The New England Antique Racers, operators of the New England Racing Hall of Fame, announced their 2022 induction class on Friday. The class includes six regular inductees and two veteran inductees. The regular inductees include Matt Buckler, Dick Houlihan, Russ Stoehr, Nat Chiavettone, Phil Rondeau and Kenny Tremont Jr. Inductees from the veterans designation are […]
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Phil Rondeau, Matt Buckler, Jap Membrino, Charlie Webster Part Of ’22 New England Racing Hall Of Fame Induction Class
July 22, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Twisted Tea Midsummer 75 At Thompson Wednesday Moved To Aug 16; Sets Up Doubleheader Midweek Events
July 11, 2022 by 23 Comments
Officials from the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) announced today that with many Tour-type Modified Teams being committed to the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Friday and Saturday, officials felt it best to postpone the Twisted Tea Midsummer 75 event to Tuesday, August 16 and create […]
Budweiser Signed As Presenting Partner At The 60th Annual Sunoco World Series
July 1, 2022 by 2 Comments
Officials from The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) announced today that they have renewed their partnership with Anheuser-Busch for the 2022 season at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway. Anheuser-Busch, through its world-famous Budweiser brand, will serve as the presenting sponsor for the 60th annual Sunoco World Series of Auto Racing scheduled for October […]
Digging Deep With Denise: Visiting With Troy Talman
June 24, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Troy Tallman – The race is won at the shop! Troy Talman of Oxford, Mass. comes from a long line of racers. His grandfather, John Tagg, raced at local tracks including Westboro Speedway from 1952 to 1962. His uncle, Tom Tagg, began racing in 1980 in a Late Model at Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, N.H. […]
Woody Pitkat And A Look Back At A Wild Recent News Cycle On Episode 130 Of Unmuffled
June 23, 2022 by 1 Comment
On Episode 130 of Unmuffled we catch up with veteran Modified racer Woody Pitkat to talk about his first year driving for new team owner Doug Dunleavy and some new plans for the team for the remainder of the 2022 season. And in our wildcard chatter segment we’ll take a run around the bases over […]
Digging Deep With Denise: Visiting With Chris Pasteryak
June 21, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Chris Pasteryak – I Do It To Have Fun! Second generation driver Chris Pasteryak of Moosup has been behind the wheel of a modified long enough to know when it is time to sit back and have fun. This year Pasteryak will continue to run the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series and selected Open Modified races. When you […]
Picture This: Fran Lawlor’s Gallery From Nutmeg State 75 Night At Thompson Speedway
June 16, 2022 by 1 Comment
THOMPSON – After a couple months recuperating from the Icebreaker, the Thompson Speedway oval roared back to life Wednesday night, anchored by the Thompson Outlaw Modified Nutmeg State 75 presented by Twisted Tea. RaceDayCT’s Fran Lawlor was in the pits and on the infield for the evening’s racing card. Check out his gallery below.
Motoring: Mike Christopher Jr. Keeps Tommy Baldwin Racing Domination Rolling At Thompson
June 15, 2022 by 20 Comments
THOMPSON – Tommy Baldwin Racing has been the dominant force across the landscape of Tour Type Modified racing the last month. And that freight train like push to the front continued Wednesday at Thompson Speedway. Mike Christopher Jr. of Wolcott was a force in rolling to victory in the Thompson Outlaw Modified Nutmeg State 75 […]
Make It Two: Stephen Kopcik Stays Perfect In Sunoco Modified In 2022 At Thompson
June 15, 2022 by 4 Comments
THOMPSON – On April 2 at the Icebreaker at Thompson Speedway Stephen Kopcik celebrated a huge achievement in winning the Sunoco Modified feature at the track. It was the first career victory at the historic venue for Kopcik, of Newtown. Wednesday Kopcik went from first-time winner to streaking winner. Kopcik drove away from Todd Owen […]
Thompson Notes: Ryan Waterman Tops Limited Sportsman; Derek Gluchaki Wins In Late Model
June 15, 2022 by 9 Comments
Editor’s Note: Following the night’s races it was announced by event management that Limited Sportsman winner Ryan Waterman, second place Scott Sundeen and fourth place finisher Zack Robinson were all disqualified for failing post race inspection for undisclosed reasons. Jason Chicolas was declared the winner of the Limited Sportsman event. THOMPSON – Ryan Waterman defended […]
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