{"id":25299,"date":"2019-06-13T19:51:43","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T23:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=25299"},"modified":"2019-06-13T13:52:28","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T17:52:28","slug":"ared-roy-off-to-strong-start-in-thompson-mini-stocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2019\/06\/ared-roy-off-to-strong-start-in-thompson-mini-stocks\/","title":{"rendered":"ARED ROY OFF TO STRONG START IN THOMPSON MINI STOCKS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

JARED ROY OFF TO STRONG START IN THOMPSON MINI STOCKS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Kyle Souza, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THOMPSON, Conn. \u2013 Jared Roy almost had two wins in a row in the Mini Stock division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the Thompson 125 last week, Roy went into turn three on the final lap side-by-side with Scott Michalski headed for the final stretch. When they crossed the finish line, it was Michalski who was celebrating after winning by just .002 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

But for Roy, even though he didn\u2019t capture another checkered flag, he\u2019s cemented himself as the early favorite in the Division V NASCAR Whelen All-American Series class. Roy\u2019s background does include some racing, since his father competed in Mini Stocks at Thompson years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Jared didn\u2019t start in the Mini Stocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI actually rode dirt bikes in the woods before racing Mini Stocks,\u201d Roy said. \u201cDirt bikes were a lot of wear and tear on your body.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the first three races, Roy has a sixth-place finish in the Icebreaker, a victory on May 19 and his second place last week. The early lead he holds in the championship standings is eight points, and with seven races remaining before a champion is crowned, Roy is hoping he can seal the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, he was certainly a threat. He opened the 2018 season with five finishes of fourth or better, but a few misfortunes in the summer months cost him a shot at the title. He finished third in the standings, and is hoping this year marks a finish that is two positions better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was definitely a lot different as far as the feel of what the car felt like compared to what the bike felt like when they were sliding,\u201d Roy said. \u201cI got put to the back a few times last year and I think if I was a little bit more patient, I might have had some better outcomes for those races.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a few strong runs in his record book now, Roy is looking forward towards the remainder of the season, where he hopes to continue his success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI ran well at the Icebreaker but I just got together with the No. 2 a little bit and that messed up the day, but we drove the car on the trailer, so that\u2019s alright in my book,\u201d Roy said. \u201cI\u2019m actually more comfortable now than I was before in the car, and learning the track, especially where the bumps are. I\u2019ve learned what I can and can\u2019t do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are his goals for the rest of the year?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy goal is to win the championship this year,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m happy now that I got my first win because that is a monkey off my back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thompson Speedway returns to action on Saturday, June 15, when the American Canadian Tour returns to the Connecticut oval for their first of two visits this season. Four of Thompson\u2019s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions will also compete. The Late Models have the evening off so drivers can compete in the 75-lap feature for the ACT Tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rotating practice begins at 1:15 p.m. for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, while the ACT Tour will have the track from 1:55-2:45 p.m. Qualifying heats begin at 4:45 p.m., followed by feature racing at approximately 6 p.m. The 75 lap main event for the ACT Tour will conclude the night of racing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, fans are encouraged to visit www.thompsonspeedway.com<\/a>, and follow the track on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

JARED ROY OFF TO STRONG START IN THOMPSON MINI STOCKS By Kyle Souza, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park THOMPSON, Conn. \u2013 Jared Roy almost had two wins in a row in the Mini Stock division. As part of the Thompson 125 last week, Roy went into turn three on the final lap side-by-side with Scott Michalski […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-connecticut","category-thompson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25299"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25300,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25299\/revisions\/25300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}