King Cadillac GMC Throwback 100

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King Cadillac GMC Throwback 100
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NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Venue Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
Location Thompson, Connecticut
United States
Corporate sponsor King Cadillac GMC
First race1988
Distance62.5 miles (100.584 km)
Laps100
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length.625 mi (1.006 km)
Turns4

The King Cadillac GMC Throwback 100 was a NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race that took place at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Thompson, Connecticut. The race adopted its "throwback" format in 2017. [1] On June 4, 2019, NASCAR announced the cancellation of the 2019 event. [2] Ricky Craven had the most triumphs of any driver, winning the event three times.

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Past winners

YearDateNoDriverTeamManufacturerRace distanceRace timeAverage speed
(mph)
LapsMiles (km)
1988 July 3171 Bobby Dragon (1, 2) Buick 10062.5 (100.584)0:41:0391.389
1989 August 9Henry Shaw, Jr. Pontiac 10062.5 (100.584)0:55:0368.639
1990 August 1925 Ricky Craven Craven Racing Pontiac (2)160*100 (160.934)1:21:0773.968
September 872 Ken Bouchard Pontiac (3)200125 (201.168)1:23:2389.446
1991 June 251 Mike McLaughlin Greci Motorsports Oldsmobile 15093.75 (150.876)1:11:3978.507
August 1125 Ricky Craven (2, 3) Craven Racing (2, 3) Chevrolet 15093.75 (150.876)1:12:0977.963
September 8200125 (201.168)1:37:2777.347
1992Not held
1993 September 148 Robbie Crouch Mountain Racing Oldsmobile (2)154*96.25 (154.899)1:16:3473.47
1994 August 747 Kelly Moore Kelly Moore Racing Chevrolet (3)15093.75 (150.876)1:18:1971.824
1995 June 1844 Andy Santerre Andy Santerre Racing Chevrolet (4)12578.125 (125.73)0:57:3081.475
October 2909 Mike Stefanik Mountain Racing (2) Oldsmobile (3)15093.75 (150.876)1:14:3675.402
1996 June 2315 Jerry Marquis O'Connor Racing Chevrolet (5)15093.75 (150.876)1:21:4768.779
September 2294 Jeff Fuller ST Motorsports Chevrolet 213*133.125 (214.243)1:43:0877.448
1997 June 2215 Jerry Marquis O'Connor Racing Chevrolet 153*95.625 (153.893)1:12:1479.43
September 751 Mike Stefanik (2, 3)Greci Motorsports (2, 3) Chevrolet (8, 9)300187.5 (301.752)2:19:2780.674
1998 September 13300187.5 (301.752)2:25:3277.3
1999 May 1647 Kelly Moore (2)Kelly Moore Racing (2) Pontiac (4)15093.75 (150.876)1:21:3368.976
2000 August 2714 Tracy Gordon Tracy Gordon Chevrolet (10)15093.75 (150.876)1:19:2770.799
2001 July 1456 Martin Truex Jr. SeaWatch Racing Chevrolet 15093.75 (150.876)1:18:3271.626
2002 July 1355 Brad Leighton Grizco Racing Chevrolet 15093.75 (150.876)1:22:2368.278
2003 July 1203 Tom Carey, Jr. Richard Doyle /
Tommy Mahan
Chevrolet 15093.75 (150.876)1:13:0277.02
2004 May 2235 Brad Leighton (2)NDS Motorsports Chevrolet 156*97.5 (156.911)1:17:2574.795
2005 October 3077 Eddie MacDonald Jerry Morello Chevrolet 102*63.75 (102.595)0:59:2263.915
2006 June 2940 Matt Kobyluck Kobyluck Enterprises Chevrolet 10062.5 (100.584)1:01:1560.735
2007 July 1444 Sean Caisse Andy Santerre Racing (2) Chevrolet 108*67.5 (108.630)1:02:4364.06
2008 July 121 Trevor Bayne Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet (18)10062.5 (100.584)0:54:1369.167
2009 July 1100 Ryan Truex Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 10062.5 (100.584)0:51:3872.628
2010
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2016
Not held
2017 July 812 Harrison Burton MDM Motorsports Toyota 10062.5 (100.584)0:45:1482.903
2018 July 1417 Tyler Ankrum DGR-Crosley Toyota (3)10062.5 (100.584)0:38:4196.941

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References

  1. "Inaugural NASCAR Busch North Throwback 100". ThompsonSpeedway.com. NASCAR. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. "Thompson K&N East Event Cancelled". Speed Sport. Retrieved 4 June 2019.