THOMPSON, CT.
With the ICEBREAKER 06 only days away,
competitors from the NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour are filing entries at a
near record rate. New entry blanks for
the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 150 are
arriving daily and it appears as though
a banner field of NASCAR’s most exciting
division will be on hand for the April 8th
& 9th season opener.
With many new teams and
new cars making up this year’s NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour, race fans are in
for some thrilling open wheel racing.
The ICEBREAKER is the first of five
appearances of the “Tour” at Thompson
this year.
Even before the season’s
first event, NASCAR reports that media
members covering the “Tour” have
selected Tony Hirschman of Northampton,
PA as the favorite to capture the
division’s 2006 championship. However,
the media was not unanimous in its
choice. Six time series champion Mike
Stefanik, Ted Christopher, Eric Beers,
Jerry Marquis and Chuck Hossfeld all
were contenders in the media’s voting.
Todd Szegedy, who returns to the NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour this year, was also
a serious contender in the pole as were
Doug Coby, John Blewett, III and Ed
Flemke.
Thompson’s ICEBREAKER
will set the stage early in the
season-long points chase. A top notch
performance in the ICEBREAKER can
provide an incredible amount of
confidence and momentum for a race team
in their chase for the division title.
Even though the 150 lap
race for the NASCAR Whelen Modifieds is
a huge attraction for race fans, the
thrills and excitement of the NASCAR
Dodge Weekly Series (NDWS) will play a
major role in the ICEBREAKER
presentation. Six divisions of NDWS
competition will make for an exciting
weekend of auto racing as the brand new
season gets underway at Thompson.
Sunoco Modifieds, Pro Stocks, Late
Models, Limited Sportsman, Thompson
Modifieds and Mini Stocks will provide
edge-of-the-seat excitement as these
divisions make their 2006 debut at the
ICEBREAKER. Many veteran drivers and a
host of new competitors will make up
these NDWS divisions. These race teams,
which make up the heart and soul of
Thompson’s weekly race programs, will
also be looking for a successful
ICEBREAKER outing to kick start their
racing season.
Thompson’s pit gates will open at 8 AM
on Saturday and 8:30 AM on Sunday.
Grandstands will open at 9:30 on both
days. Saturdays racing will begin with
qualifying at 1:15 PM. Once qualifying
has been completed in all divisions, the
Sunoco Modifieds and the Late Models
will compete in the first of two
ICEBREAKER weekend feature races.
Sunday’s racing will showcase all seven
divisions and will begin at 12 Noon.
Tickets to this traditional season
opener are available in advance. Race
fans my contact the speedway office to
obtain them. (860)-923-2280 All major
credit cards are accepted. The complete
ICEBREAKER schedule and much, much more
may be found on the Thompson web site at
www.thompsonspeedway.com