Ron Silk Makes Monaco Modified Statement with Icebreaker Checkers

By admin March 30, 2025 Monaco Modified Tri Track Series, Thompson

Seven Divisions Beat Out Doom and Gloom Forecast to Start the Thompson Season

Thompson, CT — One-hundred and fifty-eight stock cars from across the eastern United States and Canada converged on Thompson Speedway for the opening of the 51st Icebreaker highlighted by seven different divisions to get the season rolling on high.

It was no-holds-barred fisticuffs between Garrett Hall and Derek Griffith from the drop of the green flag in the PASS Super Late Model feature to begin the afternoon. The two drove door handle-to-door handle in the opening laps before Griffith finally got a good launch off turn four to take the lead. Eddie MacDonald motored around to take the spot away for thirteen laps before his right-front tire let go, sending ‘the Outlaw’ into the wall on lap 63. Griffith’s regained lead lasted just one turn before getting loose and colliding with the wall to end his day, gifting the lead to Oxford Plains Speedway champion Trevor Sanborn. Sanborn would go on to win the PASS Icebreaker 75 followed by D.J. Shaw and Corey Casagrande.

Jake ‘The Jet’ Johnson took the thirty-car Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series field to green for the Icebreaker 75 presented by Propane Plus. Anthony Nocella quickly dove under to lead lap four with Stephen Kopcik and Jon McKennedy also going to work on Johnson. Set to have the best track position for pit strategy, Kopcik took over the lead on lap nine as the field thundered the hills of Northeast Connecticut. After making the overnight haul up from his Craftsman Truck Series debut at Martinsville Speedway, Luke Baldwin got a piece of the wall on lap 15 and brought the Ryan Preece Racing-machine pit-side for a check up.

Ron Silk took a backstretch sling shot to motor under Kopcik just before the first caution on lap 32 for Tyler Berry and Dave Sapienza’s scuffle in turn four. All but Luke Baldwin jumped pit-side for tires with Silk winning the race off pit road. A pair of mid-race cautions saw Silk again and again maintain a dominant lead out front but Nocella and Johnson kept him within their sights from second and third. Ron Silk never felt the pressure build, taking down the Icebreaker 75 presented by Propane Plus in a strong start on the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series circuit, dedicating the win to late car owner Bob Horn in victory lane.

Thompson Speedway’s two most recent Street Stock track champions, Ryan Waterman and Corey Fanning, led the R&R Race Parts NH Open Street Stock Series to green for their 50-lap main event. The two quickly showed displeasure for one-another, the Waterman vs. Fanning show boiled-over into a collision into the turn two wall and ending Waterman’s day. The frequent yellow flags prompted officials to park the field and when they returned Ryan Lineham licked the field to claim the $1,000 winner’s share.

The Evolve Bank Pro Truck Challenge took over the track with Ryan Kuhn and Duane Knoll leading the field down to the line, but Kuhn’s flat right rear tire crossed him up in turn two. Knoll took over the lead on the restart with Jaysin Beal and Bert Ouellette following close behind. Beal, Ouelette and Randy Burr began battling hard for second, allowing Knoll to increase his lead but it wasn’t long till Beal found himself in the midst of the Big One for Icebreaker Saturday, careening across a group of trucks coming off turn four to collect a gaggle of trucks across frontstretch. The return to green saw a heavyweight fight between Burr, Knoll and Ouellette to the very end but it was Randy Burr who took the Icebreaker gold.

The Thompson Sunoco Modifieds also got their start to the 2025 track championship season on Saturday as defending champ Jon Puleo faced off with veteran standouts Todd Owen and Keith Rocco at the onset. Both wily veterans got their fill of rapid, divebomb lane-changes that allowed Puleo to gain a growing lead before Owen’s left rear went flat for lone first caution on lap 9. Owen worked his way back up to battle with Puleo over the final five laps, bringing fans to their feet as the pair went toe-to-toe. At the line it was Jon Puleo who out-dueled Todd Owen with Danny Cates rounding out the top three.

The Thunderstock Crown Vics had their first official event of the new division on Saturday, ten strong around the Thompson highbanks. It was quickly the battle of the 4s between Rhode Island’s Ethan Williams and Maine’s Dustin Salley. Salley got shoved into a spin from the 01 of Scott Cestodio, earning him the drive through penalty from race control. Through it all, Ethan Williams never foundered and took his Crown Victoria all the way to Thompson victory lane followed by Dylan Cabral and Salley with the rebound.

