ACT NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY SPEEDWEEKS VISIT A SUCCESS

ACT NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY SPEEDWEEKS VISIT A SUCCESS                   For Immediate Release                                        ACT – 021711-11           Waterbury, VT – The 28 teams and officials of the American Canadian Tour (ACT) who participated last Sunday and Monday nights in 100 lap events at the New Smyrna Speedway (NSS) in Florida, universally gave a resounding ‘thumbs up’ to the experience.

 

The $35,000.00 inaugural Goodyear Speedweek Cup saw twenty eight (28) American Canadian Tour (ACT) teams from throughout the Northeastern United States and two Provinces of Quebec and Ontario present what many determined to be the most competitive events in years.   “The strong car count and the ACT rules package really provided an outstanding couple of 100 lap events,” said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour. “The “northern style” heats, double file restarts, and inversion of the field for the finale was met with lots of enthusiasm by fans in the stands and from lots of other racers in the pits. We were certainly a bit nervous taking on this project, but the teams should all be proud of their results. Both 100 lappers had great racing from first down through the field and the teams should be proud of their effort,” Curley concluded.   The Goodyear Speedweek Cup was presented on NSS’s fast high-banked ½ mile in front of a very enthusiastic crowd each night. Both races took less than an hour to run from start to finish, few yellow flags, and very exciting position racing.   Winner of the first 100 lap event and the overall Goodyear Cup, Joey Polewarcyk, Jr. (Pole) from Hudson, NH said, “I had one of the best times I have had racing when Patrick (Laperle) and I were able to break out during the Sunday night race. We traded the lead five times and with only three cautions I knew that I could not just ride around and wait for the end, not with Patrick who is ‘flat out’ all the time! I knew that if we had another yellow, Patrick would have the advantage as the outside lane was definitely the place to be on this track. Monday was different for us. The racing was so intense in the middle and at the front with the inversion; my tires were just about spent when I got to the front. I feel lucky to have won the overall points for the Goodyear Cup.” (Points and bonus money were counted and paid by combining finishes for both events). Pole, winning in an ACT Ford crate also received $250 bonus from the ACT Blue Oval $35,000 contingency program. His total earnings for the event were over $4,500.00.   “I knew we had a successful event when I attended the RPM Promoter’s National Convention in Daytona Beach on Tuesday morning”, said Darla Hartt, Vice President and General Manager of ACT. “Tom (Curley) and I were greeted by lots of promoters and industrial people from around the country who had very positive reviews of the two nights of racing our teams put on at the New Smyrna Speedway. It was somewhat of a gamble for us, our teams, and the management of New Smyrna, but it appears to have paid off from all the great comments we received. We really want to thank Robert Hart (promoter at the NSS), and all the staff and officials who made our trip so memorable,” concluded Hartt.   Next up for the American Canadian Tour is the first points race of the 2011 season at the Lee USA Speedway in Lee, NH on Sunday, April 17th with the annual running of the New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150. Over 40 teams are expected to open their racing season at Lee; many of the 28 teams who competed at New Smyrna will be in attendance.      For additional information contact the ACT office at 802.244.6963, www.acttour.com, or media@acttour.com.                                             -30-

          

 

 

ACT PR - Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. Takes Goodyear Speedweeks Cup Win on ACT's First Night at New Smyrna Speedway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                         ACT-021311 New Smyrna, FL – Hudson, New Hampshire’s Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. continued his hot streak on the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) with a win in Sunday’s Goodyear Speedweeks Cup feature at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna, Florida. Polewarczyk had to hold off St-Denis, Quebec’s Patrick Laperle for the win.

