Event: Granite City 100
Where: Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT
When: Sunday May 25
Schedule: Detailed Schedule at Thunder Road
Who: Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series Thunder Road Entry List
Broadcast: FloRacing
Notes
— The Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series holds its third of 10 events on the 2025 schedule with the running of the Granite City 100 at Thunder Road Road International Speedbowl
— Sunday’s event marks the fourth series event at Thunder Road in the division’s history. The division made its debut at Thunder Road on May 29, 2022 in an event won by Chase Dowling. Ronnie Williams won the second series event at Thunder Road on May 28, 2023. Stephen Kopcik scored his first series victory at Thunder Road on May 26, 2024.
— Ron Silk won the season opening Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series event, the Propane Plus Heating & Cooling 75 at Thompson Speedway on March 29.
— Ron Silk won the second Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series event this season, the RaceChoice.com 75 at Thompson Speedway on May 14.
— Ron Silk currently leads the series standings. Jake Johnson is second, 10 points behind Silk. Jon McKennedy sits third, 16 points off the lead. Silk and Johnson will not be on the entry list at Thunder Road. Click here for the full series standings
— Nine-time Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series champion Matt Hirschman is on the entry list for Sunday’s event at Thunder Road. Hirschman, a 22-time series winner, did not run in the first two events of the season. Hirschman has run 56 of 59 series events since 2014.
— The 10-race schedule for the series in 2025 marks the most events in one season in series history. The division had a then all-time series high of eight events in 2024.
— The series will visit seven different tracks in four states in 2025. After Thunder Road the division visits White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, N.H. (June 7), Seekonk (Mass.) Speedway (June 25), Stafford Speedway (July 16), Star Speedway in Epping, N.H. (Aug. 2), New London-Waterford Speedbowl (Aug. 23), Stafford Speedway (Sept. 25) and Seekonk Speedway (Oct. 25).
— Matt Hirschman is the reigning champion of the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series. Hirschman won his ninth series title in 2024. Click here for the final 2024 Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series standings
— The Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series began in 2014. Jon McKennedy won the first series title. Ronnie Williams was the series champion in 2019. Matt Hirschman has won every other series title.
— Matt Hirschman is also the division’s all-time winningest driver with 22 victories in 56 series starts. Click here for the division’s all-time win list
— Sunday’s event at Thunder Road marks the 60th Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series event since the division’s inception in 2014.
— Matt Hirschman’s 56 series starts marks the most by any driver. Woody Pitkat is second on the division’s list for starts with 55. Click here for the division’s all-time starts list
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2024 Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series Season Review
— The Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series opened its 11th season on May 26, 2024 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl. Stephen Kopcik won his first Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series event that day.
— The second event of the 2024 season was the 19th running of Open Wheel Wednesday at Seekonk Speedway on June 27. Brian Robie led the field to the checkered flag in the event but post race inspection found issues with Robie’s motor. Robie was disqualified from the victory, giving Teddy Hodgdon IV the win and the $20,000 first place prize.
— Jake Johnson celebrated his third Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series victory in the divison’s inaugural event at White Mountain Motorplex in North Woodstock, N.H. on July 27, 2024.
— Matt Hirschman won the Belltown Motors/Fowlers Auto Wrecking 100 on Aug. 10, 2024 at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl
— Woody Pitkat scored his second career Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series victory – and first since 2015 – in the RaceChoice.com 125 at Star Speedway on Sept. 15, 2024.
— Matt Hirschman scored his second victory of the season in the NAPA Fall Final 80 at Stafford Speedway on Sept. 28, 2024. It was Hirschman’s second consecutive victory in the historic event at Stafford.
— Jon McKennedy was victorious in the first Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series event at Thompson Speedway on Oct. 12, 2024.
— Matt Hirschman closed out the 2024 season by scoring victory in the USNE Power Haunted Hundred at Seekonk Speedway on Nov. 2, 2024.
2023 Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series Review
— Ronnie Williams won the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series season opening event at Thunder Road International Speedbowl on May 28, 2023.
— Matt Swanson won the second Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series event of the season on June 28, 2023 at Seekonk Speedway.
— Jake Johnson was victorious when the series visited Star Speedway on July 22, 2023.
— Matt Hirschman won in the division’s first visit of the season to the New London-Waterford Speedbowl on Aug. 12, 2023.
— Matt Hirschman won in the Haunted Hundred on Oct. 21, 2023 at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl.
— Matt Hirschman won the 50th NAPA Fall Final at Stafford Speedway on Oct. 28, 2023.
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