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Sunoco World Series Friday Sets Tone for 62nd Running of Three-Day Stock Car Festival

by Lou ModestinoOctober 8, 2024

The Outlaw Open Modified Series returns to Thompson Speedway for the Sunoco World Series Dash for Cash with Ronnie Williams (#50) looking to nab another $5,000 prize on the Thompson highbanks! (Alan Ward photo)

Naples, ME & Barre, VT — The 85th season of racing at Thompson Speedway is set to close out for the 62nd time with the action-packed Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing starting with the exciting Friday opener. Headlined by the return of the Outlaw Open Modified Series Dash for Cash, Friday also includes the conclusion of the 2024 track championship for the Thompson Late Models, the Evolve Bank & Trust Pro Truck Series, Thompson Sunoco Modifieds, the R&R Race Parts NH Street Stock Open and a three-peat of vintage racing stars to round out the weekend opener! (more…)

RECAP: Wright Motorsports Crowned GT World Challenge Champions at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

by MikeOctober 7, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., (September 7, 2024) – Wright Motorsports made their triumphant return to victory lane on Saturday evening, clinching the Indianapolis 8 Hour race win and securing the GT World Challenge PRO championship. Drivers Adam Adelson, Elliott Skeer, and Laurin Heinrich delivered a near-flawless performance in the No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R, earning the first championship title for full-season drivers Adelson and Skeer in dramatic style. The GT World Challenge race victory was the second endurance win in a row for the Wright team. The first came here at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on September 22 capturing the Battle on the Bricks IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD class race win. (more…)

Outlaw Open Modified Dash for Cash Returns to Sunoco World Series Friday, October 11th

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 27, 2024

Naples, ME & Barre, VT — Back by popular demand, American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials announced today that the Outlaw Open Modified Series will make it’s grand return to Thompson Speedway as part of the Friday night opener to the 62ndSunoco World Series on October 11th. The $5,000-to-win Dash for Cash will once again feature a $5,000 winner’s share with just a four-tire limit for their 50-lap sprint around the 0.625-mile oval!

With the addition of the Sunoco World Series Dash for Cash on Friday, all three days of the 62n Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing will feature Tour-type Modified competition. Following Friday’s 50-lap, $5,000-to-win sprint, Saturday includes the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series in their Constantine Paving & Sealing 75 before Sunday wraps up with the Sunoco World Series 150 presented by FloRacing for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour! (more…)

THUNDERBOWL THRILLER: David Gravel Tops Wild Dennis Roth Classic Opener

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 23, 2024

Thunderbowl Raceway delivered yet again.

The California oval always produces some of the best Sprint Car racing in the country. A cushion right against the fence. A technical but fast bottom. Passing everywhere you look. And the Thunderbowl lived up to all the hype on Friday as the Dennis Roth Classic weekend kicked off.

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NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Elimination Race From Bristol Motor Speedway, Supermotocross World Championship Final, And IMSA From Indianapolis Motor Speedway Presented Across NBC, USA NETWORK, PEACOCK, And CNBC This Weekend

by MikeSeptember 19, 2024September 19, 2024

Live Pre-Race Coverage of NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Elimination Race from Bristol Motor Speedway Begins Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on USA Network

Winner-Take-All SuperMotocross World Championship Final Between Jett Lawrence, Hunter Lawrence, and Chase Sexton Starts Saturday at 9:30 p.m. ET Live on Peacock from Las Vegas Motor Speedway

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship from Famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway Begins This Sunday with Peacock-Exclusive Live Coverage at 11:30 a.m. ET followed by NBC and Peacock Live at 3 p.m. ET

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 19, 2024 – NBC Sports’ motorsports coverage this weekend is headlined by the NASCAR Cup Series’ Round of 16 playoff elimination race from Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday on USA Network, the SuperMotocross World Championship Final on Saturday on Peacock from Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and the penultimate race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship from iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway on NBC and Peacock this Sunday.

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Officials Release 62nd Sunoco World Series Line-Up, Schedule and Pricing for October 11-13

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 17, 2024

Naples, ME & Barre, VT — Officials from the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) and American-Canadian Tour (ACT) released today the 18 division line-up, three-day schedule and pricing for the 62nd Sunoco World Series at Thompson Speedway. The annual celebration of stock car racing on one of the region’s biggest stages will start on Friday, October 11 and wrap up on Sunday, October 13 for three days of heart-pounding action, championship crowning and the perfect exclamation point on the 2024 season at the Big-T! (more…)

Todd Gilliland Debuts Boozy Jerky to NASCAR World at Watkins Glen

by MikeSeptember 11, 2024

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (September 11, 2024) – The NASCAR Cup Series makes their annual trip to Watkins Glen, New York and Watkins Glen International this Sunday. This will not only be the 100th race for the “Next Gen” car, but Todd Gilliland’s 100th Cup Series start.

Boozy Jerky will make their first NASCAR start this weekend, partnering with Gilliland and the No. 38 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for the 90-lap event. Boozy Jerky is the original booze-infused brand of beef jerky. Every bite of Boozy Jerky is meticulously hand-crafted in the US to be tender, moist, and full of rich and defining flavors. (more…)

Sunday Program Set for Final Thompson Test & Tune Prior to October’s Sunoco World Series

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 6, 2024

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — The 0.625-mile oval at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park is back to rip-roaring action this Sunday, September 8 for the Back to School Bash! Headlined by the Back to School Bash 75 for the Thompson Late Models featuring a $17,000 purse, including a $5,000 winners share, the Thompson Sunoco Modifieds, AZ Roofing SK Light Modifieds, Street Stocks and Mini Stocks make it a full card of Sunday afternoon racing at the Big-T!

The Thompson Late Models are expecting quite the invasion for Sunday’s Back to School Bash 75. Top runners Nick Johnson, Derek Gluchacki and Brian Tagg will be among the weekly track championship faithful ready to hold back the flood gates and battle hard on the highbanks for the $5,000 winner’s prize! Longtime hot-shoe Tom Carey III will make his return to Thompson Speedway in the Brookside Ride while the top American-Canadian Tour rookie Kasey Beattie will also make the trek southward for some practice at the northeastern Connecticut oval. (more…)

Eldora Speedway Hires Levi Jones as General Manager

by MikeSeptember 6, 2024

ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 5, 2024) – Eldora Speedway has hired championship-winning USAC driver and motorsports executive Levi Jones as general manager for the World’s Greatest Dirt Track.

The appointment serves as a homecoming for Jones, with the 42-year-old from Olney, Illinois, having raced for Eldora Speedway owner Tony Stewart in the United States Auto Club (USAC) from 2006 until the midpoint of 2013, winning six of his seven USAC championships with Tony Stewart Racing.

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NASCAR partners with BLAST for upcoming $3 million FNCS Global Championship & RLCS World Championship 2024 events at Dickies Arena

by MikeSeptember 5, 2024

Esport entertainment company BLAST has announced a partnership with NASCAR to sponsor the FNCS Global Championship and Rocket League World Championship 2024, which are set to take place at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, on September 7-8 and 10-15 respectively.

Both competitions will be held at Dickies Arena with more than $3 million in total combined prize pool on offer across both events. Across the two championships, over 35 countries will be represented with over 148 players from around the world coming to Fort Worth to compete on a global stage. (more…)