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Berlin, CT's Keith Rocco (top
left) celebrates victory in the
Sunoco Modified Triple Crown Series
with his family.
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Rocco Remains
Perfect at Thompson in Sunoco
Modified Triple Crown Opener
Morgan Hangs
on for Dramatic Late Model
Championship at World Series Day 1 |
Thompson, CT -- Berlin,
CT's Keith Rocco and Franklin, CT's
Ryan Morgan emerged as the biggest
winners of day one action for the
59th Sunoco World Series of Speedway
Racing at Thompson Speedway
Motorsports Park on Friday, October
8. Rocco remained perfect in the
Sunoco Modifieds for the 2021 season
while Morgan bounced back from an
opening-lap Late Model melee to hang
on for his first championship.
Rocco rolled off eighth for the
30-lap opening round of the Sunoco
Modified Triple Crown Series as part
of World Series Weekend. After
Andrew Molleur went hard into the
backstretch wall on the opening
circuit, Rocco began following
Wolcott, CT's Mike Christopher Jr.
through the field. Christopher got
to the front first, swinging
underneath polesitter Paul LaPlante
entering turn one to take the lead
on lap eight.
Rocco slingshot
past LaPlante on the opposite end of
the track and set his sights on
Christopher. But before Rocco could
even contemplate a move, Christopher
lost power as the field came off the
fourth corner to complete lap 11.
Christopher could only pull to the
inside and helplessly watch as the
field flew past.
Newly
crowned Stafford Speedway and New
London-Waterford Speedbowl champion
Todd Owen eventually picked his way
through the pack to second. Owen
then closed to within two car
lengths of Rocco but could not seal
the deal. It was the 60th career win
for Rocco at Thompson Speedway. He
also has won all five Sunoco
Modified events held at Thompson
under the sanction of the
American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro
All Stars Series (PASS).
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World
Series Getting Twisted
with
Big Saturday Card
ACT, PASS,
and NEMA Headline
Eight-Division Prelude to Thompson
300
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Waterbury, VT & Naples, ME --
The 59th Annual Sunoco World Series
of Speedway Racing arrives at
Connecticut's Thompson Speedway
Motorsports Park this Friday-Sunday,
October 8-10. While many fans are
hotly anticipating the return of the
$20,000-to-win Thompson 300 on
Sunday, the Twisted Tea World Series
Saturday card on October 9 is
equally intriguing with a packed
card of local and touring action.
Saturday will be the perfect
prelude to the 300-lap Sunday
showdown. Many of the Outlaw Open
Modified Series stars that are
chasing the prestigious Thompson 300
crown are planning to take part in
Saturday's open practice. Fans who
arrive early get to see Tour-type
Modified superstars like Doug Coby,
Ronnie Williams, Patrick Emerling,
Justin Bonsignore, Ron Silk, and
Jonathan McKennedy tune up for the
first Thompson 300 since 2005.
Once the 2:30pm post time
arrives for Twisted Tea World Series
Saturday, eight divisions will
battle in qualifying and World
Series features. The
American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late
Models and Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) Super Late Models headline
the Saturday card with a pair of
75-lap features. The season for both
is nearing its end, making the event
crucial for series regulars.
The ACT
Late Model Tour has a
razor-close title battle on its
hands. Turner, ME's Ben Rowe leads
Center Conway, NH's D.J. Shaw by
just one point with two events to
go. Both are multi-time PASS
champions pursuing their first ACT
title. Rowe and Shaw, along with
former Seekonk Speedway champion
Ryan Kuhn, are planning double-duty
on Saturday in both the ACT and PASS
features.
The rest of the ACT
top-five has tightened up between
New Salem, MA's Tom Carey III, North
Dartmouth, MA's Derek Gluchacki, and
Williamstown, VT's Jimmy Hebert.
Carey and Gluchacki are both
Thompson Speedway regulars with
Carey owning a victory at this
year's Icebreaker. Hebert is a
former ACT winner at Thompson who
has finished 1st, 2nd, and 1st in
the last three ACT Tour events.
Carey, Gluchacki, Kuhn, Woody
Pitkat, and Stephen Donahue are just
some of the drivers expected to race
in both Friday's Thompson Late Model
championship event and Saturday's
Sunoco World Series 75 presented by
Twisted Tea. The 30-lap Friday
feature pays $1,200 to win while the
Saturday ACT event is worth $2,500
to win, making it a potentially
lucrative weekend for Late Model
teams.
The PASS
Super Late Models have only
two races remaining in the 2021 PASS
National Champion Series. Hudson,
NH's Derek Griffith, the 2018
National Champion, has a healthy
lead over D.J. Shaw. Griffith won
the PASS event at the Icebreaker,
making him one to watch on Saturday.
Third-place national point driver
Jake Matheson of Hillsboro, NH is
coming off his first career PASS
podium at Vermont's Thunder Road
Speedbowl.
Saturday's race
also counts for PASS North and New
England South points, making it a
crucial stop for two other
championship quests. Hallowell, ME's
Johnny Clark is three races away
from his seventh PASS North
championship -- but his first since
2011. Despite some late handling
trouble at Thunder Road, he
maintains a strong lead over Dan
Winter, Ben Rowe, and Kate Re. Shaw
is the New England South leader
ahead of Clark and Matheson. Other
notable names on the Thompson entry
list include Eddie "The Outlaw"
MacDonald, Brandon Barker, Ryan
Kuhn, and Cory Casagrande.
The
Northeastern Midget Association
is back for its annual World Series
appearance. The full-scale NEMA
Midgets are running 25 laps as part
of Twisted Tea World Series Saturday
while the NEMA LITES go 25 laps on
Sunday. Randy Cabral leads the NEMA
point standings with two events to
go as he pursues his eighth
championship. Avery Stoehr, the 2019
NEMA Champion, will try to gain
ground at Thompson as will
three-time winner John Zych and
two-time winner Paul Scally.
Another notable event on Saturday's
World Series schedule is the middle
round of the
Sunoco Modified Triple Crown Series.
The Thompson Sunoco Modifieds are
running three 30-lap features on
World Series weekend with each
paying $1,500 to win. That means
racers like Keith Rocco, Mike
Christopher Jr., Danny Cates, and
Andrew Molleur can pocket a big
chunk of change for a weekend of
work. Points are also on the line
for the 2021 Sunoco Modified
championship, which will be decided
on Sunday, October 10 prior to the
Thompson 300.
The
North East
Mini Stock Tour crowns their
2021 champion at Twisted Tea World
Series Saturday. Berlin, NH's Cody
LeBlanc has a comfortable point lead
heading into the finale but is
scrambling for a car after his
primary machine blew an engine at
last Friday's Thunder Road event.
The rest of the four-cylinder
speedsters will be on hand to tackle
the high banks, including 2020
champion Desmond Skillings, Mike
Viens, Nick Anderson, and Matt
Sonnhalter.
If fans want to
watch one of the most wide-open
Thompson title fights in recent
history, look no further than the
Vandi Auto
Supply Limited Sportsmen.
