{"id":867,"date":"2009-07-17T20:38:42","date_gmt":"2009-07-18T01:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2009-08-09T17:52:07","modified_gmt":"2009-08-09T22:52:07","slug":"thompson-speedway-race-results-july-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/thompson-speedway-race-results-july-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Thompson Speedway Race results July 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ramstom Takes Down Second Consecutive Win; Christopher Takes Down a Wildly Contested Sunoco Mod Victory, O\u2019Sullivan Wins in Late Model Competition; Barnett Finds Victory Lane for the Fourth Time; McDermott and Sullivan Take Home TIS Modified Honors<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thompson, CT (July 16, 2009): Thompson International Speedway implemented the new NASCAR rule where the leader decides if they want to restart on the inside or the outside.\u00a0 With weather moving in the action was hot and heavy.\u00a0 The rains came within minutes of the final checker flag of the evening.\u00a0 The TIS Modifieds did double duty as they ran two features, the Super Late Models had their 50 lap extra distance race.\u00a0 Ted Christopher took down a highly contested win in Sunoco Modified action.\u00a0 Larry Barnett continued his domination in the Limited Sportsman division.\u00a0 Tommy O\u2019Sullivan took down his first Late Model victory of the season as did Scott Michalski in the Mini Stocks.<\/p>\n

Kerry Malone led the field to the green flag in Sunoco Modified action.\u00a0 Blewett grabbed the lead on lap 1.\u00a0 Malone had heavy pressure from Woody Pitkat who went low and took the spot on lap 3.\u00a0 Pitkat then glued himself to Blewetts\u2019s back bumper.\u00a0 A lap later he went low and took the lead; however, Blewett wasn\u2019t giving up easily.\u00a0 Ted Christopher now joined the fray in fourth and brought Keith Rocco with him.\u00a0 Rocco dove low under Christopher and took over the fourth spot and on the backstretch took over third.\u00a0 The action was slowed by a spin by John Catania.<\/p>\n

On the restart Blewett jumped out to the lead but Josh Sylvester made heavy contact with the wall in between turns 1 and 2.\u00a0 When we went back to green, Blewett went back to the lead but Pitkat went high and took over the top spot bringing Rocco with him.\u00a0 Christopher went high on Blewett and took over third.\u00a0 Rocco took over the top spot after making slight contact with Pitkat.\u00a0 Christopher followed Rocco and grabbed second.\u00a0 Tim Sullivan had made his way up to the fifth spot.\u00a0 Just past halfway Christopher went low and took over the lead for a split second over Rocco who then took the spot back.\u00a0 Christopher inherited the lead when contact between Pitkat and Rocco sent Rocco hard into the wall in turns 1 & 2.<\/p>\n

With the green back in the air, Christopher came across the line first.\u00a0 In almost the same spot where Rocco just hit, Harry Rheaume made hard contact with the wall.\u00a0 TC and Pitkat restarted their battle with the green flag back in the air.\u00a0 Sullivan went low and took the third spot from Rowan Pennink.\u00a0 On lap 21 Pitkat went low and took over the top spot. A spin by Rick D\u2019Abate slowed the field again his machine onto pit road for some attention.<\/p>\n

Pitkat took the inside for the restart.\u00a0 It was a smart move as he took off with Christopher falling back.\u00a0 Christopher went low and retook the spot.\u00a0 Pitkat wasn\u2019t giving up and battled back.\u00a0 He was looking high and low lap after lap.\u00a0 Pennink made contact with the backstretch wall slowing the field again.<\/p>\n

At lap 26 it was a single file restart.\u00a0 Christopher again took the lead but again Pitkat wasn\u2019t going to lie down and give up.\u00a0 He looked high in turn 4, low in turn 1 and applied the pressure.\u00a0 Bert Marvin had moved his way up to fourth.\u00a0 After taking the white flag, Pitkat took the lead but he and Christopher made contact between 3 and 4 and TC took down the win.<\/p>\n

Jeff Connors led the Super Late Models down to the green flag for the start of their 50-lap feature.\u00a0 Rick Fuller, Derek Ramstrom,and Larry Gelinas were the top 4.\u00a0 The battle for the fifth spot was between Jay Macedonio and Jim Banfield.\u00a0 Macedonio took the spot.\u00a0 Banfield\u00a0 wasn\u2019t going to let him get too far ahead as he fought back.\u00a0 During this battle Norm Wrenn reeled them in.\u00a0 Banfield took the fifth spot bringing Wrenn along for the ride.<\/p>\n

The top 3 of Connors, Fuller and Ramstrom had checked out on the rest of the field.\u00a0 Gelinas was running by himself in fourth.\u00a0 Banfield still held the fifth position.\u00a0 On lap 16 ,Fuller went under Connors for the lead bringing Ramstrom with him.\u00a0 Gelinas had managed to catch up to Connors.\u00a0 It was now a 2 car battle for the lead and a two car battle for the third spot<\/p>\n

