The Granite Stripe blog was on-site in Thompson, Conn. for the Icebreaker 150. The race started the 2012 season for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, which races at NHMS on July 14 and Sept. 22.
Daniel Hemric hits pit road for a tire change during the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season-opening Icebreaker 150 on Sunday afternoon at Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Conn.
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Bob Garbarino, owner of the No. 4 Mystic Missile keeps a close eye on the Icebreaker 150 from the infield at Thompson.
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Doug Coby hits pit road as his team surveys damage to the No. 52 following an early-race spin in Turn 2 on Sunday.
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Several cars, including this one for John Jensen, were sidelined in an incident-filled Icebreaker 150.
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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour crews roll the pit carts onto pit road prior to the green flag on Sunday at Thompson.
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Eric Beers' No. 45 is unloaded from the flatbed after an accident.
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NASCAR officials check on Todd Szegedy after his No. 2 machine slapped the inside wall on the backstretch Sunday.
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Phil Kurze of Whelen Engineering, left, hands the trophy to Icebreaker 150 winner Ron Silk in Victory Lane.