Road to Glory: Stock Car Road Race Challenge Will Play Role in Championship Standings
THOMPSON, CT – The Stock Car Road Race Challenge will not only test driver’s ability to negotiate right turns, but the event, taking place on September 11-12 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, will play a large role in the points championships, as well.
Roger Turbush leads Frank Dumicich, Jr. in the Mr. Rooter New England Truck Series standings entering Friday and Saturday’s event. Turbush’s lead is thirty-one points, with four races remaining on the schedule, but none is more intriguing to Turbush than the Stock Car Road Race Challenge (SCRRC).
Roger explained the event’s uniqueness, saying “Racing on a track no one has raced on before is always tough, but to make it more tough, is a road course in which no one has ever raced on; a track that makes right hand turns.”
Turbush is a six-time winner on the Mr. Rooter New England Truck Series, and wants to add to that total, continuing “If I have the chance, and my truck is running well, I am sure I will not be focused on the championship, and just focused on the race when I strap on my helmet.”
Toby Wells has enjoyed a phenominal season, as well. The North East Mini Stock Tour point leader has seven wins on the season, and actually had a bounty on him for most of the year (picked up by Glen Thomas at Seekonk Speedway). His dominance mirrors the second-half of last season, in which Wells won the championship.
While Wells has won at many different tracks, but a win at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park would be a special one. Wells explained “Wells Motorsports has won at short tracks, dirt tracks, mid-size tracks, and large tracks, but not on a road course, yet. We will be giving it our all. It would be a special win.”
The tightest battle entering the event is in the North East Street Stock Tour. Chris Douton and Geoff Rollins have been swapping the point recently, and now the duo is tied entering the SCRRC.
The tour visited two of Rollins’ home tracks early in the season (Monadnock Speedway, Lee USA Speedway), but now Douton feels the southern swing on the schedule favors the Waterford, CT resident.
Douton has been busy working on his Ford Thunderbird in preparation for this weekend’s event, saying “I have been eating, sleeping, and talking about the road course race constantly. We try to win every single race, and have been working on our car every night to get it ready for the road course.”
Douton is a former champion on the 5/8-mile oval at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, but the 1.7-mile road course will be a different challenge. Douton exclaimed “The winner will be the best prepared team, and patience will be key. You have to be cool all the way around to win this race.”
The Thompson-legal Mini Stocks will enjoy a full race card at the Stock Car Road Race Challenge, with the Late Model division invited to test on the road course, as well.
Fans will be able to interact with entrants in the Stock Car Road Race Challenge, as each ticket grants access to the paddock area, where drivers will be working and preparing their machines for the event.
The Stock Car Road Race Challenge will take place at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, on September 11-12. Friday’s festivities will include driver meetings, a track walk, and practice. Registration will begin at 11AM on Friday, with the paddock area opening at 11:30AM. Friday’s ticket price is $15. Saturday will include a final practice, qualifying, and feature events, with a ticket price of $30. The day begins at 7AM on Saturday, with final practices scheduled to begin at 8:30AM. For more information on the Stock Car Road Race Challenge, visit www.otbpromos.net.
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