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14/09/1999	Patrick Laperle swapped the lead with fellow Quebec driver Karl Allard through turns three and four in the final lap of Sunday's Mekkelsen RV Foliage 200 at Airborne Raceway and won his first ever ACT Late Model Sportsman Series event. Laperle dove to the bottom when Allard drifted high in the final turn then took a refuse to lose route to the finish line while Allard brushed the wall and ricocheted across the stripe in second, six feet ahead of third place Eric Williams.(details) .
12/09/1999	Daniel Guay captured is third win and the final event of the season on the PROLAB Super Series Schedule. Guay went across the finish line just ahead of veterant Claude Leclerc who finished second. Finishing third and crowned rookie of the year was Carl Patry. Rene Blanchet, Alain Maltais and Jacques Poulin were all on the leader's lap at the end of the 100 laps event held at Circuit Ste-Croix on September 9. (details)
17/08/1999	Two-time Airborne Raceway Late Model Sportsman Champion Brent Dragon was a convincing winner in Saturday night's Agway Energy Products main event at Airborne Raceway on August 15. Dragon went door to door with runner-up Bucko Branham for several circuits following a restart on lap 12 and after gaining the point, stayed in complete command. Gary Cunningham had a strong run for third place while behind him, Steve Renaudette and Scott Dragon had an exciting duel for fourth that went to Renaudette by two feet at the wire.
17/08/1999	Sylvain Lacombe won the 100 laps ADL Tobbacco rain postponed event held Saturday, August 14, at Autodrome Montmangny. Karl Allard - the current points leader - and André Beaudoin rounded out the top 3. The next event on the schedule will be at Autodrome St-Felicien on August 22nd.
13/08/1999	Late Model Sportsman Chad Wheeler followed up several recent top five performances with the best possible top five finish Thursday night, August 13, at Thunder Road. Wheeler swept past Chuck Beede on lap 23 and went on to win the Fisher/Federated Auto Parts Late Model Sportsman 40 Lap main event, his first career victory. A late surge by defending Thunder Road Champion Phil Scott earned him the runner-up spot, two cars lengths ahead of Dave Whitcomb.
08/08/1999	Jamie Fisher won the LMS Feature at Airborne Raceway on August 8, placing second and third were Phil Scott and Patrick Laperle.
05/08/1999	International Pro Stock Challenge Officials have announced a schedule change for the series’ 1999 season finale. The Citra 150, originally planned for Saturday, September 11th, has been rescheduled for Friday, September 10th at 7 p.m.
26/07/1999	Steeven Boissoneault captured the ninth event on the PROLAB Super Series, ran at Circuit Ste-Croix in Lotbinière, Quebec. Yvon Bedard and Daniel Guay completed the podium.(details)
02/08/1999	Rain forced the postponement of the ADL Tobbacco Supreme Series race scheduled for Autodrome Montmagny, near Quebec city.
02/08/1999	Steve Renaudette ruled the point for all 40 laps in the LMS main event, Saturday , at Airborne Raceway on July 31, but it didn't come easy. (details) .
02/08/1999	Brian Hoar, with Chad Wheeler in tow, took the lead on lap 12 of the 40 lap Maynard Auto Supply Late Model Sportsman (LMS) main event Thursday , at Thunder Road on July 29, and broke away from the field for his second win of the season. (details) .
26/07/1999	Many followers of the International Pro Stock Challenge have said it was only a matter of time before Turner, Maine’s Ben Rowe scored a win on the series, but no-one was more surprised than Ben Rowe when the win came in Saturday night’s Copenhagen Inc./Ultramar Corner Stores 150 at Scotia Speedworld. (details).
26/07/1999	Daniel Guay won race #8, the Carquest 150, on the Prolab Super Series schedule. Richard Beauchamps finished second and Quebec's Ironman Claude Leclerc finished third. Twenty two cars took the green flag on the fast Chicoutimi race track.
26/07/1999	Wet weather forced postponement of the ACT Late Model Sportsman Series Twin 100's planned for Saturday and Sunday July 24, 25 at Autodrome St-Felicien, St-Felicien, Quebec. The event has been rescheduled to take place on Saturday, September 18 when the first half of the doubleheader will resume with the Late Model Sportsman "B" feature. Both 100 lap races will be run on Saturday.
26/07/1999	Veteran Jim Cilley caught Kendell Legendre with three laps remaining in the NAPA Night Late Model Sportsman Trophy Dash, at Thunder Road on July 24, for his first win of the year and the 11th of his career. Legendre stayed put in second place ahead of Derek Ming for his best finish of the season. Several car lengths back, Tracie Bellerose, Jamie Fisher and point leader Eric Williams ran nose to tail for 4th, 5th, and 6th. Phil Scott, after closing to third at the halfway mark, fell a bit off the pace and settled for 7th ahead of Jimmy Young, Pat Corbett and Billy Herring. Dave Whitcomb, number two in the Thunder Road title chase, soldiered on for 12th, well behind the leaders but enough to remain two points ahead of Jamie Fisher. Brian Hoar and Chuck Beede, fifth and sixth in points going in, had a worse time of it. Both were gone after a lap four restart, Hoar with a broken lower control arm and Beede with clutch problems.
