by Jay | May 21, 2010 | Connecticut, New England, Thompson
Christopher Wins Sunoco Modified Thriller
Ramstrom Streaks in Super Late Models
O’Sullivan, Douton, Marcotte & Anderson Score Victories
Thompson, CT (May 20, 2010): Thompson International Speedway hosted an exciting night of racing to kick-off the first Thursday Night Thompson Thunder event of the 2010 season. Fans were treated to an incredible night of racing highlighted by the Sunoco Modified main event. Ted Christopher of Plainville, CT, made a thrilling last lap pass to score the victory.
Derek Ramstrom of Worcester, MA, made it three straight in Super Late Model competition. Tommy O’Sullivan of Springfield, MA, was victorious in Late Models while an ailing Chris “Moose” Douton of Waterford, CT, was tops in the Limited Sportsman division. R.J. Marcotte of Millville, MA, scored the TIS Modified feature win while it was a career first for Lloyd Anderson of Wauregan, CT, in the Mini Stocks.
The cagey veteran, Ted Christopher of Plainville, CT, used years of experience to set-up Keith Rocco for a last lap winning pass in a gripping Sunoco Modified feature event. Woody Pitkat set sail to lead the opening laps of the event with Bert Marvin taking chase in the runner-up spot followed by Danny Cates, Keith Rocco, and Rowan Pennink. Pitkat managed to get some breathing room as Marvin, Cates, Rocco, and Pennink battled.
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by Jay | May 19, 2010 | Connecticut, NASCAR, New England, Thompson
Ramstrom Geared Up For Thompson Title Defense
WEST BOYLSTON, Mass. — The youngest track champion in Thompson International Speedway history will attempt to become the youngest back-to-back champion in the track’s history, as Derek Ramstrom begins the weekly grind of his Super Late Model title defense at the facility this week.
Thompson’s weekly program kicks off this Thursday night, May 20, with a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series 30-lap feature for the Super Late Models.
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by Jay | May 16, 2010 | Connecticut, Thompson
THURSDAY NIGHT THUNDER ROLLS THIS WEEK AT THOMPSON
THOMPSON, CT. Thursday Night Thompson Thunder (TNTT) will kick off the weekly racing season this week at the Thompson International Speedway. Beginning this Thursday, May 20th, six NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions stand ready to begin a brand new season of weekly competition at the famed Connecticut oval.
Thompson’s TNTT has become a fan favorite, entertaining and an affordable night out because of the incredible competition and the fast-paced nature of the entire program. Feature event racing gets underway at around 7 PM and goes virtually non-stop until the show is over by 9:30 PM. Fans get to see all six divisions in wheel-to-wheel battle and still are headed home at an early hour. Qualifying events begin at 5:45 P M so that feature event racing is ready to go at by 7 O’clock. Grandstands open at 4:30 P M.
The TNTT race program has bolstered Thompson’s loyal fan base and has brought in countless new fans for a fun-filled, family priced night of entertainment. The track’s management works very hard to provide a non-stop, fast paced and action packed program that gives race fans one of the best entertainment values to be found anywhere.
Thompson’s “Super 6” NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions make up the regular weekly racing program. The exciting Sunoco Modifieds feature the very best open wheel modified drivers in the northeast. The competition is fast, close and filled with edge-of-the-seat excitement. Keith Rocco, the division’s defending champ, will lead a stellar line up racing talent. Drivers Ted Christopher, Ronnie Silk, Rowan Pennink, Woody Pitkat and Kerry Malone are just a few of the drivers that will compete every Thursday night at Thompson.
The Super Late Models also feature extremely talented drivers. Young sensation Derek Ramstrom will once again try to best the likes of Mike O’Sullivan, Dennis Maxfield, Norman Wrenn and many more. Like the drivers in all of Thompson’s divisions, the Super Late Model competitors drive hard, fast and close in an effort to be the first across the finish line.
Add to these two classes of racing an additional four divisions that are also laden with talent and you’ve to a great night of racing action. Thompson’s Late Models, Limited Sportsman, Thompson Modifieds and Mini Stocks provide thrill-a-minute racing action and have generated a great fan following because of the incredible racing excitement that they generate every week.
Tickets for regular TNTT race events are family priced at only $15.00 for adults. Juniors between the ages of six and fourteen are admitted for $5.00 and youngsters, ages five and under, are admitted free.
Thompson’s 2010 Thursday night racing schedule is filled with a variety of racing action. Open competition Modified events, the Bob Valenti Auto Mall.com Modifieds (formerly True Value Modifieds) and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race cars will also be part of the Thursday night line up. The traditional Memorial Day weekend Eve of Destruction is scheduled for Sunday, May 30th and the Vintage and Antique Car Extravaganza returns on Saturday, August 21st. Fans should check Thompson’s 2010 racing schedule for dates and times of these events. The entire 2010 Thompson race schedule if available at www.thompsonspeedway.com
by Jay | May 3, 2010 | Connecticut, Thompson
THOMPSON, CT. The Thompson International Speedway will open the race track for practice sessions for the next two Thursdays. The speedway will be open on Thursday May 6th and again on May 13th between the hours of 3 PM and 8 PM for teams to fine tune their race cars before the track kicks off its Thursday Night Thompson Thunder (TNTT) series of May 20th.
These traditional open practice sessions are designed to give valuable track time to race teams so that they will be race ready when the first green flag falls on the regular weekly NASCAR Whelen All-American Series races. The grandstands will not be open for these practice dates.
Many of the race teams that plan to participate in Thompson’s Tour-Type Modified races have expressed interest in getting some valuable track time during these two open practice sessions. The interest in the four Tour-Type Modified 40-lap shoot outs on Thompson’s schedule is high and these two opportunities are looked at with great interest by many of the top race teams that will compete in these events.
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by Jay | Apr 27, 2010 | Beech Ridge, PASS, Thompson
Ramstrom Eyes More Super Late Model Starts
WEST BOYLSTON, Mass. — Hoping to capitalize on the momentum created earlier this month at the season-opening Icebreaker event at his home track, Derek Ramstrom has altered his 2010 racing plans.
The youngest track champion in Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway history, Ramstrom will attempt to win a second consecutive title in the track’s Super Late Model division. After winning both ends of an Icebreaker doubleheader for the Super Late Models, Ramstrom took a hard look at returning to weekly competition full-time.
“It’s a good opportunity and to go out and try and repeat,” said Ramstrom, 18, who originally planned to race only a partial schedule at Thompson. “I have a lot of track time there now, and every week I seem to run better and better. I’m just more on top of my game when I race there and know I can win the championship again.
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by Jay | Apr 27, 2010 | Connecticut, Thompson
TOWN FAIR TIRE TO PRESENT TOUR-TYPE MODIFIED SHOOT OUT
THOMPSON, CT. Town Fair Tire and Thompson International Speedway have renewed an agreement that will, once again, make Town Fair Tire a major player at the famed speedway during the 2010 racing season.
With seventy-eight stores throughout New England, Town Fair Tire Centers, Inc. will sponsor a major race event and will continue their very popular contingency program with Thompson’s Limited Sportsman division. The announcement was made by Thompson Owner and Promoter, Don Hoenig and Jim Uliano, Vice President of Town Fair Tire Centers, Inc.
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