OCTOBER BRINGS NEW ENGLAND’S BIGGEST RACE WEEKEND TO THOMPSON

THOMPSON, CT. The 36^th annual XTRAMART World Series of Speedway Racing is coming to Thompson the weekend of October 16^th -18^th. This amazing three-day racing extravaganza is the largest, most diversified and most incredible racing program anywhere in the country.

Hundreds of race cars and race trucks and thousands of race fans will converge on the Thompson International Speedway to be part of one of auto racing’s annual gems. Fifteen different divisions of race cars and trucks will compete for championships, money and prestige as the 2009 racing season comes to an end.

The huge Thompson pit area will be filled to capacity with racers representing the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, ISMA Super Modifieds, NEMA Midgets, ARTS Trucks, Thompson’s “Super 6” NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, Pro 4 Modifieds and three different “Outlaw” divisions. Many of the touring division will crown champions at Thompson including the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.

Friday’s schedule includes practice and qualifying races for 8 of the 15 divisions. These divisions will compete in feature races on Saturday night. Prior to the running of those Saturday night feature races, the remaining 7 divisions will practice and qualify during the day on Saturday. Those qualifying on Saturday will run their feature races on Sunday. The Sunday lineup will spotlight ISMA Super Modifieds, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, NEMA Midgets along with Thompson’s Sunoco Modifieds, Super Late Models and Late Models to complete this amazing lineup of racing cars and stars.

Racing is, of course, the main focus of the XTRAMART World Series. However, the fact that it is also one enormous, season-ending race party is also a large part of this fun-filled outing. Thousands converge upon the Speedway grounds for the entire weekend and take full advantage of the great times offered up by the Raceway Restaurant and Lounge, the tailgate parties that fill the parking lot, the Raceway Golf Course and driving range and the many attractions within easy driving distance of the Speedway. Race fans meet up with old friends and make many new ones during the many social hours that make up this extra-special weekend.

The complete three-day schedule along with stories, accommodations listings and much more are all available on the Thompson web page. www.thompsonspeedway.com Tickets are available by calling the Thompson Speedway track office at 860-923-2280.

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