Jul 8, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
ACT TEAMS READY FOR – “Short Track Style on the Magic Mile”
Waterbury, VT – The biggest race in the 27-year history of the American Canadian Tour (ACT), on the biggest stage in northeast motorsports–the New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS), is just a month away. Over 70 teams from throughout the Northeast and eastern Canada have already entered the $120,000.00 event.
“This is going to be the most unique stock car race ever run at the NHMS. It is designed to be “short track style on the Magic Mile”, said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour.
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Jul 7, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
Barre, VT – Montpelier’s Dave Pembroke earned his first Late Model feature win of the season at Thunder Road International Speedbowl during the Charter Communications night on Thursday, July 7. Pembroke put on a dominate performance coming from the seventh starting position and racing by leader Brett Wheeler.
Scott Payea and Brooks Clark also raced by Wheeler to claim podium finishes, while Joey Becker claimed fifth on Wheeler’s bumper. Veteran Jamie Aube took sixth, while Phil Scott and John Donahue raced from deep in the field to take seventh and eighth respectively. Jamie Fisher and Derek Ming completed the top ten.
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Jul 7, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Brian Hoar: ACT Late Model Tour
Twin State Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., and the ACT Late Model Tour get back into action with the the Jim’s Captown/Trailers 100 at Twin State Speedway in Claremont, N.H., on Saturday, July 9. After an impressive stint as a relief driver for another team at Thunder Road Speedbowl last week, Hoar returns behind the wheel of his RPM Motorsports No. 37 GossCars.com. The series point leader with a record 30 career ACT wins, Hoar hopes to turn in yet another impressive Top-5 finish at the tight bullring track.
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Jul 7, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Twin State Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, will return to ACT Late Model Tour racing action at Twin State Speedway in Claremont, NH, Saturday July 9. This will mark Theriault’s second stop at the tight, egg-shaped speedway where he finished 10th in his first start at the track. Theriault has spent the last two off-weekends getting seat time by running the Governor’s Cup at Thunder Road International Speedbowl and last weekend’s Saturday night Late Model event at Oxford Plains Speedway. The RPM Motorsports No. 57 Varney Insurance Ford team hopes to come out of Twin State Speedway with a solid Top-10 and swing some momentum to their side leading up to the TD Bank 250.
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Jul 6, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Brent Dragon: ACT Late Model Tour
Twin State Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Brent Dragon of Milton, Vt., and the ACT Late Model Tour will return to Twin State Speedway in Claremont, N.H., for the Twin State 100 on Saturday, July 9. Dragon, who has more ACT starts than any driver in history, won this event in 2009 as part of a midsummer surge. In his last appearance at the track, Dragon was again in contention for a win when an on-track incident relegated him to a 13th place finish. Dragon will bring with him his knowledge of the track and his past strong performances as he races for his first ACT Tour win of the 2011 season.
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Jul 6, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
Barre , VT – Don “Dipstick” Tofani of Plainfield is the first entrant into the 27th Annual M&M Beverage Enduro on Sunday, August 7 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl. The sixty-six year old Enduro veteran will pilot the Richard Bell Surveyor, Craftsbury Garage Oldsmobile Cutlass in the $3,000-to-win “People’s Race.” Over 100 slightly modified street cars driven by amateurs, are expected to run in the 200-lap event that will feature no cautions and stops for emergencies only. The annual Enduro is an action-packed thriller for the whole family.
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