Coming into Saturday, the top-four
drivers are separated by a mere two
points. "Leadfoot" Larry Barnett,
Corey Fanning, Ryan Waterman, and
Brent Gleason know that even one
position in a heat race could be the
difference, so they are spending the
week searching for every ounce of
speed they can find.
The EXIT
Realty Pro Truck Challenge is
making its second Thompson
appearance of the year. Their
Icebreaker feature came down to a
last-corner door-banger, and with
drivers like Jim Boyle, Randy Burr,
and Emma Monahan trying to punch
their ticket to the championship
playoff, the pressure will be turned
up to the maximum setting. Last but
certainly not least, the
Pro 4 Modifieds of New England
are on the Saturday schedule for the
annual Harry Kourafas Memorial. The
annual 22-lap feature is always a
barnburner with both the Limited and
Unlimited division on track for
their next-to-last event of the
year.
Thompson Speedway
Motorsports Park presents the 59th
annual Sunoco World Series of
Speedway Racing from Friday, October
8 to Sunday, October 10. The weekend
is highlighted by the $20,000-to-win
Sunoco Thompson 300 for the Outlaw
Open Modified Series. The
17-division program also includes
the ACT Late Model Tour, PASS Super
Late Models, Sunoco Modified Triple
Crown Series, NEMA Midgets and
Lites, all local divisions, and much
more.
Advance
tickets are available at HappsNow
ticketing platform:
www.happsnow.com/event/Thompson-Speedway-Motorsports-Park-YHPQ.
Three-day general admission to the
Sunoco World Series is $75 for
adults, $20 for kids ages 6-12, and
free for kids ages 5 and under. Fans
can also purchase single-day tickets
or a two-day Saturday-Sunday ticket.
All three days of racing will be
televised live via pay-per-view on
Speed51.TV.
Both
three-day and single-day pit passes
are being offered. These can only be
purchased at the track on race days.
Camping spots can be reserved by
visiting
www.thompsonspeedway.com.
For more information about the
American-Canadian Tour, contact the
ACT offices at (802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or visit
www.acttour.com. You can also
get updates on Facebook and Twitter
at @ACTTour.
For technical
information concerning all PASS
divisions, and for media or
marketing questions, please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com or
visit
www.proallstarsseries.com. Don't
forget to "Like" the Pro All Stars
Series on Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep up with
breaking news as it happens.
For general Thompson Speedway
inquiries, call (860) 923-2280,
email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com or
visit
www.thompsonspeedway.com. You
can follow Thompson Speedway on
Facebook and Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or on
Twitter at
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The biggest names in Tour-type
Modified racing will be at
Connecticut's Thompson Speedway
Motorsports Park on Sunday,
October 10 to chase a $20,000 top
prize in the Thompson 300.
(Daniel Holben photo) |
Thompson
World Series Weekend
Kicks Off
Friday With 17-Division Slate
Thompson 300, ACT, PASS Headline
Full Weekend in 59th Annual Event |
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Story Courtesy of Souza Media |
Waterbury, VT & Naples, ME
-- The long wait and anticipation is
finally over for race fans in
Connecticut. Thompson Speedway
Motorsports Park will roar back to
life this coming Friday-Sunday,
October 8-10 with the 59th Annual
Sunoco World Series of Speedway
Racing on the high-banks.
The
weekend kicks off on Friday at
5:30pm with a six-division slate,
continues on Twisted Tea Saturday
with eight more feature races and
ends on Sunday with the return of
the $20,000-to-win Thompson 300 plus
four other feature events. A total
of 17 divisions and series will help
cap the track's 82nd season with the
biggest names in Northeast
motorsports on-hand.
Sunday's
return of the
Thompson 300 for the stars of
the Outlaw
Open Modified Series has been
a long time coming. For the first
time since 2005, some of the top
Modified drivers from across the New
England region will be heading to
Thompson to chase the big prize in a
race that combines classic
short-track action with the thrill
of the unknown.
Teams have 16
tires they can use for the special
event. This includes the four tires
they start the race on with 12 in
the pit area to change during the
race. Strategy will be the name of
the game. Team will need both fuel
and tires multiple times during the
event, and the challenge is figuring
out when to pit to take full
advantage of caution periods.
Some drivers may pit early and
stay out late on older tires. A few
are bound to pit in the final 30
laps if they get a caution and
attempt to blast to the front on
fresh Hoosier rubber. The
anticipation surrounding the race is
high and it's drawing the best names
to the Connecticut oval for 300
green flag laps.
Reigning
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion
Justin Bonsignore leads the entry
list just two weeks after clinching
his third series title after another
dominating year. He is joined by
six-time Whelen Modified Tour
champion Doug Coby, eight-time
Thompson Sunoco Modified champion
Keith Rocco, Icebreaker 125 winner
Ron Silk and two-time Outlaw Open
Modified winner Ronnie Williams.
After Silk won the Icebreaker
125, which was the debut for the
Outlaw Open Modified Series, Rocco
won the Thompson event in June.
Williams has been to Victory Lane in
both races since, cashing on a
$5,000 prize in both. These drivers,
and those who have supported all of
the Outlaw Open Modified Series
events, may have an advantage over
names like Bonsignore and Coby, who
haven't turned a lap at Thompson so
far this year.
They aren't
the only big names in the field.
Patrick Emerling, who finished
second in the Whelen Modified Tour
championship battle, is driving for
Ted Anderson. Matt Swanson, a podium
finisher in multiple Outlaw Open
Modified Series events, will be back
on track in the famed "Old Blue"
#3MA. They are joined by the likes
of Craig Lutz driving for Rameau
Family Motorsports plus Anthony
Nocella, Jon McKennedy, Chris
Pasteryak, Eric Goodale, Dave
Sapienza, Andy Jankowiak, Max Zachem
and more.
Chase Dowling, who
was on the podium in the Tripoint
Twisted Tea Showdown 75 in August,
is heading back to the track driving
for Ben Dodge. He's joined by young
talent like Anthony Bello, Derek
Robbie, Noah Korner, Dylan Izzo and
Andrew Molleur as some of the other
competitors in the field. Look out
for the No. 16 Kluth Motorsports
entry and names like Josh Zentek,
Nick Anglace and Tommy Barrett as
well. The field is deep, and anyone
from top to bottom could pull out
the right strategy to take the big
check. Teams can practice on both
Friday and Saturday, but all
qualifying and feature racing will
take place on Sunday.
The
World Series weekend opens Friday
with the
Thompson Late Model
championship points finale. Ryan
Morgan enters the race leading Woody
Pitkat by just seven points in
search of his first Thompson title.
Pitkat is looking for his fourth
Thompson championship, which would
be his second in the Late Models.
The Late Model feature will take
place on Friday to allow teams to
compete in the American-Canadian
Tour (ACT) 75-lap race on Saturday
-- and a few ACT teams are planning
to compete for the $1,200 winning
prize in the 30-lap feature on
Friday.
Also on Friday, some
of the top Street Stock drivers in
the area head to Thompson for a
25-lap, $1,000 to win
Street Stock
Open. Paul Newcomb has won
both Open events this year, and the
driver of the No. 7 will look for a
complete sweep. Keith Johnson has
entered in the Xtreme Racing machine
while Tanner Woodard, a rookie ACT
Flying Tiger competitor, will
venture to Thompson Speedway for the
first time. Some of Thompson's Vandi
Auto Supply Limited Sportsman
drivers will also compete in the
race.
Friday kicks off the
first of three
Sunoco
Modified Triple Crown events
set for 30 laps and $1,500 to win
each. The Sunoco Modifieds haven't
run since June due to the national
tire shortage but are back in a big
way at the World Series. Action will
include qualifying and feature
racing on all three days with
champions crowned on Sunday for both
the Triple Crown Series and the
overall track title. Keith Rocco
looks for a record-breaking ninth
championship in the class after
winning the first two races of the
year. However, he will have to go up
against names like Andrew Molleur,
Mike Christopher Jr. and Danny
Cates.
The other three
feature races on Friday are the
Senior Tour
Auto Racers Modified and Late Model
Sportsman divisions plus the
Vintage
Outlaw Modifieds for 15 laps
each. A full afternoon of Friday
practice begins at 12:00pm for all
divisions except the ACT Tour, Pro
All Star Series (PASS) and
Northeastern Midget Association
(NEMA). Friday qualifying goes green
at 5:30pm.
Saturday's action
begins early with practice at
10:00am and the first green flag of
qualifying at 2:30pm. An
eight-division card is lined up for
Twisted Tea World Series Saturday,
headlined by championship point
events for the ACT and PASS tours.
In the
ACT Tour points battle, which
concludes at Seekonk Speedway on
October 23, Ben Rowe leads D.J. Shaw
by a mere one point. They will roll
into Thompson to compete against
some of the track's best local
competitors, joined by names like
former Seekonk Speedway champion
Ryan Kuhn, Seekonk weekly regular
Jacob "Rowdy" Burns, Woody Pitkat
and Patrick Emerling.
Emerling, who will do double-duty by
also competing in the Thompson 300,
is driving for Hartwell Motorsports
in the 75-lap feature. In his only
previous ACT start, Emerling failed
to finish, but is hoping to turn
that around this time in a car that
has been to Victory Lane at Thompson
before.
On the
PASS
front, Derek Griffith looks to seal
the PASS National Championship in
the World Series 75, coming off his
win at Thompson back in April during
the Icebreaker. He will be joined by
Shaw, Rowe, Kuhn, Kate Re, Cory
Casagrande, PASS North championship
leader Johnny Clark, and others for
their Saturday night throwdown.
The stars of the
Sunoco
Modifieds will be back
Saturday for their second 30-lap
race in the Triple Crown battle. The
night of feature racing will begin
with the EXIT Realty Pro Truck
Challenge. Connor Souza has three
victories on the season in his No.
38 machine and looks to be the
favorite in the Truck championship
race with three races to go. Their
35-lap feature counts caution laps
up until lap 30 with the last five
set to be green flag only.
The North
East Mini Stock Tour will
crown their 2021 champion in their
own 20-lap feature, while the stars
of the NEMA Midgets are set to
invade Thompson for 25 fast laps.
The New
England Pro 4 Modifieds and
Thompson's own
Vandi Auto
Supply Limited Sportsman wrap
the Saturday card.
Heading
into the 25-lap Sportsman feature,
it is a four-driver battle for the
crown. Former track champion Larry
Barnett and Corey Fanning, both
winners in 2021, are tied at the top
but only lead Ryan Waterman by one
point and Brent Gleason by two.
Every single spot will matter in
their qualifying and feature racing
with the championship battle coming
right down to the wire.
On
Sunday, joining the Thompson 300,
three more of Thompson's
championship chases come to a close.
The finale of the
Sunoco
Modified Triple Crown Series
will decide the Triple Crown
champion and the overall points
season winner while the
Mini Stocks
and SK Light
Modifieds also have their own
point battles at hand.
Anthony Bello leads the SK Light
Modified total by a healthy margin
over Paul "Buddy" Charrette. In the
Mini Stocks, three-time winner Jared
Roy is well on his way to sealing
the championship. The fast winged
warriors of the NEMA Lites will also
join the Sunday action to wrap a
full weekend of competition.
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
presents the 59th annual Sunoco
World Series of Speedway Racing from
Friday, October 8 to Sunday, October
10. The weekend is highlighted by
the $20,000-to-win Sunoco Thompson
300 for the Outlaw Open Modified
Series. The 17-division program also
includes the ACT Late Model Tour,
PASS Super Late Models, Sunoco
Modified Triple Crown Series, NEMA
Midgets and Lites, all local
divisions, and much more.
Advance
tickets are available at HappsNow
ticketing platform:
www.happsnow.com/event/Thompson-Speedway-Motorsports-Park-YHPQ.
Three-day general admission to the
Sunoco World Series is $75 for
adults, $20 for kids ages 6-12, and
free for kids ages 5 and under. Fans
can also purchase single-day tickets
or a two-day Saturday-Sunday ticket.
All three days of racing will be
televised live via pay-per-view on
Speed51.TV.
Both
three-day and single-day pit passes
are being offered. These can only be
purchased at the track on race days.
Camping spots can be reserved by
visiting
www.thompsonspeedway.com.
For more information about the
American-Canadian Tour, contact the
ACT offices at (802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or visit
www.acttour.com. You can also
get updates on Facebook and Twitter
at @ACTTour.
For technical
information concerning all PASS
divisions, and for media or
marketing questions, please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com or
visit
www.proallstarsseries.com. Don't
forget to "Like" the Pro All Stars
Series on Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep up with
breaking news as it happens.
For general Thompson Speedway
inquiries, call (860) 923-2280,
email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com or
visit
www.thompsonspeedway.com. You
can follow Thompson Speedway on
Facebook and Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or on Twitter at
@ThompsonSpdwy. |
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The Sunoco Modified
Triple Crown at the 59th
Sunoco World Series
will
add the final three events
to the division's
season-long
championship. (Matthew
Wiernasz/WWLP22 News photo) |
Point
Championships on the Line
for
Thompson Divisions
at World Series |
Waterbury, VT &
Naples, ME -- The 59th
Annual Sonoco World Series
of Speedway Racing arrives
at Connecticut's Thompson
Speedway Motorsports Park
Friday, October 8 to Sunday,
October 10. As part of a
17-division card spread
across three full days of
action, point championships
will be on the line in all
five of Thompson's local
divisions.
