THOMPSON – It’s one of the most common clichés of motorsports, it doesn’t matter how many laps you lead, just that you lead the last one. That was a philosophy that Tommy Barrett Jr. lived up to perfectly Thursday night at Thompson Speedway. Barrett passed Todd Szegedy on the final circuit to win the 75-lap […]
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Send It: Last Lap Pass Gives Tommy Barrett Jr. Valenti Mod Series Win At Thompson
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On Tap Presented By Ric’s Café: Back To Back Modified Touring Divisions In State
May 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
On Tap: Presented By Ric’s Cafe Fans looking for touring Modified divisions in action in Connecticut are in luck this weekend. Thanks to rain last week in Stafford, fans will get back-to-back evenings of Modified Tour divisions in action this racing weekend. Thursday the Valenti Modified Racing Series hits the track at Thomspon Speedway and […]
Talent Packed Field Shaping Up For Valenti Modified Racing Series Event At Thompson Speedway
May 22, 2014 by 10 Comments
The stout list of Valenti Modified Racing Series championship chasers will do battle with a group of well known outsiders when the series hits the track for the first time this season at Thompson Speedway on May 29. The tentative entry list for the 75-lap event includes 34 teams. The event marks the first of […]
Thompson Speedway To Host Kid’s Bicycle Safety Night May 29
May 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Pedal power will share the stage with horsepower for the May 29 racing card at Thompson Speedway. Thompson Speedway will host a special Kid’s Bicycle Safety Night at the track on May 29. The event will include a bicycle race for children 10 and under the front straightaway for tricycles or bicycles with training wheels. There will […]
Whelen Modified Tour Statistical Advance: TSI Harley-Davidson 125 At Stafford Speedway
May 20, 2014 by 1 Comment
(Press Release: Source – NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications) The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season will continue with the TSI Harley-Davidson 125 on Friday, May 23 at Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway. Below is a statistical look at the performance of the tour and selected drivers at the track: TSI Harley-Davidson 125 Setup: · This race has produced […]
Seekonk Grand Prix To Host Fundraiser Event For Family Of Racer Les Hinckley III
May 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Seekonk Grand Prix in Seekonk, Mass. is the place to be for pre-race Valenti Modified Racing Series festivities on June 7. The Valenti Modified Racing Series is in action that evening down the street at Seekonk Speedway. Seekonk Grand Prix owner and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour team owner Wayne Darling announced that the Grand […]
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We don’t often go down the road of mixing personal and content outside of some rare tongue in cheek meanderings in this space, but every now and then the times comes when something needs to be said. Propagating social hate, in any form, is ugly. Whether it’s targeted at race, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, whatever […]
Woody Pitkat Lands Part-Time Valenti Modified Racing Series Ride
May 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Woody Pitkat will have a full evening scheduled when the gates reopen for racing at Thompson Speedway on May 29. The Stafford driver is currently leading the SK Modified event that was stopped after 13 laps Thursday and will be restarted that night. He also has the regularly scheduled 30-lap SK Modified event to run […]
Benefit For Son Of Modified Racer Les Hinckley III Upcoming In June In Somers
May 16, 2014 by 1 Comment
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May 5, 2014 by 6 Comments
Call him the accidental promoter. Jim Schaefer never intended to become the creator of a racing series. In 2009 Schaefer, known around Modified racing circles as the “Long Island Mod Maniac”, was just a fan looking to help make competing at Riverhead (N.Y.) Raceway more attractive to competitors on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. That […]
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