The Mini Stocks rounded out Saturday’s showcase with Andrew Krzeminski getting the quick lead over Dave Trudeau. The spinning and stalled Edmond Cousineau brough out a pair of mid race cautions that created great battles between Trudeau and Krzeminksi for the restart lead. In the end it was Andrew Krzeminski coming out of retirement in a big way to round out the Icebreaker Day #1 program with a Mini Stock win over Trudeau and Tim Dorr.

Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park is back in action for the second portion of Icebreaker weekend, delayed by poor weather forecasted to next Saturday, April 5. Highlighted by the return of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Icebreaker 150 presented by FloSports.com, April 5 will also include the Late Models, SK Light Modifieds, Street Stocks and Thompson Sunoco Modifieds! The full schedule and pricing will be released by Monday afternoon.

For more information about the American-Canadian Tour, contact the ACT offices at (802) 244-6963, media@acttour.com, or visit www.acttour.com.  You can also get updates on Facebook and Twitter at @ACTTour.

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51st Icebreaker Day #1

Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park – Thompson, CT

Saturday, March 29, 2025

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

 

Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series – Icebreaker 75 presented by Propane Plus

  1. 16CTRon Silk                       Norwalk, CT
  2. 92Anthony Nocella         Woburn, MA
  3. 15Jake Johnson              Rehoboth, MA
  4. 79Jon McKennedy          Chelmsford, MA
  5. 179Austin Beers               Northampton, PA
  6. 5CTChris Pasteryak           Lisbon, CT
  7. 1NYPatrick Emerling         Orchard Park, NY
  8. 39George Bessette, Jr.    Danbury, CT
  9. 50Ronnie Williams         Ellington, CT
  10. 55CTTeddy Hodgdon          Danbury, CT
  11. 25Matt Swanson             Harvard, MA
  12. 58Eric Goodale               Riverhead, NY
  13. 13Max Zachem               Oakdale, CT
  14. 88Woody Pitkat              Bellingham, MA
  15. 12Anthony Bello             Griswold, CT
  16. 3Tyler Rypkema             Owego, NY
  17. 24Mikey Flynn                Hampden, MA
  18. 76Brett Meservey           Brewster, MA
  19. 75David Arute                Stafford Springs, CT
  20. 19WJeffrey Battle              Dunstable, MA
  21. 81NYMark Stewart              Riverhead, NY
  22. 40Luke Baldwin              Mooresville, NC
  23. 48Marcello Rufrano       N. Haven, CT
  24. 1Stephen Kopcik           Newtown, CT
  25. 8NYTyler Barry                  Griswold, CT
  26. 51CTJoey Cipriano              Plymouth, CT
  27. 36David Sapienza           Riverhead, NY

 

Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models – Icebreaker 75

  1. 44Trevor Sanborn          E. Parsonsfield, ME
  2. 60D.J. Shaw                     Center Conway, NH
  3. 7CTCory Casagrande        Stafford Springs, CT
  4. 94Garrett Hall                 Scarborough, ME
  5. 12VBrandon Varney         Otisfield, ME
  6. 72Ryan Kuhn                  E. Bridgewater, MA
  7. 7Travis Benjamin          Morrill, ME
  8. 5xBobby Therrien           Hinesburg, VT
  9. 18Michael Scorzelli         Feura Bush, NY
  10. 24JJP Josiasse                   Ennismore, ON
  11. 17Kevin Folan                 N. Attleboro, MA
  12. 12GDerek Griffith             Hudson, NH
  13. 17MAEddie MacDonald       Rowley, MA
  14. 54Johnny Clark               Hallowell, ME

 

R&R Race Parts NH Open Street Stock Series – (50 Laps)