18/07/1999	Chris Lautenschuetz, led every lap he turned Saturday night at Airborne Raceway and collected his second checkered flag in three weeks in the 30 lap Stewart's Shops Late Model Sportsman (LMS) main event. (details) .
18/07/1999	ACT Late Model Sportsman Series Officials have announced the addition of a race at the Thunder Road Speedbowl on September 4th, 1999. (details) .
18/07/1999	When two time ACT Late Model Sportsman Series Champion, Brian Hoar, takes to the Autodrome St-Felicien track the story will be different than it was just a year ago, when he won the twins 100. The track will be the same, but Hoar was not leading the points championship last year or was he facing the best Quebec drivers from the ranks of the ADL Tobbacco series competitors. This time, on July 24th and 25th, he will have to face it all during the AUTOPRO Super-weekend.
18/07/1999	International Pro Stock Challenge competitors will participate next Saturday in round 4 of 6 at Scotia Speedworld in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada). With the first two rounds going to Canadians, Scott Fraser and Bobby White, and the third one going to Ralph Nason from the United States - this leads up to quite some International rivalry. (details).
18/07/1999	Prolab Super Series Officials announced an additional event to be ran at Circuit Ste-Croix on Monday, July 19 @ 19:00. The 100 laps race will consist of four times 25 laps, each starting lineup will be the inverted finishing positions from the previous segment. Drivers from the Prolab Super Series, the St-Eustache CASCAR Series and ADL Tobbacco Series are expected to compete on the long and fast track. In the event of rain the race will be postponed to Tuesday night.
07/07/1999	Chris Fisher put a history of Thunder Road struggles to rest Sunday when he held off Bill Marsha's Allied Engine Monte Carlo and the late charging Brian Hoar to win the ACT Late Model Sportsman Series (LMS) Coca-Cola 100. The runner-up effort was a career best for Marsha, who stayed glued to Fisher over the final eighty laps. Hoar, the Series point leader, moved in on the leaders after a lengthy battle with Thunder Road Champion Phil Scott and knocked on the door, but to no avail.(details).
07/07/1999	The new Canadian truck series, PRO CAM, has cancelled a couple of events scheduled at Autodrome Montmagny and Autodrome St-Felicien. Meanwhile two events at Autodrome Chicoutimi have been added, July 31 and August 21, to the schedule. No official reports on the reasons for the changed schedule. Rumours are that lack of assured purses forced the Series director to cancel and move elsewhere.
07/07/1999	Racin' Ralph Nason became only the second back-to-back winner and picked up a check for a whopping $42,700 (USD) for his efforts when he won the Annual 1999 True Value Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine on Sunday, July 4 1999. There were 98 cars on hand for Round 3 of the 1999 International Pro Stock Challenge (IPSC). (details).
01/07/1999	With the strongest field ever expected at Oxford Plains Speedway (OPS) for this Sunday’s True Value 250, the excitement has never been higher as the prestigious landmark event draws near. (details).
05/07/1999	Steven Boissonault was credited with the win of the Prolab Super Series event ran at Circuit Ste-Croix on June 24. Donald Theetge crossed the finish line first, but post race inspection revealed an unapproved part for competition, he was relegated to last place. Behind Boissonault were Daniel Guay, Yvon Bedard, Jacques Poulin, Carl Patry, Daniel Charest, Alain Maltais, Rene Blanchet, Rejean Blanchet, Sebastien Arsenault.
10/06/1999	In just two weeks, race teams will be packing their haulers and heading for Halifax, Nova Scotia and the running of the June 26th Forbes Chev. Olds. 150 at Scotia Speedworld, which marks the start of the busiest week of the year on the 1999 International Pro Stock Challenge (IPSC) calendar. (details).
01/06/1999	Patrick Laperle took command of the McBride Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman feature at the halfway mark Saturday night (June 5) at Airborne Raceway and raced away, uncontested, to his first career win. The former Airborne LMS Rookie of the Year from St. Denis, Quebec turned in some of the season's quickest laps and outmatched runner-up Mark Lamberton, who also checked out on the field over the final fifteen laps. Lautenschuetz and Tony Poissant kept things interesting with a door to door war for fourth. Lautenschuetz outlasted the Alburg, VT veteran, then held off a late charge by Robin Wood to wrap up the fourth spot. Positions 6-10 went to Chris Fisher, Dave Whitcomb, Poissant, Brian Hoar and Bill Fountain.

