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NASCAR K&N Pro Series East | |
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Venue | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park |
Location | Thompson, Connecticut United States |
Corporate sponsor | King Cadillac GMC |
First race | 1988 |
Distance | 62.5 miles (100.584 km) |
Laps | 100 |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | .625 mi (1.006 km) |
Turns | 4 |
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.
Year | Date | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race distance | Race time | Average speed (mph) | |
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Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||
1988 | July 31 | 71 | Bobby Dragon (1, 2) | Buick | 100 | 62.5 (100.584) | 0:41:03 | 91.389 | |
1989 | August 9 | Henry Shaw, Jr. | Pontiac | 100 | 62.5 (100.584) | 0:55:03 | 68.639 | ||
1990 | August 19 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Craven Racing | Pontiac (2) | 160* | 100 (160.934) | 1:21:07 | 73.968 |
September 8 | 72 | Ken Bouchard | Pontiac (3) | 200 | 125 (201.168) | 1:23:23 | 89.446 | ||
1991 | June 2 | 51 | Mike McLaughlin | Greci Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 150 | 93.75 (150.876) | 1:11:39 | 78.507 |
August 11 | 25 | Ricky Craven (2, 3) | Craven Racing (2, 3) | Chevrolet | 150 | 93.75 (150.876) | 1:12:09 | 77.963 | |
September 8 | 200 | 125 (201.168) | 1:37:27 | 77.347 | |||||
1992 | Not held | ||||||||
1993 | September 1 | 48 | Robbie Crouch | Mountain Racing | Oldsmobile (2) | 154* | 96.25 (154.899) | 1:16:34 | 73.47 |
1994 | August 7 | 47 | Kelly Moore | Kelly Moore Racing | Chevrolet (3) | 150 | 93.75 (150.876) | 1:18:19 | 71.824 |
1995 | June 18 | 44 | Andy Santerre | Andy Santerre Racing | Chevrolet (4) | 125 | 78.125 (125.73) | 0:57:30 | 81.475 |
October 29 | 09 | Mike Stefanik | Mountain Racing (2) | Oldsmobile (3) | 150 | 93.75 (150.876) | 1:14:36 | 75.402 | |
1996 | June 23 | 15 | Jerry Marquis | O'Connor Racing | Chevrolet (5) | 150 | 93.75 (150.876) | 1:21:47 | 68.779 |
September 22 | 94 | Jeff Fuller | ST Motorsports | Chevrolet | 213* | 133.125 (214.243) | 1:43:08 | 77.448 | |
1997 | June 22 | 15 | Jerry Marquis | O'Connor Racing | Chevrolet | 153* | 95.625 (153.893) | 1:12:14 | 79.43 |
September 7 | 51 | Mike Stefanik (2, 3) | Greci Motorsports (2, 3) | Chevrolet (8, 9) | 300 | 187.5 (301.752) | 2:19:27 | 80.674 | |
1998 | September 13 | 300 | 187.5 (301.752) | 2:25:32 | 77.3 | ||||
1999 | May 16 | 47 | Kelly Moore (2) | Kelly Moore Racing (2) | Pontiac (4) | 150 | 93.75 (150.876) | 1:21:33 | 68.976 |
2000 | August 27 | 14 | Tracy Gordon | Tracy Gordon | Chevrolet (10) | 150 | 93.75 (150.876) | 1:19:27 | 70.799 |
2001 | July 14 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | SeaWatch Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 93.75 (150.876) | 1:18:32 | 71.626 |
2002 | July 13 | 55 | Brad Leighton | Grizco Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 93.75 (150.876) | 1:22:23 | 68.278 |
2003 | July 12 | 03 | Tom Carey, Jr. | Richard Doyle / Tommy Mahan | Chevrolet | 150 | 93.75 (150.876) | 1:13:02 | 77.02 |
2004 | May 22 | 35 | Brad Leighton (2) | NDS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 156* | 97.5 (156.911) | 1:17:25 | 74.795 |
2005 | October 30 | 77 | Eddie MacDonald | Jerry Morello | Chevrolet | 102* | 63.75 (102.595) | 0:59:22 | 63.915 |
2006 | June 29 | 40 | Matt Kobyluck | Kobyluck Enterprises | Chevrolet | 100 | 62.5 (100.584) | 1:01:15 | 60.735 |
2007 | July 14 | 44 | Sean Caisse | Andy Santerre Racing (2) | Chevrolet | 108* | 67.5 (108.630) | 1:02:43 | 64.06 |
2008 | July 12 | 1 | Trevor Bayne | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet (18) | 100 | 62.5 (100.584) | 0:54:13 | 69.167 |
2009 | July 11 | 00 | Ryan Truex | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 100 | 62.5 (100.584) | 0:51:38 | 72.628 |
2010 - 2016 | Not held | ||||||||
2017 | July 8 | 12 | Harrison Burton | MDM Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 62.5 (100.584) | 0:45:14 | 82.903 |
2018 | July 14 | 17 | Tyler Ankrum | DGR-Crosley | Toyota (3) | 100 | 62.5 (100.584) | 0:38:41 | 96.941 |
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