BURLINGTON, VT - At a Tuesday (June 28) press conference announcing its ACTion Super Series, ACT president Tom Curley, revealed several unique and innovative components of the month-long race card, including the Bond Auto/Wix Filters Reserve Champion program.
"In my nearly 40 years in the business, I've never heard of this type of program and that's why we're so excited about it," declared Curley.  He explained, "ACT is known for keeping costs under control for the competitors and for trying to make sure that the 5th through 15th place racers get a fair shake financially.  We're taking that concept one step further.  What we have with the Bond Auto/Wix Filters Reserve Championship is an insurance policy, per se, for the competitors.  We're going to pay a $10,000 point fund to the top 20 drivers who earn points in the "B" Feature races.  The three $10,000 to win races will surely attract huge fields of cars, which means that not everyone will have the opportunity to go after the big money.  This program will help those drivers, who, for whatever their reason, don't make it into the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic, the REMAX National 150 or the New England Dodge Dealers Milk Bowl."
"The Reserve Champion opportunity seemed like a perfect complement to our involvement at Thunder Road's Labor Day Classic weekend," Bond Auto Marketing vice president Mark Mast said.  "Even though the race teams who will participate in September's ACTion Super Series races are dedicated to the sport, they might not make the feature races.  But they'll put in just as much effort as those who do - and they should be rewarded for that effort."
    Wix Filters, founded in 1939, is dedicated to producing the best-performing, most reliable filters for a variety of applications including oil, engine air, fuel, coolant, transmission and hydraulic filters, among others.  Bond Auto distributes Wix Filters through its Barre, VT Warehouse to over 30 stores in Vermont and New Hampshire.