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SAT. & SUN., OCTOBER 9th & 10th
NEMA MIDGETS - SAT 10/9 - 2:30 PM
NEMA LITES - SUN 10/10 - 12:30 PM

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NEMA LITES
Photos by Mike Rothwell
NEMA LITES  - THOMPSON - 10/10/21
Pos. # Driver  Hometown Owner
1 11 PJ Stergios Candia, NH Bill Stergios
2 35 Randy Cabral Kingston, MA Glen Cabral
3 10 Avery Stoehr Assonet, MA Jackie Parker
4 17 Kyle Valeri Monument Beach, MA Peter Valeri
5 29 Jake Trainor Medway, MA Matt Seymour
6 19 Richie Coy Haskell, NJ Richie Coy
7 97 Jim Santa Maria Burlington, CT Jim Santa Maria
8 28 Mike Pernesiglio Ronkonkoma, NY Pete Pernesiglio Sr.
9 53 Dylan Coutu Hopeville, CT Ron Coutu
10 21 Joe Bailey Monroe, NJ Mike Scrivani
11 94 Tiana Kibbe Fairfield, CT Curt Kibbe
12 59 Brayden Egan Ashford, CT Eric Egan
13 5 Kevin Merryfield Rochester, NH Kevin Merryfield
14 26 Anthony Marvuglio Bridgewater, MA Randy Cabral
15 3 Christopher Vose Gloversville, NY Christopher Vose
16 44 Joey Payne Fairlawn, NJ Dave Shore
DNS 30 Paul Scally Raynham, MA Paul Scally
DNS 48 Todd Bertrand Danielson, CT Todd Bertrand
HEAT #1: 35, 29, 10, 94, 26, 59, 3, 53
HEAT #2: 19, 17, 11, 28, 97, 21, 44, 5


NEMA LITES

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$50 Certificate
Feature Winner:

PJ Stergios #11

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$50 Certificate
2nd in Feature:

Randy Cabral #35
  
Friends of Mike Rivard
(The Rivard Family, Bobby Seymour
and Kevin Park with the winners)
$100 Award

Heat 1 - Randy Cabral #35
Heat 2 - Richie Coy #19

Future Star
$50 from Seymour Performance
Mike Pernesiglio #28

Hard Charger Award

$50 DMI Certificate
Dylan Coutu #53

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9th in Feature:
Dylan Coutu #53
Photos by Tiana Kibbe
NEMA MIDGETS
Photo by L.A. Thomas

Photo by
L.A. Thomas
Photos by Norm Marx
Photos by Mike Rothwell
NEMA MIDGETS - THOMPSON - 10/9/21
Pos. # Driver Hometown Owner
1 74 Randy Cabral Kingston, MA Bertrand Motorsports
2 17 Ben Seitz Pocassett, MA Bertrand Motorsports
3 39 Avery Stoehr Assonet, MA Bertrand Motorsports
4 47 Todd Bertrand Danielson, CT Bertrand Motorsports
5 45 Joey Payne Fairlawn, NJ Dave Shore
6 87 Doug Cleveland Sudbury, MA Doug Cleveland
7 9 John Zych Jr. Mendon, MA John Zych Sr.
8 A1  Mike Horn Ashland, MA Jeff Horn
9 8 Jake Trainor Medway, MA Mike Trainor
10 19 Richie Coy Haskell, NJ Richie Coy
11 26 Eric Bacon Brimfield, MA Randy Cabral
12 3 Christopher Vose Gloversville, NY Christopher Vose
13 20 Chase Dowling Roxbury, CT Bertrand Motorsports
14 21 Jim Chambers Atkinson, NH Mike Scrivani
15 97 Jim Santa Maria Burlington, CT Jim Santa Maria
DNS 30 Paul Scally Raynham, MA Paul Scally
HEAT 1: 74, 8,  20,  87, A1, 19, 94, 48, 26, 97, 30
HEAT 2: 8, 17, 47, 39, 21, 3, 53, 5,28, 45


NEMA MIDGETS

Seymour Performance Products
$50 Certificate
Feature Winner:

Randy Cabral #74

Seymour Performance Products
$50 Certificate
2nd in Feature:

Ben Seitz #17

Hard Charger Award

$50 DMI Certificate
Randy Cabral #74

Seymour Performance Products
$50 Certificate
9th in Feature:

Jake Trainor #8
  
Five Gallons of
Sunoco Racing Fuel
Heat Winners:

Randy Cabral #74/John Zych Jr. #9
Photos by Tiana Kibbe
Cabral, Stergios Take
Shane Hammond Memorial
Thompson World Series Wins
The Northeastern Midget Association visited the Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park for the annual ACT World Series of Racing this past Saturday and Sunday, as 30 winged NEMA warriors filled the pits for the annual Shane Hammond Memorial. Randy Cabral fended off an early race challenge by John Zych and a late race challenge by teammate Ben Seitz to take down the NEMA victory and come one step closer to his eighth championship, and PJ Stergios dominated the Lites portion of the racing card on Sunday.

