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Thompson, CT — It was an absolutely jam-packed Super Saturday to cap off the 64th Sunoco World Series at Thompson Speedway. In the end, Patrick Emerling took down his first career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship, Teddy Hodgdon took down win number two in his freshman year and Jon McKennedy took the win and held onto the season-long lead in the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series.
Paulie Hartwig III earned his first career American Racer Pole Award during his rookie NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season with a fast-time of 19.319-seconds. Head-to-head with Matt Hirschman at the front of the field, Hartwig took the early lead in the Sunoco World Series 150 just as Stephen Kopcik shut down in turn two, nearly collecting 2026 champion Patrick Emerling, Chase Dowling and more to call out the first and only caution. Hartwig kept pace out front as Emerling followed Eric Goodale on the low groove, building it underneath the preferred high groove as the field ran like a freight train around the Thompson highbanks.
By lap 50, Emerling was knocking on Hartwig’s back door, the champion looking for a way around one of the freshman on the NASCAR tour. With Hartwig on the defense, Emerling, Goodale and fellow rookie Teddy Hodgdon pulled close for a bumper-to-bumper top-four line until Emerling made the move to lead lap 82. Hodgdon followed Emerling around Hartwig, following the champ until looking low and stealing the lead away on lap 117. At that point Hodgdon began to drive away into the night through lap traffic to take down his second NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory in his rookie season with Patrick Emerling celebrating his first career NASCAR championship alongside.
The Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series held the first of the two Tour-type Modified doubleheader divisions on Saturday. Top point drivers Jon McKennedy and Ron Silk lined up together to bring the field to green with Silk getting the advantage on the outside groove. Silk ran away in the early circuits ahead of Austin Beers, McKennedy, Tyler Chapman and Teddy Hodgdon among the top-five. The caution for debris on lap 36 sent all but two cars into the pit area for their allowable one-tire change with Ronnie Williams and Kyle Bonsignore joining Silk, McKennedy and Hodgdon at the front on the restart.
Bonsignore’s strong run went sour after meeting the turn-two wall on lap 49 to re-rack the field with 26 laps remaining. McKennedy stayed glued to Silk’s rear bumper until lap 61, jumping to the inside groove under Silk to take the lead off turn two. Mechanical failure sent Ronnie Williams hard into the turn one wall to call out the final caution with seven laps remaining. McKennedy chose the outside groove on the restart and drove away to the tune of $10,000 and an even greater lead in the standings ahead of Ron Silk going into The Haunted Hundred at Seekonk on October 24.
The Thompson Sunoco Modifieds returned Saturday afternoon for their second 30-lap feature of Sunoco World Series weekend with Keith Rocco and Todd Owen the main combatants in the fight for the 2026 track championship. Rocco and Owen followed leader Danny Cates on the outside groove at the start before Rocco pulled out of line to steal the lead away. From then on, the field chased Rocco to the checkered flag with Owen and Cates rounding out the podium prior to Rocco’s track championship celebrations in victory lane.
The New England Supermodified Series (NESS) kicked-off feature racing on Sunoco World Series Super Saturday. Derek Griffith held a slim lead in the early goings with Dan Bowes and point-leader Jeffrey Battle hot on his heels. The tight three-way battle finally came to a head in turn four with Bowes going in the spin-cycle to call out the lap 9 caution. The wreck ended the day for Bowes while Battle took control at the front and ran away. The real race was for second between Griffith and Matt Swanson around the highbanks with Swanson taking the silver by half-a-car-length at the line over Griffith.
The Nunes brothers brought the SK Light Modifieds to green to end their 2026 track championship season on Sunoco World Series weekend. A pair of early cautions slowed and re-racked the field, leaving Leo Nunes and RJ Marcott to duke it out ahead of championship hopeful Kevin Davis. A final mid-race caution saw Davis and other top-point driver Austin Goff caught up in a turn two pile-up leaving the championship chase hanging midair. Back at the front, Leo Nunes earned his first career Thompson Speedway win ahead of RJ Marcotte and Jordan Hadley across the line.
