Jun 27, 2015 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Race Tracks, More Maine Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway, Touring Series News
Waterbury, VT – The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Oxford Plains 150 at the Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, ME has been postponed due to impending inclement weather. The event has been rescheduled for Saturday, July 25.
The classic championship battle shaping up between New Hampshire veterans Wayne Helliwell Jr. and Joey Polewarczyk Jr. will go on hold until July 25. Helliwell currently holds a 17-point margin over “Joey Pole”, with each driver winning three events so far on the 2015 season.
ACT now sets its sights on the International 500 at Airborne Park Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY on Saturday, July 18 and Sunday, July 19
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Jun 26, 2015 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway, Touring Series News
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EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – This weekend marks the return of the American Canadian Tour to Oxford Plains Speedway, and the 18-year old Emily Packard is eager to return to the track. Earlier this season, Packard and her 9ME Northstar Fireworks/Packard Fuels car raced OPS for the first time, and the end results was a fourth place finish. “I liked racing at Oxford, it’s a unique track and different than other tracks we run,” Packard said. “It’s a low breaking track and it has really helped me to calm my breaking, so I can better attack the track. I am definitely looking forward to returning to race there.”
Packard and the team understand that the Oxford Plains Speedway that they raced in April is a completely different track as they return in late June. “I have no expectations as we head back to Oxford Plains Speedway,” said Packard. “I would like to have a good solid run. Hopefully we can get the car dialed in during practice and have a good heat race so we can start up front, and be able to contend at the end.”
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Jun 26, 2015 | American Canadian Tour, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
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Barre, VT – Local driver Jason Corliss continued his resurgence after a tough start to the season by winning the North Country Federal Credit Union Late Model Trophy Dash at Thunder Road on Thursday, June 25.
Corliss started fourth and took the lead from Matt White on lap 29 of the 50-lap event. He then held off a late charge from sophomore competitor Josh Demers to earn his first win of the year and third of his Thunder Road Late Model career.
Demers finished second, while defending Champion Derrick O’Donnell caught White in the final laps for third. John Donahue, rookie Darrell Morin, Cody Blake, Phil Scott, Dave Pembroke, and Trampas Demers rounded out the top-10.
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Jun 24, 2015 | PASS, SLM, Touring Series News
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Story by Evan Beaulieu
Valee-Junction, Quebec – DJ Shaw and the #60 Precision JLM Racing team returned to Quebec, Canada this past weekend for the second race of the season at the Autodrome Chaudiere, the “Habitations Dany Lagace 150,” the seventh Pro All Stars Series North event of the season. Shaw rode in the top five all night with a competitive car, and finished in the fourth position when the checkered flag flew. Nascar Sprint Cup Series star Denny Hamlin, driving a car prepared by the Shaw’s at their shop, Dale Shaw Racecars, finished in the seventh position. Overall, Shaw was pleased with his team’s performance.
“We had a really good car, just not quite enough to contend for the win tonight,” Shaw said after the race, “Working with Denny Hamlin was great as well, he’s a pretty down to Earth guy and seemed happy with the car we provided him, our crew is great and they worked hard again this week, I can’t thank them enough.” (more…)
Jun 24, 2015 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway, Touring Series News
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Waterbury, VT – The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) makes its second visit of the 2015 season to Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, ME on Saturday, June 27 for the Oxford Plains 150. The ongoing championship duel between Wayne Helliwell Jr. and Joey Polewarczyk Jr. will be the featured storyline at the 3/8-mile oval, but a number of drivers are eager to steal the spotlight.
Travis Stearns and Mike Ziter are both coming off season-best runs at White Mountain Motorsports Park and will try to ride the momentum into the Tour’s eighth stop of the 13-race campaign. Auburn, ME’s Stearns looked to be headed for another tough-luck night in the White Mountain 150 after spinning out of the top-five with just 50 laps to go. (more…)
Jun 24, 2015 | American Canadian Tour, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
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Barre, VT – Thunder Road hosts its June finale this Thursday, June 25 with North Country Federal Credit Union Night. Tight point battles are shaping up in all three weekly divisions as they enter the heart of the 2015 season.
A win on Thursday would mean a little extra to Thunder Road Late Model drivers Cody Blake and Boomer Morris, who both carry North Country Federal Credit Union sponsorship on their cars. Blake and Morris currently sit seventh and ninth in the Late Model point standings.
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