THOMPSON, CT. With one more race event left in the 2011 racing season at Thompson that will offer both NASCAR and track points, the battle for four Thompson track championship titles will go right down to the wire this Thursday night at Thompson International Speedway.
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Brunnhoelzl Tops in the NSWT Visit North
Rocco, Gelinas, McDermott & Moran Weekly Series Winners
Thompson, CT: (September 11, 2011): It was a career day for Doug Coby of Milford, CT, who dominated in Whelen Modified Tour action in the inaugural UNOH North/South Showdown at Thompson International Speedway. Coby bested his fellow Northern competitors to score the victory in the regularly scheduled Whelen Northern Modified Tour event. He went on to dominate a very lucrative 50-lapper in the North/South Showdown. George Brunnhoelzl, III, of West Babylon, NY, extended his point lead in the Whelen Southern Modified Tour with his victory in the companion 125.
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Gentes & Fields Take Down Wins in Weekly Division Feature Action
Thompson, CT: (September 10, 2011) The cars of the both Whelen Northern and Southern Modified Tours took to the track on Saturday for the first day of Thompson International Speedway’s UNOH North–South Showdown for a full-day of practice and qualifying. The ‘21 Means 21’ Pole Award presented by Coors Light in the Northern Whelen Modified Tour went to Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT. Andy Seuss of Hampstead, NH, was tops on the speed charts for the Southern contingent. Two of the Whelen All-American Series divisions competed in feature event activity with Rick Gentes of Woonsocket, RI, taking down the victory in the Late Models and Danny Fields of Deep River, CT, in the Mini Stocks.
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THOMPSON, CT. The much anticipated UNOH SHOWDOWN is set for this weekend at the Thompson International Speedway. Race fans have been looking forward to this first-time-ever event all season long.
The UNOH SHOWDOWN is unique in that the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will share the same bill for the first time in north. Each Tour will compete in its own 125-lap feature event for purses in excess of $53,000.00 for each Tour. Upon completion of the two 125s, the field for the 50-Lap, $50,000.00+ SHOWDOWN will be assembled and the stage will be set for what could be one of the greatest battles in NASCAR Whelen Modified racing history. The driver who emerges as the victor will pocket some $15,000.00.
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NASCAR Modified Tours Ready For Thompson Showdown
New Special Event at Historic Connecticut Track
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 2, 2011) — After nearly three decades of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour making the occasional trip outside of its Northeast home base for events to southern racing hotbeds, for the first time the southerners will head to New England.
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RAINS WASH OUT RACES AT THOMPSON
THOMPSON, CT. The August 25th race schedule at the Thompson International Speedway was cancelled today due to the forecast of thunder storms and heavy rains. The decision, made by track owner Don Hoenig, came early in the day so that competitors and fans alike would not head for the speedway only to find themselves heading home upon their arrival. The scheduled race program had all six of Thompson’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions along with the Valenti Modified Racing Series.
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