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Ground-Pounding Monaco Modifieds Prepare For Thunder Road’s 4th Annual Granite City 100

Jon McKennedy (#79) and Matt Hirschman (#60) lead the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series into Thunder Road this Sunday for the 4th annual Granite City 100 as part of the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic! (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – The mighty Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series is ready to make its 4th annual trip to the Nation’s Site of Excitement, Thunder Road for the Granite City 100 as part of the 62nd running of the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic this Sunday, May 25!

The Modifieds have a long but often underrated history in the Green Mountain State. The powerful NASCAR Modifieds were first introduced to Thunder Road in 1965 in a short head-to-head season with the Flathead V-8 Coupes that put the Nation’s Site of Excitement on the map in the early days of Thursday Night racing at the facility. The Modifieds were short-lived to the Spring of ’65 with Coupe drivers and fans alike nearly in revolt but found a home in the often-remembered Catamount Stadium for several seasons afterward while making here-and-there appearances at Devil’s Bowl and Thunder Road over the years.

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Silk Maintains Tour-Type Modified Mastery At Thompson Speedway In RaceChoice.com 75

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Ron Silk and crew celebrate in Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series victory lane after taking the RaceChoice.com with a pass around Jake Johnson with just four laps remaining at Thompson Speedway on Wednesday night. (Tom Morris photo)

Thompson, CT — Ronnie Williams and Stephen Kopcik brought the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series to green for the RaceChoice.com 75 Wednesday night with Williams taking the early lead ahead of Patrick Emerling. After peeking to the inside, Emerling finally made the turn-three power-move to lead lap 18 before Joey Mucciacciaro’s hard lick with the third turn wall. With the choose-cone in play, Jake Johnson nabbed the lead on the ensuing restart underneath Emerling as Ron Silk entered the top three picture. Hard contact between Silk and Emerling in turn four on lap 40 saw both right their open-wheeled machines but it was Silk gaining the on-track advantage to begin knocking down Johnson’s seven-car-length lead.

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White Mountain, Thompson Speedway Partner with New NESTN Streaming Service

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Coverage Starts with Monaco Modified Thompson Special Wednesday, May 14

Barre, VT — Officials have freshly inked a deal with a new and exciting steaming service option for Northeast racing fans in 2025. NESTN, the North East Short Track Network, has signed on with White Mountain Motorsports Park and Thompson Speedway to stream select Pay-Per-View events produced by the same great team that showcases weekly racing action from across New England. NESTN coverage will begin with the Monaco Modified RaceChoice.com program on Wednesday, May 14at Thompson Speedway.

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Milwaukee Tools, Nelson ACE Continues Support for Thunder Road Crew Chiefs

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Barre’s Nelson’s ACE Hardware and Milwaukee Tools have continued their support of the hardworking crew and crew chiefs of Thunder Road’s race teams throughout 2025! (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – With the ink just drying, Thunder Road officials are excited to announce the continued partnership with Barre’s Nelson ACE Hardware and the Milwaukee Tools brand at the Nation’s Site of Excitement. Milwaukee Tools through Nelson ACE will support the hardworking crews and crew chiefs of Thunder Road’s racers with a weekly Crew or Crew Chief of the Week award and a special season ending prize to boot!

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Monaco Modifieds Return to Thompson Speedway for Midweek RaceChoice.com 75

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NASCAR Cup Series star Ryan Preece returns to his roots Wednesday night in the family-owned #40 machine at Thompson for the RaceChoice.com 75 with the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series! (Alan Ward Photo)

Thompson, CT — The sights and sounds of Thompson Speedway are ready to return in earnest this Wednesday night, the first of six planned Wednesday night shows throughout the summer season, with the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series! The Monaco Modifieds will fight for the $10,000 main prize in the RaceChoice.com 75 along with supporting action from the six Thompson Speedway track championship divisions!

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Favorable Forecast Washes Away; Community Bank 150 Moved to June 1 at Thunder Road

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Barre, VT – Thunder Road Speedbowl and Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour officials announced this morning that the 27th annual Community Bank 150, originally scheduled for Sunday, May 4, has been postponed due to the forecast. The Community Bank 150 has been moved to Sunday, June 1 with all four originally-scheduled divisions. All Pit Passes purchased for the originally scheduled event will be honored on June 1, teams must keep and present them at the gate as their rain-check.

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Ron Silk Makes Monaco Modified Statement with Icebreaker Checkers

March 31, 2025

Ron Silk is once again victorious at Thompson Speedway and with the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series in the Icebreaker 75 presented by Propane Plus. (Alan Ward Photo)

Thompson, CT — One-hundred and fifty-eight stock cars from across the eastern United States and Canada converged on Thompson Speedway for the opening of the 51st Icebreaker highlighted by seven different divisions to get the season rolling on high. (more…)

Luke Baldwin Set For Triple Duty Weekend at Martinsville, Thompson

March 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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Jonathan McKennedy Announces Busy 2025 Schedule Between Tour-Type Modifieds, Supermodifieds

March 14, 2025

Modified and Supermodified winner Jon McKennedy announced Thursday a busy schedule for the 2025 racing season. Again for 2025, McKennedy will compete in both the Tour-Type Modifieds and the Supermodifieds, mixed between multiple different divisions with both classes.

Between all divisions, McKennedy has roughly 35 races planned.

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Race Of Champions Introduces “Punch Your Ticket To Thompson” Qualifier Program For 2025 Season

March 12, 2025

Elma, NY – (March 11, 2025) – A long standing tradition for the Race of Champions Modified Series has returned in 2025 as “Qualifying” races will dot the 2025 racing schedule and Race of Champions management is proud to introduce the “Punch your Ticket to Thompson” program.

Each Race of Champions Modified Series event as well as each Monaco Modified Series event, beginning with the “Icebreaker” weekend event at Thompson (CT) Speedway Motorsports Park will play as qualifiers for the 2025 season.

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