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Thompson Speedway Hosts A Pivotal World Series 150 For The Modified Tour This Sunday

by MikeOctober 8, 2025

With only two races remaining on the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park welcomes back the series for the third and final time this year for Sunday’s World Series 150 (4:30 p.m. ET on FloRacing and The NASCAR Channel).

Austin Beers enters Sunday’s race with a 13-point advantage on Justin Bonsignore in the Modified Tour standings. Every position matters for both drivers as Beers looks to inch closer to his first series championship and Bonsignore looks to make up ground in his quest for his fifth career crown.

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Patrick Emerling Runs it Back in the Big Red Machine Tribute to take 750th NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Checkers in front of Packed Thompson Speedway Grandstands

by Lou ModestinoAugust 7, 2025August 7, 2025

Patrick Emerling wins NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Thompson Speedway — Patrick Emerling celebrating his Thompson 150 win on Wednesday night with crew and the legendary Geoff Bodine, original driver of the famed Big Red Machine #1 back in the 1970s. (Jim DuPont photo)

Thompson, CT — An incredible flood of fans entered Thompson Speedway on Wednesday night for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s annual midweek Thompson 150 with plenty of magic in the air. Along with a much anticipated visit from Geoff Bodine and the original Big Red Machine #1 from his stellar 1978 campaign, the NASCAR touring teams battled in the Tour’s 750th event back where it all began in 1985.

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After 749, The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Comes Home for 750 with Thompson 150

by Lou ModestinoAugust 5, 2025

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — The Thompson Speedway oval is back in action this Wednesday, August 6 with a big-time showdown on the line for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. Amidst their 40th anniversary season celebrations, this Wednesday’s 150 lapper also serves as the 750th event in the open-wheeled Tour’s history after first debuting on the Thompson highbanks back in 1985.

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Patrick Emerling, Fleetworks Racing To Honor Geoffrey Bodine, Dick Armstrong at Thompson

by Kyle SouzaMarch 12, 2025

No. 1 Will Carry a Tribute Scheme To The Big Red Machine For Three NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Events

When the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour visits Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in 2025, race fans will have the opportunity to see a special tribute scheme hit the track. Patrick Emerling, driver of the No. 1 Fleetworks Inc. Modified, will carry a special tribute scheme, throwing back to Geoffrey Bodine’s No. 1 Big Red Machine owned by Dick Armstrong. The scheme will be on the track for all three NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races.

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Race Of Champions “Qualifiers” Return For “Race Of Champions” Event At Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park In October

by MikeFebruary 12, 2025

–First Qualifier Set for this Friday Night at New Smyrna Speedway, Friday, February 14, 2025 with the Running of the Richie Evans Memorial 100 –

Samsula, FL – (February 12, 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. (more…)

PASS & ACT Release Ten-Date Thompson Speedway Schedule for 2025

by Lou ModestinoDecember 12, 2024

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — After weeks of careful planning, the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Star Series (PASS) have finalized and released the 2025 schedule for Thompson Speedway. Beginning in late March through Columbus Day weekend in October, rolling thunder returns to the ‘Quiet Corner of Connecticut’ for ten individual dates in 2025 including the annual Icebreaker and Sunoco World Series weekends along with a return to monthly Wednesday night racing! (more…)

Race Of Champions And Thompson Speedway Announce New Series Date For The 63rd Annual World Series Weekend

by MikeNovember 22, 2024November 22, 2024

Thompson, CT – (November 20, 2024) – Race of Champions and Thompson (CT) Speedway management have come to an agreement for the iconic facility to host the historic 75^th annual Race of Champions to be held as part of the 63^rd annual World Series Weekend on Saturday, October 11, 2025 bringing two great modified racing traditions together.

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Growth Spurt: Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series Releases 2025 Schedule

by Lou ModestinoNovember 13, 2024

In 2024 the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series ran an eight event schedule, which was the largest slate of events ever in the 11-year history of the division.

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Monaco Modifieds Return for Two Headline Shows at Thompson Speedway in 2025

by Lou ModestinoNovember 13, 2024November 13, 2024

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — In conjunction with the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series schedule release on Tuesday, officials with the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) are excited to announce the first two dates of the 2025 season at the Thompson Speedway oval. (more…)

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Returns to North Wilkesboro Speedway For Crucial Championship Tilt

by MikeOctober 16, 2024

After the race was postponed for two weeks due to Hurricane Helene‘s impact on the Appalachain Mountains, North Wilkesboro Speedway is set to host the penultimate event of the 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season.

Last year saw NASCAR‘s oldest division visit North Wilkesboro for the first time in its long, prestigious history. A field of 38 cars showed up to take the green flag, with veteran Matt Hirschman bringing home the victory over the championship frontrunners in Ron Silk and Justin Bonsignore. (more…)