$20,000 Championship, Increased Point Fund for Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour

Following Monday’s announcement of a multi-year partnership between Milton CAT and the American-Canadian Tour, Officials released Wednesday an increased point fund for the 2025 season. The Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour will see a 50% increase in season ending point fund money to full time participants, with the 2025 champion set to earn an incredible $20,000 alongside the top marks in North America’s most historic Late Model tour!

Not only has the champion’s share of the point fund doubled, Officials have also allocated an additional $10,000 increase that will be dispersed among the top-ten finalists. Traditionally the ACT point fund has been paid out to the top-fifteen full-time drivers, but Officials are further prepared to pay out any full-time driver and push that 50% increase even higher!

More still is the separate Rookie of the Year point fund which pays an additional $1,000 to the 2025 Rookie of the Year. All other full-time freshman drivers will also receive a portion of the separate Rookie point fund.

This is not the first time that American-Canadian Tour ownership partners Cris Michaud and Pat Malone have increased the point funds for the international touring series. When the two first purchased ACT in 2017, they immediately made a 35% increase that has only been eclipsed by today’s announcement.

“Pat and I are proud to grow the ACT point fund once again with the help of Milton CAT,” said ACT managing partner Cris Michaud. “Like us, Milton CAT believes in rewarding our racers after a hard-fought season across the region. Last year we gambled to bring the base purses up to a $5,000 to win, $500 to start format and the racers supported us completely. Now, we’re taking the next step to increase the point fund and further support those that support the Tour. We’re excited to get things started at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.”

The Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour embarks on a record-breaking 2025 season with over $70,000 in season ending awards, all fourteen championship events paying at least $5,000 to win, five of those events paying above and beyond the $5,000 benchmark and the special $100,000 Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank in October! It all comes together for the richest season in three decades for North America’s most historic Late Model tour!

The Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour championship chase begins in earnest on Sunday, April 13 with the 5th annual Northeast Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour Late Models will battle for 50 of the fastest laps of the year on the Magic Mile to kick off the 14-race schedule!

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: Alan Ward