 

After starting on the outside pole, Polewarczyk quickly jumped out to a large lead, while Laperle worked his way through the field from his ninth place starting position. A caution on lap 34 gave Laperle his first shot at Polewarczyk. The two battle for the lead before another caution came out on lap 41 for a hard hit into the front stretch wall by East Montpelier, Vermont’s Joey Laquerre. Polewarczyk gained the advantage in the outside lane on the restart to claim the lead. The two would swap it again before Polewarczyk took over for good on lap 60. Laperle would get to the rear bumper of Polewarczyk several times as they worked their way through lap traffic in the final 40 laps. Polewarczyk and Laperle were followed by Quebec’s Alex Labbe coming all the way from the 14th starting position. New Hampshire’s Wayne Helliwell, Jr. and New York’s Mark Lamberton completed the top five. Seven-time ACT Late Model Tour Champion Brian Hoar of Williston, Vermont took sixth followed by Massachusett’s Eddie MacDonald, Quebec’s Karl Allard, Ontario’s Jonathan Urlin and two-time Série Castrol Edge Champion Donald Theetge of Quebec completed the top ten. Polewarczyk begins the 2011 year much like he left off in 2010. The 21 year old claimed three ACT Late Model Tour wins in 2010 along with the second ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire and the 48th Annual Milk Bowl at Thunder Road in Barre, Vermont, all with the new Ford powerplant. The first of two ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup 100 lap events was completed in just over 50 minutes with just three cautions. There were four lead changes among two drivers. Twenty-seven of the twenty-eight cars that made the trip to the sunshine state took the green flag in the feature as Eric Chase had to scratch due to a wheel bearing. Tomorrow’s (Monday, February 14) ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup 100 event will be lined up with an inversion of the top 20 from tonight’s finishing order. The overall Goodyear Speedweeks Cup winner will be decided by the overall lowest score based on the finish of the two 100 lappers. Post time for Monday’s event is 7:30. Listen to Dave Moody call the action on www.speed51.com. Unofficial Results ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup Night #1 New Smyrna Speedway, New Smyrna, Florida Sunday, February 13, 2011 Pos Start Pos   Car #      Driver                                   Laps 1             2        97NH      Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.           100 2             9        91QC      Patrick Laperle                     100 3           14        36QC      Alex Labbe                           100 4           16        27NH      Wayne Helliwell, Jr.             100 5             1        16NY      Mark Lamberton                  100 6             7        37VT      Brian Hoar                           100 7             3       17MA      Eddie MacDonald                100 8           11        48QC      Karl Allard                            100 9           22         4ON       Jonathan Urlin                      100 10         19        80QC      Donald Theetge                   100 11           4        57VT      Austin Theriault                   100 12           5        16QC      Kevin Roberge                      100 13         13        22NY      Mike Bruno                          100 14         12       21MA      Pete Yetman                          99 15         17        51QC      Patrick Hamel                        99 16           6         17RI       Ray Parent                             99 17         24         9QC       Yvon Bedard                           99 18         20        31ON      Spencer MacPherson             99 19         15        29NH      Aaron Fellows                        98 20         27        92VT      Blair Bessett                           98 21         26        41FL       Pete Potvin, III                        98 22         21       88MA      Kyle DeSouza                          98 23         25        17ON      Justin Holtom                         86 24         28        88ON      Tim Dorning                           85 25         18       77MA      James Linardy                        57 26         10        15VT      Joey Laquerre                        41 27         23        72VT      Jacob McGrath                       22 DNS        8        40VT      Eric Chase                                  -30-

 

ACT - FIELD IS SET FOR ACT NEW SMYRNA GOODYEAR SPEEDWEEKS CUP

For Immediate Release                                        ACT – 011711-06           Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) has announced the twenty eight teams that will comprise the starting field for the highly anticipated inaugural Goodyear Speedweeks Cup event to be held at the New Smyrna Speedway (NSS) in Florida during next month’s Daytona Speedweeks. ACT will present two 100-lap features on Sunday night, February 13, 2011 and Monday night, February 14, 2011 during the New Smyrna World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. The posted purse will be $36,655.00

 

