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Scott Dragon Takes First NEFCU+VSECU Labor Day Classic at Thunder Road Hometrack

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 3, 2024

Barre, VT — Beautiful skies and full crowds greeted the traveling band of American-Canadian Tour faithful for their second visit of the year to Thunder Road International Speedbowl. The NEFCU+VSECU Labor Day Classic saw thirty-one cars enter the pit gate and qualify for starting position in the annual 200-lap holiday weekend event. ACT Rookie of the Year hopeful and current Thunder Road track championship point leader Kaiden Fisher earned the pole alongside former top rookie Erick Sands with both drivers taking a ‘+4’ in the Plus/Minus handicap system.

Fisher would immediately fall back to the rear with a caution prior to the first completed lap with fellow rookie Cole Littlewood. Another quick spin caution re-racked the field once more out of the gate before the field settled in on the lap five restart. Marcel Gravel and Erick Sands battled hard on the return to green but it was the Thunder Road ace Gravel that put the power down on the outside groove. Soon after, two-time track champion Scott Dragon also rounded the ACT regular and set his sights on Gravel. (more…)

Hovey & Matthews Score Aug. 30 SK Light Feature Wins; Christopher, Gray, Winter, & Hydar Also Notch Maybury Kids Night Wins at Stafford

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 2, 2024

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted Maybury Back to SKool Kids night with twin SK Light feature events on Friday, Aug. 30th. The big winners of the night were Nickolas Hovey and Chris Matthews, who split the SK Light features between themselves with Hovey notching his third win of the season and Matthews his second. Other feature winners were Michael Christopher, Jr. in the SK Modified® feature, Adam Gray in the Late Model feature, Matt Winter, II, and Travis Hydar. As part of Maybury Kids Night, there were two kids big wheel races and they were won by 6 year old Bentley Walmsley of Franklin and 5 year old Cole Frazier of Agawam, MA.

In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Dylan Kopec took the early lead while behind him Andrew Molleur moved into second, Marcello Rufrano third, Tyler Hines fourth, and Jon Puleo fifth. Steven Chapman got out of shape but gathered his car up and rejoined at the rear of the field as the race stayed green. (more…)

$5,000-to-Win 75-Lap Late Model Special Announced to Headline Thompson Speedway on September 8th

by Lou ModestinoAugust 30, 2024

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials announced today an exciting addition to the Thompson Speedway schedule on Sunday, September 8. The Back to School Bash 75 for the Thompson Late Models will feature a 75 lap, $5,000-to-win showdown on the Thompson highbanks open to all ACT Late Models across the northeast! The big money, extra distance affair is now set as the headliner to the Sunday, September 8 program at Thompson which will also include the Thompson Sunoco Modifieds, AZ Roofing SK Light Modifieds, Street Stocks and Mini Stocks with a 3:00pm Post Time! (more…)

Jet Service Envelope/Accura Printing Rings in Final Thursday Night Showdown at Thunder Road

by Lou ModestinoAugust 28, 2024

Barre, VT — Where has the time gone? This Thursday, August 29, Jet Service Envelope and Accura Printing present the final Thursday night event at Thunder Road for the 2024 season headlined by four divisions of the region’s best stock car racing PLUS the annual Run-What-U-Brung spectator drags! (more…)

Andy Jankowiak Claims Another Victory In The George Decker Memorial In Race Of Champions Sportsman Modified Series

by MikeAugust 27, 2024

Holland, NY – (August 26, 2024) – Andy Jankowiak of Tonawanda, NY, drove to another victory in the George Decker Memorial for the Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series this past Saturday night during the Busch Light 100 presented by Try-It Distributing at Holland (NY) Speedway this past Saturday.

Jankowiak started 10^th and drove his way to the front topping Jake Vernon from Eden, NY and Kevin Timmerman from Ontario, NY.

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NEW 4:00pm Start Time Sunday, September 1st, Labor Day Weekend Camping Begins Friday

by Lou ModestinoAugust 26, 2024

Barre, VT — Thunder Road and American-Canadian Tour (ACT) officials announced today a small change in schedule for the 46th Labor Day Classic 200 program presented by NEFCU/VSECU on Sunday, September 1. The annual 200 lap affair will continue to be held on Sunday, September 1 but will move to an evening special with an afternoon Post Time of 4:00pm.

The annual Labor Day weekend special has annually been held with a 1:30pm post time but Thunder Road and ACT officials have cited several reasons for the move. “Moving to 4:00pm will hopefully eliminate the need for teams to find a place to stay overnight Saturday and still get home at a decent hour Sunday night,” said Thunder Road and ACT managing partner Cris Michaud. “The side-by-side racing on Thursday nights has been fantastic this season and ACT under the lights at Thunder Road is sure to be a great show!” (more…)

Unofficial Results: 51st Annual Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway

by Lou ModestinoAugust 26, 2024

Here are unofficial results from the 51st Annual Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Oxford 250 on Sunday, August 25 at Oxford Plains Speedway.
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Extra Prize Money Added to Pro Late Model Event October 5 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

by MikeAugust 26, 2024

(Nashville, TN) Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is down to the final two events of the 2024 racing season, as the track will next open back up for the Saturday, October 5 Breast Cancer Awareness race followed by the All American 400 weekend, the first weekend in November.

In hopes of making the October 5 race a bigger success and as a thank you to all of this year’s teams, race officials have added extra prize money to the October 5 Pro Late Model race. The 100-lap race will now pay $5,000 to win and $500 to start, giving teams a significant increase in prize money at the event which will be the final tune-up before the All American 400 weekend. (more…)

Cliff Saunders & Paul Varricchio, Jr. Score Aug. 23 Late Model Feature Wins; Talman, Chapman, Lavoie, & Downey Also Notch Wins at Stafford

by Lou ModestinoAugust 26, 2024

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted another round of Weekly Racing with twin Late Model feature events on Friday, Aug. 23rd. Cliff Saunders and Paul Varricchio, Jr. were the winners of the Late Model feature events with Saunders picking up his first win of the season and Varricchio using a last lap pass to record his second win of the season. Troy Talman was victorious for the third time this season in the SK Modified® feature, Tyler Chapman notched his sixth win of the season in the SK Light feature, Jeremy Lavoie took down his first win of the season in the Limited Late Model feature, and Travis Downey scored win #2 of the season in the Street Stock feature. (more…)

Gluchacki Redoubles ACT Championship Chase with Late-Race Move to Secure Big Oxford Victory on 250 Weekend

by Lou ModestinoAugust 26, 2024

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…)