Thousands of Dollars Up for Grabs in Epic 60th Vermont Milk Bowl Purse

Barre, VT — After the largest purse increase in recent memory, the 60th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank has the American-Canadian Tour Late Model community buzzing. $103,100 is up for grabs across the 26-car starting field included lap money, all new heat race purses and special bonus’ that all highlight Thunder Road’s celebration of the 60th edition of the ‘Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America.’

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First Time Winner Taylor Sayers Takes Nolato Road Warrior Challenge

Barre, VT — On yet another Thursday night in Central Vermont, rain played her part at Thunder Road International Speedbowl. Delayed by thirty minutes, the Nolato Night activities took off at 7:30pm with four divisions of action and over 90 cars in attendance wrapping the night up at seven-seconds past 10:00pm. In the end, another week of first time winners in 2022 stood in victory lane while many others put some extra padding in their track championship standings.

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Weekly Racers Hitting the Road for Opportunity to Race at Hickory Motor Speedway

Waterbury, VT — The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) is less than three weeks away from its inaugural trip to North Carolina’s Hickory Motor Speedway. Although the track is more than a 14-hour drive from ACT’s Central Vermont offices, the starting field will have a familiar flavor for fans of weekly Northeast Late Model racing.

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Thunder Road Joins FloRacing in Multi-Year Live Streaming Agreement

Barre, VT — Thunder Road event broadcasts will have a new home in 2021. Track officials and FloRacing announced today they have signed a multi-year contract to stream all Thunder Road auto racing events both live and on-demand.

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ACT Unveils Early-Entry List for Hickory Motor Speedway Doubleheader

Waterbury, VT — The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) has revealed the early-entry list for the Hickory 125 and Easter Bunny 125 on Friday, April 2 and Saturday, April 3. A total of 28 teams have made the early commitment to open their 2021 season by running at least one event at North Carolina’s legendary Hickory Motor Speedway.

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Late Model Racers Across New England Region Preparing for Big April

Waterbury, VT — Even with snow still on the ground, the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) season is coming up fast. Racing gets underway just after the calendar turns to April, with a doubleheader at North Carolina’s Hickory Motor Speedway on April 2 and 3 followed by the inaugural Northeast Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) on April 17.

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Late Model Challenge Cup Ready for 2021 Debut on Grand Scale

Waterbury, VT — After a one-year delay, The New England Late Model Challenge Cup (NELMCC) is finally debuting in 2021 — and it will be even bigger than originally planned. American-Canadian Tour (ACT) officials confirmed today that nine tracks have signed up for the first season of the series that will pit weekly Late Model racers from across the region in a summer-long battle for pride, glory, and some serious prize money.

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Track Talk – Brandon Lanphear to Take Over Driver’s Seat at Richard Green Racing

Barre, VT – One of the most iconic cars of the past two decades at Barre’s Thunder Road has a new pilot. Richard Green Racing has announced that Morrisville’s Brandon Lanphear will drive the #16VT Chevolet with sponsorship from Richard Green Trucking, Green’s Ace Hardware, and Pro Driver Training during the upcoming Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model season.

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