by Jay | Apr 28, 2013 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road, Touring Series News, Vermont
Barre, VT – The sun shone on eight-time American Canadian Tour Champion Brian Hoar, as his trademark patience brought him his second Merchants Bank 150 in as many years on a beautiful afternoon on Sunday, April 28. Middlesex, VT’s Dave Pembroke came home a stout second, and 7-time ACT Champion Jean-Paul Cyr brought home a third place finish.
The race began with pole sitter Jay Laquerre running to a large lead in the early going, but it wasn’t long before Pembroke and Hoar muscled their way to the front in the outside lane, with Pembroke snatching the lead on lap 36. From there Pembroke surged, making short work of lap traffic and building his lead during a long 82-lap green flag run. ACT Rookie of the Year competitor Bobby Therrien impressed early, working his way towards the front of the pack as high as third in his third career ACT event before the caution.
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by Jay | Apr 26, 2013 | ACT, Thunder Road, Touring Series News, Vermont
Barre, VT – Eddie MacDonald, a two-time New Hampshire Motor Speedway winner with the American Canadian Tour (ACT), has entered the Merchants Bank 150 at Thunder Road this Sunday, April 28, adding to a star-studded entry list for Thunder Road’s season opening event.
MacDonald, who finished third at the New Hampshire Governor’s Cup ACT season opener, has a long racing resume in New England. He currently races on the K&N East Tour as well as ACT.
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by | Apr 17, 2013 | ACT, New England, New England Motorsports North, Touring Series News
by Lou Modestino
The biggest stock car racing event of the summer keeps getting better as American Canadian Tour officials have announced a bonus program for participating racers in the Inaugural International 500 at Airborne Speedway on the weekend of July 20/21.
Drivers who file their entry by the Tuesday, April 16 deadline will be eligible for Goodyear Halfway Bonus awards, which will make the leader of the half-way mark of each segment $1,000 richer, leaving a potential for a driver to gain up to $3,000 in Goodyear bonuses alone. On top of that, every team that has filed their entry by the deadline will be entered into a drawing for eight (8) Goodyear tires, a $960 value, to be used for the 300-lap special event.
“This certainly sweetens the pot,” said defending ACT Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr., who filed the very first entry into the International 500 back in March. “The halfway bonuses will be an extra incentive to get to the front early, and the eight Goodyear tires would be a huge boost on race day. I’m really hoping we get those!” (more…)
by | Apr 16, 2013 | ACT, Lee USA, New Hampshire, PASS, Whelen Modified
Weekend Brings Success For Crazy Horse Racing
LEE, N.H. – It was a banner day for Crazy Horse Racing teams in the ACT Late Model Tour season opener at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, N.H., on Sunday, April 14.
Two teams affiliated with the organization qualified in the Top-10 to make the 30-car starting field, and two brand new cars built by Crazy Horse Racing this winter finished in the Top-10 of the New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150.
Veteran Milton, Vt., racer Scott Payea finished 10th at Lee USA after qualifying seventh for the feature event in his first time on the track with the new No. 89 to lead the Crazy Horse contingent on Sunday, while ACT Rookie of the Year candidate Travis Stearns finished a career-best eighth in the new Richard Green Racing No. 16 after starting 24th. (more…)
by Jay | Apr 15, 2013 | ACT, Lee USA, New England, New Hampshire, Photos, Touring Series News
Photos by Leif Tillotson – www.LeifTillotsonPhotography.com
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by | Apr 15, 2013 | ACT, Lee USA, New Hampshire, Touring Series News
Attached Photos: Hebert.jpg – Hebert enjoys victory lane for the first time in the New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway. Hebert2.jpg – Hebert enjoys a moment with his excited father and Crew Chief, Larry Hebert.
Lee, NH — American Canadian Tour Rookie of the Year Jimmy Hebert disproved any ideas of a sophomore slump by earning his first-career ACT victory in style at the New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway on Sunday, April 14th. North Haverhill, NH’s Travis Fadden and Rowley, MA’s Eddie Macdonald finished out the podium for the season opening event.
The race began with Tiverton, RI’s Ray Parent going door-to-door with pole sitter Fadden for the first six laps, until overtaking him for the early lead. Fadden stayed hooked to Parent’s back bumper as the field stretched out, bringing defending ACT Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. into third behind the two leaders. As the pair worked through lap traffic, Hebert worked his way from the 15th starting position to tenth, highlighting a string of daring moves with a 3-wide blast on lap 32. By lap 57, Hebert had maneuvered his way through the field to 6th place. Parent and Fadden continued to battle for the lead through lap traffic until a quick move by Fadden left Parent pinned behind a lapped car. Fadden stole the lead back, and showed the way until the first of six cautions on lap 89. (more…)
