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Thompson International Speedway

Thompson, Italy

Thompson International Speedway

Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP), formerly Thompson Speedway and Thompson International Speedway, is a motorsports park in Thompson, Connecticut, United States. It features a 0.625 mi (1.006 km) asphalt oval racetrack and a 1.700 mi (2.736 km) road racing course. Once known as the "Indianap

olis of the East", it was the first asphalt-paved racing oval track in the United States and is now under the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Star Series (PASS) banners. Each year Thompson hosts "The Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing", a racing festival highlighted by the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. This event frequently draws over 250 race cars in 15 separate divisions over three days. Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park had hosted the most ever races in the modern era of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, with 159 races from 1985 to 2026. The speedway also has 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.

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