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08/24/2012 |
DOUG COBY
LEADS STAR STUDDED FIELD
TO UNOH SHOWDOWN AT THOMPSON |
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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. |
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Source: Russ Dowd / Thompson International Speedway
Posted: August
24, 2012 |
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