Solomito Claims First NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Victory in Thompson Icebreaker
(THOMPSON, CT) – Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park hosted its 131st Whelen Modified Tour Event on Sunday, April 10th capping off an action packed weekend in the 2016 Icebreaker and kicking off the tour’s season schedule with a first time winner in victory lane.
Timmy Solomito was crowned the champion of the Icebreaker 150 after benefiting from a great pit stop that helped him earn the lead in the second half of the event and hold off series veterans Ryan Preece, Justin Bonsignore and defending champion Doug Coby to claim his first win in the series in his 36th start. (more…)
Bear Ridge Speedway 15th annual Upper Valley Car show set for April 30th
Bear Ridge Speedway is proud to announce that the 2016 Bear Ridge Speedway’s Upper Valley Car Show is being held in partnership with The Fireside Inn at their West Lebanon location on Saturday April 30th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Cars and stars from all divisions; the DIRTcar sanctioned Sabil & Sons Sportsman Modifieds, Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupes, USAC DMA Laquerre Sport’s Midgets, Mike Rivers Automotive Limited Late Models, Weglarz Property Service Four Cylinders are expected to be on hand to give the fans a sneak peek and up close look of the machines set to hit the dirt the following Saturday May 7th. (more…)
First-ever touring series victory for young racer from Scarborough, Maine
Thompson, Connecticut — Garrett Hall of Scarborough, Maine nailed down his first-ever Pro All Stars Series Super Late Model victory in the 75-lap season opener for the PASS North Tour, also offering National Championship points, Sunday afternoon at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park.
Hall, driving his Quinn’s Insulation car, numbered 94, outgunned early race leader Trevor Sanborn of East Parsonsfield, Maine midway through the race to claim the top spot after an extended, spirited battle. He then held off a determined challenge from Hudson, New Hampshire’s Derek Griffith, aboard the LCM Racing 12, to post the win.
Hall, a 21-year-old competitor who prior to this season spent almost his entire racing career on relatively-flat, third-mile ovals in his home state, credited a February trip to Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway with helping himself and the team to dial the car in on New England’s biggest and fastest oval short track.
NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS NORTH For April 9th 2016
By Lou Modestino
Oxford Plains Speedway owner and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) President Tom Mayberry announced today that Massachusetts-based HP Hood Company will be the title sponsor for the 43rd Annual Oxford 250. The 43rd Annual HP Hood Oxford 250 will take place on August 26-28 at Oxford Plains Speedway and will pit the best short track racers in North America against one another, with over $25,000 going to the winner.
“This is a great day for the Oxford 250 and for all the race fans of Maine,” said Oxford Plains Speedway’s Tom Mayberry. “HP Hood is a company all of us in Maine are proud of and they have stepped up in a big way with their support of this year’s 250. It’s a natural partnership that will see the 43rd Annual HP Hood Oxford 250 continue to grow as one of the premier events in all of short track racing.”. (more…)
Tyler Trott Ready to Challenge for DARE Stock Track Title at Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—After winning three races and finishing second in the points standings last season, Stafford Speedway DARE Stock driver Tyler Trott is ready to contend for the 2016 track championship. Trott heads into the 2016 season ready to build on his solid 2015 performance and climb one rung higher in the points standings at season’s end.
“We’re hoping we can pick right up where we left off last year and come out of the gate strong,” said Trott. “There’s a lot of drivers coming back, I think we’re going to have a good car count, and hopefully we can get the car up front again.” (more…)
USAC Dirt Midget Association Ready’s For 2016 Race Season
Ellington, CT: With the 2015 race season in the review mirror, the USAC Dirt Midget Association is geared up and ready for 2016.
During the off season, the series was busy putting together a race schedule that brings the teams back to familiar tracks along with a new venue this year. With a fifteen race schedule, the series kicks off the season on May 7th at Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, VT. The series also returns to the famed Albany-Saratoga Speedway in Malta, NY for two races as it builds off of the success of last year’s race at that track. (more…)
The 2016 racing season is almost here, track improvements underway Car shows set to begin April 30th
BRADFORD, VT — Bear Ridge Speedway is anxious to get the 2016 season underway and over the mild winter months we have been busy behind the scenes working to make this the 49th consecutive racing season even bigger and better than the last. (more…)
The 42nd Annual Icebreaker at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Heralds in the New England Racing Season
This week’s early spring snow makes the name of Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park’s (TSMP) season-opening event more appropriate than ever this year. The 42nd Annual Icebreaker on April 9th-10th will bring the racing season into full swing as twelve divisions of racing take to the track over two action-packed days, headlined by the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT).
Defending NWMT champion, Doug Coby and the No. 2 Mike Smeriglio III Racing Team, have proven a powerful combination over the last couple of years, securing the championship in both 2014 and 2015 and sweeping all four events at TSMP last season. That’s not to say there hasn’t been some fierce competition for them from drivers like Woody Pitkat and Ryan Preece, as the championship last season came down to a tight battle at the last race of the season, Thompson’s Sunoco World Series. With Ryan Preece running a full season in the NASCAR XFINITY series this season, he will be forced to run a limited schedule in the #6 NWMT car. This will provide the opportunity for other strong drivers in the field, like Justin Bonsignore, Timmy Solomito, Donny Lia and Ron Silk, to contend for the title. (more…)
PASS National Championship Heads North To Thompson Speedway
NAPLES, ME (April 7) – After an extremely successful start to the southern season, the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Model North season will kickoff this weekend with “The Icebreaker” at Thompson Speedway in Connecticut. “The Icebreaker” is doubly important as it will mark the halfway point of the PASS National Championship Series, which will once again crown Super Late Model racing’s only true national champion.
Massachusetts’ driver Derek Ramstrom has a steely-eyed focus on winning the 2016 PASS National championship. Ramstrom and Maine’s Jeremy Davis are the only drivers to finish in the top five in both of the PASS National races so far this season at Greenville-Pickens Speedway and Hickory Motor Speedway. This weekend Ramstrom comes to Thompson Speedway with the PASS National points lead and with momentum on his side. (more…)
Solomito Claims First NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Victory in Thompson Icebreaker
Tyler Trott Ready to Challenge for DARE Stock Track Title at Stafford Speedway
PASS National Championship Heads North To Thompson Speedway