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10/09/2012 |
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WORLD SERIES
THIS WEEKEND AT THOMPSON |
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weekend that every race fan in the northeast looks
forward to is this weekend at the Thompson
International Speedway. The Sunoco World Series of
Speedway Racing presented by Town Fair Tire and Xtra
Mart kicks off this coming Friday and runs through
Sunday.
Sixteen different divisions of race cars and trucks
will converge on the historic speedway to draw down
the curtain on the 2012 racing season. The World
Series of Speedway Racing is three days of non-stop
activity on the race track and hours of fun and
social activities for the fans. The entire weekend
is a huge race and party weekend as fans say good
bye to another year of auto racing.
The race track is the center of activity with
hundreds of race cars and trucks and many race teams
with hopes of capturing a championship in their
respective divisions. The most talked about
championship battle surrounds the NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour. Three drivers are positioned to
capture the 2012 title during the last race of the
year for the most popular NASCAR touring division in
the northeast. Doug Coby, Ryan Preece and Ron Silk
are in a very tight point battle for the crown. Coby
holds a 17- point advantage over Preece while Silk
is only 18 points behind the leader. One of these
three will end their weekend as the new NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour champion. Race fans will also
be treated to an autograph session with the drivers
of the WMT on Sunday afternoon.
Other championships on the line include the ISMA
Super modified title and the NEMA Midget
championship. The Valenti Modified Racing Series
still has one more race event on their 2012 schedule
but the Thompson race will play a key role in
determining the eventual winner of that
all-important division’s 2012 standard bearer. Other
champions will be crowned in the New England Truck
Series and the Pro 4 Modifieds.
Race teams that practice and qualify on Friday will
race in their feature events on Saturday. Those
qualifying on Saturday will compete in their main
events on Sunday. The only exception to that is the
Valenti Modified Racing Series. This division will
qualify and race on Saturday.
Hundreds of fans make Thompson their home for the
weekend as campers of all sizes and descriptions
fill every available area set aside for camping. The
track does, however, require that all units be
self-contained. Every year fans kick off the racing
season with a celebration at Thompson’s Icebreaker
weekend and they close out the season with another
celebration at the World Series. The Thompson Club
House is open for the weekend serving great food and
drink including a huge breakfast buffet on Saturday
and Sunday morning and dinners on Friday and
Saturday evenings. Fans who find time to break away
from the on-track action can enjoy a round or two on
Thompson’s championship 18-hole golf course.
Grandstand open at 12 Noon on Friday and at 9 AM on
both Saturday and Sunday. Tickets for the Sunoco
World Series presented by Town Fair Tire and Xtra
Mart are available in advance from the Thompson
track office. (860)-923-2280. All major credit cards
are accepted The entire weekend’s racing schedule
along with interesting articles about this racing
spectacle are available at
www.thompsonspeedway.com. |
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Source: Russ Dowd / Thompson International Speedway
Posted: October
9, 2012 |
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