by RacingNews | Oct 17, 2014 | Connecticut, Thompson, VALENTI MODIFIED SERIES
Canaan, NH. — Another Valenti Modified Racing Series Championship goes down to the wire in this weekend’s season finale at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park and the ‘Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing presented by Xtramart’.
Justin Bonsignore, of Holtsville, New York, thanks to a second place finish at Lee, New Hampshire, last weekend, takes a 37-point lead into Thompson ahead of reigning champion Rowan Pennink, of Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania.
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by Jay | Oct 15, 2014 | Connecticut, Thompson
NETS to decide champion at Thompson
The New England Truck Series arrives at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park looking to crown a Series Champion and settling the closest point battle in recent series history. Corey Coates leads 5 time series champion Andy Lindeman by 3 points going into the World Series of Stock Car Racing. They control their own destiny, as a win by either driver would clinch the 2014 NETS Championship. Each has found victory lane multiple times in 2014, with Lindeman winning the series’ most recent event at Lee USA Speedway.
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by RacingNews | Oct 15, 2014 | Connecticut, Thompson
Thompson, CT- The 2014 racing season at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP) comes to a close on October 17-19 with one of the nation’s finest short track events: the 52nd running of the Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing, presented by Xtramart.
Finishing second in the balloting for 51’s Best Annual Short Track Event, the event will feature a total of 14 divisions. Twelve will celebrate champions, headlined by NASCAR’s oldest division: the Whelen Modified Tour.
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by Jay | Oct 14, 2014 | Connecticut, Thompson
On Deck: Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing, presented by XtraMart at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
Thompson, CT- The 2014 racing season at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP) comes to a close on October 17-19 with one of the nation’s finest short track events: the 52nd running of the Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing, presented by Xtramart.
Finishing second in the balloting for 51’s Best Annual Short Track Event, the event will feature a total of 14 divisions. Twelve will celebrate champions, headlined by NASCAR’s oldest division: the Whelen Modified Tour.
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by Jay | Oct 10, 2014 | Connecticut, Granite State Pro Stock, Thompson
Hunt for October: Championship to be Decided at World Series
Walpole, NH- The 2014 Granite State Pro Stock Series Champion will be crowned at the World Series at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP) on October 18-19.
Dillon Moltz holds a slim 16 point lead over veteran racer Larry Gelinas after 10 of 11 events, and a 17 point lead over Matt Frahm. Moltz, driving the Brackett Mechanical/RB Performance machine, has quietly jumped into the lead, after finishing in the top 5 in his last four races, including a win at the NH Classic at Star Speedway. “We are going into Thompson (Speedway Motorsports Park) with all guns loaded and not holding anything back,” Moltz exclaimed. “We are going to go there doing what we’ve been doing all year.”
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by Jay | Sep 7, 2014 | Connecticut, Thompson
Rocco Sweeps Sunoco Modified Twin Features At Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
Thompson, Conn: Keith Rocco of Berlin, Conn. swept the Sunoco Modified Double feature night with back-to-back victories in NASCAR Whelen All American Series action Thursday night. Rocco’s win is his fourth in eight features this season at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. Rick Gentes won the Late Model feature while Corey Hutchings took down the win in the Limited Sportsman division. Dave Trudeau picked up the Mini Stock win.
Keith Rocco proved to be the man to beat in both of the twin Sunoco Modified feature races. Rocco took the lead from Ryan Preece for the final time at lap 20 in the first feature, and took it away from Todd Ceravolo in the second one. In both races, Rocco went to the checkered flag unchallenged.
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