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ACT
Switching To Hoosier Tires
Beginning at Community Bank N.A.
150 |
Waterbury, VT - The American-Canadian Tour
(ACT) will be sporting some new shoes in 2021. ACT announced
today that its officially sanctioned series and tracks are
switching to Hoosier tires starting with the Community Bank N.A.
150 at Thunder Road on Sunday, May 2.
ACT Late Models will run a new 8-inch tire specially designed
and built for the division. The tire is the result of extensive
testing by Hoosier and ACT that focused on reliability and
overall performance. ACT has worked directly with Rob Summers,
the owner of Hoosier Tire East, throughout the testing process.
The tires cost $130 each, the same price as the 8-inch American
Racer tire the class had been using. ACT and its affiliate
tracks have been using American Racer as a Late Model tire
supplier since the start of the 2014 season.
"We think this is the start of a great partnership," ACT
managing partner Cris Michaud said. "Rob Summers has been a
pleasure to work with. He understood exactly what we were
looking for in a tire and has worked tirelessly to create a tire
that fit those requirements. We believe this switch will be a
benefit to our teams and help produce great racing for the fans.
We're looking forward to seeing how they react at Thunder Road's
opening weekend on May 1 and 2."
The Late Models will remain on the current American Racer tire
for the Twin 125s at North Carolina's Hickory Speedway on April
2 and 3 and the Northeast Classic at New Hampshire Motor
Speedway on April 17. This allows racers to start the season on
a tire they're more familiar with and lets ACT use up its
current tire inventory. Beginning with the Community Bank N.A.
150 on May 2, the ACT Late Model Tour, Thunder Road, and White
Mountain Motorsports Park will begin using the specially-built
Hoosier ACT Late Model tire.
The ACT Flying Tigers that compete at Vermont's Thunder Road and
New Hampshire's White Mountain Motorsports Park are also getting
a tire makeover. In 2021, they will compete on a 7-inch Hoosier
tire that is nearly identical in performance and price to the
current American Racer tire. The Thunder Road Street Stocks will
run a 14-inch diameter Hoosier tire.
Hoosier Racing Tire was founded by Bob Newton in 1957. Over the
years, they have designed and provided tires for numerous
series, from regional Late Models to the NASCAR Cup Series.
Hoosier tires can be found in stock car racing, dirt track
racing, rally racing, drag racing, and many other disciplines.
They are headquartered in Lakeville, IN and were purchased by
Continental Tire in 2016.
Hoosier Tire East was formed in 1982 by the late Bob Summers,
whose son Rob now runs the company. They are based in
Manchester, CT and distribute tires to a variety of tracks and
touring series throughout the Northeastern United States.
For more information, contact the ACT offices at (802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or visit
www.acttour.com. You can also get updates on Facebook
and Twitter at @ACTTour. To learn more about Hoosier Racing
Tires and Hoosier Tire East, visit
www.hoosiertire.com or
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Offseason Spotlight:
Perry Snags Tiger
Triple Crown
as Part of Busy 2020 Season |
N. Woodstock, NH - September 12, 2020 was a big
night in the racing career of Hardwick, VT's Jaden Perry. The
young star of the Wells River Chevrolet Flying Tiger division
wrapped up the Jon Parks Tractor Triple Crown Series title that
night -- making him a champion for the first time.
It was the second straight year that a Vermonter won the Triple
Crown at the New Hampshire track. However, no one could call
Perry an interloper. The title was just part of a busy 2020
campaign that saw Perry finish in the top-10 in points for four
different tracks and series.
It was quite the way for the 24-year-old to spend his summer.
Perry won the Flying Tiger Rookie of the Year Award at Thunder
Road in 2017, then took 2018 off and ran a "renegade" schedule
in 2019. This past year, he decided to come back in a big way,
making the commitment to run his #92VT Brian Perry & Sons
Construction Chevy full-time at both tracks.
"I built a house when I was racing part-time, and my finances
finally caught up to me to where I could afford to race both
tracks, and I had time to race both tracks," Perry said of the
decision. "We just have so much fun over at White Mountain, but
I've always wanted to win a championship at Thunder Road. I feel
that Thunder Road is the most competitive track around, and I've
gone there since I was a little kid, so we decided to do both."
Things got off to a roaring start for Perry. After the start of
the season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Perry
kicked things off with a second at White Mountain in the
point-counting opener on June 13. He picked up his first win at
the track the following week, showing he had the speed going
into the first Triple Crown race on June 27.
"I place a lot of importance on (the Triple Crown races)," Perry
said. "I've always wanted to race long races. I want to move up
to the Late Models someday and do 100-, 150-lap races. So I
always liked the longer races, and I've always wanted to win one
of them. I've finished second in a lot of them, but I've never
won one."
