May 2, 2014 | American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
West Haven, VT – Devil’s Bowl Management has announced the postponement of the ACT Spring Green 114 originally scheduled for this Sunday, May 4 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. The event has been postponed due to saturated grounds and unfavorable forecasts for this weekend.
The event will be rescheduled for a later date that will be announced as soon as it has been determined.
The American Canadian Tour heads next to Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh on Saturday, May 17 for a 100 lap event. It has now become the third event on the nine race 2014 ACT Schedule.
Apr 30, 2014 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Wayne Helliwell, Jr. Wheels His Way to Merchants Bank Win
Barre, VT – Wayne Helliwell, Jr. of Dover, NH used a cross over move on Jimmy Hebert with about 15 laps to go to claim his first career Thunder Road win in the 16th annual Merchants Bank 150 on Sunday, April 27. Hebert held on for second while 17 year old Emily Packard came home third.
Hebert led for the majority of the event after taking the lead on lap 26 from his third place starting position. He held off two former Thunder Road Late Model Champions in Nick Sweet and Derrick O’Donnell in a fierce battle, while protecting the low lane. With just under 20 laps to go, Sweet and O’Donnell made hard contact on the backstretch, bringing out the ninth caution of the event. Sweet would be done to the day with front end damage, while O’Donnell returned after changing a flat.
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Apr 28, 2014 | American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
Patience; that’s what was stressed to Emily Packard during the 16th Annual Merchants Bank 150 this past Sunday April 27tt and did it ever pay off. In only the second race of the American Canadian Tour season, Packard took her time, picking her way through the field and drove her 9X Northstar Fireworks/Packard Fuels sponsored car to a third place finish.
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“The race went absolutely awesome, I couldn’t ask for a better day,” said Packard on her podium finish. “To be able to be racing up front with these guys that I have looked up for so long was amazing. I just tried to stay calm, cool and collected and keep us up front. “ Earlier in the day Packard started second in the first ACT heat and comfortably maintained that position, getting herself into the race so that the team could focus on preparing the car for the race.
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Apr 28, 2014 | American Canadian Tour, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Barre, VT – Wayne Helliwell, Jr. of Dover, NH used a cross over move on Jimmy Hebert with about 15 laps to go to claim his first career Thunder Road win in the 16th annual Merchants Bank 150 on Sunday, April 27. Hebert held on for second while 17 year old Emily Packard came home third.
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Hebert led for the majority of the event after taking the lead on lap 26 from his third place starting position. He held off two former Thunder Road Late Model Champions in Nick Sweet and Derrick O’Donnell in a fierce battle, while protecting the low lane. With just under 20 laps to go, Sweet and O’Donnell made hard contact on the backstretch, bringing out the ninth caution of the event. Sweet would be done to the day with front end damage, while O’Donnell returned after changing a flat.
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Apr 25, 2014 | American Canadian Tour, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Barre, VT – Thunder Road’s annual downtown Barre car show scheduled for Saturday, April 26 has been cancelled due to forecasted rains. The practice session schedule at the track in the afternoon has also been cancelled. Sunday’s (April 27) Merchants Bank 150 is still on as planned with minor adjustments to the schedule.
Teams may pre-register for Sunday’s event and park their haulers in the pit area tomorrow (Saturday, April 26) from noon to 4:00pm. The pits will then open Sunday morning at 7:00am and practice will begin an hour earlier than originally scheduled at 10:00am. The remainder of the schedule will remain as is.
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Apr 25, 2014 | American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
Next Up: 16th Annual Merchants Bank 150
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EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – After starting the ACT season with a top 12 finish, Packard heads back to Thunder Road carrying some momentum that she hopes to turn into another strong finish. “We have started the season off well having a solid finish at Lee USA Speedway two weeks ago,” said Packard, “We’ve also learned some things with the car that we hope can be transferred to this weekend.”
Emily Packard and her No 9x Northstar Fireworks/Packard Fuels sponsored team are returning to Thunder Road this weekend for the 16th Annual Merchants Bank 150. This is the second race of the ACT Tour this season and the first points race for Thunder Road. “I am excited to be back at Thunder Road. We struggled a lot last season, and it was discouraging for us throughout the year,” said Packard, “But at the end of the season, we had some good runs that helped to give us a better mindset.”
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