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SUPER LATE
MODELS at THOMPSON
UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS -
4-2-22 |
1) 60 - DJ
Shaw - 75 Laps
2)
15MA - Jake Johnson
- 75
3) 17MA -
Eddie MacDonald - 75
4) 50 - Gabe Brown -
75
5) 4NH - Joey
Polewarczyk Jr. - 75
6) 72 - Ryan Kuhn -
75
7) 54 - Johnny
Clark - 75
8) 7CT
- Cory Casagrande -
75
9) 4 - Ben
Rowe - 75
10) 94
- Garrett Hall - 75
11) 23 - Dave
Farrington Jr. - 75
12) 88 - Brandon
Barker - 75 |
13) 52M -
Jake Matheson - 75
14) 48 - Derick
Gluchachi - 75
15) 76RI - Tyler
Tomassi - 75
16)
21 - Joshua King -
75
17) 18 -
Michael Scorzelli -
75
18) 81 - Dan
Winter - 74
19)
48 - Mike Mayberry -
74
20) 06 -
Brandon Turbush - 71
21) 13 - Austin
MacDonald - 47
22) 29 - Austin
Teras - 22
DNS -
24J - JP Josiasse
DNS - 10 - Kate Re |
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SHAW STARTS
STRONG |
Thompson, CT-
Five-time Pro All Stars
Series North Champion DJ
Shaw #60 walked away with
the win after a dominating
performance at The
Icebreaker. DJ kicked off
his bid for his sixth PASS
North Championship by
opening up a 7 point margin
over the next closest
competitor. This marks DJ's
third victory at Thompson in
the last five PASS races and
ties him with Derek Griffith
and Ben Rowe for the most
all time.
24 cars
came to Thompson with high
hopes but Kulwicki Driver
Developments Program
Finalist Kate Re's weekend
ended early on Friday during
practice after a steering
issue caused her to make
hard contact with the turn
one wall for the second
straight year. With the #10
car needing a clip, the team
loaded up and went home
early. Canadian JP Jossiase
#24J fell out of his heat
race after mechanical
problems relegating him to a
DNS (did not start) as well.
The other 22 cars
had their lineups determined
by two ten lap heat races.
The first of which was won
by Joey Pole. Joey's No.
#4NH was unable to make
frame height after the heat
in technical inspection and
was disqualified. Joey would
have to start from the rear
of the field. That handed
the Pole position to
seven-time PASS North
Champion Johnny Clark#54.
Garrett Hall #94 won the
second heat and lined up in
the second spot for the main
event.
The first
half of the Icebreaker 75
rattled off quickly and
quietly. Austin Teras
#29retired from the even on
lap 22 with motor issues as
Johnny Clark led over DJ
Shaw until lap 40. As DJ
looked to the inside of
Clark the leaders started to
catch lapped traffic. DJ
skillfully was able to use
the #81 of Dan Winter as a
pick and take over the top
spot.
As the lead
changed hands battles we're
picking up all over the
track. Gabe Brown #50, Jake
"The Jet" Johnson #15MA,
Eddie MacDonald #17MA and
Austin MacDonald #13 were
battling hard for the third
position. Joey Pole had
worked his way into a three
car battle for the tenth
spot with Brandon Barker #88
and Garrett Hall who had
been dropping positions
steadily.
Lap 48
would produce the one and
only caution in the event.
Austin MacDonald had a
failure in the RF of his
machine and made hard
contact into the turn 1
wall. No other vehicles were
involved but the wreck
effectively killed his car
and his stat of never
finishing outside of the top
ten in a PASS event.
When the field restarted
it became all DJ Shaw as he
rolled the bottom past
Clark. Jake "The Jet"
Johnson followed Shaw
through the bottom while
Clark started to fall to the
back.
Joey Pole took
full advantage of the
restart and moved all the
way up to fourth by the 56th
circuit around the 5/8 mile.
Joey would end up giving up
the 4th spot to Gabe Brown
on the final lap of the
event. As the duo followed
Shaw, Johnson and "The
Outlaw" Eddie MacDonald
across the finish line.
Eddie Mac extends his
streak of podium finishes to
four straight at Thompson
and has to be excited about
his chances going into the
next PASS race at New
Hampshire Motor Speedway on
April 16th. The Outlaw has
11 career wins at the magic
mile throughout multiple
divisions and is just one
behind Kyle Busch for the
most all time.
Defending Northeast Classic
winner Johnny Clark looks to
defend the crown while
Thompson's Winner D.J. Shaw
looks to capture his first
Magic Mile Victory in his
13th attempt.
Thompson
ICEBREAKER 4-2-22 Race
Notes:
2 leaders: Clark #54
(1-40), Shaw #60 (41-75)
Most Laps Led: Johnny
Clark #54 (40 laps)
Hard Charger: Joey Pole #4NH
- 22nd to 5th (16 spots)
Hard Luck Award: Austin
MacDonald #13 - 6th to 21st
(-15)
Fastest Lap:
Gabe Brown #50 - 19.992 (Lap
6)
Total time of
event: 32:20.697
Cautions: 1
Heat
Winners: Clark #54, Hall #94 |
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SATURDAY,
APRIL 9th, 2022 |
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Mike Jr. Brings
the Christopher
Name Back to
Icebreaker Glory
1st Thompson
Wins for Chapman
&
Moore with
Fanning and
Gluchacki
Also Grabbing
Gold |
Thompson, CT --
The famous
American author
Mark Twain once
said, "If you
don't like the
weather in New
England now,
just wait a few
minutes." If
anyone ever
needed concrete
evidence of that
quotation, they
should've been
standing in
Thompson,
Connecticut on
Saturday, April
9th. After
on-again,
off-again rain
showers, the
crew at Thompson
Speedway
Motorsports Park
were able to
prepare the
racing surface
for one of New
England's
biggest
Tour-type
Modified events;
the Icebreaker
125.