Qualifying for the Sunday event will use the northern style heat racing to establish the lineup. Fans from all over the country will see the unique +/- system incorporated into the ACT qualifying program four years ago. The Monday 100 lap feature will see an inversion from the results of the Sunday feature event.   “Since this will be our first trip to New Smyrna, we wanted to make sure we offer the many fans from around the country the most exciting and competitive racing we can,” said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour. “I think what makes our racing so popular in the Northeast is that we have a kind of a ‘no holds barred but respectful approach to racing’ --- at NSS, teams will have to race their way in through heats, and then Monday may the best man win racing from the rear,” Curley continued.   The non-points race for the ACT competitors is perhaps the most diverse field in the 25-year history of the ACT. Teams will make the 20-30 hour haul from six states and two provinces of Canada. The twenty-eight teams will include: both 2010 Champions from the ACT US and the ACT Castrol Edge Series; eleven teams from Canada; a two-time Oxford Plains TD Bank 250 winner; both the 2009 and 2010 New Hampshire Motor Speedway ACT Invitational winners; three Thunder Road Milk Bowl winners and a number of weekly defending track champions.   ACT Entry List for the 2011 Goodyear Speedweeks Cup:     4ON          Jonathan Urlin             New London, ON   9QC         Yvon Bedard               St Nicolas, QC 15VT         Joey Laquerre             Barre, VT               16NY        Mark Lamberton          Moors, NY 16QC         Kevin Roberge           Levis, QC               17MA         Eddie MacDonald         Rowley, MA 17ON         Justin Holtom              Ottawa, ON        17RI         Ray Parent                 Tiverton, RI 21MA         Peter Yetman              Peru, MA             22VT        Mike Bruno                 Rutland, VT        27NH         Wayne Helliwell, Jr       Dover, NH            29NH         Aaron Fellows             Croydon, NH 31ON         Spencer MacPherson    Carleton Pl, ON      36QC         Alex Labbe                 Ste Albert, QC 37VT         Brian Hoar                  Williston, VT        40VT         Eric Chase                  Milton, VT   41VT         Pete Potvin III            Weasley Chpl, FL   48QC         Karl Allard                  Ste Felicien, QC 51QC         Patrick Hamel             Ste Croix, QC      57ME         Austin Theriault          Fort Kent, ME 72VT         Jacob McGrath            Killington, VT      77MA         Jimmy Linardy            Malden, MA 80QC         Donald Theetge           Quebec City, QC  88MA         Eric DeSouza             Fairhaven, MA 88ON         Tim Dorning               Perth, ON           91QC         Patrick Laperle           Ste Denis, QC 92VT         Blair Bessette              Worcester, VT      97NH         Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.   Hudson, NH                          For additional information contact the ACT office at 802.244.6963, www.acttour.com, or media@acttour.com.                                             -30-

 

 

ACT CHAMPION, AN OUTLAW, AND A YOUNG STAR ENTER NEW SMYRNA

For Immediate Release                                        ACT – 011211-04           Waterbury, VT – On Saturday, January 22, 2011 Brian Hoar will be crowned American Canadian Tour (ACT) Champion for a record-tying 7th time since 1992. Hoar, from Williston, VT will celebrate by driving his RPM race team Chevrolet in the inaugural New Smyrna Speedway (NSS) ACT Goodyear Speedweek Cup event to be held on Sunday, February 13 and Monday, February 14, 2011 in New Smyrna, Florida.

 