One of those second-places finishes came at the June 27 event.
Perry started on the pole and followed Stephen Donahue for most
of the event before Sicard got around him late in traffic. As
such, it was Sicard inheriting the win following post-race
inspection with Perry becoming the runner-up. Perry admitted
Sicard was able to get past because he was being cautious in
lapped traffic, not wanted to tear his car up with a Thunder
Road event in a few days.
Still, Perry looked like the man to beat early on. At Thunder
Road, he picked up another second-place in their Triple Crown
Series opener on July 9. At that point, Perry was leading the
overall standings at both tracks. In addition to having a single
setup that worked well, Perry had also gotten used to the
differences in how to approach the features at each set of high
banks.
"At White Mountain, you have room out there, and you just go,"
Perry said. "You can pass cars, and it's more like an ACT race,
where the fastest cars can make their way to the front. But at
Thunder Road, you're often just trapped in traffic. There were
30 cars there the whole year, and there's just no room. So you
can't really go three-wide or make any moves. You just ride in
traffic, and hopefully you can catch a break. In 40 laps, I
could usually get up to about the top-5, and then I'd run out of
time."
However, things took a turn the final weekend of July. Due to a
series of rainouts, Perry was faced with running four features
in three days. After mechanical problems felled him on Friday
night at Thunder Road, his car was torn up in a freak incident
the following morning while troubleshooting the issues. Although
Perry was able to complete the weekend thanks to a loaner car
from Donahue, the effects were felt for several weeks
afterwards.
"I just couldn't get the car to handle after that," Perry said.
"I had to switch my setup for both tracks, and I couldn't get it
to handle at both. I got it handling at White Mountain, but I
couldn't get it around Thunder Road anymore."
Fortunately, Perry had figured things back out at White Mountain
for the second Triple Crown event on August 22. Yet again, he
took second, with a late charge against Ben Belanger coming up a
little short. Sicard finished third that night, and although the
two were tied in Triple Crown points, Perry said he felt like it
was his championship to lose now that his car was strong again.
Before the final Triple Crown event, though, Perry managed to
pull off another impressive feat. On Labor Day weekend, he
scored a weekend sweep, winning the Flying Tiger feature at
White Mountain on Saturday and at Thunder Road on Sunday. It was
the first time a driver did the double in any division at the
two tracks since they came under the same ownership.
"That was my final major rebound from the July incident," Perry
said. "It felt good that I had it in my car and had the speed
again. I also had felt like I didn't have any luck at Thunder
Road, because I couldn't make it past lap 30. I just kept
wrecking. I blew a tire twice, and another time I hit water
while leading the race. I finally finished a race there, so I
was happy. That was only my second win at Thunder Road, so I was
really excited. At White Mountain, I knew that on any given
weekend, we were a good bet to finish in the top-3. The win was,
I don't know - it felt kind of normal over there."
Armed with this momentum, Perry came into the Triple Crown
championship round determined to take it down. With laps winding
down, he was running second to Belanger again, and in front of
Sicard like he needed to be. Perry wanted the win, though -- and
his bid to get that victory almost cost him the title.
"Like I said earlier, I really want to win a 75-lap race," Perry
said. "We were coming down with two or three laps to go. The
leader caught lapped traffic, and I went to dive underneath him.
I had too much rear brake in the car, and it kicked my car
sideways, and we made contact. He ended up spinning out, so I
had to go to the back, and I thought I'd lost the championship
and everything right there."
Luckily for Perry, the third-place running Sicard also got a
piece of the incident and had to pit. Still, their misfortune
gave others such as Colin Cornell and Kasey Beattie a chance to
steal the championship.
"You just gotta go," Perry said of his approach to the final
laps following the incident. "If you spin out again, you spin
out again, but I had to go as far to the front as I could. I
think I ended up passing five or six cars in the last two laps."
That ended up being enough, with Perry edging Sicard and Cornell
for the Triple Crown title by two points. After coming close so
many times of the years, it felt good for Perry to call himself
a champion.
"It's the first championship I've ever won," Perry exclaimed. "I
finished second four or five times in my career in go-karts and
Street Stocks. It actually meant a lot to me, because I've
always finished second in all my sports I've ever played. I
finally got over the hill, so hopefully this will open it up so
I can win some more championships."
Perry also continued to give Sicard his all for the weekly
title. Sicard eventually won the title by 20 points, with the
two so evenly matched on some nights that it was simply a matter
of who got the breaks.
"At White Mountain, I figured it was whoever got to the front
first between me and Shane," Perry said. "Even if I caught him,