Utilizing the
American-Canadian
Tour (ACT)
'Plus/Minus'
qualifying
system, the
Icebreaker 125
was led to green
by Connecticut
Modified master
Todd Owen with a
plus-six beside
young Matt
Swanson, who
earned a solid
plus-five in his
respective heat.
Swanson quickly
charged to the
lead on lap 4
with Jon
McKennedy, Eric
Goodale and
Teddy Hodgdon
fighting for 3rd
through 5th on
the field. The
first caution
took place on
lap 17 with,
ironically, the
#17 of Kevin
Folan going for
a spin in the
middle of turns
three and four.
Following
the restart,
Goodale stalked
Swanson before
jumping into the
lead on lap 24
with McKennedy
following close
behind and
around the early
leader for 2nd.
This trio flew
around the
Thompson
5/8-mile until
David Arute
slammed into the
turn-one wall on
lap 40, stacking
the field for a
fierce restart
between Goodale
and McKennedy.
The #79 would
lead until
Ronnie Williams,
after a strong
day and a 3rd
place starting
position, slowed
on the
backstretch and
brought out the
caution. In a
devastating
coincidence, the
Ronnie Williams
team car driven
by Swanson met a
similar fate
just nine laps
later with
Swanson losing
power coming out
of turn-four,
bringing out
another caution.
The
restart on lap
53 brought Mike
Christopher Jr.
into the top-3,
and by lap 78,
Junior moved the
Tommy Baldwin
#7NY into second
around Goodale
then took to
stalking
McKennedy. A lap
99 accident
between Keith
Rocco and Artie
Pederson in
turn-four gave
everyone the
golden
opportunity to
hop into the
pits for fresh
tires and a
splash of fuel.
On the restart
it was Anthony
Nocella with the
quick-stop,
Christopher Jr.,
Goodale,
McKennedy and
Bobby Santos III
after his 'Free
Pass' savior to
keep the #44MA
on the lead lap.
Christopher
Jr. would lead
the rest of the
way in
dominating
fashion, turning
his fastest time
on lap 112. In
victory lane,
young Mike
Christopher Jr.
thanked Tommy
Baldwin's team
for their
lightning
pit-stop, saying
the last 25 laps
were the best
he'd ran all
night. Jon
McKennedy was
disappointed
with yet another
2nd place finish
in Tour-type
Modifieds at
Thompson but
excited about
the team's long
run speed. Eric
Goodale's 3rd
place finish
also mirrored
McKennedy's
disappointment
but thanked his
team's efforts,
saying the trip
back to Long
Island wouldn't
be all that bad.
Anthony Nocella
bounced back
from early
problems for 4th
and Bobby Santos
III hard-charged
for a strong 5th
place finish in
the Tinio
Motorsports
entry.
The always
thrilling
Limited
Sportsman
started off the
night's feature
action with an
incredible
26-car field.
Following some
opening lap
spins, a strong
three-way battle
between Rhode
Island's Corey
Fanning and the
Connecticut duo
of Aaron Plemons
and 'Leadfoot'
Larry Barnett
dominated the
25-lap event.
The bouncing,
floating Limited
Sportsman-drivers
jumped around
the Thompson
highbanks and,
after surviving
a late charge by
Danielson's Troy
Waterman,
Fanning would
cross the finish
in 1st with
Plemons and
multi-time
champion Barnett
taking 2nd and
3rd.
A
late addition to
the line-up last
week, the Mini
Stocks held a
sprinting, green
to checkered
feature. After
bobbing and
weaving, the #82
of Kevin Moore
took the lead
with just five
to go and
stalked by the
Michalski family
of Steve and
Scott, in the
#44 and #51
respectively,
under the twin
checkered flags.
It would be
Moore's first
Thompson
Speedway
victory.
Another
first-time
victory came in
the SK Lite
Modifieds. Early
in the 25-lap
feature, it was
a four-car
breakaway at the
front with
Steven Chapman's
#14, the #88
machine of Mark
Bakaj, the #39
of George
Bessette Jr.,
and John
O'Sullivan in
the #15. Bakaj
loosened in the
closing laps,
nearly taking
himself and
O'Sullivan out
in turn-four on
lap 18. In the
end it was
Chapman in the
#14 taking his
first Thompson
victory, yelling
triumphantly, "I
know how to get
to victory lane
finally!"
Bessette Jr. and
Tyler Chapman,
in the second
family-team car,
nabbed 2nd and
3rd.
To
finish the
night's
festivities, the
Thompson
ACT-type Late
Models, led by
Woody Pitkat in
the Helliwell
Motorsports
entry, took the
green for their
35-lap feature.
From the get-go,
previous winner
Derek Gluchacki
door-smacked
Pitkat coming
out of tricky
turn-two and ran
off with the
lead. Pitkat's
day would go
from bad to
worse, later
slamming into
the lap car of
Charles Bailey
IV on lap 26
bringing out the
event's lone
caution.
Gluchacki would
be surrounded by
former champions
Rick Gentes,
Nick Johnson and
Brian Tagg, but
held on till the
end. Gluchacki
took down the
win followed by
Tagg and Johnson
in 2nd and 3rd
with a strong
run for Mike
Benevides for
4th and 2021
Late Model
champion Ryan
Morgan taking
5th. Results
continue to be
unofficial
pending further
technical
inspection of
the top-three.
Thompson
Speedway will
roar back to
life on
Wednesday, June
15th for the
first of four
midweek summer
events at the
5/8-mile oval.
The Nutmeg State
75 for the
Outlaw Open
Modified Series
plus feature
action for the
Sunoco
Modifieds,
ACT-type Late
Models, SK Lite
Modifieds,
Limited
Sportsman and
Mini Stocks.
More information
including times
and prices will
be announced in
the near future.
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.
For
technical
information
concerning all
PASS divisions,
and for media or
marketing
questions,
please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com.
