THOMPSON – A year ago in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s season opening Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway, Timmy Solomito turned plenty of heads when he ran with leaders most of the day and ended up sixth in his first start for his new Flamingo Motorsports team. It led to a season of ups and […]
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All Natural: Timmy Solomito Gets First Whelen Mod Tour Win In Thompson Icebreaker 150
April 10, 2016 by 50 Comments
RaceDayCT Daily Poll: Biggest Story Of Icebreaker Weekend At Thompson?
April 10, 2016 by 4 Comments
THOMPSON – The opening weekend of the season is in the rearview mirror. Despite all the weather worries, Icebreaker 2016 went off this weekend with nary a snowflake or raindrop in sight. And with that, the racing season in Connecticut is off and running? So now we want to ask you after seeing the packed […]
Vote Now For The New England Racing Fuel Support Performer Of The Week Award (April 9-10)
April 10, 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 […]
OMG: Defending Whelen Modified Tour champion Doug Coby finishes fourth at Thompson
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THOMPSON — So many of the stories from Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on Saturday centered around Doug Coby’s pole-winning run and how he seemed poised to roll off to a fourth consecutive NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win dating back to last season. The three time Tour champion from Milford, though, had an inkling Saturday night […]
Twin Spin: Rocco Brothers Wreck Ends Feisty Late Model Duel At Thompson Icebreaker
April 10, 2016 by 5 Comments
THOMPSON – Heading into the 2016 season many expected the Late Model championship chase to likely end up as a family battle between twin brothers Jeff and Keith Rocco. Jeff Rocco was the winningest driver in the division at Thompson in 2015. And Keith seems always to be a top contender in any short track […]
Spring Break: Garrett Hall wins Pro All Stars Series season opener at Thompson
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— THOMPSON, Conn. — While it may not have first appeared that way, Garrett Hall got a lot more than an escape from the winter weather when his family-operated race team went to Florida in February for speedweeks at New Smyrna Speedway. On Sunday, the notes he took on the high-banked half-mile at New Smyrna […]
Sweet Music: Keith Rocco Opens Season With SK Modified Win At Thompson Speedway
April 10, 2016 by 3 Comments
THOMPSON – It was a relationship in the past that proved highly successful for Keith Rocco and SK Modified team owners Mark and Mike Pane. Sunday Rocco and the Pane family returned to racing together full-time for the first time since 2011 and the reunion immediately paid off for everyone. Rocco held off a feisty […]
Thompson Notes: Dave Trudeau Begins Defense Of Mini Stock Title With Win
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THOMPSON – Dave Trudeau ended the 2015 season at Thompson Speedway celebrating a Mini Stock division championship. Sunday he kicked off defense of that championship right by heading right back to the front. Trudeau, of Mansfield, won the 15-lap Mini Stock feature Sunday at Thompson Speedway. Scott Michalski of Killingly was second and Wayne Burroughs […]
Thompson Notes: Tony Membrino Jr. Kicks Off Season With SK Light Victory
April 9, 2016 by 8 Comments
THOMPSON – Tony Membrino Jr. kicked off his 2016 racing season exactly how he closed out 2005: In victory lane at Thompson Speedway. Membrino, of Plantsville, scored victory in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature Saturday at Thompson. Membrino was also the winner of the SK Light Modified feature at the season ending World Series […]
Back Is The Incredible: Doug Coby Streaks To Whelen Mod Tour Icebreaker Pole At Thompson Speedway
April 9, 2016 by 9 Comments
THOMPSON – Doug Coby closed out the 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season on a blazing run that rolled to his second consecutive series championship. Saturday at Thompson Speedway the Milford driver showed the chill of the offseason did nothing to cool the heated the run his Mike Smeriglio Racing team was on to end […]
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