While everyone is talking about the two drivers who are set to battle it out this weekend for the 2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour title, Ron Silk and Todd Szegedy, there is another points battle which means alot to a New Jersey driver.
The Modified Tour points fund, currently, only pays out to those drivers occupying the top 15 spots. The driver in 15th heading into the Thompson race is NJ's own Jamie Tomaino. Driving a car sponsored by Supreme Manufacturing, he holds a slim lead of 25 points over Ptrick Emerling, and a little more comfortable 66 points over Eric Berndt.
For a driver like Jamie, who has supported the Tour since it's early days, and runs on a shoestring budget with a very limited crew, finishing in the top-15 in points would almost feel like winning the overall title.
The schedule for Thompson is as follows, practice today from 11am to 12:30pm, with qualifying taking place at 2:30pm. There will then be an autograph session on Sunday at 2pm, followed by the final race of the 2011 season for the Whelen Modifieds at 3:30pm.
* The only other NJ driver scheduled to compete is Jimmy Blewett in the Blewett Motorsports, Ling Trucking number 76.
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