— On The Short Run is an occasional feature from RaceDayCT offering a quick opinion of a recent hot topic in racing … — Support division. Learner division. Entry level division. Steppingstone division. Many people have plenty of monikers for the multitudes of divisions that make up motorsports, from the top levels to short tracks. […]
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On The Short Run: No Need To Mock Those Who Spend Extended Time In One Division
June 12, 2017 by 16 Comments
Eric Goodale Focused On Whelen Modified Tour Wins Entering Thompson 125
June 12, 2017 by Leave a Comment
(Press Release from Thompson Speedway) NASCAR’s oldest division, the Whelen Modified Tour, is set to return to America’s original paved oval, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, for the third running of the Thompson 125 on Wednesday, June 14. Unlike any other race on the schedule, this race is only 125-laps, creating an element of pit strategy […]
Setting The Scene: Whelen Modified Tour Thompson 125 At Thompson Speedway
June 12, 2017 by 6 Comments
(Press Release from NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications) As the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour hits the quarter mark in the 2017 championship chase, Timmy Solomito is showing the way in a stout field of competition. Solomito won the season-opening event at South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach Speedway and also scored the victory in the last series event […]
Korner, Tonelli And Saia Score Summer Road Race Series Wins At Thompson
June 11, 2017 by Leave a Comment
(Press Release from Thompson Speedway) THOMPSON – The second season of Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park’s Summer Road Race Series season kicked off on June 11 with competition for the Small Bore, Big Bore, and the two INEX points events for the Midstate Site Development (MSD) Legends Series. Jordan O’Brien, the Icebreaker Road Race Series Champion, […]
Patrick Dillion Carrying Momentum Into MSD Legends Series at Thompson
June 9, 2017 by Leave a Comment
(Press Release from Thompson Speedway) The Midstate Site Development (MSD) Legends Series is back in action this Sunday, June 11 as part of the first Summer Road Race Series event of the season. The MSD Legends Series drivers have already competed in two events this season: the Icebreaker, Road Race Style and a standalone event […]
Todd Bertrand Set To Defend Icebreaker NEMA Victory At Thompson 125
June 6, 2017 by Leave a Comment
(Press Release from Thompson Speedway) One of the highlights of Icebreaker 2017 was the photo finish between NEMA Lites drivers Todd Bertrand and Dan Cugini. The two battled wing-to-wing in the waning laps of the 20-lap affair, but it was Bertrand by the length of a bumper. The 0.038 second margin of victory was the […]
Picture This: Red Bull Global Rallycross In Thompson
June 3, 2017 by 1 Comment
THOMPSON – Red Bull Global Rallycross took Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park for its inaugural event at the facility Saturday. The series takes traditional rally car racing and energizes it into a stadium type extravaganza. It puts intensely technically advanced cars through the rigors of competition on pavement, dirt and through high flying jumps. Tanner Foust […]
Dirty Driving: Red Bull Global Rallycross Takes Over Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
June 3, 2017 by Leave a Comment
THOMPSON – Typically during competition at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, when dirt and rocks get kicked up onto the track it means it’s time for a caution flag to slow down the action. Saturday the dirt was flying all day at the track, but there was no slowing down for anyone racing. Red Bull Global […]
On Tap Presented By The Hidden Still: Stafford Welcomes New Series; Rallycross At Thompson
June 1, 2017 by 1 Comment
On Tap: Presented by The Hidden Still — Where: Stafford Motor Speedway What: NASCAR Whelen All-American Series and Modified Touring Series When: Friday Schedule: 125-lap Modified Tour Series, 40-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified, 30-lap Late Model, 20-lap SK Light Modified, 20-lap Limited Late Model and 15-lap DARE Stock. Grandstands open: 5:15 p.m; Qualifying: 6:15 p.m; Features: […]
Journeyman: After Formula One, NASCAR, Scott Speed Finds Home In Global Rallycross
May 31, 2017 by 2 Comments
When Scott Speed arrives at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park for the first time this weekend he’ll find a facility that – with a road course and oval track – has many of the offerings that fit well into his intensely varied racing history. But the former Formula One and NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series driver […]
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