NEMA celebrates the life of fellow competitor Hammond each year, who was tragically killed at Thompson in April of 2008.

Shane's fatal crash was a cold April day in 2008 at Thompson. There was chaos all around the crash site and complete silence in the stands. It did not look good yet we held onto hope as many prayed. He was just 27, wheeling the car of his dreams, the #4 Mike Jarret, Nokie Fornoro NEMA midget which he had shaken down on many occasions. He felt proud and privileged that day to be chosen to wheel this ferocious machine. He was living his dream especially with Nokie as his team mate, he loved that man and how he shared all his inside information about each track they ran together. Shane was respected and loved by the NEMA family and he shared all he had heart & soul with everyone in the club," said Hammond's mother, Deb Marvuglio.

In the NEMA feature, Randy Cabral got closer to the Northeastern Midget Association (NEMA) championship by winning the 25-lap Shane Hammond Memorial. Cabral snagged the lead from Ben Seitz on lap eight and quickly built up a comfortable margin.

John Zych Jr. passed Seitz for second shortly followed a restart for Jake Trainor's mechanical failure, and Zych seemed to be closing on Cabral. But as Zych came out of turn four with seven laps to go, his engine gave up the ghost. That left Cabral clear to cruise for the victory. Seitz, Avery Stoehr, Todd Bertrand, and Joey Payne completed the top-five. Doug Cleveland, John Zych, Mike Horn, Jake Trainor, and Richie Coy rounded out the top 10.

Candia, NH's P.J. Stergios took a dominating victory in the 25-lap NEMA Lites feature. Stergios moved to the front early and faced some initial pressure from Randy Cabral, who had won the NEMA Midget and Pro 4 Modified features the night before. But his bid for a weekend trifecta was denied as Stergios marched off and left him behind in a caution-free race.

The best battle was a fracas for fourth between Jake Trainor, Richie Morocco, Richie Coy, and Jim Santa Maria. Plainville, MA's Morocco eventually broke out of the tussle and stole third from Kyle Valeri with two laps left for good measure. Valeri ended up fourth with Trainor, Coy, Santa Maria, Mikey Pernisiglio, Dylan Coutu, and Joey Bailey the balance of the top-10.
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World Series Getting Twisted

with Big Saturday Card
ACT, PASS, and NEMA Headline
Eight-Division Prelude to Thompson 300
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Waterbury, VT & Naples, ME -- The 59th Annual Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing arrives at Connecticut's Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park this Friday-Sunday, October 8-10. While many fans are hotly anticipating the return of the $20,000-to-win Thompson 300 on Sunday, the Twisted Tea World Series Saturday card on October 9 is equally intriguing with a packed card of local and touring action.

Saturday will be the perfect prelude to the 300-lap Sunday showdown. Many of the Outlaw Open Modified Series stars that are chasing the prestigious Thompson 300 crown are planning to take part in Saturday's open practice. Fans who arrive early get to see Tour-type Modified superstars like Doug Coby, Ronnie Williams, Patrick Emerling, Justin Bonsignore, Ron Silk, and Jonathan McKennedy tune up for the first Thompson 300 since 2005.

Once the 2:30pm post time arrives for Twisted Tea World Series Saturday, eight divisions will battle in qualifying and World Series features. The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Models and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models headline the Saturday card with a pair of 75-lap features. The season for both is nearing its end, making the event crucial for series regulars.

The ACT Late Model Tour has a razor-close title battle on its hands. Turner, ME's Ben Rowe leads Center Conway, NH's D.J. Shaw by just one point with two events to go. Both are multi-time PASS champions pursuing their first ACT title. Rowe and Shaw, along with former Seekonk Speedway champion Ryan Kuhn, are planning double-duty on Saturday in both the ACT and PASS features.

The rest of the ACT top-five has tightened up between New Salem, MA's Tom Carey III, North Dartmouth, MA's Derek Gluchacki, and Williamstown, VT's Jimmy Hebert. Carey and Gluchacki are both Thompson Speedway regulars with Carey owning a victory at this year's Icebreaker. Hebert is a former ACT winner at Thompson who has finished 1st, 2nd, and 1st in the last three ACT Tour events.

