Thompson VMRS Race Postponed to August 22
Please be advised the makeup date for tonight’s postponed race at Thompson Speedway is August 22.
Read moreRain Drops Keep Falling…
THOMPSON, CT — The race program for tonight, August 8th, at the Thompson Speedway has been cancelled. The weather, for the third consecutive week, forced Thompson management to pull the…
Read moreKeith Rocco – “Kid Rock” Ready to Start a Revolution(s)
Keith Rocco and team have relentlessly pushed towards winning their 2nd Whelen All-American Series championship since the season’s start. With the addition of Revolutions Bowling and Lounge to their sponsorship…
Read moreThompson Washed Out Again
THOMPSON, CT — For the second consecutive week and the fifth time this season, weather has forced the cancellation of tonight’s race program at Thompson Speedway. With the predictions of…
Read moreBarrett & Pennink Lead VMRS into Thompson Race Thursday
Seven races into the Valenti Modified Racing Season, Tommy Barrett and Rowan Pennink are going toe to toe for the points lead. Barrett of Millis, MA, driver of the Victory…
Read moreValenti Modified Racing Series Adds Points for Heat Races
Effective Immediately- Point Values Will Be Awarded In Qualifying Heat Race Events -Heat Race Points- Effective at the next Valenti Modified Racing Series event and continuing throughout the 2013 season…
Read moreNew England Truck Series First 2013 Race at Thompson
New England Truck Series will make its first of two appearances this Thursday August 1st at Thompson International Speedway. NETS truck racing has become a regular part of the yearly…
Read moreVMRS Race Rescheduled at Thompson
THOMPSON, CT — Thursday, August 1st is the new date for the Valenti Modified Racing Series to run at the Thompson Speedway. Track officials announced late on Thursday that an…
Read moreVMRS 75 at Thompson Postponed
Tonight’s 75-lap Valenti Modified Racing Series event at Thompson International Speedway has been postponed by rain. “Persistent rain and drizzle with a forecast of heavier rain this afternoon and tonight…
Read moreValenti Modified Racing Series Returns to Thompson this Week
THOMPSON, CT — The Valenti Modified Racing Series will return to the Thompson Speedway this Thursday, July 25. This week’s race will mark their second appearance of the VMRS at…
Read moreThompson Speedway Next for Valenti Modified Series Thursday
Canaan, NH — The Valenti Modified Racing Series 10th Anniversary Tour wraps up July with a stop at Thompson Speedway, Thompson, CT, this Thursday, July 25. The series, coming off…
Read moreGallo Earns First Career Thompson Victory; Barnett and Gleason Win Limited Sportsman Twin Features
Thompson, Conn: Berlin, Conn. native Matt Gallo stood out as the only first time winner in a sea of repeat winners in this week’s edition of Thursday Night Thompson Thunder.…
Read moreIn the Spotlight – Lloyd Anderson, Jr.
“It’s amazing what a challenge can bring you to.” Those are the words that the 2012 Xtra Mart Limited Sportsman Rookie of the Year uses to describe how he became…
Read morePatience Pays Dividends For Lowinski-Loh; Rocco Adds To Win Total
Thompson, Conn. — John Lowinski-Loh of Milford, Mass., Steve Kenneway of Lowell, Mass. and Chad Baxter of Pascoag, RI all captured their first season wins on Whelen Engineering night in…
Read moreThursday Night Racing Returns to Thompson Speedway
THOMPSON, CT — After a two week absence, Thursday night racing returns to the Thompson Speedway this week. The break in the racing action was the result of a rain…
Read moreNational Points A Dead Heat
McCaskill Sweeps At Southern National To Erase Pulliam’s Lead DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — With two and a half months remaining in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season, Deac McCaskill and…
Read moreIn The Spotlight – Jared Materas
Jared Materas, Thompson Speedway’s 2012 Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Models, had wanted to drive a race car for a long time. After all,…
Read moreRain Forces Cancellation of Thompson Races
THOMPSON, CT — A persistent drizzle and a forecast for heavy rains forced Thompson Speedway management to cancel the race program for Thursday, June 27th. Racing will return to the…
Read moreThompson June 27th Event Schedule
TNTT – June 27th 5 NWAAS Divisions 40 Lap Late Model Special Event Extra Ltd. Sportsman Feature (From June 6) Feature Divisions: Sunoco Modifieds 30 Laps Late Models 40 Laps…
Read moreHall of Famer Billy Greco to Host NEAR Fundraiser on Sunday, August 11th
WEST HAVEN, CT — New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame member Billy Greco will host a picnic and car show on Sunday, Aug 11th at the Polish American Club located at…
Read moreRocco and Malone Pick Up Sunoco Modified Wins; McDermott Sweeps Lite Modified Double Features
Thompson, Conn: Double features highlighted NASCAR Whelen All American Series action in the Sunoco Modified and Lite Modified divisions Thursday night at Thompson Speedway. Keith Rocco of Meriden, Conn. and…
Read moreIn The Spotlight – Steve Violette
THOMPSON, CT — “I started really young. I was a NASCAR fan and at 10 years old I went to the 1977 Daytona 500 and I’ve been hooked ever since.”…
Read moreMother Nature Wins Again at Thompson – Cancellation Causes Schedule Changes
THOMPSON, CT — With a heavy downpour forecast by meteorologists throughout New England, Thompson Speedway has pulled the plug on tomorrow’s Thursday Night Thompson Thunder race program. By canceling the…
Read moreRyan Preece to Make Nationwide Debut with Tommy Baldwin Racing
Mooresville, NC — Tommy Baldwin Racing welcomes NASCAR Next driver Ryan Preece as he prepares to make his stock car debut at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (F.W. Webb 200) in…
Read moreThree “Twins” on Tap for this Thursday at Thompson
THOMPSON, CT — Three of Thompson Speedway’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions will face double features this coming Thursday night. It will be a race fan’s dream come true with…
Read moreNASCAR Next Roster for 2013 Announced
Sport’s Young Rising Stars Spotlighted DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Filled with prospects coming from Nevada to Georgia, from Canada to Mexico, and a number of hometowns in between, NASCAR unveiled…
Read moreRocco Checkers Exciting Sunoco Modified Feature; Gentes, Baxter and Dutch Pick Up Wins
Thompson, CT — Rain put a damper on the Thursday Night Thompson Thunder program when track conditions forced the postponement of the Lite Modified and Limited Sportsman features until a…
Read moreVintage Outlaws Join June 6th Thompson Card
Schedule has been revised due to weather TNTT – June 6th Special Event …Vintage Outlaws Feature Divisions: Vintage Outlaws 12 Laps Sunoco Modifieds 30 Laps Late Models 25 Laps Lite…
Read moreLemons Jr. Quietly Making Gains
McCaskill Within 35 Of Pulliam For Whelen All-American Lead DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tommy Lemons Jr. is quietly gaining entry to the upper echelon of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series drivers.…
Read moreIn the Spotlight: Dennis Perry
THOMPSON, CT — Dennis Perry was born into a racing family. He calls it a “family thing” and gets excited talking about growing up in an environment so dedicated to the…
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