On the New England and Canada short track scene this weekend:

Upcoming Tour events:: ACT LMS: June 19 - White Mountain Motorsport Park; CASCAR/PROLAB SUPER SERIES: July 19 - Circuit Ste-Croix; INT'L PRO STOCK CHALLENGE: June 26 - Scotia Speedworld; NEPSA: June 13 - Speedway 95

Upcoming weekly events:: Airborne Raceway: June 12; Thunder Road Speedbowl: June 17

M. P. Roy, Editor
Fabreville, QC

News from the archives:

01/06/1999

Donald Theetge signed his second win in as many outing when he won the Prolab 50 at Circuit Ste-Croix on Saturday, June 5. The race, the third one on the Prolab Super Series schedule.

Steven Boissonneault, Daniel Guay, Jacques Poulin and Dany Fortin rounded out the top five. During the race Chritian Beaulieu violently hit the front stretch wall causing substantial damages to his race car and shaking himself pretty well in the process.

04/06/1999

Officials for the International Pro Stock Challenge (IPSC) say the new stock car racing series is turning out to be exactly what they had hoped and planned it to be - a series to bring together the best racers from many different forums, thus creating an exciting show for both the racers and the race fans. (details).

01/06/1999

Steven Boissonneault won the C.T.R. Bridgstone 100 race ran at Autodrome Chicoutimi on May, 29, 1999. The 100 lap race, second on the PROLAB Super Series schedule, had four different leaders and 15 participants. Behind Boissoneault were Daniel Guay, Jacques Poulin, Alain Maltais and Dany Fortin.

The full press release and results will be posted on Wednesday, June 2 at 19:00.

01/06/1999

Phil Scott scored a two car length victory over Jim Cilley in the 28th Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic at Thunder Road. It was the second ACT Late Model Sportsman Series checkers in two starts on the high banked quarter mile for the defending track champion and it moved him unofficially within three points of Series leader Brian Hoar. (details).

23/05/1999

Scott Fraser drove to his first-ever career victory at Oxford Plains Speedway in the New England Dodge Dealers 100, the opening round of the 1999 International Pro Stock Challenge Series. Behind him were Tim Brackett, Jerry Babb, Dave Dion and Ben Rowe rounding out the top five. (details).

23/05/1999

Steve Renaudette took early command of the WOKO Radio 30 lap Late Model Sportsman (LMS) feature Saturday Night at Airborne Raceway and made it hold up through three restarts over the final eight laps for his first win of the season. Scott Dragon, Brian Hoar and Chris Lautenschuetz advanced to second, third and fourth respectively. Gary Cunningham completed a strong, steady effort for fifth place. Dave Whitcomb, Robin Wood, Bill Fountain and rookie Todd Brunelle were the 6-10 finishers. Patrick Laperle, the point leader going into the WOKO main event, suffered a broken tie rod in an early altercation with Chris Fisher, and wound up 20th.

