Sep 22, 2014 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
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EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – In her third trip to the American Canadian Tour Bond Auto Parts Invitational it was the 17 year old Vermont native, Emily Packard, that was leading them to the line as she started from on the outside pole in her 9x Northstar Fireworks/Packard Fuels car at the “Magic Mile”.
After only one early morning practice, Packard was 37th fastest, but during the draw for starting position, she pulled the second starting position for the start of the race. As the green flag waved, Packard dropped back a few spots initially, setting her pace and hitting her marks, running in the top 10 for the first 12 laps of the race. “We had a really good day,” Packard said “and we were getting comfortable with the car, running in the top-10 to top-15 through most of the race.” By lap 30 Packard found herself in the 20th position, where she settled in and found her rhythm staying out of trouble as her fellow competitors drove three and four wide.
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Sep 21, 2014 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
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Loudon, NH – Two-time American Canadian Tour Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. claimed the win in the 6th annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH on Saturday, September 20. The race was called complete on lap 44 due to darkness.
“Unbelievable!” said Helliwell in the post race press conference. “To be honest, I always have high hopes. We had a good car after practice. I’ve been under the weather the last couple weeks and it’s great to come back like this. Unbelievable!” he continued.
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Sep 21, 2014 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
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Loudon, NH – For the second consecutive year, Auburn, Maine’s Travis Stearns will lead the 43-car Bond ACT Invitational field to green at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH on Saturday, September 20. East Montpelier, Vermont’s Emily Packard will start to his outside in the front row of the star-studded field. Glen Luce of Turner, Maine, Larry Gelinas of Buxton, Maine and Brandon Atkins of Au Sable Forks, New York will all start in the top five.
The American Canadian Tour Late Models completed their morning practice session with only a few issues on Saturday. Eight-time ACT Champion Brian Hoar of Williston, Vermont suffered a broken rocker arm in his motor and only completed four laps of practice. Guy Caron of Lempster, New Hampshire broke a transmission but still managed a top ten time in practice. Both teams have made the necessary repairs and will be ready for the green flag this afternoon.
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Sep 19, 2014 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News, NHMS
Packard excited for ACT race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – After a couple poor experiences at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the 17 year old East Montpelier native looks forward to redeeming herself. Emily Packard loves racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and is hoping for a good run on Saturday in her 9x Northstar Fireworks/Packard Fuels car in the Bond Auto Parts ACT Invitational.
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Sep 17, 2014 | Granite State Series, NE Racing News, Touring Series News, White Mountain
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N. Woodstock, NH – Teenage Hotshoe Derek Griffith is excited about this coming weekend’s trip to White Mountain Motorsports Park (WMMP).
WMMP is a picturesque ¼-mile bullring in northern New Hampshire that offers touring series the opportunity to race at one of the nicest facilities in New England.
Griffith is coming off a great podium finish at the Inaugural NH Classic 100 at Star Speedway on September 7, 2014. Derek started in the second spot for the 100 lap feature and stayed in the top 5 all day long. The podium finish allowed Griffith to pull ahead of Barry Gray for third place in the season long points battle. With 2 races to go, Derek feels he can seize an opportunity as the Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS) makes its first ever trip to WMMP.
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Sep 17, 2014 | Granite State Series, NE Racing News, Touring Series News, White Mountain
Walpole, NH- With only two races remaining, the Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS) has seen 9 different winners in 9 races on the 2014 season. The next stop on the tour, the beautiful North Woodstock, NH facility, White Mountain Motorsports Park (WMMP), will throw a wild-card in the mix to keep the streak alive, as the GSPSS will race at the ¼ mile track for the first time in the series’ short existence.
The top three drivers in the 2014 championship standings have all recorded a win; Matt Frahm (Monadnock 5/31), Dillon Moltz (Star 9/7), and Larry Gelinas (Hudson 6/15). However, five of the top 10 drivers in the point standings have not recorded a win (Derek Griffith, Mike Parks, Tommy O’Sullivan, Cory Robert, and Bobby Cabral). Moltz, who has kept his no. 5, RB Performance/Brackett Mechanical Chevrolet, in the top of the field for the majority of the races this season, finally broke through and picked up the win at the NH Classic at Star Speedway last Sunday, September 7. The former Waterford Speedbowl champion now sits just 15 points behind point leader, and career wins leader, Matt Frahm. Gelinas, who led the points earlier in the season, sits only 17 behind Frahm with two races remaining. (more…)
