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08/12/2011 |
MODIFIEDS
DOMINATE
THOMPSON SCHEDULE |
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The
popular Tour-Type Modifieds will make their final
appearance of the year this Thursday, August 18th,
at the Thompson International Speedway. This event
will kick off an amazing run for Modified race cars
at the Connecticut oval. In three of the next four
weeks, Thompson will be the center of Modified
racing action which will also include the Valenti
Modified Racing Series and the University of
Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) NASCAR Whelen Modified
Tours Showdown.
USG, NASCAR’s official building products supplier,
will present the Tour-Type Modified night which will
be the third in a three-race series at Thompson.
Round one was won by Todd Szegedy with the second
event claimed by Ryan Preece. While both Szegedy and
Preece will be looking to become two-time winners,
drivers like Mike Stefanik, Steven Reed, Keith Rocco
and many others are looking to win the 40-lap
shootout. The Tour-type Modifieds will be joined by
Thompson’s own NASCAR Whelen All-American “Super 6”
divisions for a full night of exciting oval track
racing.
The Valenti Modified Racing Series (VMRS) rolls into
Thompson on August 25th for its second appearance of
the year. The defending race winner, Mike Stefanik,
will lead an impressive contingent like the one that
thrilled fans back in June. Lisbon, CT ace, Chris
Pasteryak, has moved into the top spot in the VMRS
points chase with Les Hinkley and Rowan Pennink in
hot pursuit. The Thompson 75-lap race on August 25th
could be pivotal in the Series championship drive
and everyone is expected to arrive with their “A
Game” tucked in their tool boxes.
The weekend of September 10th and 11th, the most
anticipated racing event in years, the UNOH
Showdown, will command the attention of everyone in
the northeast’s racing community. The (UNOH)
Showdown at Thompson is, by far, the most talked
about and most anticipated Modified race in years.
The UNOH Showdown is a first-time-ever event for the
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the NASCAR Whelen
Southern Modified Tour. “It has taken three years to
put this amazing event together, but as the date
nears, everything seems to be falling into place
very nicely,” said track owner Don Hoenig.
The race format is unique. Each individual tour will
compete in its own 125-lap feature event. Then, the
best of each tour will be combined for a $50,000+,
50-lap Showdown. “An event of this nature has never
been run before. But, with the cooperation of NASCAR
and the Directors of each of the Tours, we are
confident that this will be a very special event. No
matter where I go, people are talking about the
Showdown and that has us all excited about the
success of this event and its potential in the years
to come. We have a very nice lap sponsorships
program available for both businesses and
individuals. All one needs to do is contact the
track office to join in on this exciting program,”
said Hoenig. Tickets are also available for purchase
by contacting the track office. 860-923-2280.
Full schedule details on all three of these exciting
race events are available on the Thompson web site
www.thompsonspeedway.com. |
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Source: Russ Dowd / Thompson International Speedway
Posted: August
12, 2011 |
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