On Thursday NASCAR announced that they were lifting the indefinite suspension of Whelen Modified Tour driver Sam Rameau, effective on May 15. But that announcement by NASCAR does not mean Rameau will be fully welcomed back to the division at all tracks left on the series’ 2024 schedule. Rameau has not been in competition behind […]
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Despite NASCAR Lifting Suspension, Some Tracks On Whelen Mod Tour Holding Sam Rameau Out Of Competition
May 3, 2024 by 6 Comments
Where Is Sam Rameau Racing? He’s Been Cleared By One Series
May 2, 2024 by 4 Comments
Modified veteran Sam Rameau has not been in competition behind the wheel since his team was involved an ugly issue last October during an Open Modified event at Thompson Speedway. Following the incident, Rameau was suspended by NASCAR and a host of regional divisions and racing facilities. Read more at the RaceDayCT Insider Page: Where […]
Scott Tapley, Josh Vanada, News And Views On The Latest Unmuffled
May 2, 2024 by Leave a Comment
On Episode 151 of Unmuffled we check in on some people involved with some big events coming up this weekend. We’ll talk with Thunder Road racing director Scott Tapley, who will oversee that track’s opening weekend coming up in a couple days. We’ll also talk with Monadnock Speedway operator and JDV Productions owner Josh Vanada, […]
Chilly Return: Whelen Modified Tour Icebreaker Numbers Continue Worrisome Trend For Series
April 11, 2024 by 29 Comments
When it was announced last fall that the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour would return to being part of the Icebreaker card at Thompson Speedway, it was circled by many as one of the major improvements to the series schedule. Optimism for what returning to the Icebreaker could mean for the the series overall was flying […]
Picture This: Fran Lawlor Gallery From Icebreaker Weekend At Thompson
April 9, 2024 by 3 Comments
THOMPSON – The Northeast short track racing season kicked off over the weekend with the running of the Icebreaker racing card at Thompson Speedway. Crazy weather on Saturday forced the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series to postpone its Thompson Speedway feature debut to October. On Sunday the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returned to the Icebreaker card […]
Charging Champion: Ron Silk Wins Whelen Modified Tour Icebreaker 150 At Thompson
April 7, 2024 by 25 Comments
THOMPSON – In 2023 veteran NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Ron Silk captured his second series title. And in 2024 the Norwalk driver is showing that he and his Haydt-Yannone Racing team are fully prepared to defend that title masterfully. Silk won the season opening Whelen Modified Tour event on Feb. 10 at New Smyrna […]
Ryan Morgan Tops Nick Johnson In Late Model Duel At Thompson Icebreaker
April 7, 2024 by Leave a Comment
THOMPSON – Fans looking for a feature battle with non-stop action out front found that when the Late Models hit the track Sunday at the Icebreaker at Thompson Speedway. Ryan Morgan of North Franklin came out on top of a race-long battle at the front with Nick Johnson to win the 30-lap Late Model feature […]
Justin Bonsignore Wins The Pole For Whelen Modified Tour Icebreaker 150 At Thompson
April 7, 2024 by Leave a Comment
THOMPSON – The reigning king of NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour action at Thompson Speedway proved in qualifying Sunday that he’s still the man to beat at the track. Justin Bonsignore toured the .625-mile oval with a fast time of 19.039 seconds in qualifying to win the pole for Sunday’s Icebreaker 150 at Thompson. Bonsignore, a […]
Thompson Notes: Tyler Chapman Tops SK Light Modifieds At Icebreaker
April 7, 2024 by 4 Comments
THOMPSON – The 2023 racing season at Thompson Speedway for Tyler Chapman ended with a wrecked race car in the final race of the season. Sunday at Thompson Chapman recovered from that bad ending with a perfect beginning. Chapman, of Ellington, drove away from the field to win the 30-lap SK Light Modified feature Sunday […]
Jake Johnson Tops Whelen Modified Tour Practice At Thompson Speedway Icebreaker
April 7, 2024 by Leave a Comment
THOMPSON – The Icebreaker at Thompson Speedway is one of the classic events in the history of Modified racing. Sunday the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour made its return to the Icebreaker card for the first time since 2019. And at an iconic track for Modified racing it was an iconic Modified leading the way in […]
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