The ACT Tour Late Models are set for a big 2015 season with special events. (Credit: ACT Tour photo.)
The 2015 American-Canadian Tour (ACT) schedule is shaping up to be one of the biggest in recent memory. The U.S. Tour will hold 13 point-counting events and three special events at 12 different tracks throughout the northeastern United States and Canada, featuring a variety of long-standing events, new tracks, and new alliances.
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.
The 2015 Valenti Modified Racing Series schedule was released with 15 events on the schedule. (Credit: Thompson Speedway photo. )
The news from the Valenti Modified Racing Series is that the tour hired Warren Alston as the Race Director for 2015. Warren was the flagman last year and brings a lot of experience to the position. Flagman John Spence, Jr, will be his backup when needed and already has two shows to do this season.
Crew chief Eric Leperle (l) and driver Patrick Leperle(r) hope to hit victory lane at New Smyrna Speedway in Fl., iike they did at Airborne Speedway Park in Plattsburgh, NY, in the mid-February ACT Tour races in Florida during Speed Weeks. (Credit: Eric LaFleche photo.)[/caption]
By Lou Modestino
The Laperle Brothers race team from Montreal, Quebec have entered the ACT American Racer Challenge Cup to be contested at the New Smyrna Speedway (NSS) in New Smyrna Beach, Florida on Monday and Tuesday, February 16-17, 2015. That brings the ACT field for the winter showdown at the World Series of Racing to a total of twenty-eight (28) entrants from throughout New England and Quebec. Continue reading
Thunder Road releases it’s 2015 schedule. (Credit: Thunder Road image)
By Lou Modestino
Thunder Road officials have released the 2015 Thunder Road schedule of events. The schedule consists of the customary 18 events from opening day on Saturday/Sunday, May 23 through the Milk Bowl on Saturday/Sunday, October 10/11. The season is highlighted by several big events including visits from the American Canadian Tour (ACT) during the season opener on Sunday, May 23 and the Pro All-Star Series (PASS) on Mekkelsen Memorial Day Classic on Sunday, May 24. Continue reading
Jesse Mueller proved he is capable of driving well on both paved and dirt tracks after he won the Northern Modified Challenge Series. (Credit: Jesse Mueller photo)
By Lou Modestino
Young stock car driver Jessey Mueller has officially been named the champion of the Northern Modified Challenge Series (NMCS). The 19 year-old from Olmstedville, NY put together an impressive run of victories and podium finishes during the season to become the second champion in series history. The NMCS is a unique tour that pits open-wheel Modified stock cars against each other on both asphalt and dirt surfaces. Continue reading
The late Joey Laquerre’s racing career was cut short by a fatal tragic accident on ATV (Credit: Speed 51 photo)
By Lou Modestino
The following obit was found at the Guare & Sons, Berber & Lanier Funeral Services. Joey M. Laquerre, 17, of East Montpelier, VT died Saturday, October 25, 2014 as a result of injuries sustained in an ATV accident. Continue reading
Defending champion Nick Sweet #88 will be going at it with a bunch of other Thunder Road drivers in the Labor Day Classic 200 at the Quarry Hill track in Barre, VT. (Credit: Leif Tillotson photo)
By Lou Modestino
The largest purse of the four-race Vermont State Championship is up for grabs at the 36th annual Coca-Cola Labor Day Classic at Thunder Road in Barre, Vermont on Sunday, August 31. The 2014 Thunder Road Championship will also be decided after one of the closest and most competitive seasons of racing at Thunder Road in recent memory. Continue reading
Joey Pole, Jr. is at home racing in both a Late Model and a Pro Stock where ever he races and proved it once again at the Seacoast 100 at Lee USA Speedway in NH. (Credit: Joey Pole photo)
By Lou Modestino
Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. used a two-lap shootout to best point leader Larry Gelinas en route to grabbing his second career victory in the Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS). Continue reading