by Jay | Nov 24, 2014 | Connecticut, Thompson
THOMPSON SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK ANNOUNCES ACT WILL JOIN WORLD SERIES EVENT 2015 ACT CHAMPION TO BE CROWNED
Waterbury, VT –Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP) in Connecticut and the American Canadian Tour (ACT), based in Waterbury, VT have agreed that the 2015 ACT Championship Late Model stock car season will crown the ACT Champion at the famed Thompson World Series event on Saturday, October 17, 2015. ACT will join over 15 other divisions at TSMP in a year-end celebration for both fendered and open wheeled race cars.
Vice President and General Manager of ACT, Darla Hartt said, “We are delighted that Thompson has invited ACT to the dance! NASCAR Modifieds, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park’s own Modifed and Late Model divisions, the Valenti Modified Racing Series, Mini Stocks, really, just about every kind of asphalt stock car division in New England is at Thompson’s World Series. We are excited to show fans at TSMP an ACT Late Model 100 lap championship race.”
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by RacingNews | Nov 18, 2014 | Connecticut, Thompson
(New Smyrna Beach, FL) – Teenager Derek Griffith will be returning to New Smyrna Speedway (NSS) to compete in the 200-lap Florida Governors Cup on November 23, 2014.
Griffith, a Hudson, New Hampshire native will make the more than 1,000 mile trip with the intent of competing with some of the best Super Late Model (SLM) drivers in the United States. The 49th running of the Governor’s Cup has an impressive entry list and Griffith feels he belongs with that group of drivers.
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by Jay | Nov 16, 2014 | Connecticut, Thompson
Thompson Honors Repeat Champions At End-of-Season Banquet
Thompson, Conn: Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park celebrated the 2014 oval track season this weekend with a ceremony honoring four division champions in the NASCAR Whelen All American Series. All four Champions have won track titles at Thompson in previous years. Ryan Preece of Berlin, Conn. was celebrated as the Sunoco Modified Champion for the second time in his career; Rick Gentes of Woonsocket, RI was honored for his sixth Late Model track title; Scott Sundeen of Sutton, Mass. was honored for his third time at the Xtra Mart Limited Sportsman head table; and Mike Viens of Seekonk, Mass. earned his second Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Monster Mini Stock championship.
Consistency was the hallmark of Preece’s success in the Sunoco Modified division. He won three of eight races – just as his closest competitor Keith Rocco did – but solid, consistent finishes were the key to securing his second track title. In all, Reece earned seven top-five and eight top-10 finishes over the season and never finished lower than sixth place.
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by RacingNews | Nov 13, 2014 | Connecticut, Thompson
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP) has announced a partnership with Martenero, a New York-based maker of customized automatic watches, heading into the 2015 season. As the Official Timepiece of TSMP, Martenero watches will be on sale in the TSMP Pro Shop. With this partnership Martenero will be collaborating with the Speedway on an ongoing series of automotive events, and other special projects.
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by RacingNews | Nov 12, 2014 | Connecticut, Thompson, Waterford
A look back at 10 of the most frustrating moments for competitors that we captured on video this season filming our #SidsView webisode series at the Waterford Speedbowl, Thompson Speedway & Seekonk Speedway.
by RacingNews | Nov 3, 2014 | Connecticut, Thompson
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP) is pleased to announce the date for their second annual Vintage Motorsports Festival. The three-day event will be held June 19 – 21, 2015, with a test day for participants on June 18th, and will once again be co-sanctioned by the Vintage Racer Group (VRG) and Vintage Sports Car Club of America (VSCCA).
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