Sep 15, 2015 | ACT, American Canadian Tour, Canada, Touring Series News
Helliwell Slips Through in Traffic to Win Chaudiere 200
Vallée-Jct., QC – Wayne Helliwell Jr. took advantage of lapped traffic to slip by Donald Theetge with 11 laps remaining and take his fourth win American-Canadian Tour (ACT) win of the season at Vallée-Jct., QC’s Autodrome Chaudiere on Saturday, September 12.
Dover, NH’s Helliwell had stalked Theetge through traffic after the two got around then-leader Jean-François Déry on lap 169 of the 200-lap event. As the pair approached the lapped car of Etienne Cliche, Theetge looked to pass him on the outside groove. But Cliche drifted high entering turn 3 and Helliwell dove to the bottom, grabbing the lead and driving away for the win in front of the second-largest crowd in track history.
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Sep 14, 2015 | ACT, NE Racing News, NHMS
Waterbury, VT – The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model field is nearly set for the 7th Annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational at Loudon’s New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) Saturday, September 26. Drivers from seven U.S. states and the Canadian province of Quebec have already accepted invitations for the 43-car, 50-lap event.
All four previous winners of the Bond Auto ACT Invitational will try and add to their win total. Three-time Invitational winner Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, MA will look for his fourth victory, while 2014 winner Wayne Helliwell of Dover, NH tries to go back-to-back. 2010 winner and current ACT Tour point leader Joey Polewarczyk Jr. of Hudson, NH along with 2012 winner Ray Parent of Tiverton, RI are searching for their second Invitational victories.
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Aug 23, 2015 | ACT, American Canadian Tour, Canada, Touring Series News
Pole Repeats in ACT Can-Am 150 at Circuit Riverside
Ste-Croix, QC – Hudson, NH’s Joey Polewarczyk Jr. turned an early setback into an opportune moment en route to winning the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Can-Am 150 at Ste-Croix, QC’s Circuit Riverside Speedway on Saturday, August 22.
“Joey Pole” was involved in an incident with Martin Goulet Jr. and Brandon Atkins on lap 18 of the 150-lap event and pitted for two tires and adjustments during the resulting caution. After driving back up to third on the track, Pole inherited the lead when leaders Wayne Helliwell Jr. and Jean-François Déry pitted under caution with 44 laps remaining.
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Aug 13, 2015 | ACT, American Canadian Tour, Beech Ridge, Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, Touring Series News
Three Stars Awarded for ACT Beech Ridge 150
Waterbury, VT – The American Racer Three Star program is designed to recognize three teams in no particular order of performance that had outstanding races at American-Canadian Tour (ACT) U.S. Tour events. There are no specific criteria for deciding who might receive the award of a free American Racer Tire (value $125.00), but a special effort by a team, exceptional race, just plain old hard luck, or any other accepted reason is used to decide the award recipients.
The Three Stars are chosen by ACT officials and will receive certificates for use of a free American Racer tire at a race of their choosing during the 2015 season.
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Aug 9, 2015 | ACT, American Canadian Tour, Beech Ridge, Maine Race Tracks, Touring Series News
Babb Gets Redemption with Beech Ridge 150 Win
Scarborough, ME – Windham, ME’s Brad Babb got the upper hand in a battle two-time American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Champion Wayne Helliwell Jr. to take his second ACT Tour win of the season in the Beech Ridge 150 at Scarborough, ME’s Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on Saturday, August 8.
The 2012 Beech Ridge Pro Series Champion lost the lead to Helliwell on the race’s final restart on lap 142, but swung to the outside four laps later to regain the top spot. Babb then held off Helliwell and Eddie MacDonald to become the ninth different winner in as many ACT Late Model Tour events at Beech Ridge.
“I knew it was going to be tough on the restart being stuck on the bottom,” Babb said. “Wayne got by, and at that point I thought I was just going to try and hold on for second. But the car came back to me after a lap or two, and once I got to the outside of him, it was as good as it was all day.”
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Aug 6, 2015 | ACT, American Canadian Tour, Beech Ridge, Maine Race Tracks, Touring Series News
Packard Ready as the American Canadian Tour Heads to Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – Coming off a top-6 finish at Oxford Plains Speedway two weeks ago, Packard and the 9xME Northstar Fireworks/Packard Fuels team is anxious to head to Beech Ridge Motor Speedway this weekend for the Beech Ridge 150. “After running twice at OPS this year, and finishing fourth and sixth there, I am looking forward to running at Beech Ridge this weekend,” said Packard. “Beech Ridge is similar to Oxford, and I learned a lot from those two races that I think will carry over this weekend.”
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Helliwell Slips Through in Traffic to Win Chaudiere 200
