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Icebreaker Saturday is On as Scheduled, NASCAR Moved to April 5th

by Lou ModestinoMarch 28, 2025

Thompson, CT — The Saturday portion of the 51st Icebreaker at Thompson Speedway is on as scheduled for Saturday, March 29, as is Friday’s planned Practice Day. However, due to continued rain and cold temperatures forecasted for March 30, the entire Sunday schedule of divisions and events have been moved to Saturday, April 5.

The published schedule for both Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29 are still a go with an improving forecast. All originally planned events, times and pricing will remain the same for both Friday’s Practice Day and Saturday’s Day #1 of Icebreaker weekend, including the Monaco Modified Icebreaker 75. (more…)

McKinney Construction Continuing to Build Excitement in Stafford Speedway’s SK Lights

by Lou ModestinoMarch 28, 2025

(Stafford Springs, CT)—For the 2025 season at Stafford Speedway, hometown company McKinney Construction will return to the track’s contingency program. McKinney will provide a weekly $100 bonus to each 2^nd place finisher from Stafford’s SK Light Modified feature events. During the 2024 season 12 different drivers earned a contingency bonus from McKinney Construction.

“We’re happy to once again be a contingency sponsor for the SK Light division,” said Larry McKinney, owner and operator of McKinney Construction. “We’re looking forward to another exciting season on track at Stafford with some new competitors.”

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Noyle Johnson Group Presents Street Stock Hard Charger Award at Thunder Road

by Lou ModestinoMarch 28, 2025

Barre, VT – Thunder Road officials announced on Thursday an increased partnership with Noyle Johnson Insurance of Montpelier, Danville and Bethel. Noyle Johnson Insurance Group has been a longtime member of the Thunder Road family from a lap sponsor in the Vermont Milk Bowl to a billboard owner and now the local insurance experts are adding another role! In 2025, the rk Miles Street Stocks will dig deep for the Noyle Johnson Hard Charger award in all twenty heart-pounding showdowns this year.

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Grandview Speedway Hosts Open Practice This Saturday, March 29 – Season Opener April 5

by MikeMarch 27, 2025

ON TRACK ACTION CONTINUES WITH FREE-TO-THE-PUBLIC PRACTICE THIS SATURDAY MARCH 29 AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

VP RACING FUELS BRUCE ROGERS MEMORIAL MONEY MAKER SEASON OPENER IS APRIL 5

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Grandview Speedway continues to prepare for a brand-new race season this Saturday, March 29 by holding an open practice to help kick start the 2025 season.

Saturday, March 29 will be the traditional free-to-the-public practice session open to all racing divisions. Drivers will have the opportunity to test their reworked or brand-new equipment for the new season before competition officially begins next week. Race fans will have the opportunity to come out and see their favorite drivers for the first time and check out their new cars for the new campaign. (more…)

Luke Baldwin Set For Triple Duty Weekend at Martinsville, Thompson

by Kyle SouzaMarch 27, 2025

A busy three-race weekend for rising driver Luke Baldwin will bring him over 700 miles across the East Coast – nevermind over 400 laps on the track. Baldwin will compete in three different events at two different tracks – Martinsville Speedway and Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park – in both a Truck and a Modified.

Baldwin will drive three different cars in the three events.

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Tom Fearn Celebrates 40 Years of Racing; Eyes More Wins in 2025

by Lou ModestinoMarch 27, 2025

(Stafford Springs, CT)—When Stafford Speedway’s Late Model cars hit the track in 2025, one driver will be reaching a significant milestone. Tom Fearn, driver of the #92 King Gray Coach Lines Chevrolet, will mark his 40^th season of racing when he rolls out for the 53^rd Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler® on Saturday, April 26^th. Fearn began his career at Riverside Park Speedway during the 1985 season and kicked off his Stafford career in the 1988 Fall Final.

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Entry list: Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park

by MikeMarch 26, 2025March 26, 2025

Here’s the entry list for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Icebreaker 150 from Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Thompson, Connecticut.

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PIT BOX: Whelen Modified Tour ready to break the ice Sunday at Thompson

by MikeMarch 26, 2025

By Adam Fenwick, NASCAR.com

After a month off, the 40th anniversary season of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour roars back to life Sunday afternoon at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park with the running of the Icebreaker 150 (4:30 p.m. ET on FloRacing).

The race marks the 156th time since the creation of the Modified Tour in 1985 the series has visited the historic oval. In fact, the first Modified Tour race was held at Thompson on March 31, 1985 and won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Richie Evans. (more…)

Justin Bonsignore Looks For Record Tying Day at Thompson Speedway

by Kyle SouzaMarch 26, 2025

Thompson Speedway has always been one of Justin Bonsignore’s best tracks.

As the four-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion heads back north this weekend for the Icebreaker 150 on Sunday, he has the opportunity to continue to add to his already stout Thompson legacy.

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As a Former High School Wrestler, Cody Ware is Ready for the Cook Out 400 At Martinsville

by MikeMarch 25, 2025

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 25, 2025) – Wrestling a racecar for 400 laps around Martinsville (Va.) Speedway necessitates a strong upper-body and powerful legs, connected with a tight core. The flat, paperclip-shaped .526-mile oval makes for a physical race where drivers have to pull their steering wheel hard to the left 800 times while stabbing their brake pedal at the end of each, 800-foot-long straightaway. Whether one’s car is lightning quick or could use a jolt of lightning, Martinsville pushes the boundaries of human performance as much as a car’s mechanical limits.

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