THOMPSON – Thompson Speedway is Rick Gentes’ playground and Saturday the Woonsocket, R.I. driver protected his turf from the outside invaders. Gentes made it through three green-white-checkered restarts to win the 25-lap Late Model feature Saturday, part of Sunoco World Series Weekend at Thompson Speedway. On the two initial bruising green-white-checkered attempts, it was no […]
Thompson Notes: Winners Aplenty On Sunoco World Series Of Speedway Racing Saturday
October 19, 2013 by 2 Comments
Ryan Preece Looking To Grab First Whelen Modified Tour Championship In Style At Thompson Speedway
October 19, 2013 by 1 Comment
THOMPSON – As drivers and teams relaxingly mingled around the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour pit area following qualifying for the division Saturday Ryan Preece was sprinting – helmet in hand – across the Thompson Speedway paddock. Preece was in a rush to get into his SK Modified division car for that division’s heat races. From […]
Bobby Santos III Wins Pole For Whelen Modified Tour World Series 150 At Thompson Speedway
October 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
THOMPSON – There’s no worries about collecting points, no thoughts about placement in the standings and no concerns about saving equipment for Bobby Santos III at Thompson Speedway this weekend. There’s a single focus for Santos when it comes to Sunday’s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season ending Sunoco World Series 150 at Thompson Speedway and […]
Ryan Preece Leads The Way In Whelen Modified Tour Practice At Thompson Speedway
October 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
THOMPSON – Ryan Preece kicked off a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship hunting weekend at Thompson Speedway in style Saturday. Preece, of Berlin, set the fast time in Whelen Modified Tour practice at Thompson Speedway. Preece set a fast lap of 18.610 seconds (120.903 mph) during practice Saturday in preparation for Sunday’s season ending World […]
Thompson Speedway Heats Up Friday For The Start Of World Series Weekend
October 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
THOMPSON – As the sun fell on Thompson Speedway Friday the pits were filling with trailers, the parking lot filling with campers and the competition was starting in earnest. The stage was set for one of the biggest weekends in short track racing in the country. World Series of Speedway Racing Weekend kicked off Friday […]
Rob Fuller Looking To End Whelen Modified Tour Season With Some Family Magic At Thompson
October 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The good luck charm for this weekend for NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Rob Fuller at Thompson Speedway comes in the form of an uncle. Fuller’s uncle Jeff, a legend in the history books of Thompson Speedway, will be on hand with his 15-40 Connection Race team this weekend for the season ending Whelen Modified […]
On Tap: The Sunoco World Series Of Speedway Racing At Thompson Speedway
October 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It’s the event where fans need a notebook just to keep track of the divisions that are scheduled. It’s the big daddy of racing events on the New England Racing calendar. It’s the Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing at Thompson Speedway. This year’s event brings together 15 divisions for three days of competition on […]
Derek Pernesiglio To Go From Broadcast Seat To Driver’s Seat At Thompson Speedway World Series Sunday
October 14, 2013 by 4 Comments
As an announcer and analyst for coverage of NASCAR events on Fox Sports 1, Derek Pernesiglio’s life is spent chasing races to be broadcast. But this weekend he’ll be kept busy by not only broadcasting duties, but also driving responsibilities. Pernesiglio will be part of the broadcast team for Sunday’s Fox Sports 1 coverage of […]
Done Deal: Doug Coby Wins First NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Championship At Thompson
October 14, 2012 by 4 Comments
THOMPSON – Nobody will ever question Doug Coby’s self confidence as a racecar driver. Unwavering confidence, bordering some would say on brash cockiness, has long been one of the calling cards of the 33-year old driver from Milford. And so it was without surprise in January, after team owner Wayne Darling said he was committed […]
Rolling: Bobby Santos III Grabs Second Straight NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Victory
October 14, 2012 by 1 Comment
THOMPSON – In April Bobby Santos III figured he was signing on to make one Whelen Modified Tour start for the fledgling Tinio Motorsports racing team. Sunday evening Santos left Thompson International Speedway thinking he had found the possible recipe for building a team ready to run for a championship in the series. Santos, of […]
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