Photos Whelen Modified Tour at Thompson
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Story and Results – Silk Emerges Victor In Wild Modified Tour Finish
Silk Emerges Victor In Wild Modified Tour Finish
Preece, O’Sullivan, Ramstrom, Boss, Sundeen and Poulin Score Icebreaker Wins
Thompson, Conn: Ron Silk celebrated his eighth career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory in an extended 159-lap event after Rowan Pennink was posted for not allowing Silk, who chose to take the inside groove for the final restart, to set the pace. He officially jumped the restart.
“I had a better car than Rowan (Pennink),” said Silk after the race. “Before the last restart, he had me up in the marbles. He didn’t even give me a chance to have a line. You can’t beat the leader to the line. If you do, you have to lift. I’m happy to win and we had a better car than he did. I ran him down and passed him with 15 to go. The rule is in black and white. You can’t beat the leader to the line.”
Silk started the race in eighth and led just one time throughout the race distance taking the lead at lap 138 when he dove underneath Pennink in turn three. The win marked his fourth at Thompson International Speedway, and his first during Icebreaker weekend.
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NICK SALVA LOOKING TO MAKE MARK IN STAFFORD’S SK LIGHT MODIFIED DIVISION IN 2012
Stafford Springs, CT – After several seasons in Stafford’s DARE Stock
division, Nick Salva is ready to make the move into the SK Light Modified
division. As Salva makes the move into the open wheel ranks for the first
time in his career, he has help from a face that is very familiar to
modified fans at Stafford. Salva’s uncle is none other than 3-time SK
Modified® champion Bo Gunning and it was a call from Gunning that led to
Salva’s landing in the SK Light division for the 2012 season.
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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Set To Open At Thompson
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Set To Open At Thompson
Icebreaker Begins Season For 11th Straight Year
The 2012 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is set to take the green flag in the traditional season-opening Icebreaker weekend at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway on Sunday, April 15.
Picking up where the 2011 season left off, and where Ron Silk captured his first championship, the Whelen Modified Tour returns to the high banks at Thompson to begin its 28th season of competition. The .625-mile oval in northeast Connecticut has played host to more events than any other facility in the Tour’s history: the 2012 Icebreaker will be the 117th there since 1985.
Silk celebrated the 2011 championship at Thompson in the season finale last October, and he’ll open his title defense at a track where he’s won three times previously and has finished in the top 10 in 11 of his last 13 visits. The Norwalk, Conn., native will be looking for his first win in the Icebreaker, an event where he’s finished on the podium just once in six previous tries.
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2-TIME SK LIGHT CHAMPION MATT GALKO SEARCHING FOR SPONSORSHIP TO RUN FULL SK MODIFIED® SEASON AT STAFFORD
Stafford Springs, CT – After making his SK Modified® debut in the season
ending CARQUEST Fall Final event last season, 2-time defending SK Light
champion Matt Galko is hoping to continue his SK Modified® efforts this
season. Galko will pilot the #3 Davidson Racing car that was formerly
driven by Jeff Malave in the season opening CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring
Sizzler, but if sponsorship is not found, it may be the only race that Galko
runs this season.
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Jon McKennedy Dominates At Speedbowl “Blastoff” To Win Season-Opener For Valenti Modified Racing Series
(WATERFORD, CT.) When Jon McKennedy recently received a call from legendary New England car owner Art Barry offering him the seat in his Valenti Modified Racing Series entry, he gladly accepted.
On Sunday afternoon it proved a wise decision, with the Carlisle, MA driver scoring a convincing wire-to-wire victory in the season opening “Budweiser Blastoff” at the Waterford Speedbowl.
Starting from the outside front-row, McKennedy immediately took the lead from pole- sitter Rob Goodenough. He then prevailed on several restarts during the century-distance grind.
Fifth-place starter & defending series champion Chris Pasteryak dogged the leader during the latter-stages, mounting the most serious challenge. His chances evaporated when he was forced to pit for repairs with only 24-laps remaining. Winner of the 2011 “Blastoff”, Pasteryak returned to finish 10th.
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