23/05/1999

Mike Rowe won the inaugural Autodrome Chicoutimi NEPSA Series event. Kenny Wright was 2nd, followed by Andy Shaw, André Sylvain and Donald Whitten.

23/05/1999

International Pro Stock Challenge Series (IPSC) Officials announced that the 1999 season will be dedicated to the inaugural series champion from 1998, the late Scott Kelly (details).

18/05/1999

Brian Hoar, the defending American Canadian Tour Series Champion, got his three-peat campaign in full swing Saturday night (15/05/1999) at Airborne Raceway. Scott Dragon, Chris Fisher, Fred LaGoy and Eric Williams rounded out the top five.(details).

16/05/1999

Former NEPSA Champion, Ralph Nason, dominated the race ran at Unity Raceway on Sunday, May 16, 1999. Kenny Wright was 2nd, followed by Scott Chubbuck, Steve Nelson, and Chuck Lachance to round out the top 5. (details)

13/05/1999

After a long winter, Quebec racing fans will have the chance to see two major touring series races within 200 kilometers on the same weekend. This coming Saturday at 18:00 the PROLAB Super Series, sanctionned by CASCAR, will be racing at Circuit Ste-Croix for 100 laps.

On Sunday at 13:00 the Série A.D.L. Tobacco - LMS Québec, associated to ACT, will race at Autodrome Montmagny for 100 laps.

10/05/1999

On May 8, 1999, rain forced the postponement of the 26th Annual Egglefield Ford Spring Green. The race as been rescheduled for May 15 at 19:00 at the Airborne Raceway speedplant. The Spring Green '99 has a posted purse of $16,500 and is the second of twelve events on the 1999 ACT schedule.

05/05/1999

Phil Scott won the first event of the American Canadian Tour schedule, a race held on Sunday, May 2, 1999 at Thunder Road Speedbowl, in Barre, VT. Completing the podium were Joey Laquerre and Jimmy Young (details).

26/04/1999

Sunday, April 25 Mark Lamberton captured the inaugural Remington All-Star Shootout at Airborne Raceway. The special $5,000 to win event marked the 45th season opener at the Plattsburgh, NY half mile.

The Shootout, patterned after the Milk Bowl (or the Winston Cup Bud shootout), consisted of three 12 lap segments with points earned by order of finish in each one. Lamberton matched Brian Hoar's three round point total (13) and earned the checkers by having a better finish in the final leg (fourth vs Hoar's fifth). (details).

18/04/1999

Mike Rowe of Turner, ME won the NEPSA season opener at Wiscasset Speedway, Saturday April 15.(details)

11/04/1999

An additional event is added to the NEPSA Schedule. Competitors and fans of NEPSA will once again go racing at Unity Raceway.

27/03/1999
revised
The Champlain Valley Motorsports Show will take place this coming weekend at the Crete Civic Center (Saturday, April 3 from 10am - 8 pm). NASCAR Winston Cup Jeff Gordon Show Car #24 will be among the race cars featured at the show. Other exhibitors will include Brian Hoar, Mike Bruno, Chris Lautenschuetz, Mark Lamberton, Robin Wood and Jamy Begor. Admission is $6/Adults and $2/Children (6-12).

27/03/1999
revised
1999 is the year for startup series in Quebec. Rhéal Carpentier and Michel Groux (Angle Châssis)have released a preliminary schedule for the spec truck series to debut this summer.

A $15,000 point fund (1st: 3000$, 2nd: 2000$, 3rd-12th: 1000$) is posted by the series sponsors: Cooper Tires (10,000$), BG Products (2000$), Excellence Dodge Chrysler (2000$) and Béton du parc (1000$.

The schedule is as follow:
May 8 Autodrome Montmagny track available for practice
May 29/30 Autodrome St-Félicien track available for practice
June 6 Autodrome St-Félicien 100 laps race
June 12 Autodrome Montmagny 100 laps race
July 3 Autodrome Montmagny 100 laps race
July 17 Autodrome Montmagny 100 laps race
July 31 Autodrome St-Félicien 100 laps race
August 21 Autodrome St-Félicien 100 laps race

Two other tracks are mentionned (Ottawa and Chicoutimi) for possible events... we will keep you posted, as these are the only information we have concerning this new series.