I could never pass him because we were just so close in times
and so competitive with each other. There was no way I could get
around him, and I think he felt the same way. It was whoever got
the lane right or who started in the right position."
No matter how you slice it, Perry's busy summer was also a
successful one. Between White Mountain, Thunder Road, and the
Flying Tiger Open at Oxford Plains Speedway, Perry officially
made 28 starts. In those events, he posted 3 wins, 10 podium
finishes, and 18 top-10s. In addition to his high standing at
White Mountain, Perry finished 10th in both the Thunder Road
weekly points and Triple Crown points. Most importantly, he and
his team had a good time.
"I had a blast racing both tracks," Perry said. "The best thing
was that I made friends doing it. I was always around a certain
group with the Donahues, and Brandon Gray at the end of the
year. We traveled everywhere together, and we were always
pitting next to each other, so it was just a fun experience."
In 2021, Perry plans to throttle his own racing back a bit.
While he will attempt to defend his Triple Crown title at White
Mountain, Jaden has chosen to focus his weekly efforts on
Thunder Road. Late in 2020, the team also repurchased the car
that his younger brother Jamon won two races with during his
lone Flying Tiger season. They fielded the car in several events
to end the year, and Jamon will likely run the Thunder Road
Triple Crown.
Jaden also hopes to try a Late Model, but doing so would be
dependent on funding. In the meantime, he'll continue to race
and also enjoy watching some action as a fan, too.
"I like watching the races almost as much as I like racing, and
you can't watch that much when you've got your own car at the
track," Perry concluded. "I needed a break so I could watch
about halfway through the year. I think this year, I'll have the
right amount of races so I can do both." |
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ACT Heading to Hickory This
April for Twin 125-Lap Events
Series Making Inaugural Visit to
Historic North Carolina Track |
Waterbury, VT - The American-Canadian Tour
(ACT) is heading south to get an early start on the 2021 racing
season. Officials announced today that a pair of ACT Late Model
events have been scheduled at North Carolina's Hickory Motor
Speedway for Friday, April 2 and Saturday, April 3.
The 125-lap events are part of a doubleheader organized by the
Pro All Stars Series (PASS). The trip will be ACT's first-ever
visit to the historic 0.363-mile speedway.
Friday, April 2 is the ACT Hickory 125 along with the 2020 PASS
Super Late Model Easter Bunny 150, which was pushed back a year
due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Saturday, April 3 features the ACT
Easter Bunny 125 and the 2021 Easter Bunny 150. Post time is
5:00pm each day.
Both the Friday and Saturday events will have separate
qualifying, features, and purses. The events will not count for
points towards the ACT Late Model Tour championship.
"We're getting more excited about this event every day," ACT
managing partner Cris Michaud said. "When Tom Mayberry of PASS
invited us to be part of the event, we were immediately
intrigued. However, we wanted to make sure there was enough
interest from teams before committing. The response we got was
incredibly positive and convinced us to say yes."
"Hickory is one of those bucket-list tracks for a series,"
Michaud went on. "It's like the trip to Richmond Raceway two
years ago or the first ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor
Speedway back in 2009. Almost every short track racing fan has
heard of Hickory. We're honored PASS would even consider having
us at the event, and we think it's going to be a great show."
The entry forms for both Easter Bunny 125s are now available at
www.acttour.com/forms. The early-entry deadline is
March 1, 2021. Event schedules and other information will be
announced soon. Details are subject to change pending the course
of the ongoing pandemic.
Hickory Motor Speedway opened in 1951 and is known as both "The
World's Most Famous Short Track" and "The Birthplace of the
NASCAR Stars". The NASCAR Cup series held 35 events at the track
between 1953 and 1971. The NASCAR Xfinity Series then held 42
events at Hickory from 1982 through 1998. Hickory was also a
regular stop for the NASCAR Modified and Late Model Sportsman
National Championships, Grand National East Series, Dash Series,
X-1R Pro Cup Series, and other tours throughout its history.
PASS has sanctioned both PASS South and PASS National
Championship Series events at the track since 2006.
Hickory began its life as a 1/2-mile dirt track and went through
multiple configurations before adopting the current 0.363-mile
paved layout in 1970. Past winners at the track include legends
such as Junior Johnson, Dale Earnhardt, Harry Gant, Richie
Evans, Bobby Allison, Jack Ingram, Tommy Houston, and Bubba
Pollard.
The full 2021 ACT schedule can be found at
www.acttour.com/actusschedule.
The ACT Late Model rules are also posted on the Tour website at
www.acttour.com/rules.
For more information, contact the ACT offices at (802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or visit
www.acttour.com. You can also get updates on Facebook
and Twitter at @ACTTour. |
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The PASS Super Late Models have a trio of White
