Source: Meriden(CT) Record-Journal
NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Preece of Berlin will compete in Wednesday’s Thompson 150, a Whelen Modified Tour event that is kicking off the 2020 season at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. Chuck Burton, (Associated Press)
August 31, 2020
THOMPSON — NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT will be among the headliners when the Whelen Modified Tour hits Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park this Wednesday, Sept. 2, for the Thompson 150.
The race is the season opener for Thompson, which had its 2020 itinerary delayed by the coronavirus.
The Thompson 150 is the sixth race of the season for the Whelen Tour, which is led by points leader Justin Bonsignore of Long Island. He’ll be challenged by the likes of six-time champion Doug Coby of Milford and Berlin’s Preece, who will drive for the TS Haulers Team.
Preece, in his rise to the NASCAR Cup Series, won Sunoco Modified track championships at Thompson in 2012 and 2014. He’s also won three Whelen Tour races at the 5/8-mile track.
Wednesday’s card will also feature racing in Thompson’s five local divisions, including a 30-lap Sunoco Modifieds shootout. Wallingford native Keith Rocco, an eight-time track champ at Thompson, is in the field.
Qualifying begins at 5 p.m., division races at 6 p.m. and the Thompson 150 at 8 p.m.
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