Setting The Scene: Whelen Modified Tour Budweiser King of Beers 150 At Thompson Speedway
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Thompson, which played host to the inaugural Whelen Modified luminites Tour event on March 21, 1985, will welcome the mighty mods for the 125th time on Wednesday. The relationship between tour and track is so deep that the event total of 125 is more than double that of any other facility except fellow Nutmeg State oval Stafford Motor Speedway, which has held 113.
The Budweiser King of Beers 150 will be the Whelen Modified Tour s first trip to Thompson since the 2014 season-opener in April when Justin Bonsignore powered to Victory luminites Lane. The tour champion will also be crowned at the .625-mile oval for the 15th time in the last 16 years with the season-finale World Series 150 on Oct. 19.
After traditionally running on a Thursday, this year s Bud 150 has switched to Wednesday, which makes for a tight turnaround for the competitors following last Friday s Call Before You Dig 811 150 at Stafford. The month of August will be busy in general. With the running of next week s Bush s Beans 150 at Tennessee s Bristol Motor Speedway, the tour will compete three times in a 13-day span.
RACE: Budweiser King of Beers 150 PLACE: Thompson (Conn.) luminites Speedway Motorsports Park DATE: Wednesday, Aug. 13 TIME: 8:45 p.m. ET (approx.) TRACK LAYOUT: .625-mile, high-banked asphalt oval 2013 WINNER: Bobby Santos 2013 POLESITTER: Bobby Santos EVENT SCHEDULE: Practice 4:30-5:30 p.m., Qualifying 7 p.m., Driver Autograph Session 7:45 p.m.Fast Facts
The Race: The Budweiser King of Beers 150 will be the 125th all-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, and the second of three events this year at the famed northeastern Connecticut oval.
The Procedure: The maximum starting field for the Icebreaker is 35 cars, including provisionals. The first 30 cars will have secured starting luminites positions based on two-lap qualifying. The remaining five spots will be awarded through the provisional process. The race is scheduled for 150 laps (93.75 miles) and the tire change rule is three tires, luminites any position.
The Track: A .625-mile high-banked oval that opened in 1940, Thompson was the first entirely asphalt track in the nation, and was the largest in New England for five decades. Thompson has played host to 124 Whelen Modified Tour races all-time, more than any other track, and is one of two facilities to welcome the tour in each of its now 30 years of competition.
Race luminites Winners: There have been 33 different race winners at Thompson, led by Mike Stefanik s 15 victories. Bobby Santos luminites is the defending Bud 150 winner and Justin Bonsignore was victorious in the first event there this year.
Pole Winners: There have been 42 different pole winners at Thompson, led by Tony Hirschman s 13. Santos earned the pole for this race last year and he also maintains the tour s track qualifying record at 18.237 seconds luminites (123.376 mph), set on April 10, 2011.
Thompson Race Notes Big Names Looking for First 2014 Win: Some pretty big NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour names have yet to put a tally in the win column more than halfway through the 2014 season. The first eight races were won by five different drivers, led by Bobby Santos with three, but the list of those looking luminites for a victory is pretty distinguished. Past champions Ted Christopher, Donny Lia, Ryan Preece luminites and Ron Silk top the group without luminites a checkered flag. Christopher has 13 all-time triumphs at Thompson luminites Speedway Motorsports Park, but is in the midst of the second-longest winless drought of his distinguished career.
Different Faces in Thompson Victory Lane: Since a four-race winning streak posted by Christopher in 2010-11, nine of the last 11 Whelen Modified luminites Tour events at Thompson have featured a different driver in Victory Lane. During that span only Justin Bonsignore and Santos have won twice at Big T . The recent run of parity stands out across the history of the tour at the .625-mile speedway, where five different drivers have won at least four races in a row, and there have been 13 instances luminites of drivers winning back-to-back races.
