Oct 20, 2015 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
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Waterbury, VT – The American Racer Three Star program is designed to recognize three non-podium teams in no particular order of performance that had outstanding races at American-Canadian Tour (ACT) U.S. Tour and select ACT-sanctioned 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 any other accepted reason is used to decide the award recipients.
The Three Stars are chosen by ACT officials and will receive certificates for use of a free American Racer tire at a future ACT event.
THOMPSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY
WORLD SERIES 100
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Oct 20, 2015 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
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EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. –What could have ended disastrously, a little perseverance and help from other teams turned the day around to get Emily Packard and her Northstar Fireworks/Packard Fuels team back on the track and a top ten finish in the American Canadian Tour finale.
During the final practice on Saturday, with just a few minutes left in practice, Packard headed back out to the track to feel out the latest changes made by the crew. Headed into turn one, a slower local driver spun right in front of the 18 year old, leaving her no place to go but into the side of him, demolishing the front end of the car. “He just spun out in front of me,” said Emily. “He started to back up the track so I thought I would be able to clear him, but he started rolling back down right in front of me. The impact destroyed the car, I mean it ripped out every single bracing we had on the nose and trashed the radiator.”
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Oct 20, 2015 | Granite State Series, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Pro Stocks Return to Facility for Bemer’s Big Show 150
WATERFORD, CT – The Granite State Pro Stock Series’ inaugural trip to New London-Waterford Speedbowl will be a race to remember for at least one driver, as the series’ champion will be crowned at the Bemer’s Big Show 150, on October 24.
Derek Griffith, who has enjoyed a breakout season, leads Barry Gray by 40 points entering the event. Griffith has picked up a total of four wins in this campaign, the most this season by any driver, after earning his first career win in April, at Claremont Speedway.
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Oct 19, 2015 | ACT, American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
Hoar Goes Out on Top in World Series 100 while Helliwell Takes Third Title
Thompson, CT – Williston, VT’s Brian Hoar perhaps ended the most accomplished career in American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model history on top once again by winning the World Series 100 at Connecticut’s Thompson Motor Speedway on Saturday, October 17. Meanwhile, Dover, NH’s Wayne Helliwell Jr. added another notch to his belt by clinching his third ACT Tour Championship in four years.
Hoar was running second on a restart with eight laps remaining when leader Dillon Moltz lost control as the field came to the green. Although Hoar was able to get by, third-place Joey Polewarczyk Jr. could not and plowed in, with Walter Sutcliff getting collected as well.
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Oct 15, 2015 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
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EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – It has been 23 years since the American Canadian Tour ran at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, five years before the 18 year old was even born, and this weekend marks the long awaited return of the series to the 5/8 mile, high banked oval. The ACT tour joins the Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing this Saturday for the season finale of the American Canadian Tour, and Emily Packard and her Northstar Fireworks/Packard Fuels 9x team is ready to go. “This is my first trip to Thompson,” said the East Montpelier native. “I have heard that it is a fast track with long straightaways and high banking. I am really excited and look forward to this weekend.”
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Oct 13, 2015 | American Canadian Tour, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
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Waterbury, VT – The American Racer Three Star program is designed to recognize three non-podium teams in no particular order of performance that had outstanding races at American-Canadian Tour (ACT) U.S. Tour and select ACT-sanctioned 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 any other accepted reason is used to decide the award recipients.
The Three Stars are chosen by ACT officials and will receive certificates for use of a free American Racer tire at an ACT event.
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