Jun 16, 2016 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, More Maine Racing News, NASCAR K&N, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
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Eddie MacDonald will face a stern test this weekend as he competes in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut on Friday night June 17, then will have to hustle to Speedway 51 in Groveton N.H. on Saturday morning to battle for the American Canadian Tour win that night. A few hundred miles separate the two venues but the preparation of two cars for the events has been demanding.
“We really have been working hard in the shop to get ready and I know everyone will breathe a little easier when this weekend is over,” said Eddie Mac. “We were in pretty good shape with our K&N car but when the ACT car got wrecked at Waterford, we had to essentially rebuild it once we got the car back from Dale (Shaw) so now the guys in the shop had to do double duty. Everyone really pitched in and I have to give huge thanks to everyone involved especially Joe St. Jacques for hanging the new body on Freddie’s (Peterson) car. The #17 EXIT Realty/Hancock Electric Chevy looks fantastic thanks to him. Sometimes good things happen unexpectedly and that is what happened with Joe. He just got laid off so he was at the shop early every day to get this done. Things have been hectic but we are ready for both races. This is our second K&N event this season and we are really looking forward to this race.”
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Jun 16, 2016 | American Canadian Tour, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
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Waterbury, VT – The “Outlaw”, Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, MA will use the quarter mile bull ring, Speedway 51, in Groveton, NH to regain his momentum toward a first American Canadian Tour (ACT) Championship on Saturday, June 18, 2016.
It has been uncharacteristic for Eddie MacDonald to move out of the lead when he is on top, whether in a race or points chase. The 2016 American Canadian Tour will reach the halfway point on Saturday, June 18 at Speedway 51. There have been five different race winners so far in the season: Bobby Therrien, Oxford Plains Speedway; Scott Payea, Lee USA; Nick Sweet, Thunder Road & Devil’s Bowl; Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. New London-Waterford; and Eddie MacDonald at Airborne. During this time the “Outlaw” has found himself in the race for a title in first, second (two times), third, fourth, and fifth. This is the closest points race in the long history of ACT. He has a low finish of 20th , a pair of eighth place finishes and a third, second and first.
Current point leader Nick Sweet said, “I went through my struggles at the beginning of the season and fell as far as tenth place in the points early. Lately, we have been getting things sorted out, but Eddie had some bad luck at Waterford with the last lap oil spill and wrecked his car. He and Rollie (Lachance) have always been very good at Speedway 51, so I think he is still the one to keep your eye on as we move forward. Unfortunately, there are also three or four others that are in the hunt and don’t forget that Wayne (three-time ACT Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr., Dover, NH), he is just now getting things rolling. It should be a great second half to the season,” said Sweet.
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Jun 12, 2016 | American Canadian Tour, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Thunder Road
Barre, VT – Persistent rain showers have forced the postponement of the Harvest Equipment event at Barre, VT’s Thunder Road scheduled for Sunday, June 12. A make-up date is to be determined.
Despite multiple efforts to dry the racing surface for the event, which was originally scheduled for May 22, the rains returned each time. All grandstand admission tickets and pit passes purchased for the event will be honored at Casella Waste Management Night, on Thursday, June 16.
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Jun 7, 2016 | American Canadian Tour, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Waterbury, VT – The American Racer Three Star program will continue in 2016. The program is designed to recognize three teams in no particular order of performance that had outstanding races at ACT US 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 other accepted reason to give the award is used to decide the recipients.
The three stars are chosen by officials and winners will receive certificates for the use of a free American Racer tire at a future Tour race of their choosing during 2016.
The awarding of the stars does not allow for anybody in the top three to receive the recognition.
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Jun 7, 2016 | American Canadian Tour, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Thunder Road
Waterbury, VT – The popular win in the 54th running of the Memorial Day Classic,
by Tyler Cahoon, Danville, VT was a sign of the emergence of another group of young talent that has arrived at the “Nation’s Site of Excitement”, Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl in Barre, VT.
Cahoon may have won the race, but Thunder Road and race fans also look like winners with the group of talented young teams who have recently become competitive with the ‘old guard’ teams, like fellow Green Mountain veteran racers Nick Sweet, Barre; Phil Scott, Middlesex, VT; John Donahue, Graniteville, VT; Dave Whitcomb, Essex Jct., VT; Trampas Demers, Shelburne, VT and Matt White, Northfield, VT.
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Jun 3, 2016 | American Canadian Tour, Lee Speedway, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – Emily Packard is no stranger to Devil’s Bowl Speedway having raced there weekly back in 2014 before deciding leave to focus on running the full American Canadian Tour in 2015. Back on July 11, 2014, Packard made history at the half mile oval setting two records; becoming the first female to win, and being the youngest driver to win a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series event in the Late Model division there.
She went on to win two more races that year, so to say that the East Montpelier driver is excited to be heading there this weekend would be an understatement. “Devil’s Bowl is like the bread to my butter,” said Emily. “For some reason, when I first went there it just clicked and I was instantly comfortable. We have had some great runs there, and I love the track, with its tight corners and long straightaways, it’s just a driver’s track. Getting my first late model win there was pretty special, and I am really looking forward to this weekend, it has been circled on the calendar since the schedule came out.”
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