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Mike Rowe and Joey Pole, Jr. win PASS/ACT twin races at Oxford Plains

64-year old Mike Rowe of Turner, ME ended up the winner in the PASS Super Late Model portion of thePASS/ACT doubleheader at the Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine! (Credit: PASS/Oxford Plains photo.)

64-year old Mike Rowe of Turner, ME (center lower)  ended up the winner in the PASS Super Late Model portion of the PASS/ACT doubleheader at the Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine! (Credit: PASS/Oxford Plains photo.)

Mike Rowe of Turner, Maine raced to his 151st Oxford Plains Speedway main event win, earning a trip to victory lane in his maiden voyage aboard Peter Petit’s lucky number 7 in AIM Recycling Pro All Stars Series Super Late Model competition at Oxford Plains Speedway on Sunday afternoon, while Joey ‘Pole’ Polewarczyk prevailed in the co-headlining ACT Late Model Tour 150-lapper.

Rowe, a 64-year-old veteran, multi-time track champion and all-around legend at the speedway where he was a track titlist a full four decades ago, waged a race-long battle with reigning series champion DJ Shaw of Conway, New Hampshire for supremacy in a thrilling 150-lapper for the ultra-quick AIM Super Late Models. Continue reading →

Stafford Motor Speedway will hold a Legend’s Car National Qualifer

Mike Christopher hopes to qualify for the Legend Nationals. (Credit:: Mike Christopher photo.)

Mike Christopher, Jr. finished fourth in last year’s Legend Nationals held at the Bullring at Las Vegas.  (Credit:: Mike Christopher, Jr. photo.)

The 2015 season at Stafford Motor Speedway will mark the second season of weekly Legend Car competition around the track’s mini-mile. In addition Stafford Speedway Management is proud to announce that the Legend Cars feature during the season ending NAPA Auto Parts Fall Final Weekend on Oct. 3rd will serve as a Legends Car Asphalt Nationals Qualifier.

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Gelinas looks for the 2015 Granite State Pro Stock Series crown starting at the Icebreaker

 

 

Maine's Larry Gelinas has the 2015 Granite State Pro Stock Series Championship in his sights. He'll be looking to take down a win at this coming weekend's Icebreaker at Thompson Motor Sports Park. (Credit: GSPSS photo.)

Maine’s Larry Gelinas has the 2015 Granite State Pro Stock Series Championship in his sights. He’ll be looking to take down a win at this coming weekend’s Icebreaker at Thompson Motor Sports Park. (Credit: GSPSS photo.)

For “Lightning” Larry Gelinas racing is almost as important as breathing. The 30-plus-year veteran gets behind the wheel any chance he can. This year he’ll be chasing the 2015 crown in the Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS), as well as throwing his name in the hat in the Late Model division at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. Gelinas will also run select ACT events, and attempt to qualify for the Oxford 250. Continue reading →

Three 150 lap events are set for Oxford Plains, Lee USA and Thunder Road

Wayne Helliwell, Jr. is one driver, among others, is favored to win in three 150 lap ACT races at Lee, Oxford and Thunder Road. (Credit: ACT photo.)

Wayne Helliwell, Jr. is one driver, among others, is favored to win in three 150 lap ACT races at Lee, Oxford and Thunder Road. (Credit: ACT Tour photo.)

The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) will compete in three 150-lap events on three completely different tracks in all three northern New England states to open the 2015 season. The New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150, now re-set due to snow on April 28, is the usual traditional opening event for ACT teams held yearly at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, NH. Teams will now start off the 2015 season at Oxford Plains Speedway (OPS) in Oxford, ME on April 18, then Lee USA followed  by their annual visit to Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT on May 3.

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MacDonald will be tough to beat in Lee USA’s Governor’s Cup on Sunday, April 12

Predicting who can beat Eddie MacDonald in April's Governoro's Cup ACT opener will be hard. Because Eddie has been able to string several races on various late Model circuits going into last year and the pre-season ACT events at New Smyrna Speedway in Fla. (Credit: ACT Tour photo.)

Predicting who can beat Eddie MacDonald in April’s Governoro’s Cup ACT opener at Lee USA Speedway will be hard. Because Eddie has been able to string several races on various late Model circuits from last year into the February pre-season ACT events at New Smyrna Speedway in Fla. (Credit: ACT Tour photo.)

