Glen Luce of Turner, ME is seemingly on the verge of capturing his first-ever American-Canadian Tour Late Model stock car victory. The 20-year racing veteran is in his first full season of ACT competition, and after a steep learning curve early in the year, feels that he’s ready to break into victory lane. He wants to do it at the 30th Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Barre, VT’s Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl on Sunday, August 31.
“We’re knocking on the door (of the first win); we’ve got a lot of momentum,” said Luce. “We hit on something at Airborne, and we’ve been gaining confidence ever since. We’ve been contenders almost everywhere, and we’ve been shown a lot of respect on and off the track. It feels good.”
Continue reading ‘Maine’s Glen Luce Knocking on the Door at Thunder Road’s Bond Auto Labor Day Classic’
N. Woodstock, NH — Late Model stock car racer Eric Williams of Hyde Park, VT earned the fourth American-Canadian Tour (ACT) victory of his career after a controversial incident late in the going in the White Mountain 150 at New Hampshire’s White Mountain Motorsports Park on Saturday night. Williams was the benefactor of a tangle between race leaders and championship point leaders Scott Payea and Patrick Laperle with three laps remaining, and slipped by for the win.
Payea, of Milton, VT, led the majority of the race, but raced hard with Montréal driver Laperle during the middle stages, with the pair trading the lead multiple times. Contact with three laps remaining sent Payea spinning, bringing out the fourth and final caution flag of the event. For his involvement in the incident, Laperle was sent to the rear of the field with Payea for the restart. Payea finished 13th with Laperle 14th, the last two cars on the lead lap.
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Champion Late Model stock car drivers Cris Michaud and Robbie Crouch have filed the first two entries for the 30th Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Barre, VT’s Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl on Sun., August 31. Both drivers are feature winners at the historic 1/4-mile oval in 2008. Michaud, of Northfield, VT, is in the thick of the “King of the Road” track championship battle with three victories to his credit. Crouch, originally of Tampa, FL, earned his first Thunder Road win in nearly 20 years last month.
The Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 is the tenth of 12 rounds for the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Championship, and comes just three days after the final Thunder Road Late Model weekly championship series event on Thursday, August 28. The 200-lap Classic pays a guaranteed $5,000 to the winner, plus bonuses.
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Attention Capital City Speedway fans and racers - the new Stittsville Interchange is now open and you must use it to access the service road that brings you to the race track on Saturday, Aug. 9.
Directions: Heading EAST on Hwy 7, exit at Stittsville Interchange and turn left on Hazeldean Road, then turn left onto service road (which is the first road you come to). Heading WEST on Hwy 7, exit at Stittsville Interchange and turn right on Hazeldean Road, then turn left onto service road, which takes you to Capital City Speedway. Coming from Stittsville, go over the new over pass, then turn left at service road which takes you straight to speedway.
NOTE: The Rotary Club of Nepean-Kanata will be hosting a breakfast at Capital City Speedway on Saturday morning, Aug. 9th in conjunction with the Série ACT Castrol coming to town. All proceeds from the breakfast go to a good cause!
Sources: Justin St. Louis/ACT Late Model Tour PR
Inclement afternoon forecasts and possible flooding have forced the postponement of the White Mountain 150 stock car race for the American-Canadian Tour at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, NH on Saturday, August 2. The race has been rescheduled for Saturday, August 16 with a rain date of Sunday, August 17.
The White Mountain 150 was originally scheduled for June 28 before rains swept in following first-round qualifying. Forty-five cars attempted to qualify on June 28. For more information, call the American-Canadian Tour at (802) 244-6963 or visit www.acttour.com.
Continue reading ‘American-Canadian Tour Rained Out at White Mountain’
Hudson, NH — 19 year old ACT Late Model standout Joey “Pole” Polewarczyk will be making his NASCAR Camping World East debut at Thompson International Speedway on July 12, 2008.
Pole; as he is referred to will be wheeling the #5 Motion Racing Chevrolet of Barney McRae. Pole and McRae tested early last week at Thompson and Joey flashed why he is considered a driver to watch out for. Turning times of 20.6, 20.3 and 19.8 on the big 5/8 mile of Thompson really proved to McRae that Joey has all the tools to put on an impressive show this weekend.
Continue reading ‘Joey Pole Set for NASCAR Camping World Series Debut Saturday’
Rain has forced the postponement of the American-Canadian Tour’s White Mountain 150 at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, NH on Saturday, June 28, and the Serie ACT Castrol’s Montmagny 100 at Autodrome Montmagny Speedway in Montmagny, QC on Sunday, June 29.
