{"id":15652,"date":"2015-12-23T11:14:19","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T16:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maineracing.com\/wp\/?p=15652"},"modified":"2015-12-23T11:14:19","modified_gmt":"2015-12-23T16:14:19","slug":"act-releases-13-event-2016-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/2015\/12\/act-releases-13-event-2016-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"ACT Releases 13-Event 2016 Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_15653\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15653\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15653\" src=\"http:\/\/www.maineracing.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/VLF_7236-e1450887190592.jpg\" alt=\"Eric LaFleche\/Victory Lane Radio photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric LaFleche\/Victory Lane Radio photo<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Waterbury, VT<\/em> \u2013 The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) has announced the release of the 2016 ACT Late Model Tour schedule. The 13-event series will see the Tour visit 12 different tracks in six U.S. states and the province of Quebec as they pursue the $10,000-to-win ACT Championship.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The season will once again kick off with the New Hampshire Governor\u2019s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232694\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Sunday, April 10<\/span><\/span> and crown the 2016 champion at Connecticut\u2019s Thompson Speedway on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232695\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Saturday, October 15<\/span><\/span>. Other traditional early-season events which have returned include the 18<sup>th<\/sup> Merchants Bank 150 at Barre, VT\u2019s Thunder Road on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232696\"><span class=\"aQJ\">May 1<\/span><\/span>, the Spring Green 116 at Plattsburgh, NY\u2019s Airborne Park Speedway on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232697\"><span class=\"aQJ\">May 14<\/span><\/span>, and a 100-lap event at Fair Haven, VT\u2019s Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232698\"><span class=\"aQJ\">June 4<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The 2016 schedule will again feature three ACT\/Pro All Stars Series (PASS) doubleheaders. The two series open the Oxford Plains Speedway racing season on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232699\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Sunday, April 17<\/span><\/span>. ACT and PASS then travel to Quebec\u2019s Autodrome Montmagny on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232700\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Saturday, July 23<\/span><\/span>. The 150-lap event is the ACT U.S. Tour\u2019s first visit to the speedway since 1999 and is a combination event with S\u00e9rie ACT.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The third ACT\/PASS doubleheader is set for <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232701\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Saturday<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232702\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Sunday, September 17<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232703\"><span class=\"aQJ\">18<\/span><\/span> at Scarborough, ME\u2019s Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. The ACT portion will mark the return of the Fall Foliage 200 to Beech Ridge, which previously hosted the event from 1987 to 1989. Beech Ridge will be the only track to host two ACT Tour events in 2016, with the Fall Foliage 200 being held in addition to their traditional early-August date.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Autodrome Montmagny is one of three tracks the ACT Tour will return to in 2016 after a long hiatus. The Tour visits Connecticut\u2019s New London-Waterford Speedbowl on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232704\"><span class=\"aQJ\">May 21<\/span><\/span> and Massachusetts\u2019 Seekonk Speedway on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232705\"><span class=\"aQJ\">July 16<\/span><\/span> for the first times since 2010 and 2007, respectively, as part of the Southern New England Tripleheader. The three-race, three-track series concludes in the ACT season finale at Thompson as part of the World Series of Speedway Racing. Annual summer visits to N. Woodstock, NH\u2019s White Mountain Motorsports Park and Groveton, NH\u2019s Speedway 51 round out the schedule.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact the ACT offices at <a href=\"tel:802.244.6963\" target=\"_blank\">802.244.6963<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:media@acttour.com\" target=\"_blank\">media@acttour.com<\/a>, or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acttour.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.acttour.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2016 ACT Late Model Tour Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>#<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DATE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DAY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TRACK\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EVENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232706\"><span class=\"aQJ\">1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Apr<\/span><\/span> 9-<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232707\"><span class=\"aQJ\">10<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat-Sun\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lee USA Speedway\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr \/>\u00a0\u00a0 NH Governor\u2019s Cup 150<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232708\"><span class=\"aQJ\">2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Apr 17<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sun\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oxford Plains Speedway\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oxford 100\/PASS<\/p>\n<p>3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Apr 30-<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232709\"><span class=\"aQJ\">May 1<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat-Sun\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thunder Road\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Merchants Bank 150<\/p>\n<p>4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 May 14 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Airborne Park Speedway\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spring Green 116<\/p>\n<p>5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 May 21 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NLW Speedbowl\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NLW Tripleheader 100<\/p>\n<p>6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jun 04\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Devil\u2019s Bowl 100<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232710\"><span class=\"aQJ\">7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jun 18<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 White Mountain \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WMMP 150<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232711\"><span class=\"aQJ\">8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jul 16<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seekonk Speedway\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr \/>\u00a0 Seekonk Tripleheader 150<\/p>\n<p>9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jul 23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Autodrome Montmagny\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Montmagny 150\/PASS<\/p>\n<p>10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aug 06\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beech Ridge Motor Speedway \u00a0 Coastal 100<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232712\"><span class=\"aQJ\">11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aug 20<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Speedway 51\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lil Joey Generation Next 151<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232713\"><span class=\"aQJ\">12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sep<\/span><\/span> 17-<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_587232714\"><span class=\"aQJ\">18<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat-Sun\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beech Ridge Motor Speedway\u00a0\u00a0 Fall Foliage 200\/PASS<\/p>\n<p>13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oct 15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thompson Speedway\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 World Series Tripleheader 75<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Schedule Subject to Change<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waterbury, VT \u2013 The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) has announced the release of the 2016 ACT Late Model Tour schedule. 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