Thompson Speedway Tripoint Showdown Serves as Final Tune-Up Before October World Series

/
Thompson Speedway Tripoint Showdown Serves as Final Tune-Up Before October World Series

Barre, VT and Naples, ME ­— Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway roars back to life on Wednesday, September 14th with the $5,000-to-win Tripoint Showdown 75 for the Thompson Outlaw Open Modified Series plus championship action for the ACT-type Late Models, SK Lite Modifieds, Mini Stocks and special double 20-lap features for the Limited Sportsman. Sunoco Modifieds will not be included on the Tripoint Showdown program.

Read More

It’s the Titans of Touring vs. Local Hot-Shoes at the NEFCU Labor Day Classic

/
It’s the Titans of Touring vs. Local Hot-Shoes at the NEFCU Labor Day Classic

Barre, VT — To cap off a three-week stretch of championship stock car racing, the American-Canadian Tour returns home to Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road for the 44th New England Federal Credit Union Labor Day Classic on Sunday, September 4th. The $5,000-to-win, 200 lap event has been a staple on the Thunder Road and American-Canadian Tour schedule for decades and annually serves as an exciting challenge for today’s top teams as they compete to etch their name in granite alongside some of New England’s most iconic drivers.

Read More

The Night the Lights Went Out in Oxford as Gluchacki Goes Lights-Out on the Field

/
The Night the Lights Went Out in Oxford as Gluchacki Goes Lights-Out on the Field

Oxford, ME — The annual American-Canadian Tour 125 at Oxford Plains Speedway headlining the Saturday night before the Oxford 250 program did not disappoint. 38 American-Canadian Tour cars from all six New England states and the Canadian province of Quebec made the trek to the Vacationland home of ACT to take part in one of New England’s crown jewel events. Fireworks on the track split into darkness with a first-time blackout delaying the event in the early goings. In the end, a pair of young-guns once again showed their strength on the tough Central Maine third-mile while a point leader strengthened his title hopes.

Read More

American-Canadian Tour Returns to Oxford Plains Speedway for 49th 250 Weekend

/
American-Canadian Tour Returns to Oxford Plains Speedway for 49th 250 Weekend

Barre, VT — This Saturday, August 27th the American-Canadian Tour is ready to roll back down Route 26 in Oxford, Maine to Oxford Plains Speedway for one of the biggest weekends of the season. The ACT Tour headlines a packed Saturday ‘Night Before the 250’ program alongside the New England Supermodified Series, Modified Racing Series and more! Following last Saturday’s CAN-AM 200 at Quebec’s Autodrome Montmagny, the American-Canadian Tour is halfway through a grueling three-week grind at three unique racetracks with teams ready to settle back into familiar territory at the Vacationland home of ACT.

Read More

NASCAR Modifieds Moved to Sunday October 9th on Thompson Speedway World Series Weekend

/
NASCAR Modifieds Moved to Sunday October 9th on Thompson Speedway World Series Weekend

New $10,000-to-Win Open Modified Sunoco 100 on Saturday, October 8th

Barre, VT & Naples, ME ­— Pro All Stars Series and American-Canadian Tour officials are excited to announce a change in the 60th annual Sunoco World Series presented by Budweiser at Thompson Speedway. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will now headline Sunday of World Series weekend with their Sunoco World Series 150 presented by Phoenix Communications Inc. and the Thompson Outlaw Open Modifieds will now compete in the new $10,000-to-Win Open Modified Sunoco 100 joining the Saturday, October 8th program alongside the PASS Super Late Models and American-Canadian Tour.

Read More

Raphael Lessard Takes Down First ACT Win in $10k CAN-AM 200

/
Raphael Lessard Takes Down First ACT Win in $10k CAN-AM 200

Montmagny, QC — For the first time since 1999, the American-Canadian Tour returned to Autodrome Montmagny and 23-years later once again brought a field of thirty cars to the Quebec three-eighths mile. Once an annual stop on the former Serie-ACT Quebec series, Autodrome Montmagny is a huge supporter of the ACT Late Model program and has also played host to the Pro All Stars Series and Quebec Sportsman Series as a racing hub in Quebec. A beautiful Saturday afternoon gave Quebec and world-wide racefans on Racing America some of the most exciting thrills of the season so far with the CAN-AM 200 going to another first-time American-Canadian Tour winner of 2022.

Read More

Craig Lutz Rockets To Thompson Victory Lane in Phoenix Communications 150

/
Craig Lutz Rockets To Thompson Victory Lane in Phoenix Communications 150

THOMPSON, Conn. – In what was a wild 150 laps sponsored by Phoenix Communications, Craig Lutz returned to Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Victory Lane on Thursday night, August 18. As the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour hit the high-banks for the first time since 2020, Lutz drove the No. 82 for Danny Watts to the front of the field early, and bested his challengers on multiple late restarts to score his fourth series win and first of the season.

The victory was also the first Whelen Modified Tour win for Lutz driving for car owner Danny Watts.

Read More

ACT Returns North of the Border to Autodrome Montmagny for the $55,000 CAN-AM 200 International Showdown

/
ACT Returns North of the Border to Autodrome Montmagny for the $55,000 CAN-AM 200 International Showdown

Barre, VT — For the first time since 1999, the American-Canadian Tour returns to Autodrome Montmagny and the Vermont-based Tour is going back in a big way. The CAN-AM 200 features a $54,986 USD purse with a $10,000 check going to the winner as the Quebec racers defend their home turf from American invaders just miles off the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Read More

Kopcik Makes it Three-for-Three on Twisted Tea Tuesday at the ‘Big T’

/
Kopcik Makes it Three-for-Three on Twisted Tea Tuesday at the ‘Big T’

Thompson, CT ­— The sights and sounds of Thompson Speedway reopened on Twisted Tea Tuesday last night in the heart of Northeast Connecticut. Four divisions made up the extra money, extra distance program with a spectacular fireworks presentation rounding out the show. In the end, four ultra-fast and competitive individuals stood victorious in O’Reilly Auto Parts Victory Lane, all of whom went home with a little extra change in their pockets.

Read More

Phoenix Communications 150 Postponed to Thursday, August 18th

/
Phoenix Communications 150 Postponed to Thursday, August 18th

Thompson, CT ­— With doom and gloom forecasted for Wednesday, August 17th in Northeast Connecticut, American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Officials have postponed the return of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour to Thursday, August 18th. The schedule in its entirety will remain the same simply pushed back from Wednesday to Thursday.

Read More