, contact the Thunder Road offices at (802) 244-6963, media@thunderroadvt.com, or visit www.thunderroadvt.com. You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @ThunderRoadVT.
D. J. Shaw Takes Haunted Hundred, Brookside Triple Crown and ACT Championship at Waterford
Waterford, CT — Although rains pushed the Haunted Hundred at New London-Waterford Speedbowl back to Sunday, October 22, the poor weather did nothing to hinder the competition. Forty-nine American-Canadian Tour teams flooded the paddock at the coastal Connecticut oval with just thirty-one positions up for grabs in the final event of the 2023 season with the iconic ACT Tour championship, Rookie of the Year honors and Brookside Equipment Southern New England Triple Crown on the line. (more…)
2023 ACT Championship, Brookside Triple Crown and Rookie Title Come Down to Popular Waterford Speedbowl Haunted Hundred
Barre, VT — When the American-Canadian Tour rolls through the gates of the New London-Waterford Speedbowl, a trifecta of year-long battles meet their conclusion. Three drivers will leave the gates on Saturday having accomplished something extraordinary and sealed off their 2023 seasons on high while everyone else will take the day as being the best that they could make it on the coastal Connecticut oval. (more…)
ACT Ones to Watch in the New London-Waterford Speedbowl Haunted Hundred
Barre, VT — The 2023 American-Canadian Tour championship comes down to one of the most versatile speed plants in the Northeast as point leaders Gabe Brown and D.J. Shaw roll into New London-Waterford Speedbowl on Saturday, October 21 for the Haunted Hundred! While Shaw and Brown battle for the ACT Tour championship, just 21 points apart, the Brookside Equipment Sales Southern New England Triple Crown is also on the line in the exciting double-header with the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series! (more…)
White Mountain Hosts ACT & PASS Doubleheader Fall Foliage Saturday
N. Woodstock, NH — Race fans from across New England and Quebec have turned their eyes to White Mountain Motorsports Park for another world-class line-up on Fall Foliage Saturday, September 16th. The sixth doubleheader event for the American-Canadian Tour and Pro All Stars Series, Saturday will also include the return of the New England Supermodified Series, PASS Modifieds and the Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers.