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PRO ALL STARS A BIG PART OF THOMPSON’S FULL FENDER FRENZY
THOMPSON, CT. The NASCAR Camping World East Series will be the main attraction at
Thompson’s PEPSI Full Fender Frenzy. However, The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) will play a
major role when these two touring divisions invade the Thompson International Speedway for
the annual PEPSI Full Fender Frenzy on Saturday, July 11th.
PASS, the ultra successful Super Late Model touring series, has, over the years,
established a huge fan following at Thompson. This amazing Series will add their own brand of
excitement with a 75-lap main event. PASS will join an impressive line up of racers including the
headlining NASCAR Camping World East Series.
The Pro All Stars Series driver’s roster includes some of the very best Super Late Models
racers in all of New England. Fans can expect to see drivers such as Ben Rowe, Johnny Clark,
Kelly Moore, Cassius Clark, Scott Chubbuck and Travis Benjamin. One of Thompson’s most
popular Super Late Model drivers, Derek Ramstrom, is also a regular competitor on the PASS
circuit. Ramstrom will be competing in the PASS 75-lap main event plus will be making his debut
in the NASCAR Camping World East Series 100.The PEPSI Full Fender Frenzy event is a one-
of-a-kind event in New England and has become a regular entry in the annual Thompson
schedule.
The NASCAR Camping World East Series returns to Thompson for their annual 100-lap
race. The current points leader in this popular NASCAR touring division is Jody Lavender.
Lavender will lead an impressive list of drivers to the Connecticut oval including the winner of the
most recent race for this series, the Heluva Good! Summer 125 at New Hampshire Motor
Speedway, Matt DiBenedetto.
Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, MA, currently second in Camping World East points chase,
will be looking for his second Thompson win on Saturday, July 11th. Defending series champion,
Matt Kobyluck of Uncasville, CT., will also be a top contender for a visit to victory lane. Long-time
Thompson fan favorite and Camping World East regular, Steve Park is sure to be in the thick of
the action. Park is a veteran of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour battles at Thompson and
made an indelible mark on this speedway before moving to NASCAR’s Nextel Cup Series.
Thompson’s own Late Models, Limited Sportsman, Mini Stocks and Thompson Modifieds
will add even more excitement to this action packed race day. Grandstands will open at 12:30
PM. Qualifying is scheduled for a 4:15 PM start with the first of 6 feature races slated for
roughly 5 PM.
The entire schedule for the PEPSI Full Fender Frenzy is listed on the Thompson web
page. www.thompsonspeedway.com Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling the
Thompson Speedway track office. 860-923-2280
Breaking News
- June 27, 2009 2:44pm - The weather has finally broken, and just in time for the Whelan
Modified Tour to put on a show at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Always the premier
race of the NASCAR weekend this year was no exception. With no further ado the top
eight finishers are - 1st with his first win of the season #4 Donny Lia, 2nd #10 "Fast Eddie"
Flemke, 3rd #79 Ronnie Silk, 4th #93 Rowan Pennink, 5th #36 Ted Christopher, 6th #19
Doug Coby, 7th #21 Richard Savary, and 8th #2 Todd Szegedy.
- June 13, 2009 10:29pm - The True Value Modified Series put on a great show, as usual,
at Seekonk Speedway this evening, and the top five finishers are as follows. 1st #73 Jon
McKennedy, 2nd #28 Dwight Jarvis, 3rd #72 Jimmy Kuhn Jr, 4th #11 Vinnie Annarummo,
and 5th #82 Dave Berghman. Please check out our Photo Gallery for pics. Thanks to
Mike Fenner for covering the rain shortened ACT Super Modified event at Waterford
Speedbowl.
- June 12, 2009 11:48pm - The big SK feature has lived up to expectations with Keith
Rocco and Ted Christopher trading the lead for just about the whole race in a hard-fought
but clean contest. The top five finishers are - 1st #88 Keith Rocco, 2nd #13 Ted
Christopher, 3rd #15 Zach Sylvester, 4th #3 Jeff Malave and 5th #12 Jimmy Blewett.
- June 12, 2009 7:29pm - For the first time in three weeks the sun has kept her promise
and shined enough light on Stafford Speedway to permit Friday night racing. With no
further ado the evenings first heat results are as follows: SK Mods Heat 1 - 1st #19
Kenny Horton, 2nd #2 Richie Pallai Jr, & 3rd #9 Brad Hietala; Heat 2 - 1st #13 Ted
Christopher, 2nd #91 Frank Ruocco, & 3rd #49 Zach Sylvester. Heat 3 - 1st #77 Matt
Gallo, 2nd #3 Jeff Malave, & 3rd #5 Mark Bakaj. Be back with more updates.
- May 30, 2009 10:13pm - The SK150 has just completed and the top five finishers are -
1st #4 Ron Yuhas Jr., 2nd #10 Doug Coby, 3rd #57 Keith Rocco, 4th #3 Dennis Gada,
and 5th #27 Tyler Chadwick.
- May 30, 2009 8:42 - They just keep rolling in! The top three finishers in the Pro4
Modified Tour feature are - 1st #1m Norm Wrenn, 2nd #4 Cory Cleary, and 3rd #12 Rich
Richardi Jr.
- May 30, 2009 8:15 - The first feature results are in from the Waterford Speedbowl for the
evening. The top 3 finishers in the Late Model feature are - 1st #27 Marc Curtis, 2nd #5
Richard Staskowski, and 3rd #02 Dennis Stampfl. Be back with more as they roll in.
- May 24, 2009 - In front of a packed house at the Waterford Speedbowl, # 61 Dave
Shullick Jr. held off all comers from pole to finish to win the ISMA Supermodified feature.
The rest of the top five are - 2nd #11 Chris Perley, 3rd, #10 Liquid Lou Ciccione, 4th #9
Danny Lane, and 5th @35 Jeff Holbrook. The top five finishers of the SK Modified feature
were - 1st #4 Ron Youhas Jr. in his first win of the season, 2nd #90 Corey Hutchings, 3rd
#57 Keith Rocco, 4th #27 Tyler Chadwick, and 5th #51 Ron Janovic Jr.
- May 23, 2009 1:15am - Sorry for the delay, but connectivity issues sidelined me for most
of the evening. I just wanted to check in with the better late than never results of the Tour
Mod feature. Taking top honors tonight was #12 Jimmy Blewett, congrats Showtime, 2nd
#36 Ted Christopher wresting second place from 3rd place finisher #2 Todd Szegedy at
the line, 4th #16 Iron Mike Stefanik, and 5th #14 wiley veteran Reggie Ruggerio. Thanks
for staying up late with me. See you tomorrow for the Supers at the Waterford Speedbowl.
- May 22, 2009 6:34 - It's a beautiful, breezy evening at Stafford Speedway, and the
southern New England race fans have shown up in force for the Connecticut 150. The
cars look to be in race trim, and the drivers are chomping at the bit to get this party
started. I have the top five qualifiers for the Whelen Modified Tour, and with no further
ado they are - Pole goes to #36 Ted Christopher, 2nd #12 Jimmy Blewett, 3rd #3 Ryan
Preece, 4th #52 Chris Pasteryak, and 5th #93 ?????.
- May 9, 2009 10:47 pm - The night is winding down at the 'Bowl, and the True Value
Modified feature results are in : 1st #20 Doug Coby, 2nd #66 "Iron" Mike Stefanick, 3rd
#15 Chris Pasteryak, 4th #06 Les Hinckley, and 5th #13 Steve Masse. For all feature
results from tonight's races at the Waterford Speedbowl please go to www.speedbowl.com
- May 9, 2009 8:31pm - The weather has finally cleared enough for some weekend regional
racing here in southern New England. Stafford managed their Friday night opener last
night, and Waterford is hosting the True Value Mods this evening. The SK Mod feature
has just finished, and the early top three is as follows. 1st #3 Dennis Gada, 2nd #91 High
Def Jeff, 3rd #51 Rob Janovic.
