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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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The 2015 ACT Tour to visit Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway will have a different look

Emily Packard will be making the trip to New Smyrna Speedway in mid-February during Speed Weeks. (Credit: VT Motorsports Mag. photo.)

Emily Packard will be making the trip to New Smyrna Speedway in mid-February during Speed Weeks. (Credit: VT Motorsports Mag. photo.)

By Lou Modestino

The first trip to New Smyrna Speedway (NSS) in 2011 ended up with 28 very diverse teams. Half the teams were “regular ACT touring teams”, the rest were from various elements of the overall ACT Late Model racing program that covers a wide area of the Northeastern US, and Provinces of Quebec and Ontario. Continue reading →

Joey Pole, Brian Hoar and Eddie MacDonald enter the Bond Auto ACT Invitational at NHMS on Sept. 20

Joey Pole of Hudson, NH is always a contender when he races a Late Model, Super Late Model and ACT Tour Late Model (Credit; ACT Tour photo)

Joey Pole of Hudson, NH is always a contender when he races a Late Model, Super Late Model and ACT Tour Late Model (Credit; NHMS photo)

By Lou Modestino

Two former winners and a new young gun were the first to accept invitations to the 6th Annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational to be held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) on Saturday, September 20, 2014. Invitations were first sent to those who qualified throughout the season by winning either an ACT US event or Série ACT event in Quebec. Continue reading →

Jeff White takes his second career ACT Tour win at White Mountain Motorsports Park

By Lou Modestino

Winthrop, ME’s Jeff White earned his second career American Canadian Tour win as he led nearly every lap of the 150 lap event at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, NH on Saturday, June 21. White held off Wayne Helliwell, Jr. through a fierce battle for the majority of the event. Continue reading →

Kyle Welch takes his first ACT Tour win at Riverside Speedway

By Lou Modestino

Kyle Welch of Newport, NH earned his first career American Canadian Tour win at Riverside Speedway in Groveton, NH on Saturday, June 7. Welch inherited the win after apparent winner Eddie MacDonald was penalized for a post race tech infraction. MacDonald was penalized to the last car on the lead lap in 11th place. Continue reading →