by Jay | Jun 8, 2012 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, Thompson
Rain Showers could not dampen the excitement in Thompson’s Thursday Night Thunder as the track played host to a first time winner in the Thompson Lite Modifieds and a crowd pleasing door-to-door battle in the Mini-Stock division. Ryan Preece held off Keith Rocco for the Sunoco Modified win while Mike Scorzelli took the checkers in the Late Models.
Preece was “just having fun” as he held off a determined Keith Rocco in the 30-lap Sunoco Modified division Thursday night. Preece took the lead at lap 10 and never looked back despite Rocco’s bumper in his rear view mirror. Kerry Malone took over the lead at the drop of the green flag with Ted Christopher closing in on his bumper. Preece made it a three-way battle when he dove to the bottom of Christopher for second. Christopher shut the door on his challenges, and made his own bid on Malone out front at lap two. Christopher took the lead with Preece in tow relegating Malone to the third position. Preece was all over Christopher as Keith Rocco made his way into contention. On lap seven, Rocco dropped to the bottom and drove by Malone for the third position with Todd Ceravolo following. As the race approached lap 10, Preece got up alongside Christopher in a tight battle that lasted until turn four when Christopher went high. Preece was able to drive to the lead with Rocco taking over second and Christopher recovering for third. Rocco closed in to Preece’s bumper and dove low in turn four of lap 23 in a challenge for the lead. Preece wasn’t about to give it up that easy, however, and closed the door on his challenge. Rocco kept the pressure on and tapped Preece’s bumper through the turns – constantly reminding Preece he was there. Preece was not intimidated, however, and held the lead until the checkers dropped.
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by Jay | Jun 8, 2012 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—When it comes to extra distance feature racing at
Stafford Speedway, SK Modified® and Late Model driver Woody Pitkat has
enjoyed a fair amount of success. Pitkat has won 100 and 150 lap races in
both the SK Modified® and Late Model divisions at Stafford, and he hopes to
become the first repeat winner in the SK Modified® division during the 2012
season with another victory in the 39th Annual Coors Light SK Modified® 100.
With a win and a second place finish in the last 3 races at Stafford, Pitkat
and his #89 Jimmy Paige Plumbing & Heating team have some momentum on their
side.
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by Jay | Jun 3, 2012 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, Thompson
Ted Christopher, Tommy O’Sullivan, and Jay Sundeen dominated their divisions in Thompson International Speedway’s Thursday Night Thunder by leading every lap of their features to claim the first TNTT victory of the season. Ed Puleo and Jim Helger were also feature winners.
Ted Christopher held off a hard-charging Keith Rocco in the 30-lap SK Modified feature. John Catania and Shawn Thibeault brought the field back to green after an accident that collected Woody Pitkat and Andrew Charron stopped the action before the first lap was complete. Thibeault claimed the lead on the outside on the restart after running-side-by-side almost the entire first circuit, but it was Ted Christopher who officially led the lap after a turn four bid. (more…)
by Jay | May 29, 2012 | Connecticut, New England, Thompson
The much anticipated return to Thursday night racing at Thompson International Speedway gets underway this coming Thursday night, May 31st. at 6 PM. Thursday Night Thompson Thunder, better known as TNTT, will feature six divisions of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions in qualifying races and feature events.
Thursday night races have become a mainstay at Thompson and have proven to be very popular with both fans and competitors. The race program is run virtually non-stop. The track has set a target of 9:30 PM to have the show over. This allows fans to enjoy a fun night out and still be able to be home at an early hour.
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by Jay | May 26, 2012 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway returned to racing with the 22nd
Annual TSI Harley-Davidson 125. Taking down feature victories were Michael
Gervias, Jr. in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Tom Fearn in the
30-lap Late Model feature, Dylan Kopec in the 20-lap SK Light Modified
feature, D.J. Burnham in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Kyle
Casagrande in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature. For Gervais, it was his first
career win in any division at Stafford, Fearn won for the first time since
the 2009 season, Kopec was a winner for the third time in 4 SK Light races
this season, Burnham ended Josh Wood’s winning streak at three races, and
Casagrande became the all-time winningest DARE Stock driver in Stafford
history with his 13th career victory.
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