Inside the
main storylines of the
weekend, headlined by the
return of the historic
Sunoco Thompson 300 for the
Outlaw Open Modified Series
worth $20,000 to the winner,
drivers will be chasing
championship glory on the
big stage. |
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Franklin, CT's Ryan
Morgan (#31) leads the Late
Model standings
at
Thompson Speedway
Motorsports Park heading
into the
annual
World Series. (Alan Ward
photo) |
Continuing a World
Series tradition, the
Thompson Late Models will
wrap their title battle on
Friday night to open the
weekend. This allows teams
to compete with the
American-Canadian Tour (ACT)
on Saturday, October 9. In
four events this year, Ryan
Morgan has one victory and
joins runner-up Woody Pitkat
as the only driver with
top-five finishes in all
races. Morgan leads Pitkat
by seven points headed to
the finale in search of his
first track title.
Pitkat, a polished veteran
of racing in New England in
both Late Models and
Modifieds, is a former
Thompson champion. Pitkat
won the Late Model title in
2002 and Sunoco Modified
titles in 2006 and 2015.
Winning a fourth Thompson
Speedway title would
continue to bolster his
resume, as the Stafford, CT
native would join just nine
other drivers who have won
four or more. Behind them,
feature winner Mark Jenison
is 28 points back in third. |
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Former Vandi Auto Supply
Limited Sportsmen champions
Larry
Barnett (#73) and
Ryan Waterman (#75) are part
of a four-way battle
for
the Thompson track
championship. (Daniel Holben
photo) |
The Vandi Auto
Supply Limited Sportsman
championship battle is the
one everyone will have their
eyes on Saturday as they are
the only Thompson division
to close their title fight
that night. They will join
the ACT Late Model Tour, Pro
All Star Series (PASS) Super
Late Models, and five other
classes to headline Twisted
Tea World Series Saturday.
And with the battle at the
top of the standings being
one of the closest in
Thompson's history. It's
sure to get twisted.
Larry Barnett, who is
looking for a fifth track
title, is tied with Corey
Fanning for the lead heading
into the finale. Both
drivers have a victory this
season, but they aren't the
only two in the battle.
Feature winner Ryan Waterman
is third, just one point
back, while Brent Gleason is
only two points out. Those
four drivers are likely to
settle it amongst
themselves, with fifth-place
Scott Sundeen, a four-time
champion himself, more than
20 points out. But if they
all stumble, it could get
even more interesting.
Barnett is aiming for
history. He could become
just the sixth driver to win
five or more titles, joining
the likes of Keith Rocco,
Ted Christopher, Richie
Evans, Glen Boss and Rick
Gentes. Fanning, a former
Sportsman champion at
Seekonk Speedway in
Massachusetts, looks for his
first track title. Waterman
won the crown in 2016 and
has been a contender for
multiple years while
Gleason's potential title
run would likely be the most
surprising of them all. This
battle is going to be one of
the highlights of the entire
weekend as the Sportsman
division continues to
showcase some of the best
racing on Thompson's high
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The Sunoco Modified
Triple Crown at the 59th
Sunoco World Series
will
add the final three events
to the division's
season-long
championship. (Matthew
Wiernasz/WWLP22 News photo) |
The Sunoco Modifieds
will compete in their third,
fourth and fifth events of
the season at the World
Series, which will be their
first races since June due
to the national tire
shortage. In the first two
races of the season, Keith
Rocco dominated both, taking
down wins in his familiar
No. 57. The victories have
pushed Rocco closer to the
top-three in the all-time
track wins list as the
eight-time champion will
look for a ninth at the
World Series.
Sunoco
Modified teams will be part
of a Triple Crown Series
with one race on each day,
which includes qualifying
and a 30-lap feature. Each
feature will pay out a
normal race purse as they
are being deemed as three
separate events. This means
prizes each day of $1,500 to
win and $900 for second with
nearly $9,000 in posted
awards. Rocco leads Mike
Christopher Jr. by 19 points
and Danny Cates by 22 in the
championship battle. |
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Anthony Bello (#2) has a
commanding lead in the
Thompson SK
Light
Modified points with one
event remaining. (Alan Ward
photo) |
Anthony Bello is
likely on his way to the
championship in the SK Light
Modifieds, as the driver of
the Paul French-prepared No.
2 leads by 28 points. Bello
has been a top contender in
all four events with two
wins and a perfect record of
top-five finishes. Paul
"Buddy" Charette, who enters
the race second, is also a
two-time winner.
Bello is more than excited
to chase his first Thompson
championship, one that would
mean a lot to the
Connecticut native. It will
be a busy Sunday for the
Newtown, CT native as he
also plans to compete in the
$20,000-to-win Thompson 300
along with the SK Light
Modified finale.
"It
would mean so much to me to
put my name down as a
champion at Thompson," Bello
said. "A lot of great
Modified veterans and
legends have had so many
wins and titles there. To
put my name on that list
would be a dream come true."
And even though he's
ready to roll to chase the
title, Bello isn't changing
his driving style.
"I'm going to go into the
World Series just like the
last four races, with 100%
confidence and go out there
flatout," Bello said. "To be
chasing my first SK Light
Modified championship at
Thompson in my rookie year
there... it just seems
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Jared Roy (#1CT) has won
three of the four Thompson
Mini Stock features this
season. (Alan Ward photo) |
In the Mini Stocks,
Jared Roy has been the
dominant force, winning
three of the four races and
leading the standings by 27
points. Roy, Russell Barboza
and Steve Michalski are the
only three drivers that have
been inside the top-10 in
all four events. Roy leads
Barboza, then Dave Trudeau
by 31 and Michalski by 39
points. The Mini Stocks, SK
Light Modifieds and Sunoco
Modifieds will all join the
Thompson 300 as part of the
Sunday action.
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Thompson
Speedway Motorsports
Park presents the
59th annual Sunoco
World Series of
Speedway Racing from
Friday, October 8 to
Sunday, October 10.
The weekend is
highlighted by the
$20,000-to-win
Sunoco Thompson 300
for the Outlaw Open
Modified Series. The
17-division program
also includes the
Sunoco Modified
Triple Crown Series,
ACT Late Model Tour,
PASS Super Late
Models, NEMA Midgets
and LITES, all local
divisions, and much
more.
Advance ticket sales are
now live at
www.happsnow.com/event/Thompson-Speedway-Motorsports-Park-YHPQ.
Three-day general admission
to the Sunoco World Series
is $75 for adults, $20 for
kids ages 6-12, and free for
kids ages 5 and under. Fans
can also purchase single-day
tickets or a two-day
Saturday-Sunday ticket. All
three days of racing will be
televised live via
pay-per-view on
Speed51.TV.
Both
three-day and single-day pit
passes are being offered.
These can only be purchased
at the track on race days.
Camping spots can be
reserved by visiting
www.thompsonspeedway.com.
Thompson Speedway
Motorsports Park presents
the 59th annual Sunoco World
Series of Speedway Racing
from Friday, October 8 to
Sunday, October 10. The
weekend is highlighted by
the $20,000-to-win Sunoco
Thompson 300 for the Outlaw
Open Modified Series. The
17-division program also
includes the Sunoco Modified
Triple Crown Series, ACT
Late Model Tour, PASS Super
Late Models, NEMA Midgets
and LITES, all local
divisions, and much more.