At the halfway mark it was Fuller, Ramstrom, Connors, Gelinas and Banfield in the top 5.\u00a0 The field had settled into single file racing.\u00a0 At lap 29 Ramstrom took a peek under Fuller.\u00a0 A lap later he made the pass for the lead.\u00a0 Fuller battled back under Ramstrom but the youngster held him off.\u00a0 Ramstrom then opened up a sizeable lead. Mike O\u2019Sullivan nosed his way under Wrenn trying to grab the sixth spot.\u00a0 With ten laps to go this was the heaviest contested spot.\u00a0 Gelinas was trying to make a move on Connors with 5 to go looking to grab the fourth spot.\u00a0 With 2 to go O\u2019Sullivan took the spot from Wrenn and set his sights on Banfield.<\/p>\n

Ramstrom took home his second consecutive race.\u00a0 Connors held on by inches to take the second spot.\u00a0\u00a0 Connors, Gelinas and O\u2019Sullivan rounded out the top 5.<\/p>\n

In Late Model action Rick Gentes started outside the front row and took off like he was shot out of a cannon into the lead.\u00a0 Tommy O\u2019Sullivan followed him along with Jay Stuart and Jeff Zuidema.\u00a0 Zuidema was applying pressure on Stuart looking high and low.\u00a0 John Materas was looking on, waiting for one of them to bobble so he could make his move.\u00a0 The yellow flew on lap 8 as Frank Mirabito went up in smoke.<\/p>\n

On the restart it was again Gentes and\u00a0 O\u2019Sullivan\u00a0 but now Zuidema moved into third.\u00a0 Jay Stuart and Materas rounded out the top 5.\u00a0\u00a0 Contact between Stuart and Materas brought out the yellow and sent Materas to the rear of the field for his actions.<\/p>\n

Gentes and O\u2019Sullivan were door to door on the restart with O\u2019Sullivan getting by Gentes.\u00a0 Zuidema was third, Mark Oliveira and Jeremy Sadowski were battling for the fourth position.\u00a0 Meanwhile up front it was a tight battle for the lead with O\u2019Sullivan, Gentes and Zuidema.\u00a0 Lap after lap O\u2019Sullivan and Gentes battled side by side giving the crowd an awesome race.\u00a0\u00a0 Unfortunately on lap 21 the yellow flew again by a spin by Damen Tinio.\u00a0 This would bring up a single file restart.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Sullivan rocketed out to the lead on the restart with Gentes trying to close the gap.\u00a0 At the checkers it was O\u2019Sullivan, Gentes, Zuidema, and Materas.\u00a0 Ron Levesque, Jr. and Damon Tinio made hard contact as they came down the straightaway to take the checker flag.<\/p>\n

Jesse Gleason took the lead in the Limited Sportsman feature and took a sizeable lead over Jay Sundeen.\u00a0 Behind Sundeen the battles were furious.\u00a0 There was side by side action between 4 cars all vying for the third spot.\u00a0 Larry Barnett finally took the spot but not without pressure from Joe Coates.\u00a0 By lap 8 everyone had settled into position and took chase on Gleason, Sundeen and Barnett.<\/p>\n

Sundeen and Barnett had cut down Gleason\u2019s lead. \u00a0Barnett was looking low on Sundeen who in turn was looking low on Gleason.\u00a0 With 5 to go, the battle was hot and heavy between Sundeen and Barnett.\u00a0 With 3 to go Barnett took over second and went low on Gleason and took the lead.\u00a0 Hard impact with the turn 3 wall for Steven Cole brought out the yellow and negated Barnett\u2019s pass for the lead.\u00a0 Also involved was Jason Chicolas.<\/p>\n

The restart was negated by a yellow for the spinning cars of Joe Arena & Shawn Monahan.<\/p>\n

Barnett motored by Gleason to take the lead with 2 to go.\u00a0 He never looked back as he checked out on the rest of the field.\u00a0 Gleason, Sundeen, Joe Coates and Butch Chamberland rounded out the top 5.<\/p>\n

Jeff Moffat took the early lead but he had pressure from Mike Viens and Billy Pomposelli in Mini Stock action.\u00a0 Randy Churchill was on a mission as he passed Pomposelli and set his sights on Viens.\u00a0 Churchill passed Viens and glued himself to Moffat\u2019s bumper; however Scott Michalski passed Moffat and Churchill to take the lead.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the yellow flew and negated his pass for the lead. He regained the lead on the restart.\u00a0 Just a few laps later the yellow flew again for a spin by Pomposelli.\u00a0 The restart came with 3 to go. Sc. Michalski jumped out to the lead and never looked back.<\/p>\n

