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THOMPSON MASTER
INFORMATION PAGE:
acttour.com/thompson-speedway |
Sunoco
Back on Board as
World
Series Presenting Sponsor
Budweiser, Boston Beer
Company
Sign On For
Division Sponsorships |
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Speed51 to Air 13 Divisions
of Racing
from Thompson World Series |
Entries Continue to Pour in
for
Budweiser Modified
World Series Open |
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Title
on
the Line at Sunoco World
Series |
Local Divisions
Returning to Thompson
for 58th
Annual Sunoco World Series |
Top
Open-Wheel Racers Preparing
for
World Series Modified, 350
Super Opens |
Touring Series Divisions
Invading
Sunoco World
Series at Thompson |
Big-Block Supermodifieds
Return
To Thompson For
World Series |
Big Money on the Line in
ACT-Style
Late Model
Show at World Series |
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Payouts
and Rules Released for Trio
of
Big-Money
World Series Open Shows
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 World Series Local Division
Posted Awards PDF |
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World Series Open Events
Posted Awards PDF |
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WS Street Stocks Open Rules
& Awards PDF |
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Schedule
Announced for 58th
World
Series at Thompson Speedway
Advance Ticket Sales are
active On-Line
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EVENT SCHEDULE - WORLD
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Pit passes will
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beginning Friday,
October 9. |
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PASS, ACT Reach
Agreement to Promote
Multiple Events at
Thompson |
Thompson Announces Initial
Division List for 58th
World Series |
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Speed51
to Air 13 Divisions
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Thompson World Series |
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Thompson, CT -- The
58th Annual Sunoco World Series of
Speedway Racing takes place at
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
(CT) this weekend, bringing together
an incredible variety of short track
racing. Fans will be able to watch
two days and 13 divisions of racing
from this year's World Series via a
pay-per-view broadcast on
Speed51.TV.
WATCH THE THOMPSON WORLD SERIES ON
SPEED51.TV
While the NASCAR Whelen Modified
Tour race will not be aired on the
live Speed51.TV broadcast, fans will
be able to see all other divisions
competing on Saturday and Sunday on
Speed51.TV. A $30 pay-per-view
ticket is available for either
Saturday or Sunday while a two-day
pass is available for $50.
Saturday's coverage will feature the
$5,000-to-win Budweiser Tour-type
Modified Open race, as well as 350
Supermodifieds, ACT-type Late
Models, NEMA Midgets, the North East
Mini Stock Tour and features for Pro
4 Modifieds and the Exit Realty Pro
Trucks.
Saturday coverage
will begin at approximately 2 p.m.
ET with heat racing and qualifying
for all Saturday and Sunday
divisions. The live Speed51.TV
broadcast will take a brief
intermission during NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour qualifying and
resuming with feature racing.
Sunday's coverage will begin at
approximately 12:15 p.m. ET and
include all feature racing prior to
the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
World Series 150. That racing
includes the ISMA Supermodifieds,
PASS Super Late Models, Sunoco
Modifieds, Limited Sportsman, NEMA
Lites and SK Light Modifieds.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
portion of the event will air live
on NBC TrackPass.
Don't miss
the exciting racing from the World
Series of Speedway Racing at
Thompson. Order your pay-per-view
ticket today Speed51.TV by clicking
here.
The Sunoco World Series
of Speedway Racing features 19 total
divisions of action across three
days of racing from Friday, October
9 to Sunday, October 11. The NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour, ISMA Big Block
Supermodifieds, Budweiser Modified
Open, Pro All Star Series Super Late
Models, 350 Supermodified Open, and
NEMA Midgets are just some of the
highlights on the busy card.
Advance tickets for the
58th World Series of
Speedway Racing are now on
sale at
https://happsnow.com/event/Thompson-Speedway-Motorsports-Park-YHPQ.
A three-day general
admission pass is $55 for
adults and $15 for kids ages
12 and under. Grandstand
attendance is limited to 25%
of capacity per state
requirements. Pit admission
is $75 per person for a
three-day pass. Pit pass
sales will be at the track
on race day only.
For more information about
the World Series of Speedway Racing
schedule, contact the ACT offices at
(802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or visit
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway
or
www.thompsonspeedway.com.. You
can also get updates on Facebook and
Twitter at @ACTTour.
For
camping information and general
Thompson Speedway inquires, call
(860) 923-2280 or email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com. You
can follow Thompson Speedway on
Facebook and Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or on Twitter at
@ThompsonSpdwy.
For technical
information concerning all
PASS divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com
or visit
www.proallstarsseries.com.
Don't forget to "Like" the
Pro All Stars Series on
Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep
up with breaking news as it
happens.
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Sunoco Back on Board as
World Series Presenting
Sponsor
Budweiser,
Boston Beer Company
Sign
On For Division Sponsorships |
Thompson, CT
- Officials from the
American-Canadian Tour (ACT)
and Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) have announced the
addition of several big
sponsors for the 58th Annual
World Series of Speedway
Racing on October 9-11 at
Connecticut's Thompson
Speedway Motorsports Park.
Sunoco, Budweiser, and the
Boston Beer Company are
partnering with event
promoters Cris Michaud and
Tom Mayberry to help support
the three-day racing
festival.
Sunoco has
agreed to return as the
World Series presenting
sponsor. For many years, the
auto racing extravaganza has
been known as the Sunoco
World Series of Speedway
Racing. Along the way,
Sunoco Race Fuels have been
used by top divisions and
series throughout New
England. The latest
agreement continues this
long-standing partnership of
the nation's leading
high-performance fuel brand
and the Northeast's biggest
auto racing event.
Longtime Thompson Speedway
partner Budweiser, part of
the Anheuser-Busch InBev
brewing company, is also
joining the Sunoco World
Series program. The 75-lap
Tour-type Modified Open on
Saturday, October 10 is now
known as the Budweiser
Modified Open. Entries have
already been received from
Chase Dowling and Jeff
Gallup among others for the
$5,000-to-win event.
The Boston Beer Company of
Boston, MA is attaching
three of their
internationally-recognized
brands to feature events on
Sunday, October 11.
Thompson's local Limited
Sportsmen and SK Light
Modified divisions will be
known as the Samuel Adams
Limited Sportsmen and
Twisted Tea SK Light
Modifieds, respectively, for
their 20-lap main events.
The visiting NEMA Lite
Midgets are receiving
sponsorship from Truly Hard
Seltzer.
Both
Budweiser and Boston Beer
Company products will be
served in the Thompson
Speedway concession area
during the Sunoco World
Series weekend. Sunoco Race
Fuels will be available in
the paddock area for all
teams.
"We're excited
to have Sunoco, Budweiser,
and Boston Beer Company as
World Series partners," ACT
managing partner Cris
Michaud said. "Support from
companies like these is part
of what makes it possible
for us to go to the race
track. We encourage all of
our fans and teams to let
them know they appreciate
their involvement with auto
racing."
The Sunoco
World Series of Speedway
Racing card includes 19
divisions across three days
of racing from Friday,
October 9 to Sunday, October
11. The NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour, ISMA Big
Block Supermodifieds,
Budweiser Modified Open,
ACT-type Late Model Open,
350 Supermodified Open, and
NEMA Midgets are just some
of the highlights on the
busy card.
Advance tickets for the
58th World Series of
Speedway Racing are now on
sale at
https://happsnow.com/event/Thompson-Speedway-Motorsports-Park-YHPQ.
