THOMPSON – Art Barry, a cornerstone of the Northeastearn Modified racing community for the last seven decades, passed away Tuesday. Barry, of Preston, was 86 years old. Barry, who began his career in short track racing in 1952 at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl, developed a reputation as one of the top chassis designers in Modified […]
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Whelen Modified Tour Phoenix Communications 150 At Thompson Postponed To Thursday
August 16, 2022 by 1 Comment
THOMPSON – With a forecast calling for showers for much of the day and into the evening, NASCAR and Thompson Speedway operators made the call Tuesday evening to postpone Wednesday’s Whelen Modified Tour Phoenix Communications 150 to Thursday. The racing card and schedule will remain the same as was scheduled for Wednesday. “No weather-demanded change […]
Doug Coby Looks To Get Back To Winning Ways In Whelen Mod Tour Phoenix Communications 150 At Thompson Speedway
August 16, 2022 by Leave a Comment
For the first time in over one month, Doug Coby will strap in behind the wheel of the Mayhew Tools No. 10 Modified this Wednesday night. Coby will be competing in the Phoenix Communications 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, as the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to the high-banks for the first time in […]
Mike Christopher Jr. Helping Carry Family Torch With The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
August 15, 2022 by Leave a Comment
July 23, 2004 was a memorable day for the Christopher family. On that summer afternoon at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour teams and drivers competed in the Siemens 100. The day belonged to Ted and Mike Christopher, with the twin brothers combining to lead 80 of the 108 contested laps en route […]
RaceDayCT Poll: Who Will Win The Whelen Mod Tour Phoenix Communications 150 At Thompson Speedway
August 15, 2022 by 43 Comments
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to Thompson Speedway for the first time since October 2020 Wednesday with the running of the Phoenix Communications 150. The 26-car entry list for Wednesday event includes seven former Whelen Modified Tour event winners at Thompson Speedway. That list includes Justin Bonsignore, Doug Coby, Ron Silk, Bobby Santos III, […]
Justin Bonsignore Set For Return To Thompson Speedway For Whelen Mod Tour Phoenix Communications 150
August 15, 2022 by Leave a Comment
With six races to go in the 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season, Justin Bonsignore and the Ken Massa Motorsports team will get back to work this week in Connecticut. Set for a mid-week event in the Phoenix Communications 150, the tour will return to Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park for the first time since 2020, […]
RaceDayCT Poll: Who Will Win The 2022 Whelen Modified Tour Driver Championship?
August 12, 2022 by 13 Comments
Ten races down, six events remaining and the chase for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver championship remains hotly contested heading into Wednesday’s event at Thompson Speedway. Ron Silk currently leads the Whelen Modified Tour standings by four points over second place Jon McKennedy. Eric Goodale (21 points off the lead), Justin Bonsignore (28 points […]
Pit Box: Whelen Modified Tour Returns To Thompson Speedway
August 11, 2022 by 1 Comment
For the first time since 2020, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on Wednesday, Aug. 17, for the running of the Phoenix Communications 150. The 11th race of the 2022 season is also the 149th NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event held at the popular Connecticut oval, which hosted the inaugural […]
RaceDayCT Poll: Who Has Been The Most Impressive Tour Type Mod First-Time Series Winner In 2022?
August 8, 2022 by 2 Comments
On Saturday Dana DiMatteo scored his first Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series victory at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl. DiMatteo joined a group of four other first-time winners this year in Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series or NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour action. Today’s poll question asks, who has been the most impressive first-time winner in a Tour Type […]
RaceDayCT Poll: How Many Winners Will There Be On The Whelen Modified Tour In 2022
July 31, 2022 by Leave a Comment
With his victory Friday at Claremont, Jon McKennedy became the eighth different winner in 10 Whelen Modified Tour events this year. McKennedy joined Justin Bonsignore (two wins), Doug Coby (two wins), Matt Hirschman, Mike Christopher Jr., Jimmy Blewett, Anthony Nocella and Kyle Soper on the series win list this year. With six events remaining this […]
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