Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park "Ltd. Sportsman " Delight" Legendary Leo Cleary !

The Icebreaker was a super racing event and the weather was certainly a lot warmer on Thursday night than in April. The new road course is right on construction schedule and the new Whelen lighting looks and works great. A late crowd arrived after a days work to get their fill of short track therapy from a month of racing withdrawals.The owners and drivers responded with a true quality night of racing. Dodging a occasional light shower and later succumbing to the rain gods. The few heat races were very competitive and well run by the track officials who were in control right from the drivers meeting on.
  No bull will be allowed on the track or social media circles or you will pay the piper, c/o race director Scott Tapley.
 The LTD.Sportsman drew the largest field of competitors again tonight and the track decided to scrap the heats and do a European Style Qualifying. The race cars were sent out in 4 minute group
 sessions with the lap times used to determine the starting positions for the feature.
 This was a sit on the edge of you're seat great race. Twenty laps of awesome fender to fender racing, with respect by the drivers in it too, Legendary, Leo Cleary was in attendance as a race fan at 85 years young and was beaming with the quality of bumping and passing ,high and low or slingshot.in this division of Ltd. Sportsman. A solid 24 car count of pros. #30 Cory Hutchings earned the Checkers with a motor put in the car two hours before starting the qualifier. The king of the division # 73 Larry (Happy) Barnett, formerly called (Lead Foot) from Moosup Conn.came back to the track after the big wreck in race one just in time to a loud raw from his large cheering section of race fans.
 He proudly accepted the Silver  Medal of driving tonight. #39 Chris Douton of Waterford, Conn.took third and the Bronze Medal and #36 Scott Sundeen  from Douglas,Mass. was a threat the 20 laps and the points lead after two races. Last tears division champion # 55 Steve Kenneway settled for the 5 spot in a stunning looking race car at night.The first seven laps were as close as a Ace Of Spades beween them, then Hutching's pulled ahead for good.  All photos by  Wayne G. Barber

One to Go !

Photos by Wayne G. Barber           

                        Respect from the Drivers !

Photos by Wayne g. Barber          

       Sparks were a flying !

What a picture perfect start !

 Evenly matched competition !

Photos by Wayne g. Barber            

                                                           Race Winner  and a Class Act , Cory Hutchings !

 

 New England Legend Age 85, " Leo Cleary"