Sep 2, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Preview
THE STORY
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, looks to carry forward the momentum of the last few weeks as the ACT Late Model Tour heads to the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, September 4. Theriault and his family-owned team have hit their mid-season stride and continue to put together strong runs with Top-5 finishes in each of Theriault’s last four starts. Though Thunder Road has been a tricky track for the young ACT driver, Theriault’s recent performance has provided him and his team will the confidence that they will continue to run with the leaders while pursuing Theriault’s first career ACT win.
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Sep 2, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, Touring Series News
(Barre, VT) – ACT Late Model Standout Joey Polewarczyk Jr of Hudson, NH looks for redemption in a race that he led the most laps in, last season.
What a difference a year makes in the world of racing. At this point last year, #97NH Joey Polewarczyk was riding a winning streak; seldom seen on a Late Model Tour of this caliber. The young driver ended up winning the last 5 out of 10 ACT Point and non-point races, including the Vermont Milk Bowl at Thunder Road Speedbowl. This year the Polewarczyk Race Team are looking for their first win, since a February trip to New Smyrna Speedway in Florida saw Joey capture the Inaugural Goodyear Speedweeks Cup.
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Sep 1, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, NHMS
Waterbury, VT –The American Canadian Tour (ACT) announced today the first group of invitees for what is expected to be one of the most exciting events of the September 23-25, 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend.
ACT teams are coming off some spectacular short track style racing on the “Magic Mile” during the August IZOD INDYCAR weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). Now the best of the Northeast will be invited for the third annual Invitational.
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Aug 31, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Nick Sweet: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Preview
THE STORY
Nick Sweet of Barre, Vt., hopes to put a home field advantage to good use this weekend when the ACT Late Model Tour competes in the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, September 4. Sweet, the 2010 track champion, will make his third appearance for RPM Motorsports in the No. 57 Saint J Auto/RPM Racing Engines Ford and first in the car at Thunder Road. Though Sweet has never won the longest race on the Thunder Road schedule, he is the most recent ACT winner at the track – having taken the checkered flag in the Merchants Bank 150 in May while driving for his family-owned team.
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Aug 31, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Barre, VT – Thunder Road International Speedbowl and Bond Auto Parts have teamed up to help a local food shelf following Hurricane Irene. Fans are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to this weekend’s Bond Auto Labor Day Classic at Thunder Road in Barre on Sunday, September 4.
Bond Auto trucks will be located at all Thunder Road gates this weekend and will be accepting non-perishable food items and cash donations to benefit the Waterbury Food Shelf which lost its entire inventory in last week’s flooding.
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Aug 28, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
ACT Can-Am 200 at Riverside Postponed Due to Rain
Ste-Croix, QC – The ACT Late Model Tour and Série ACT Castrol combined Can-Am 200 at Circuit Riverside Speedway in Ste-Croix, QC scheduled for Saturday, August 27 has been postponed due to rain.
Forty-one cars attempted to qualify for the event with thirty-six making the field. The field of 36 was set before the rains came following the B-Feature. Those 36 cars will return on Sunday, September 11 to complete the 200 lap distance. (more…)
