Posted By Tj Ingerson on November 30, 2012
PHOTO: The World of Outalws Sprint Cars, pictured racing at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park, will not run at a dirt-covered Airborne Speedway in 2013. (Photo courtesy Jeff Martz/woosprint.com)
--by Ricky St. Clair and T.J. Ingerson
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -- Airborne Speedway promoter Mike Perrotte informed Vermont Motorsports Magazine Thursday night that a rumored World of Outlaws Sprint Car event will not take place in 2013.
Airborne would have put down a clay surface for a period of time for the event. Perrotte stated that they hope to host the World of Outlaws in 2014. Read Full Story
Posted By Tj Ingerson on November 29, 2012
BURLINGTON, VT -- The stock-car racing website Vermont Motorsports Magazine, found online at vtmotormag.com, has announced the nominations for its fourth annual “Driver of the Year” awards. The fan-voted awards will recognize stock car drivers from Vermont’s local tracks as well as the regional touring series for their efforts during the 2012 season across ten categories. Read Full Story
Posted By Tj Ingerson on November 15, 2012
PHOTO: Airborne Speedway will host three Late Model events in 2013 as both US Late Model and Castrol Series schedules were released. (Alan Ward photo)
Fourteen tracks make up both schedules; three new venues
WATERBURY, Vt. -- American-Canadian Tour officials have released the schedules for both the ACT United States Late Model Series and the ACT Castrol Series. Both schedules will feature fourteen tracks among four states and one Canadian province. Read Full Story
Posted By Tj Ingerson on October 29, 2012
PHOTO: Tom Curley may be facing the biggest challenge of his racing career, but will promote the biggest race of his career next year in July at Airborne. (Eric LaFleche/VLFPhotos.com photo)
BARRE -- There is an old belief that Irish men won’t back down from a fight. And maybe it’s the Irish in American-Canadian Tour President Tom Curley coming out, but he is not backing down in his latest fight. Read Full Story
Posted By Tj Ingerson on October 28, 2012
PHOTO: Airborne Speedway will host the International 500 next year on July 20 and 21, which will feature a $25,000-to-win Late Model open event. (Leif Tillotson photo)
--by T.J. Ingerson
BARRE, Vt. -- American-Canadian Tour officials have announced a major event weekend, to be known as the International 500, for the weekend of July 20 and 21, 2013 at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, N.Y.
The event will include a $25,000-to-win, three-segment 300-lap Late Model non-point counting event with a minimum $100,000 purse, a two-segment 100-lap DIRT Modified feature, the Sportsman Quebec series, the Tiger Sportsman, the Renegades, and the Bombers. Read Full Story