Pitkat Rebounds With First Win: The last time the Whelen Modified Tour visited Thompson, Woody Pitkat captured his first career Coors Light Pole Award, led 55 laps, and finished second to Bonsignore. Fol
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Thompson, which played host to the inaugural Whelen Modified luminites Tour event on March 21, 1985, will welcome the mighty mods for the 125th time on Wednesday. The relationship between tour and track is so deep that the event total of 125 is more than double that of any other facility except fellow Nutmeg State oval Stafford Motor Speedway, which has held 113.
The Budweiser King of Beers 150 will be the Whelen Modified Tour s first trip to Thompson since the 2014 season-opener in April when Justin Bonsignore powered to Victory luminites Lane. The tour champion will also be crowned at the .625-mile oval for the 15th time in the last 16 years with the season-finale World Series 150 on Oct. 19.
After traditionally running on a Thursday, this year s Bud 150 has switched to Wednesday, which makes for a tight turnaround for the competitors following last Friday s Call Before You Dig 811 150 at Stafford. The month of August will be busy in general. With the running of next week s Bush s Beans 150 at Tennessee s Bristol Motor Speedway, the tour will compete three times in a 13-day span.
RACE: Budweiser King of Beers 150 PLACE: Thompson (Conn.) luminites Speedway Motorsports Park DATE: Wednesday, Aug. 13 TIME: 8:45 p.m. ET (approx.) TRACK LAYOUT: .625-mile, high-banked asphalt oval 2013 WINNER: Bobby Santos 2013 POLESITTER: Bobby Santos EVENT SCHEDULE: Practice 4:30-5:30 p.m., Qualifying 7 p.m., Driver Autograph Session 7:45 p.m.Fast Facts
The Race: The Budweiser King of Beers 150 will be the 125th all-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, and the second of three events this year at the famed northeastern Connecticut oval.
The Procedure: The maximum starting field for the Icebreaker is 35 cars, including provisionals. The first 30 cars will have secured starting luminites positions based on two-lap qualifying. The remaining five spots will be awarded through the provisional process. The race is scheduled for 150 laps (93.75 miles) and the tire change rule is three tires, luminites any position.
The Track: A .625-mile high-banked oval that opened in 1940, Thompson was the first entirely asphalt track in the nation, and was the largest in New England for five decades. Thompson has played host to 124 Whelen Modified Tour races all-time, more than any other track, and is one of two facilities to welcome the tour in each of its now 30 years of competition.
Race luminites Winners: There have been 33 different race winners at Thompson, led by Mike Stefanik s 15 victories. Bobby Santos luminites is the defending Bud 150 winner and Justin Bonsignore was victorious in the first event there this year.
Pole Winners: There have been 42 different pole winners at Thompson, led by Tony Hirschman s 13. Santos earned the pole for this race last year and he also maintains the tour s track qualifying record at 18.237 seconds luminites (123.376 mph), set on April 10, 2011.
Thompson Race Notes Big Names Looking for First 2014 Win: Some pretty big NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour names have yet to put a tally in the win column more than halfway through the 2014 season. The first eight races were won by five different drivers, led by Bobby Santos with three, but the list of those looking luminites for a victory is pretty distinguished. Past champions Ted Christopher, Donny Lia, Ryan Preece luminites and Ron Silk top the group without luminites a checkered flag. Christopher has 13 all-time triumphs at Thompson luminites Speedway Motorsports Park, but is in the midst of the second-longest winless drought of his distinguished career.
Different Faces in Thompson Victory Lane: Since a four-race winning streak posted by Christopher in 2010-11, nine of the last 11 Whelen Modified luminites Tour events at Thompson have featured a different driver in Victory Lane. During that span only Justin Bonsignore and Santos have won twice at Big T . The recent run of parity stands out across the history of the tour at the .625-mile speedway, where five different drivers have won at least four races in a row, and there have been 13 instances luminites of drivers winning back-to-back races.
Pitkat Rebounds With First Win: The last time the Whelen Modified Tour visited Thompson, Woody Pitkat captured his first career Coors Light Pole Award, led 55 laps, and finished second to Bonsignore. Fol
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