Don't forget to
"Like" the Pro
All Stars Series
on Facebook or
follow on
Twitter
@PASSSLM14 to
keep up with
breaking news as
it happens.
For general
Thompson
Speedway
inquiries, call
(860) 923-2280,
email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com
or visit
www.thompsonspeedway.com.
You can follow
Thompson
Speedway on
Facebook and
Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway
or on Twitter at
@ThompsonSpdwy. |
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48th Icebreaker
- Saturday,
April 9, 2022
Thompson
Speedway
Motorsports Park
Thompson, CT -
UNOFFICIAL
RESULTS
Thompson
Outlaw Open
Modified
Icebreaker 125
Pos., Start
Pos., Driver,
Car #, Hometown,
Laps
1. (10) Mike
Christopher Jr.
(7NY), Wolcott
CT – 125 Laps
2. (6) Jon
McKennedy (79),
Chelmsford MA -
125 Laps
3. (8) Eric
Goodale (58),
Riverhead NY -
125 Laps
4. (19) Anthony
Nocella (92)
Woburn MA - 125
Laps
5. (7) Bobby
Santos III (44)
Franklin MA –
125 Laps
6. (9) Chris
Pasteryak
(75CT), Moosup
CT – 124 Laps
7. (4) Teddy
Hodgdon (55CT),
Danbury CT – 124
Laps
8. (14) JB
Fortin (34),
Holtsville, NY -
124 Laps
9. (1) Todd Owen
(81), Somers CT
- 124 Laps
10. (5) Buddy
Charette (28),
Woodstock CT -
123 Laps
11. (16) Carl
Medeiros Jr
(50), Westport
MA - 123 Laps
12. (13) Artie
Pederson (01NY),
Ctr. Moriches NY
- 122 Laps
13. (15) Anthony
Bello (19),
Newtown CT - 122
Laps
14. (18) Sal
Accardi (93),
Deer Park NY -
120 Laps
15. (11) JP
Puleo (1),
Branford CT -
112 Laps
16. (22) Keith
Rocco (57),
Berlin CT – 109
Laps
17. (17) Chace
Cook (20),
Norwich CT - 88
Laps
18. (20) Kevin
Folan (17), N.
Attleboro MA -
73 Laps
19. (2) Matt
Swanson (25x),
Acton MA - 53
Laps
20. (12) Tommy
Barrett (4NH),
Millis MA - 50
Laps
21. (3) Ronnie
Williams (25),
Tolland CT – 42
Laps
22. (21) David
Arute (15),
Tolland CT - 39
Laps
23. DNS Josh
Zentek (81x), E.
Haven CT
ACT-type
Late Model
Feature (35
Laps)
Pos., Driver,
Car #, Hometown
1. Derek
Gluchacki
(03MA), N.
Dartmouth MA
2. Brian Tagg
(9MA), Millbury
MA
3. Nick Johnson
(6), Rehoboth MA
4. Mike
Benevides
(50RI), Westerly
RI
5. Ryan Morgan
(31CT), N.
Franklin CT
6. Rick Gentes
(70),
Harrisville RI
7. Woody Pitkat
(91CT),
Bellingham MA
8. Mark Jenison
(22RI), Warwick
RI
9. Jordan Hadley
(37), Waterford
CT
10. Charles
Bailey III
(94CT), Lisbon
CT
11. Andrew
Gilles (1),
Ashland MA
12. Paul Newcomb
(7), Plymouth MA
13. Donald
Macrino (13),
Waterford CT
14. Isaiah
Newcomb (22),
Plymouth MA
15. Charles
Bailey IV (4CT),
Lisbon MA
16. Josh Hedges
(29), New
Bedford MA
DNS Matt
Lowinski-Loh
(17), Milford MA
SK Lite
Modifieds
Feature (25
Laps)
Pos., Driver,
Car #, Hometown
1. Steven
Chapman (14),
Ellington CT
2. George
Bessette Jr
(39), Danbury CT
3. Tyler Chapman
(41), Ellington
CT
4. John
O’Sullivan (15),
Norwich CT
5. Ethan
Durocher (16CT),
Canterbury CT
6. Meghan Fuller
(02), Auburn MA
7. Corey Caddick
(27), Richmond
RI
8. Sami Anderson
(21), Wolcott CT
9. Nick Hovey
(16), Chaplin CT
10. Trent
Goodrow (31),
Carver MA
11. Cole Kugler
(07K), Bradford
RI
12. Steve
Kenneway (26),
Hampton NH
13. Mark Bakaj
(88), Lebanon CT
14. Josh Carey
(69),
Belchertown MA
15. Nathan Pytko
(24), Oxford MA
16. Todd
Douillard
(16MA), Palmer
MA
17. Jason
Paquette (94),
Baltic CT
Limited
Sportsman
Feature (25
Laps)
Pos., Driver,
Car #, Hometown
1. Corey Fanning
(11), Maplewood
RI
2. Aaron Plemons
(67), Uncasville
CT
3. Larry Barnett
(73), Moosup CT
4. Brent Gleason
(01), Griswold
CT
5. Zach Robinson
(89), Putnam CT
6. Jason
Chicolas (7x),
Sutton MA
7. Jason
Finkbein (46CT),
Manchester CT
8. Moose Douton
(39), Waterford
CT
9. Troy Waterman
(7), Danielson
CT
10. Al Stone III
(52), Durham CT
11. Nick Hovey
(16), Chaplin CT
12. Brian Norman
(12), Clinton CT
13. Tyler
Cinamella (66),
Willimantic CT
14. Jon Porter
(38), E. Lyme CT
15. Scott
Sundeen (36),
Sutton MA
16. Nick
Anderson (00),
Oxford MA
17. Tommy Shea
(45), New London
CT
18. Hank Stott
(10), Medway MA
19. Kris Kay Sr.
(8), Dudley MA
20. Jeff Van
Pelt (13), N.
