BARRE, Vt. — For the first time in over 12 years, the American-Canadian Tour is bringing a second touring division on the road to some of the biggest stock car racing events across New England.
After the success of the Ammonoosuc Asphalt Mini Late Model class at ACT-sanctioned White Mountain (N.H.) Motorsports Park, ACT officials announced the formation of the Mighty Mini Series on Monday.
The newfound Mini Stock series will get its feet wet at Hickory Motor Speedway in North Carolina this coming March. Alongside special events for the American-Canadian Tour and Pro All Stars Series, the Mighty Mini Series is joining in for a pair of non-point, exhibition events on March 17-18.
The Point Counting season officially gets underway on April 1 on day No. 1 of the 49th Icebreaker Weekend at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway. The fast five-eigths-mile oval in Northeastern Connecticut will also host the inaugural Mighty Mini Series championship event as part of the 61st Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing on October 8.
Following the Icebreaker, the Mighty Mini Stocks enter ‘The Magic Mile,’ New Hampshire Motor Speedway, for the 3rd annual Northeast Classic on April 15.
The Mighty Mini Series returns to their New Hampshire home base to battle against the Ammonoosuc Asphalt Mini Late Model faithful at White Mountain Motorsports Park for back-to-back events in June and July. June 3 makes a doubleheader as the Mighty Minis compete alongside the WMMP Flying Tiger Triple Crown Series opener while July 22 will be the showcase $1,000-to-win special on the popular North Country bullring.
The month of August will see the series make the trip to the big stage at Maine’s Oxford Plains Speedway. The Mighty four-cylinders will be featured alongside one of New England’s crown jewel events, the 50th annual Oxford 250 on August 27.
One week later the Mighty Mini Series will come to the home of ACT championship stock car racing for the 45th Labor Day Classic presented by New England Federal Credit Union at Thunder Road on September 3.
“We were lucky enough to have a trial run last season with a five-race series at White Mountain Motorsports Park,” said American-Canadian Tour managing partner Cris Michaud. “We had many discussions with these drivers and it quickly became obvious they wanted a return to tour racing while maintaining a strong home base at White Mountain.”
As with the American-Canadian Tour and Serie ACT Quebec, the Mighty Mini Series point fund will only be paid out to 100% participants who make the attempt to qualify at all seven point-counting events in 2023.
Full Schedule
** Fri Mar 17 St. Patrick’s Day 50 Hickory Motor Speedway Hickory, N.C.
** Sat Mar 18 Easter Bunny 50 Hickory Motor Speedway Hickory, N.C.
1 Sat April 1 49th Icebreaker Thompson Speedway Thompson, Conn.
2 Sat April 15 Northeast Classic New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, N.H.
3 Sat June 3 WMMP Doubleheader White Mountain Motorsports Park N. Woodstock, N.H.
4 Sat July 22 $1,000-to-Win Special! White Mountain Motorsports Park N. Woodstock, N.H.
5 Sun Aug. 27 50th Annual Oxford 250 Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford, Maine
6 Sat Sept 3 45th NEFCU Labor Day Classic Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Barre, V.T.
7 Sat Oct 8 61st Sunoco World Series Thompson Speedway Thompson, Conn.
** Indicates non-points event