Santos Off To Record Start
Breaks own track mark in qualifying for NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour opener
THOMPSON, Conn. (April 9, 2011) — Defending champion Bobby Santos shows no sign of slowing down. In fact, the Franklin, Mass., driver is getting faster.
Santos broke his own track record in qualifying Saturday for Sunday’s Icebreaker, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour opener at Thompson International Speedway. Santos posted a lap of 18.237 seconds (123.376 mph) around the .625-mile oval for his fifth career Coors Light Pole Award.
Santos also posted the fastest lap in Saturday morning’s practice for the Icebreaker. He is the defending race winner, too. (more…)
With Santos Returning, Garbarino Looks To Make Modified History
Mystic Missile Racing looks to become first team to earn three-straight championships
When the 2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season takes the green flag at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway on April 10, longtime car owner Bob Garbarino will be in a position with which he has become familiar in recent seasons: defending champion. This difference this spring, however, will be that he has his champion driver back behind the wheel for an encore performance. (more…)
Thompson, CT. The much anticipated opening of the 2011 racing season at Thompson International Speedway is set for this weekend. The seven-division, two-day Icebreaker is a New England tradition and marks the beginning of another exciting racing season at the historic speedway.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour tops the bill on Icebreaker weekend. Defending Champion, Bobby Santos III will lead a star studded field of NASCAR Modified drivers when they line up for their 150-lap season opener at Thompson. (more…)
THOMPSON, CT. The countdown to the 2011 Icebreaker at The Thompson International Speedway is well underway by competitors and New England race fans. The weekend of April 9th & 10th is coming fast and everyone is ready for a brand new racing season to get started. (more…)
FIRST OF TWO OPEN PRACTICE SESSIONS THIS WEEKEND AT THOMPSON
THOMPSON, CT. Race cars of all shapes and sizes will be headed to the Thompson International Speedway this Saturday for the first of two scheduled open practice sessions. The race track will be open from 11 AM until 6 PM for any safe race car wishing to take advantage of some pre-season, on-track time. The second such session will be held next Saturday, April 2nd, at the same times. In the event of rain, these open practice sessions will be held the following day (Sunday) beginning at 12 Noon. These dates are set aside each year to give competitors an opportunity to test and fine tune their race cars for the new season that begins with the Icebreaker on the weekend of April 9th & 10th. (more…)
