(Press Release from Mike Smeriglio Racing) After nine years of racing in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, Mike Smeriglio III is as close as he’s ever been to securing his first series championship. The team owner is cautiously excited as he takes the No. 2 Dunleavy’s Repair/Hex Performance Chevrolet race team to Thompson Speedway for […]
Mike Smeriglio Racing Close To First Whelen Mod Tour Title With Doug Coby
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Official Schedule Released For 2014 Sunoco World Series Of Speedway Racing At Thompson
September 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
(Press Release from Thompson Speedway) The 2014 Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing, presented by Xtramart will take place the weekend of Friday Oct. 17 – Sunday, Oct. 19. This exciting weekend features the return of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and their final championship race of the season where the 2014 champion will be […]
Woody Pitkat Awarded Thompson SK Modified Win After Kerry Malone And Ryan Preece Disqualifications
October 21, 2013 by 18 Comments
It’s a notch in the belt many try to attain when it comes to the New England short track racing community: A World Series weekend win. Some have Saturday World Series wins, and others have Sunday World Series wins. Woody Pitkat has a Monday World Series win. On Monday evening Thompson Speedway race director Jeff […]
The Champ: Ryan Preece Clinches First Whelen Modified Tour Title With Podium Run At Thompson Speedway
October 20, 2013 by 4 Comments
THOMPSON – On Oct. 14, 2012, Ryan Preece stood outside the press box at Thompson Speedway with an angry fire in his eyes. The Berlin driver had just finished second in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season finale at Thompson to clinch his second runner-up finish in the season standings. While Doug Coby was already […]
Weekend Warrior: Rowan Pennink Closes Whelen Modified Tour Season With Win At Thompson
October 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
THOMPSON – After a mesmerizing rally from the back of the field to a second place finish in Saturday’s 75-lap Valenti Modified Racing Series feature at Thompson Speedway, Rowan Pennink was left wanting more. Sunday he got that more that he was looking for. Pennink passed Donny Lia on a restart on lap 133 and […]
Mike O’Sullivan Captures First Granite State Pro Stock Series Championship At Thompson
October 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
THOMPSON – Celebrating championships at Thompson Speedway is nothing new for Mike O’Sullivan. But Sunday, home turf proved the perfect turf for celebrating the biggest title of his career. O’Sullivan, of Springfield, Mass., finished second in Sunday’s 50-lap Granite State Pro Stock Series feature at Thompson to capture his first series title. “When you look […]
Gassed: Kerry Malone Closes Out Season With SK Modified Win At Thompson World Series
October 20, 2013 by 2 Comments
THOMPSON – In a battle of mangled metal, Kerry Malone proved survivor Sunday at the Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing at Thompson Speedway. Malone held off Ryan Preece to win the 30-lap caution marred NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified feature at Thompson. It was the second victory of the season for Malone, of […]
Thompson Notes: John Zych Scores NEMA Midget Win And Series Championship
October 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
THOMPSON – John Zych inherited the lead on lap 17 and then drove away to win the 25-lap Northeastern Midget Association, in the process clinching the 2014 series title. “It’s just amazing,” Zych said. “It’s huge.” It was the fifth victory of the season for Zych, who took over the lead when Todd Bertrand was […]
All Or Nothing: Mike Stefanik Opens Up Extensively On Possible Retirement From Whelen Modified Tour
October 19, 2013 by 6 Comments
THOMPSON – It’s a furry feline Mike Stefanik wishes he left trapped in a bag. Unfortunately, he let the cat come bounding out of that bag on Aug. 21 when – after winning a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at Bristol Motor Speedway – he hinted that retirement from the series was likely coming soon […]
Keith Rocco Scores Valenti Modified Racing Series Victory At Thompson Speedway
October 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
THOMPSON – Keith Rocco held off the charges of Ted Christopher and Tommy Barrett to win the 75-lap Valenti Modifed Racing Series event Saturday at the Sunoco World Series at Thompson Speedway. It was the third career Valenti Modified Racing Series victory for Rocco, a part-timer with the series, and his second win this season. […]
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