Rookie Newcomb Earns First Thompson Sunoco Modified Victory in Thursday Night Thunder

Rookie Newcomb Earns First Thompson Sunoco Modified Victory in Thursday Night Thunder

Thompson, CT — Excitement returned to the highbanks of Thompson Speedway for the second of three rounds of Thursday Night Thunder in the quiet corner of Connecticut. In their first 50-lap, $3,000-to-win showdown of the season, Danny Cates quickly took off to lead the start of the Thompson Sunoco Modified feature. Both the competition, and the patience, was fierce with the field running nose-to-tail, biding their time for the right space to make a move.

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Thursday Night Thunder Returns for Round Two at Thompson Speedway on June 27

Thursday Night Thunder Returns for Round Two at Thompson Speedway on June 27

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — After an exciting return less than two weeks ago, the thunder of Thompson Speedway is back this Thursday, June 27 with a thrilling five-division card of racing headlined by a 50-lap spectacular for the Thompson Sunoco Modifieds! The Late Models, AZ Roofing SK Light Modifieds, Street Stocks and Mini Stocks join in for a night of action at the Big-T!

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Thompson Speedway Drops Outlaw Open Modifieds, Elevates Thompson Sunoco Modified Track Championship Division

Thompson Speedway Drops Outlaw Open Modifieds, Elevates Thompson Sunoco Modified Track Championship Division

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — Following several discussions over the past weekend, American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials have made the decision to drop the Outlaw Open Modifieds from the Thompson Speedway schedule for the foreseeable future and have moved to elevate the Thompson Sunoco Modified division and Thompson track championship divisions.

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Ellington’s Ronnie Williams Takes Twisted Tea Nutmeg State 50 Over Swanson, Perry

Ellington’s Ronnie Williams Takes Twisted Tea Nutmeg State 50 Over Swanson, Perry

Former Champion Podium in Thrilling Late Model Feature

Thompson, CT — Finally, fantastic weather greeted fans, teams and officials at Thompson Speedway on Thursday night for the rebirth of Thursday Night Thunder at the Big-T with the Nutmeg State 50 presented by Twisted Tea!

The Street Stocks led the evening’s activities, 16 strong on Thursday. While Mike Viens showed the way under the initial green flag, familiar faces quickly flooded the top of the field…

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Thursday Night Thunder Returns to Thompson Speedway with Twisted Tea Nutmeg State 50

Thursday Night Thunder Returns to Thompson Speedway with Twisted Tea Nutmeg State 50

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — Once a weekly family tradition in the quiet corner of Connecticut, Thursday Night Thunder returns to Thompson Speedway for the first of three dates in 2024 this Thursday, June 13 with the Nutmeg State 50 presented by Twisted Tea! Along with continued track championship action for the Sunoco 604 Modifieds, Late Models, AZ Roofing SK Light Modifieds, Street Stocks and Mini Stocks, Thursday night is headlined by the $5,000-to-win Nutmeg State 50 for the Outlaw Open Modifieds presented by Twisted Tea!

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Thompson Memorial Day Special Cancelled with Forecast of Rain, Thunder Showers

Thompson Memorial Day Special Cancelled with Forecast of Rain, Thunder Showers

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — Officials with the Pro All Stars Series and American-Canadian Tour have made the difficult and unfortunate decision to cancel Monday’s scheduled Memorial Day Special at Thompson Speedway as well as the opening event for the Outlaw Open Modified Series due to a continued poor forecast for the holiday. Officials will release more information this coming week concerning plans for a replacement date.

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Big-T Ready for Dash for Cash Memorial Day Special on Monday, May 27

Big-T Ready for Dash for Cash Memorial Day Special on Monday, May 27

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — Following a chilly start to the season on Icebreaker weekend, Thompson Speedway is ready to rumble on Memorial Day Monday, May 27 for the start of the Dash for Cash series for the Thompson Outlaw Open Modifieds! Joining the mighty modifieds in their 50-lap, $5,000-to-win sprint will be the Sunoco 604 Modifieds, Late Models, AZ Roofing SK Light Modifieds, Street Stocks and Mini Stocks for an action-packed salute to those bravely lost their lives to ensure America’s freedom!

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Ron Silk Dominates NASCAR Modified Icebreaker 150

Ron Silk Dominates NASCAR Modified Icebreaker 150

Puleo, Morgan, Chapman and Roy Clean Up Thompson Championship Wins

Thompson, CT — A much nicer day awaited fans on day two of the 50th Icebreaker at Thompson Speedway. Six star-studded features took to the 0.625-mile oval on Sunday, as did the peaks of sunshine to greet the fans in the stands. While the Street Stocks were able to start their 2024 track championship season on Saturday, the rest of the track championship line-up got their year started with plenty of action on Sunday along with the roar of the mighty NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour with their return to Icebreaker weekend.

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Griffith and Stone Take Icebreaker Victories, Mother Nature Steals the Sunshine

Griffith and Stone Take Icebreaker Victories, Mother Nature Steals the Sunshine

Thompson, CT — A partly cloudy day was had at Thompson Speedway’s Saturday opener to the 50th Icebreaker weekend with plenty of rain to darken the spirits on an exciting opening day schedule of events. The crew at Thompson Speedway kept the track dry enough to get in full feature events for both the Thompson Street Stocks and the PASS Super Late Models but the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series was a casualty to the rain and will be postponed to the Friday of World Series weekend on October 11.

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NASCAR Modifieds Ready for a Roaring Return to Thompson’s Icebreaker Weekend

NASCAR Modifieds Ready for a Roaring Return to Thompson’s Icebreaker Weekend

Barre, VT and Naples, ME — When the roar of the mighty NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to Connecticut’s quiet corner this Sunday afternoon, it’ll be the 153rd time the series has tackled the iconic highbanks of Thompson Speedway and the first time in four years that the Tour has competed on Icebreaker weekend. The Icebreaker 150 for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is set as the first homebase battle for the Northeast teams who regularly compete on the fan-favorite Tour.

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