22/03/1999
revised
American Canadian Tour Officials confirmed they will sanction a twelve race series, the Quebec LMS Series, that will be held at Autodrome Montmagny (6 events), Autodrome St-Felicien (5 events) and one event at Capital City Speedway in Ottawa, Ontario.

With a posted purse of $168 000 and $25 000 in point fund, the series will debut Sunday May 16, at Autodrome Montmagny. Move to Autodrome St-Felicien for May 23. Back to Montmagny on May 29. Down to Ottawa on June 12. We will keep you posted as dates get firmed up.

Three Quebec LMS events are also ACT Havoline Late Model Series Championship races, St-Felicien (July 24 and 25) and Montmagny (August 29). Quebec veterant André Beaudoin heads the list of drivers committed to the Quebec LMS Series Championship. He is joined by Alexandre Gingras, Jean-Yves Boudreault, Carl Allard and Renaud Blais.

Canadian Stock Car legend Jean-Paul Cabana, has been named by ACT as the Quebec Series tour Supervisor. Finally, it should be noted that the double header weekend at St-Felicien (July 24 and 25) will consist of two 100 lap events with a combined purse of $35 000 and $2300 to win each segment.

16/02/1999
revised
(details) American Canadian Tour Officials today announced that veterant drivers Brent Dragon and Gary Caron plan to compete on the 1999 schedule.

Meanwhile 1998 Thunder Road Rookie of the Year award winner, Billy Herring, will be back behind the wheel of Ellery Packard's racecar for the Thunder Road Championship. In addition Herring who won his first event last year will participate in the Great Remington Shootout, a $5,000 to win special event, and plans on competing in all ACT/Havoline Tour events.

28/01/1999
A group of Quebec region associates, headed by Jean-Guy Grenier and Richard Cliche provided details on their newly formed 13 race Championship to be disputed at 3 tracks (Circuit Ste-Croix, Autodrome Chicoutimi et Autodrome St-Eustache).

The Championship titled PROLAB Super Series will be sanctionned by CASCAR of Ontario (Canada). One must note that CASCAR will sanction 3 different Championships in the Province of Quebec this season: the regional series CASCAR CARQUEST (8 races for 100% CASCAR legal race cars); the PROLAB-PRO-ONE Series (13 races held at Autodrome St-Eustache; local rules) and the PROLAB Super Series.

The cars participating in the PROLAB Super Series Championship are in fact the same race cars that ran at Autodrome Montmagny and Chicoutimi in 1998. These cars will undergo minor changes such as adopting slick tires and changing weight distribution.

The team at the helm of this new group have set the expectations very high. First announcing the formation of a committee consisting in Mr Grenier, President for PROLAB; Mr Cliche VP & GM; Mr Larry Patry, owner of Autodrome Chicoutimi; Mr Denis Lachance, owner of Circuit Ste-Croix; Mr Tony Novotny, President of CASCAR and one driver representative to be elected by his fellow racers. Additionaly the first 20 drivers to register for the Championship will receive a $ 3,000 sponsorship. To top this off, 10 of 13 events on the schedule will be broadcasted primetime on RDS (a Quebec cable-network sports show).

Drivers Yvon Bédard, Daniel Guay, Christian Beaulieu, Etienne Boudreault, Carl Patry, René Blanchet, Jacques Poulin, Louis Vachon, Donald Theetge have confirmed their participation.

As of February 2nd, 1999 May Sat 15 @ 18:00 Circuit Ste-Croix (100 laps) Sat 29 @ 12:00 Autodrome Chicoutimi (100 laps) June Sat 5 @ 18:00 Circuit Ste-Croix (50 laps) Sat 19 @ 18:00 Autodrome Chicoutimi (100 laps) Sat 24 @ 13:00 Circuit Ste-Croix (100 laps) July Sat 3 @ 18:00 Autodrome Chicoutimi (100 laps) Mon 19 @ 18:00 Circuit Ste-Croix (100 laps) Sat 24 @ 18:00 Autodrome Chicoutimi (150) Sat 31 @ 18:00 Autodrome Chicoutimi (50) August Sat 7 @ 18:00 Autodrome Chicoutimi (150) Sat 22 @ 18:00 Autodrome Chicoutimi (50) September Sun 5 @ 12:00 Circuit Ste-Croix (100 laps) Sun 12 @ 13:00 Autodrome St-Eustache (300 laps)

More details to come soon!