R. J. Marcotte jumped out to the lead in the first TIS Modified feature.\u00a0 He went unchallenged until the halfway mark when Cam McDermott caught right up to his back bumper.\u00a0 Saturday\u2019s winner Brian Tagg was making his move trying to catch the top 2.\u00a0 McDermott was looking low and finally took the lead on lap 15.\u00a0 Marcotte didn\u2019t give up without a fight but McDermott took home his first win.\u00a0 Marcotte, Tagg, Brian Sullivan and Leo Oliveira rounded out the top 5.<\/p>\n

In the second feature for the TIS\u00a0 Modifieds there was a melee on the initial start involving a number of competitors.\u00a0 The next attempt was negated also as Jeff Barrows spun.<\/p>\n

The third time was the charm as Brian Sullivan took lead but Brian Tagg wasn\u2019t going let that go easily.\u00a0 There was a heated battle between the two as they kept swapping the lead. O\u2019Sullivan eventually took total control of the top spot but Tagg not letting him get away that easily.\u00a0 Tagg looked low and made contact relegating him back to fourth behind Sullivan, Cam McDermott & Glen Boss.\u00a0 McDermott kept looking under Sullivan waiting to make his move.\u00a0 With 5 to go the yellow flew for a spin by Barrows.\u00a0\u00a0 Sullivan kept the lead on the restart.\u00a0 Brian Tagg made his way back into third.\u00a0 R. J. Marcotte spun setting up a green, white, checker finish.\u00a0 Tagg spun on the restart to bring up another try at the green, white, checker finish.\u00a0 Sullivan survived another restart to take down his third win of the season.\u00a0 McDermott, Boss, Leo Oliveira and Jay Sundeen rounded out the top 5.<\/p>\n

Sunoco Modified Feature Finish (Top Ten): <\/strong>1. Ted Christopher, Plainville, CT; 2. Tim O\u2019Sullivan, S. Windsor, CT; 3. Bert Marvin, New London, CT; 4. Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs, CT; 5. Rick Shawn, Bradford, RI; 6. Kerry Malone, Needham, MA; 7. Jimmy Blewett, Calverton, NY; 8. Todd Ceravolo, Gales Ferry, CT; 9. Danny Cates, Chaplin, CT; 10. Wayne Arute, Berlin, CT.<\/p>\n

Late Model Feature Finish (Top Ten): <\/strong>1. Tommy O\u2019Sullivan, <\/strong>Springfield,MA; 2. Rick Gentes, Woonsocket, RI, 3. Jeff Zuidema, N. Brookfield, MA; 4. John Materas, Voluntown, CT; 5. Jeremy Sadowski, Voluntown, CT; 6. Mike Scorzelli, Malta, NY<\/p>\n

Limited Sportsman Feature Finish (Top Ten): <\/strong>1. Larry Barnett, Moosup, CT, 2. Jesse Gleason, Lisbon, CT, 3. Jay Sundeen, Douglas, MA; 4. Joe Coates, Eastford, CT; 5. Scott Sundeen, Douglas, MA; 6. Fred Bates, N. Grosvenordale, CT; 7. Paul Coutu, Jr., Thompson, CT; 8. Joe Arena, Bristol, CT; 9. John Carpenter, Danielson, CT; 10. Kevin Bowe, Pawtucket, RI.<\/p>\n

Mini Stock Feature Finish (Top Ten):<\/strong> 1. Scott Michalski, S. Killingly, CT; 2. Chuck Rogers, Quaker Hill, CT; 3. Randy Churchill, Niantic, CT; 4. Jeff Moffat, Warwick, RI; 5. Mike Viens, Seekonk, MA; 6. Leo Defevers, Brooklyn, CT; 7. Steve Romjue, Coventry, RI; 8. Brad Caddick, New London, CT; 9. Steven Michalski, Brooklyn CT; 10. Chad Baxter, Pascoag, RI.<\/p>\n

TIS Modified Feature #1 (Top Ten):<\/strong> 1. Cam McDermotte, Scituate, RI; 2. R. J. Marcotte, Millville, MA; 3. Brian Tagg, Oxford, MA; 4. Brian Sullivan, South Windsor, CT; 5. Leo Oliveira, Raynham, MA; 6. Richie Ferreira, Raynham, MA; 7. Glen Boss, Danielson, CT; 8. John Studley, Framingham, MA; 9. Jay Sundeen, Douglas, MA; 10. Roger Larson, Jr., Milford, MA.<\/p>\n

TIS Modified Feature #2 (Top Ten):<\/strong> 1.Brian Sullivan, S. Windsor, CT; 2. Cam McDermott, Scituate, RI; 3. Glen Boss, Danielson, CT; 4. Leo Oliveira, Raynham, MA; 5. Jay Sundeen, Douglas, MA; 6. Brian Tagg, Oxford, MA; 7. Jeff Barrows, Worcester, MA; 8. R. J. Marcotte, Millville, MA; 9. Richie Ferreira, Raynham, MA; 10. Mike Viens, Seekonk, MA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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