A three-day general
admission pass is $55 for
adults and $15 for kids ages
12 and under. Grandstand
attendance is limited to 25%
of capacity per state
requirements. Pit admission
is $75 per person for a
three-day pass. Pit pass
sales will be at the track
on race day only.
For more information about
the World Series of Speedway Racing
schedule, contact the ACT offices at
(802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or visit
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway
or
www.thompsonspeedway.com.. You
can also get updates on Facebook and
Twitter at @ACTTour.
For
camping information and general
Thompson Speedway inquires, call
(860) 923-2280 or email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com. You
can follow Thompson Speedway on
Facebook and Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or on Twitter at
@ThompsonSpdwy.
For technical
information concerning all
PASS divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com
or visit
www.proallstarsseries.com.
Don't forget to "Like" the
Pro All Stars Series on
Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep
up with breaking news as it
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OCTOBER 9th-11th |
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EVENT SCHEDULE - WORLD
SERIES |
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Pit passes will
only be sold at the track
beginning Friday,
October 9. |
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Harvard, MA hot shoe
Matt Swanson (#3MA) will do
double-duty in both the Budweiser
Modified Open and the NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour at this weekend's
Sunoco World Series.
(Alan Ward
photo) |
Entries Continue to Pour in for
Budweiser Modified World Series
Open |
Thompson, CT -- The
Budweiser Modified Open at this
weekend's Sunoco World Series of
Speedway Racing is shaping up as one
of the biggest events of the
three-day festival. Entries have
been pouring in from the biggest
names of Northeast Modified racing
for the 75-lap, $5,000-to-win
showdown at Connecticut's Thompson
Speedway Motorsports Park on
Saturday, October 10.
Top
ground-pounders from both touring
and weekly racing have signed up for
the Tour-type Modified showdown.
Drivers such as Matt Swanson, Eric
Goodale, Rob Richardi Jr., Chase
Dowling, and Richard Savary are
ready to go at it for more than
$26,000 in posted awards.
Harvard, MA's Swanson is one of
several drivers doing double-,
triple-, and even quadruple-duty on
Sunoco World Series weekend. The
20-year-old hot shoe will run both
the Budweiser Modified Open and the
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Sunoco
World Series 150 in the famed "Ole
Blue" #3MA.
Swanson finally
broke through with a big Tour-type
Modified win earlier this year when
he captured the Modified Racing
Series season opener at New
London-Waterford Speedbowl. He now
turns his attention to the high
banks and high speeds of Thompson
Speedway, where the youngster has
four top-five finishes in Whelen
Modified Tour competition.
"I'm really excited for a weekend
full of racing," Swanson said.
"Myself and my team are really
looking forward to it and we are
thankful for our sponsors and
everyone that helps us out coming
together to allow us to run both
races. Hopefully we can get the job
done in the Open race, but of course
the main goal and main focus is to
finally check that first win off the
list for the Tour race."
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Somers, CT resident Todd
Owen, seen here after his
Sunoco Modified win at last
year's Sunoco World Series,
is seeking an even bigger
prize in Saturday's
Budweiser Modified Open.
(Clarus Studios photo) |
Racers from four states have
entered the Budweiser Modified Open,
trekking from far and wide for a
show at World Series glory. Longtime
Sunoco Modified and Stafford Motor
Speedway standout Todd Owen of
Somers, CT is one several drivers
coming over for Saturday's $5,000
shootout after the Friday night
finale at Stafford Motor Speedway.
Chase Dowling and Mike Christopher
Jr. are also confirmed entries.
Although Ronnie Williams has not
officially filed an entry, reports
are that he will be seen on track in
the Budweiser Modified Open along
with the NASCAR Modified, Sunoco,
Modified, and ISMA Supermodified
events.
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Riverhead, NY's Eric Goodale
(#58) is also doing
double-duty at the Sunoco
World Series with the
Budweiser Modified Open on
his schedule. (Alan Ward
photo) |
Others will have a little bit
farther of a trip. Riverhead, NY's
Eric Goodale, Center Conway, NH's
Andy Shaw, Westport, MA's Carl
Medeiros Jr., and Holbrook, MA's
Richard Savary are all potential
names to watch. The drive home for
each would certainly be much easier
with a $5,000 cash prize along for
the ride.
The race will be a
family affair for the Meservey's as
both Dan and Brett have entered the
show. Oakdale, CT's Max Zachem has
shown speed in a limited schedule
and is still looking for that
elusive big-money score. Joey
Cipriano, Ryan Doucette, Jeff
Gallup, Craig Dolphin, and Dylan
Izzo are just some of the other
names that will roll into the pits
this weekend.
The Budweiser
Modified Open is part of the
three-day Sunoco World Series of
Speedway Racing at Thompson Speedway
Motorsports Park from Friday,
October 9 through Sunday, October
11. A total of 19 divisions and
series will compete throughout the
weekend. Fans will also get to see
the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour,
ISMA Big Block Super Modifieds, Pro
All Stars Super Late Models, Sunoco
Modifieds, ACT-type Late Model Open,
350 Supermodifieds, NEMA Midgets,
Truly NEMA Lites, and much more.
A three-day general
admission ticket for the Sunoco
World Series of Speedway Racing is
$55 for adults and $15 for kids ages
12 and under. Advance tickets can be
purchased by visiting
https://happsnow.com/event/Thompson-Speedway-Motorsports-Park-YHPQ/WORLD-SERIES--NO2QX.
Pit passes will be sold at the track
and are $75 for adults and $40 for
kids ages 12 and under.
The
Budweiser Modified Open, along with
12 other divisions of action on
Saturday and Sunday, will also be
broadcast via pay-per-view on
Speed51TV. The live stream is $50
for a two-day ticket or $30 for each
separate day. Learn more or sign up
at
https://www.speed51.tv/products/ppv-thompson-world-series-two-day-ticket.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
cannot be seen on Speed51TV due to a
separate broadcast agreement.
For more information about
the World Series of Speedway Racing
schedule, contact the ACT offices at
(802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or visit
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway
or
www.thompsonspeedway.com.. You
can also get updates on Facebook and
Twitter at @ACTTour.
For
camping information and general
Thompson Speedway inquires, call
(860) 923-2280 or email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com. You
can follow Thompson Speedway on
Facebook and Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or on Twitter at
@ThompsonSpdwy.
For technical
information concerning all
PASS divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com
or visit
www.proallstarsseries.com.
Don't forget to "Like" the
Pro All Stars Series on
Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep
up with breaking news as it
happens.
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beginning Friday,
October 9. |
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Chelmsford, MA's Jon McKennedy
(#7NY) is one of several elite
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour drivers
aiming for their first win of the
year in the Sunoco World Series 150
season finale. (Alan Ward photo) |
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Title
on
the Line at Sunoco World Series |
Thompson, CT -- The 2020
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
championship will be decided this
Sunday, October 11 with the Sunoco
World Series 150 at Connecticut's
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park.
The final race of the 58th Annual
Sunoco World Series of Speedway
Racing will tie a bow on the tour's
36th season with two modern greats
battling for the title.
The
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule
took several unexpected turns this
year due to the worldwide COVID-19
pandemic. Several venues had to be
dropped while new ones were added in
a constant shuffle. Despite it all,
the season draws to a close with two
familiar sights: a trip to Thompson
for the Sunoco World Series, and
Justin Bonsignore and Doug Coby in
the hunt for a championship.