For more information
about the American-Canadian
Tour, contact the ACT
offices at (802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or
visit
www.acttour.com. You can
also get updates on Facebook
and Twitter at @ACTTour.
For technical
information concerning all
PASS divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com.
Don't forget to "Like" the
Pro All Stars Series on
Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep
up with breaking news as it
happens.
For general
Thompson Speedway inquiries,
call (860) 923-2280, email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com,
or visit
www.thompsonspeedway.com.
You can follow Thompson
Speedway on Facebook and
Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or on
Twitter at @ThompsonSpdwy.
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The best
Tour-type Modified racers in
the Northeast are setting
their
sights on the
$20,000-to-win Thompson 300
on Sunday, October 10
at
Connecticut's Thompson
Speedway Motorsports Park.
(Nicholas
Teto/YankeeRacer.com photo) |
Return of Historic
Thompson 300
Drawing Top
Names to World Series |
Story Courtesy
of Souza Media
Waterbury,
VT & Naples, ME
-- The debut season
for the Outlaw Open
Modified Series will
end in style next
weekend at the 59th
annual Sunoco World
Series at Thompson
Speedway Motorsports
Park from October
8-10. The historic
Thompson 300 returns
with a minimum
$20,000 on the line
for the winner and a
total posted purse
booming over
$100,000.
The
Modifieds will act
as the headliner of
a full 17-division
card of racing. Even
though teams can
practice on Friday
and Saturday,
drivers will have
just Sunday for
qualifying and
feature racing,
making it an intense
one-day show with
everything on the
line.
In the
return of the
historic race for
the first time since
2005, many of the
top Modified names
from across New
England are heading
to Thompson looking
for glory. They
include a mix of
drivers from the
Tour-Type Modified
ranks in New
England, including
the NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour, Tri
Track Open Modified
Series, Modified
Racing Series and
additional
competitors who
focus on Thompson's
Outlaw Open Modified
events.
Names like Mike
Stefanik, Ted
Christopher, Jerry
Marquis and Tony
Hirschman have all
won the prestigious
race -- showing that
this event brings
the top talent to
the front of the
field. Officials
from the
American-Canadian
Tour and Pro All
Star Series have
leased Thompson's
oval track this year
and will continue to
do so next year. One
of their top goals
at the beginning of
the season was to
bring back the
300-lap race, giving
fans and competitors
the chance to be a
part of this
spectacular event.
Names like
six-time NASCAR
champion Doug Coby,
three-time and
current NASCAR
champion Justin
Bonsignore, Ron
Silk, Eric Goodale,
Jon McKennedy, Dave
Sapienza, Chris
Pasteryak and others
are intending on
competing for the
big prize. Coby, who
hasn't been to
Thompson yet this
year, knows this is
going to be a
challenge for his
Doug Coby Racing
team. He has
competed in the
Thompson 300
multiple times
before and was in
contention to win
the 2005 edition
until a late wreck
took him out.
"It's going to
be interesting
because we're not
using the NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour
rules and when we
ran it back in the
day, we had other
races to look back
on and see how it
had unfolded in
those years prior,"
Coby said. "We had a
gauge on when the
best time to take
tires was, fuel,
etc...and it's
changed a lot. There
are a lot of
different motor
packages and a lot
of different fueling
needs for everyone."
Like many of the
others in the field,
the biggest thing
for Coby is going to
be making it to the
end of the race in
one piece and
putting himself in
contention in the
late laps. The
six-time Whelen
Modified Tour
champion and
multi-time winner on
Thompson's high
banks is no stranger
to longer races that
include a strategy
element.
"It's one of those
races where you have
to settle in for the
first 150 or 200
laps and put
yourself in the best
position to make the
best pit call
towards the end,"
Coby said. "With the
different packages,
it's going to depend
on where the
cautions fall. If
the last 120 laps go
green, it would
favor someone that
can keep their tires
on the car longer.
If someone has fresh
tires at the end,
it's definitely
going to make it
interesting. I
almost won it one
year when we pitted
late and Ted
Christopher pitted
before us. I was
charging right
through the field
and probably would
have got him at the
end, but I got put
in the wall. You
definitely want to
try and be the car
going forward in the
last 30 laps."
The first four
Outlaw Open Modified
Series races of the
season have been
hotly contested, and
the three drivers
that have been to
Victory Lane are all
planning to attend
the 300. During the
Icebreaker 125, Ron
Silk scored a
$10,000 prize in
April, his only
start of the season
to date. Silk will
be returning to
Thompson for the 300
driving the No. 16
for Haydt-Yannone
Racing with hopes of
taking down the big
prize. In June, at
the Nutmeg State 75,
Keith Rocco stormed
to the front to take
the impressive
victory, holding off
Ronnie Williams and
NASCAR Cup Series
driver Ryan Preece
in the late laps.
Since then,
Williams has been
the star of the
show. He drove the
Gary Casella
prepared No. 25 to
the front in the
last two races,
winning the Sam
Adams Wicked Hazy
IPA Spirit of 76 in
August and the
Twisted Tea Tripoint
Showdown 75 in
September. Williams
will be one of the
top contenders in
the Thompson 300,
driving the same
familiar red and
yellow entry.
Additional
entries include
Goodale, McKennedy,
Sapienza, Pasteryak
and Matt Swanson,
who have all been
supporters of the
Outlaw Open Modified
Series from the
start. Other names
like Patrick
Emerling, Tommy
Barrett, Anthony
Bello, Noah Korner,
Max Zachem and
others are also
expected to attend.
Teams will
qualify through heat
races after a blind
draw, and the
American-Canadian
Tour plus/minus
system will be used
to line up the
feature race. A
B-main will occur if
needed. Teams will
be allowed to change
12 tires during the
race, plus the four
they start the race
on, meaning it is a
16-tire race.
Thompson
Speedway Motorsports
Park presents the
59th annual Sunoco
World Series of
Speedway Racing from
Friday, October 8 to
Sunday, October 10.
The weekend is
highlighted by the
$20,000-to-win
Sunoco Thompson 300
for the Outlaw Open
Modified Series. The
17-division program
also includes the
Sunoco Modified
Triple Crown Series,
ACT Late Model Tour,
PASS Super Late
Models, NEMA Midgets
and LITES, all local
divisions, and much
more.
Advance ticket sales are
now live at
www.happsnow.com/event/Thompson-Speedway-Motorsports-Park-YHPQ.
Three-day general admission
to the Sunoco World Series
is $75 for adults, $20 for
kids ages 6-12, and free for
kids ages 5 and under. Fans
can also purchase single-day
tickets or a two-day
Saturday-Sunday ticket. All
three days of racing will be
televised live via
pay-per-view on
Speed51.TV.
Both
three-day and single-day pit
passes are being offered.
These can only be purchased
at the track on race days.
Camping spots can be
reserved by visiting
www.thompsonspeedway.com.
