44th Fall Foliage 200 Could Play Huge Factor into ACT Tour Championship Hopes

44th Fall Foliage 200 Could Play Huge Factor into ACT Tour Championship Hopes

Barre, VT — After taking a week off, the American-Canadian Tour returns to their Granite State home at North Woodstock, New Hampshire’s White Mountain Motorsports Park for the 44th Fall Foliage 200. The extra-distance, $5,000-to-win Fall Foliage event is the final of three at the New Hampshire oval for the American-Canadian Tour in 2022 and comes at a pivotal time of the season. With tracks across Quebec and New England wrapping up their championships, ACT Officials expect another big field of talented teams making the trip to one of the most popular tracks on the circuit.

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ACT/PASS Doubleheader Set for Saturday, October 29th at the Waterford Speedbowl

ACT/PASS Doubleheader Set for Saturday, October 29th at the Waterford Speedbowl

Barre, VT and Naples, ME —Officials from the American Canadian Tour (ACT) and the Pro All Star Series (PASS) are excited to announce the make-up date for the cancelled Monadnock event scheduled in May. Rescheduled Twin-150s for the American-Canadian Tour and Pro All Stars Series at New London-Waterford Speedbowl on Saturday, October 29th will serve as the championship event for both full-fendered touring series alongside the Speedbowl’s own Northeast Street Stock Nationals and the New England Supermodified Series.

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D.J. Shaw Joins his Father on Thunder Road Granite at NEFCU Labor Day Classic

D.J. Shaw Joins his Father on Thunder Road Granite at NEFCU Labor Day Classic

Barre, VT — The 44th New England Federal Credit Union Labor Day Classic at Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road was a rollercoaster ride for the ages and one that will be talked about for years to come. Twenty-five American-Canadian Tour pilots took to the Thunder Road challenge on the annual end-of-summer event with all expectations turned on their head with just fifteen laps remaining in the epic 200 lap extravaganza. In the end, a former track champion took his second-consecutive podium, a longtime American-Canadian Tour pilot earned his first podium trophy, and a Son joined his Dad on a Barre Granite monument.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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