  1. 19Ryan Lineham             Hope Valley, RI
  2. 7Shane Gendron          Tyngsboro, MA
  3. 68VTJason Woodard          Waterbury Ctr., VT
  4. 77Andrew Gillis              Ashland, MA
  5. 73Larry Barnett              Danielson, CT
  6. 36NHTyler Pepin                  Barre, VT
  7. 15James Goodman         Carmel, ME
  8. 52Al Stone III                   Durham, CT
  9. 11Corey Fanning             Mapleville, RI
  10. 85Michael Viens             Seekonk, MA
  11. 4RJordan Russell             South Paris, ME
  12. 71Donny Silva                 Hudson, ME
  13. 20MAManny Dias                 Attleboro, MA
  14. 03Josh Gerard                W. Wareham, MA
  15. 21Ryan Bell                     Acworth, NH
  16. 26VTLuke Peters                 Groton, VT
  17. 5Howie Switser             West Burke, VT
  18. 55Nick Anderson            Westminster, MA
  19. 24Jeff Alley                     Machias, ME
  20. 23Cody Tripp                  Tiverton, RI
  21. 11xBrennan Gerard          W. Wareham, MA
  22. 2Charlie Baldwin          Mapleville, RI
  23. 116Jim Silvia                     Middletown, CT
  24. 28Austin Flanagan          Warwick, RI
  25. 38Jon Porter                   Lisbon, CT
  26. 10Derek Gluchacki         Dartmouth, MA
  27. 35Kris Watson                Kendeskeag, ME
  28. 93Jenn Krpata                 Farmingdale, NY
  29. 75Ryan Waterman         Danielson, CT
  30. 67Aaron Plemons           Montville, CT

DNS     39        Doug Curry                  Bozrah, CT

 

Pro Truck Challenge Series – (35 Laps)

  1. 32Randy Burr
  2. 151Burt Ouellette
  3. 90Alan Coates Jr
  4. 2Duane Noll
  5. 42Chris Palamar
  6. 66Charlie Beal
  7. RI11Nicholas Frechette
  8. 30Jaysin Beal
  9. 78DJ Thibeault
  10. 12Tyler Dickey
  11. 20Evan Heilbron
  12. 1Dennis Charette
  13. 94Jason Paquette
  14. 28John Pereira
  15. 25Dave Venice
  16. 27Sean Caron
  17. 14Damian Palardy
  18. 47Todd Taylor
  19. 6Andrew Pelligrini
  20. 84Bradley Strickland
  21. 52Mercedes Carron
  22. 37Jordan Hadley
  23. 72Ryan Kuhn
  24. 81Tyler Chapman

 

Thompson Sunoco Modifieds – (30 Laps)

  1. 7Jon Puleo                    Branford, CT
  2. 81Todd Owen                 Somers, CT
  3. 2Danny Cates               Chaplin, CT
  4. 09Keith Rocco                 Berlin, CT
  5. 47#Zack Sangermano     Plainfield, CT
  6. 03#Nate Wenzel             Granby, MA
  7. 95#Cory Plummer           Swanzey, MA
  8. 4Zach Leone                  Worcester, MA
  9. 55Mike Mayberry           Naples, ME
  10. 99Rob Summers             Manchester, CT

 

Mini Stocks – (20 Laps)

  1. 53Andrew Krzeminski     E. Hampton, CT
  2. 97Dave Trudeau             Mansfield, CT
  3. 16Tim Dorr                      Gales Ferry, CT
  4. 17#Bill Porter                  Canterbury, CT
  5. 44Steve Michalski           Brooklyn, CT
  6. 13#Edmond Cousineau  Granby, MA

 

Thunderstock Crown Vics – (15 Laps)

  1. 4Ethan Williams           Promfret Ctr., RI
  2. 19Dylan Cabral               Richmond, RI
  3. 4sDustin Salley               South Paris, ME
  4. 35Tucker Haskill             Saco, ME
  5. 11Chris Knight                Westminster, MA
  6. 01Scott Cestodio            Swansea, MA
  7. 22TTim Poulin                  Thompson, CT
  8. 24Gregg Prevost III         Deep River, CT
  9. 420Dustin Demers            Quinebaug, CT
  10. 9Tyrese Mello               Millville, MA

Sources: Cale King/American-Canadian Tour PR

(IMG_4767.jpg): Ron Silk is once again victorious at Thompson Speedway and with the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series in the Icebreaker 75 presented by Propane Plus.

(IMG_4578.jpg): PASS Super Late Model victory lane from Thompson Speedway (L-R) Cory Casagrande (3rd), winner Trevor Sanborn and D.J. Shaw (2nd).

(IMG_5086.jpg): Jon Puleo continues his winning ways as the defending Thompson Sunoco Modified champ kept the win over Todd Owen at the line to start the 2025 season. (Alan Ward photos)