Providence RI
21. Ryan
Waterman (75),
Danielson CT
22. Nathan
Taylor (1),
Brooklyn CT
23. Bert
Ouelette (93),
Ellington CT
24. Tim Poulin
(22), N.
Grosvenordale CT
25. Ed Flanagan
Jr. (28),
Warwick RI
26. Chris Meyer
(23), N.
Franklin CT
27. DNS Samantha
Dell (28RI),
Harrisville RI
Mini Stocks
(20 Laps)
Pos., Driver,
Car #, Hometown
1. Kevin Moore
(82), Moosup CT
2. Steve
Michalski (44),
Brooklyn CT
3. Scott
Michalski (51),
Brooklyn MA
4. Tommy Silva
(31), Gales
Ferry CT
5. Jarred Roy
(1CT), Moosup CT
6. Chris Ivory
(94X), Oakdale,
CT
7. Dave Trudeau
(97), Marshfield
CT
8. Nadine Coates
(40), Newport NH
9. Glynn Roy
(81), Sterling
MA
10. Bill
Schoeler (84),
Warwick RI
11. Ray Herman
(91), Baltic CT
12. Joe
Bavolacco (20),
Stratford CT
13. JT
Surprenant (92) |
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APRIL 2nd, 2022 |
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Sharon Perry |
Icebreaker
Weekend Starts
83rd Thompson Season
with Shattering
Success |
Thompson, CT --
The annual
Icebreaker weekend
Saturday opener was
nothing short of a
shattering success
for Thompson
Speedway and
co-promoters Tom
Mayberry with the
Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) and Cris
Michaud with the
American-Canadian
Tour (ACT). Growth
in both the Sunoco
Modified and Mini
Stock divisions
showcased a strong
faith local drivers
have in this
combined venture
between Michaud and
Mayberry while the
racing itself
provided racefans
with some
much-needed
entertainment after
another New England
winter. The visiting
PASS Super Late
Models, EXIT Realty
Pro Trucks and NEMA
Lites also wowed the
crowd with defensive
driving and plenty
of highspeed
thrills, with a few
spills along the
way.
Starting
off feature racing
action was the first
event for the Sunoco
Modifieds in 2022.
The 30-lap sprint
proved coming off
Thompson's Turn 2
straight and true is
no easy feat with
all four cautions
resulting from spins
coming off the East
corner of the track.
Newton,
Connecticut's
Stephen Kopcik kept
the lead from the
initial green before
Jon Puleo threw his
No.7 to the bottom
coming out of Turn
2. Puleo would lose
the lead with
another slide job
move from Kopick
when Stafford
Speedway super star
Todd Owen started
pressuring the duo
at the halfway
point.
The
final caution on lap
26 bunched up the
field, leaving
Kopick with a
rearview mirror full
of Owen and fellow
standout Mike
Christopher, Jr.
With Christopher in
second, Kopick drove
on the defense as
the two swapped
lanes again and
again in the final
five laps. Coming
down to the
checkered flag,
Christopher threw
one last, desperate
shot to the bottom
of Turn 4 undernieth
Kopick, but it was
too little, too
late. Stephen Kopick
would claim the
Sunoco Modified's
Icebreaker victory
with Wolcott's
Christopher in
second and Somers'
Owen in third.
The NEMA LITES
brought their usual
lightning speed to
the Thompson
Icebreaker weekend
with their 25-lap
feature going
green-to-checkered
in under nine
minutes. Danielson,
Connecticut's Todd
Bertrand took the
gold with his No.48
while a pair of
Massachusetts
drivers swept the
rest of the podium.
Medway's Jake
Trainor took second
and Kyle Valeiri
from Monument Beach
earned third.
The only thing
in DJ Shaw's
windshield this
afternoon was
redemption. Last
year's PASS
Icebreaker 75 proved
illusive for Shaw
who had to settle
for 6th following
Derek Griffith's
dominance of the
2021 event. Content
with following
pole-sitter Johnny
Clark through the
opening stages, Shaw
laid in wait for the
first 40 laps until
Clark's handling
faded away, the
No.54 coming out of
Turn 4 nearly
sidewise on multiple
occasions. On lap
47, Nova Scotia's
Austin MacDonald, a
major threat for the
lead throughout his
preliminary heat and
the feature, slammed
hard into the Turn 1
retaining wall
before coming to a
rest against the
wall in Turn 2.
On the restart,
Shaw launched like a
rocket, with Clark
and Jake Johnson in
tow. While these
three took off, the
remaining top-ten
cars cruised around
the 5/8-mile under a
blanket before
veteran drivers Joey
Polewarczyk and
Eddie MacDonald left
the party. In the
remaining laps,
Shaw, Johnson and
MacDonald made their
own lane to the
finish while
Polewarczyk and
fellow New Hampshire
driver Gabe Brown
mixed it up in the
final two laps with
Brown on top for
fourth and
Polewarczyk capping
the top-five.
The Thompson
Mini Stocks rolled
out onto the track
seventeen-strong
compared to just
eleven during last
year's Icebreaker
weekend. The first
caution flag flew on
lap 6 with the
strong-running No.31
of Tommy Silva took
a dive into the
frontstretch grass,
just barely missing
the inside retaining
wall. By then, 2021
champion Jarred Roy
had already taken
the lead, and kept
it through to the
end of their first
20-lap feature of
2022. Charles
Canfield would take
second with Kevin
Moore, recovering
strong from a
missed-shift
restart, to finish
third.
To
round out the day,
the EXIT Realty New
England Pro Trucks
launched their 2022
season with plenty
of action. Early
into the 35-lap
feature, three
trucks came together
coming off the
fourth corner with
Tyler Chapman having
to take his No.81
truck behind the
wall. Following
several peaceful
laps, Andy
Pellagrini drove off
Turn 4 with a little
too much throttle,
spinning him
backwards into the
frontstretch grass
and into the inside
pit wall. After
twenty feet of
scraping atop the
concrete wall,
Pellagrini come to
rest on top with his
drivers-side tires
free-floating. After
the crowd received
another lesson in
the infamous
Thompson Double
Hook, Gerard
Giordano, Jr. once
again took the Pro
Truck Icebreaker
victory with Duane
Knoll and Connor
Souza rounding out
the podium.
With weather for
Sunday looking far
less than favorable,
the decision was
made Saturday to
postpone Sunday's
Icebreaker 125
schedule to
Saturday, April 9th.
This coming Saturday
the rescheduled
$10,000-to-win
Icebreaker 125 will
roll alongside the
Thompson ACT-type
Late Models, SK Lite
Modifieds and
Limited Sportsman.
Pits will open at
9:00am with practice
to follow. Racing
set to begin at
1:00pm. Specific
times and other
information will be
released this week.
Combo General
Admission tickets
will be honored for
Saturday's
rescheduled event,
as will pit passes.
You must keep and
show your pit passes
on Saturday to be
honored. Any
questions can be
made to the ACT
office email and
phone.
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.
For
technical
information
concerning all PASS
divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please
contact
passracing@roadrunner.com.
Don't forget to
"Like" the Pro All
Stars Series on
Facebook or follow
on Twitter
@PASSSLM14 to keep
up with breaking
news as it happens.
For general
Thompson Speedway
inquiries, call
(860) 923-2280,
email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com
or visit
www.thompsonspeedway.com.
You can follow
Thompson Speedway on
Facebook and
Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or
on Twitter at
@ThompsonSpdwy.
Thompson Speedway
Motorsports Park -
Thompson, CT
Thompson
Icebreaker --
Saturday, April 2,
2022
UNOFFICIAL
RESULTS
PASS Super Late
Models (75 Laps)
Pos., Start Pos.,
Driver, Car #,
Hometown, Laps
1.
(4), DJ Shaw (60),
Ctr. Conway NH, 75
2. (10), Jake
Johnson (15MA),
Rehoboth MA, 75
3. (8), Eddie
MacDonald (17MA),
Rowley MA, 75
4.
(7), Gabe Brown
(50), Ctr. Conway
NH, 75
5. (22),
Joey Polewarczyk
(4NH), Hudson NH, 75
6. (12), Ryan Kuhn
(72), East
Bridgewater MA, 75
7. (1), Johnny Clark
(54), Hallowell ME,
75
8. (5), Cory
Casagrande (7CT),
Stafford Springs CT,
75
9. (14), Ben
Rowe (4), Turner ME,
75
10. (2),
Garrett Hall (94),
Scarborough ME, 75
11. (3), Dave
Farrington (23), Jay
ME,7
12. (13),
Brandon Barker (88),
Windham ME, 75
13. (16), Jake
Matheson (52M),
Hillsboro NH, 75
14. (11), Derek
Gluchaki (48),
Dartmouth MA, 75
15. (9), Tyler
Tomassi (76RI), West
Greenwich RI, 75
16. (15), Joshua
King (21), Vernon
VT, 75
17. (17),
Michael Scorzelli
(18), Feura Bush NY,
75
18. (18), Dan
Winter (81),
Deerfield ME, 74
19. (21), Mike
Mayberry (45),
Naples ME, 74
20.
(19), Brandon
Turbush (06),
Manorville NY, 71
21. (6), Austin
MacDonald, Pictou
NS, 47
22. (20),
Austin Teras (29),
Grey ME,
23. DNS
JP Josiasse (24J),
Ennismore, ONT
Sunoco Modifieds (30
Laps)
Pos., Driver, Car #,
Hometown
1.
Stephen Kopcik
(179), Newton CT
2. Mike Christopher,
Jr. (82)
3. Todd
Owen (81), Somers CT
4. Troy Talman (3),
Oxford MA
5. Jon
Puleo (7), Branford
CT
6. Keith Rocco
(57), Berlin CT
7. Danny Cates (46),
Chaplin CT
8.
Tyler Berry (18),
Griswold CT
9. RJ
Marcotte (5)
Millville MA
10.
Bill Anderson (89),
Wolcott CT
11.
Cody Rose (62),
Worcester MA
12.
Mark Bakaj (27),
Lebanon CT
13.
Adam Gada (27A),
Bozrah CT
14.
Jason Sundeen (26),
Douglas MA
15.
Paul LaPlante (02),
Scituate RI
16.
John Lowinksi-Low
(33), Thompson CT
17. DNS Corey Berry
(39), Moosup CT
18. DNS Ronnie
Williams (50),
Tolland CT
NEMA LITES (25
Laps)
Pos., Driver, Car #,
Hometown
1. Todd
Bertrand (48)
Danielson CT
2.
Jake Trainor (29),
Medway MA
3. Kyle
Valeiri (17),
Monument Beach MA
4. Dylan Coutu (53),
Griswold CT
5.
Avery Stoehr (10),
Lakeville MA
6.
Paul Scally (30),
Paul Scally MA
7.
Joey Bailey (21)
Manhattan NY
8.
Randy Cabral (26)
Kingston MA
9.
Brayden Egan (59),
Ashford CT
10.
Tiana Kibbe (94),
Fairfield CT
11.
Chris Vose (3),
Gloversville NY
12. Dan Cugini (51)
Marshfield MA
Mini Stocks (20
Laps)
Pos., Driver, Car #,
Hometown
1.
Jarred Roy (1CT),
Moosup CT
2.
Charles Canfield
(25), East Haven CT
3. Kevin Moore (82),
Moosup CT
4.
Chris Garside (83),
Groton CT
5. Dave
Trudeau (97),
Marshfield CT
6.
John Bavolacco (42),
Stratford CT
7.
Rick LaFlesh (9CT),
Griswold CT
8.
Tommy Silva (31),
Gales Ferry CT
9.
