Propane Plus Heating & Cooling Named as Thompson Icebreaker Race Title Sponsor When the Monaco Modified Series hits the track for their season-opening Thompson Icebreaker event on March 29, they’ll do so with backing from Propane Plus Heating and Cooling. The Propane Plus Heating & Cooling 75 will headline the Saturday Icebreaker racing card and […]
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Monaco Modified Series Announces New Partnership With Propane Plus
February 21, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Longtime Thompson Speedway Announcer, NEAR Hall Of Famer Russ Dowd Passes
February 16, 2025 by 13 Comments
Russ Dowd, who for decades was known as the voice of Thompson Speedway, passed away Sunday. Dowd was 75. Dowd was best known in racing for his place behind the microphone, but his career in the sport started behind the wheel. Dowd began racing in Go-Karts at Thompson Speedway at eight years old. He moved […]
Twisted Tea Continues Year Six At Thompson With Support Of June/July Wednesday Specials
February 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Officials from the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) announced Friday that they have once again renewed their longstanding partnership with the Boston Beer Company for the sixth consecutive year at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway. Boston Beer, through its popular Twisted Tea brand, will serve as the headline sponsor for a pair of Wednesday night, midweek specials slated for […]
Big Victory: Nickolas Hovey Gets Win, 602 Modified Championship At New Smyrna World Series
February 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Nickolas Hovey ended his week at the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway in doubly perfect fashion Thursday. Hovey, of Chaplin, won the 66-lap 602 Modified division feature Thursday and in the process clinched the World Series championship for the division. “This is awesome,” Hovey said. “I’ve just got to […]
Race Of Champions Qualifying Events Set Up For Big Race At Thompson In October
February 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
–First Qualifier Set for this Friday Night at New Smyrna Speedway, Friday, February 14, 2025 with the Running of the Richie Evans Memorial 100 – A long standing tradition for the Race of Champions Modified Series has returned in 2025 as “Qualifying” races will dot the 2025 racing schedule. The winner of a “Qualifying” race […]
FREE ACCESS – What’s Brewing: Is There Hope For Reconnecting Short Track Racing And NASCAR’s Top Divisions
February 4, 2025 by 2 Comments
So what’s brewing? So the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Clash is in the rear view mirror, but the event at Bowman Gray Stadium has definitely opened up a lot of dialogue in the sport concerning the fractured connection between short track racing and NASCAR’s national series racing. Let’s talk about that today in a […]
Catching Up With Matt Hirschman Before The 2025 Action Kicks Off At New Smyrna Speedway
February 4, 2025 by 2 Comments
When it comes to Modified racing at New Smyrna Speedway in recent years, Matt Hirschman has established himself somewhat as the undisputed king of the iconic central Florida track. Hirschman kicks off his 2025 season in the Whelen Modified Tour season opener at New Smyrna on Saturday and then goes looking for another New Smyrna […]
Jake Johnson Ready For Full-Time Return To Monaco Tri-Track Series, Thompson Late Model And Part-Time With Whelen Mod Tour In 2025
January 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
After a season that saw him cut back on his racing schedule late in the year in 2024, Jake Johnson will return to being busy a driver in both a Modified and a Late Model in 2025. Johnson and his family run team will return to full-time competition on the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series in […]
Thompson Speedway Celebrates 2024 Champions At Clubhouse Banquet
January 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
As the cold chill of last week’s arctic blast began to fade, the stars of the Thompson highbanks gathered on Saturday at the Speedway Clubhouse to celebrate the 2024 season. All five track champions were on hand to celebrate their stellar seasons as were a pair of top Rookies and a collection of other top-ten […]
Done Leaving: Woody Pitkat Maps Out Racing Plans For 2025 With Some New Faces Behind Him
January 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
It’s the question that pops up about this time annually in recent years concerning Modified racing veteran Woody Pitkat. Where will he be racing and who will he be racing with? We talked with Woody today and got the news on what all his plans are for 2025, including a return to racing with some […]
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