On Tap: The Sunoco World Series Of Speedway Racing At Thompson Speedway

It’s the event where fans need a notebook just to keep track of the divisions that are scheduled.

Ryan Preece looks to become the youngest Whelen Modified Tour champion in series history at this weekend’s World Series of Speedway Racing at Thompson Speedway (Photo: 122 West for NASCAR)

It’s the big daddy of racing events on the New England Racing calendar. It’s the Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing at Thompson Speedway.

This year’s event brings together 15 divisions for three days of competition on the .625-mile oval at Thompson Speedway. It might be the most extensive menu of types of racecars on short track racing card in the country. From two Tour Modified divisions, to a plethora of weekly divisions, to Pro Stocks, Midgets, Trucks and SuperModifieds, the World Series has a little bit of everything.

Check out below for a capsule wit all the details to keep up with the action this weekend at Thompson.

Where: Thompson International Speedway

What: Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing

When: Friday – Sunday

Schedule

Friday: Practice for SK Modified, New England Truck Series, Mini Stock, Late Model, Limited Sportsman, Outlaw Street Stock, Pro Four Modified, Outlaw Mini Stock, SK Light Modified and Outlaw Sportsman, 12:30 p.m.; Qualifying for New England Truck Series, Mini Stock, Late Model, Limited Sportsman, Outlaw Street Stock, Pro Four Modified, Outlaw Mini Stock, SK Light Modified and Outlaw Sportsman, 5 p.m.

Saturday: Practice for Whelen Modified Tour, Valenti Modified Racing Series, Granite State Pro Stock Series, NEMA Midget, ISMA SuperModified, New England Truck Series, Mini Stock, Late Model, Limited Sportsman, Outlaw Street Stock, Pro Four Modified, Outlaw Mini Stock, SK Light Modified, Outlaw Sportsman and SK Modified, 9 a.m.; Qualifying for the Whelen Modified Tour, Valenti Modified Racing Series, Granite State Pro Stock Series, ISMA SuperModified, NEMA Midget and SK Modified, 2:30 p.m.; Features: 75-lap Valenti Modified Racing Series, 20-lap New England Truck Series, 20-lap Pro Four Modified, 20-lap SK Light Modified, 25-lap Late Model, 20-lap Limited Sportsman, 15-lap Mini Stock, 20-lap Outlaw Street Stock, 20-lap Outlaw Sportsman and 15-lap Outlaw Mini Stock, 5 p.m.

Sunday: Features: 150-lap Whelen Modified Tour, 50-lap Granite State Pro Stock Series, 50-lap ISMA SuperModified, 30-lap NEMA Midget, 30-lap SK Modified, 1 p.m.

More: The season ending event for short track racing in Connecticut. … Fifteen divisions are featured over three days of competition, highlighted by the championship deciding season finale for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour on Sunday. It marks the third Whelen Modified Tour event of the season at Thompson. … Ryan Preece of Berlin goes into the final Whelen Modified Tour event of the season with a 26-point advantage over Doug Coby of Milford in the standings. Coby won the 2012 Whelen Modified Tour title. … Preece needs only to finish 22nd or better in Sunday’s 150-lap race to clinch his first series title. … The 22-year old Preece is looking to become the youngest winner since the division’s inception in 1985. … Preece has a series leading four victories in 13 Whelen Modified Tour events this year. Coby, Bobby Santos III and Mike Stefanik each have two victories. Justin Bonsigore, Todd Szegedy and Donny Lia are the other winners in the division this year. Stefanik won the Whelen Modified Tour season opener at Thompson in April and Santos won in the division’s August visit to the track. … Saturday marks the final event of the year for the Valenti Modified Racing Series. It is the second visit of the season for the Valenti Modified Racing Series to Thompson Speedway. Richard Savary won in the division’s first event of the year in August. … Rowan Pennink clinched his first Valenti Modified Racing Series championship following Sunday’s event at Lee USA Speedway.