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Thompson kicks off its annual World Series of Speedway Racing

The World Series of Speedway Racing at Thompson Speedway in CT. kicked off Friday night with stocks cars to modifieds lining the pits. NASCAR’s Whelen Modifieds headline the three-day, 14-division, 500-plus race car show that has become a traditional racing event and staple for fall motor heads in New England.

“I came to work today and there already were 600 campers here,” Thompson Speedway’s special advisor, Ben Dodge of Vernon, said Thursday. “And there’s really nothing going on until Friday.”

Read more from Matt Buckler at the Journal Inquirer here

PA shows Langhorne some respect

Promoter Ralph “Pappy” Hankinson led to crowds over 50,000

MIDDLETOWN, PA - The Langhorne Speedway, billed as the first dirt track built exclusively for auto racing and where an often rutted and slippery surface tested the nerve of the likes of Johnny Rutherford, Mario Andretti and brothers Bobby and Al Unser, will be commemorated by a state historical marker to be dedicated tomorrow. Read more

Condos at a dirt track

This has got to be the funniest chitter chatter heading into the off season to watch. According to a source close to a building project constructing condos at a local dirt track, here is a list of items residents purchasing cribs at the development will receive when moving in.

• Lifetime supply of Swiffer Sweepers
• Pledge
• Keys to the community water truck
• and a 24 hour access card to the track’s private club located in the restrooms in turn two with all you can eat nacho chesse compliments of the house.

NASCAR’s way of saying goodbye

Nice to see NASCAR running Elite commercials saying “goodbye.” The spots have run numerous times during NASCAR broadcasts on cable networks. The spots are probaly leaving the new NASCAR fans saying, “what was that.” With no real effort put in by the top level of NASCAR to position the series over the last five years in front of their newly acquired fanbase.

Too bad the effort in saying goodbye was not focused on saying hello. Makes you wonder how they will say audios to the Grand National division?

Tulare NST opening night rained out

From Craig Murphy

TULARE, CA - Intermittent rain showers have cancelled Friday night’s opening night of the National Sprint Tour doubleheader at Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif.

Saturday’s racing is scheduled to start around 7 p.m.

Tickets previously purchased for Saturday will be honored as normal. Tickets for Friday’s show can be used towards the purchase of a Saturday ticket. Saturday’s ticket prices range from $30 for a bleacher seat to $45 for a box seat.

Those with tickets for both nights of the show can get a refund for the Friday night races.

Saturday’s race marks the final show of the inaugural NST season.

For more information on the track including seating charts, visit www.tularethunderbowl.com. For more information on the NST, visit www.nationalsprinttour.com.

Hornaday to return to his short-track roots

 by Jim Short | Orange Show Speedway PR

SAN BERNARDINO, CA – Ron Hornaday Jr. could have stayed home in North Carolina and relaxed this weekend. Instead, he boarded an airplane and made the trip west to compete at Orange Show Speedway Saturday night. “Orange Show is one of those places I cut my teeth at,” said Hornaday, who’ll be taking on the speedway regulars and a large group of visiting drivers in the KCAL 100 Super Late Model race. “Gary Stockman asked me to come out and drive his car and it’s a good time to go home and see some friends and family. Read more

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