Thompson Speedway
Motorsports Park presents
the 59th annual Sunoco World
Series of Speedway Racing
from Friday, October 8 to
Sunday, October 10. The
weekend is highlighted by
the $20,000-to-win Sunoco
Thompson 300 for the Outlaw
Open Modified Series. The
17-division program also
includes the Sunoco Modified
Triple Crown Series, ACT
Late Model Tour, PASS Super
Late Models, NEMA Midgets
and LITES, all local
divisions, and much more.
For more information
about the American-Canadian
Tour, contact the ACT
offices at (802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or
visit
www.acttour.com. You can
also get updates on Facebook
and Twitter at @ACTTour.
For technical
information concerning all
PASS divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com.
Don't forget to "Like" the
Pro All Stars Series on
Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep
up with breaking news as it
happens.
For general
Thompson Speedway inquiries,
call (860) 923-2280, email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com,
or visit
www.thompsonspeedway.com.
You can follow Thompson
Speedway on Facebook and
Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or on
Twitter at @ThompsonSpdwy.
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The
$20,000-to-win Thompson
300 at the Sunoco World
Series will be
300
green-flag laps with $50
going to the leader of
each lap.
(Ed Martin
photo)
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Schedule & Event
Info Released
for 59th
Sunoco World Series |
Waterbury, VT &
Naples, ME -- The
American-Canadian Tour (ACT)
and Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) have released the
full schedule of events for
the 59th Sunoco World Series
of Speedway Racing at
Connecticut's Thompson
Speedway Motorsports Park on
October 8-10. They have also
released entry forms and
event information for
several of the divisions on
the schedule.
A total
of 17 divisions will be in
action throughout the
three-day racing festival.
The culmination of the
Sunoco World Series is the
return of the $20,000-to-win
Thompson 300 for the Outlaw
Open Modified Series.
Tour-type Modified standouts
such as Patrick Emerling,
Eric Goodale, Doug Coby, Ron
Silk, Keith Rocco, Jon
McKennedy, and Ronnie
Williams are already
registered for the first
edition of the Thompson 300
since 2005.
In
addition to the guaranteed
$20,000 winner's purse, the
Thompson 300 is also
awarding $50 to the leader
of each sponsored lap. In
part because of this
wrinkle, officials have
announced the event will be
300 green-flag laps. This
means that drivers will have
to earn every lap they lead
in the same vein as the
Oxford 250, the Vermont Milk
Bowl, and other high-profile
Northeast events that award
lap money. Lap sponsorships
can be purchased by
submitting the form at
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway
or by calling (802)
244-6963.
THOMPSON 300 LAP SPONSOR FORM
Sixteen other classes
have main events prior to
the Thompson 300 going
green. Friday, October 8
will have rotating practice
beginning at 12:30pm for all
World Series divisions
except the ACT Late Model
Tour and PASS North Super
Late Models. The grandstands
open at 2:30pm with post
time for that night's racing
at 5:30pm. All divisions
will hold their qualifying
and feature events on the
same day.
Twisted Tea
World Series Saturday on
October 9 has practice
beginning at 10:00am and the
grandstands opening at
11:30am. Following the end
of rotating practice at
12:55pm, the ACT Late Models
and PASS Super Late Models
will have separate 40-minute
practice blocks. Post time
is 2:30pm with an estimated
completion time of 9:30pm.
On Sunday, October 10,
racing begins at 12:30pm.
The Outlaw Open Modified
Series will have a 20-minute
practice session prior to
post time once engines are
allowed to fire. The
Thompson 300 will go green
at approximately 3:30pm.
In addition to the
schedule of events, entry
forms have been released for
the ACT Late Model Tour,
Sunoco Modified Triple Crown
Series, and 8-Cylinder
Street Stock Open. The ACT
Late Models are racing for
$2,500 to win and $450 to
start in Saturday's Sunoco
World Series 75 presented by
Twisted Tea.
Combined
with Friday night's
$1,200-to-win, 25-lap local
Late Model feature, a driver
can pocket up to $3,700 over
the two-day span. The local
Late Models use 100% ACT
rules, allowing teams to
compete in both if they
choose.
The Sunoco
Modified Triple Crown Series
for SK Modifieds consists of
three 30-lap features. One
feature will be held each
day of the World Series with
separate qualifying and
purse payouts for each
event. A full purse has been
posted for all three
features with $1,500 to win
and $200 to start.
This adds up to nearly
$27,000 in posted awards
across the three events
based on a 26-car starting
field. If a driver sweeps
all three events, they will
take home $4,500 in prize
money for the weekend. The
events also count for points
towards the 2021 Sunoco
Modified track championship.
The 8-Cylinder Street
Stock Open is paying $1,000
to win for the 25-lap
feature with more than
$4,500 in posted awards. The
rules will be the same as
those used for last year's
Sunoco World Series 25 and
both Street Stock Opens held
at Thompson in 2021. Entry
forms for the ACT, Triple
Crown, and Street Stock
events can be found at
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway.
Advance ticket sales are
now live at
www.happsnow.com/event/Thompson-Speedway-Motorsports-Park-YHPQ.
Three-day general admission
to the Sunoco World Series
is $75 for adults, $20 for
kids ages 6-12, and free for
kids ages 5 and under. Fans
can also purchase single-day
tickets or a two-day
Saturday-Sunday ticket. All
three days of racing will be
televised live via
pay-per-view on
Speed51.TV.
Both
three-day and single-day pit
passes are being offered.
These can only be purchased
at the track on race days.
Camping spots can be
reserved by visiting
www.thompsonspeedway.com.
Thompson Speedway
Motorsports Park presents
the 59th annual Sunoco World
Series of Speedway Racing
from Friday, October 8 to
Sunday, October 10. The
weekend is highlighted by
the $20,000-to-win Sunoco
Thompson 300 for the Outlaw
Open Modified Series. The
17-division program also
includes the Sunoco Modified
Triple Crown Series, ACT
Late Model Tour, PASS Super
Late Models, NEMA Midgets
and LITES, all local
divisions, and much more.
For more information
about the American-Canadian
Tour, contact the ACT
offices at (802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or
visit
www.acttour.com. You can
also get updates on Facebook
and Twitter at @ACTTour.
For technical
information concerning all
PASS divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com.
Don't forget to "Like" the
Pro All Stars Series on
Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep
up with breaking news as it
happens.
For general
Thompson Speedway inquiries,
call (860) 923-2280, email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com,
or visit
www.thompsonspeedway.com.
You can follow Thompson
Speedway on Facebook and
Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or on
Twitter at @ThompsonSpdwy.
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ACT
& PASS Announce Division
Line-Up
for 59th World Series at
Thompson
17 Divisions with Multi-Day
& Single-Day Ticket Options |
Waterbury, VT &
Naples, ME -- The
American-Canadian Tour (ACT)
and Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) have announced the
division line-up for the
59th Sunoco World Series of
Speedway Racing at
Connecticut's Thompson
Speedway Motorsports Park. A
total of 17 regional touring
series, local divisions, and
open shows are on the
calendar for the three-day
racing festival from Friday,
October 8 to Sunday, October
10.