Rick Paya, owner of RPM Motorsports, who also has won seven titles as former owner and crew chief for Jean-Paul Cyr and now Hoar, has also entered his newest team member, ACT runner-up rookie of the year in 2010, Austin Theriault from Fort Kent, Maine in the first-ever race in Florida for ACT. The formidable RPM team will field both a Chevrolet and Ford in the event.   “We have a Ford being prepared for Brian for the coming ACT season, but with the addition of Austin to our RPM team, we are a little too busy to get Austin’s Ford done and also the new car for Brian. I actually like the idea of having both our Chevy and Ford at New Smyrna. It should give us some valuable information as we look toward the 2011 ACT campaign this season,” said Rick Paya, owner of RPM Motorsports.   Theriault is just a junior in high school and also an outstanding Maine State champion contending wrestler. With school commitments, and a Maine State wrestling Championship meet the weekend of February 12, it looked like Theriault would miss the first race of the year with his new race team. “We will get him there after his wrestling obligation, probably will have to fly him down on Sunday morning, but we don’t want him to miss this chance to race,” said Paya.   ACT also received an entry from New England’s premier ‘Outlaw’, Eddie MacDonald form Rowley, MA. MacDonald has been a successful independent running on the NASCAR K&N Series (formerly Busch East) and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. His ACT Late Model short track efforts have been nothing short of spectacular with back-to-back wins in one of the country’s most prestigious events, the Oxford 250 at the Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine. MacDonald also won the inaugural ACT Invitational at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2009. “I just love to race, and this looked like a great way to get the 2011 season started. We get real busy with our NASCAR schedule in the spring and summer, but we try to make some of the ACT type shows during the season, and this NSS trip will give us a chance to relax and have some fun,” said MacDonald.   Entries for the first ACT Goodyear Speedweek Cup have come in from Ontario, Quebec, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. The non-point event will qualify using the northern heat style of racing, followed by a 100-lap main event on Sunday, February 13th. The field will be inverted for Monday’s 100 lap event. Both 100 lap events will pay a moderate purse, with a combined purse making up the bulk of the $33,000.00 posted purse.   For additional information contact the ACT office at 802.244.6963, www.acttour.com, or media@acttour.com.                                             -30-

 

 

2011 WORLD SERIES OF STOCK CAR @ #NEWSMYRNA

À moins d’un mois de l’édition 2011 des World Series of Stock Car Racing présenté au complexe de New Smyrna Speedway en Floride voici une liste des compétiteurs Canadiens et de l’ACT que vous pourrez retrouver sur place.

We are less than a month away from the 2011 World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing presented at Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway, find below the list of Canadians and ACT competitors you can see performing in this year’s edition.

 

