NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Joins World Series Saturday at Thompson

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Joins World Series Saturday at Thompson

Modified Racing Series, Thompson 300 Complete Modified Tripleheader

Waterbury, VT and Naples, ME — The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT) and Modified Racing Series (MRS) will be part of the 60th Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) have officially announced the additions of both series, which join the Outlaw Open Modified Series Thompson 300 as part a Tour-type Modified tripleheader at the 2022 edition of the annual racing festival.

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2021 ACT Season: By the Numbers

2021 ACT Season: By the Numbers

0.043 seconds — The margin of victory for Ben Rowe over D.J. Shaw in the Haunted Hundred at Seekonk Speedway, which also decided the ACT championship. It was the smallest margin of victory in an ACT race this season.

1 — Brooks Clark was the only driver with a perfect record on the ACT Late Model Tour this year. He started two events (the Thunder Road visits) and won both.

2 — Ben Rowe has now won the ACT season finale two straight years.

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ACT Announces Challenge Cup Contingency Winners

ACT Announces Challenge Cup Contingency Winners

Hudson, Pelkey, and DeGasparre Join Champion Corliss as Big Winners in Inaugural Season

Waterbury, VT — The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) has announced the winners of the year-end contingency programs for the inaugural New England Late Model Challenge Cup. Awards from Port City Race Cars, Five Star Race Car Bodies, and ARBodies came on top of the $17,300 in point fund money that has been distributed to the top-10 finishers.

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An Open Letter to the Teams and Fans of ACT, Thunder Road, White Mountain Motorsports Park, and the Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Oval

An Open Letter to the Teams and Fans of ACT, Thunder Road, White Mountain Motorsports Park, and the Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Oval

Hello all. As we write this, it’s early November, and the racing season in the Northeast has pretty much ended. With the breathtaking ACT championship event still fresh on our minds, we wanted to touch base with our family of tracks, teams, and fans to look back on 2021 and start looking forward to the 2022 campaign.

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Rowe Wins Race and ACT Championship on Final Lap at Seekonk

Rowe Wins Race and ACT Championship on Final Lap at Seekonk

Seekonk, MA — Turner, ME’s Ben Rowe gave the 30th American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model season one of the most dramatic finishes in series history by passing D.J. Shaw on the final lap to win the Haunted Hundred at Massachusetts’ Seekonk Speedway on Saturday, October 23. Rowe rode the outside rim on a green-white-championship finish to beat his rival by 0.043 seconds for the win and by five points for the championship.

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ACT Championship Comes Down to Seekonk Finale This Saturday

ACT Championship Comes Down to Seekonk Finale This Saturday

Rowe & Shaw to Decide Heavyweight Title Battle at Haunted Hundred

Waterbury, VT — The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) crowns its 2021 champion this Saturday, October 23 at Massachusetts’ Seekonk Speedway with the Haunted Hundred. The 30th ACT Late Model Tour title has come down to a razor-close fight between two of the most accomplished Northeast racers in the 21st century.

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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Returning to Thompson Next August

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Returning to Thompson Next August

Waterbury, VT and Naples, ME — The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is returning to Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. Oval track promoters the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) announced today they have reached an agreement with NASCAR to host the Thompson 150 on Wednesday, August 17, 2022.

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