Following Rain-Out, ACT Officials Confirm Sunday, August 17 for Ste-Croix Make-Up Date

Thirty three Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour teams made the trip to Circuit Ste-Croix for the Yvon Bedard 149 on Saturday, July 5 with young Eric Lehoux and veteran Dany Trepanier both forced to drop out with mechanical issues following the Friday practice day. While Saturday practice sessions went off without a hitch, rains moved in along the St. Lawrence River just before the 3:15pm Post Time to grind Saturday’s showcase to a halt.

Ste-Croix officials initially confirmed that there was no available rain date, a fact that was relayed to teams throughout the day from the Driver’s Meeting, and the only reason for continuing to stay put as track crews worked to dry out the 5/8-mile facility well into the night. The Yvon Bedard 149 started under the caution flag with thirty laps counted towards the feature event before the rain washed in again at 11:30pm, pushing officials to finally pull the plug.

It was then released on Circuit Riverside Speedway social media that a rain date did exist, without confirmation to or from ACT officials. Under short-notice, ACT officials scrambled to utilize one of their very limited rain dates and Sunday, August 17 will be used for the make-up date and was later confirmed by Circuit Ste-Croix on Monday afternoon.

The Yvon Bedard 149 will resume Sunday, August 17 at Circuit Riverside Speedway Ste-Croix with 119 laps remaining. The preliminary schedule includes a 9:00am Pit Opening time, two thirty-minute practice sessions for the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour between 10:30am and 11:45am with a 12-noon start time.

The Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour returns to action on Saturday, July 19 at Autodrome Montmagny for the $10,000-to-win CAN-AM 200. The next contest North of the Border between New England’s best against Quebec’s all-star cast will once again pit the two against one another with the Quebec Challenge Series also on the line! The $5,000 Quebec Challenge Series champion will now be crowned at Circuit Riverside Speedway on Sunday, August 17.

For more information about the American-Canadian Tour, contact the ACT offices at (802) 244-6963, media@acttour.com, or visit www.acttour.com. You can also get updates on Facebook and Twitter at @ACTTour.

For more information about Milton CAT, visit their website at www.miltoncat.com or get updates from their Instagram account at @milton_cat.

-ACT Media Press Release
-Photo credit: Marie Saint-Lo