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Ron Silk Dominates Thompson’s NASCAR Modified Icebreaker 150

by Lou Modestino
Ron Silk Dominates Thompson’s NASCAR Modified Icebreaker 150

Thompson, CT — A much nicer day awaited fans on day two of the 50th Icebreaker at Thompson Speedway. Six star-studded features took to the 0.625-mile oval on Sunday, as did the peaks of sunshine to greet the fans in the stands. While the Street Stocks were able to start their 2024 track championship season on Saturday, the rest of the track championship line-up got their year started with plenty of action on Sunday along with the roar of the mighty NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour with their return to Icebreaker weekend. (more…)

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Griffith and Stone Take Icebreaker Victories, Mother Nature Steals the Sunshine At Thompson

by Lou Modestino
Griffith and Stone Take Icebreaker Victories, Mother Nature Steals the Sunshine At Thompson

Thompson, CT — A partly cloudy day was had at Thompson Speedway’s Saturday opener to the 50th Icebreaker weekend with plenty of rain to darken the spirits on an exciting opening day schedule of events. The crew at Thompson Speedway kept the track dry enough to get in full feature events for both the Thompson Street Stocks and the PASS Super Late Models but the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series was a casualty to the rain and will be postponed to the Friday of World Series weekend on October 11. (more…)

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David Gravel Prevails At U.S. 36 Raceway

by Mike
David Gravel Prevails At U.S. 36 Raceway

OSBORN, Mo. — A little luck never hurts, especially in Sprint Car Racing.

Sheldon Haudenschild appeared poised for a third straight US 36 Raceway victory on Friday night. He’d taken the lead early and sliced through plenty of traffic as he led the opening 20 circuits. But an incident with a lapped car left him spun between Turns 1 and 2 and ended his hopes of a three-peat at the 3/8-mile. (more…)

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Call Before You Dig to Sponsor Senator’s Cup at Stafford Speedway

by Lou Modestino
Call Before You Dig to Sponsor Senator’s Cup at Stafford Speedway

(Stafford Springs, CT)—New for the 2024 racing season at Stafford Motor Speedway, Call Before You Dig will serve as the title sponsor of the June 21 CBYD Senator’s Cup event.  The 50-lap extra distance SK Modified® feature event will be the first of two extra distance races for Stafford’s premier SK Modified® division in 2024 with the 11th Annual NAPA SK 5k set to take place on August 2nd.  The CBYD Senator’s Cup will feature a purse of over $10,000 with the race winner guaranteed to go home with at least $1,550.

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NASCAR Modifieds Ready for a Roaring Return to Thompson’s Icebreaker Weekend

by Lou Modestino
NASCAR Modifieds Ready for a Roaring Return to Thompson’s Icebreaker Weekend

Barre, VT and Naples, ME — When the roar of the mighty NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to Connecticut’s quiet corner this Sunday afternoon, it’ll be the 153rd time the series has tackled the iconic highbanks of Thompson Speedway and the first time in four years that the Tour has competed on Icebreaker weekend. The Icebreaker 150 for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is set as the first homebase battle for the Northeast teams who regularly compete on the fan-favorite Tour. (more…)

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