Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
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Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP), formerly Thompson Speedway and Thompson International Speedway, is a motorsports park in Thompson, Connecticut, featuring a 5⁄8-mile (1.0 km) asphalt oval racetrack and a 1.7-mile (2.7 km) road racing course. Once known as the "Indianapolis of the East", it was the first asphalt-paved racing oval track in the United States and is now under the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series banner. Each year Thompson hosts one of the great fall variety events "The World Series of Auto Racing" highlighted by the International Supermodified Association and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. This event frequently draws over 350 race cars in 16 separate divisions over three days. Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park is the track that had hosted the most ever races in the modern era of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour with 146 races from 1985 to 2019.
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Location | 205 East Thompson Road Thompson, Connecticut 06277 |
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Time zone | UTC-5 (UTC-4 DST) |
Owner | Donald and D.R. Hoenig |
Operator | Donald and D.R. Hoenig |
Broke ground | September 21, 1938 |
Opened | May 26, 1940 |
Former names | Thompson Speedway (1940–1970) Thompson International Speedway (1971–1977) |
Major events | NASCAR K&N Pro Series East: King Cadillac GMC Throwback 100 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour NASCAR Whelen All-American Series International Supermodified Association Northeastern Midget Association |
Oval | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 5/8 miles (1 km) |
Turns | 4 |
Banking | 15° (turns), 2° (straights) |
Road Course | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
Turns | 11 |
The speedway also had hosted 3 NASCAR Cup Series races, one in 1951 and two between 1969 and 1970. The facility also had hosted 5 NASCAR North Tour events from 1981 to 1985 and 29 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races, between 1988 and 2018.