Eddie MacDonald of Rowley has gone on to win just about every major regional Late Model race, including championship efforts in the NASCAR K&N Series, the Oxford 250 (twice), Bond Auto ACT Invitational at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway (twice), Thunder Road’s famous Milk Bowl, and recently he swept the triple 100 lap features in a very competitive field at the World Series of Asphalt Racing at New Smyrna Speedway.

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Oxford Plains to run double header ACT and Pro All Stars Tours on Saturday, April 18

The PASS All Star Tour race cars will race at Thunder Road International Speedbowl on Memorial Day weekend for the first time. (Credit: PASS Tour photo.)

The PASS All Star Tour race cars will race at Thunder Road International Speedbowl on Memorial Day weekend for the first time. (Credit: PASS Tour photo.)

A joint announcement between the American Canadian Tour (ACT) and the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) last November came as great news throughout the short track industry, particularly in the Northeast. Principals Tom Curley (ACT) and Tom Mayberry (PASS) decided that, after a decade of competing against each other in the region, it was time to re-energize the region’s full-fendered stock car racing competitors and their fans. They formed a working alliance for the 2015 season.

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New champions program for ACT Tour US

 

New Champions ACT Tour program gives some contenders an opportunity to race for extra winnings. (Credit: ACT Tour photo.)

New Champions ACT Tour program gives some contenders an opportunity to race for extra winnings. (Credit: ACT Tour photo.)

American Canadian Tour officials have announced a New Champions Program for the ACT U.S. Tour in 2015. The program is a revival of the old New Champions point standings from the former ACT Pro Stock Tour in the 1980s and early 1990s. Continue reading →

Eddie MacDonald shines in the ACT Tour with two wins in a row at New Smyrna Speedway

Rowley's Eddie MacDonald proved once again that he's capable of winning races even when he has some serious challenges at New Smyrna Speedway. (Credit: Grimm Racing photo.)

Rowley’s Eddie MacDonald proved once again that he’s capable of winning races even when he has some serious challenges at New Smyrna Speedway. (Credit: Grimm Racing photo.)

By Lou Modestino

Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, MA claimed his second win in two nights of ACT competition at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna Beach, FL on Monday, August 16. MacDonald followed up his Sunday night win with another trip to victory lane in the first leg of the American Racer Challenge Cup. His second win, however, didn’t come so easy. Continue reading →

Big crowd on hand for Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s 2014 Award Banquet

Modifieds are the top division at Vermont's Devil's Bowl Speedway's pave track. (Credit: Devil's Bowl Speedway photo.)

Modifieds are the top division at Vermont’s Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s pave track. (Credit: Devil’s Bowl Speedway photo.)

By Lou Modestino

More than 300 guests celebrated the 2014 stock car racing season on Saturday, January 31, as Devil’s Bowl Speedway hosted the annual Banquet of Champions at the Holiday Inn Rutland-Killington in Rutland, VT. Top drivers and special award winners were honored for their achievements including Modified champions Todd Stone and Adam Pierson, and John Bruno Award co-winners Barbara Quenneville and Vince Quenneville, Jr. Continue reading →

ACT Champions are included in the 29 drivers that are heading south to NSS in Florida for Speed Weeks

Taunton's Eddie Leclerc will be hauling his Late Model race car to the New Smyrna Speedway in Florida to compete in the three day ACT Tour races during Speed Weeks. (Credit: Seekonk Speedway photo)

Taunton’s Eddie Leclerc will be hauling his Late Model race car to the New Smyrna Speedway in Florida in mid-Feb. to compete in the three day ACT Tour races during Speed Weeks. (Credit: Seekonk Speedway photo)

By Lou Modestino

2014 American Canadian Tour (ACT) Champions Alex Labbe, (21 years old), of St-Albert, Quebec and Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. (Pole), (25 years old), from Hudson, New Hampshire, have both been celebrated by their peers for their championship runs last season. They now lead twenty-nine (29) teams from eight (8) different states and the province of Quebec to the New Smyrna Speedway World Series of Asphalt Racing on Sunday-Tues, February 15-17, 2015. Continue reading →