Avec l’aide de Justin St-Louis (@vtmotormag de www.vtmotormag.com ) nous avons compilé la liste des participants aux deux fois 100 tours pour voitures LMS ACT (13 et 14 février prochain).   Voici les pilotes confirmés :		Jointly with Justin St-Louis (@vtmotormag of www.vtmotormag.com) and me we were able to confirm 23 (as of today) ACT cars in the two 100 laps events for ACT Cars (February 13th and 14th)   Confirmed drivers:
Canadiens / Canadians		Américains / Americans
Donald Theetge Karl Allard Patrick Laperle Patrick Hamel Kevin Roberge Yvon Bédard Alex Labbé Justin Holtom (Ont) Jonathan Urlin (Ont) Spencer MacPherson (Ont) Tim Dorning (Ont)   Note: Martin Latulippe qui était initialement indiqué comme participant à la course ACT sera en fait en liste du côté des voitures  ASA Crate puisqu’il n’a plus de LMS. Latulippe who was initially listed as an ACT entrant will in fact race the ASA Crate class, as he no longer owns an LMS car.		Brian Hoar Mark Lamberton Eric Chase Mike Bruno Jacob McGrath Pete Potvin Joey Laquerre Wayne Helliwell Jimmy Larnardi Joey Pole Eddie Macdonald
Il n’est pas impossible de voir d’autres pilotes tel Martin Lacombe et Stéphane Decoste s’ajouter à cette liste du côté des Canadiens.  Plus difficile d’avoir des ajouts du côté USA.  Même qu’au moment où ACT a communiqué les premiers noms, seul 4 représentant du pays de l’oncle Sam y figuraient.   Dans les autres classes de voiture voici les noms que nous avons compilé à ce jour :		Its not impossbile for other drivers, such as Martin Lacombe and Stephane Decoste to be added to this list of Canadian drivers.  Its more difficult to see who else may be added on the USA side.  As a matter of fact when ACT released their list only four drivers hailed from the land of Uncle Sam.   In other categories also racing as part of the World Series as of today we have:
Crate	Late Models		Super Late Models
Patrick Laperle (QC) Kevin Roberge (QC) Martin Latulippe (QC) Andrew Gressel (Ont) Brandon Watson (Ont) Cole Powell (Ont)	Kirk Hooker (Ont)		Lonnie Summerville (NS) Dwayne Baker (Ont)
Si l’idée d’être en Floride au mois de février n’était pas suffisante pour vous motiver à voyager au sud, les neufs soirées de compétition des World Series of Asphalt Stock car au New Smyrna Speedway en valent leur pesant d’or à elles seules : 9 soirs de compétition, soit presqu’autent qu’une saison complète à la maison.		As if Florida in February wasn’t enough motivation to go South of the border, New Smyrna Speedway’s World Series is a great trip by itself... with nine nights of racing, you can get as much racing as you do in your whole summer in just under 10 days.  So come out and enjoy!
45th Annual World Series Schedule        February 2011  45th Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing (Schedule Subject to Change)    Thu Feb 10, 2011  Parking / Tech / Practice Fri Feb 11, 2011 Night #1 Super Late Models / NASCAR Tour-Type Modifieds / Ltd Late Models / SK Modifieds / Crate Late Models / FL/IMCA Type Modifieds Sat Feb 12, 2011  Night #2 Super Stocks 50 Super Late Models / NASCAR Tour-Type Modifieds / Ltd Late Models / SK Modifieds / Crate Late Models / FL/IMCA Type Modifieds   Sun Feb 13, 2011  Night #3 ACT Late Models 100 Super Late Models / Ltd Late Models / FL/IMCA Type Modifieds    Mon Feb 14, 2011  Night #4 ACT Late Models 100 NASCAR Tour-Type Modifieds / SK Modifieds / Crate Late Models / FL/IMCA Type Modifieds Tue Feb 15, 2011  Night #5 SK Modifieds 50 Super Late Models / NASCAR Tour-Type Modifieds / Ltd Late Models / Crate Late Models / FL/IMCA Type Modifieds   Wed Feb 16, 2011  Night #6 4th Annual John Blewett III Memorial NASCAR Tour-Type Modified 50 / FL/IMCA Type Modified 50 Super Late Models / Ltd Late Models / SK Modifieds / Crate Late Models /   Thu Feb 17, 2011  Night #7 Super Late Model 50 / Ltd Late Model 50 NASCAR Tour-Type Modifieds / SK Modifieds / Crate Late Models / Pro-Trucks Fri Feb 18, 2011  Night #8 26th Annual Richie Evans Memorial NASCAR Tour-Type Modified 100 / Crate Late Model 50 Super Late Models / Ltd Late Models / SK Modifieds / Pro-Trucks Sat Feb 19, 2011  Night #9 Super Late Model 100 / Pro-Truck 50 NASCAR Tour-Type Modifieds / Ltd Late Models

 

 

ACT NEW SMYRNA FIELD ADDS FORD POWER WITH LATEST ENTRIES

For Immediate Release                                        ACT – 010611-03           Waterbury, VT – The battle for the Goodyear Speedweeks Cup just got tougher with the announcement from the American Canadian Tour (ACT) that three of the powerhouse Ford teams in ACT will make the trip to the sunshine state for the first ever New Smyrna Speedway (NSS) World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.

