by Jay | Mar 30, 2010 | New England, Thompson
MODIFIED TOUR TOPS ICEBREAKER LINE UP
THOMPSON, CT The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour opens its 2010 season at the Thompson International Speedway on Icebreaker weekend. The traditional Icebreaker race program is scheduled for Saturday, April 10th and Sunday, April 11th.
The Modified Tour was formed in 1985 and has run more of its races at Thompson than at any other NASCAR race track. Since its inception, the Modified Tour has made an amazing 109 appearances at the storied Connecticut race track and nearly every championship in that division has been determined at the season-ending World Series of Speedway Racing at Thompson.
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by Jay | Mar 30, 2010 | New England
2009 Series Champion Wrenn Captures Pro Four Modifieds of New England Season Opener at Waterford Speedbowl
Waterford, CT – March 27, 2010 – The RF Logic / Bot-L-Gas Pro Four Modifieds of New England racing series took their first green of the season at Waterford Speedbowl this weekend. Practice rounds were held Friday, followed by another round of practice, qualifying heats, and the feature race on Saturday.
George Sherman and Billy Joerres lead the field to the green in the first heat. By the second lap Brian Vincent started to get under Joerres, and Norm Wrenn was close behind. On the following lap, Wrenn took to the outside of Vincent, while Sherman held a strong lead. As Wrenn began to look to the outside of Sherman for the lead, Joerres began to blow smoke and slow down. Wrenn passed Sherman for the lead and they took the checked followed by Vincent, Mertz and Rob Richardi, Jr., who hit the wall in the fourth corner on the last lap as a wheel snapped off of his car. Billy Joerres rounded out the field.
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by Jay | Mar 30, 2010 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series
Kobyluck Fights For 16th Place Finish At Greenville
Greenville, S.C. (March 28, 2010): A disappointing qualifying effort set the stage for Saturday night’s NASCAR K&N Pro Series East opener for Matt Kobyluck and the Mohegan Sun Casino race team. Kobyluck had to start 25th in a 30-car field and battle his way through the field only to lose a tire at lap 113 and hit the wall in turn two. His determination gave him the momentum to salvage a 16th place finish in the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150.
It wasn’t all an uphill battle though.
Kobyluck kicked off the day by topping the speed charts in the first practice session, but the No. 40 Mohegan Sun Casino Chevrolet didn’t get much track time in the second session.
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by Jay | Mar 27, 2010 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road
LEIGHTON TO DEFEND TITLE AT ACT LEE USA OPENER
Waterbury, VT – Center Harbor, New Hampshire’s Brad Leighton, defending Champion of the New Hampshire Governor’s Cup has entered the opening event for the American Canadian Tour (ACT) at the Lee USA Speedway on Sunday, April 18, 2010. Leighton won the 2009 event after holding off the 2008 Governor’s Cup winner, Joey Polewarczyk, from nearby Hudson, NH.
Over fifty cars attempted to qualify for the event that saw nine different leaders before Leighton took over on lap 132 of the 150 lap grind. There were only five cautions in the event that saw one of the largest opening day crowds at Lee USA in many years.
“I am happy to get this first win of the season here at Lee Speedway, and I am really happy that in a few months I will be able to head about 30 minutes up the road to the New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) for the first ACT Invitational,” said an excited Leighton in victory lane.
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by Jay | Mar 27, 2010 | New England, Thompson
MADHOUSE TV STAR TO COMPETE IN THOMPSON’S ICEBREAKER
THOMPSON, CT. Burt Myers, one of the featured racers on the History Channel’s hit TV show Madhouse, will compete in the Icebreaker at Thompson International Speedway. The Walnut Cove, North Carolina resident will be making his first trip into New England’s Modified country as a competitor the weekend of April 10th and 11th.
“I’ve always heard about what a great place Thompson is but have never been able to fit it into my schedule. This year, the Icebreaker comes on an open date for us, so I’m really looking forward to racing there. As long as we don’t have a disaster in the race at South Boston, VA on April 3rd, we’ll be at Thompson,” said Myers.
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