![]() Rocco said he didn’t like what he was reading between the lines through the letter from track management. If we find that we are not getting the support and commitment in order to move forward with this new program, we will be forced to eliminate the NASCAR sanction and the NWS program entirely here at Thompson.” We are asking for a response and commitment to this new structure before January 15, 2020. The letter read: “In order to be able to continue hosting these events we will need full support from you, our valued competitors. In the letter it was stated that track officials may decide to drop their NASCAR sanction and six event program if they don’t feel it will get the support needed to make it viable. ![]() Thompson Speedway CEO Jonathan Hoenig sent a letter competitors Friday spelling out the issues faced by the track when it comes to their oval track NASCAR Whelen All-American Series program. “It’s not good for auto racing but it’s not going to stop us,” Rocco said. SK Modified division competitors will race compete for a total purse of $1,650, which will pay $425 to race winners and pay only the top-10 finishing positions. Purses were cut by about 75 percent for the 2020 season. Gosh, what I wouldn't give for a handful of those iconic "M&H Racemaster" decals, the round, yellow ones. Great men, those two, and Marvin's presence is missed today whenever someone mashes the throttle and lights up the tires. and both he AND HIS DAD were still working. Now, at this time, Marvin would have been 64 or 65. "Oh," smiled Marvin, "so you met my father!" When we strolled into the shop area, Marvin grinned and asked how we'd gotten in, and we said something about how the "old guy" out front had opened the door for us. He let us in, said that Marvin was "out back" in the shop, and returned to his desk. We pounded on the door, which an older gentleman unlocked. I believe it was an after-hours pickup, or maybe a Saturday morning, so the place was going to be closed up, but Marvin knew we were coming. ![]() One day in the late '70s, I rode to Watertown with a buddy to pick up some tires for a modified stock car. Marvin's a huge part of racing history, of course, but Harry was his less-well-known dad. As some here may know, the letters "M&H" stood for Marvin and Harry Rifchin. ![]()
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