{"id":20263,"date":"2016-02-04T14:11:32","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T19:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=20263"},"modified":"2016-02-04T14:11:32","modified_gmt":"2016-02-04T19:11:32","slug":"act-to-attend-oxford-250-weekend-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/act-to-attend-oxford-250-weekend-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ACT to Attend Oxford 250 Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_15713\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15713\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15713\" src=\"http:\/\/maineracing.com\/16\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/VLF_7696-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"The ACT Late Model Tour will run a 100-lap event at Maine's Oxford Plains Speedway the night before the 43rd Oxford 250. (Eric LaFleche\/Victory Lane Radio photo)\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ACT Late Model Tour will run a 100-lap event at Maine&#8217;s Oxford Plains Speedway the night before the 43rd Oxford 250. (Eric LaFleche\/Victory Lane Radio photo)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Waterbury, VT<\/em> \u2013 The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officially announced today that the two series have added a fourth doubleheader event to the 2016 schedule. The ACT Late Model Tour will now make a second visit to Maine\u2019s Oxford Plains Speedway as part of Oxford 250 Weekend on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_616968159\"><span class=\"aQJ\">August 26-28<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Oxford Plains 100 for the ACT Late Model Tour will be held on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_616968160\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Saturday, August 27<\/span><\/span>, the night before the 43<sup>rd<\/sup> Oxford 250. The winner of the event will also receive a guaranteed provisional starting spot in the following day\u2019s Oxford 250 for the PASS Super Late Models should they attempt to qualify. The event will count for points towards the $10,000-to-win 2016 ACT Championship and headlines a <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_616968161\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Saturday<\/span><\/span> program which also includes the Valenti Modified Racing Series, PASS Modifieds, and Northeast Classic Lites.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re really excited that ACT will come back to Oxford for a second event in 2016 \u2013 especially the night before the Oxford 250,\u201d PASS President Tom Mayberry said. \u201cAdding a guaranteed starting spot for the 250 should add a lot of excitement to the event. We think that adding ACT to the program, especially in conjunction with the other series we have, will bring a lot of momentum back to the Oxford 250.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The schedule addition comes on the heels of a date change for another ACT\/PASS twin bill. The \u201cShowdown in the Mountains\u201d at N. Woodstock, NH\u2019s White Mountain Motorsports Park, which will feature 150-lap events for both the ACT Late Models and PASS North Super Late Models, has been moved to <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_616968162\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Saturday, July 23<\/span><\/span> from its original <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_616968163\"><span class=\"aQJ\">August 20<\/span><\/span> date.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 13-race 2016 ACT Late Model Tour schedule opens with the New Hampshire Governor\u2019s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_616968164\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Sunday, April 10<\/span><\/span> and concludes at Connecticut\u2019s Thompson Motor Speedway on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_616968165\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Saturday, October 15<\/span><\/span>. In between, the Tour will visit 11 different tracks throughout the Northeastern United States. ACT\/PASS doubleheaders will also be held at Oxford on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_616968166\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Sunday, April 17<\/span><\/span> and at Scarborough, ME\u2019s Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_616968167\"><span class=\"aQJ\">September 17-18<\/span><\/span> as part of New England 500 Weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact the ACT offices at <a href=\"tel:802-244-6963\" target=\"_blank\">802-244-6963<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:media@acttour.com\" target=\"_blank\">media@acttour.com<\/a>, the PASS offices at <a href=\"tel:207-693-6497\" target=\"_blank\">207-693-6497<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:passracing@roadrunner.com\" target=\"_blank\">passracing@roadrunner.com<\/a>, or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acttour.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.acttour.com<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.proallstarsseries.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.proallstarsseries.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2016 ACT Late Model Tour Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>#<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DATE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DAY \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TRACK\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LOCATION\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EVENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_616968168\"><span class=\"aQJ\">1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Apr<\/span><\/span> 9-<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_616968169\"><span class=\"aQJ\">10<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat-Sun\u00a0\u00a0 Lee USA Speedway\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lee, NH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NH Governor\u2019s Cup 150<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_616968170\"><span class=\"aQJ\">2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Apr 17<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sun\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oxford Plains Speedway\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oxford, ME\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oxford 100\/PASS<\/p>\n<p>3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Apr 30-<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_616968171\"><span class=\"aQJ\">May 1<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat-Sun\u00a0\u00a0 Thunder Road\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Barre, VT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Merchants Bank 150<\/p>\n<p>4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 May 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Airborne Park Speedway\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Plattsburgh, NY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spring Green 116<\/p>\n<p>5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 May 21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New London-Waterford Speedbowl\u00a0 Waterford, CT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NLW Tripleheader 100<\/p>\n<p>6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jun 04\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fair Haven, VT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Devil\u2019s Bowl 100<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_616968172\"><span class=\"aQJ\">7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jun 18<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Speedway 51\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Groveton, NH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lil Joey Generation Next 151<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_616968173\"><span class=\"aQJ\">8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jul 16<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seekonk Speedway\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seekonk, MA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seekonk Tripleheader 150<\/p>\n<p>9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jul 23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 White Mountain Motorsports Park\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N. Woodstock, NH\u00a0 WMMP 150\/PASS<\/p>\n<p>10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aug 06\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beech Ridge Motor Speedway \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scarborough, ME\u00a0\u00a0 Coastal 100<\/p>\n<p>11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aug 27\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oxford Plains Speedway\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oxford, ME\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Oxford Plains 100<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_616968174\"><span class=\"aQJ\">12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sep<\/span><\/span> 17-<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_616968175\"><span class=\"aQJ\">18<\/span><\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat-Sun\u00a0\u00a0 Beech Ridge Motor Speedway\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scarborough, ME\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fall Foliage 200\/PASS<\/p>\n<p>***\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_616968176\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Sep 24<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Sat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New Hampshire Motor Speedway\u00a0 \u00a0 Loudon, NH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bond Auto ACT Invitational<\/p>\n<p>***\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_616968177\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Oct 1-2<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Sat-Sun\u00a0\u00a0 Thunder Road Speedbowl\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Barre, VT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NSB Vermont Milk Bowl<\/p>\n<p>13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oct 15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thompson Speedway\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr \/>\u00a0 Thompson, CT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 World Series Tripleheader 75<\/p>\n<p><strong>*** <\/strong><em>Non point-counting event<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Schedule Subject to Change<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waterbury, VT \u2013 The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officially announced today that the two series have added a fourth doubleheader event to the 2016 schedule. The ACT Late Model Tour will now make a second visit to Maine\u2019s Oxford Plains Speedway as part of Oxford 250 Weekend on August 26-28. 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