Qualifying heats were completed at White Mountain Motorsports Park before inclement weather swept in. Heats were won by Brad Leighton, Pete Potvin, III, and rookies Nick Sweet and Jonathan Urlin. The White Mountain 150 has been rescheduled for Saturday, August 2. No make-up date has been announced for the Montmagny 100.
The American-Canadian Tour is back in action on Saturday, July 13 at Kawartha Speedway in Fraserville, ON. The Serie ACT Castrol is at Autodrome St-Felicien in St-Felicien, QC on Saturday, July 5. For more information, call (802) 244-6963, or visit www.acttour.com or www.laserieactcastrol.com.
Continue reading ‘Rain Washes Away ACT Race Weekend’
Waterford, CT — In a surprise visit, Brad Leighton made his first American-Canadian Tour appearance of the season at Waterford Speedbowl Saturday night, and stood on the podium with a third place finish for the Irving Oil race team. Leighton’s start in the Nutmeg 100 will replace a scheduled appearance at White Mountain on June 28th.
Leighton’s weekend kicked off with the team scrambling to find a motor issue - a problem that would plague them for the rest of the day.
Continue reading ‘Leighton Picks Ups Third Place Finish At Waterford’
Waterford, CT — Winning the American Canadian Tour (ACT) Nutmeg State 100 at the Waterford Speedbowl Saturday evening was Scott Payea of Milton, Vermont. Doug Coby scored the 35-lap SK feature, his first of the season.
Other feature winners were Mark Hudson (Late Model), Brandon Plemons (Sportsman), and Lou Bellisle (Mini Stock).
Continue reading ‘Scott Payea Scores ACT Nutmeg State 100 at Waterford Speedbowl’
The American-Canadian Tour Late Models return to the southernmost race track in New England, Connecticut’s Waterford Speedbowl, with Saturday’s Nutmeg State 100. In two previous appearances at the racy 3/8-mile, Brent Dragon and “Rocket” Roger Brown were the victors. Brown’s victory came in 2004, the last visit to the shoreline speedplant.
Since then, a pair of young drivers have made it clear that the next time ACT visits their house, they’ll be heard from. Timmy Jordan, of Plainfield, CT, has scored 12 wins and more than 30 top-fives at Waterford since beginning his Late Model career… two years ago. In fact, in 2006, Jordan won the Rookie of the Year title and the Track Championship.
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Ruskin, FL — The family of three quarter midget racer Fred Stutz has scheduled his viewing for 2-8 p.m. June 5 here at the Lewers Funeral Home, 308 College Avenue E.
Stutz, 79, of Riverside, had died of complications from an accident he had suffered while running his TQ midget at Punta Gorda’s Charlotte County Motorsports Park May 13. The five-decade-long driver had been a long-time Florida Midget Auto Racing Association member since moving to Central Florida from the New York City area.
Continue reading ‘TQ Racer Fred Stutz Funeral Set for June 5′
Waterford, CT — The challenge goes out to the Canadian-American Tour. ACT, one of the northeast’s premier touring groups, returns to the Waterford Speedbowl Saturday night for the first time since 2004 for a 100 lapper.
ACT is part of a five-division program that includes a 35-lap SK-Modified feature, 20 lappers for the Sportsman and Mini Stocks and a non-point Late Model race.
Continue reading ‘ACT Tour Faces Test In Speedbowl Visit’
The American-Canadian Tour Championship Late Model stock cars return to the Connecticut shoreline on Saturday (June 7) with the running of the Nutmeg State 100 at Waterford Speedbowl. The racy 3/8-mile oval previously hosted ACT in 2003 and 2004, and has since adapted a rule book for its weekly Late Model division based on ACT specs.
Rising star Scott Payea, 26, of Milton, VT, leads the ACT Late Model Tour point standings after the first five events. Payea visited victory lane in the 10th Annual Merchants Bank 150 at Thunder Road in Barre, VT on May 4, and also took top-five finishes at Lee USA (NH) Speedway, Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY, and again at Thunder Road in the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic on May 25.
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Waterford, CT - Defending Late Model champion Bruce Thomas Jr. will lead a group of “locals” against the “invaders” Saturday night when the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) comes to Waterford Speedbowl. It is the first time since 2004 the very successful ACT visits the three/eights mile.
The 100-lap ACT feature is part of a five-division program that also includes SK-Modified (45 laps), Sportsman (20), Mini Stock (20) features and a non-point Late Model race.
Continue reading ‘Local ‘Bowl Drivers Set For ACT Invasion’
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