THOMPSON, CT The long, hard New England winter has finally lost its grip on the region and one of the first signs of spring, the Icebreaker at Thompson International Speedway, is getting closer by the day. The winter’s snow and ice have finally disappeared. As a result, work on and around the historic speedway has reached a fever pitch in preparation for the season-opening Icebreaker slated for the weekend of April 9 & 10. (more…)
THOMPSON, CT As the snow and ice begins to disappear; the anticipation of a brand new racing season at Thompson International Speedway has begun to build with track officials, competitors and fans alike. The warmer temperatures and the heavy rains have worked wonders on the deep snow left from the seemingly endless series of storms this past winter. (more…)
CHAMPIONS HONORED AT THOMPSON’S ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUETS
THOMPSON, CT. Six NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track champions were honored over the weekend at the Thompson International Speedway’s annual awards banquets. It took two evenings to pay tribute to all of the champions as well as racers who finished in the top ten in the points standings in their 2010 racing divisions.
Ted Christopher claimed his third Sunoco Modified title in the past ten years by winning an amazing ten feature event races during the 2010 racing season. Also honored during the Saturday night gala was Late Model division champion, Rick Gentes and Thompson Modified division titlist, R. J. Marcotte. (more…)
CAR NUMBER REQUESTS FOR 2011 BEING ACCEPTED AT THOMPSON
THOMPSON, CT. Thompson International Speedway is accepting applications for car number renewals. For ease and convenience, the 2011 registration forms may be accessed from the front page of the Thompson web site.
As in previous years, any driver who secured track points with a registered car number will have until January 15, 2011 to renew that number. If the number is not renewed, it will then be assigned to the first person requesting the number. That determination is made by the date that each request is received at the Thompson Speedway office. If a number is being requested that was not used in the 2010 season, it will be awarded on a first come-first served basis. (more…)
