When the 2019 short track racing season ended, Stafford Speedway and Thompson Speedway SK Modified team owner and driver Todd Owen decided to embark on an offseason project. Owen, who typically oversees three teams he operates on Friday nights at Stafford Speedway, decided that the time had come to consolidate those teams under one rolling […]
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April 14, 2020 by 10 Comments
Quarantine Chronicles Volume 8: Happy Easter, Divided Worlds, Chasing TC And Binge Watching
April 11, 2020 by 10 Comments
Happy Easter to all. Yes, Happy Easter with the emphasis on Happy. We all know that holidays are a time for gathering, which is unfortunately something we’re just not supposed to be doing right now. But let’s make the best of it and try to stay happy, positive and appreciative. While a lot of us […]
Thompson Speedway Prepared To Reschedule Liquid Death Icebreaker Once Again
April 10, 2020 by 30 Comments
Thompson Speedway officials will once again be looking for a new weekend to host the 46thIcebreaker weekend. On Friday Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont extended a shutdown order for the state, which essentially keeps non-essential businesses closed and bans large gatherings through May 20. Thompson Speedway was originally scheduled to host the Liquid Death Icebreaker April […]
Quarantine Chronicles Vol. 5: Simulation Champ, Let’s Go Racing, Governor Idiot, Binging Badly And Rankings
April 3, 2020 by 47 Comments
A little afternoon Show & Tell from the RaceDayCT headquarters on this splendid Friday. So apparently these days you’re not anybody in racing if you don’t have a list of simulation racing wins. Just want to make sure I get in on the action. I don’t have any sort of iRacing rig at home. The […]
Save The Purse & Thompson Speedway Announce Late Model Mid-Summer Challenge For 2020
March 26, 2020 by 10 Comments
THREE RACES TO PAYING $2,000 TO THE WINNER SET FOR DIVISION II CLASS Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park and Save The Purse jointly announced on Thursday that competitors in the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series Late Model division will have three, 50-lap feature races in 2020 as part of a new Late Model Mid-Summer Challenge. A group of competitors joined together over the offseason to form Save The Purse, a […]
Are You Recording All This Bull$#&@?: Episode 73 Of Unmuffled
March 26, 2020 by Leave a Comment
On Episode 73 of Unmuffled we let the Coronavirus cabin fever take over and it full-on goes off the rails. We started with a visit with Cory Casagrande, which pretty much stayed within the guardrails. Then it just went haywire during a cabin fever chat with Sid DiMaggio and Sean Foster. Said Foster: “I’m making […]
Unmuffled Storytellers Edition: Scott Tapley
March 19, 2020 by Leave a Comment
In recent months we’ve done a few Storytellers Editions of Unmuffled and one of the best true storytellers we’ve talked to has been Scott Tapley. From his racing roots in Maine, to his stint as a championship winning crew member with Matt Kobyluck to his roles as a racing official throughout the Northeast, we touched […]
Thompson Speedway Announces New Date For 46th Annual Liquid Death Icebreaker Weekend
March 17, 2020 by 7 Comments
MAY 15th-16th TO TENTATIVELY OPEN RACE SEASON After conversations with all stakeholders, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park announced on Tuesday the new date for the 46th annual Liquid Death Icebreaker weekend. The prestigious event is now tentatively set to take place May 15-16, including the headlining NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Death To Plastic 150. Due to the current COVID-19 outbreak, the date is tentative, as the situation is fluid and changes […]
Sources: Tentative Date For Rescheduled Liquid Death Icebreaker At Thompson Set
March 17, 2020 by 9 Comments
Multiple sources close to Thompson Speedway and NASCAR have confirmed to RaceDayCT that the Liquid Death Icebreaker weekend at Thompson Speedway will be tentatively rescheduled to May 15-16. This weekend is scheduled to include the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Liquid Death Icebreaker 150. Thompson Speedway general manager Terry Eames was not immediately available for comment. […]
NAPA Spring Sizzler At Stafford Postponed; NASCAR Stops All Events Through April
March 16, 2020 by 5 Comments
The opening events for both of the state’s two NASCAR Whelen All-American Series tracks are now officially postponed as the nation grapples with the reality of social distancing to fight the Covid-19 global pandemic. Thompson Speedway announced the postponement of the Liquid Death Icebreaker scheduled for April 4-5 Monday afternoon. An announcement from NASCAR Monday […]
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