Northeast Classic Winner Disqualified for Engine Infraction

Redline Performance Out of ACT Engine Program for One Calendar Year

Barre, VT — Following the conclusion of the Northeast Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, three engines were taken by American-Canadian Tour technical officials to an independent engine builder for further inspection. Following that inspection, the Redline Performance engine used by apparent winner Jesse Switser and the #25NH team was deemed to have had multiple infractions, this will result in the #25NH being disqualified from the win.

This discovery of multiple infractions has also prompted officials to eliminate Redline Performance, based in Hallowell, Maine, from the American-Canadian Tour Approved Engine Builders list for one calendar year.

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Switser Takes NHMS Northeast Classic Honors

Switser Takes NHMS Northeast Classic Honors

MacDonald, Nocella, Waterman and Danny Cates Celebrate Magic Mile Wins

Loudon, NH — Blue skies and sunshine greeted the teams and fans at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday morning for the 4th annual Northeast Classic. The season opener for the American-Canadian Tour also served as the third round for the PASS Super Late Models and lid-lifter for the R&R Race Parts Street Stock Open Series while also featuring a pair of exhibition events for the Open Tour-type Modifieds and the new Sunoco 604 Modifieds.

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ACT Entry List Tops 40 for 4th Annual Northeast Classic at NHMS

ACT Entry List Tops 40 for 4th Annual Northeast Classic at NHMS

Barre, VT — As the 2024 American-Canadian Tour season comes steaming down the line, the first stop is New England’s lone super-speedway, the Magic Mile at New Hampshire Motor Speedway! The 4th annual Northeast Classic will serve as round one in an expansive 13-event season for the international ACT Tour and over the past days, weeks and months teams from across New England and Quebec have been frantically filing applications and entries in preparation for the exciting season opener at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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Rain Pushes Back Northeast Classic By One Day, Now Saturday & Sunday Show

Rain Pushes Back Northeast Classic By One Day, Now Saturday & Sunday Show

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — After watching the forecast, American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials have pushed the Northeast Classic back by one day this coming weekend. Instead of the originally scheduled Friday Practice and Saturday Race dates originally scheduled, the Northeast Classic will now begin with Practice Day on Saturday, April 13 and the 4th annual Northeast Classic will now be contested on Sunday, April 14. As such, camping will also be pushed back one day and campers can start parking on Friday, April 12 from 4:00pm to 7:30pm.

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Ron Silk Dominates NASCAR Modified Icebreaker 150

Ron Silk Dominates NASCAR Modified Icebreaker 150

Puleo, Morgan, Chapman and Roy Clean Up Thompson Championship Wins

Thompson, CT — A much nicer day awaited fans on day two of the 50th Icebreaker at Thompson Speedway. Six star-studded features took to the 0.625-mile oval on Sunday, as did the peaks of sunshine to greet the fans in the stands. While the Street Stocks were able to start their 2024 track championship season on Saturday, the rest of the track championship line-up got their year started with plenty of action on Sunday along with the roar of the mighty NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour with their return to Icebreaker weekend.

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Griffith and Stone Take Icebreaker Victories, Mother Nature Steals the Sunshine

Griffith and Stone Take Icebreaker Victories, Mother Nature Steals the Sunshine

Thompson, CT — A partly cloudy day was had at Thompson Speedway’s Saturday opener to the 50th Icebreaker weekend with plenty of rain to darken the spirits on an exciting opening day schedule of events. The crew at Thompson Speedway kept the track dry enough to get in full feature events for both the Thompson Street Stocks and the PASS Super Late Models but the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series was a casualty to the rain and will be postponed to the Friday of World Series weekend on October 11.

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NASCAR Modifieds Ready for a Roaring Return to Thompson’s Icebreaker Weekend

NASCAR Modifieds Ready for a Roaring Return to Thompson’s Icebreaker Weekend

Barre, VT and Naples, ME — When the roar of the mighty NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to Connecticut’s quiet corner this Sunday afternoon, it’ll be the 153rd time the series has tackled the iconic highbanks of Thompson Speedway and the first time in four years that the Tour has competed on Icebreaker weekend. The Icebreaker 150 for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is set as the first homebase battle for the Northeast teams who regularly compete on the fan-favorite Tour.

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Monaco Modifieds Prepare for Strong Thompson Debut on Icebreaker Saturday

Monaco Modifieds Prepare for Strong Thompson Debut on Icebreaker Saturday

Barre, VT and Naples, ME — Excitement continues to build for the impressive 50th celebration of the iconic Icebreaker weekend at Thompson Speedway on April 6 and 7. Saturday’s opener sets the stage for the 85th season of stock car racing on the Thompson highbanks with the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series headlining the show for their series debut at the Big-T. The Constantine Paving & Sealing Icebreaker 75 will feature some of the biggest names in open wheel modified racing and kicks off an expanded eleventh season for the popular touring series in 2024!

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