Carey, Gluchacki, Kuhn, Woody Pitkat, and Stephen Donahue are just some of the drivers expected to race in both Friday's Thompson Late Model championship event and Saturday's Sunoco World Series 75 presented by Twisted Tea. The 30-lap Friday feature pays $1,200 to win while the Saturday ACT event is worth $2,500 to win, making it a potentially lucrative weekend for Late Model teams.

The PASS Super Late Models have only two races remaining in the 2021 PASS National Champion Series. Hudson, NH's Derek Griffith, the 2018 National Champion, has a healthy lead over D.J. Shaw. Griffith won the PASS event at the Icebreaker, making him one to watch on Saturday. Third-place national point driver Jake Matheson of Hillsboro, NH is coming off his first career PASS podium at Vermont's Thunder Road Speedbowl.

Saturday's race also counts for PASS North and New England South points, making it a crucial stop for two other championship quests. Hallowell, ME's Johnny Clark is three races away from his seventh PASS North championship -- but his first since 2011. Despite some late handling trouble at Thunder Road, he maintains a strong lead over Dan Winter, Ben Rowe, and Kate Re. Shaw is the New England South leader ahead of Clark and Matheson. Other notable names on the Thompson entry list include Eddie "The Outlaw" MacDonald, Brandon Barker, Ryan Kuhn, and Cory Casagrande.

The Northeastern Midget Association is back for its annual World Series appearance. The full-scale NEMA Midgets are running 25 laps as part of Twisted Tea World Series Saturday while the NEMA LITES go 25 laps on Sunday. Randy Cabral leads the NEMA point standings with two events to go as he pursues his eighth championship. Avery Stoehr, the 2019 NEMA Champion, will try to gain ground at Thompson as will three-time winner John Zych and two-time winner Paul Scally.

Another notable event on Saturday's World Series schedule is the middle round of the Sunoco Modified Triple Crown Series. The Thompson Sunoco Modifieds are running three 30-lap features on World Series weekend with each paying $1,500 to win. That means racers like Keith Rocco, Mike Christopher Jr., Danny Cates, and Andrew Molleur can pocket a big chunk of change for a weekend of work. Points are also on the line for the 2021 Sunoco Modified championship, which will be decided on Sunday, October 10 prior to the Thompson 300.

The North East Mini Stock Tour crowns their 2021 champion at Twisted Tea World Series Saturday. Berlin, NH's Cody LeBlanc has a comfortable point lead heading into the finale but is scrambling for a car after his primary machine blew an engine at last Friday's Thunder Road event. The rest of the four-cylinder speedsters will be on hand to tackle the high banks, including 2020 champion Desmond Skillings, Mike Viens, Nick Anderson, and Matt Sonnhalter.

If fans want to watch one of the most wide-open Thompson title fights in recent history, look no further than the Vandi Auto Supply Limited Sportsman. Coming into Saturday, the top-four drivers are separated by a mere two points. "Leadfoot" Larry Barnett, Corey Fanning, Ryan Waterman, and Brent Gleason know that even one position in a heat race could be the difference, so they are spending the week searching for every ounce of speed they can find.

The EXIT Realty Pro Truck Challenge is making its second Thompson appearance of the year. Their Icebreaker feature came down to a last-corner door-banger, and with drivers like Jim Boyle, Randy Burr, and Emma Monahan trying to punch their ticket to the championship playoff, the pressure will be turned up to the maximum setting. Last but certainly not least, the Pro 4 Modifieds of New England are on the Saturday schedule for the annual Harry Kourafas Memorial. The annual 22-lap feature is always a barnburner with both the Limited and Unlimited division on track for their next-to-last event of the year.

Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park presents the 59th annual Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing from Friday, October 8 to Sunday, October 10. The weekend is highlighted by the $20,000-to-win Sunoco Thompson 300 for the Outlaw Open Modified Series. The 17-division program also includes the ACT Late Model Tour, PASS Super Late Models, Sunoco Modified Triple Crown Series, NEMA Midgets and LITES, all local divisions, and much more.

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Advance tickets are available at HappsNow ticketing platform: www.happsnow.com/event/Thompson-Speedway-Motorsports-Park-YHPQ. Three-day general admission to the Sunoco World Series is $75 for adults, $20 for kids ages 6-12, and free for kids ages 5 and under. Fans can also purchase single-day tickets or a two-day Saturday-Sunday ticket. All three days of racing will be televised live via pay-per-view on Speed51.TV.