Holtsville, NY's Bonsignore sits in
the catbird seat. The 2018 NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour Champion enters
the Sunoco World Series 150 with a
27-point lead over six-time champion
Coby. Bonsignore has won three of
the eight events contested this
year. A finish of 23rd or better on
Sunday will clinch his second NASCAR
Modified title.
Bonsignore's
track record at Thompson Speedway is
a good sign for his chances. He won
seven of the eight series events
held at the track across the 2018
and 2019 seasons. In last month's
Thompson 150, he finished a close
second to Ron Silk. The hard charger
made his name by going all-out for
wins, and though Bonsignore merely
needs to stay out of trouble on
Sunday, he may well be a factor for
the victory before the day is over.
Milford, CT's Coby is the only
man who can catch Bonsignore. The
multi-time champion has continued to
thrive in his first season as a car
owner, and second in points would
objectively be a great year. Still,
once a racer stands atop the
mountain, it's hard to settle for
anything less.
Coby enters
Sunday knowing he needs a win or
top-5 finish just to have a shot at
the championship. As a six-time
winner at Thompson, with the most
recent triumph coming last year, he
is certainly up to the challenge.
From there, he must hope that
Bonsignore falters enough for him to
steal a seventh crown.
Although the title is the big story
on Sunday, the Sunoco World Series
150 is far from a two-man dance.
Norwalk, CT's Ron Silk may be the
hottest driver in Modified racing.
He has won two of the last three
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour events,
including September's trip to
Thompson. After a slow start, the
Kevin Stuart-owned team is ending
the year on a high note.
Several top runners, on the other
hand, are still looking for their
first win of the year. Number-three
point driver Jon McKennedy of
Chelmsford, MA has surprisingly been
shut out of Victory Lane to date.
Matt Swanson, Dave Sapienza, Anthony
Nocella, and Woody Pitkat also have
been knocking on the door with their
performances. A win at the historic
5/8-mile oval and a big check to go
with it would be the perfect way to
enter the pending offseason.
The rest of the NASCAR Modified
stars will be out in force this
weekend. Craig Lutz, Ronnie
Williams, Patrick Emerling, Kyle
Bonsignore, and Eric Goodale are
just some of the racers who have
filed entries for the Sunoco World
Series 150. Some drivers will be
doing double-, triple-, or even
quadruple duty among the other
Modified divisions on the card.
The Sunoco World Series of
Speedway Racing at Thompson Speedway
Motorsports Park runs from Friday,
October 9 through Sunday, October
11. Many of the NASCAR Modified
stars can also be seen in the
Budweiser Modified Open 75 on
Saturday's schedule. The ISMA Big
Block Supermodifieds, Pro All Stars
Series Super Late Models, ACT-type
Late Model Open, NEMA Midgets, and
Exit Realty Pro Truck Series are
also part of the 19-division
program.
A three-day general
admission ticket for the Sunoco
World Series of Speedway Racing is
$55 for adults and $15 for kids ages
12 and under. Advance tickets can be
purchased by visiting
https://happsnow.com/event/Thompson-Speedway-Motorsports-Park-YHPQ/WORLD-SERIES--NO2QX.
Pit passes will be sold at the track
and are $75 for adults and $40 for
kids ages 12 and under.
For more information about
the World Series of Speedway Racing
schedule, contact the ACT offices at
(802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or visit
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway
or
www.thompsonspeedway.com.. You
can also get updates on Facebook and
Twitter at @ACTTour.
For
camping information and general
Thompson Speedway inquires, call
(860) 923-2280 or email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com. You
can follow Thompson Speedway on
Facebook and Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or on Twitter at
@ThompsonSpdwy.
For technical
information concerning all
PASS divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com
or visit
www.proallstarsseries.com.
Don't forget to "Like" the
Pro All Stars Series on
Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep
up with breaking news as it
happens.
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EVENT SCHEDULE - WORLD
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only be sold at the track
beginning Friday,
October 9. |
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The Sunoco Modifieds
have a 30-lap, $1,500-to-win event
as part of the October 11 program at
the Sunoco World Series of Speedway
Racing. (Alan Ward photo) |
Local Divisions
Returning to
Thompson for 58th
Annual
Sunoco World Series |
Thompson, CT --
Some of New England's top weekly
competitors will arrive at Thompson
Speedway Motorsports Park looking to
chase more than $16,000 in purses as
part of the 58th annual Sunoco World
Series on October 9-11.
The
Sunoco Modifieds, Twisted Tea SK
Light Modifieds, Sam Adams Limited
Sportsman and Mini Stocks will all
hit the high-banks for their second
races of the season. Although it
looked like divisions might remain
dark for the season, a new agreement
with the American-Canadian Tour and
Pro All Star Series leasing the
track in the summer allowed these
divisions to return and chase a
lucrative payout to close the oval
season at Thompson.
The World
Series is well-known as the top
short-track racing weekend in the
New England region, and with 19
divisions set to compete again this
year, fans won't want to miss the
action over three days in
Connecticut.
The Sunoco
Modifieds will race for $1,500 to
win, while the Twisted Tea SK Light
Modifieds will battle for a $350
winning prize. The Sam Adams Limited
Sportsman winner's value matches the
SK Lights, with $350 on the line,
and the Mini Stocks are set to
tackle the track chasing $200 to
win.
The lucrative purses
include a total of $8,560 posted
awards in the Sunoco Modifieds, a
division that looks to steal the
show as part of a busy Sunday. Keith
Rocco and Todd Owen look to continue
their fierce battle that started on
September 3 -- when the two battled
for the victory in the 25-lap
feature. It was Rocco who would come
out on top -- while Owen was
sidelined just laps before the
finish with a flat tire after a
large amount of crossover moves were
pulled battling for the glory. Names
like Troy Talman and former Stafford
Motor Speedway champion Ronnie
Williams, driving for Skowyra
Motorsports, are also expected to
compete in the 30-lap feature, which
will follow the PASS Super Late
Models on the final day of racing.
Williams will be perhaps the busiest
driver of the weekend, running four
of 19 races during the weekend,
including the NASCAR Whelen Modified
Tour, Budweiser Modified Open, ISMA
Supermodifieds and Sunoco Modifieds.
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The Thompson Mini Stocks
help kick off the Sunoco
World Series
with a main
event on Friday, October 9.
(Alan Ward photo) |
The Mini Stocks are at the
opposite end of the spectrum,
opening the weekend with a 15-lap
feature on Friday night, giving
drivers the opportunity to prepare
their car for the North East Mini
Stock Tour race on Saturday night if
they wish. Jared Roy looks for his
second win of the season off a
dominant performance on September 3,
holding off Dave Trudeau and Tommy
Silva late. He's expected to be
joined by Dave Trudeau Jr., Steve
Michalski and more of the top Mini
Stock competitors in the area.
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The Twisted Tea SK Light
Modifieds race on Sunoco
World Series
Sunday with
a 20-lap main event. (Alan
Ward photo) |
The Twisted Tea SK Light
Modifieds are back for their own
20-lap race on Saturday night, with
Josh Carey looking to repeat with
his second career win. The division
continues to produce some of the
region's best upcoming Modified
talent, with names like 2019
division champion Bryan Narducci
making his presence felt in the
class before moving to the SK
Modifieds this year over at
Stafford.