- April 5, 2009 4:45 - What a perfect day for the Icebreaker. The stands were full of happy
fans enjoying the sunny weather and fast racing. The results for the Whelan Modified
Tour feature are just in, and the top five finishers are - 1st #36 last year's champ and
local bad boy Ted Christopher, 2nd fan fav #12 Jimmy Blewett, 3rd and back in the #4
Donny Lia, 4th hot young prospect Ryan Preece, and 5th aiming for this year's
championship Ronnie Silk. I'm hoping to have more of the days feature results as well as
pics, pics, pics when the boys get back from the track. Get a gander at the photos of
yesterday's track action courtesy of Mike Fenner. Thanks a lot Mike.
- April 2, 2009 - A sure sign of spring in New England is Thompson Speedway's season
opener, The Icebreaker, and it is upon us this very weekend. Not only the starter for the
six weekly NWAAS divisions at Thompson, but also the 2009 premier race for the Whelan
Modified Tour. Yes folks, the ground-pounders are back in Connecticut and, if you're a
race fan, you should be too! Grandstands open at 9:30am both days (8:30am pit gates),
with qualifying for all divisions Saturday beginning at 1:30pm. The first halves of twin
feature races for the Sunoco Modifieds and Late Models will run after the Tour Mods have
had their Time Trials. Sunday will be features, features, features. Let the sights, sounds
and smells of short track racing in New England break you out of your winter hibernation
at Thompson Speedway's Icebreaker this weekend.
- March 28, 2009 2:41 - It's a truly gorgeous day for racing at the Waterford Speedbowl,
and I for one am chomping at the bit to begin the 2009 season. The track looks great,
and if time trials are any indication, the teams are ready to go. I have a few preliminary
qualifying results for you. The top six qualifiers in the SK Modified time trials are - 1st with
a new track record #57 Keith Rocco (14.138), 2nd #97 Frank Ruocco, 3rd #78 Diego
Monahan, 4th #91 Jeff Paul, 5th #4 Ron Yuhas Jr,and 6th #10 Doug Coby. The top two
qualifiers in the Late Model division are - 1st , also setting a new track record, #35 Bruce
Thomas Jr. (15.240) and 2nd #47 Tim Jordan. Be back with more results as soon as they
come in.
- March 6, 2009 12:10 - Feature results for the inaugural Indoor Race at the Dunkin Donuts
Center are in. Mike Iles in the #7-11 took top honors with #26 Joey Payne in a close
second. The hair-raising finish was the grand finale to a night of action-packed racing.
Be there tomorrow night or you'll never let yourself live it down.
- March 5, 2009 8:51 - The results for the Heats are in from the Dunk. Heat 1 - 1st #57 Lou
Cicconi, 2nd #36 Mike Stefanick. Heat 2 - 1st #7-11 Mike Iles, 2nd #13 Ted Christopher,
3rd #75 Mark Yoder, and 4th #39 Alison Cumens. Heat 3 - 1st #79 Ian Cumens, 2nd #4
Jeff Heotzler, 3rd #22 Ryan Smith, and 4th #26 Joey Payne. Heat 4 - 1st #1 Mike Lichty,
2nd #48 Matt Janisch, 3rd #66 Bobby Santos III, and 4th # ????. Consi 1 - 1st #19c Chris
Allen and 2nd #98 Tim Procter.
- March 4, 2009 - We have a special treat this weekend here in southern New England.
The boys at Len Sammons Productions have read our race-starved minds and come up
with an indoor, open wheel extravaganza at the Dunkin Donuts Center. The card includes
top draws from all of the Northeast's premier regional divisions: Whelan Modified Tour
greats Mike Stefanick, Ted Christopher & Bobby Santos, NEMA Midget stars Randy
Cabral & Joey Payne, ISMA's Liquid Lou Cicconi and far to many more to mention here.