Both three-day and single-day pit passes are being offered. These can only be purchased at the track on race days. Camping spots can be reserved by visiting www.thompsonspeedway.com.

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 or visit www.proallstarsseries.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 World Series Weekend
Kicks Off Friday With 17-Division Slate
Thompson 300, ACT, PASS Headline
Full Weekend in 59th Annual Event
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Waterbury, VT & Naples, ME -- The long wait and anticipation is finally over for race fans in Connecticut. Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park will roar back to life this coming Friday-Sunday, October 8-10 with the 59th Annual Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing on the high-banks.

The weekend kicks off on Friday at 5:30pm with a six-division slate, continues on Twisted Tea Saturday with eight more feature races and ends on Sunday with the return of the $20,000-to-win Thompson 300 plus four other feature events. A total of 17 divisions and series will help cap the track's 82nd season with the biggest names in Northeast motorsports on-hand.

Sunday's return of the Thompson 300 for the stars of the Outlaw Open Modified Series has been a long time coming. For the first time since 2005, some of the top Modified drivers from across the New England region will be heading to Thompson to chase the big prize in a race that combines classic short-track action with the thrill of the unknown.

Teams have 16 tires they can use for the special event. This includes the four tires they start the race on with 12 in the pit area to change during the race. Strategy will be the name of the game. Team will need both fuel and tires multiple times during the event, and the challenge is figuring out when to pit to take full advantage of caution periods.

Some drivers may pit early and stay out late on older tires. A few are bound to pit in the final 30 laps if they get a caution and attempt to blast to the front on fresh Hoosier rubber. The anticipation surrounding the race is high and it's drawing the best names to the Connecticut oval for 300 green flag laps.

Reigning NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Justin Bonsignore leads the entry list just two weeks after clinching his third series title after another dominating year. He is joined by six-time Whelen Modified Tour champion Doug Coby, eight-time Thompson Sunoco Modified champion Keith Rocco, Icebreaker 125 winner Ron Silk and two-time Outlaw Open Modified winner Ronnie Williams.

After Silk won the Icebreaker 125, which was the debut for the Outlaw Open Modified Series, Rocco won the Thompson event in June. Williams has been to Victory Lane in both races since, cashing on a $5,000 prize in both. These drivers, and those who have supported all of the Outlaw Open Modified Series events, may have an advantage over names like Bonsignore and Coby, who haven't turned a lap at Thompson so far this year.

They aren't the only big names in the field. Patrick Emerling, who finished second in the Whelen Modified Tour championship battle, is driving for Ted Anderson. Matt Swanson, a podium finisher in multiple Outlaw Open Modified Series events, will be back on track in the famed "Old Blue" #3MA. They are joined by the likes of Craig Lutz driving for Rameau Family Motorsports plus Anthony Nocella, Jon McKennedy, Chris Pasteryak, Eric Goodale, Dave Sapienza, Andy Jankowiak, Max Zachem and more.

Chase Dowling, who was on the podium in the Tripoint Twisted Tea Showdown 75 in August, is heading back to the track driving for Ben Dodge. He's joined by young talent like Anthony Bello, Derek Robbie, Noah Korner, Dylan Izzo and Andrew Molleur as some of the other competitors in the field. Look out for the No. 16 Kluth Motorsports entry and names like Josh Zentek, Nick Anglace and Tommy Barrett as well. The field is deep, and anyone from top to bottom could pull out the right strategy to take the big check. Teams can practice on both Friday and Saturday, but all qualifying and feature racing will take place on Sunday.

The World Series weekend opens Friday with the Thompson Late Model championship points finale. Ryan Morgan enters the race leading Woody Pitkat by just seven points in search of his first Thompson title. Pitkat is looking for his fourth Thompson championship, which would be his second in the Late Models. The Late Model feature will take place on Friday to allow teams to compete in the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) 75-lap race on Saturday -- and a few ACT teams are planning to compete for the $1,200 winning prize in the 30-lap feature on Friday.

Also on Friday, some of the top Street Stock drivers in the area head to Thompson for a 25-lap, $1,000 to win Street Stock Open. Paul Newcomb has won both Open events this year, and the driver of the No. 7 will look for a complete sweep. Keith Johnson has entered in the Xtreme Racing machine while Tanner Woodard, a rookie ACT Flying Tiger competitor, will venture to Thompson Speedway for the first time. Some of Thompson's Vandi Auto Supply Limited Sportsman drivers will also compete in the race.