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The Samuel Adams Limited
Sportsmen race for $350 to
win at the
Sunoco World
Series on Sunday, October
11. (Alan Ward photo) |
Chasing more than
$3,000 in posted awards, the Sam
Adams Limited Sportsman return to
the track looking to pick up on
their intense battle from September
3. Shawn Monahan, a multiple-time
Thompson champion, led more than
half of the race, but was passed by
Ryan Waterman in the late laps after
a tussle for the top spot. Monahan,
Larry Barnett, Diego Monahan and
newcomer Nickolas Hovey completed
the top-five. The Limited Sportsman
drivers may also decide they want to
take their chances in the $1,000
Open Street Stock race on Friday
night, especially if they have a
second car in the stable. Three-wide
racing is usually a staple of this
division, and it's expected to keep
fans on the edge of their seats
again.
The Thompson Late
Models can compete in the ACT-type
Late Model open, a 75-lap feature on
Saturday night, worth $2,000 to win.
The race pays a total of $17,040 in
total purse value throughout the
field, including lap money collected
by some of the competitors and race
teams.
Outside of the local
divisions, the Sunoco World Series
card includes countless other
divisions across three days of
racing from Friday, October 9 to
Sunday, October 11. The NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour, ISMA Big Block
Supermodifieds, Budweiser Modified
Open, Pro All Star Series Super Late
Models, 350 Supermodified Open, and
NEMA Midgets are just some of the
highlights on the busy card.
A three-day general
admission ticket for the Sunoco
World Series of Speedway Racing is
$55 for adults and $15 for kids ages
12 and under. Advance tickets can be
purchased by visiting
https://happsnow.com/event/Thompson-Speedway-Motorsports-Park-YHPQ/WORLD-SERIES--NO2QX.
Pit passes will be sold at the track
and are $75 for adults and $40 for
kids ages 12 and under.
For more information about
the World Series of Speedway Racing
schedule, contact the ACT offices at
(802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or visit
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway
or
www.thompsonspeedway.com.. You
can also get updates on Facebook and
Twitter at @ACTTour.
For
camping information and general
Thompson Speedway inquires, call
(860) 923-2280 or email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com. You
can follow Thompson Speedway on
Facebook and Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or on Twitter at
@ThompsonSpdwy.
For technical
information concerning all
PASS divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com
or visit
www.proallstarsseries.com.
Don't forget to "Like" the
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Bethlem, CT's Chase Dowling,
who won the Modified Racing Series
event at the Thompson Speedway
Icebreaker in 2019, will chase the
$5,000 top prize in the Budweiser
Modified Open on October 10. (Clarus
Studios photo) |
Top Open-Wheel Racers
Preparing for World Series
Modified, 350 Super Opens |
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Thompson, CT
- Some of the top open-wheel
racers from throughout the
Northeast are getting ready
for two major open events as
part of the 58th Annual
Sunoco World Series of
Speedway Racing at
Connecticut's Thompson
Speedway Motorsports Park.
The Budweiser Modified Open
and 350 Supermodified Open
on Saturday, October 10 have
big prizes up for grabs and
big names ready to chase
them.
The 75-lap open
event for Tour-type
Modifieds has more than
$26,000 in posted awards
with $5,000 for the winner.
Notable Modified racers such
as Eric Goodale, Chase
Dowling, Jeff Gallup, and
Mike Christopher Jr. are
preparing their
ground-pounders for one of
the most anticipated events
on the packed World Series
schedule.
Of the
early entries for the
Budweiser Modified Open,
Bethlehem, CT's Dowling
might be the one to keep the
closest eye on. The
22-year-old hot shoe is
already a winner at Thompson
Speedway in the Modified
Racing Series at the 2019
Icebreaker.
Dowling
also has victories with the
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour,
Tri-Track Open Modified
Series, Modified Touring
Series, and Stafford Motor
Speedway SK Modifieds in his
young career. For the
Budweiser Modified Open, he
will team with veteran car
owner Jimmy Paige and his
#00 Troyer machine. Dowling
will also drive a NEMA
Midget during the weekend,
and says the Modified might
feel like slow motion,
compared to the winged
midget around the .625-mile
oval.
"We've been
good at Thompson in the past
few years, winning or
finishing second," Dowling
said. "But we've been
struggling lately with
Jimmy's car. The guys took
the car apart, found a few
things wrong with it and I
think we will be good going
back there. Thompson is its
own character... the racing
has been aggressive there
lately, which is good for
the fans. It's creates a
risk versus reward."
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Riverhead, NY's
Eric Goodale (#58)
is one of several
top Tour-type
Modified racers who
have already entered
the Budweiser
Modified Open at the
Sunoco World Series.
(Alan Ward photo) |
Riverhead, NY's Goodale
comes into the Budweiser
Modified Open on an upswing.
The veteran recently won the
pole for the NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour event at
Stafford, producing a
much-needed highlight in a
tough season. The multi-time
NASCAR Modified winner has a
career-best Thompson finish
of third and looks to
improve on that in his
familiar #58.
The
Mike Christopher Jr. entry
is one of the most
intriguing to date. Wolcott,
CT's Christopher, the nephew
of the all-time leading
Thompson Speedway winner Ted
Christopher, will drive for
Tommy Baldwin Racing in the
Budweiser Modified Open. The
pairing of the
second-generation racer and
the Daytona 500-winning crew
chief has run up front in
the Stafford Open Modified
series this year.
Christopher has a Sunoco
Modified win at Thompson and
now is aiming for an even
bigger score.
Agawam,
MA's Jeff Gallup, Center
Conway, NH's Andy Shaw, and
Copiague, NY's Glen Steger
are among the other Modified
racers who have field
entries. Gallup and Shaw are
proven frontrunners in
various touring Modified
divisions while Steger is a
longtime competitor in the
local Sunoco Modifieds. The
many rules options for the
event allows these racers
and many more to share the
asphalt at America's oldest
paved race track.
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The 350
Supermodified
Open at
Thompson
Speedway
Motorsports
Park has
already
attracted
top runners
from Maine
and New
Hampshire.
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Rothwell
photo) |
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Several household names
are also gearing up for the
30-lap, $2,000-to-win 350
Small Block Supermodified
Open. Two racers from
Windham, ME, Bobby Timmons
III and Brad Babb, have
committed to the event.
Both had successful
careers in Late Model and
Super Late Model racing
before transitioning to the
Supermodified ranks. Babb
won the 2017 championship at
Epping, NH's Star Speedway
in his first Supermodified
season. Timmons recently won
the Star Mayor's Cup and was
a top-5 finisher in the Star
Classic.
Seabrook,
NH's Rich Eaton is another
noteworthy entry for the 350
Supermodifieds. Eaton is a
winner at Star Speedway this
year and scored a podium
finish in the 2019 Oswego
Classic at New York's Oswego
Speedway.
Drivers can
still enter both the
Budweiser Modified Open and
the 350 Supermodified Open.
The entry forms and rules
are available at
www.thompsonspeedway.com,
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway,
and
www.proallstarsseries.com.
These events are part of
a 19-division card at the
58th Annual Sunoco World
Series of Speedway Racing.
