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    THOMPSON SPEEDWAY RELEASES 2010 RACE SCHEDULE

    THOMPSON, CT.  The Thompson International Speedway has released its 2010 race schedule.
    Four new and exciting events have been added to traditional fan favorites thus creating one of
    the most talked about racing schedules in all of New England.

               The four new additions to the Thompson schedule will feature Tour-Type Modified race
    cars competing in sprint-style, 35-lap feature events on June 3rd, July 1st, August 5th and
    September 2nd.

               The 2010 racing schedule opens the New England racing season with the traditional
    Icebreaker on the weekend of April 10th and 11th.  The season will close with the traditional
    World Series of Speedway Racing slated for the 15th through the 17th of October. The popular
    Thursday Night Thompson Thunder series will get underway on May 20th and will run through
    September 16th. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will once again visit Thompson three times
    and four brand new Tour-Type Modified, 35-lap shoots outs along with two stops for the Modified
    Racing Series (formerly the True Value Series) will make for some exciting changes from
    previous years. The PASS Super Late Models will make a return appearance as well. Also
    included are the traditional Eve of Destruction Family Fun Night on Memorial Day weekend, the
    popular Vintage Antique Car Extravaganza and four open practice sessions for competitors.
    Copies of the 2010 schedule are available on the track’s web page. www.thompsonspeedway.com

               “We feel that this could be one of the most exciting years of racing in our history,” said
    track owner, Don Hoenig. “We think we have an exciting mixture of brand new race programs
    along with events that have been popular with fans for many years. Putting all of this together in
    one season’s race schedule should make for a great line up for competitors and fans alike,” he
    concluded.

               Competitors are reminded that it’s time to renew their car numbers for next year. As in
    previous years, any racer who secured track points with a registered car number in 2009 has
    until January 15, 2010 to renew that number. If the car number is not renewed by the deadline, it
    will then be assigned to the first person requesting that number. Thompson Speedway does not
    charge competitors to register a race car. However, if a car number is assigned but not used by
    the end of June 2010, that number will then become available to another competitor. Race teams
    are reminded that Thompson will accept requests for one and two digit numbers only. Letters or
    symbols of any kind will not be accepted as part of the car’s official number.

                                    


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Breaking News


  • The 2010 season starts this weekend in Atlantic City . THANKS to our friends at Area Auto
    Racing News. Then its off to DAYTONA  and New Smyrna Speedway. Plus we may hit
    Volusia Speedway for sum DIRT! Stay tuned for as many all most live updates I can send
    in.  &  My lovely wife and EDITOR  Michelle can post....
  • Mike Lichty won Friday night at The DUNK. While  Iron Mike Stefanik took down a very
    popular win on Saturday night. Great car count, lots of FAST action all around the track. If
    you missed it SORRY theres always next year!
  • Rowen Pennink won the Turkey Derby  yesterday at Wall Stadium .Pete Brittian was 2nd.
    Jimmy Blewertt won the SK 100 followed bye Selely and  Pennink.
  • Well its off to the Turkey Derby Tomorrow .  Hope its a nice day.
  • Next stop   Turkey Derby.
  • The DIRT Track at Lowes. It was the BEST racing we saw all weekend. It is The Greatest
    Show on DIRT. Non stop racing. The Sprints were fast as hell. The Late Models raced
    door ta door 4 WIDE. 3 rows deep,If you haven,t seen them yet don,t wait  any longer, See
    this show as soon as you can.
  • The racin at the Thompson Speedway this weekend was great . The SK battle was one for
    the ages. A close head ta head battle between TC and Silkie in the 12 car. The SUPERS
    were flyin.. The MIDGETS were great. So were all the other classes. If you missed it..Don't
    make the mistake next year.  SEE YOU AT THE NORTH SOUTH SHOOTOUT NEXT
    WEEK??  Till Then. SEE YOU AT THE RACES!!!!!!!!
  • RAIN  RAIN   GO AWAY!!  PLEASE
  • TC wins again at Thompson. Tonight was the last TTNT for 09.
  • Otto Sitterly won the 53rd Annual Budweiser  INTERNATIONAL  CLASSIC.
  • August 22nd Chris Pasteryak won the Del,s Lemonade 100 at the SEEKONK Speedway
    tonight followed bye Les Hinckley and Rowin Pennink.
  • Donny Lia wins UNOH Perfect Storm 150 at Bristol followed bye Christopher and Preece
    for third.
  • Wings and Wheels,  Water SpeedBowl. August 15th Supers Lou Cicconi .  Midgets Russ
    Stoehr. True Value Modifieds Rowin Pennink   Waterford SKs Jeff Paul.
  • Friday,August 14th LEE USA Speedway. Ollie Silva Classic saw Mark Sammuts #78 come
    out off what seemed like nowhere to WIN the 75 lape Super Feature. Followed bye Russ
    Wood #29 and in third was the 11 off Chris Perley.
  • Tonight Aug 13th . If it don't RAIN!  The Whelen Modified Tour  takes on the high banks of
    The Thompson speedway in The Bud 150.  See ya there!!
  • August 8th  The NEMA Midgets ran at The SEEKONK Speedway in the famed BOSTON
    LOUIE,  The race was won by Jeff Abold #29 followed in second by Cole Carter and Nokie
    Fornoro in third...
  • August 7th  Ryan Preece won his second TOUR race in a row  tonight at the Stafford
    Motor Speedway.
  • August 1st Ryan Preece won the Whelen Modified Tour race at Riverhead Raceway
    Today. Nice job Ryan tacking down your first Mod Win...
  • Were off to Riverhead tomorrow for the Whelen Modified Tour race.  Check in all day for
    updates and results.
  • July 11, 2009 2:53am - The True Value Modified Series headlined the Port City 100 at Lee
    USA Speedway tonight.  Always a crowd pleaser, the True Value Mods put on another
    great show, with Jimmy Kuhn Jr taking the checker.  Congrats Jimmy!!
  • 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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