Mountain visits
scheduled for the 2021 season. (Mark Alan Sumner photo) |
White Mountain Unveils
Big Schedule for 2021 |
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N. Woodstock, NH -- White Mountain Motorsports
Park officials have unveiled the eagerly-anticipated 2021 racing
schedule for the 1/4-mile speedway. A total of 22 events are
planned with numerous big shows for both local outside series.
Among other things, the 2021 schedule features three visits each
for the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Models and Pro All
Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models; two appearances each for
the PASS Modifeds, North East Mini Stock Tour (NEMST), and
GoMotorsportsShop.com NELCAR Legends Tour; and the Monster Truck
Throwdown following the weekly racing season. Add in special
events for all the local classes, and the year is set to be a
memorable one.
Racers can get their first taste of action at an open practice
on Saturday, April 24. The session is open to all five of White
Mountain's local divisions to let them shake off the winter
rust.
Weekly racing goes green on Saturday, May 8. The 29th season
opener includes the first round of the Jon Parks Tractor Triple
Crown Series for the Wells River Chevrolet Flying Tigers along
with a full card for the Foley Oil & Propane Late Models,
Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Mini's, 7-Eleven
Dwarf Cars, and Dads 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Trucks.
Most Saturday night shows will have a 6:00pm post time. The Late
Models, Flying Tigers, and Strictly Stock Mini's are part of
each Saturday night program unless otherwise noted. The Dwarf
Cars have a 10-event schedule in 2021 with the Kids Trucks
slated to race 13 times. More details can be found on the WMMP
schedule page
HERE.
After a regular event on May 15, a doubleheader weekend is
planned for May 22 and 23. Saturday's portion features the
annual Strictly Stock Mini Special and NELCAR Tour. Sunday, May
23 is the first visit in 2021 for the PASS Super Late Models.
The PASS Modifieds are also on the Sunday card. Discussions are
ongoing for other divisions.
White Mountain wraps up the month of May on the 29th with the
annual Late Model Spring Board 100. The action gets even hotter
in June. Highlights include the ACT Late Model Tour Spring Green
on June 12, an NEMST event on June 19, and a second NELCAR visit
on June 26.
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The Wells River Chevrolet
Flying Tigers have the spotlight with the Jon Parks
Tractor
Triple Crown Series on May 8, July 3, and August 14.
(Mark Alan Sumner photo) |
July opens with a bang at the Independence Day Spectacular on
Saturday, July 3. The Late Models and Flying Tigers will run
twin 75-lap features with the Tiger event being the second round
of the Triple Crown Series. The night ends with a fireworks
display. The next week is the Midseason Championships with added
distance and double points for all divisions.
The PASS Super Late Models make their second trip to White
Mountain on Saturday, July 17 at a special 7:00pm post time so
fans can make the trip over from New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Following a regular show on the 24th, the ACT Late Model Tour
chases a $10,000 top prize in the third annual Midsummer Classic
250 on July 31 with a 5:30pm start time.
August begins with the 7-Eleven Dwarf Car Special on Saturday,
August 7. White Mountain then crowns its first champion of 2021
on August 14 with the Jon Parks Tractor Triple Crown Finale.
That event also includes a visit from the Maine-based Wicked
Good Vintage Racing Association.
On Saturday, August 21, the New Hampshire Governor's Cup for the
Late Models returns after a one-year hiatus. White Mountain will
take August 28 off for Oxford 250 weekend, then return on
September 4 with another Late Model 100-lapper for Labor Day
Weekend. The North East Mini Stock Tour comes back on September
11 for a $1,000-to-win event.
The "King of the Mountain" will be crowned Saturday, September
18, with the Late Models joining the PASS Super Late Models,
PASS Modifieds, and Kids Trucks on the card. Then on September
25, the ACT Late Model Tour is in town for the return of the
Fall Foliage 200 with a $5,000 top prize. The Flying Tiger,
Strictly Stock Mini, and Dwarf Car championships will be decided
on this date with a 1:00pm post time.
With stock car racing in the rear-view mirror, the Monster Truck
Throwdown makes its long-awaited first appearance at White
Mountain on Saturday, October 9. The series was originally
scheduled to appear in 2020, but the event was cancelled due to
the COVID-19 pandemic.
The complete 2021 schedule of events can be found
HERE. The schedule remains
subject to change pending the local and country-wide COVID-19
situation. Events could be added, removed, or modified based on
this and on other events around the region.
For more information, contact the White Mountain Motorsports
Park offices at (802) 244-6963 or
media@acttour.com. You can also follow us on Facebook
at @WhiteMtnMotorsports. |
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The ACT Late Model Tour is coming to White
Mountain three times in 2021,
including the Midsummer 250 on July 31 and Fall Foliage 200 on
September 25.
