by Jay | Apr 13, 2010 | ACT, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
ACT II INVITATIONAL AT NHMS JUMPS TO 43 STARTERS IN 2010
Waterbury, VT – Officials of the American Canadian Tour (ACT) and the New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) announced today that the starting field for the second edition of the ACT Invitational will be increased from 36 teams last year to 43 teams in 2010. The event is part of a mega triple-header to be held on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at the region’s most notable speedway. The Invitational will join NASCAR’s Whelen Modified Tour and the Camping World Truck Series to provide the fans with the most exciting triple-header of the year.
“The great success we had with the inaugural ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last year has given us the confidence to invite several more teams to make up the starting field for this year’s race”, said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour. “We will soon be announcing another great promotion for all the fans that attend weekly affiliate ACT tracks, and all ACT touring events during the upcoming season,” concluded Curley.
The race has been extended to 60 miles for the 2010 version. There will be a mandatory caution flag between lap 28 and 38, if there is no racing caution that occurs during that time frame. Teams will be allowed to pit for adjustments and tires if they choose to pit, but it will not be mandatory. “This format really sounds like a lot of fun. I think it will certainly add some strategy to the race and make for some tough decisions about whether to pit or not,” said Brent Dragon, one of the top contenders for the ACT title in 2010.
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by Jay | Apr 13, 2010 | Canada
CENTRE FOR SPEED INTRODUCES ACT LATE MODELS
Shediac, NB – The Center for Speed (CFS) in Shediac, New Brunswick announced today that the 2011 season will offer some changes in the type of race divisions that will be offered to Maritime stock car racing teams. The introduction of the American Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model division as a premiere weekly division has generated enthusiasm among many of the top tier CENTRE racers.
“The time is right for our race facility and race teams to join forces with what has become the most successful form of weekly and touring racing in the Northeastern United States and in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. We are happy and excited to be the first organization in the Maritimes to introduce this very successful type of Late Model racing to our region,” said Tim Wile, the General Manager of the CENTRE of Speed.
The ACT program has expanded over the past decade to include a dozen weekly tracks and two major touring divisions throughout New England, Quebec, and Ontario. ACT Late Model programs are supported at Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine, home of the famous “Oxford 250”; New Hampshire tracks: White Mountain, Twin State, Lee USA, Canaan Speedway; Seekonk Speedway in Massachusetts, and Waterford Speedbowl in Connecticut. Thunder Road Speedbowl in Vermont is the home of the ACT Late Model division, and Capital City in Ottawa, along with Kawartha Speedway in Ontario also are affiliate tracks of the ACT program. The American Canadian Tour in the United States and the ACT Castrol Series in Quebec and Ontario are two of the most successful traveling tours in the Northeast.
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by Jay | Apr 13, 2010 | ACT, Lee USA, New England, New Hampshire
Waterbury, VT – Opening season excitement returns to Lee USA Speedway on Sunday, April 18, 2010. The traditional opening event of the race season for the American Canadian Tour (ACT) at Lee USA presents a special challenge for the ACT teams. The New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150 used to have a decided edge to the touring teams, but not anymore.
“The Lee Late Model teams have come a long way over the past several years in gaining experience in long distance races. When you combine that with the ‘home track’ advantage, there are always some Lee teams that challenge for good finishes in the opening event,” said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour, which opens its 25th season of sanctioning races throughout the Northeast and Canada on April 18th at Lee, NH.
2009 Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. from Dracut, MA will be driving the Bruce Bernhardt Ford and will lead the Lee contingent at the opening event. Other Lee regulars expected to make a run for the NH Governor’s Cup are former champion JR Baril, Bryan Kruczek, and former winner on the ACT at Canaan Fair Speedway in 2005, AJ Begin from Merrimac, MA.
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by Jay | Apr 9, 2010 | Video
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by Jay | Apr 8, 2010 | ACT, Maine, New England
ACT Tour Sees Invasion of Teenage Rookies
The 2010 American Canadian Tour (ACT) Rookie of the Year (ROTY) battle is shaping up to be one of the best in recent history. ACT will see six drivers competing for the 2010 ROTY honors, including four teenagers with a combined three career ACT starts.
The eldest of the teenage group is 18 year old Dave Farrington, Jr. of Jay, ME. Farrington, a Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Maine-Orono, finished 8th in the Pro Stock standings at Wiscasset (ME) Speedway, but has never made an ACT Tour start.
Brad Babb of Windham, ME has the best career ACT Tour finish of the ROTY contenders after finishing 6th in the 2009 season finale at Oxford Plains Speedway (Oxford, ME). It is the only ACT start for the 17 year old to date. Babb earned the 2009 Beech Ridge Motor Speedway (BRMS) Rookie of the Year title and finished sixth in the final Pro Series point standings. He also has the advantage of looking to his father, Bobby, who is a muli-time BRMS track champion.
