Austin Theriault: ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup Preview

by Jay | Feb 10, 2011 | ACT, New England

Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
RPM Motorsports
ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup Preview

Second-year ACT Late Model Tour driver Austin Theriault debuts with his new team at the inaugural ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., on Sunday and Monday, February 13 and 14. The two-night event includes a pair of 100-lap main events as part of the annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna during Florida Speedweeks. Theriault, who narrowly missed 2010 ACT Rookie of the Year honors while driving for his family’s team, will compete for the first time with for seven-time ACT championship car owner Rick Paya of RPM Motorsports at New Smyrna. Seven-time ACT champion Brian Hoar will be Theriault’s teammate in 2011.
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RPM Eager To Unleash 2-Car Effort In Florida

by Jay | Feb 8, 2011 | ACT, New England

RPM Eager To Unleash 2-Car Effort In Florida

GEORGIA, Vt. — The inaugural ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup may serve as a showcase for the ACT Late Model Tour next week, but RPM Motorsports hopes it serves as a springboard to another championship season.

RPM will field two cars at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway in 100-lap main events on Sunday, Feb. 13, and Monday, Feb. 14 — one for seven-time ACT champion Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., and another for second-year driver Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine.
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ACT VETERAN CHAMPIONS WILL BE CHALLENGED AT NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY

by Jay | Feb 3, 2011 | ACT, New England

Waterbury, VT –Veterans of the American Canadian Tour (ACT) will find plenty of eager young and veteran talent to challenge them at the inaugural Goodyear Speedweeks Cup event to be held at the New Smyrna Speedway during the upcoming World Series of Asphalt Stock Car racing this month.

Past American Canadian Tour Champions, Brian Hoar from Williston, VT, Karl Allard, Ste Felicien, QC, Donald Theetge, Quebec City, QC and Patrick Laperle from Ste-Denis sur Richeleau, west of Montreal, have all won multiple championships during their successful careers.
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SQUIER AND MOODY TO CALL NEW SMYRNA ACT WORLD SERIES EVENTS

by Jay | Jan 24, 2011 | ACT, New England

SQUIER AND MOODY TO CALL NEW SMYRNA ACT WORLD SERIES EVENTS

Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) announced today that Motorsports Hall of Famer and former CBS Senior Motorsports Editor Ken Squier will join Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius Radio host Dave Moody at the ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup events in Florida next month.

Squier, founder and co-owner of Thunder Road Speedbowl in Barre, VT has been synonymous with Daytona Speedweeks since the 1960’s. He was the public address announcer for many years, beginning in 1965, co-founded the Motor Racing Network, and he may be most recognized as the person most responsible in brokering the 1979 CBS television network first ever live four-hour broadcast of the Daytona 500 between the network, the Daytona Int’l Speedway and NASCAR. Squier still is active in short track racing and many nights will be behind the microphone at the Thursday night weekly races at Thunder Road. He shared the radio broadcast duties with Dave Moody at the first ACT Invitational held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2009. Squier will continue his work with Speed Channel next month, bringing historic insights to viewers throughout the 2011 Speedweek events at Daytona. He will also call the first-ever ACT event at the New Smyrna Speedway on Sunday night, February 13, 2011.
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