Sam Mesick (2),
Norwich CT
10.
Kyle Wing (7),
Marshfield CT
11.
Bill Schoeler (84),
Warwick RI
12.
Steve Michalski
(44), Brooklyn CT
13. Nadine Coates
(40), Newport NH
14. Ray Herman (91),
Baltic CT
15.
Jeff Martin (8),
Barre VT
16.
Chris Ivory (94X),
Oakdale, CT
17.
Brad Caddick (18)
Wyoming RI
EXIT Realty Pro
Truck Feature (35
Laps)
Pos., Driver, Car #
1. Gerard Giordano,
Jr. (15)
2. Duane
Knoll (2)
3.
Connor Souza (38)
4. Nathan Smith (55)
5. Devin Deshaies
(66)
6. Dave
Koenig (97)
7.
Andy Lindeman (3)
8. Jim Boyle (02)
9. Todd Taylor (47)
10. Clark Brooks
(21)
11. Andrew
Morin (10)
12.
Mike Cavallaro (80)
13. Randy Burr (32)
14. Emma Monahan
(78)
15. Gee
Perry (85)
16.
Joe Arena (1)
17.
Ryan Perry (83)
18. Chris Taylor (5)
19. Kyle Gero (19)
20. Andy Pellagrini
(6x)
21. Roger
Hunt (48)
22. Ron
Hunt (82)
23.
Tyler Chapman (81) |
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PASS SLM ICEBREAKER PREVIEW |
NAPLES, ME -- PASS stars and their
cars will be in action this weekend
at Thompson Speedway Motorsports
Park. The Pro All Stars Series will
be one of the main events for the
48th annual icebreaker weekend April
2nd and 3rd and will be joining the
Outlaw Open Modified Series, EXIT
Realty Pro Truck Series, NEMA LITES
and all five of Thompson's local
divisions.
The Pro All Stars
Series has raced at Thompson 18
times over the past 19 seasons and
has crowned winners from legends
like Mike Rowe and Teddy Christopher
to Xfinity driver Derek Griffith.
Derek has won three of the last five
PASS North events at Thompson tying
him for most wins with Ben Rowe.
Rowe will be making his 308th career
start on the PASS North tour, the
only driver to compete in every
event. Griffith will unfortunately
not be at Thompson due to a
scheduling conflict with his Xfinity
debut with Sam Hunt Racing at
Richmond.
Rowe #4 will not
be the only Thompson winner in the
field. Two-time Thompson PASS winner
and 2021 NES Champion D.J Shaw #60,
2021 PASS North Champion Johnny
Clark #54, Garrett Hall #94, and
Eddie MacDonald #17MA all have
gotten it done at Thompson and hope
to return to O'Reilly Auto Parts
Victory Lane yet again in 2022.
Eddie MacDonald has been on a
hot streak in the last three
Thompson events, finishing no worse
than third. Only Shaw, Griffith and
another man named MacDonald have
beaten him.
Austin Macdonald of
Pictou, Nova Scotia will pilot the
#13 King Racing Entry. Austin has
raced five times with PASS and has
finished in the top five four times
with his worst finish being sixth a
few weeks ago at Hickory. Austin led
26 laps in his last Thompson start.
This time he's focused on leading
lap 75.
Speaking of
impressive performances, Brandon
Barker #88 of Windham, ME was the
first to file an entry for the
Icebreaker 75 lap event. Brandon
too
k an older, some would think out
of date, perimeter chassis to
Hickory Motor Speedway and after an
accident on Friday while competing
for the win finished second to
William Byron in the second Easter
Bunny 150.
Other Top 5
finishers from Hickory Joey Pole
#4NH and Gabe Brown #47 will also do
battle at the famous 5/8 mile. In
addition, defending Oxford Plains
Speedway Champion Dave Farrington
Jr. #23 with progressing racers Jake
Matheson #52, Dan Winter #81, Kate
Re #10, Ryan Kuhn #72 and Austin
Teras #29 will be in the show.
This is another must see event
to kick off the northern racing
season. Racing starts at 1:00 PM on
Saturday April 2nd. For those unable
to attend
Racing America will be live
streaming the event, Either way join
us as we break the ice on the 22nd
consecutive PASS North Season.
Icebreaker weekend tickets are
available in a package that offers a
grandstand pass for both Saturday &
Sunday, or each day separately. Fans
who purchase the two-day pass have a
price set at $60 for adults, with
children ages 12 & under just $20.
Tickets for Saturday only are $30
for adults and $10 for children 12 &
under, while Sunday tickets to watch
the Outlaw Open Modified Series
stars race for $10,000 are $40 for
adults and $10 for kids 12 & under.
All tickets for the grandstands are
now available at HAPPSNOW
HERE.
Pit passes for the
weekend will also be offered in a
package, but will only be sold at
the track. Passes are $75 per adult
for a two-day pass, with those 12 &
under just $40. Pit passes for just
Saturday are $50 for adults and $30
for kids 12 & under, while Sunday
alone is $50 for adults and $30 for
kids 12 & under. No pit passes will
be sold in advance.
View
Thompson Speedway event info,
purses, rules and forms at
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway.
For technical information
concerning all PASS divisions, and
for media or marketing questions,
please contact passracing@roadrunner.com.
Don't forget to "Like" the Pro All
Stars Series on Facebook or follow
on Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep up
with breaking news as it happens.
For general Thompson Speedway
inquiries and camping reservations,
call (860) 923-2280, email oval@thompsonspeedway.com,
or
thompsonspeedway.com. You can
follow Thompson Speedway on Facebook
and Instagram at @ThompsonSpeedway
or on Twitter at @ThompsonSpdwy. |
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Alan Ward Photo |
Five Thompson Local
Divisions Ready
to Break the Ice &
Kickstart the Season |
Barre, VT and
Naples, ME --
The five Thompson
Speedway local
divisions are ready
to roll into the
48th Icebreaker
weekend this
Saturday, with
optional practice on
Friday. Everyone
coming to the
'Big-T' is searching
for glory in New
England's opening
event and chomping
at the bit to start
their year off on a
high note.
