Thompson, CT — A perfect Wednesday afternoon in the quiet corner of Connecticut brought the fans in droves for the annual NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Wednesday night showcase at Thompson Speedway. The Thompson 150 presented by FloSports headlined a seven division card of racing on Wednesday night that also included a fan-favorite visit for the New England Supermodified Series and the five track championship divisions that call Thompson home throughout the season.

The Street Stocks started off the evening’s feature racing with Scott Sundeen at the head of the pack. Sundeen powered up looking to nab his first win of the season followed by Al Stone III, ‘Leadfoot’ Larry Barnett and Corey Fanning nose-to-tail behind him. The lone caution on lap 12 for the spinning Tim Poulin set up a final showdown between Sundeen and Fanning with Corey Fanning powering through to the win with Ryan Waterman making moves to take second and Al Stone III holding on for third.

Following NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour qualifying the Mini Stocks took on the highbanks with Steve Michalski and Rick LaFlesh. LaFlesh got the jump into the lead as heavy-hitters Jared Roy and Kevin Moore battled for second just inches off LaFlesh’s back bumper. Roy sling-shot into the lead powering out of turn four under the halfway crossed-flags. Jared Roy would put the peddle down to return to his winning ways followed by Kevin Moore and Ryan Pomposelli.

Rookie Isaiah Newcomb brought the Thompson Sunoco Modifieds to the green flag with Jon Puleo quickly launching the head of the pack. By lap five, Todd Owen had charged up to second and began stalking the youngster with a few love taps on the bumper. Owen would charge under Puleo to lead lap seven with Puleo left to fend off Keith Rocco for second. Puleo would use the cross-over to lead lap 13 with Rocco and Owen getting physical for second. Content to run 1-2-3, the leaders waited for laps to wind down in their 30-lap main event and took it right down to the checkered flags with Jon Puleo taking his fifth win of the season followed by Keith Rocco and Todd Owen in victory lane.

Bobby Timmons and Jim Storace brought the New England Supermodified Series to green for their 30-lap main event. The heart-stopping move of the race would come on lap 4 as Ben Seitz and Dan Bowes took Storace three-wide, shooting off turn two and down the back straightaway with Bowes coming out with the lead. Coming from mid-pack, Jon McKennedy also rounded Storace to take third, made the long march to take on Seitz and dove underneath to take position on lap 21. With a straightaway lead Dan Bowes took the win just nine lightning-fast laps later followed by McKenney and Seitz at the line.

Fast time, Mayhew Tools polesitter Patrick Emerling brought the 26-car NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour field to green and quickly shot out front ahead of Craig Lutz. Dave ‘Sap’ Sapienza brought out the first caution on lap 20 with a flat right rear sending him in the spin-cycle in turn three. Emerling would maintain the lead under the return to green flag racing with a rear-view mirror full of Justin Bonsignore. The leaders would begin taking on lap traffic on lap 53 but remained settled in for the long-haul strategy. The second caution on lap 60 for the spinning Woody Pitkat off turn two saw the entire field jump pit-side for tires and adjustments in preparation for the second half of the Thompson 150 presented by FloSports.

Patrick Emerling again maintained his lead position by an impatient Justin Bonsignore began to show his hand, diving under Emerling in a look to the near future. Jake Johnson would slam into the turn one wall on lap 76 from mid-pack with an apparent mechanical failure to rerack the field once more. The subsequent restart saw top-5 runner Chase Dowling quickly fall through the field with obvious issues under the hood to swamp a great day for the Tinio Motorsports group as Emerling continued to dominate at the front. The final stretch would see Patrick Emerling dominant the Thompson 150 presented by FloSports for his fifth career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win and first at Thompson Speedway followed by Justin Bonsignore and Craig Lutz.

The AZ Roofing SK Light Modifieds and the Late Models wrapped up the Wednesday night racing action at Thompson. Cautions plauged the opening circuits of the SK Light feature, taking out point leader Tyler Chapman and rookie Steve Midford, leaving Meghan Fuller to battle Nick Hovey and John O’Sullivan. Nick Hovey would motor around Fuller for his first win of the season with John O’Sullivan coming home third. The Late Model 25-lap sprint would see Derek Gluchacki charge ahead of the field to take back-to-back wins followed by Nick Johnson and Matt Lowinski-Loh.

Thompson Speedway returns to oval racing action on Sunday, September 8 with the Back to School Bash! The Sunday special is headlined by continued track championship action for the Thompson Sunoco Modifieds, AZ Roofing SK Light Modifieds, Late Models, Street Stocks and Mini Stocks to ring in the school year at high-octane speed! Full schedule of events will be available soon.