The three-day racing
festival from Friday,
October 9 to Sunday, October
11 also includes the NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour, ISMA
Big Block Supermodifieds,
ACT-type Late Model Open,
NEMA Midgets, Street Stock
Open, North East Mini Stock
Tour and much more.
A three-day general
admission ticket for the Sunoco
World Series of Speedway Racing is
$55 for adults and $15 for kids ages
12 and under. Advance tickets can be
purchased by visiting
https://happsnow.com/event/Thompson-Speedway-Motorsports-Park-YHPQ/WORLD-SERIES--NO2QX.
Pit passes will be sold at the track
and are $75 for adults and $40 for
kids ages 12 and under.
For more information about
the World Series of Speedway Racing
schedule, contact the ACT offices at
(802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or visit
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway
or
www.thompsonspeedway.com.. You
can also get updates on Facebook and
Twitter at @ACTTour.
For
camping information and general
Thompson Speedway inquires, call
(860) 923-2280 or email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com. You
can follow Thompson Speedway on
Facebook and Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or on Twitter at
@ThompsonSpdwy.
For technical
information concerning all
PASS divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com
or visit
www.proallstarsseries.com.
Don't forget to "Like" the
Pro All Stars Series on
Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep
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The Senior Antique Auto Racers
Late Models and Modifieds will show
off the cars of yesteryear on
Friday's Sunoco World Series
program. (Clarus Studios photo) |
Touring Series Divisions
Invading
Sunoco World Series at
Thompson |
Thompson, CT -
While 19 different divisions get
ready to battle in the 58th annual
Sunoco World Series at Thompson
Speedway Motorsports Park, October
9-11, there is quite the group of
variety of race cars planned for
fans. There will be a mix of touring
series divisions, local classes and
open shows to make up three days of
racing, with everything from
Modifieds, to Midgets, Late Models,
Mini Stocks and more.
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The NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour crowns its
2020 champion
at
Thompson Speedway on Sunday,
October 11 with the
Sunoco World Series 150.
(Clarus Studios photo) |
Headlining the weekend will be
the season-finale for the NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour -- the Sunoco
World Series 150. Although their
2020 season has been shortened due
to COVID-19, they have put together
nine races, including two at
Thompson. In September, Ron Silk
went to Victory Lane in the Thompson
150. For the Sunoco World Series
150, however, the story will
surround the championship battle.
Justin Bonsignore, looking for
his second series crown, leads by 27
points over six-time champion Doug
Coby. The two drivers are no
strangers to Thompson victory lane -
with Bonsignore winning 12 events
and Coby six on the high-banks. The
two of them will be joined by a
stout entry list to be released next
week that will keep fans sticking
around until the very end. The
Whelen Modified Tour race will also
air live on NBC Sports Gold,
NASCAR's TrackPass platform.
However, they aren't the only
invading division looking to steal
the eyes of Thompson race fans.
On Friday night, the Senior Tour
Auto Racers (STAR) are bringing two
divisions - the Modifieds and Late
Models - to give fans a look back in
time. The cars that compete with
STAR are some of the oldest but
best-kept in the New England region.
Many have competed in some of the
top events in the history of
Northeast racing. They will be
joined by the Open Vintage
Modifieds, another division that
flashes fans back up to five
decades.
On Saturday night,
four other touring divisions will
take the green flag. They are by the
EXIT Realty Truck Series, which has
quickly become one of the top tours
in the upper part of New England.
The Trucks return to Thompson with a
championship battle on their hands.
They will off a battle at Lee USA
Speedway's Octoberfest weekend,
before heading to Thompson for their
second-to-last race of the season.
Winners this year so far include
names like Randy Burr, Connor Souza,
Duane Noll and Gerard Giordano Jr.
The latter is no stranger to
Thompson's high-banks as Giordano
picked up the big win last year.
The North East Mini Stock Tour
has been busy in 2020, not letting
COVID-19 slow down their
championship battle. They have
recently competed at Riverside
Speedway, Star Speedway, White
Mountain Motorsports Park and Oxford
Plains Speedway with multiple
different winners. As part of their
current schedule, Thompson's World
Series 20-lap feature will be the
last of the season, allowing them to
crown a champion on the big stage.
The Pro 4 Modifieds continue
their trend of World Series success
with another 22-lap race on Saturday
night, October 10. A former weekly
division at Thompson, the Pro 4
group gives upcoming competitors a
chance to dabble in the Modified
ranks while also playing host to
some veteran competitors looking to
keep costs down. The race is the
Harry Kourafas Memorial, remembering
one of their longtime supporters.
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The ISMA Big Block
Supermodifieds will appear
at the Sunoco
World
Series for the 45th time.
(Clarus Studios photo) |
The winged-warriors are
also coming back to Thompson with
three different winged divisions set
to compete at the World Series. The
ISMA Supermodifieds were recently
added with another 50-lap feature
for the fastest division of the
weekend. The International
Supermodified Association had
originally planned on closing shop
for the year after their race in
September but have extended their
schedule to include the prestigious
Thompson weekend for the 45th time.
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The NEMA Midgets are
always a popular draw at the
Sunoco World Series
(John Dadalt photo) |
The NEMA Midgets and NEMA Lites
are also headed back to the
0.625-mile oval with the NEMA
Midgets running on Saturday and the
Truly NEMA Lites competing on Sunday
afternoon. Both divisions have a
25-lap feature race and are fan
favorites.
On top of it all,
the Pro All Star Series (PASS)
returns to Thompson with their
championship battle heating up.
After a crazy, COVID-filled year,
PASS is happy to add Thompson's
World Series to their schedule in
2020 as the second-to-last race of
the year. PASS will crown their
champion with a return to Oxford
Plains Speedway the weekend after
the Thompson event. Super Late
Models will tour the Thompson oval
for 75 laps at the World Series.
Names like D.J. Shaw, Derek Griffith
and Travis Benjamin will look to
score the checkered flag in a stout
field.
A three-day general
admission ticket for the Sunoco
World Series of Speedway Racing is
$55 for adults and $15 for kids ages
12 and under. Advance tickets can be
purchased by visiting
https://happsnow.com/event/Thompson-Speedway-Motorsports-Park-YHPQ/WORLD-SERIES--NO2QX.
Pit passes will be sold at the track
and are $75 for adults and $40 for
kids ages 12 and under.
For more information about
the World Series of Speedway Racing
schedule, contact the ACT offices at
(802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or visit
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway
or
www.thompsonspeedway.com.. You
can also get updates on Facebook and
Twitter at @ACTTour.
For
camping information and general
Thompson Speedway inquires, call
(860) 923-2280 or email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com. You
can follow Thompson Speedway on
Facebook and Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or on Twitter at
@ThompsonSpdwy.
For technical
information concerning all
PASS divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com
or visit
www.proallstarsseries.com.
Don't forget to "Like" the
Pro All Stars Series on
Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep
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The Pro 4 Modifieds run
the 22-lap Harry Kourafas Memorial
every year at the World Series.
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Big-Block Supermodifieds
Return
To Thompson For World
Series |
NAPLES, ME (September
25) - Officials from the Pro
All Stars Series (PASS) and
American-Canadian Tour (ACT)
announced today that the Big-Block
Supermodifieds of ISMA will be
returning to Thompson Speedway
Motorsports Park for the 58th Annual
World Series Of Speedway Racing. The
ISMA Supermodifieds are one of 19
divisions that will be racing at
Thompson as part of the World Series
from Friday, October 9th through
Sunday, October 11th. The
breathtaking Big-Block Supermods
will compete for 50 laps and will
join the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
season finale, along with the PASS
Super Late Models on the final day
of racing.