Modified legend
Keith Rocco leads
his fellow Sunoco
Modified drivers
onto the track for
their first feature
of the year this
Saturday. 'Kid Roc'
will again face off
against the young
Mike Christopher,
Jr. while perennial
Thompson Sunoco
Modified stars Troy
Talman, Jonathan
Puleo and John
Lowinski-Low look to
steal a little glory
in the coming year.
Sunoco World Series
Triple Crown
Champion Todd Owen
is also expected to
start his season at
the Icebreaker and
face-off with foes
Rocco and
Christopher, Jr for
the top spot.
While 2021 Late
Model Champion Ryan
Morgan is ready to
defend his title,
Tom Carey III might
be the biggest
player to enter the
track for Sunday's
35 lapper. 'TC III'
took both the
Icebreaker AND
Sunoco World Series
Late Model victories
in 2021 and is well
prepared to take his
fan-favorite
Brookside machine
into O'Reilly Auto
Parts Victory Lane
once again. Both
Morgan and Carey
will have to face
some stiff
competition to
maintain their 2021
momentum. Stalwarts
Woody Pitkat, Brian
Tagg, Rick Gentes
and Mark Jenison are
all expected to put
on a show with ACT
Late Models across
New England welcome
to join and open
their season early.
The SK Lites
are likewise
prepared for another
year of
back-and-forth
competition with
Anthony Bello taking
the division by
storm in 2021 with
two wins and three
second-place
finishes in five
events. Bello's
closest competitor,
3-time 2021 winner
Paul Charette, has
indicated he will
not be in attendance
at the Icebreaker
leaving the door
open for possible
invaders, or
allowing Bello to
keep at his winning
ways in 2022.
One of the most
entertaining
divisions, not only
at Thompson but
across Southern New
England, the Limited
Sportsman
competition is
poised to take down
'Leadfoot' Larry
Barnett. Ryan
Waterman is seeking
redemption in 2022,
keeping tight behind
Barnett until his
off-color 22nd place
finish during
October's Sunoco
World Series kept
the Danielson,
Connecticut driver
out of championship
contention. Waterman
will be joined by
the rough and tumble
crowd of Corey
Fanning, Brent
Gleason, Nicholas
Hovey and Scott
Sundeen in their
collective pursuit
of ol' Leadfoot. The
Limited Sportsman
are not to be missed
alongside Sunday's
Icebreaker 125.
The Mini Stocks
will also be in tow,
starting their 2022
campaign with a
20-lap feature on
Saturday. 2021
Champion Jared Roy
is ready to battle
another season
against Russell
Barboza and Dave
Trudeau in the six
events in 2022.
Being the first race
of the season, it
remains to be seen
just how many
invaders take to the
5/8-mile Thompson
highbanks this
Saturday.
Lastly, the Thompson
Outlaw Open Modified
Series kick-starts
their 2022 campaign
with the
$10,000-to-win
Icebreaker 125 on
Sunday. Notable
drivers like Patrick
Emerling, Jonathan
McKenney, Ronnie
Williams, Chris
Pasteryak and
Anthony Nocella are
all entered for the
opening Tour-type
Modified event of
the Northeast
season. Aside from
joining the likes of
Richie Evans, Jimmy
Spencer, Steve Park,
Mike Stefanik, Ted
Christopher AND the
$10,000 grand prize,
there is also an
interesting
provisional at
stake.
A
Monaco Modified
Tri-Track Series
provisional for the
Granite Capital 100
at Barre, Vermont's
Thunder Road is up
for grabs to any
Modified driver that
takes the Icebreaker
green flag,
regardless of
finishing position.
This unique
provisional means if
a driver starts the
Icebreaker 125 they
are eligible for the
Memorial Day
provisional at
Thunder Road. This
provisional will be
awarded on race day
to the highest
finishing Icebreaker
driver who didn't
qualify into the
event.
Like
these drivers, we at
the
American-Canadian
Tour and Pro All
Stars Series can't
wait to start the
New England racing
season at Thompson
Speedway on
Saturday, April 2nd
and Sunday, April
3rd. Along with the
five Thompson local
divisions and the
Outlaw Open Modified
Icebreaker 125, the
weekend will also
include PASS Super
Late Models, NEMA
LITES and the EXIT
Realty Pro Truck
Series.
General Admission
Combo for both
Saturday and Sunday
is $60 for adults
with ages 12-under
$20. Saturday-Only
is $30 with 12-under
$10 and Sunday-Only
is $40 with 12-under
$10.
All tickets for the
grandstands are now
available at HAPPSNOW
HERE.
Pit
Admission Combo for
both Saturday and
Sunday is $75 for
adults, 12-under is
$40. Single Day
Admission, either
Saturday-Only or
Sunday-Only, is $50
and 12-under for
$30.
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.
For
technical
information
concerning all PASS
divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please
contact
passracing@roadrunner.com.
Don't forget to
"Like" the Pro All
Stars Series on
Facebook or follow
on Twitter
@PASSSLM14 to keep
up with breaking
news as it happens.
For general
Thompson Speedway
inquiries, call
(860) 923-2280,
email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com
or visit
www.thompsonspeedway.com.
You can follow
Thompson Speedway on
Facebook and
Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or
on Twitter at
@ThompsonSpdwy. |
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Alan Ward Photo |
Mix of
Youth &
Veteran Modified
Stars
Lining Up To Battle
For $10K at
Icebreaker
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Story by
Souza Media |
BARRE,
VT and NAPLES, ME
- Race fans in New
England are
preparing for the
official kick-off of
the 2022 season in
just under two
weeks. Operated by
the staff at the
American-Canadian
Tour (ACT) and Pro
All Star Series
(PASS), Thompson
Speedway Motorsports
Park will roar back
to life for the 48th
running of
Icebreaker weekend,
April 1-3, with nine
divisions of racing.
