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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Corliss Nearing Challenge Cup Title as Weekly Seasons Wind Down

Corliss Nearing Challenge Cup Title as Weekly Seasons Wind Down

Morgan and Bailey Making Late Bids at Top-10

Waterbury, VT — The final scenes are being staged in the inaugural American-Canadian Tour (ACT) New England Late Model Challenge Cup. Although the championship picture has cleared up, plenty can still be decided in the race for more than $17,000 in point fund money plus contingency prizes from Port City Racecars, ARBodies, and Five Star Race Car Bodies.

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Corliss Starting to Pull Away in Challenge Cup

Corliss Starting to Pull Away in Challenge Cup

Dicing Among Top-10 Continues as Weekly Seasons Near the Homestretch

Waterbury, VT — After going back and forth for much of the summer, the ACT New England Late Model Challenge Cup (NELMCC) now has a clear frontrunner. Barre, VT’s Jason Corliss has asserted himself as the leader for the $5,000 top prize, putting some distance between himself and the pack over the past two weeks.

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Renfrew Enjoys Two-Week Stay on Top of Challenge Cup Standings

Renfrew Enjoys Two-Week Stay on Top of Challenge Cup Standings

Corliss, Degasparre, Hudson, and Rest of Field Gearing up for Busy August

Waterbury, VT — The fifth different driver has earned a stay atop the standings of the inaugural New England Late Model Challenge Cup (NELMCC). Candia, NH’s Jimmy Renfrew Jr. is now pacing the best weekly American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model racers as they get ready for a busy month chasing the $5,000 top prize.

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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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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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DeGasparre & Ovitt Continue to Pace Challenge Cup Standings

DeGasparre & Ovitt Continue to Pace Challenge Cup Standings

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.

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Ovitt Surges to ACT Challenge Cup Lead

Ovitt Surges to ACT Challenge Cup Lead

Waterbury, VT — For the first time in nearly a month, the ACT New England Late Model Challenge Cup (NELMCC) has a new racer at the top of the standings. Raymond, NH’s Alby Ovitt now leads the pack as the weekly Late Model season ratchets up across the region.

Ovitt surged to the top of the heap after snagging his third podium finish of the year at New Hampshire’s White Mountain Motorsports Park on Saturday, June 5. The veteran came from 11th in a 25-car field to finish second, netting him 41 points under the unique Challenge Cup point system. It was Ovitt’s third outing of the season where he scored 40-plus points, giving him 165 total in 5 events.

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DeGasparre Hanging on to Top Spot of Challenge Cup

DeGasparre Hanging on to Top Spot of Challenge Cup

Renfrew Up to Second as White Mountain Drivers Gain Ground

Waterbury, VT — For the third straight week, East Providence, RI’s Gerry DeGasparre Jr. sits atop the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) New England Late Model Challenge Cup standings. With the season now into the month of June, DeGasparre is one of several racers who has emerged as a serious contender for the $5,000 top prize.

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