Originally officials had Kevin Davis in 19th-position, tied at 316 points with Marcotte in the championship. Due to Davis’ three wins to Marcotte’s one, Davis was initially named the champion. Post-race audit of the timing and scoring results concluded that Davis finished 20th on the track after discovering a faulty transponder in Kali Tripp’s #14 machine, breaking the original tie and giving Marcotte the two-point advantage in the overall. RJ Marcotte was later returned to the frontstretch with his team, family and supporters to celebrate his 2026 championship effort.
The Pro-4 Modifieds returned to Thompson for their annual Harry Kourafas Memorial 22-lap main event. Brett Meservey launched from the front row starting spot to lead the show from the drop of the green flag all the way to the twin checkers. After sealing up the Modified Racing Series championship on Friday, Brett Meservey earned the Harry Kourafas Memorial win over Rob Richardi, Jr. and Max Zachem in the caution-free event.
Adrien Paradis and Jason Paquette led the Pro Truck Challenge to green for their 35-lap Sunoco World Series feature. After a pair of early cautions, Paradis continued to lead the Trucks through the home stretch before a two more late-race cautions re-racked the field again. Paradis and Ryan Lineham drag-raced down the backstretch side-by-side with Lineham just edging back at the line for the lead before growing his advantage the next lap and taking the win ahead of DJ Thibeault and Paradis at the line.
Jarrod Soucy led Ryan Lineham around the Thompson 5/8-mile at the start of the final Street Stock event of the season on Saturday. Soucy held his own as Lineham laid it on thick just off his rear bumper until jumping to the inside and leading lap seven off turn four. As has been the case all season long, Ryan Lineham saw nothing but daylight out the windshield and never looked back to take his third win of Sunoco World Series weekend along with the 2026 Street Stock championship.
The NEMA Lites made their annual Sunoco World Series trek to Thompson with Tiana Kibbe sneaking away with the early lead. Joey Bailey sliced and diced his way through the top-six to scoot under Kibbe in turn two and lead lap three, stretching his lead against Zach Martinez. No one could slow him in the caution-free feature with Joey Bailey taking the strong win in the NEMA Lites ahead of Zach Martinez and Randy Cabral.
The Crown Vics joined the show for their second appearance of Sunoco World Series weekend with Chase Curtis quickly showing the way out front. A flat right-front tire ended Ethan Williams’ run for a World Series win on lap one while Curtis and Friday’s winner Dylan Cabral spread their lead at the front.
That officially wraps up the 2026 season of stock car racing at the famed Thompson Speedway! Promoters Tom Mayberry with the Pro All Stars Series and Cris Michaud with the American-Canadian Tour have signed on to present oval racing at Thompson Speedway again in 2027 with a full schedule and planned divisions to be released by the beginning of December.
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.
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UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
64th Sunoco World Series Super Saturday!
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour – Sunoco World Series 150 pres. by FloSports (150 Laps)
2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion: Patrick Emerling
(Finish Pos., Car #, Driver, Sponsor, Laps Complete, Diff.)