 

Joey Polewarcyzk, Jr. (Pole) from Hudson, NH was the hottest driver on the ACT at the end of 2010. His wins at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) ACT Invitational last September were followed up with a $15,000 payday at the Peoples United Bank Milk Bowl at Thunder Road Speedbowl in Barre, VT. Pole finished the touring season with a stunning performance in the 150-lap closer at the Waterford Speedbowl in Connecticut.   “I had a great finish to what started out as being a little frustrating while we tried to get our Ford program mastered during the first half of the season. I have to give my dad (Joe Pole Sr.) and the whole team a lot of credit for the effort they put in to get the car to work. It sure paid off when we got to NHMS and Thunder Road for those big races,” said Pole.   “We won on the mile at New Hampshire, the high-banked ¼ mile at Thunder Road, and then the 1/3rd mile at the Waterford. Now we get to tackle the ½ mile at New Smyrna. It should be a great break from the snow and cold and get us headed for the 2011 ACT title in the spring,” concluded Pole. Joey Pole was only one of a few ACT drivers who have competed at the famous winter haven for short track racers and fans, the New Smyrna Speedway.   Pole will be joined by Lee USA Speedway Late Model Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr.from Dover, NH. Helliwell won 9 feature events driving for Bruce Bernhardt’s Ford team in 2010. The team has entered the full 2011 ACT US schedule and is using the Goodyear Speedweeks Cup event to get an early start to the season.   Joey Laquerre from Barre, VT, a veteran racer for over four decades, will round out the Ford team heading to New Smyrna over the February Speedweeks campaign. Laquerre had one of the fastest Fords at the Invitational last September and likes the speed tracks. “I really am excited about heading to New Smyrna this February. I like our chances with our Ford against the 20+ Chevys we will compete against at NSS. I have raced at a lot of places over a lot of years, but this is one trip that I am really happy to be a part of. Everyone should have fun and a good break from the winter,” said Laquerre.   The Goodyear Speedweek Cup will feature double 100-lap events. Sunday, February 13, 2011 will be the first feature, and then the field will be inverted for the second 100-lap event to be held on Monday, February 14, 2011. Both features will pay a moderate purse, with the bulk of the $30,000.00 posted awards going to the overall combined standings of the two events.       For additional information contact the ACT office at 802.244.6963, www.acttour.com, or media@acttour.com.                                             -30-

 

 

 

ACT: Plusieurs Canadiens à New Smyrna

Pour diffusion immédiate (05-01-11 -01)   PLUSIEURS PILOTES CANADIENS SERONT DE LA PARTIE À NEW SMYRNA   Waterbury, VT--- Le vétéran Donald Theetge a été le premier pilote québécois à s’inscrire en prévision de la Coupe Goodyear qui se tiendra à la piste New Smyrna en Floride, mais plusieurs de ses rivaux ont également fait parvenir leur inscription en prévision de ces deux épreuves qui auront lieu dans le cadre de la « Série mondiale sur courte piste asphaltée » à cet endroit. Ces deux confrontations de 100 tours sont prévues pour le dimanche 13 février ainsi que le lendemain soir.

 

Alors que milliers d’amateurs se dirigent vers Daytona durant cette période, la majorité d’entre eux se retrouvent à New Smyrna lors des soirées du 10 au 19 février. C’est une tradition qui existe depuis longtemps et tous se souviendront des présences à cet endroit de réputés pilotes tels que Richie Evans, Jerry Cook, Bugsy Stevens dans la division modifiée et celles de Junior Hanley en ce qui a trait à la classe Late Model.   La direction de l’American-Canadian Tour a annoncé que Karl Allard de St-Félicien, le champion de la série ACT-Castrol Edge y serait présent pour défendre les couleurs de l’équipe Larue tout comme Patrick Laperle de St-Denis-sur-Richelieu, double champion de l’ACT et un pilote redouté à cette piste floridienne. Laperle est venu près de remporter le titre en 2009 à New Smyrna après dominé. Malheureusement, un accident lors de la dernière soirée devait mettre fin à ses espoirs. Il a tout de même terminé au second rang.   Parmi les autres Canadiens qui ont expédié leur inscription pour New Smyrna, on y remarque le nom du vétéran Yvon Bédard qui avait quitté la série ACT-Castrol Edge avant la fin de la saison en 2010, alors que le groupe de pilotes ontariens sera guidé par Jonathan Urlin. Justin Holtom, Tim Dorning et Spencer McPherson se joindront à lui. Aussi Patrick Hamel et Kevin Roberge ont également fait part de leur intention d’y participer.   « Nous sommes plus que satisfaits des inscriptions reçues jusqu’à maintenant et je pense que nous n’aurons aucune difficulté à former la grille des 26 partants à chaque épreuve de la façon dont les choses se déroulent présentement », de dire Tina Gallison, directrice administrative de l’ACT.   -30-   Source :                     American Canadian Tour                                     www.acttour.com                                     (802) 244-6963