"The ISMA
Supermodifieds are one of the most
exciting divisions in pavement
racing and we are happy to bring
them back for their traditional
visit to Thompson as part of the
World Series," said PASS President
Tom Mayberry. "The World Series is
one of the biggest weekends of
racing in New England and we are
really happy to provide such a great
card of short track racing to our
fans."
The first ISMA
Supermodified race to be held at
Thompson as part of the World Series
was in 1975 and was won by 9-time
NASCAR Modified Champion, Richie
Evans. Since ISMA returned to the
World Series at Thompson in 2010,
legendary names like Chris Perley,
Ben Seitz, Dave Shullick, Jr., and
Jon McKennedy have taken their
Supermodifieds to the hallowed
frontstretch victory lane.
Action will begin at Thompson
Speedway on Friday, October 9th and
will showcase feature races at
approximately 6 PM for the STAR Late
Models, Open Vintage Modifieds, Mini
Stocks, STAR Modifieds, and Street
Stock Open. On Saturday, October
10th, heat races for PASS Super Late
Models and ACT Late Models will
start at 2 PM, followed by
qualifying for the NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour, and features for the
North East Mini Stock Tour, Pro 4
Modified, NEMA Midgets, ACT Late
Model Open, 350 Supermodifieds and
Modified Open. On Sunday, October
11th, racing starts at 12:30PM
featuring the Sunoco Modifieds, PASS
Super Late Models, ISMA
Supermodifieds, Limited Sportsman,
NEMA Lites, SK Modifieds, and NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour.
Advance tickets for the
58th World Series of
Speedway Racing are now on
sale at
https://happsnow.com/event/Thompson-Speedway-Motorsports-Park-YHPQ.
A three-day general
admission pass is $55 for
adults and $15 for kids ages
12 and under. Grandstand
attendance is limited to 25%
of capacity per state
requirements. Pit admission
is $75 per person for a
three-day pass. Pit pass
sales will be at the track
on race day only.
The
Pro All Stars Series is recognized
as North America's premier
sanctioning body for asphalt Super
Late Models and boasts such marquee
events as the legendary Oxford 250
at Oxford Plains Speedway and the
Easter Bunny150 at the historic
Hickory Motor Speedway. For
technical information concerning all
PASS divisions please send questions
to
passracing@roadrunner.com. And,
don't forget to "Like" the Pro All
Stars Series on Facebook or follow
us on Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep up
with breaking news as it happens.
For more information about
the World Series of Speedway Racing
schedule, contact the ACT offices at
(802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or visit
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway
or
www.thompsonspeedway.com.. You
can also get updates on Facebook and
Twitter at @ACTTour.
For
camping information and general
Thompson Speedway inquires, call
(860) 923-2280 or email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com. You
can follow Thompson Speedway on
Facebook and Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or on Twitter at
@ThompsonSpdwy. |
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The
ACT-type Late Model Open at
the World Series of Speedway
Racing now has a total
purse of more than $17,000
thanks to a
lap-money
effort spearheaded by Brian
Tagg (#9MA) and
John
Lesnewski. (Alan
Ward photo) |
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Big Money
on the Line in
ACT-Style
Late Model Show
at
Thompson Speedway
World
Series
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Thompson, CT
-- Thompson, CT -- Late
Model drivers in New England
won't want to miss a big
50-lap feature as part of
the 58th Annual World Series
of Speedway Racing at
Connecticut's Thompson
Speedway Motorsports Park.
On Saturday, October 10,
some of the top competitors
in ACT-style Late Models
will bear down on the
Thompson high-banks with
more than $17,000 in total
prize money on the line.
The race pays $2,000 to
win, $1,200 for second, and
$1,000 for third with a
minimum $300 payout to take
the green flag. However, the
lucrative purse throughout
the field isn't the only
value drivers will be
chasing. For the first time
in recent World Series
memory, drivers will also be
chasing lap money in the
Late Model feature, with
most laps slated for $50 to
the driver who leads that
circuit.
The total
value of lap money rises
close to $3,000 with $100
from the American-Canadian
Tour (ACT) to the lap-one
leader and $300 from "The
Dumpster Guy" for the leader
of the final lap. ACT and
Pro All Star Series (PASS)
officials are leasing the
track for the prestigious
World Series in 2020 and
running operations.
John Lesnewski, a crew
member on Woody Pitkat's No.
91 Hartwell Motorsports Late
Model, and Brian Tagg, a
long-time competitor at
Thompson, collected sponsors
for the lap bonuses within
just a few days after an
announcement was made by
Lesnewski on Facebook.
"John texted me and said
he was trying to get some
sponsors together and I
shared it, and the two of us
just went at it trying to
sell them," Tagg said. "It
only took us a little bit
over two days to sell them
all. It makes it
interesting... as a driver,
you're always looking for
ways to make it more
interesting and try to draw
more interest from
competitors who wouldn't
normally come. The purse was
already awesome, and we
figured we would spice it up
even more."
Outside
of the lap money, two
additional bonus awards have
been provided. The
second-place finisher will
earn an extra $100, a
donation that reads: "paying
it forward in honor of
generosity of Cape Towing
and Salvage and Streb
Chiropractic." Woody Pitkat,
who won the Late Model
feature as part of the
Thompson 150 on September 3,
also has donated a $100
bonus to the sixth-place
finisher.
"What John,
Brian, and their teams have
done to help support the
World Series is great to
see," World Series
co-promoter and ACT managing
partner Cris Michaud said.
"We think this is going to
be one of the top races of
the entire weekend and one
that fans won't want to
miss."
For Tagg,
watching what Michaud and
PASS owner Tom Mayberry have
done to try and bring
Thompson back to the top is
special - and he couldn't be
more thankful.
"It's
hard to even describe," Tagg
said. "As a competitor, you
never want see your home
track go away. When you have
people like Cris and Tom...
they didn't have to do
anything. They are three
states away, but they wanted
to do what they could for
the local short track...
it's truly amazing."
The 58th Annual World Series
of Speedway Racing takes
place October 9-11 with
three action-packed days of
racing. The schedules
include 18 divisions and
series with the season
finale for the NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour. Two
additional open shows - a
$2,000-to-win 350
Supermodified 30-lap race
and a 75-lap, $5,000-to-win
Modified Open - will join
the Late Model Open on
Saturday's schedule.
Outside of the Late Models,
purses for Thompson's local
divisions include a
$1,500-to-win Sunoco
Modified race, $350-to-win
Limited Sportsman and SK
Light Modified features, and
a $200-to-win Mini Stock
main event. Full purse
structures for all the local
divisions and open shows can
be found on the Thompson,
ACT, and PASS websites.
Advance tickets for the
58th World Series of
Speedway Racing are now on
sale at
https://happsnow.com/event/Thompson-Speedway-Motorsports-Park-YHPQ.
A three-day general
admission pass is $55 for
adults and $15 for kids ages
12 and under. Grandstand
attendance is limited to 25%
of capacity per state
requirements. Pit admission
is $75 per person for a
three-day pass. Pit pass
sales will be at the track
on race day only.
