by Jay | Aug 10, 2011 | ACT, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
Brian Hoar: ACT Late Model Tour
New Hampshire Motor Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., will look to win his first race at New England’s premier race track, New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. during the ACT Late Model All-Star Challenge on Friday and Saturday, August 12-13. The All-Star Challenge is the first ACT points race held at New Hampshire. Brian Hoar will look to defend his ACT points lead against a diverse group of racers from around New England and Canada as he pursues an unprecedented eighth ACT points championship.
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by Jay | Aug 10, 2011 | ACT, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
Mike Stefanik: ACT Late Model Tour
New Hampshire Motor Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Mike Stefanik of Coventry, R.I., joins RPM Motorsports to make his ACT Late Model Tour debut at the ACT All-Star Challenge at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., on Friday and Saturday, August 12-13. The race will be run in two segments on Saturday, one 25-lap segment and one 50-lap segment. One of only two drivers in history to win nine NASCAR championships, Stefanik has never competed in an ACT-legal Late Model. The veteran and seven-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion has eight career wins at New Hampshire – including six in a Modified and two more in a NASCAR K&N Pro Series East car. (more…)
by Jay | Aug 10, 2011 | New England, New Hampshire
LOUDON, N.H. (Aug. 8, 2011) – IZOD IndyCar Series rookie JR Hildebrand kick started his race week early, revving up New England for the MoveThatBlock.com INDY 225 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this Sunday.
The 23-year-old California native visited the N.H. State House to welcome fans to the Granite State with Governor John Lynch and NHMS executive vice president and general manager Jerry Gappens. Hildebrand then visited the Larz Anderson Museum in Boston, Mass. preparing for the 225 lap event on Aug. 14.
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by Jay | Aug 10, 2011 | New England, New Hampshire
LOUDON, N.H. (Aug. 9, 2011) – To celebrate the return of INDYCAR to New England, New Hampshire Motor Speedway is offering race fans a once in a lifetime opportunity to take a spin in an actual Indy car during the MoveThatBlock.com INDY 225 weekend.
Any fan who has already purchased a ticket to this exciting 225 lap event or who purchases a ticket within the next two days is automatically registered to be chosen for some hot laps in a two-seat Indy car.
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by Jay | Aug 8, 2011 | ACT, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
Mike Stefanik, RPM Motorsports Team Up For ACT All-Star Challenge At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
GEORGIA, Vt. – The all-time winningest driver in NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour history will drive an RPM Motorsports car in the ACT All-Star Challenge at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend, RPM owner Rick Paya announced Monday.
Stefanik, who is one of only two drivers in history to win nine NASCAR touring championships, will drive the No. 57 RPM Racing Engines Ford as he makes his debut in an ACT Late Model.
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by Jay | Aug 8, 2011 | ACT, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
Theriault Excited To Head To New Hampshire Motor Speedway
FORT KENT, Maine – When Austin Theriault heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway this time around, he’ll feel a whole lot more comfortable.
Theriault, who debuted at New England’s largest speedway as an ACT Late Model Tour rookie in 2010, goes back to the 1.058-mile oval for the first-ever ACT points-paying race with his family-owned team for the ACT All-Star Challenge on Friday and Saturday, August 12-13. Theriault is tied for seventh in the overall ACT standings and heads into the event off a fifth-place effort last time out at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. (more…)