They will be racing TQ (3/4) Midgets with the support division being Champ Karts, in a
Heat qualifying format. With two complete shows on Friday & Saturday, March 6 & 7 - 7:
30pm, there should be plenty of action for all. Show up and support indoor racing this
winter and we may breathe sweet exhaust fumes every year at this time to tide us over
until The Icebreaker. Hope to see you all there; if not, tune in for all the results and pics.
- February 13, 2009 10:17 - What a finale to my Speedweeks 2009 at New Smyrna
Speedway. The Tour Type Modifieds put on quite a show with lots of passing including
lead changes almost continually in the last ten laps. The top three finishers ran a seat of
your pants, nonetheless clean, race and they are - 1st #00 Ted Christopher, 2nd #79
Ronnie Silk, and 3rd #09 Bobby Grigas. Thanks for another stupendous week of racing,
and see you next year.
- February 11, 2009 10:37 - The results are for the big 50 lap Tour Type Modified feature.
The top ten finishers are - 1st #79 Ronnie Silk, 2nd #00 Ted Christopher, 3rd #59 Matt
Hirschman, 4th #12 Jimmy Blewett, 5th #50 Kevin Goodale, 6th #09 Bobby Grigas, 7th
#58 Eric Goodale, 8th #25 Ryan Preece, 9th #80 Frank Ruocco, and 10th #73 Jon
McKennedy.
- February 10, 2009 10:01pm - The top eight finishers for the Tour Type Modified feature
are - 1st #00 Ted Christopher, 2nd #12 Jimmy Blewett, 3rd #22 Chuck Hossfeld, 4th #79
Ronnie Silk, 5th #73 Jon McKennedy, 6th #58 Eric Goodale, and 7th #7ny Ryan Newman.
That'll be it for tonight; see ya'll tomorrow.
- February 10, 2009 8:55pm - Local boy Ryan Preece, #2x, has just won a pole to checker
victory in the FL/IMCA Type Modified feature. Another New England short track driver
showing 'em how it's in the Sunshine State.
- February 10, 2009 7:53pm - Another win for Jimmy Blewett; that's right boys and girls,
count 'em, four in a row. It was a little difficult to untangle, but the top five finishers in the
SK Modified feature were - 1st #12 Jimmy Blewett, 2nd #09 Bobby Grigas, 3rd #91 Frank
Ruocco, 4th #59 David Cranmer, and 5th #10 Ron Schultz.
- February 10, 2009 1:04am - Well it's been a long fullmoon night of smash-em-up racing at
New Smyrna and we've packed it in until tomorrow. Congrats to Dave Steele for his
second straight victory in the Winged Sprint division, and NE short track fav Jimmy Blewett
for three SK Modified feature wins. Keep up the good work Jimmy!!! See you back here
tomorrow night.
- February 9, 2209 9:24pm - The results are for the Tour Type Modified feature for this
evening. The top eight finishers are - 1st #7ny last year's Daytona 500 winner Ryan
Newman, 2nd #00 Ted Christopher, 3rd #58 Eric Goodale, 4th #91 John Jensen, 5th #73
Jon McKennedy, 6th #40 Louie Mechlides, 7th #9nh Peter Jarvis, and 8th #76 Shelly
Perry.
- February 7, 2009 10:35 - The SK Modified results are in for their feature. 1st #12 crowd
favorite Jimmy Blewett, 2nd #09 Bobby Grigas, 3rd #19 Kenny Horton, 4th #59 David
Cranmer, and 5th #79 Chris Jensen.
- February 7, 2009 9:05 - The first results of the 2009 racing season are in. From New
Smyrna Speedway the top five finishers in the Tour Type Modified feature are - 1st #59
Matt Hirschman, 2nd #00 Ted Christopher, 3rd #22 Chuck Hossfeld, 4th #73 Jon
McKennedy, and 5th #50 Kevin Goodale.
- February 7, 2009 - The boys are on the plane to Florida to bring you all the news from
Speedweek 2009. I hope to have results as they come in from New Smyrna Speedway
tonight, and we'll play the rest of the week as it comes. Thanks for tuning back in; see
you tonight.
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