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The ACT Late Model Tour returns to Lee USA Speedway on May
16
for the first time since 2018. (Daniel Holben photo) |
Lee, Thunder Road Swap
May Dates on ACT Schedule
Street Stock Open Added to Lee USA Card |
2021 ACT TOUR SCHEDULE PDF |
Waterbury, VT - American-Canadian Tour (ACT)
officials have announced an update to the 2021 ACT Late Model
Tour schedule. The May 2021 events at New Hampshire's Lee USA
Speedway and Barre, VT's Thunder Road have switched places to
better accommodate the tracks.
The 23rd Community Bank N.A. 150 at Thunder Road is now slated
for Sunday, May 2. The event is the opener for Thunder Road's
62nd season of competition. An optional practice day is
tentatively scheduled for Saturday, May 1.
The Lee USA 150 will be a one-day show on Sunday, May 16. It is
part of an event that includes the Pro All Stars Series (PASS)
Super Late Models and PASS Modifieds. An 8-cylinder Street Stock
Open has also been added to the Lee USA card. More information
on both the Lee and Thunder Road events will be available closer
to the start of the season.
"After speaking with Lee USA officials, we decided this was the
best option for everyone," ACT and Thunder Road managing partner
Cris Michaud said. "They wanted the doubleheader to be a little
later in the month, and it actually works out well for us, since
teams that run both Thunder Road and White Mountain Motorsports
Park will have a less hectic start to the year. We look forward
to seeing everyone at both Thunder Road and Lee in a few
months."
The 2021 ACT Late Model Tour season opens at Loudon's New
Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, April 17 with the
inaugural Northeast Classic. The event also features the PASS
Super Late Models, a Tour-Type Modified Open, the North East
Mini Stock Tour, an 8-cylinder Street Stock Open, and the Exit
Realty Pro Truck Challenge. It kicks off a 12-event schedule
that takes the Tour to nine different tracks throughout New
England and Quebec.
The full ACT schedule can be found at
www.acttour.com/actusschedule.
The 2021 ACT Late Model rules are also posted on the Tour
website at
www.acttour.com/rules. The
series expects to release the full-season entry form shortly
after the new year.
For more information on ACT, contact the ACT offices at (802)
244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or visit
www.acttour.com. You can also get updates on Facebook
and Twitter at @ACTTour. |
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ACT will have three point-counting events at White Mountain
Motorsports Park
in 2021, including the $10,000-to-win Midsummer 250 on July 31
and the return
of the Fall Foliage 200 on September 25. (Daniel Holben photo) |
ACT Announces
Schedule for
30th Late Model Tour Season
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2021 ACT TOUR SCHEDULE PDF |
Waterbury, VT - The American-Canadian Tour
(ACT) has announced the 2021 schedule of events for the ACT Late
Model Tour. Twelve point-counting events are slated for the
Tour's 30th season across nine tracks throughout New England and
Quebec.
ACT will also sanction multiple big-money, non-point events
throughout 2021. Highlights of the schedule includes six
sanctioned events that pay at least $5,000 to win, six
doubleheader events with the Pro All Stars Series (PASS),
long-awaited returns to several tracks throughout the Northeast,
and the renewal of one of ACT's oldest events.
In announcing the schedule, ACT stressed that it is subject to
change based on the ongoing worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Events
could be dropped, added, or moved depending on how the situation
evolves regionally and nationally over the coming months.
The 2021 ACT season begins at Loudon's New Hampshire Motor
Speedway (NHMS) with the inaugural Northeast Classic. A practice
day is scheduled for Friday, April 16 with qualifying and a
$5,000-to-win feature on Saturday, April 17. The event was
originally supposed to debut in 2020 before getting pushed back
a year due to the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak.
After a week off, the ACT Late Model Tour heads to New
Hampshire's Lee USA Speedway on Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May
2. The 150-lap event comes following a two-year ACT hiatus from
the track. The PASS Super Late Models are also on the card at
both NHMS and Lee.
On Sunday, May 16, ACT rolls into Barre, VT's Thunder Road
Speedbowl for the 23rd Community Bank N.A. 150. The Tour then
has three weeks off before traveling to N. Woodstock, NH's White
Mountain Motorsports Park for the 46th Spring Green on Saturday,
June 12. Thunder Road and White Mountain are the only tracks
booked to host multiple point-counting ACT events in 2021.
The next two events are ACT/PASS doubleheaders at New Hampshire
tracks that last held an ACT event more than a decade ago.
Sunday, June 20 will see the ACT Tour visit Hudson Speedway. The
only previous Tour visit was a 2001 event won by Pete Fecteau.
On Sunday, July 4, ACT journeys to Winchester, NH's Monadnock
Speedway for the Independence Day 150. The last ACT trip there
was a 2003 event won by Todd Stone.
ACT then has three straight big-money showdowns on the calendar.
Saturday, July 24 is the $5,000-to-win Claude Leclerc 150 at
Vallée-Jct., QC's Autodrome Chaudiere. The following Saturday,
July 31 is the third annual $10,000-to-win Midsummer Classic 250
