Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Crowns First Division Champion in 2019

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

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For the entirety of the 2019 season, Bryan Narducci has been the class of the SK Light Modified® field with seven top-fives and six wins in eight races. It looked like Narducci had an opportunity to make a charge for a seventh win on Sunday. Fourteen laps into the race, Narducci looked to make a move for the lead against Steven Chapman when the two made contact, sparking a multi-car wreck in turns three and four. The incident opened the door for Brian Sullivan to race to his first victory of the season as he took the checkered flag. Sullivan is a former winner in the Thompson Modified division, but proved a bit of time away from the track didn’t slow him down.

“I kind of thought we were going to settle in for a third there. I knew if we had a short caution it would have been better. I saw everything unfolding with the front row and I was planning on going low. After that it kind of just fell into our hands,” Sullivan said.

Despite crashing out of the race, Narducci became the first driver to clinch a championship in 2019. Going into the Sunoco World Series, Narducci carries a 64-point lead, more than enough to guarantee the championship, since Thompson drivers can only earn a most of 55-points per event.Source: Thompson Speedway Kyle Souza Media Press Release.

As of 9/8/2019

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Pos	Car	Driver	Hometown	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Features	Points	Gap
1	01	Bryan Narducci	Colchester, CT	6	7	7	9	441	-
2	32	Wayne Burroughs Jr	Oakdale, CT		5	8	9	377	64
3	151	Albert Ouellette	Ellington, CT		4	9	9	373	68
4	15	John O'Sullivan	Salem, CT	1	4	8	9	368	73
5	24	Nathan Pytko	Oxford, MA		3	7	9	340	101
6	07CT	Anthony Marvin	Colchester, CT		3	4	8	276	165
7	54	Cornelius Flynn	Hampden, MA		2	6	6	255	186
8	88	Brett Gonyaw	Vernon, CT		3	5	6	234	207
9	14CT	Steven Chapman	Ellington, CT		2	3	7	213	228
10	43	Alexander Pearl	Salem, CT		2	3	4	167	274