1. 05 Teddy Hodgdon IV* Business Time Motorsports/Omaha Beef 150
2. 60 Matt Hirschman Bar Harbor Bank & Trust 150 5.442
3. 1 Patrick Emerling USNE Power 150 6.896
4. 31 Michael Christopher Jr Elite Towing/Elite Heavy Transport 150 7.167
5. 89 Matt Swanson Ceravolos Auto/Swanson GMC 150 11.417
6. 58 Eric Goodale GAF Roofing/Riverhead Building Supply 150 14.448
7. 64 Austin Beers Dell Elec/Lumiere Elec/G&G Elec 150 18.676
8. 44 Chase Dowling SS Paving/Harshaw Paving 150 20.048
9. 21 Stephen Kopcik Wanick Construction/Newtown Pools 149 1 Lap
10. 82 Andrew Molleur* Village Springs Water 149 1 Lap
11. 73 Paulie Hartwig III* Professional Therapy LLC/Velocita USA 149 1 Lap
12. 79 Jonathan McKennedy Stuarts Automotive/Christopher’s Towing 149 1 Lap
13. 3 Tyler Rypkema A-Lete Vision/Northeast Drilling/SYP 149 1 Lap
14. 28 Doug Coby Nucar 149 1 Lap
15. 36 David Sapienza Sapienza Enterprises 148 2 Laps
16. 17 Anthony Nocella Keene Towing & Recovery/ Bells Septic 148 2 Laps
17. 2 Jacob Perry KLAS Motorsports/Simpson Race Prod 147 3 Laps
18. 18 Ken Heagy Merkel Racing Engines 146 4 Laps
19. 4 Joey Braun* Highmark Building Efficiency 145 5 Laps
20. 88 Roger Turbush Rheem 139 11 Laps
21. 8 John-Michael Shenette USNE Power/Eighty-Two Services 0 Laps
Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series – (75 Laps)
1. 79 Jon McKennedy Chelmsford, MA
2. 16 Ron Silk Norwalk, CT
3. 179 Austin Beers Northampton, PA
4. 19x Woody Pitkat Bellingham, MA
5. 06 Tyler Chapman Ellington, CT
6. 03 Derek Gluchacki N. Dartmouth, MA
7. 5CT Chris Pasteryak Lisbon, CT
8. 81 Jack Ely Allentown, PA
9. 31 Noah Korner Avon, CT
10. 76 Brett Meservey Brewster, MA
11. 58 Eric Goodale Riverhead, NY
12. 25 Steven Chapman Ellington, CT
13. 77 Matt Gallo Berlin, CT
14. 04NH Stu McCormack Plaistow, NH
15. 40 Mike Mitchell Cumberland, RI
16. 39 George Bessette, Jr. Danbury, CT
17. 50 Ronnie Williams Ellington, CT
18. 07 Teddy Hodgdon Danbury, CT
19. 36 David Sapienza Riverhead, NY
20. 22NY Tom Sekulski Nesonset, NY
21. 8B Kyle Bonsignore Mooresville, NC
22. 15CT Joey Cipriano Plymouth, CT
23. 27S Matt Swanson Harvard, MA
24. 55x Paul Kusheba Colchester, CT
New England Supermodified Series – (40 Laps)
1. 14 Jeffrey Battle Barnstable, MA
2. 97 Matt Swanson Harvard, MA
3. 47 Derek Griffith Hudson, NH
4. 41 PJ Stergios Candia, NH
5. 29 Russ Wood Pelham, NH
6. 53 Dave Duggan Milford, NH
7. 11 Rob Summers Manchester, CT
8. 55 Richard Reid New London, Ohio
9. 45 Mike Mayberry Naples, ME
10. 77 Mike Keddy Raymond, NH
11. 22 Mark MacIver Stafford, NH
12. 25 Dan Bowes Epping, NH
Thompson Sunoco Modifieds – (30 Laps)
2026 Thompson Speedway Sunoco Modified Champion: Keith Rocco
1. 09 Keith Rocco Berlin, CT
2. 81 Todd Owen Somers, CT
3. 7 Jon Puleo Branford, CT
4. 35 Derek Ramstrom Worcester, MA
5. 33 #Ty Leclerc Taunton, MA
6. 2 Danny Cates Chaplin, CT
7. 1 #Andrew Brousseau Charlestown, NH
8. 47 Zack Sangermano Plainfield, CT
9. 18 Tyler Barry Griswold, CT
10. 9 Paul Bulel Trumbull, CT
11. 12 Rob Schultz Neptune, NJ
12. 86 Robert Georgiades E. Hampton, CT
13. 1NH Carlos Grenier Claremont, NH
14. 96 Nancy Muni-Ruot Harwinton, CT
Pro Truck Challenge – (35 Laps)
1. 19 Ryan Lineham
2. 78 DJ Thibeault
3. 77 Adrien Paradis
4. 94 Jason Paquette
5. 31 Mason Silva
6. 81 Tyler Chapman
7. 05 Randy Churchill, Jr.
