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Barre, VT — Following Raphael Lessard’s landmark run to the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour championship in 2025, another strong Quebec standout is looking to take his operation stateside in 2026. Jeff Côté of Beauceville, Quebec has officially thrown his hat in the ring to tackle the fourteen-strong Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour this summer after taking the CAN-AM 200 at Autodrome Montmagny in a photo finish last July. 2026 will mark Côté’s first full-time run in the US-based series after earning his first Serie ACT Quebec championship last season.
Côté and his #51QC Beauce Auto Ford / KF Comptabilite Ford Fusion team will face their greatest challenge in 2026, visiting no fewer than six new-to-him speedways this season. While he had previously raced in the Fall Brawl at Riverside Speedway in Groveton, New Hampshire, Côté’s first Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour start south of the Canadian border came last August at Oxford Plains Speedway.
“We’re glad to continue to have support from our friends in Quebec,” said ACT Managing Partner Cris Michaud. “Jeff and Tony run a top-notch team and we expect them to give the competition a run for their money in 2026.”
Côté joins an already stout field of full-time competitors for the upcoming season. While defending Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour champion Raphaël Lessard has indicated a part-time year ahead here in the Northeast, fellow Quebecois drivers Sebastien Couture and Remi Perreault will return to the US Tour.
Stateside, Brandon Barker in the Sullivan Construction machine and fellow Mainer Colby Meserve have joined the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour alongside Massachusetts’ driver Cole Littlewood, Vermonters Jesse Switser and Kaiden Fisher and Rhode Island pilot Jacob ‘Rowdy’ Burns among the early full season entrants.
The Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour will officially kick off the 2026 season with the 6th annual Northeast Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, April 19th alongside the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models, Modified Racing Series, R&R Street Stock Open, Sunoco 604 Modifieds and the Pro Truck Challenge!
The deadline quickly approaches for teams to reserve the discounted Full Season Entry and enter all fourteen Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour events! Teams can register online at https://www.jotform.com/app/230385718631155 or find the hardcopy form at www.acttour.com/forms.
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.