 

ACT CANADIAN STARS TO INVADE NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY IN FEBRUARY

ACT CANADIAN STARS TO INVADE NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY IN FEBRUARY   For Immediate Release                                                   ACT – 010411-01               Waterbury, VT – Quebec City racer Donald Theetge might have been the first Canadian to enter the American Canadian Tour (ACT) Goodyear Speedweek Cup event to be held at the New Smyrna Speedway in Florida, but the Canadian competitor list continues to lead the way toward the first-ever ACT events to be held during the World Series of Asphalt Short Track Racing in New Smyrna. The two 100-lap main events will be held on Sunday, February 13th and Monday, February 14th.

 

While many head to Daytona during Speedweeks in February, most asphalt short track fans can be found each night from February 10th-19th during the 10 days that is the World Series of Short Track racing in nearby New Smyrna, FL. The tradition of northern competitors heading to Florida from the days of Richie Evans, Jerry Cook, Bugsy Stevens and a host of the greatest from the Northeast Modified division to Late Model Canadian great Jr. Hanley--- New Smyrna has always been the place to be during the heart of the northern winters.   ACT announced today that 2010 Castrol Champion Karl Allard has entered his Quebec City Larue Industrial team into the inaugural Goodyear Speedweek Cup event. Allard narrowly beat out another Quebec Champion, Patrick Laperle from Montreal, QC, who has also entered the two events. Laperle is one of the few ACT drivers to compete at New Smyrna in the past few years. His family team led most of the World Series standings in 2009 in the Late Model crate division before he was wrecked in the next to last night of competition. The Allard-Laperle rivalry will get an early start in 2011.   Other notable Canadian teams that will make the trek to New Smyrna include Quebec veteran Yvon ‘The Bullet’ Bedard and London, Ontario’s Jonathan Urlin. A large number of young Canadian teams have entered, including: Justin Holtom, Tim Dorning and Spencer Macpherson from the Ottawa region of Ontario, along with Castrol regulars Patrick Hamel and Kevin Roberge from Quebec.   “We are really excited about the pre-entries we have received. I don’t think we will have any problem filling our 26-car field with the support we are getting. Right now we have an equal number of Canadian and US teams who have entered, and we expect another half dozen entries by the January 10 deadline,” said Tina Gallison, Director of Administration for ACT.   The Goodyear Speedweek Cup will use the unique qualifying system of heat racing, and each 100-lap event will award points on two consecutive nights to determine the overall standings and the first winner of the Goodyear Speedweek Cup.       For additional information contact the ACT office at 802.244.6963, www.acttour.com, or media@acttour.com.

 

 

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ACT: CANADIAN THEETGE FILES FIRST ENTRY TO NEW SMYRNA ACT EVENT

CANADIAN THEETGE FILES FIRST ENTRY TO NEW SMYRNA ACT EVENT   For Immediate Release                                        ACT – 121410-67           Waterbury, VT – Two-time ACT Série Castrol Champion, Donald Theetge from Quebec City, Canada is the first to file an entry for the inaugural Goodyear Speedweek Cup event to be held at the New Smyrna Speedway (NSS) in Florida on Sunday, February 13th and Monday, February 14th as part of the World Series of Asphalt Short Track Racing.

