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04/22/2013 |
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VALENTI
MODIFIEDS
NEXT ON THOMPSON CALENDAR |
The
Valenti Modified Racing Series will make its first
of three stops this year at Thompson Speedway on
Sunday, May 19th. The VMRS will headline the
six-division race program that will also feature
Thompson’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series weekly
divisions.
The VMRS is celebrating its 10th anniversary season
and is expected to bring a large field of race teams
to Thompson. Over seventy teams have registered this
season for VMRS competition with many of them well
known to Thompson fans. A host of drivers from the
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour are regulars on the VMRS
as are a number of All-American Series competitors.
Defending WMT champion Doug Coby is a registered
VMRS competitor as are Rowan Pennink, Ryan Preece,
Keith Rocco, Richard Savary and Woody Pitkat. Some
other well-known VMRS regulars are Steve Masse,
two-time champions Chris Pasteryak and Kirk
Alexander, Todd Owen, Tommy Barrett and many more.
Race number one of the VMRS season was won by Steve
Masse and Rowan Pennink picked up the victory in
race number two this past weekend. Thompson is the
third event on the VMRS schedule and it’s anyone’s
guess who will walk away with a victory in the
75-lap main event.
Joining the Valenti Modifieds will be Thompson’s
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Sunoco Modifieds.
The defending champion is Ryan Preece who kicked off
his title defense on Icebreaker weekend with a 4th
place finish. The race was won by Keith Rocco who
was followed by Kerry Malone, Woody Pitkat, Preece
and Todd Ceravolo.
Thompson Late Model driver Glenn Boss will try to
make it two in a row after an Icebreaker win. He
will, however, find stiff competition from the likes
of Rick Gentes, Marc Curtis, John Falconi and
others. Cam McDermott will try to best Troy Talman
and John Studley in the Lite Modified division and
Monster Mini Stock driver Scott Michalski and the
Xtra Mart Limited Sportsman’s Larry Barnett will
attempt to keep their win streaks going after
claiming two wins on Icebreaker weekend. Michalski
and Barnett won their Saturday night “Best of the
Rest” races and then went on to win the Monster Mini
and Xtra Mart Limited Sportsman features on Sunday.
Grandstands will open at 11am with practice slated
for a Noon start. Qualifying races begin shortly
after 2pm with all six feature races to follow. The
entire day’s schedule is posted on the Thompson
Speedway web page
www.thompsonspeedway.com. |
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Source: Russ Dowd /
Thompson International Speedway
Posted: April
22, 2013 |
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