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by Jay | Apr 5, 2010 | Maine, PASS
Easter Miracle For Ben Rowe at Hickory
HICKORY, N.C. — In his own words, it was a miraculous performance from Ben Rowe at Hickory Motor Speedway over the weekend.
“It was a long, long night,” Rowe said after finishing eighth in the PASS Easter Bunny 150 on Saturday. “To come home where we did, it was a miracle. It really was.”
Rowe battled lost brakes, a flat tire and damaged to the race car all night to charge from 28th starting position in the 32-car field and end up in the top-10 by the time the checkered flag fell in his No. 48 Community Pharmacies Chevrolet.
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by Jay | Apr 5, 2010 | PASS
Peltier’s patience pays off with PASS Easter Bunny win
(Hickory NC – 5/3/10) Preston Peltier bided his time as Jay Fogleman and Ryan Blaney battled for the lead in Saturday night’s Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South super late model 150 at Hickory Motor Speedway, but when it came time to pull the trigger Peltier drove around both Fogleman and Blaney to capture the victory. Fogleman cam home second after starting 21st and series point leader Ryan Blaney earned third. Cassius Clark, Jeff Choquette, Joey Gase, Chase Elliott, Ben Rowe, Heath Hindman and Clay Jones completed the top ten.
Over 50 super late models crowded the Hickory pits with 49 answering the call for time trials and home track hero and two time track champion Andy Loden topped the field with a 14.902 lap, nipping Cassius Clark’s 14.904 for fast time. Loden would start the event from 8th after the top ten redraw. Chase Elliott drew the pole with Cassius Clark alongside. PASS National point leader Brad Leighton, four time PASS North Champion Ben Rowe, Steve Legendre and George Gorham were all forced to take provisional starting spots.
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by Jay | Apr 5, 2010 | Monadnock Speedway, New Hampshire
Test and Tune Sessions
Winchester, NH: On Saturday, April 17th the high banks of Monadnock Speedway will come alive with the first of two test and tune sessions being held prior to the 2010 season opener.
All divisions are welcome to shake down their race machines, including the touring divisions who compete at Monadnock Speedway on Saturday, April 17th and April 24th. Practice rounds for the Modifieds, Sportsman Modifieds, Outlaw Pros, Super Stocks, Mini Stocks, Enduros and touring divisions will begin at noon and will run until 4pm. The new Young Gun division will have a separate practice time from 4pm – 5pm to allow a full hour of track time for the new young talent making their debut on the opener. The Young Guns will also have an orientation at 3pm in the pit area on both practice dates.
The management will be available on both days to process NASCAR licenses, transponder purchases and season passes from 9:00am to 3pm. The pit gates will open at 10am for both test and tune sessions.
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by Jay | Apr 5, 2010 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series
Top-Five Finish For Mohegan Sun Racing At South Boston
South Boston, VA (April 5, 2010): Matt Kobyluck put himself and the Mohegan Sun race team back on the radar with a fifth place finish Saturday afternoon in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East South Boston 150. Kobyluck, who finished 15th the previous week at Greenville, was content with the strong finish and now sits eighth in the points two races into a ten-race schedule.
Kobyluck started the race from the fourth spot after posting a qualifying speed of 89.341 mph (16.118 seconds) in time trials. The Waterford, Conn. driver remained in fourth through the first 30 laps of the race, but used a restart to get by Ryan Truex on lap 32 for third. The Mohegan Sun Casino Chevrolet dropped back to sixth by lap 52, but regained a spot on lap 95 to take over fifth.
“We had a fifth place car today,” said Kobyluck, who won the K&N Pro Series East debut at South Boston in 2007. “But I’ll take it. Things can get pretty rough here on a track like this with beating and banging, but we came out of today with a car in one piece and a finish a lot better than last week. We’re headed in the right direction.”
To date, Kobyluck has 170 starts in the K&N Pro Series East with 16 wins and 92 top-10s. His last win was at Lime Rock Park during his 2008 championship season. The team hopes to end that streak this season. With tracks like Iowa Speedway, Martinsville, and New Hampshire Motor Speedway on the horizon, Kobyluck, who is fifth on the all-time winner’s list, is optimistic to get back into victory lane.
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by Jay | Apr 5, 2010 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series
Fadden Racing’s Joey Polewarczyk – Derailed In Late Race Accident
South Boston, Va. (April 5, 2010): Joey Polewarczyk had the confidence to bring home a top-10 finish in the South Boston 150 at South Boston Speedway Saturday afternoon. He just didn’t have the luck.
In his second NASCAR K&N Pro Series East start this season, Polewarczyk got caught up in an accident on lap 119 that resulted in front end damage that ended their day and left the team with a 21st place finish.
Polewarczyk started the No. 16 Fadden Racing Chevrolet in the 13th position after qualifying with a speed of 88.485 mph (16.274 seconds). He remained in the top-15 for the first half of the race as he let things sort out.
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