THOMPSON – Thompson Speedway SK Modified division driver Jimmy Smith of Woodstock passed away Saturday after suffering a medical issue in his race car at the track following a qualifying event. Smith was 62-years old. Smith had just finished racing in an SK Modified division heat race when he came off the track and parked […]
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Thompson Speedway SK Modified Division Driver Passes Away Saturday Following Qualifying Event At Track
April 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Dash For Cash: Mike Stefanik Gets Pole For Whelen Modified Tour Icebreaker 150 At Thompson Speedway
April 13, 2013 by 1 Comment
THOMPSON – Not that Mike Stefanik needs any extra drive when behind the wheel of his NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour car, but who doesn’t enjoy the thought of an extra C-note at the end of a long day? Stefanik sure liked the thought. When crew chief Brad LaFontaine offered up a challenge prior to qualifying […]
Thompson Notes: Larry Barnett Scores Best Of The Rest Limited Sportsman Victory
April 13, 2013 by 5 Comments
THOMPSON – In the record books at Thompson International Speedway, Larry Barnett is considered the best of the best when it comes to the track’s Limited Sportsman division. The Moosup driver is the division’s all-time winningest driver. On Saturday though he got to celebrate being “The Best Of The Rest.” Barnett won the 20-lap event […]
Rowan Pennink Leads The Way In Whelen Modified Tour Practice Saturday At Thompson Speedway
April 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
THOMPSON – The drivers of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour shook off the icicles of winter and kicked off Icebreaker weekend at Thompson International Speedway with practice in preparation for Sunday’s season opening event. Leading the way during the practice session was Rowan Pennink of Huntingdon Valley, Pa. who put up a fast lap of […]
Heating Up: Icebreaker Ready To Roll At Thompson International Speedway
April 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
THOMPSON – Icebreaker? Icemaker? Well, kind of hard to tell in the early moments of day one of Icebreaker weekend at Thompson International Speedway. With temperatures in the 30’s on Saturday morning in Thompson, it seems Old Man Winter doesn’t want to give up just yet, though the forecast calls for clearing skies and temperatures […]
Rob Fuller Rolling Out New Connection At Whelen Modified Tour Season Opener At Thompson
April 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
THOMPSON – It’s a new look for a great cause in 2013 for NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Rob Fuller. Fuller, of Boylston, Mass., will debut a new number and new colors this weekend in the Whelen Modified Tour season opening Icebreaker 150 at Thompson International Speedway. Fuller’s familiar No. 71 car is now the […]
Quietly, Doug Coby Ready To Begin Defense Of Whelen Modified Tour Title At Thompson Speedway
April 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Two-thousand twelve? Forget about it. Don’t get the wrong impression, Doug Coby is quite proud of what he and his team accomplished last year in winning the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour title. And yes, he’d like everybody to keep alive the memories of just what a magical season it was for he and his Wayne […]
Thompson International Speedway Ready To Open For A Pair Of Testing Days
March 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It’s said that practice makes perfect. And Thompson International Speedway will be giving teams two days to get perfect in the coming weeks. Thompson will hold its first open practice in preparation for the 2013 season on March 30. A second practice day is scheduled for April 6. The practice sessions are open to any […]
New Day Dawning: Jeff Zuidema Confident Big Changes Coming To Thompson Speedway Weekly Program
March 12, 2013 by 5 Comments
Back surgeries may have slowed Jeff Zuidema when it comes to getting around a track fast behind the wheel of a race car. But a sore back surely hasn’t done anything to tame the fervor the 50-year former racer has for rebuilding the weekly racing program at Thompson International Speedway. Zuidema, who was named racing […]
Thompson Modified Division Drivers Become New Faces In New Places In 2013 At Thompson Speedway
March 6, 2013 by 1 Comment
With the dissolving of one division at Thompson International Speedway comes the augmenting of the rosters in other divisions at the track. Thompson Speedway officials made the decision after last season to eliminate their Thompson Modified division. It left the few drivers remaining at the division looking for new places to race for this year […]
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