{"id":29460,"date":"2026-04-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=29460"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T16:25:08","slug":"jon-mckennedy-wins-10k-in-opening-monaco-modified-icebreaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2026\/04\/jon-mckennedy-wins-10k-in-opening-monaco-modified-icebreaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon McKennedy Wins $10K in Opening Monaco Modified Icebreaker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Jon McKennedy pocketed $10,000 in the opening Monaco Modified Icebreaker 75 at the Thompson Speedway on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The race featured a competitive field of thirty cars. Ronnie Williams quickly took the point with just 75 laps on the board to claim the winners share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The action was intense throughout the event. Berndt stole the lead away from Williams, and McKennedy took advantage of the backslide to secure second place. Mike Christopher Jr. and Ron Silk also made their way into the top five by lap thirty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chase Grennan\u2019s turn-around dust-up with the turn two wall brought caution out before the halfway point. A rough pitstop took Eric Berndt back to 15th on the grid, leaving Williams, McKennedy, Trevor Catalano, and Christopher Jr. in the top two rows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

A wild three-wide restart saw Mike Christopher Jr. take the top spot as McKennedy and Catalano continued to battle on the inside of Williams and Patrick Emerling. McKennedy took the highside momentum to the lead, winning the Propane Plus Heating & Cooling 75 with Michael Christopher Jr. and Patrick Emerling rounding out the top three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jake Johnson took fourth place, while Ronnie Williams held on for fifth. The R&R Open Street Stock Series also kicked off Saturday\u2019s racing action with Ryan Lineham launching from the pole position and winning the $1,000 race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Thompson Sunoco Modifieds, longtime foes Keith Rocco and Todd Owen led the field to green. The two competitors swapped the lead end-over-end, and later, the two wily veterans fought hard with Danny Cates and former champion Jon Puleo waiting in the wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pro Truck Challenge saw Randy Burr win the race, with Dennis Charette rounding out the podium. In the NEMA Lites, Zachary Martinez won the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Thompson Speedway is back in action tomorrow for a Sunday showcase special headlined by the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Icebreaker 150 alongside the second Thompson Sunoco Modified event of the weekend plus the Late Models, SK Light Modifieds and Street Stocks with a 2:00pm Post Time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday General Admission is priced at $45 for adults, $15 for kids ages 6-12 with children five and under free. For full schedule of events, visit www.thompsonspeedway.com\/event-schedule\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The North East Short Track Network (NESTN) will stream Sunday showcase plus Thompson\u2019s track championship division events on Sunday. Visit www.nestn.tv for more info including Pay-Per-View pricing and ways to subscribe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thompson Speedway is back in action tomorrow for a Sunday showcase special headlined by the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Icebreaker 150 alongside the second Thompson Sunoco Modified event of the weekend plus the Late Models, SK Light Modifieds and Street Stocks with a 2:00pm Post Time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about the American-Canadian Tour, contact the ACT offices at (802) 244-6963, media@acttour.com, or visit www.acttour.com. For technical information concerning all PASS divisions, and for media or marketing questions, please contact passracing@roadrunner.com or visit www.proallstarsseries.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For general Thompson Speedway inquiries, call (860) 923-2280, email oval@thompsonspeedway.com, or visit www.thompsonspeedway.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS Saturday, April 11, 2026 Thompson Speedway \u2013 Thompson, CT 52nd Icebreaker \u2013 Day I Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series \u2013 Propane Plus 75 (75 Laps) 1. 79 Jon McKennedy 2. 00 Mike Christopher, Jr. 3. 1NY Patrick Emerling 4. 15 Jake Johnson 5. 50 Ronnie Williams 6. 179 Austin Beers 7. 06 Tyler Chapman 8. 58 Eric Goodale 9. 11CT Eric Berndt 10. 8 Kyle Bonsignore 11. 5CT Chris Pasteryak 12. 25 Steven Chapman 13. 89 Matt Swanson 14. 92 Anthony Nocella 15. 85 Trevor Catalano 16. 76 Brett Meservey 17. 88 Woody Pitkat 18. 51CT Joey Cipriano 19. 07 Teddy Hodgdon 20. 39 George Bessette, Jr. 21. 6 Troy Talman 22. 55x Nikolas Hovey 23. 19 Jeffrey Battle 24. 31 Noah Korner 25. 1 Stephen Kopcik 26. 16 Ron Silk 27. 04CT Dylan Izzo 28. 38 Chase Grennan 29. 76CT Dana DiMatteo 30. 20 Paulie Hartwig III R&R Street Stock Open Series \u2013 (50 Laps) 1. 19RI Ryan Lineham 2. 7 Shane Gendron 3. 77 Andrew Gillis 4. 68VT Jason Woodard 5. 73 Larry Barnett 6. 36NH Nate Hamblett 7. 55 Nick Anderson 8. 03 Joshua Gerard 9. 86 Jon Porter 10. 17NH Blaine Darman 11. 07VT Sam Caron 12. 19 Dylan Cabral 13. 67 Aaron Plemons 14. 30 Charles Beal 15. 25 Al Stone III 16. 00 Jimmy Renfrew, Jr. 17. 75 Ryan Waterman 18. 35 Kris Watson DSQ 85 Michael Viens DNS 19R Ryan Pomposelli DNS 52 Charles Canfield Pro Truck Challenge \u2013 (35 Laps) 1. 32 Randy Burr 2. 151 Burt Ouellette 3. 1 Dennis Charette 4. 94 Jason Paquette 5. 2 Duane Noll 6. 05 Randy Churchill, Jr. 7. 90 Alan Coates 8. 6 Andrew Pelligrini 9. 29 Jaysin Beal 10. 20 Evan Heilborn 11. 53 Sean Caron 12. 77 Adrien Paradis 13. 28 John Pereira 14. 47 Todd Taylor 15. 52 Mercedes Caron 16. 42 Chris Palamar DNS 5 Chris Taylor Thunderstock Crown Vics \u2013 (15 Laps) 1. 4 John Williams, Jr. 2. 14 Ethan Williams 3. 2 John Dulac 4. 88 Chase Curtis 5. 35 Tucker Haskill 6. 42 Dustin Demers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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