THOMPSON, Conn. – The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and Modified Racing Series will be part of the 60th Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park.
Officials from the American-Canadian Tour and Pro All Stars Series have officially announced the additions of both series, which join the Outlaw Open Modified Series Thompson 300 as part a tour-type Modified tripleheader at the 2022 edition of the annual racing festival.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Sunoco World Series 150 is on the Sunoco World Series card for Saturday, Oct. 8. It will be the second visit of the year to Thompson Speedway for the NASCAR Whelen Modifieds, joining the Thompson 150 on Wednesday, Aug. 17. They mark the 149th and 150th events, respectively, for the series at the historic five-eighths-mile oval.
The Modified Racing Series, meanwhile, will run a 75-lap feature to headline the Friday, Oct. 7 program. It’s the 22nd trip to Thompson Speedway for the MRS and first since the 2019 Sunoco World Series.
Both races are part of the build-up to the $20,000-to-win Thompson 300 on Sunday, Oct. 9 for the Outlaw Open Modified Series. Keith Rocco was the victor in the 2021 edition, which was the first Thompson 300 since 2005.
There will be more than 500 laps of feature racing for Tour-type Modifieds at the 2022 Sunoco World Series. Officials are exploring potential bonus programs for drivers who compete in all three races.
“This is going to be a great three days of racing for Modified teams and fans,” ACT managing partner Cris Michaud said. “Tour-type Modifieds have long been the anchor of the World Series. For the 60th edition, we wanted to go all-out. Once talks opened up with NASCAR to have one Whelen Modified Tour event, it didn’t take much to make it two. Add in the return of the Thompson 300, which we thought was a great race last year, and an MRS show to beef up the Friday card, and we think the 60th World Series will be one to remember.”