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 THOMPSON,
CT. Current NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour points leader and defending
UNOH Showdown champion, Doug Coby, will lead an impressive field of
open-wheel NASCAR Modifieds to Thompson September 8th & 9th. The
second annual UNOH North/South Showdown at Thompson Speedway will
feature both of NASCAR’S Modified Touring divisions in a weekend
racing spectacular.
The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will travel north to take
on the northern Whelen Modified Tour in a race program like no
other. Each Tour will conduct separate qualifying and each will
compete in its own individual points race. The WMT will run their
Town Fair Tire 75-lap main event and the SWMT will compete in its
own Green Pointe Energy 75-lap feature. Once each of these races is
complete, the best of each Tour will be combined into the
non-points, 50-lap UNOH Showdown race with more than $50,000.00 on
the line with the winner’s share amounting to more than $15,000.00.
Last year in the inaugural UNOH Showdown event, it was Doug Coby who
won both the NASCAR WMT points race and the 50-lap Showdown. George
Brunnhoelzl, III, the current points leader on the NASCAR Whelen
Southern Modified Tour, claimed the win in the Southern Points race.
Both Tours are expected to arrive at Thompson with impressive car
counts to compete in this one-of-a-kind event.
Ron Silk, the 2011 WMT champion, was victorious in the most recent
meeting of the two Tours when he claimed the victory in the UNOH
Perfect Storm 150 at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. He
bested a 36-car starting field and closed the gap to 27 points
between himself and current points leader Coby. The UNOH Showdown
weekend will play a key role as competitors from both Tours close in
on the date when the 2012 champions are crowned.
The NWSMT has had an impressive influx of new talent during the 2012
season. Two of the Sunoco Rookie of the Year contenders are in the
top five in the points standings. Danny Bohn sits second in the
standings and Kyle Ebersole is 5th. Bohn, of Freehold, NJ works for
Ray Evernham Enterprises as a fabricator and has roots in go kart
racing. Ebersole, a student, hails from Hummelstown, PA and also got
his start in go kart racing. Both drivers have made quite an
impression with their performances in the NWSMT and will be racing
at Thompson for the first time as part of the southern Tour. Jason
Myers, Tim Brown, Burt Myers, Andy Suess and Frank Fleming are just
a few of the many other southern Tour drivers expected to compete
during UNOH Showdown weekend.
Representing the northern contingent in addition to Coby and Silk
will be drivers like Ted Christopher, Ryan Preece, Mike Stefanik,
Todd Szegedy, Donny Lia, Jimmy Blewett, Justin Bonsignore and many
more. All Tour cars will qualify through time trials scheduled for
4:30 PM on Saturday, September 8th with feature events on Sunday,
September 9th.
Grandstands will open at 10 AM on Saturday and at 9:30 AM on Sunday.
A big Fan Appreciation Party will be held on the race track
beginning at 10:30 Sunday Morning. Racing is slated for a 12:30 PM
start. Thompson’s NASCAR Whelen All-American “Super 6” weekly
divisions will also play a big role in this amazing racing weekend
with two feature events on Saturday and the remaining four on
Sunday. The complete schedule of events for this busy weekend is
posted on the Thompson web page.
When the race track is silent, all attention will be focused on the
Thompson Club House where great food, drink and entertainment will
highlight the menu. It all starts with the famous Thompson
all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet on both Saturday and Sunday
mornings. The Saturday night offering is a wonderful menu of dinner
selections along with great music for listening and dancing late
into the night.
Advance tickets are available for the UNOH Showdown weekend by
calling the Thompson Speedway track office. 860-923-2280. All major
credit cards are accepted and tickets can be mailed or held at the
box office. The entire weekend’s list of activities may be found at
www.thompsonspeedway.com |
