July 08, 2021

ACT Season Gets Crossed Flags at Oxford This Sunday

July 08, 2021/ Tina Gallison

Waterbury, VT — The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) makes its 37th visit to Maine’s Oxford Plains Speedway this Sunday, July 11. The Oxford 150 marks the official halfway point of the 2021 ACT Late Model Tour season as racers pursue the $10,000 championship prize.

The year so far has been one of one of the most unpredictable of the Tour’s 30-year history. ACT is riding a streak of four straight first-time winners in its highest sanctioned series, with Brooks Clark, Tom Carey II, D.J. Shaw, and Jimmy Renfrew Jr. all carrying checkered flags. At the same time, some of the region’s veterans such as Ben Rowe are showing they still have what it takes behind the wheel.

July 07, 2021

Thompson Spirit of 76 Cancelled Following Severe Thunderstorm

July 07, 2021/ Tina Gallison

Tickets and Pit Passes to be Honored at August 11 Event

Thompson, CT — A severe rainstorm shortly after qualifying began forced the cancellation of the Samuel Adams Wicked Hazy IPA Spirit of 76 at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on Wednesday, July 7. The event will not be rescheduled due to a lack of open dates.

July 07, 2021

ACT Chaudiere Event Cancelled Due to Ongoing Border Closure

July 07, 2021/ Tina Gallison

Tour Added to Thompson Speedway World Series on October 9

Waterbury, VT — The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) announced today that the Claude Leclerc 150 scheduled for Vallée-Jct., QC’s Autodrome Chaudiere on July 24 has been cancelled due to the ongoing United States-Canada border closure. Both series and track officials are hopeful the event can finally take place in 2022 after what is now a two-year hiatus.

July 06, 2021

Tour-Type Modified Stars Return to Thompson on Wednesday Chasing $5,000 Check

July 06, 2021/ Tina Gallison

Preece, Swanson, Rocco, & More Going After Big Money in Spirit of 76

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Waterbury, VT and Naples, ME — Some of the top Modified talent in the Northeast region will head back to Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on Wednesday, July 7, when the oval returns to racing headlined by the $5,000-to-win Sam Adams Wicked Hazy IPA Spirit of 76.

July 06, 2021

Thunder Road Drivers Climb Cup Standings with Assist from Mother Nature

July 06, 2021/ Tina Gallison

Cahoon, Corliss, and Donahue Closing on the Top

Waterbury, VT — The New England Late Model Challenge Cup (NELMCC) standings continue to shuffle as the regional weekly racing championship enters the month of July. Although Mother Nature wiped out most of the Challenge Cup action on Independence Day weekend, one participating track was able to get its program in, which allowed its drivers to roar up the rankings.

July 02, 2021

Local Divisions Looking to Steal the Show at Spirit of 76 Next Wednesday

July 02, 2021/ Tina Gallison

Barnett’s Double-Duty Run Among Highlights of Thompson Support Division Card

Waterbury, VT and Naples, ME — The high banks of Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park will rumble with action next Wednesday, July 7 with the Samuel Adams Wicked Hazy IPA Spirit of 76. A six-division card is on tap for the belated Independence Day celebration, which is highlighted by a $5,000-to-win Outlaw Open Modified Series showdown featuring Ryan Preece, Jon McKennedy, Dave Sapienza, Chris Pasteryak, and other Tour-type Modified stars.

June 30, 2021

Sunoco Modified Feature Removed from July 7 Thompson Event Due to Tire Shortage

June 30, 2021/ Tina Gallison

Bonus Awards Offered for Sunoco Mods that Run with Outlaw Open Modifieds

Waterbury, VT and Naples, ME — American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials announced today that they have made the difficult decision to remove the standalone Sunoco Modified feature from the July 7 program at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. The decision is the result of an SK Modified® tire shortage, which has left an extremely limited number of tires available for teams in the region.

June 24, 2021

DeGasparre & Ovitt Continue to Pace Challenge Cup Standings

June 24, 2021/ Tina Gallison

Corliss Already into Top-10 After Sizzling Start at Thunder Road

Waterbury, VT — Even after a busy week in the New England Late Model Challenge Cup (NELMCC), two drivers continue to stand above the rest. Seekonk Speedway’s Gerry DeGasparre Jr. and White Mountain Motorsports Park’s Alby Ovitt sit one-two as the top weekly American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model racers of 2021 thus far.

East Providence, RI’s DeGasparre, a seven-time Seekonk Speedway champion, has led the NELMCC standings for five of the last six weeks. Raymond, NH’s Ovitt, an 8-cylinder Street Stock legend in his first full season running Late Models at White Mountain, was the only driver to interrupt that streak. Both remain players in the battle for a $5,000 top prize plus contingency awards from Port City Racecars/Crazy Horse Racing, Five Star Race Car Bodies, and ARBodies.

June 22, 2021

Division Line-Up Revised for Thompson Spirit of 76

June 22, 2021/ Tina Gallison

Street Stock Open Replaces Mini Stocks on July 7 Card

Waterbury, VT and Naples, ME — American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials have announced a change to the division line-up for the Sam Adams Wicked Hazy IPA Spirit of 76 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on Wednesday, July 7. A $1,000-to-win 8-cylinder Street Stock Open will replace the Mini Stocks on the schedule of events.

June 20, 2021

Renfrew Dominates to Continue ACT First-Timers Streak at Hudson

June 20, 2021/ Tina Gallison

Hudson, NH — Candia, NH’s Jimmy Renfrew Jr. capped a perfect weekend on the racetrack with his first career ACT Late Model Tour victory on Sunday, June 20 at New Hampshire’s Hudson Speedway. Renfrew got the lead early and kept some of the best American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model racers in the business at bay to score the Father’s Day win in a car owned by his dad James.

It was the fourth straight event where the ACT Late Model Tour had a first-time winner, bringing the series total to 82 different winners since its inception in 1992. For Renfrew, it came less than 24 hours after he triumphed in a 50-lap feature at White Mountain Motorsports Park.