All of the
action will be
headlined by the
$10,000 to win
Icebreaker 125 for
the Outlaw Open
Modified Series, but
will also include
championship points
races for the Pro
All Star Series,
EXIT Realty Pro
Truck Series, NEMA
Lites and all five
of Thompson's local
divisions. With an
optional practice
day on Friday and
qualifying and
feature racing
across both Saturday
and Sunday, race
fans won't want to
miss the opener at
one of Connecticut's
top short-tracks.
The Outlaw
Open Modified Series
race is shaping up
to be a bit of a
battle between youth
rising stars and
veterans for the big
check. On the
veteran side, Ronnie
Williams, who won
multiple Outlaw Open
Modified Series
races at Thompson in
2021, will return to
competition with car
owner Gary Casella
to chase the trophy.
Williams is no
stranger to winning
at Thompson, and is
also a multiple-time
SK Modified champion
at Stafford Motor
Speedway, just
across the state.
Williams and Casella
have been a potent
combination since
their first race
together and will
surely be a threat
before the end.
Jonathan
McKennedy, a
longtime Modified
regular, is also
entered to return to
Thompson for the
Icebreaker.
McKennedy, now a
full-time driver on
the NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour, ran
the Outlaw Open
Modified Series
events last year and
was a threat to win
many. However, some
late-race strategy
didn't quite play
out his way.
Strategy will once
again be a factor at
the Icebreaker - so
only time will tell
if the Middlesex
Interiors team has
what it takes to
grab the win.
NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour
regular Eric Goodale
and veteran Chris
Pasteryak are also
part of the early
entry list. Both of
them have plenty of
laps on the
high-banks of
Thompson, and would
love to leave with
the check at the end
of 125 laps.
On the youth
side, a recent track
champion at Thompson
and an additional
former SK Lite
Modified winner are
making the move to
the big dance.
Anthony Bello, who
captured the SK Lite
Modified track title
last year, is
entered to compete
in the No. 19 for
the Outlaw Open
Modified Series.
Bello took the SK
Lite Modified
division by surprise
last year, rocketing
to the front and
ending the season
with the
championship.
Bello's Tour-Type
Modified experience
might be a bit
limited, but look
for this youth
talent to have a
goal of finishing
all the laps and
trying to get to the
front in the final
circuits.
On
the other side,
rising star Teddy
Hodgdon proved in
February he would be
a threat in the
Tour-Type Modified
ranks for 2022. As a
former Thompson
winner in the SK
Lite Modifieds and
former champion of
the division over at
Stafford, Hodgdon
went to New Smyrna
Speedway's World
Series of Asphalt
Stock Car Racing and
finished inside the
podium in the
championship
standings for the
week. At one of the
toughest tracks, in
his debut Modified
starts, Hodgdon
competed against
some of the best.
Now, he's hoping to
carry that
confidence and
momentum back to New
England at the
Icebreaker.
"Definitely exciting
to head back to
Thompson, especially
with the recent
history of success
for our family-owned
team," Hodgdon said.
"Thompson is always
a super fun track to
run, and I can't
wait to start the
season up north on
high note. The track
is pretty tricky
when you get
started. It's a very
line-sensitive track
on where you can
run, but once you
find your footing it
can be rewarding
against the
competition. I think
I've grown a lot
there since my first
laps."
Like
Bello, Hodgdon wants
to finish all the
laps and try to
challenge those
veteran competitors
when the race hits
the final laps.
"The goal coming
from a great week
down at New Smyrna
is to continue to
grab solid finishes
and run up front,"
Hodgdon said. "If we
can do that, we will
definitely be up
there when it counts
most. All of us are
just excited to get
the race season
officially started."
The Outlaw Open
Modified Series
teams will be
allowed to practice
on Friday and
Saturday, but all
qualifying and
feature racing will
take place on
Sunday.
On
Saturday, the Sunoco
Modifieds, Pro All
Star Series, EXIT
Realty Trucks, Mini
Stocks and NEMA
Lites will qualify
and race to kick-off
Icebreaker weekend.
Sunday, the Thompson
Late Models, Limited
Sportsman and SK
Lite Modifieds will
join the Outlaw Open
Modified Series to
wrap the weekend.
Following
Friday's practice
session, ACT and
PASS officials will
honor the 2021
Thompson track
champions at the
Clubhouse Raceway
Restaurant with a
banquet ceremony.
Tickets for the
banquet are
currently on-sale
with a purchase
deadline of March
25. Tickets are $35
per person and can
be purchased by
filling out a short
form. Fans can find
the form online
HERE.
Icebreaker
weekend tickets are
available in a
package that offers
a grandstand pass
for both Saturday &
Sunday, or each day
separately. Fans who
purchase the two-day
pass have a price
set at $60 for
adults, with
children ages 12 &
under just $20.
Tickets for Saturday
only are $30 for
adults and $10 for
children 12 & under,
while Sunday tickets
to watch the Outlaw
Open Modified Series
stars race for
$10,000 are $40 for
adults and $10 for
kids 12 & under. All
tickets for the
grandstands are now
available at HAPPSNOW
HERE.
Pit passes
for the weekend will
also be offered in a
package, but will
only be sold at the
track. Passes are
$75 per adult for a
two-day pass, with
those 12 & under
just $40. Pit passes
for just Saturday
are $50 for adults
and $30 for kids 12
& under, while
Sunday alone is $50
for adults and $30
for kids 12 & under.
No pit passes will
be sold in advance.
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.
View Thompson
Speedway event info,
purses, rules and
forms at
www.acttour.com/thompson-speedway.
For technical
information
concerning all PASS
divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please
contact
passracing@roadrunner.com.
Don't forget to
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