Moltz Aiming for Repeat at WMMP Midsummer Classic 250

Moltz Aiming for Repeat at WMMP Midsummer Classic 250

Notable Names Continue to Sign Up for $10,000-to-Win Showdown

Waterbury, VT — The defending winner of the Midsummer Classic 250 at North Woodstock, NH’s White Mountain Motorsports Park is going full-bore for a repeat. New Sharon, ME resident and Waterford, CT native “Thrillin’” Dillon Moltz has filed his entry for the $10,000-to-win American-Canadian Tour (ACT) event on Saturday, July 31.

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Corliss Pacing Challenge Cup Chase After Big Win

Corliss Pacing Challenge Cup Chase After Big Win

Ovitt, Renfrew Still in Hunt Despite Mother Nature Altering July Schedule

Waterbury, VT — The fourth different driver of the year has taken over the lead in the New England Late Model Challenge Cup (NELMCC). Barre, VT’s Jason Corliss, the two-time defending Thunder Road track champion, has combined outstanding performances with good weather fortune to seize the top spot in the season-long standings.

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Buzz Already Building for Midsummer 250 at White Mountain

Buzz Already Building for Midsummer 250 at White Mountain

Entries Coming in for Shot at $10,000 Winner’s Prize

Waterbury, VT — One of the biggest American-Canadian Tour (ACT) races of the year is just around the corner. The $10,000-to-win Midsummer Classic 250 at North Woodstock, NH’s White Mountain Motorsports Park on Saturday, July 31 has become a must-watch for fans and a must-attend for top Late Model racers.

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Hopkins Continues ACT First-Timer’s Run with Oxford Victory

Hopkins Continues ACT First-Timer’s Run with Oxford Victory

Oxford, ME — Hermon, ME’s Mike Hopkins stretched the streak of first-time American-Canadian Tour (ACT) winners to five straight events with a commanding victory at Maine’s Oxford Plains Speedway on Sunday, July 11. The reigning Pro All Stars Series (PASS) National Champion started on the pole of a 29-car field and stayed ahead of some wild action behind him for a wire-to-wire win at the Oxford 150.

In the process, Hopkins became the 83rd different winner in ACT Late Model Tour history. The series now has six different winners in six races at the season’s halfway mark.

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ACT Season Gets Crossed Flags at Oxford This Sunday

ACT Season Gets Crossed Flags at Oxford This Sunday

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.

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ACT Chaudiere Event Cancelled Due to Ongoing Border Closure

ACT Chaudiere Event Cancelled Due to Ongoing Border Closure

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.

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

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

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.

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Thunder Road Drivers Climb Cup Standings with Assist from Mother Nature

Thunder Road Drivers Climb Cup Standings with Assist from Mother Nature

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.

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

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

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.

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