at White Mountain Motorsports Park. Saturday, August 7 is the
ACT-sanctioned C$10,000-to-win Bacon Bowl 200 at Autodrome
Chaudiere. Although the Bacon Bowl is a non-point event,
officials are discussing potential bonus programs for Tour teams
that make the trip.
Following a break, ACT makes its lone 2021 stop at Maine's
Oxford Plains Speedway on Saturday, August 28 as part of the
"Night Before the Oxford 250" program. A second trip to Thunder
Road is in store the following Sunday, September 5 for the 43rd
Labor Day Classic.
To conclude the month of September, ACT is bringing back one of
its most storied traditions. On Saturday, September 25, White
Mountain Motorsports Park will host the Fall Foliage 200 with a
$5,000 winner's purse. It becomes the fifth different home track
for the event, which was last contested in 2016 at Beech Ridge
Motor Speedway.
The non-point, $10,000-to-win 59th Vermont Milk Bowl at Thunder
Road is next on the card. ACT then crowns its 2020 champion at
Masschusetts' Seekonk Speedway on Saturday, October 23. The PASS
Super Late Models and Tri-Track Open Modified Series are also on
the Seekonk card with a trio of "Haunted 100" features.
The full ACT schedule can be found at
www.acttour.com/schedule.
The 2021 ACT Late Model rules are also posted on the Tour
website at
www.acttour.com/rules. More
information, including the full-season entry form, will be
released in the coming weeks.
For more information on ACT, contact the ACT offices at (802)
244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or visit
www.acttour.com. You can also get updates on Facebook
and Twitter at @ACTTour. |
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An Open Letter to White Mountain
Teams,
Fans, Staff, & Sponsors |
Hello all,
We hope you're doing well as the 2020 racing season grows
smaller in the rearview. It was an eventful year in many ways,
but ultimately one that we think points towards a bright future
at White Mountain Motorsports Park.
Like every track in the region, the White Mountain season got
off to a late start. The COVID-19 pandemic put everything on
standstill beginning in mid-March, and for many weeks, there was
no clear answer on when racing might start. It was certainly a
tough spot to be in with everyone ready to race and no one
having a place to.
In many ways, White Mountain was one of the luckier tracks in
the area. We were able get the season going earlier than most
with a pay-per-view doubleheader at the start of June, and then
we were allowed to go to 50 percent fan capacity the following
weekend. That quick one-two got us started, and with some
on-the-fly scheduling, we were able to contest a full season's
worth of events.
None of that would have mattered, though, if all of you hadn't
been there to support it. As such, we need to thank all of you.
We'll start with the teams and fans that rolled through the
gates every week. Given the circumstances, it would have been
totally understandable if attendance dropped. Instead, support
for White Mountain Motorsports Park grew. When we took over the
track for 2019, we understood potential growth could be a
lengthy process. The 2020 season exceeded our expectations on
that front and points to potentially bigger things come 2021.
Both our teams and fans also showed amazing understanding as
things shifted throughout the year. We made a lot schedule
changes and added several because we wanted to give as many
series and divisions as possible a place to race. This sometimes
meant shifting when the local divisions raced, and sometimes
with only a couple weeks' notice. Everyone went with the flow as
well as we could have expected and banded together to make each
event a success.
You also did a great job with the various health and safety
requirements, which including the face mask mandate going into
effect midseason. We certainly understand why these were put in
place, but we also needed your buy-in for everything to work.
Our supporters bought in and produced a healthy, safe season
without any known COVID-19 incidents connected to the track.
A thank-you also goes to our staff and officials, who put in
countless hours to make sure each event went off without a
hitch. We have a great group of people at White Mountain who
love racing and also take their jobs seriously. They kept each
event running smoothly regardless of the circumstances. Most
nights, the racing was completed in three hours or less, and our
staff keeping things moving along is a big part of that.
The sponsors who support White Mountain also deserve a big
thank-you. The financial investment for putting one's name on an
event, division, billboard, or award is a big deal. These
companies see the value of auto racing and recognized that it
was still there even despite the economic hardships many of them
faced due to the pandemic. They put their faith in White
Mountain, and we are certainly grateful for that. Please return
the favor by supporting them with your business as much as you
are able to.
We will briefly touch on what's next for the track. As things
stand, we are postponing the Banquet of Champions until the
spring. Although we did explore the possibility of holding a
banquet under the current guidelines, we've decided to wait and
see if the situation is more favorable some months from now.
We're now at work figuring out the tentative 2021 schedule. Some
