Apr 16, 2009 | American Canadian Tour
Waterbury, VT – The NAPA Tiger Sportsmen will be hitting the road this year with a touring series of their own. The Tiger Tri-State Series will consist of three 100-lap events in three different states. The opening event will be held at the recently redesigned Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY on July 11. Canaan Fair Speedway in Canaan, NH will host the second event on August 1st. Canaan featured the Tiger Tour in 2005 with five appearances. Canaan Speedway quickly became one of the favorite racing venues for the Series, often reminding veterans of the old Catamount Stadium in Milton, VT. On August 13, Thunder Road Speedbowl will decide the Series Championship in a 100-lap event for the NAPA Tiger Sportsman challengers.
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Apr 16, 2009 | American Canadian Tour
Waterbury, VT – The Northeast Media have picked the ‘outlaw’, Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, MA to win the New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150 this weekend at the Lee USA Speedway.
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Apr 15, 2009 | American Canadian Tour
Waterbury, VT–The American Canadian Tour (ACT) has successfully completed the first two tests on a new Ford crate engine program. The tests were conducted at the White Mountain Motorsports Park in Lincoln, NH last week, and during a test and tune session at Thunder Road Speedbowl in Barre, VT on Tuesday, April 14, 2009.
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Apr 13, 2009 | American Canadian Tour
Waterbury, VT – Richard Petty, stock car racing’s all-time Champion, will
appear at Barre’s Thunder Road as part of the track’s season-long 50th
Anniversary Celebration on Thursday Night, July 30th. The 7-time National
Champion, and record 7-time Daytona 500 mile winner, holds the record of 200
major wins in what is now the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. His closest rival
on that win list is David Pearson at 105, with Cale Yarborough and Bobby
Allison tied for third at 84.
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Apr 10, 2009 | American Canadian Tour
Barre, VT – Three-time Daytona 500 mile stock car champion Bobby Allison will participate in the 50th anniversary celebration at Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road this summer. Allison will make an appearance at the high-banked track on Thursday night June 18th.
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Apr 8, 2009 | American Canadian Tour
Loudon, NH – Former American Canadian Tour (ACT) Champion Phil Scott of Middlesex, Vermont was the first American Canadian Tour driver in history to take laps at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Scott, along with veteran Donald Theetge of Quebec City, Quebec, conducted a successful two-day Goodyear tire test in preparation for the inaugural ACT INVITATIONAL to be held at NHMS on September 19, 2009 during the NASCAR Sprint Cup opening Chase weekend.
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