Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park

Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
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Location	Thompson, Connecticut
Time zone	UTC−5 (UTC−4 DST)
Coordinates	41°58′54.65″N 71°49′31.79″W
Owner	Donald and D.R. Hoenig
Operator	Donald and D.R. Hoenig
Broke ground	21 September 1938
Opened	26 May 1940
Former names	Thompson Raceway (1940–1971); Thompson Speedway (1972–1979, 1998–1999); Big Thompson Speedway (1980–1982); Thompson International Speedway (1983–1997, 2000–2012)
Major events	Current:; NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour; Former:; NASCAR K&N Pro Series East; King Cadillac GMC Throwback 100 (1988–1991, 1993–2009, 2017–2018); Atlantic Championship (2014); NASCAR Grand National (1951, 1969–1970); F5000 (1968–1969); SCCA (1957–1972)
Oval (1940–present)
Surface	Asphalt
Length	0.625 miles (1.006 km)
Turns	4
Banking	26°
Road Course (1968–1972, 2014–present)
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.700 miles (2.735 km)
Turns	11
Race lap record	0:59.400 ( David Hobbs, Surtees TS5, 1969, F5000)
Original Road Course (1957-1967)
Surface	Asphalt
Length	2.000 miles (3.219 km)
Turns	12

Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP), formerly Thompson Speedway and Thompson International Speedway, is a motorsports park in Thompson, Connecticut, featuring a 5⁄8 mi (1.0 km) high-banked paved oval racetrack and a 1.7 mi (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 American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Star Series (P.A.S.S) banners. Each year, Thompson hosts one of the great fall variety events "The World Series of Auto Racing" highlighted by the Milton CAT Modified Racing Series and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. This event frequently draws over 350 race cars in 16 separate divisions over three days. Besides that, it currently hosts NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 3 times per year, and also hosted various SCCA sports car races between 1957 and 1972, NASCAR Grand National series races between 1951 and 1970, and two SCCA F5000 events in 1968 and 1969.

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