WISCASSET 300 TO BECOME ACT INVITATIONAL QUALIFIER
\n\u00a0 \u00a0CENTER OF SPEED 150 LATE MODEL EVENT ADDED TO LOUDON RACE<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Waterbury, VT \u2013 The American Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model teams, along with a host of local teams
\nthroughout New England, will have another opportunity to qualify for the inaugural ACT INVITATIONAL to be held at
\nthe New Hampshire Motor Speedway as part of New England\u2019s NASCAR September 18-20th race weekend in 2009.<\/p>\n
Doug and Becky White, owners of the revitalized Wiscasset Speedway in Wiscasset, ME, have reached an agreement
\nwith the American Canadian Tour to include their Center of Speed 300 Late Model portion of the event as a
\nQualifier for the much-heralded ACT INVITATIONAL.<\/p>\n
Designed as a cooperative effort by NHMS and the ACT organizations to help promote racing throughout the Northeast
\nregion, the ACT INVITATIONAL has captured the imagination of much of the Northeast racing community.<\/p>\n
The ACT INVITATIONAL will give the most talented short track Late Model drivers in the Northeast and eastern
\nCanada an opportunity to compete at the highest level, and should provide many short track fans in the region with
\na chance to see their hometown stars when they visit NHMS over the Fall NASCAR weekend.<\/p>\n
Thirty-six teams will receive invitations through winning a variety of \u2018Qualifiers\u2019 throughout the season to
\ncompete in the highly anticipated event. The INVITATIONAL will be part of a spectacular triple-header on Saturday,
\nSeptember 19, 2009 along with the NASCAR Whelan Modified Series, and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.<\/p>\n
In a related story, ACT has also reached an agreement with Wiscasset Speedway to issue a guaranteed provisional
\nstarting spot in the Center of Speed Late Model portion of the 300 to the winner of the May 17th ACT TOUR New
\nEngland Dodge Dealer\u2019s 150 event being held at the Oxford Plains Speedway.<\/p>\n