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One Driver Could Pocket over $34,000 in Three-Day Extravaganza
Photos: Tom Morris
Thompson, CT — The 64th Sunoco World Series at Thompson Speedway will once again be a dream weekend for fans of Tour-type Modified racing with three-straight days of the region’s best open-wheeled racers set to take on the iconic high banks of the Indianapolis of the East!
It all begins Friday, October 9 with the Modified Racing Series (MRS) returning to the 5/8-mile Thompson oval. MRS will crown their 2026 champion on Sunoco World Series weekend with Brett Meservey holding a 55-point lead atop the standings. Thirty drivers fill Friday’s 50-lap entry list, all looking to start the weekend with the $3,500 winner’s share in their pocket.
The Mighty Modifieds fire back up on Saturday, October 10 with the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series! All the stars of the Monaco Modifieds return to Thompson Speedway for the third time in 2026 with Jon McKennedy holding a slim 13-point lead ahead of Ron Silk for the championship chase with just two events left on the calendar. Both drivers classify Thompson as a personal playground and with $10,000 going to the victor, it’s sure to be a throwdown until the very last lap Saturday night.
It all comes to a roaring finale on Sunday, October 11 as the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour crowns the 2026 champion at their longtime Thompson Speedway home! Orchard Park, New York’s Patrick Emerling holds a 30-point lead over Northampton, Pennsylvania’s Austin Beers going into Sunday’s Sunoco World Series 150. Emerling needs to finish 25th-or-better to clinch the 2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour title but has his eyes set on yet another NASCAR win at Thompson Speedway with a minimum $12,585 winner’s share on the line!
Sunday will also mark the finale of the FloRacing Connecticut Challenge with Matt Hirschman holding a 9-point lead ahead of Stephen Kopcik in the Challenge standings! ‘Big Money’ Matt is eyeing that $7,500 prize while himself, Kopcik and Teddy Hodgdon are all eligible for an additional $1,250 bonus if they win a second of the four events that make up the mini-series!
Thompson Speedway is ready to rumble the Quiet Corner of Connecticut for the grand-daddy of them all, the 64th Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing starting Friday, October 9 and running through Sunday, October 11. All Thompson Speedway track champions will be crowned along with special visits from the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series, Modified Racing Series, New England Supermodified Series, NEMA, Pro Truck Challenge, R&R Street Stocks and Pro-4 Modifieds and culminating with the 2026 championship event for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour on Sunday!
The full schedule of events and pricing for the three-day, season-ending extravaganza are available online at www.thompsonspeedway.com/
The North East Short Track Network (NESTN) will stream all three days of the 64th Sunoco World Series at Thompson Speedway. Visit www.nestn.tv for more info including Pay-Per-View pricing, ways to subscribe and how to watch over 30 qualifying and feature events during the 64th Sunoco World Series at Thompson Speedway!
FloRacing will stream the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour events on Sunday, October 11.
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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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.