 

The “World Series” will host the American Canadian Tour (ACT) for the first time in February of 2011. A field of between 26 and 30 teams are expected to make the migration to the warmer Florida climate from all over New England and the provinces of Quebec and Ontario.   The recently announced purse of over $33,000.00 brought immediate reaction from veteran competitor Theetge, “I am very proud to be the first to enter this event. I have raced with ACT for over 20 years and try to support them in any way I can. This will be a great way to bring my team from the cold and snow of Quebec City to Florida for a mid-winter break. We are all looking forward to it.”  Theetge is considered one of the best ACT stars on tracks of ½ mile or longer. The very fast, banked ½ mile at NSS is expected to suit his style.   The format for the Goodyear Speedweek Cup will be unique to the World Series. The innovative ACT plus/minus heat system will set the starting field for the first 100-lap event on Sunday evening, February 13th. Drivers will be awarded 1 point for a win in the feature event, 3 points for third etc. An inversion of the Sunday feature will determine the starting field for the second 100-lap race on Monday evening. The purse will be broken down with $15,000 paid in the two features and $18,000 will be paid to the overall positions when combining the points from the two features, a similar format to the famous Milk Bowl held annually at ACT’s home track, Thunder Road Speedbowl in Barre, Vermont. Low score wins the Goodyear Speedweek Cup and the lion’s share of the $18,000.00 bonus money.    “We wanted to show fans something a little different at New Smyrna for our first ever appearance. This format should be very entertaining for the fans and it should spread the money around a little and give all our teams a chance to have some fun and hopefully help each with some of their expenses,” said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour.   For additional information contact the ACT office at 802.244.6963, www.acttour.com, or media@acttour.com.

 

 

 

ACT - GOODYEAR TO PRESENT THE ACT SPEEDWEEKS CUP

For Immediate Release                                        ACT – 120610-65           Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) has announced that Goodyear, the official tire of the 25 year-old short track sanctioning body, will be the presenting sponsor of the first ever “southern swing” for the ACT Late Models on Sunday, February 13 and Monday, February 14, 2011. Last month officials from ACT and New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna, Florida announced that the ACT Late Model teams would become part of the historic World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing (WSASCR) at the well known ½ mile speedplant.

 

For over four decades northern race teams and fans from Maine to Minnesota have made the annual pilgrimage to the ‘World Series’ at New Smyrna during Speedweeks at Daytona. “In the old days, the late Richie Evans would run out of the NASCAR Wednesday night awards banquet and rush down to make sure he was in the feature at New Smyrna that night. Junior Hanley, Gary Balough and a whole host of modified and late model racers made New Smyrna their ‘off-season home’. It is going to be a lot of fun to bring our northern ACT Late Model teams to Florida,” said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour.   “ACT race teams have supported Goodyear for the past seven seasons and we are really pleased to be the presenting sponsor of the first Goodyear ACT Speedweeks Cup,” said Scott Junod, Goodyear Sales Manager, Short Track Racing.   “I have seen a lot of ACT events over the past few years, and I think the fans going down to Speedweeks and the World Series of Asphalt Racing at New Smyrna are going to be in for a terrific short track show. When ACT announces the format for the two 100-lap events it should be a whole lot of fun to be a spectator. Goodyear is happy to be a part of this inaugural ACT event in February during Speedweeks,” concluded Junod.   Over thirty teams from throughout the Northeastern United States and Canada have indicated they have interest in attending the Goodyear ACT Speedweeks Cup event at New Smyrna Speedway. “We feel confident that we will get the 24-26 teams we are hoping to have for this event, and as soon as teams see what the interesting format and purse structure is going to be, we expect to be able to release a very competitive field of entrants by the first of the year,” said Nick Bigelow, spokesman for the American Canadian Tour.   Entries for the New Smyrna event will be sent in mid-December, and more information will be forthcoming throughout January 2011.   For additional information contact the ACT office at 802.244.6963, www.acttour.com, or media@acttour.com.                                             -30-