Longtime Connecticut journalist and short track racing announcer Matt Buckler will be honored by the Connecticut Sports Media Alliance at the association’s annual Gold Key Banquet on Sunday May 17. Buckler will receive the Bob Casey Courage award by the Connecticut Sports Media Alliance. Buckler spent more than 40 years at the Manchester based Journal […]
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Matt Buckler To Be Honored With Courage Award By Connecticut Sports Media Alliance
April 5, 2026 by 3 Comments
Letting AI Forecast The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 150 Icebreaker 150 At Thompson Speedway
April 3, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Artificial intelligence platforms have in recent months become one of the more popular “rage bait” topics when it comes to their use by those involved in the short track racing industry. It’s become commonplace to see many involved in short track racing using AI to create graphics, which are almost always mistake riddled and invariably […]
Whelen Modified Tour Checking The Temps Going To Icebreaker 150 At Thompson Speedway
April 2, 2026 by 1 Comment
Checking the temperatures on the competition on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour heading to the Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway on April 12. Tyler Rypkema: Second place (New Smyrna) and third place (Martinsville) runs in the first two events; Leads the series standings for the first time in his career. Stephen Kopcik: Follows up a […]
Eric Berndt To Run For Championship With Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series In 2026
March 31, 2026 by Leave a Comment
When it comes to SK Modified racing, Eric Berndt has been a cornerstone contender on the short tracks of Connecticut for the last 30 years. But it’s been quite a few years since the Cromwell veteran has chased a championship in Tour Type Modified racing. In 2026 the veteran racer will be back to chasing a […]
Tyler Rypkema Carries Podium Streak, Whelen Mod Tour Points Lead To Icebreaker 150 At Thompson
March 31, 2026 by Leave a Comment
It’s fair to say Tyler Rypkema has been a racer who has quietly flown under the radar for the bulk of his nine seasons on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. In his 83rd career series start, Rypkema scored his first Whelen Modified Tour victory at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last September. Coming into the 2026 season […]
Whelen Modified Tour Riding Positivity High Going To Icebreaker 150 At Thompson Speedway
March 31, 2026 by 4 Comments
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will make its first of four visits to Connecticut in 2026 rolling along on a positivity high. After two events this season the Whelen Modified Tour returns to Thompson Speedway for the Icebreaker 150 on April 12. It was an offseason of big news for the series following a 2025 […]
Schedules And Pricing Announced For The Icebreaker At Thompson Speedway
March 12, 2026 by Leave a Comment
The American-Canadian Tour and Pro All-Stars Series announced the schedule and pricing for the 52nd Icebreaker at Thompson Speedway on April 11-12. Practice day is scheduled for April 10.
Twisted Tea Supports July 8th Winged Wednesday Supermodified Special At Thompson
February 17, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Twisted Tea, and their parent company Boston Beer Company, have continued their longstanding support of the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) efforts at Thompson Speedway once again in 2026. Wednesday, July 8th brings the fan-favorite New England Supermodified Series (NESS) back to the Thompson highbanks to help ring in America’s 250th […]
Cooking: Ryan Preece Wins NASCAR Cup Series Cookout Clash At Bowman Gray Stadium
February 4, 2026 by 17 Comments
After six full-time seasons in the NASCAR Cup Series, Ryan Preece has finally earned the title Cup Series winner, at least unofficially. And fittingly it came on a track best known for Modified racing. Preece a former Whelen Modified Tour champion and regular at Stafford Speedway, Thompson Speedway and Riverhead Raceway, scored his first career […]
North East Short Track Network (NESTN) To Stream Top New England Racing Events In 2026
January 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment
The North East Short Track Network (NESTN) has signed on with the top sanctioning bodies including the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour, Pro All Stars Series and Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series along with iconic speedways like Vermont’s Thunder Road Speedbowl, New Hampshire’s Lee USA Speedway and White Mountain Motorsports Park, Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway and Seekonk Speedway […]
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