Division rules, purses, and
entry forms that have not
yet been released will be
announced soon. Visit
www.thompsonspeedway.com
or
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway
for regular updates and to
review the track's health
and safety guidelines.
For more information
about the World Series of
Speedway Racing schedule,
contact the ACT offices at
(802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or
visit
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway
or
www.thompsonspeedway.com.
You can also get updates on
Facebook and Twitter at
@ACTTour.
For camping
information and general
Thompson Speedway inquires,
call (860) 923-2280 or email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com.
You can follow Thompson
Speedway on Facebook and
Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or on
Twitter at @ThompsonSpdwy.
For technical
information concerning all
PASS divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com.
Don't forget to "Like" the
Pro All Stars Series on
Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep
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The 350 Small Block
Super Modifieds are coming
to the World Series
this
year with a 30-lap,
$2,000-to-win show. (Michael
Rothwell photo) |
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Payouts and Rules Released
for
Trio of Big-Money
World
Series Open Shows
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Posted Awards PDF |
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Posted Awards PDF |
Thompson, CT
-- American-Canadian Tour
(ACT) and Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) officials have
announced the purse
structure, rules, and other
information for a trio of
open shows at the 58th World
Series of Speedway Racing.
High-paying single-day
events are planned for the
Tour-type Modifieds, 350
Small Block Super Modifieds,
and ACT-type Late Models on
the Saturday portion of the
18-division card.
World Series promoters Cris
Michaud and Tom Mayberry
have posted more than
$26,000 in awards for the
Tour-Type Modified Open on
Saturday, October 10.
Whoever triumphs in the
75-lap main event will cash
a $5,000 winner's check.
Everyone who takes the green
flag receives a minimum of
$500 to start.
The
event is open to cars that
fit the rule sets of the
Modified Racing Series, Race
of Champions Modifieds,
Tri-Track Open Modified
Series, or Stafford Open
Series. SK Modifieds may
also compete using any
carburetor. The entry fee is
$50 for entries postmarked
by October 1 and $100 for
entries sent after that
date.
All entrants
are required to run Hoosier
1320 tires on the left side
and Hoosier 1330 tires on
the right side. These tires
must be purchased at the
track from Hoosier Tire
East. Teams may register up
to six tires and need to
have four registered tires
on the car for both
qualifying and the feature.
Both the 50-lap ACT-Type
Late Model Open and the
30-lap 350 Super Modified
Open will pay $2,000 to win
and $300 to start. The Late
Model feature has just over
$14,000 in total awards
while the 350 Super Modified
feature offers nearly
$13,000 in posted awards
based on a 30-car starting
field.
The Late Model
event will use
American-Canadian Tour and
Thompson Late Model rules.
The ACT rule set can be
found at
www.acttour.com/rules.
Tires for the event must be
purchased at the track on
race day.
Small Block
Super Modified cars must
follow Oswego Speedway and
Star Speedway rules
including the engine rules.
Teams will have a two
different tire options. They
can run Hoosier 10-inch 1057
tires on three corners with
the Hoosier 1060 on the
right rear or American Racer
EC-83 tires on three corners
with the American Racer
EC-84 on the right rear.
Teams that choose the
Hoosier option must buy
tires at the track from
Hoosier Tire East. For the
American Racer option, teams
can register up to six tires
at $25 each. Four of the six
registered tires must be on
the car at the feature's
conclusion.
The full
payouts and other
information that has been
announced for all World
Series open events can be
found at
www.thompsonspeedway.com
or
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway.
Entry forms for the
Tour-Type Modified Open and
350 Super Modified Open are
also available on these
websites.
A 25-lap
open event for 8-cylinder
Street Stocks is also slated
for the first day of the
World Series on Friday,
October 9. The rules and
payout for this event are
expected to be released by
the end of the week.
Apart from the Late Models,
purses for Thompson
Speedway's local divisions
will be the same as at the
Thompson 150 on September 3.
This includes a $1,500
winner's purse for the
30-lap Sunoco Modified
feature, $350 payouts for
the Limited Sportsman and SK
Light Modified winners, and
$200 for whomever triumphs
in the Mini Stock feature.
Each purse structure is
posted on Thompson Speedway,
ACT, and PASS websites.
Advance tickets for the
58th World Series of
Speedway Racing are now on
sale at
https://happsnow.com/event/Thompson-Speedway-Motorsports-Park-YHPQ.
A three-day general
admission pass is $55 for
adults and $15 for kids ages
12 and under. Grandstand
attendance is limited to 25%
of capacity per state
requirements. Pit admission
is $75 per person for a
three-day pass. Pit pass
sales will be at the track
on race day only.
Division rules, purses, and
entry forms that have not
yet been released will be
announced soon. Visit
www.thompsonspeedway.com
or
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway
for regular updates and to
review the track's health
and safety guidelines.
For more information
about the World Series of
Speedway Racing schedule,
contact the ACT offices at
(802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or
visit
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway
or
www.thompsonspeedway.com.
You can also get updates on
Facebook and Twitter at
@ACTTour.
For camping
information and general
Thompson Speedway inquires,
call (860) 923-2280 or email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com.
You can follow Thompson
Speedway on Facebook and
Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or on
Twitter at @ThompsonSpdwy.
For technical
information concerning all
PASS divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com.
Don't forget to "Like" the
Pro All Stars Series on
Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep
up with breaking news as it
happens.
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ACT and Thompson Late Models
will have a 50-lap event on
World
Series Saturday
that pays $2,000-to-win.
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A $5,000-to-win, 75-lap open
show for Tour-type Modifieds
will be part
of the
World Series of Speedway
Racing at Thompson Speedway
Motorsports Park on
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Schedule Announced for
58th World Series
at Thompson
Speedway
Advance Ticket Sales to
Begin Tuesday, September 15 |
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EVENT SCHEDULE - WORLD
SERIES |
Purchase Tickets for the
WORLD SERIES
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Pit passes will
only be sold at the track
beginning Friday,
October 9. |
AThompson, CT --
Track and series officials
have announced the schedule
of events for the 58th World
Series of Speedway Racing at
Connecticut's Thompson
Speedway Motorsports Park.
The annual auto racing
festival once again has
three days of racing from
Friday, October 9 to Sunday,
October 11 with 18 divisions
on the program.
The
action kicks off Friday,
October 9 with rotating
practice beginning 11:00am.
All World Series divisions
except the NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour are allowed to
participate. A five-division
Friday night card goes green
at 5:00pm that includes the
Thompson Mini Stocks, an
8-cylinder Street Stock
Open, the Senior Tour Auto
Racers Modifeds and Late
Models, and an Open Vintage
Modified feature.
Saturday, October 10 will be
the busiest day of racing at
the World Series. The NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour has
practice and qualifying for
their annual World Series
150. Twelve other divisions
have heat races that
afternoon beginning at
approximately 2:00pm.
Following NASCAR Modified
time trials are main events
for the Tour-type Modified
Open, ACT-type Late Model
Open, 350 Supermodifieds,
EXIT Realty Pro Truck
Series, North East Mini
Stock Tour, NEMA Midgets,
and Pro 4 Modifieds.
The festival wraps up
Sunday, October 11. The
first green flag flies at
12:30pm when the Sunoco
Modified feature rolls onto
the track. Main events for
the Pro All Stars Series
Super Late Models, Limited
Sportsmen, NEMA Lites, and
SK Light Modifieds are also
on Sunday. The World Series
concludes with the NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour 150-lap
event.