8. 29 Jaysin Beal
9. 42 Chris Palamar
10. 52 Mercedes Caron
11. 97 Dave Koenig
12. 2 Duane Knoll
13. 55 Nate Smith
14. 28 John Pereira
15. 5 Chris Taylor
16. 151 Burt Ouellette
17. 32 Randy Burr
18. 47 Todd Taylor
19. 1 Dennis Charette
20. 53 Sean Caron
SK Light Modifieds – (20 Laps)
2026 Thompson Speedway SK Light Modified Champion: RJ Marcotte
1. 95 Leo Nunes Somers, CT
2. 26 RJ Marcott Millville, MA
3. 37 Jordan Hadley Waterford, CT
4. 67 Mark Bakaj Lebanon, CT
5. 51x Matt Brewer Norwich, CT
6. 21 Sami Anderson Wolcott, CT
7. 18 Tyler Barry Griswold, CT
8. 15NY Gerard Giordano Freeport, NY
9. 31 Ryan Charland Stafford Springs, CT
10. 15 John O’Sullivan Norwich, CT
11. 35 Josh Morrison Ashford, CT
12. 91 Riley Paul Ledyard, CT
13. 6 Todd Douillard Palmer, MA
14. 09 Cassandra Cole Westbrook, CT
15. 1 TJ Tomasi Blackstone, MA
16. 99 #Milania Shilosky Colchester, CT
17. 14 Kali Tripp E. Hampton, CT
18. 52 Anthony Forino Waterbury, CT
19. 36 Victor Cole Griswold, CT
20. 10 Kevin Davis Somers, CT
21. 07 Austin Goff Stafford Springs, CT
22. 05 Ian Nunes Somers, CT
23. 27 Corey Caddick Richmond, RI
24. 51 Ryan West Brooklyn, CT
25. 9 Peyton Henry Willington, CT
26. 19 John Brunelle Stonington, CT
27. 55 Dennis Smeade Oxford, MA
28. 78 Evan Bourgeois Oakdale, CT
29 80 #Thomas Herrington Grafton, MA
30 45 Zachary Butler Ledyard, CT
31 8 Aiden D’Agata Willington, CT
Street Stocks – (20 Laps)
2026 Thompson Speedway Street Stock Champion: Ryan Lineham
1. 19 Ryan Lineham Warwick, RI
2. 42 Jarrod Soucy Wales, MA
3. 77 Andrew Gillis Ashland, MA
4. 25 Al Stone III Durham, CT
5. 68VT Jason Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT
6. 55 Nick Anderson Oxford, MA
7. 36NH Nathan Hamblett Derby, VT
8. 85 Michael Viens Seekonk, MA
9. 52 Tim Dorr Gales Ferry, CT
10. 19R #Ryan Pomposelli Smithfield, RI
11. 66 Tyler Cinamella Willimantic, CT
Pro-4 Modifieds – Harry Kourafas Memorial Top-3 (22 Laps)
1. Brett Meservey
2. Rob Richardi, Jr.
3. Max Zachem
NEMA Lites – (20 Laps)
1. 35 Joey Bailey Garnerville, NJ
2. 7 Zachary Martinez N. Kingston, RI
3. 47 Randy Cabral Kingston, MA
4. 53 Dylan Coutu Griswold, CT
5. 17 Kyle Valeri Monument Beach, MA
6. 94 Tiana Kibbe Macungle, PA
7. 28 Mike Pernesiglio Lake Grove, NY
8. 36 Jack Dumas Brockton, MA
9. 59 Brayden Egan Ashford, CT
10. 58 Dustin Gagne Westport, MA
11. 99 Greg Klar Hackettstown, NJ
12. 26 Micah Kilton Saco, ME
Thunderstock Crown Vics – (20 Laps)
1. 88 Chase Curtis Rutland, MA
2. 19 Dylan Cabral Richmond, RI
3. 52 Jack Emerson Caterbury, CT
4. 9 Ty Mello Millville, MA
5. 35 Tucker Haskill Saco, ME
6. 14 Josh Vallieri Rochester, NH
7. 89 Connor Sweeney Groton, MA
8. 18 Dale White Salem, NH
9. 2 John Dulac Swansea, MA
10. 4 Ethan Williams Pomfret Ctr., RI