things will almost certainly be back, including the Tiger Triple
Crown, multiple ACT and PASS visits, and the various specials
for the weekly divisions. We're also talking with other series
that visited in 2020, including, the NASCAR Whelen Modified
Tour, NEMST, and NELCAR about the 2020 outlook. Another thing
we're exploring is a big season-ending event in the vein of the
Milk Bowl or the World Series. We'll look at our options and see
if it can be worked in around other events in the region.
The schedule should be out by mid-December, followed shortly by
the rules. From there, it will be a waiting game for us just
like with our supporters. We encourage everyone to take proper
precautions to remain healthy and safe throughout the winter, as
keeping COVID-19 cases low will certainly help the outlook for
racing in 2021. Until then, thank you once again for your
support in 2020, and we hope to see all of you again soon.
Regards,
Cris Michaud, White Mountain Motorsports Park managing partner
Pat Malone, White Mountain Motorsports Park co-owner
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The White Mountain Motorsports Park
2020 Season: By the Numbers |
2 -- Two drivers over the age of 60 earned feature wins
at White Mountain this year. Stacy Cahoon won the Late Model
feature on August 22 at 62 years, 99 days. "Downtown" Bobby
Brown triumphed in the Dwarf Car feature on September 26 at 60
years, 239 days.
2.14 -- Average finish for in point-counting events for Dwarf
Car champion Jason Wyman, the best of any WMMP driver.
3 -- Shane Sicard has won the last three Flying Tiger track
championships. This year he was the only driver to win a title
who also had the most wins in the division.
5 -- The Pro All Stars Series Super Late Models made five WMMP
visits in 2020, more than any other year in the series' history
and more than any other touring series. Nick Sweet won three of
the events.
5 -- Five teenagers took wins in the "adult" local divisions
this year: Christian Laflamme, Kasey Beattie, Laci Potter, Colin
Cornell, and Tyler Thompson. (Ages for certain touring series
winners were not available.)
6 -- Stacy Cahoon won his sixth "King of the Mountains" title.
It was also his first title in six years (2014).
6 -- The six Kids Truck wins for Thomas Smithers VI were more
than any other WMMP driver. Shane Sicard (Tigers) and Colby
Bourgeois (Dwarf Cars) tied for second with 5 wins.
7 -- The Smithers' and the Sicards tied for the winningest
families at White Mountain this year with seven victories each.
Thomas Smithers VI had six Kids Truck wins while his dad Tommy
triumphed in the July 18 Dwarf Car Open. Shane Sicard's five
Flying Tiger wins were joined by two Strictly Stock Mini wins
for his brother Adam.
10 years, 336 days - McKenna Merchant's age when she won the
Kids Truck feature on August 14, making her the youngest winner
at White Mountain this year.
10 -- Including ACT Tour events, the Late Models had 11
different winners, more than any other division.
12 -- Five different drivers tied for the most top-10 finishes
with 12 each. They were: Stacy Cahoon, Quinny Welch, Kasey
Beattie, Brett Jackson, and Jamie Ball.
14 -- Total number of feature wins for Shane Sicard during his
string of three straight championships: 1 in 2018, 8 in 2019,
and 5 in 2020.
15 years, 217 days -- The age of Laci Potter when she won the
Flying Tiger feature on August 8. She was the youngest winner
this year in any of the track's local "adult" divisions. (Full
ages for touring series were not available.)
18 -- A total of 18 Late Model drivers had at least one podium
finish, more than any other division.
18 - The number of different divisions and touring series that
ran at least one WMMP event in 2020. The full list is as
follows:
• Foley Oil & Propane Late Models
• Wells River Chevrolet Flying Tigers
• Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Mini's
• 7-Eleven Dwarf Cars
• Dads 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Trucks
• NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
• ACT Late Model Tour
• PASS Super Late Models
• PASS Modifieds
• Honey Badger Bar & Grill Street Stock Series
• Modified Racing Series
• GoMotorsports.com NELCAR Legends Tour
• North East Mini Stock Tour
• Allen Lumber Street Stocks
• Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors
• Senior Tour Auto Racers Modifieds
• Senior Tour Auto Racers Sportsmen
• New England Antique Racers
28 -- Number of days between the first-ever NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour visit to White Mountain (July 4) and the second
visit (August 1).
52 -- A total of 52 drivers won at least one White Mountain
feature in 2020 across all divisions and touring series.
59 years, 116 days -- Brett Jackson's age when he clinched the
Strictly Stock Mini championship on September 26. He did so one
year after his son Dustin took home the title.
62 years, 134 days -- Incredibly, Jackson wasn't even the oldest
champion of the year, as Stacy Cahoon -- more than three years
his elder -- earned the Late Model Championship that same night.
$10,300 -- The total prize awarded to Dillon Moltz, including
contingency certificates, for winning the second annual
Midsummer 250 on August 8 -- more than was awarded at any other
White Mountain event. |
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER
26th |

