ARCA Hoosier Pro Late Model Division, Northeast Series

ARCA Hoosier Northeast Series	ARCA Hoosier Northeast Series
 	
Category 	Late models
Countries 	United States
Countries 	Canada
Inaugural season 	1992
Manufacturers 	Chevrolet · Ford · Toyota
Tire suppliers 	Hoosier
Drivers' champion 	Jake Garcia (1st title)
Current season 	2022
The ARCA Hoosier Pro Late Model Division, Northeast Series, also known simply as the ARCA Hoosier Northeast Series, is a pavement late model racing series sanctioned by the Automobile Racing Club of America. The series was originally formed as the American-Canadian Tour Late Model Tour in 1992 as a cost-cutting, regional touring division conducting races across New England and Quebec. The series was acquired by ARCA in October 2021 and will debut under the ARCA Hoosier Pro Late Model Division banner in April 2022.
The series, along with the Southeast Series, make up the ARCA Hoosier Pro Late Model Division, East Tour who combine for six races annually.
History
In 1979, television and radio journalist Ken Squier and his business partner Tom Curley formed the NASCAR North Tour for late-model Sportsman-type cars. With sponsorship from companies like Coors, Molson, Skoal, STP, Valvoline and General Motors, the NASCAR North Tour visited the short track showplaces of the northeastern United States and Canada: Thunder Road in Vermont, Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine, Stafford Motor Speedway in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, Thompson Speedway in Thompson, Connecticut, Sanair Super Speedway in Saint-Pie, Quebec, Cayuga Speedway in Ontario, and Dover Downs International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Southern stars Butch Lindley, Bill Dennis, Harry Gant, Tommy Ellis, Gene Glover, L.D. Ottinger and Bosco Lowe were frequent visitors to NASCAR North Tour events, along with national icons Bobby Allison, Buddy Baker and Dale Earnhardt. In 1980, there was more sponsorship support for the tour. Molson was signed as the major sponsor and car counts kept growing. 1982 was a banner year for the tour as it made their its appearance at Dover Downs Speedway as the support division for the Winston Cup race. Purses and point funds kept growing to levels over $1 million by 1985. However, several lawsuits filed by various competitors had soured NASCAR on the tour and NASCAR dropped its sanction of the tour at the end of the 1985 season. Following the decision by NASCAR to cease sanctioning the Coors Tour following the 1985 season, Curley formed the independent American-Canadian Tour in 1986, continuing the series as the ACT Pro Stock Tour. In 1992, a second series was added, the ACT Late Model Sportsman International Series. With the closing of the Pro Stock Tour after the 1995 season, this series, known as the ACT Late Model Tour, became the ACT's premier circuit. The reborn series began with a lower cost GM 403 crate engine. Two years after its inception in 2005, the ACT took over the Canadian-based Serie Nationale Castrol LMS Quebec, renaming it as the Séries ACT and casting it as a Canadian sister series to the New England centered Late Model Tour.
The Automobile Racing Club of America announced in October 2021 they had acquired the ACT Tour and will debut it under the ARCA Hoosier Pro Late Model Division banner in April 2022. Select races will air on tape delay on ESPN SpeedWorld on ESPN+.List of champions
Season 	Champion
ACT Late Model Tour 	ACT Late Model Tour
1992 	Dave Whitcomb
1993 	Brian Hoar
1994 	Jean-Paul Cyr
1995 	Lance Ferno
1996 	Jean-Paul Cyr
1997 	Brian Hoar
1998 	Brian Hoar
1999 	Brian Hoar
2000 	Brian Hoar
2001 	Pete Fecteau
2002 	Phil Scott
2003 	Jean-Paul Cyr
2004 	Jean-Paul Cyr
2005 	Jean-Paul Cyr
2006 	Jean-Paul Cyr
2007 	Jean-Paul Cyr
2008 	Patrick Laperle
2009 	Brian Hoar
2010 	Brian Hoar
2011 	Brian Hoar
2012 	Wayne Helliwell, Jr.
2013 	Wayne Helliwell, Jr.
2014 	Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.
2015 	Wayne Helliwell, Jr.
2016 	Nick Sweet
2017 	Scott Payea
2018 	Scott Payea
2019 	Rich Dubeau
2020 	Jimmy Hebert
2021 	Ben Rowe
ARCA Hoosier Northeast Series	ARCA Hoosier Northeast Series
2022 	
===Most championships===
Championships	Driver
2 	Casey Roderick (2018, 2019)
2 	Stephen Nasse (2017, 2020)
1 	Daniel Hemric (2013)
1 	Bubba Pollard (2014)
1 	Casey Smith (2015)
1 	Donnie Wilson (2016)
1 	Jake Garcia (2021)
1 	Casey Smith (2015)
1 	Donnie Wilson (2016)
1 	Jake Garcia (2021)
1 	Casey Smith (2015)
1 	Donnie Wilson (2016)
1 	Jake Garcia (2021)
1 	Casey Smith (2015)
1 	Donnie Wilson (2016)
1 	Jake Garcia (2021)
1 	Casey Smith (2015)
1 	Donnie Wilson (2016)
1 	Jake Garcia (2021)
1 	Casey Smith (2015)
1 	Donnie Wilson (2016)
1 	Jake Garcia (2021)
champions
Season 	Champion
ACT Late Model Tour 	ACT Late Model Tour
1992 	Dave Whitcomb
1993 	Brian Hoar
1994 	Jean-Paul Cyr
1995 	Lance Ferno
1996 	Jean-Paul Cyr
1997 	Brian Hoar
1998 	Brian Hoar
1999 	Brian Hoar
2000 	Brian Hoar
2001 	Pete Fecteau
2002 	Phil Scott
2003 	Jean-Paul Cyr
2004 	Jean-Paul Cyr
2005 	Jean-Paul Cyr
2006 	Jean-Paul Cyr
2007 	Jean-Paul Cyr
2008 	Patrick Laperle
2009 	Brian Hoar
2010 	Brian Hoar
2011 	Brian Hoar
2012 	Wayne Helliwell, Jr.
2013 	Wayne Helliwell, Jr.
2014 	Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.
2015 	Wayne Helliwell, Jr.
2016 	Nick Sweet
2017 	Scott Payea
2018 	Scott Payea
2019 	Rich Dubeau
2020 	Jimmy Hebert
2021 	Ben Rowe
ARCA Hoosier Northeast Series	ARCA Hoosier Northeast Series
2022 	
===Most championships===