The centerpiece
of the Sunoco World Series
is the return of the
$20,000-to-win Sunoco
Thompson 300 for the Outlaw
Open Modified Series on
Sunday, October 10. The
biggest names in Tour-Type
Modifieds have filed their
entries for the event,
including Icebreaker 125
winner Ron Silk, multi-time
Thompson Speedway champion
Keith Rocco, Race of
Champions Modified champion
Patrick Emerling, two-time
Outlaw Modified winner
Ronnie Williams, and
four-time Modified Racing
Series champion Jon
McKennedy.
The
build-up to the main event
includes the ACT Late Model
Tour, PASS Super Late
Models, Sunoco Modified
Triple Crown Series, and
much more. A total of nine
different champions are
being crowned throughout the
weekend. All divisions will
hold their qualifying and
feature events on the same
day.
Lap sponsorships
for the Sunoco Thompson 300
are still available for $50
per lap. All lap sponsor
money goes to the leader of
that lap, further increasing
the potential payout. Please
call the ACT offices at
(802) 244-6963 or download
the form if you are
interested in lap
sponsorship.
THOMPSON 300 LAP SPONSOR FORM
The first green flag of
the 59th Sunoco World Series
flies at 5:30pm on Friday,
October 8. World Series
Opening Night includes the
first round of the Sunoco
Modified Triple Crown Series
and the championship event
for the Thompson Late
Models. Friday also includes
an 8-cylinder Street Stock
Open, the Senior Tour Auto
Racers (STAR) Modifieds and
Late Models, and the Vintage
Outlaw Modifieds. Rotating
practice will begin at
11:00am for all
participating World Series
divisions except ACT and
PASS.
Racing resumes
October 9 with Twisted Tea
World Series Saturday
beginning at 2:30pm. Eight
divisions are on the
Saturday program, which is
headlined by a pair of
75-lap features for the ACT
Late Model Tour and PASS
Super Late Models. They are
joined by the NEMA Midgets,
round two of the Sunoco
Modified Triple Crown, the
EXIT Realty Pro Truck
Challenge, the championship
events for the Vandi Auto
Supply Limited Sportsmen and
North East Mini Stock Tour,
and the Pro-4 Modifieds.
The Sunoco World Series
comes to a head on Sunday,
October 10. Qualifying
begins at 12:30pm following
an Outlaw Open Modified
Series practice session. In
addition to the Thompson
300, Sunday's schedule will
include the final round of
the Sunoco Modified Triple
Crown, the NEMA LITES, and
championship events for
Thompson's SK Light
Modifieds and Mini Stocks.
The complete schedule of
events, including pit
opening times and order of
events, is expected to be
finalized by end-of-day
Tuesday. Advance general
admission tickets will go on
sale later this week at
www.happsnow.com/event/Thompson-Speedway-Motorsports-Park-YHPQ.
Camping spots can be
reserved by submitting the
form at
www.thompsonspeedway.com.
Fans and teams will have
a variety of grandstand and
pit ticket options at the
59th Sunoco World Series.
Combined with the single-day
race format for all
divisions, this gives teams
and fans flexibility about
how they choose to
experience the Sunoco World
Series.
Three-day
general admission tickets
are $75 for adults, $20 for
kids ages 6-12, and free for
kids ages 5 and under. A
two-day ticket for Saturday
and Sunday is $60 for adults
and $15 for kids ages 6-12.
Single-day tickets will
also be offered. Sunday-only
admission is $40 for adults
and $10 for kids ages 6-12.
Saturday-only admission is
$30 for adults and $10 for
kids ages 6-12. Friday-only
admission is $20 for adults
and $5 for kids ages 6-12.
Three-day World Series
pit passes are $90 for
adults and $45 for kids ages
12 and under. Sunday-only is
$50 for adults and $25 for
kids ages 12 and under,
Saturday-only is $40 for
adults and $20 for kids ages
12 and under, and
Friday-only is $30 for
adults and $15 for kids ages
12 and under.
Fans
who can't make it to
Thompson Speedway can watch
every lap of the Sunoco
World Series live via
pay-per-view on Speed51.TV.
Pricing will be comparable
to that of purchasing
grandstand tickets.
www.speed51.tv
Thompson Speedway caps
its 2021 racing season with
the annual Sunoco World
Series of Speedway Racing
from Friday, October 8 to
Sunday, October 10. The
weekend is highlighted by
the $20,000-to-win Thompson
300 for the Outlaw Open
Modified Series. The weekend
also includes the Sunoco
Modified Triple Crown
Series, ACT Late Model Tour,
PASS Super Late Models, The
NEMA Midgets, all local
divisions, an 8-Cylinder
Street Stock Open, and more.
For more information
about the American-Canadian
Tour, contact the ACT
offices at (802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or
visit
www.acttour.com. You can
also get updates on Facebook
and Twitter at @ACTTour.
For technical
information concerning all
PASS divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com.
Don't forget to "Like" the
Pro All Stars Series on
Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep
up with breaking news as it
happens.
For general
Thompson Speedway inquiries,
call (860) 923-2280, email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com,
or visit
www.thompsonspeedway.com.
You can follow Thompson
Speedway on Facebook and
Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or on
Twitter at @ThompsonSpdwy. |
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Alan Ward Photo |
Sunoco Modified Triple Crown
Announced
for Thompson
World Series
Triple Crown
Replaces August 11 &
September 15
Events Lost
Due to Tire Shortage |
Waterbury, VT
and Naples, ME --
American-Canadian Tour (ACT)
and Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) officials have
announced the Sunoco
Modified Triple Crown as
part of the 59th Sunoco
World Series of Speedway
Racing on October 8-10. The
Modifieds will run a full
program each day of the
World Series with separate
qualifying and features.
The Triple Crown Series
is replacing the events the
Sunoco Modified division has
lost at Thompson Speedway in
2021 due to the ongoing
national tire shortage. The
Sunoco Modifieds were forced
to be left off the card for
the Midsummer 75 on August
11 and will also not be a
part of the Tripoint
Showdown 75 presented by
Twisted Tea on Wednesday,
September 15.
However, Hoosier Tire East
officials have indicated the
tire situation should be
resolved by the time the
World Series arrives on the
calendar. Based on this
information, ACT and PASS
officials are making the
Sunoco Modifieds a
centerpiece of the three-day
racing festival, which also
includes the $20,000-to-win
Thompson 300 for the Outlaw
Open Modified Series.
The Sunoco Modifieds are
running one event each on
Sunoco World Series Friday,
Twisted Tea World Series
Saturday, and Sunoco World
Series Sunday. All events
will count towards the 2021
Thompson Speedway track
championship. More
information is
to-be-determined.
"We
wanted to do something for
the Sunoco Modified division
and its fans," ACT managing
partner Cris Michaud said.
"The tire shortage has
affected tracks and series
throughout the country. In
our region, the SK Modifieds
were who got the short end.
Thankfully, it looks like
there will be plenty of
tires available by early
October. It created a great
opportunity for a Sunoco
Modified mini-series to end
their season on a high
note."