28/01/1999
The North East Pro Stock Association schedule has been revised - with 9 confirmed races for the 1999 season and 3 possible additions.

There are 21 "franchise" drivers (one Quebec driver - André Sylvain) that have paid their 1999 association fees.

27/01/1999
American Canadian Tour schedule changes have been applied... announcing the addition of a Sunday June 19 at White Mountain Motorsport Park and a Saturday July 24 at Autodrome St-Félicien.

10/01/1999
While American Canadian Tour Officials have not released an official schedule we have posted our own compilation based on information drawn from individual track schedules.

07/01/1999
We have posted the Airborne Raceway and the Thunder Road 1999 Proposed Track schedules that were sent to us by their respective Officials.

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01/06/1999	Donald Theetge signed his second win in as many outing when he won the *Prolab 50* at Circuit Ste-Croix on Saturday, June 5. The race, the third one on the Prolab Super Series schedule. Steven Boissonneault, Daniel Guay, Jacques Poulin and Dany Fortin rounded out the top five. During the race Chritian Beaulieu violently hit the front stretch wall causing substantial damages to his race car and shaking himself pretty well in the process.
04/06/1999	Officials for the International Pro Stock Challenge (IPSC) say the new stock car racing series is turning out to be exactly what they had hoped and planned it to be - a series to bring together the best racers from many different forums, thus creating an exciting show for both the racers and the race fans. (details).
01/06/1999	Steven Boissonneault won the C.T.R. Bridgstone 100 race ran at Autodrome Chicoutimi on May, 29, 1999. The 100 lap race, second on the PROLAB Super Series schedule, had four different leaders and 15 participants. Behind Boissoneault were Daniel Guay, Jacques Poulin, Alain Maltais and Dany Fortin. The full press release and results will be posted on Wednesday, June 2 at 19:00.
01/06/1999	Phil Scott scored a two car length victory over Jim Cilley in the 28th Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic at Thunder Road. It was the second ACT Late Model Sportsman Series checkers in two starts on the high banked quarter mile for the defending track champion and it moved him unofficially within three points of Series leader Brian Hoar. (details).
23/05/1999	Scott Fraser drove to his first-ever career victory at Oxford Plains Speedway in the New England Dodge Dealers 100, the opening round of the 1999 International Pro Stock Challenge Series. Behind him were Tim Brackett, Jerry Babb, Dave Dion and Ben Rowe rounding out the top five. (details).
23/05/1999	Steve Renaudette took early command of the WOKO Radio 30 lap Late Model Sportsman (LMS) feature Saturday Night at Airborne Raceway and made it hold up through three restarts over the final eight laps for his first win of the season. Scott Dragon, Brian Hoar and Chris Lautenschuetz advanced to second, third and fourth respectively. Gary Cunningham completed a strong, steady effort for fifth place. Dave Whitcomb, Robin Wood, Bill Fountain and rookie Todd Brunelle were the 6-10 finishers. Patrick Laperle, the point leader going into the WOKO main event, suffered a broken tie rod in an early altercation with Chris Fisher, and wound up 20th.
23/05/1999	Mike Rowe won the inaugural Autodrome Chicoutimi NEPSA Series event. Kenny Wright was 2nd, followed by Andy Shaw, André Sylvain and Donald Whitten.
23/05/1999	International Pro Stock Challenge Series (IPSC) Officials announced that the 1999 season will be dedicated to the inaugural series champion from 1998, the late Scott Kelly (details).
18/05/1999	Brian Hoar, the defending American Canadian Tour Series Champion, got his three-peat campaign in full swing Saturday night (15/05/1999) at Airborne Raceway. Scott Dragon, Chris Fisher, Fred LaGoy and Eric Williams rounded out the top five.(details).
