Waterbury, VT \u2013 The American Canadian Tour (ACT) has notified the first 22 teams that have officially been invited to participate in the inaugural ACT Invitational at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) on Saturday, September 19th.<\/p>\n
Twenty-two teams from all six New England states and the Provinces of Quebec and Ontario have been selected in the first round, following two very successful test and tune sessions at NHMS this past week.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe still have to fill the field with fourteen more spots and there are a lot of worthy candidates who deserve to be at the inaugural race\u201d, said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour on Friday. \u201cWe confirmed the fourteen qualified teams who earned their spots through wins so far this season, and added another eight teams who we feel will contribute in a positive way to the success of this event for both NHMS and ACT Late Model racing\u201d, continued Curley.<\/p>\n
ACT expects to add another six to eight Invitees after this weekend\u2019s event at the Showdown of Champions in Chaudiere, Quebec. The 200-lap event pits the best eleven teams from the ACT US Tour and the best eleven teams from the S\u00e9rie ACT Castrol against each other, with over $35,000 in prize money. All but one selection to make up the 36-car starting field will be done following the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 to be held at Thunder Road Speedbowl on September 6, 2009. The final event will be at the Plattsburgh, NY newly designed \u00bd mile where up to 50 teams from both the ACT US and Castrol Series are expected to participate in the Fall Foliage 300. The final Invitees will be announced following that event, just prior to the September 19th ACT Invitational at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n
The invited teams include:<\/p>\n
* Multiple qualifier wins<\/p>\n
Car# State Name Hometown Track\/Series Notes <\/p>\n
9 ON Brandon Watson Stayner, ON Kawartha Downs NHMS test & tune at large<\/p>\n
10 NH Ben Rowe Turner, ME ACT Tour NHMS test & tune at large\/PASS Champ<\/p>\n
11 VT Jean Paul Cyr Milton, VT Thunder Road 09 TR Champion; 7x ACT Champion<\/p>\n
11 RI Ryan Vanesse Warwick, RI Seekonk 09 Trk Champion<\/p>\n
14 ON Sean Kennedy Dunrobin, ON Capital City Castrol Event Qualifier<\/p>\n
14 VT Phil Scott Montpelier, VT Thunder Road ACT Champion; 3x TR Champion <\/p>\n
17 MA Eddie MacDonald Rowley, MA ACT Tour Event Qualifier<\/p>\n
21 QC Jean-Francois Dery Quebec City, QC Castrol Serie Castrol Qualifier<\/p>\n
26 VT John Donahue Graniteville, VT ACT Tour Event Qualifier<\/p>\n
35 CT Bruce Thomas Groton, CT Waterford 09 Trk Champion<\/p>\n
37* VT Brian Hoar Williston, VT ACT Tour 5x ACT Champion;TR\/Airborne Champ<\/p>\n
44 VT Dave Pembroke Montpelier, VT Thunder Road ACT Tour Event Qualifier..TR\/Champ<\/p>\n
48 QC Karl Allard Ste Felicien, QC Castrol Serie Former Castrol Series Champion<\/p>\n
55 VT Brent Dragon Milton, VT ACT Tour Castrol Qualifier..Airborne Champ<\/p>\n
55* NH Brad Leighton Ctr Harbor, NH ACT Tour ACT Tour Event Qualifier..ACT\/Champ<\/p>\n
71 ON Dan McHattie Cavan, ON Kawartha, Downs NHMS test & tune at large <\/p>\n
80* QC Donald Theerge Quebec City, QC Castrol Serie Castrol Qualifier.. Castrol Champ <\/p>\n
89 VT Scott Payea Milton, VT ACT Tour Event Qualifier<\/p>\n
91* QC Patrick Laperle Montreal, QC Castrol Serie Castrol Qualifier..US & Castrol Champ<\/p>\n
97* NH Joey Polewarczyk, Jr Hudson, NH ACT Tour Event Qualifier<\/p>\n
02 NH Randy Potter Groveton, NH ACT Tour NHMS test & tune at large <\/p>\n
04 ME TJ Watson Cundys Harbor, ME Wiscasset Event Qualifier<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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