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THOMPSON
SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK GEARS UP FOR
THE 42nd ANNUAL ICEBREAKER IN APRIL |
The
42nd Annual Icebreaker, one of the most highly
anticipated racing events in New England, will take
place on April 8-10, featuring the first
championship race of the season for the NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT). The Icebreaker this
year has been expanded to twelve divisions of
racing, and will once again include the popular Fan
Appreciation party on the track on Sunday morning
before the second day of races begin.
The Icebreaker will start off with a practice day on
Friday, April 8. The pit area will open for haulers
to start coming in at noon, and rotating practice
sessions will begin at 1PM for all divisions except
for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the Pro All
Stars Series (PASS). Tickets for Friday cost $15 per
person for pit access. Haulers will be able to come
in until 7PM on Friday to park for the weekend.
Saturday’s on-track activity will begin at 9:45 AM
with practice for PASS and NWMT competitors. The
pits open at 8:00 AM and the grandstands open at
9:30 AM. Qualifying races will begin in the
afternoon at 2:30 for all divisions, ending with
time trials for the NWMT cars at 4:00 PM. Feature
races will begin immediately after, starting with
the Vintage Outlaws division who will be racing
their first of three events at TSMP this season.
Also returning to the Icebreaker will be the Lite
Modified division, NEMA Lites, Lite Modifieds, and
Trucks. Newcomers to the Icebreaker this year
include the Pro All Stars Series (PASS), for their
first return to the 5/8-mile oval since 2010, and
the start-up stock car series, the North East Street
Stock Tour (NESST). The NESST is open to any of
TSMP’s Limited Sportsman cars, giving drivers the
opportunity to compete twice on Icebreaker weekend.
Sunday’s events will start off with the return of
the Fan Appreciation party on track. Fans will once
again be invited to the Icebreaker Fan Appreciation
party on the track Sunday morning for the
opportunity to meet the stars and cars and enjoy
some live entertainment. The morning’s activities
will include a Champion Banner Raising Ceremony at
10:30 AM followed by a live concert by American Idol
contestant, Timmy Brown.
The racing action will begin on Sunday afternoon at
12:35 PM starting off with the TSMP’s premier NASCAR
Whelen All-American Series (NWAAS) division, the
Sunoco Modifieds. Also on tap will the TSMP’s other
three NWAAS divisions - the Late Models, Limited
Sportsman and Mini Stock. The Limited Sportsman and
Mini Stock divisions will both be competing in their
first race of the O’Reilly Auto Parts Triple Crown
Championship, which earns competitors separate
points in the three-race series in addition to TSMP
points. PASS will be putting on an exciting 75-lap
race, and the afternoon will finish up with the
feature event, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
150-lap race at 3:30PM.
Tickets will go on sale for the 42nd Annual
Icebreaker on Tuesday, February 23rd and camping
reservations will go on sale on March 1st. For more
information and to order tickets, visit
www.thompsonspeedway.com/event-tickets or call our
office at (860) 923-2280. Connect with us on
Facebook, Twitter or Youtube for the most up to date
information about events at Thompson Speedway
Motorsports Park..
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Source:
Theresa Condict / Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
Posted:
February 23, 2016 |
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