Friday kicks off the first of three Sunoco Modified Triple Crown events set for 30 laps and $1,500 to win each. The Sunoco Modifieds haven't run since June due to the national tire shortage but are back in a big way at the World Series. Action will include qualifying and feature racing on all three days with champions crowned on Sunday for both the Triple Crown Series and the overall track title. Keith Rocco looks for a record-breaking ninth championship in the class after winning the first two races of the year. However, he will have to go up against names like Andrew Molleur, Mike Christopher Jr. and Danny Cates.

The other three feature races on Friday are the Senior Tour Auto Racers Modified and Late Model Sportsman divisions plus the Vintage Outlaw Modifieds for 15 laps each. A full afternoon of Friday practice begins at 12:00pm for all divisions except the ACT Tour, Pro All Star Series (PASS) and Northeastern Midget Association (NEMA). Friday qualifying goes green at 5:30pm.

Saturday's action begins early with practice at 10:00am and the first green flag of qualifying at 2:30pm. An eight-division card is lined up for Twisted Tea World Series Saturday, headlined by championship point events for the ACT and PASS tours.

In the ACT Tour points battle, which concludes at Seekonk Speedway on October 23, Ben Rowe leads D.J. Shaw by a mere one point. They will roll into Thompson to compete against some of the track's best local competitors, joined by names like former Seekonk Speedway champion Ryan Kuhn, Seekonk weekly regular Jacob "Rowdy" Burns, Woody Pitkat and Patrick Emerling.

Emerling, who will do double-duty by also competing in the Thompson 300, is driving for Hartwell Motorsports in the 75-lap feature. In his only previous ACT start, Emerling failed to finish, but is hoping to turn that around this time in a car that has been to Victory Lane at Thompson before.

On the PASS front, Derek Griffith looks to seal the PASS National Championship in the World Series 75, coming off his win at Thompson back in April during the Icebreaker. He will be joined by Shaw, Rowe, Kuhn, Kate Re, Cory Casagrande, PASS North championship leader Johnny Clark, and others for their Saturday night throwdown.

The stars of the Sunoco Modifieds will be back Saturday for their second 30-lap race in the Triple Crown battle. The night of feature racing will begin with the EXIT Realty Pro Truck Challenge. Connor Souza has three victories on the season in his No. 38 machine and looks to be the favorite in the Truck championship race with three races to go. Their 35-lap feature counts caution laps up until lap 30 with the last five set to be green flag only.

The North East Mini Stock Tour will crown their 2021 champion in their own 20-lap feature, while the stars of the NEMA Midgets are set to invade Thompson for 25 fast laps. The New England Pro 4 Modifieds and Thompson's own Vandi Auto Supply Limited Sportsman wrap the Saturday card.

Heading into the 25-lap Sportsman feature, it is a four-driver battle for the crown. Former track champion Larry Barnett and Corey Fanning, both winners in 2021, are tied at the top but only lead Ryan Waterman by one point and Brent Gleason by two. Every single spot will matter in their qualifying and feature racing with the championship battle coming right down to the wire.

On Sunday, joining the Thompson 300, three more of Thompson's championship chases come to a close. The finale of the Sunoco Modified Triple Crown Series will decide the Triple Crown champion and the overall points season winner while the Mini Stocks and SK Light Modifieds also have their own point battles at hand.

Anthony Bello leads the SK Light Modified total by a healthy margin over Paul "Buddy" Charrette. In the Mini Stocks, three-time winner Jared Roy is well on his way to sealing the championship. The fast winged warriors of the NEMA Lites will also join the Sunday action to wrap a full weekend of competition.

Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park presents the 59th annual Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing from Friday, October 8 to Sunday, October 10. The weekend is highlighted by the $20,000-to-win Sunoco Thompson 300 for the Outlaw Open Modified Series. The 17-division program also includes the ACT Late Model Tour, PASS Super Late Models, Sunoco Modified Triple Crown Series, NEMA Midgets and Lites, all local divisions, and much more.

BUY THOMPSON TICKETS HERE
Advance tickets are available at HappsNow ticketing platform: www.happsnow.com/event/Thompson-Speedway-Motorsports-Park-YHPQ. Three-day general admission to the Sunoco World Series is $75 for adults, $20 for kids ages 6-12, and free for kids ages 5 and under. Fans can also purchase single-day tickets or a two-day Saturday-Sunday ticket. All three days of racing will be televised live via pay-per-view on Speed51.TV.

Both three-day and single-day pit passes are being offered. These can only be purchased at the track on race days. Camping spots can be reserved by visiting www.thompsonspeedway.com.

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 or visit www.proallstarsseries.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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