Jun 5, 2018 | ACT, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
photo by Rich Hayes
By: Dick Casey
Eddie MacDonald appeared poised for a top five finish in the American Canadian Tour’s Caron Fabrication 151 at Speedway 51 in Groveton, N.H. on Saturday, June 2 only to be caught in a lap 62 wreck. After a tremendous effort by the crew, Eddie Mac returned to the race without losing a lap to post a 12th place finish despite the severe damage.
On lap 62, two of the leaders tangled on the front stretch collecting the EXIT Realty/Hancock Electric Chevy in the melee causing extensive front end damage with the frustrated veteran racer saying, “ It happened right in front of me and I did not have any place to go, The hood was pushed up and I couldn’t even see out of the windshield and it looked pretty bad but Laura (LaChance) radioed that the car was not leaking so with some guidance I made it back to the pits and the crew went to work,”
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Jun 3, 2018 | ACT, Touring Series News
American Canadian Tour
Groveton, NH – St-Denis, QC’s Patrick Laperle came out on top of a thrilling battle with defending American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Champion Scott Payea during a final 4-lap sprint to win the Caron Fabrication 151 at Groveton, NH’s Speedway 51 on Saturday, June 2. It was Laperle’s 19th career ACT Late Model Tour victory, but first on U.S. soil in nearly eight years.
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Jun 2, 2018 | ACT, Touring Series News
56th Vermont Milk Bowl To Be Broadcast on MAVTV
Waterbury, VT – American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Thunder Road Speedbowl officials announced today that they have reached an agreement to broadcast the 2018 Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank on MAVTV Motorsports Network. It is the first time in the event’s 56-year history that it will air on national TV. The event is scheduled to take place at the famed racetrack from Friday, September 28 through Sunday, September 30.
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May 30, 2018 | ACT, Touring Series News
ACT Heads to Speedway 51 with Tight Championship Battle Early
Waterbury, VT – After a weekend off to catch its breath, the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) gets right back to action this Saturday, June 2 at Groveton, NH’s Speedway 51 powered by the Autosaver Group. The Caron Fabrication 151 is the first of two visits to the ¼-mile speed plant in 2018, meaning that “Grovetona” will play a big role in the ACT championship battle.
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May 22, 2018 | ACT, Maine Race Tracks, Media, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS, Photos, Touring Series News
Photos PASS AND ACT TWIN 150s at Oxford Plains Speedway on 5-20-18
PHOTOS BY NORM MARX
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May 21, 2018 | ACT, Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS, Touring Series News
Curtis Gerry still dominant in PASS Super Late Model action at Oxford Plains Speedway
Eddie MacDonald, Gary Shackford also victorious on Honey Badger 150 racing card
Oxford, Maine – Curtis Gerry of Waterboro extended his winning streak in Pro All Stars Series competition at Oxford Plains Speedway to four, surprising few observers with his triumph in Sunday’s Honey Badger Bar & Grill 150 at the historic Maine speedplant.
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