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Thompson 150 presented by FloSports

Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park – Thompson, CT

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour – Thompson 150 presented by FloSports - (150 Laps)

(Finish Position, Car #, Driver Name, Laps Completed)

1.         1          Patrick Emerling         150

2.         51        Justin Bonsignore       150

3.         46        Craig Lutz                    150

4.         79        Jonathan McKennedy 150

5.         54        Tommy Catalano        150

6.         89        Matt Swanson             150

7.         16        Ron Silk                       150

8.         64        Austin Beers               150

9.         56        Trevor Catalano*       149

10.       58        Eric Goodale               149

11.       24        Andrew Krause           149

12.       32        Tyler Rypkema             149

13.       19        Anthony Sesely           149

14.       4          Tim Connolly              149

15.       82        Woody Pitkat              148

16.       7          Doug Coby                  148

17.       00        Andy Jankowiak          148

18.       88        Roger Turbush             148

19.       84        Tyler Catalano*          147

20.       18        Ken Heagy                   146

21.       36        Dave Sapienza             145

22.       60        Matt Hirschmann       145

23.       21        Steven Kopcik*           129

24.       22        Kyle Bonsignore         90

25.       44        Chase Dowling             87

26.       3          Jake Johnson              76

New England Supermodified Series – (30 Laps)

1.         25        Dan Bowles                 Epping, NH

2.         79        Jon McKennedy          Chelmsford, MA

3.         11        Ben Seitz                     Bourne, MA

4.         47        Jim Storace                 Kingston, NH

5.         41        Russ Wood                 Pelham, NH

6.         13        Bobby Timmons         Windham, ME

7.         51        Dave Duggan               Milford, NH

8.         52        Vern Romanoski         Strong, ME

9.         14L      A.J. Lesiecki                 Bowling Green, OH

10.       45        Mike Mayberry           Naples, ME

11.       24        David Sanborn             Tilton, NH

DNS     97        Matt Swanson             Harvard, MA

DNS     5          Rob Summers             Manchester, CT

Thompson Sunoco Modifieds – (30 Laps)

1.         7          Jon Puleo                    Branford, CT

2.         09        Keith Rocco                 Berlin, CT

3.         81        Todd Owen                 Somers, CT

4.         22        #Isaiah Newcomb       Plymouth, MA

5.         76        Tyler Barry                  Griswold, CT

6.         99        Derek Ramstrom        Worcester, MA

7.         4          #Zach Leone                Worcester, MA

AZ Roofing SK Light Modifieds – ($1,000-to-Win, 25 Laps)

1.         16        Nickolas Hovey           Chaplin, CT

2.         2          Meghan Fuller             Auburn, MA

3.         15        John O'Sullivan           Norwich, CT

4.         34MA  Daltin McCarthy         Oxford, MA

5.         41CT    Tyler Chapman           Ellington, CT

6.         3          Steven Midford          Ellington, CT  

Late Models – (25 Laps)

1.         03MA  Derek Gluchacki         N. Dartmouth, MA

2.         6MA    Nick Johnson              Rehoboth, MA

3.         17        Matt Lowinski-Loh      Thompson, CT

4.         91CT    Jake Johnson              Bellingham, MA

5.         9MA    Brian Tagg                   Millbury, MA

Street Stocks – (20 Laps)

1.         11        Corey Fanning             Mapleville, RI

2.         75        Ryan Waterman         Danielson, CT

3.         52        Al Stone III                   Durham, CT

4.         73        Larry Barnett              Moosup, CT

5.         36        Scott Sundeen             Sutton, MA

6.         67        Aaron Plemons           Uncasville, CT

7.         66        Tyler Cinamella          Willimantic, CT

8.         7x        Jason Chicolas             Sutton, MA

9.         2          Tim Poulin                  Thompson, CT

10.       10        Hank Stott                   Medway, MA

11.       85        Michael Viens             Seekonk, MA

12.       28        Austin Flanagan          Warwick, RI

Mini Stocks – (15 Laps)

1.         1CT      Jared Roy                    Moosup, CT

2.         82        Kevin Moore               Moosup, CT

3.         19        Ryan Pomposelli         Smithfield, RI

4.         9CT      Richard LaFlesh           Griswold, CT

5.         97        Dave Trudeau             Mansfield, CT

6.         44        Steve Michalski           Brooklyn, CT

7.         84        Bill Schoeler                Warwick, RI

8.         91        Tom Jones Sr.              Mystic, CT

9.         54        Dylan Cabral