Final Midweek Show Brings Full Fendered and Open Wheeled Twin 50s to Thompson Speedway

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Powerhouses Jon McKennedy and Ronnie Williams are on the hunt for another $5,000 Dash for Cash win this Wednesday but, like Johnson, are sure to have a few veterans standing in the way. (Tom Morris Racing Photography)

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — With autumn setting in, Thompson Speedway brings the final midweek show of the season this Wednesday, September 17th with the Fall Showdown headlined by Twin 50s for the Outlaw Open Modifieds and the track championship Late Models! The full seven division card is sure to be a whopper in the final test and tune prior to the 63rd Sunoco World Series on October 10th, 11th and 12th!

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Sam Hunt Racing and Dean Thompson Align with Oregon State University for Home-State Pacific Office Automation 147

Sam Hunt RacingMOORESVILLE, N.C. (August 25, 2025) – Sam Hunt Racing is proud to welcome Oregon State University (OSU) as the primary partner for Dean Thompson and the No. 26 OSU / Thompson Pipe Group GR Supra in the upcoming NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) event at Portland International Raceway. Set for Saturday, August 30, the Pacific Office Automation 147 marks the fourth annual running of the race in the Pacific Northwest, and is the only standalone NXS event in the region—driving deep local engagement and university pride.

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$3,000-to-Win, $300-to-Start Late Model 50 Announced for Final Thompson Midweek Show

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The Thompson Late Models join the Outlaw Open Modifieds in 50 lap competition on Wednesday, September 17th with a special $3,000-to-win, $300-to-start purse added to the Thompson Speedway schedule this week! (Tom Morris photo)

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — Pro All Stars Series and American-Canadian Tour officials announced this afternoon the return of the September Late Model special following the inaugural showcase last year. The Fall Showdown at Thompson Speedway on Wednesday, September 17 will feature a twin 50-lap bill for both the Outlaw Open Modified Dash for Cash AND the $3,000-to-win, $300-to-start Late Model 50 lap sprint!

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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

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

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The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to where it all began 40 years ago for the 750th race in Tour history at Thompson Speedway for the Thompson 150 this Wednesday, August 6. (Tom Morris photo)

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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Justin Bonsignore Set For Iowa Speedway With Joe Gibbs Racing

Justin BonsignoreUSNEPower Inc. Partners With Justin Bonsignore For NASCAR Xfinity Series Event

Four-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Justin Bonsignore continues his 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series slate with Joe Gibbs Racing this weekend.

Bonsignore will drive the No. 19 USNEPower Toyota GR Supra at Iowa Speedway on Saturday. It will mark Bonsignore’s seventh career NASCAR Xfinity Series start and sixth of the season. Following Iowa, he will compete in three more events at Kansas Speedway, Martinsville Speedway and Phoenix Raceway to wrap the ‘25 campaign with JGR.

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Jon McKennedy Goes Two-for-Two in Twisted Tea Dash for Cash Showdowns At Thompson

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Jon McKennedy kept the #79 out front all throughout the Twisted Tea Midsummer 50 to claim his second $5,000 Dash for Cash win over Matt Swanson on Wednesday at Thompson Speedway. (Jim DuPont photo)

Thompson, CT — Following two qualifying heat races, Jon McKennedy and Matt Swanson faced-off at the head of the Outlaw Open Modifieds in the Twisted Tea Midsummer 50. Ronnie Williams motored under Swanson to take second on lap ten but otherwise the top five remained in line to conserve to the end. The conservation came into play with the lap 39 spin and flat left-front tire for Glen Steger in turn four, with Williams and Chris Pasteryak electing to jump pitside to swap tires, front to rear on the right side.

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Thompson Oval Roars Back to Life for Twisted Tea Midsummer 50; Final Test & Tune Before NASCAR Return on August 6th

Thompson Oval Roars Back to Life for Twisted Tea Midsummer 50; Final Test & Tune Before NASCAR Return on August 6th

Thompson, CT — The quiet corner of Connecticut is ready to rumble once again this Wednesday, July 9 with the return of the Outlaw Open Modifieds in the $5,000-to-win Twisted Tea Midsummer 50 Dash for Cash! The NEMA Lites will also join in on the midweek action, alongside Thompson Speedway’s six track championship divisions for another epic Wednesday night!

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McKennedy Uses Late Race Pass to Topple Christopher Jr. for $5K Nutmeg State 50 Honors

McKennedy Uses Late Race Pass to Topple Christopher Jr. for $5K Nutmeg State 50 Honors

Thompson, CT — A great night of weather and talented fields greeted the crowd that entered Thompson Speedway on Wednesday night with a pit area containing nearly one hundred competitors for the Nutmeg State 50 program presented by Twisted Tea.

The Mini Stocks started off feature racing with Dave Trudeau and Sean Olden both holding out after their spins for the caution flag to rejoin the field. Under green flag conditions, though, rookie Bill Porter and returning high-marker Ryan Pomposelli put on a clean side-by-side race out front before Pomposelli broke through with five to go and motored to his first win of the season followed by Porter and Tim Dorr.

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