16/05/1999	Former NEPSA Champion, Ralph Nason, dominated the race ran at Unity Raceway on Sunday, May 16, 1999. Kenny Wright was 2nd, followed by Scott Chubbuck, Steve Nelson, and Chuck Lachance to round out the top 5. (details)
13/05/1999	After a long winter, Quebec racing fans will have the chance to see two major touring series races within 200 kilometers on the same weekend. This coming Saturday at 18:00 the PROLAB Super Series, sanctionned by CASCAR, will be racing at Circuit Ste-Croix for 100 laps. On Sunday at 13:00 the Série A.D.L. Tobacco - LMS Québec, associated to ACT, will race at Autodrome Montmagny for 100 laps.
10/05/1999	On May 8, 1999, rain forced the postponement of the 26th Annual Egglefield Ford Spring Green. The race as been rescheduled for May 15 at 19:00 at the Airborne Raceway speedplant. The Spring Green '99 has a posted purse of $16,500 and is the second of twelve events on the 1999 ACT schedule.
05/05/1999	Phil Scott won the first event of the American Canadian Tour schedule, a race held on Sunday, May 2, 1999 at Thunder Road Speedbowl, in Barre, VT. Completing the podium were Joey Laquerre and Jimmy Young (details).
26/04/1999	Sunday, April 25 Mark Lamberton captured the inaugural Remington All-Star Shootout at Airborne Raceway. The special $5,000 to win event marked the 45th season opener at the Plattsburgh, NY half mile. The Shootout, patterned after the Milk Bowl (or the Winston Cup Bud shootout), consisted of three 12 lap segments with points earned by order of finish in each one. Lamberton matched Brian Hoar's three round point total (13) and earned the checkers by having a better finish in the final leg (fourth vs Hoar's fifth). (details).
18/04/1999	Mike Rowe of Turner, ME won the NEPSA season opener at Wiscasset Speedway, Saturday April 15.(details)
11/04/1999	An additional event is added to the NEPSA Schedule. Competitors and fans of NEPSA will once again go racing at Unity Raceway.
27/03/1999 revised	The Champlain Valley Motorsports Show will take place this coming weekend at the Crete Civic Center (Saturday, April 3 from 10am - 8 pm). NASCAR Winston Cup Jeff Gordon Show Car #24 will be among the race cars featured at the show. Other exhibitors will include Brian Hoar, Mike Bruno, Chris Lautenschuetz, Mark Lamberton, Robin Wood and Jamy Begor. Admission is $6/Adults and $2/Children (6-12).
27/03/1999 revised	1999 is the year for startup series in Quebec. Rhéal Carpentier and Michel Groux (Angle Châssis)have released a preliminary schedule for the spec truck series to debut this summer. A $15,000 point fund (1st: 3000$, 2nd: 2000$, 3rd-12th: 1000$) is posted by the series sponsors: Cooper Tires (10,000$), BG Products (2000$), Excellence Dodge Chrysler (2000$) and Béton du parc (1000$. The schedule is as follow: May 8 Autodrome Montmagny track available for practice May 29/30 Autodrome St-Félicien track available for practice June 6 Autodrome St-Félicien 100 laps race June 12 Autodrome Montmagny 100 laps race July 3 Autodrome Montmagny 100 laps race July 17 Autodrome Montmagny 100 laps race July 31 Autodrome St-Félicien 100 laps race August 21 Autodrome St-Félicien 100 laps race Two other tracks are mentionned (Ottawa and Chicoutimi) for possible events... we will keep you posted, as these are the only information we have concerning this new series.
22/03/1999 revised	American Canadian Tour Officials confirmed they will sanction a twelve race series, the Quebec LMS Series, that will be held at Autodrome Montmagny (6 events), Autodrome St-Felicien (5 events) and one event at Capital City Speedway in Ottawa, Ontario. With a posted purse of $168 000 and $25 000 in point fund, the series will debut Sunday May 16, at Autodrome Montmagny. Move to Autodrome St-Felicien for May 23. Back to Montmagny on May 29. Down to Ottawa on June 12. We will keep you posted as dates get firmed up. Three Quebec LMS events are also ACT Havoline Late Model Series Championship races, St-Felicien (July 24 and 25) and Montmagny (August 29). Quebec veterant André Beaudoin heads the list of drivers committed to the Quebec LMS Series Championship. He is joined by Alexandre Gingras, Jean-Yves Boudreault, Carl Allard and Renaud Blais. Canadian Stock Car legend Jean-Paul Cabana, has been named by ACT as the Quebec Series tour Supervisor. Finally, it should be noted that the double header weekend at St-Felicien (July 24 and 25) will consist of two 100 lap events with a combined purse of $35 000 and $2300 to win each segment.