Advance
tickets for the 58th World
Series of Speedway Racing go
on sale Tuesday, September
15 at
https://happsnow.com/event/Thompson-Speedway-Motorsports-Park-YHPQ/WORLD-SERIES--NO2QX.
A three-day general
admission pass is $55 for
adults and $15 for kids ages
12 and under. Grandstand
attendance is limited to 25%
of capacity per state
requirements. Pit admission
is $75 per person for a
three-day pass.
Division rules, purses, and
entry forms that have not
yet been released will be
announced soon. Visit
www.thompsonspeedway.com
or
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway
for regular updates and to
review the track's health
and safety guidelines.
For more information
about the World Series of
Speedway Racing schedule,
contact the ACT offices at
(802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com or
visit
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway
or
www.thompsonspeedway.com.
You can also get updates on
Facebook and Twitter at
@ACTTour.
For camping
information and general
Thompson Speedway inquires,
call (860) 923-2280 or email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com.
You can follow Thompson
Speedway on Facebook and
Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or on
Twitter at @ThompsonSpdwy.
For technical
information concerning all
PASS divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com
or visit
www.proallstarsseries.com.
Don't forget to "Like" the
Pro All Stars Series on
Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep
up with breaking news as it
happens.
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The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is
one of 15 divisions and series that
have been confirmed for the 58th
World Series of Speedway Racing at
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park.
(Alan Ward photo) |
Thompson Announces
Initial
Division List for 58th
World Series
Track
Also Adds SK Lights to September 2
Program |
Thompson, CT --
American-Canadian Tour (ACT), Pro
All Stars Series (PASS), and
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
officials have announced the initial
list of participants for the 58th
World Series of Speedway Racing.
Fifteen divisions and touring series
have been confirmed for the event
scheduled for Friday, October 11
through Sunday, October 13.
Additional divisions could be added
as discussions continue.
The
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will
once again return to the World
Series for a 150-lap event. The
NASCAR Modifieds have been part of
every World Series since the touring
era began in 1985, making this their
36th consecutive appearance at the
prestigious event.
They are
just one of several Modified events
throughout the weekend. A Tour-Type
Modified Open is scheduled and the
350 Supermodifieds will be part of
the program. Thompson's Sunoco
Modifieds and SK Light Modifeds are
also slated for the World Series.
The rest of Thompson's local
divisions are on the card as well,
including the Limited Sportsmen and
Mini Stocks.
Local Thompson
Late Model racers can take part in a
non-point open event for ACT-type
Late Models, which use the same
rules as weekly racing. Additional
open events are planned for
8-cylinder Street Stocks and the
Vintage Modifieds.
Multiple
other touring series are making the
World Series part of their
championship chases. The PASS Super
Late Models, which have been a part
of the last three Icebreaker
weekends, are getting their first
call for the World Series. The EXiT
Realty Pro Truck Challenge and North
East Mini Stock Tour have been World
Series regulars in recent years and
return in 2020.
Last but not
least, the Senior Tour Auto Racers
Modifeds and STAR Sportsmen will
compete at the World Series. Along
with the Vintage Modified Open, it
gives fans three chances to see the
cars of yesteryear take to the
5/8-mile oval once again.
In
other news, officials have added the
SK Light Modifieds to the Thompson
150 on Wednesday, September 2. They
join a card that also includes the
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, Sunoco
Modifieds, Late Models, Limited
Sportsmen, and Mini Stocks.
Qualifying begins at 5:00pm with
features starting at 6:00pm. Advance
tickets are available now at
happsnow.com.
All divisions and series that
are confirmed for the World Series
and/or Thompson 150 are invited to
take part in a Thompson Speedway
open practice on Wednesday, August
19. Teams are asked to email
cris@acttour.com or
pass1tm@gmail.com if they are
attending so officials can plan
accordingly.
The tentative
practice day plan is to open the
pits in the late morning with
practice throughout the afternoon.
Exact times will be announced later
this week. Pit admission is $25 per
person.
For more information,
contact the ACT/Thompson offices at
(802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or visit
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway.
You can also get updates on Facebook
and Twitter at @ACTTour.
For
technical information
concerning all PASS
divisions, and for media or
marketing questions, please
contact
passracing@roadrunner.com.
Don't forget to "Like" the
Pro All Stars Series on
Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep
up with breaking news as it
happens. |
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The
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour has
raced at Thompson Speedway more than
any other series and will return
once again on Wednesday, September
2.
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PASS, ACT Reach
Agreement
to Promote Multiple
Events
at Thompson Speedway |
Waterbury, VT and
Naples, ME -- The
American-Canadian Tour (ACT)
and the Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) have reached an
agreement with Thompson
Speedway Motorsports Park to
promote multiple events at
the Thompson, CT oval track
this season. The events will
be the first held on the
historic 5/8-mile speedway
in 2020 after multiple
postponements and
cancellations due to the
worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
The first event ACT and
PASS are hosting at Thompson
Speedway has been set for
Wednesday, September 2 and
features a visit from the
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.
They will then promote the
58th annual World Series of
Speedway Racing from Friday,
October 9 through Sunday,
October 11. The
organizations are currently
in talks with track
ownership regarding the 2021
season and beyond.
Full division lines-ups,
times, and pricing for both
2020 events will be
announced next week.
Attendance will be limited
to 25% of capacity per
Connecticut state mandate.
ACT and PASS plan to offer
advance ticket sales for the
September 2 event beginning
Monday, August 10.
In
addition, ACT managing
partner Cris Michaud and
PASS owner Tom Mayberry are
hosting an open practice at
Thompson Speedway on
Wednesday, August 19. The
practice schedule will also
be announced next week.
Thompson Speedway is the
oldest asphalt auto racing
facility in the United
States. It opened its doors
in 1940 and was long known
as the "Indianapolis of the
East". The agreement with
ACT and PASS will ensure
that the oval remains open
for another season.
"We're excited about this
opportunity," Michaud said.
"The ACT Tour was part of
the World Series the last
five years, and we were
always impressed with the
facility and with the racing
there. We're looking forward
to working with the local
teams and touring series
that have made Thompson
their home and putting on a
great show for the fans."
"It's a remarkable race
track," Mayberry added. "I
spent a lot of nights on the
backstretch with Don Hoenig
watching the Modifieds and
the local divisions. You can
practically feel the history
every time you're there.
Being part of the Icebreaker
for three years was one of
the biggest stages PASS has
ever raced on. We're glad to
continue contributing to the
legacy of such an important
speedway."
For more
information, contact the ACT
at (802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or
visit
www.acttour.com or
www.thompsonspeedway.com.
You can also get updates on
Facebook and Twitter at
@ACTTour.
For
technical information
concerning all PASS
divisions, and for media or
marketing questions, please
contact
passracing@roadrunner.com.
Don't forget to "Like" the
Pro All Stars Series on
Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep
up with breaking news as it
happens.
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Thompson Speedway is the country's
oldest asphalt short track and hosts
a variety of weekly and touring
divisions every year, including
ACT-type Late Models.
(Alan Ward
photo) |
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The NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour, seen here
competing at White Mountain
Motorsports Park, will head
to Connecticut's Thompson
Speedway on Wednesday,
September 2 in an event
co-promoted by ACT and PASS.
(Mark Alan Sumner photo) |
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