When local driver Keith Rocco was getting his start formally in the local racing scene, he did it working as a teenage crew member for Ted Christopher. In 2017 the roles will be somewhat reversed. Christopher will be driving for Rocco. Christopher, 58, will drive a Rocco owned SK Modified full-time at Thompson Speedway in […]
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Ted Christopher To Drive For Keith Rocco At Thompson Speedway In 2017
January 5, 2017 by 20 Comments
Valenti Modified Racing Series Announces 2017 Schedule
December 20, 2016 by 26 Comments
The Valenti Modified Racing Series will open and close its season at Connecticut short tracks in 2017 as part of a 10-event schedule announced Tuesday. The season will open May 19 at Stafford Motor Speedway. It will mark the first of two trips to Stafford in 2017 for the division. The division will also make […]
Matt Bowling Joins Ranks Of Elite With NASCAR Whelen All-American Series National Title
December 10, 2016 by Leave a Comment
(Press Release from NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications) Matt Bowling grew up watching drivers like Peyton Sellers, Philip Morris and Lee Pulliam gain national prominence with their Late Model Stock Car success. Then the Ridgeway, Virginia, driver gained knowledge racing against those greats. This season, Bowling joined their legendary ranks. The 22-year-old took the stage in […]
Ryan Preece Working On Restructured Plans For 2017 Racing Season
December 8, 2016 by 26 Comments
The tentative plans for Berlin driver Ryan Preece for the 2017 racing season, as of right now, is to return to the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour full-time. Tentative being the key word in that sentence. Preece recently completed his first full-time season with the NASCAR XFINITY Series, running for JD Motorsports and team owner Johnny […]
NASCAR Announces 2017 Whelen Modified Tour Schedule
December 6, 2016 by 62 Comments
NASCAR announced the 2017 schedule for the Whelen Modified Tour on Tuesday, which includes eight events to be run at Connecticut venues. The series will have 17 points events next season and also two special non-points exhibition events, spanning seven states. It was announced in October that the Whelen Modified Tour would merge with the […]
Don Hoenig’s Original Automotive Swap Meet Returns Nov. 4-6 At Thompson Speedway
October 28, 2016 by Leave a Comment
— — (Press Release from Thompson Speedway) The 45th annual running of Don Hoenig’s Original Automotive Swap Meet and Flea Market, presented by RacingJunk.com, returns to Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on Friday through Sunday, November 4-6. This event is one of the largest automotive swap meets in New England and will attract over 1,500 vendors […]
Race Weekend Rewind: Sunoco World Series Marathon At Thompson Speedway
October 17, 2016 by 6 Comments
When it comes to short track racing weekends in the Northeast it’s the undisputed “Big One”. The Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing at Thompson.Three days of action on track capped off with the crowning of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion. This past weekend Thompson Speedway management was blessed with three days of phenomenal […]
Vote Now For The New England Racing Fuel Support Performer Of The Week Award (Oct. 14-16)
October 17, 2016 by Leave a Comment
It’s time for you the fans to make the big decision. Each week during the 2016 racing season the New England Racing Fuel RaceDayCT Support Performer of the Week will be chosen from among drivers competing in events in one of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series weekly support divisions (divisions below the SK Modifieds) at […]
Unmatched: Doug Coby Makes History With Fourth Whelen Modified Tour Title
October 16, 2016 by 35 Comments
THOMPSON – In 2012 when Doug Coby won his first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour it proved to be one of the biggest underdog tops them all storylines in series history. Sunday there was little surprise to see Doug Coby celebrating another championship, just questions about just how far the Milford driver can go in rewriting […]
Torn: Bittersweet Justin Bonsignore Celebrates Thompson Mod Tour Win, Laments Lost Title
October 16, 2016 by 11 Comments
THOMPSON – Justin Bonsignore had a fairly clean day on the track during Sunday’s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Sunoco World Series 150 at Thompson Speedway. The big crash came for the Holtsville, N.Y. driver actually came when the racing was all over. Bonsignore won the battle but lost the war Sunday at Thompson Speedway, winning […]
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