16/02/1999 revised	(details) American Canadian Tour Officials today announced that veterant drivers Brent Dragon and Gary Caron plan to compete on the 1999 schedule. Meanwhile 1998 Thunder Road Rookie of the Year award winner, Billy Herring, will be back behind the wheel of Ellery Packard's racecar for the Thunder Road Championship. In addition Herring who won his first event last year will participate in the *Great Remington Shootout, a $5,000 to win special event, and plans on competing in all ACT/Havoline Tour events*.
28/01/1999	A group of Quebec region associates, headed by Jean-Guy Grenier and Richard Cliche provided details on their newly formed 13 race Championship to be disputed at 3 tracks (Circuit Ste-Croix, Autodrome Chicoutimi et Autodrome St-Eustache). The Championship titled PROLAB Super Series will be sanctionned by CASCAR of Ontario (Canada). One must note that CASCAR will sanction 3 different Championships in the Province of Quebec this season: the regional series CASCAR CARQUEST (8 races for 100% CASCAR legal race cars); the PROLAB-PRO-ONE Series (13 races held at Autodrome St-Eustache; local rules) and the PROLAB Super Series. The cars participating in the PROLAB Super Series Championship are in fact the same race cars that ran at Autodrome Montmagny and Chicoutimi in 1998. These cars will undergo minor changes such as adopting slick tires and changing weight distribution. The team at the helm of this new group have set the expectations very high. First announcing the formation of a committee consisting in Mr Grenier, President for PROLAB; Mr Cliche VP & GM; Mr Larry Patry, owner of Autodrome Chicoutimi; Mr Denis Lachance, owner of Circuit Ste-Croix; Mr Tony Novotny, President of CASCAR and one driver representative to be elected by his fellow racers. Additionaly the first 20 drivers to register for the Championship will receive a $ 3,000 sponsorship. To top this off, 10 of 13 events on the schedule will be broadcasted primetime on RDS (a Quebec cable-network sports show). Drivers Yvon Bédard, Daniel Guay, Christian Beaulieu, Etienne Boudreault, Carl Patry, René Blanchet, Jacques Poulin, Louis Vachon, Donald Theetge have confirmed their participation. As of February 2nd, 1999 May Sat 15 @ 18:00 Circuit Ste-Croix (100 laps) Sat 29 @ 12:00 Autodrome Chicoutimi (100 laps) June Sat 5 @ 18:00 Circuit Ste-Croix (50 laps) Sat 19 @ 18:00 Autodrome Chicoutimi (100 laps) Sat 24 @ 13:00 Circuit Ste-Croix (100 laps) July Sat 3 @ 18:00 Autodrome Chicoutimi (100 laps) Mon 19 @ 18:00 Circuit Ste-Croix (100 laps) Sat 24 @ 18:00 Autodrome Chicoutimi (150) Sat 31 @ 18:00 Autodrome Chicoutimi (50) August Sat 7 @ 18:00 Autodrome Chicoutimi (150) Sat 22 @ 18:00 Autodrome Chicoutimi (50) September Sun 5 @ 12:00 Circuit Ste-Croix (100 laps) Sun 12 @ 13:00 Autodrome St-Eustache (300 laps) More details to come soon!
28/01/1999	The North East Pro Stock Association schedule has been revised - with 9 confirmed races for the 1999 season and 3 possible additions. There are 21 "franchise" drivers (one Quebec driver - André Sylvain) that have paid their 1999 association fees.
27/01/1999	American Canadian Tour schedule changes have been applied... announcing the addition of a Sunday June 19 at White Mountain Motorsport Park and a Saturday July 24 at Autodrome St-Félicien.
10/01/1999	While American Canadian Tour Officials have not released an official schedule we have posted our own compilation based on information drawn from individual track schedules.
07/01/1999	We have posted the Airborne Raceway and the Thunder Road 1999 Proposed Track schedules that were sent to us by their respective Officials.

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