The final night of Thompson Thursday Night Thunder saw Lite Modified driver Cam McDermott secure his 12th victory of the season. Other winners in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series action included Woody Pitkat in the Sunoco Modifieds, Tommy O’Sullivan in an action packed Late Model feature, Jay Sundeen in the Thompson Modifieds, Larry Barnett in the Limited Sportsman, and Chad Baxter in the Mini Stock division.
Woody Pitkat held off Ryan Preece in an exciting Sunoco Modified 30-lap feature. Pitkat took the lead on lap six and battled Preece until lap 20 when he was able to shake him off his rear bumper and drive on to the checkered flag. Kerry Malone held off Todd Ceravolo at the start to take the early lead. The top-four – Malone, Ceravolo, Woody Pitkat, and Ryan Preece – were bumper-to-bumper until lap three when Ceravolo went underneath Malone to challenge for the top spot. Malone held him off as Pitkat and Preece drove by Ceravolo using the outside groove. On lap six, Pitkat went underneath Malone and maneuvered around a lapped car to take over the lead in turn four. Preece moved into the second spot on lap 10 and attached himself to the back bumper of Pitkat. On lap 13, Preece went to the inside and took over the lead in turn three, but Pitkat retaliated and reclaimed the lead on lap 14. In a nail-biting duel, Preece challenged Pitkat several times, but Pitkat continuously closed the door. On lap 19, Pitkat pulled away enough from Preece to have some breathing room. The field began to stretch out until Pitkat took the checkered flag a commanding ten-car lengths over Preece. (more…)
A look back at the August 25, 2012 SK Modified feature event held at the Waterford Speedbowl. Includes footage of Sid & his crew walking around the pits early in the day, plus plenty of race footage during the 35 lap main event. In car camera footage from Rob Janovic Jr, Tyler Chadwick & Tom Abele Jr as well as the Webbycam from track official Eric Webster. Sid had a larger group of friends than normal so there is plenty of grandstand commentary as well.
Current NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour points leader and defending UNOH Showdown champion, Doug Coby, will lead an impressive field of open-wheel NASCAR Modifieds to Thompson September 8th & 9th. The second annual UNOH North/South Showdown at Thompson Speedway will feature both of NASCAR’S Modified Touring divisions in a weekend racing spectacular.
The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will travel north to take on the northern Whelen Modified Tour in a race program like no other. Each Tour will conduct separate qualifying and each will compete in its own individual points race. The WMT will run their Town Fair Tire 75-lap main event and the SWMT will compete in its own Green Pointe Energy 75-lap feature. Once each of these races is complete, the best of each Tour will be combined into the non-points, 50-lap UNOH Showdown race with more than $50,000.00 on the line with the winner’s share amounting to more than $15,000.00. (more…)
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Ron Silk took a big step toward getting a chance to defend his NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship Wednesday with a win in the UNOH Perfect Storm 150.
Preece Streaks in Sunoco Modifieds at Thompson Speedway
McDermott, Lowinski-Loh, O’Sullivan, McNeil & Baxter Also Victorious
Repeat winners were once again the storyline at Thompson International Speedway on Thursday night. Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT, took down his fourth straight Sunoco Modified victory on Thursday night. It was much of the same in the Modified support divisions with Cam McDermott of Scituate, RI, in the Lite Modified division and John Lowinski-Loh, Jr. of Milford, MA, in the TIS Modifieds continuing the domination of their respective divisions.
Tommy O’Sullivan of Wilbraham, MA, posted his ninth Late Model victory of the season. Bill McNeil of Putnam, CT, rebounded in the Limited Sportsman division with a victory. Chad Baxter of Pascoag, RI, posted his second win of the season in the Mini Stocks. (more…)
The second annual UNOH Showdown at the Thompson International Speedway is the next major event on the 2012 Thompson schedule. This unique race event brought rave reviews from fans last year and this year’s running is expected to be even more exciting. Showdown weekend will be Saturday, September 8th and Sunday, September 9th.
The UNOH Showdown brings together the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour in a three-race program that spotlights each division and then combines the two for a thrilling 50-lap, non-points race that is made up of the best of both touring series. (more…)
The final night of Thompson Thursday Night Thunder saw Lite Modified driver Cam McDermott secure his 12th victory of the season. Other winners in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series action included Woody Pitkat in the Sunoco Modifieds, Tommy O’Sullivan in an action packed Late Model feature, Jay Sundeen in the Thompson Modifieds, Larry Barnett in the Limited Sportsman, and Chad Baxter in the Mini Stock division.