With the
announcement, the division
line-up for the Twisted Tea
Tripoint Showdown 75 on
September 15 has been set.
The $5,000-to-win Outlaw
Open Modified Series
feature, which is the final
tune-up for the Thompson
300, headlines the card.
It's joined by a
$1,200-to-win ACT-type Late
Model feature plus the Vandi
Auto Supply Limited
Sportsmen, SK Light
Modifieds, and Thompson Mini
Stocks.
ACT and PASS
are still offering bonus
money for Sunoco Modifieds
who enter the Tripoint
Showdown 75. The
highest-finishing Sunoco
Modified will receive an
extra $400 on top of the
posted purse. There is also
a $300 bonus for the
second-highest Sunoco
Modified, $200 for the
third-highest, and $100 each
for the fourth- and
fifth-highest.
SK
Light Modified teams will be
able to buy at least one
tire for the Tripoint
Showdown event and possibly
two depending on
availability. More
information, including the
schedule of events, will be
announced next week.
The Sunoco Modified Triple
Crown Series is also the
latest piece in the puzzle
for the Sunoco World Series
of Speedway Racing schedule.
Other confirmed events
include the Thompson 300 on
Sunday, the ACT Late Model
Tour and PASS Super Late
Models on Saturday, the
track's local divisions, and
an 8-cylinder Street Stock
Open. Officials are
finalizing the division
line-up and should have an
announcement ready soon.
The Wednesday racing
series at Thompson Speedway
wraps up with the Tripoint
Showdown 75 presented by
Twisted Tea on Wednesday,
September 15 at 6:00pm. The
Outlaw Open Modified Series
has a $5,000-to-win showdown
featuring some of the
biggest names in Tour-type
Modifieds. They'll be joined
by the Late Models, Vandi
Auto Supply Limited
Sportsmen, SK Light
Modifieds, and Mini Stocks.
Admission is $30 for adults,
$10 for kids ages 6-12, and
free for kids ages 5 and
under. There will also be a
live pay-per-view on
Speed51.TV for those who
can't make it to the track.
For more information
about the American-Canadian
Tour, contact the ACT
offices at (802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or
visit
www.acttour.com. You can
also get updates on Facebook
and Twitter at @ACTTour.
For technical
information concerning all
PASS divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com.
Don't forget to "Like" the
Pro All Stars Series on
Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep
up with breaking news as it
happens.
For general
Thompson Speedway inquiries,
call (860) 923-2280, email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com,
or visit
www.thompsonspeedway.com.
You can follow Thompson
Speedway on Facebook and
Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or on
Twitter at @ThompsonSpdwy. |
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Sunoco & Twisted Tea
to
Present Thompson
World
Series Action
Thompson 300 One-Day Show on
Oct. 10 |
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THOMPSON 300 ENTRY FORM - THOMP - 10/10 |
Waterbury, VT &
Naples, ME --
American-Canadian Tour (ACT)
and Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) officials have
announced partnerships with
Sunoco and Twisted Tea to
present the 59th Sunoco
World Series of Speedway
Racing at Connecticut's
Thompson Speedway
Motorsports Park. The
three-day auto racing
festival is scheduled for
Friday, October 8 through
Sunday, October 10 and is
highlighted by the return of
the $20,000-to-win Sunoco
Thompson 300.
The
Thompson World Series
extravaganza will once again
be known as the Sunoco World
Series of Speedway Racing.
Sunoco has been the sponsor
of the World Series for the
last decade-plus and returns
to present the three-day
series. As part of the
agreement, the 300-lap
Outlaw Open Modified Series
feature will be known as the
Sunoco Thompson 300.
Additionally, the Thompson
300 has now been switched to
a one-day format. All
qualifying races and the
main event will be on
Sunday, October 10. Optional
practice sessions are slated
for Friday and Saturday with
a session on Sunday prior to
qualifying. Officials
decided the one-day format
would be in the best
interests of teams and fans,
giving them more options
about how to approach the
race weekend.
Meanwhile, the Twisted Tea
brand of hard iced tea --
via its parent Boston Beer
Company and their longtime
partner Hartford
Distributing -- will present
the Saturday portion of the
motorsport festival. Twisted
Tea World Series Saturday
includes a National
Championship event for the
PASS Super Late Models and
an ACT Late Model Tour
event. The deal is an
extension of the partnership
with Boston Beer Company and
Hartford Distributing to
present the Wednesday night
events at Thompson Speedway
in 2021.
"We're glad
to continue working with
both Sunoco and Twisted
Tea," ACT managing partner
Cris Michaud said. "They got
onboard with our vision for
Thompson Speedway very early
in the process. All of us
have been happy with the
results so far, which made
continuing these
partnerships for the World
Series an easy decision.
We're looking forward to the
event and to the rest of the
season at Thompson."
The full Sunoco World
Series of Speedway Racing
division line-up will be
announced in the coming
weeks. Please check the ACT,
PASS, and Thompson Speedway
websites for further
updates.
Sunoco LP is
the USA's largest motor fuel
distributor. They are
headquartered in Dallas,
Texas and deliver fuel to
more than 7,300 branded gas
stations throughout the
country. Sunoco is the
exclusive fuel supplier of
numerous state travel plazas
in the Mid-Atlantic and
Midwest regions. Sunoco Race
Fuels is also the official
fuel of numerous motorsports
sanctioning bodies,
including ACT, PASS, and
their sanctioned tracks.
Twisted Tea is the
original malt-brewed hard
iced tea. It was launched in
2001 in Cincinnati, Ohio on
the premise that it should
have the same taste and
refreshment as real brewed
iced tea -- but with a
twist. Twisted Tea is owned
by the Boston Beer Company,
which also owns Samuel Adams
beer, Angry Orchard hard
cider, Truly hard seltzer,
and other nationally-known
adult beverage brands.
Boston Beer Company was
founded in 1984 and is the
fourth-largest brewery in
the United States.
Thompson Speedway action
returns with the Truly Hard
Lemonade Midsummer 75 on
Wednesday, August 11 at
6:00pm. The Outlaw Open
Modified Series will go 75
laps for a $5,000 top prize.
The card also includes the
Late Models, Vandi Auto
Supply Limited Sportsmen, SK
Light Modifieds, Mini
Stocks, and a $1,000-to-win
Street Stock Open. Admission
is $30 for adults and $10
for kids ages 6-12. A live
pay-per-view will be
available on Speed51.TV.
For more information
about the American-Canadian
Tour, contact the ACT
offices at (802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or
visit
www.acttour.com. You can
also get updates on Facebook
and Twitter at @ACTTour.
For technical
information concerning all
PASS divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com.com.
Don't forget to "Like" the
Pro All Stars Series on
Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep
up with breaking news as it
happens.
For general
Thompson Speedway inquiries,
call (860) 923-2280, email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com,
or visit
www.thompsonspeedway.com.
You can follow Thompson
Speedway on Facebook and
Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or on
Twitter at @ThompsonSpdwy. |
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