Littleton, Whitefield -
napaonline.com |

sanelnapa.com |
CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT |

foleyoilco.com |
FOLEY OIL & PROPANE LATE MODELS |
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Late Model Champion Stacy Cahoon |
Stacy Cahoon and his Cahoon Motorsports team celebrate
their sixth "King of the Mountain" title and first since 2014. |
Mark Alan Sumner Photos |

wellsriverchevy.com |
WELLS RIVER CHEVROLET FLYING TIGERS |
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Champion Shane Sicard |
Barton, VT's Shane Sicard and team celebrate their third
straight
Wells River Chevrolet Flying Tiger championship
after taking win #5 of the season. |

theguarantybank.com |
WOODSVILLE GUARANTY SAVINGS BANK
STRICTLY STOCK MINIS |
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Champion Brett Jackson |
Brett Jackson cruised to the Strictly Stock Mini
championship
after his nearest rival was involved in a qualifying accident.
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7-Eleven
Lincoln, NH |
7-ELEVEN DWARF CARS |
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Champion Jason Wyman |
Easton, NH's Jason Wyman came from behind
to win the Dwarf Car championship. |
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jonparkstractor.com |
nerfinc.com |

Littleton, Whitefield
napaonline.com |

hkpowersports.com |
7-Eleven
Lincoln, NH |
oeberlin.com |
passumpsicbank.com |
wmcc.edu |
oreillyauto.com |

jpsicard.com |
bassettwheel.com |

foleyoilco.com |

wellsriverchevy.com |

theguarantybank.com |

dads4bytool.com |

cokenortheast.com |

On Facebook |

americanraceronline.com |
Sponsors Joining
WMMP
Family in Force |
N. Woodstock, NH - When the 2020
White Mountain Motorsports Park (WMMP) season finally begins,
the new names won't just be limited to the pits and grandstands.
Nearly a dozen new sponsors from around the region have joined
the WMMP family for 2020 or expanded their current role to help
present the 28th season of "Thunder in the Mountains".
The group of new companies and organizations run the gamut with
a list that includes equipment dealers, parts stores, banks, and
schools. Each is committing to the growth that began in late
2019 and is expected to continue in 2020.
"We're flattered that so many companies have joined to help make
the coming season possible," WMMP managing partner Cris Michaud
said. "It shows they believe in what our teams, fans, and staff
have committed to. We look forward to building these new
relationships throughout the season while also making our
existing partnerships stronger than ever."
As previously announced, Jon Parks Tractor Sales of Lancaster,
NH and New England Racing Fuel of Burlington, CT are two of the
new companies on board for 2020. Jon Parks Tractor, an outdoor
power equipment retailer, is sponsoring the Flying Tiger Triple
Crown Series scheduled for May 30, June 27, and August 22. New
England Racing Fuel and Sunoco Race Fuels have been named the
Official Fuel of WMMP.
NAPA, along with NAPA Auto Parts of Whitefield and
Littleton, have also signed on for 2020. The NAPA trio has added
their name to the Spring Green 120 on June 13, which is the
first of two visits for the American-Canadian Tour (ACT).
Another new event sponsor added to the mix in 2020 is H.K.
Powersports of Laconia. The powersports equipment dealer is
presenting the season's first visit for the Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) Super Late Models slated for May 17. They also will have
a weekly billboard at the track.
Meanwhile, 7-Eleven of Lincoln is increasing their involvement
in 2020 after a wildly successful partnership last year. The
famed convenience store will attach their name to the Spring
Board 100 on May 23 and the Dwarf Car Special on August 15. The
Dwarf Cars officially became the 7-Eleven Dwarf Cars midway
through 2019, and the coming season will continue this
sponsorship.
Optical Expressions of Berlin, VT is also growing their WMMP
presence. The company already had a billboard at the track, and
in 2020, race winners each week will visit Optical Expressions
Victory Lane. Passumpic Bank is stepping up, too, becoming the
official sponsor of the weekly 50/50 drawing.
White Mountains Community College, which has sponsored multiple
WMMP drivers over the years, now adds a track program to its
list of support. Before each event, WMMP will recognize the
White Mountains Community College Driver of the Week. The award
goes to one driver across all divisions who turned in the most
noteworthy performance at the previous event.
Several new companies have signed on for billboards and
contingency programs, too. O'Reilly Auto Parts and J.P. Sicard
Inc. will now have billboards on display each week while Bassett
Wheels plans to award product certificates in the Late Model and
Flying Tiger division.
These new agreements come on top of nearly every existing track
sponsor renewing for 2020. All division sponsors will return,
including the Foley Oil & Propane, Wells River Chevrolet,
Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank, and Dads 4 By Tool & Supply.
Foley Oil also remains as sponsor of the Independence Day
weekend event while Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast again presents the New Hampshire Governor's Cup. Caron
Fabrication is back as an event sponsor but will switch to the
Labor Day weekend event that features the return of the Modified
Racing Series.
For more information, contact the White Mountain Motorsports
Park offices at (802) 244-6963 or
media@acttour.com, You
can also follow us on Facebook at @WhiteMtnMotorsports. |
PIT ENTRY AGE LIMITS |
The management team at White Mountain Motorsports Park
powered by the Autosaver Group has made a change in policy for
admitting youngsters in the pit area.
Youngsters of any age will be
allowed to enter the pit area. All
necessary release forms must be filled out and turned in to
track pit booth personnel that day. There are no special rates
for these youngsters as they must pay current day pit prices.
Every youth must pay the fee including infants, no exceptions.
The reason for this is for insurance purposes.
SPECIAL RULES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
THIS PROGRAM
1. All minors must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
2. If found running around unsupervised, the individual(s)
privilege will be revoked for the season.
3. If an individual loses the privilege to be in the pits, there
are absolutely no refunds.
White Mountain Motorsports Park management reserves the right to
cancel this program at any time. |
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