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Will Seekonk Produce Another Rookie Rumble or Will the ACT Tour Veterans Shine at the Cement Palace?

October 24, 2024

When the American-Canadian Tour last ventured to Seekonk Speedway (MA) in June, it was a battle between the Rookie hot-shoes and the wily veterans. Will the Concrete Palace again favor the Freshman or is it a Senior Spotlight on November 2nd? (Kevin King photo)

Barre, VT — The American-Canadian Tour is set to return to Massachusetts’s lone paved oval, the Seekonk Speedway, for the second time this year next Saturday, November 2. The Haunted Hundred marks the final event of the 2024 season with both the international championship on the line as well as the Brookside Equipment Sales Southern New England Triple Crown, Saturday’s showcase has plenty of pressure for the invading ACT Tour stars. (more…)

Redemption for Shaw at Seekonk Speedway with Race Win and 2022 ACT Championship Clenched

October 24, 2022

Seekonk, MA — Redemption was the word coming into Seekonk Speedway this Saturday for multiple drivers, and redemption there was. The Haunted Hundred for the American-Canadian Tour had big shoes to fill following last year’s edition where Ben Rowe took a daring last-lap pass to earn the win and the 2021 championship. In 2022, a different story unfolded and a new champion emerged in eerily similar fashion. (more…)

Seekonk’s Haunted Hundred Serves as Penultimate ACT Tour Race of 2022

October 18, 2022

Barre, VT — The next leg of the Southern New England Swing Triple Crown for the American-Canadian Tour comes down to Massachusetts’ Seekonk Speedway this Saturday, October 22nd with the Haunted Hundred. Once again alongside the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series, the ACT Haunted Hundred is expected to be yet another legendary showdown between the Touring stars of Quebec and New England against a stout field of hometown favorites with the 2022 season quickly coming to a close. (more…)

Ben Rowe Driving Father’s Car in 49th Oxford 250

August 17, 2022

This past Saturday night, one of Maine’s greatest racecar drivers of all-time took the green flag for the first time in 2022. Fans in attendance at Oxford Plains Speedway were on the edge of their seats as Mike Rowe made his way through the Pro All Stars Series Super Late Model field over the 150-lap event. Despite cutting a right-front tire, it was still a performance that left fans talking. (more…)

Ryan Kuhn Claims the PASS Bay State Summer Classic At Seekonk

July 28, 2022

Seekonk, MA — A healthy field of 28 Pro All Stars Series Super Late Models invaded the Commonwealth for the 2nd Annual Bay State Summer Classic. One driver noticeably missing was Turner, Maine’s Ben Rowe. Rowe was the only driver to compete in all 334 PASS North events. Ben and Richard Moody Racing mutually parted ways after the White Mountain Motorsports Park double header two weeks ago. (more…)

ACT Returns to Lee USA Speedway for May 16 Doubleheader with PASS

May 12, 2021

Waterbury, VT — For the first time in three years, the American-Canadian Tour is coming to New Hampshire’s Lee USA Speedway. The Lee USA 150 this Sunday, May 16 at 2:00pm is part of a showdown featuring three of the region’s top touring series.

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Entries Continue to Arrive for Community Bank NA 150 at Thunder Road Speedbowl

April 29, 2021

Barre, VT — The 23^rd Community Bank N.A. 150 at Barre’s Thunder Road this Sunday, May 2 has gotten a little bigger for Vermont racing fans. The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) entry list swelled even further this week with six more top Thunder Road racers throwing their hats into the ring for an event being broadcast worldwide on FloRacing.

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Local Late Models Ready to Shine Again at Community Bank N.A. 150 at Thunder Road

April 28, 2021

Barre, VT — The Thunder Road stock car racing season opens this Sunday, May 2 with the 23^rd Community Bank N.A. 150. For the 76^th time, the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Models are coming to town for an ACT Tour championship event. However, just as much focus will be on the local Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model racers who are more than ready to defend their stomping ground live worldwide on FloRacing. (more…)

American-Canadian Tour Makes Next Stop at Thunder Road on May 2

April 24, 2021

Waterbury, VT — The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) keeps its early 2021 season rolling with a trip to Barre, VT’s Thunder Road Speedbowl on Sunday, May 2. The 23^rd Community Bank N.A. 150 pits the stars of the ACT Late Model Tour against the track’s Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model weekly standouts in a showdown that will be broadcast live on FloRacing. (more…)

Hebert Finally Tastes NHMS Victory at Northeast Classic

April 19, 2021

Loudon, NH — Reigning American-Canadian Tour (ACT) champion Jimmy Hebert of Williamstown, VT finally scored a long-awaited victory at Loudon’s New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) on Sunday, April 18 in the inaugural Northeast Classic. Hebert was awarded the win following post-race technical inspection, giving the veteran a triumph he’d been chasing for his entire decade-long Late Model career. (more…)