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American Canadian Tour<\/p><\/div>ACT Loads Up for Second Round of Showdown Series<\/strong><\/p>\n Waterbury, VT \u2013 The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) makes its way to Connecticut\u2019s New London-Waterford Speedbowl this Saturday, June 16 for round two of the ACT Summer Showdown Series. The New London-Waterford 150 will award the second $5,000 winner\u2019s check of the 2018 season, meaning someone\u2019s racing bank account is about to get a lot bigger. The first round of the Showdown Series fittingly went to \u201cThe Outlaw\u201d, as Rowley, MA\u2019s Eddie MacDonald took home the big prize at Oxford Plains Speedway. A win on Saturday would make MacDonald eligible for an additional $5,000 should he sweep the three-race series, setting him up for an even bigger payday come September.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s awesome what ACT is doing with this Summer Showdown Series,\u201d MacDonald said. \u201cIt really helps give teams a boost and helps get a lot more cars to show up. It\u2019s helped us a lot too \u2013 although we used up a lot of that first check after our crash at Speedway 51!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019d love to be able to try and get another win down at Waterford,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019d be a huge deal if we could pull of the sweep. You definitely have to just take it one race at a time though. It would be a very difficult challenge, but we\u2019re up for it, and we\u2019d love to get Exit Realty, Hancock Electric, Grimm Construction, and all our other sponsors back in Victory Lane.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to being a financial windfall, a Saturday victory would be a big boost for MacDonald in the chase for the ACT championship. MacDonald limped to a 12th-place finish last time out after being swept up in a mid-race accident. The result left him second in the standings, 31 points behind defending ACT Champion Scott Payea of Colchester, VT.<\/p>\n ACT reaches the halfway point of the 2018 season on Saturday with much still to be decided. Although Payea and MacDonald currently have some distance on the pack, a number of top drivers have time to make their way into the title hunt. Positions 3-6 are separated by just 22 points, and Saturday\u2019s Showdown will set up what\u2019s on the line for each.<\/p>\n Williamstown, VT\u2019s Jimmy Hebert remained third in points despite taking the brunt of the mid-race Speedway 51 crash and looks to bounce back on Saturday. Meanwhile, Rich Dubeau made big gains, as the Lebanon, NH racer earned a 3rd-place finish to move up to fourth overall. Sitting in fifth is Groveton, NH\u2019s Corey Mason, who has overcome mechanical issues to post back-to-back 4th-place efforts. Nottingham\u2019s Miles Chipman rounds out the trio of New Hampshire drivers.<\/p>\n Plenty of other challengers could snag the $5,000 winner\u2019s check. Oxford, MA\u2019s Brian Tagg looks to represent southern New England as ACT will be racing an hour from his hometown. Northfield, VT\u2019s Chip Grenier has improved his finish at each event and wants to continue that streak. Milton, VT\u2019s Dylan Payea earned his first ACT top-10 at Speedway 51 and could really break open the Rookie of the Year chase with another strong effort. A number of local racers are anticipated as well to take on the Tour invaders.<\/p>\n The second round of the Summer Showdown Series begins with qualifying at 5:00pm on Saturday, June 16. The ACT Late Model Tour joins New London-Waterford Speedbowl\u2019s SK Modifieds, Sportsmen, SK Lites, and Mini Stocks for a full night of Connecticut racing action. Admission is $30 for adults, $27 for seniors, $25 for military, $5 for youths age 13-16, and free for kids age 12 and under.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ACT Loads Up for Second Round of Showdown Series Waterbury, VT \u2013 The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) makes its way to Connecticut\u2019s New London-Waterford Speedbowl this Saturday, June 16 for round two of the ACT Summer Showdown Series. 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