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Immediate release:
NASCAR Grand
National Division, Busch East Series to Appear at
Thompson Int’l Speedway on Thursday, June 29, in
Doubleheader with NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 5, 2005) -
NASCAR has announced that the NASCAR Grand National
Division, Busch East Series will compete at the Thompson
(Conn.) International Speedway on Thursday, June 29, as
part of a doubleheader with the NASCAR Whelen Modified
Tour. Both touring series will contest 100 lap feature
events that evening in addition to Thompson's regular
Thursday night NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series program.
The Busch East Series, formerly
known as the Busch North Series, has appeared at
Thompson 22 times since 1988, making the Hoenig family's
high-banked 5/8-mile track third in seniority on the
series schedule. Eddie MacDonald is the defending
event winner.
The Thompson race will wrap up a
busy month of June for the Busch East Series, which
opens its season at Greenville-Pickens (S.C.) Speedway
on Saturday, June 10, followed by traditional dates at
Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway on Friday, June 16, and
Holland (N.Y.) International Speedway on Saturday, June
24.
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