Ramstrom Finishes 3rd At Thompson World Series

Ramstrom Finishes 3rd At Thompson World Series

Derek Ramstrom of West Boylston, Mass., finished third in the 30-lap Super Late Model feature at the World Series of Speedway Racing held at Thompson International Speedway in
Thompson, Conn., on Sunday, October 17. Ramstrom, the 2010 track champion, started fifth in the 16-car field. Earlier in the day, he also collected another piece of hardware after being honored by the track as the 2010 Super Late Model Most Popular Driver -- an award voted on by more than 1,000 of the speedway's fans.

WHO: Derek Ramstrom, W. Boylston, Mass.
WHAT: No. 35 Charter Communications/Matthews Truck Service and Towing Chevrolet
WHERE: Thompson International Speedway, Thompson, Conn. (.625-mile oval)

World Series of Speedway Racing
WHAT: 30-lap Super Late Model Feature
STARTED: 5th
FINISHED: 3rd

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DEREK, HOW WAS YOUR RACE?

The car was tight all weekend. We just tried throwing new setups at it left and right. (Second-place finisher Larry Gelinas) just has an incredible motor, and it shows. He drives right past me. If I can't get enough of a run on him on the bottom and get right up to his door, then I'm done. I know he's driving right back by me.

All in all, it was a good weekend. The car's in one piece. We tried some new stuff with the car, and we know what we can do next year and what we can get away with.

WITH A BRAND NEW SETUP THIS WEEKEND, DID YOU LEARN ANYTHING FOR NEXT YEAR?

We're just trying new stuff to get off the corners with this crate motor. We need to get through the turns as fast as possible to keep up with these big engines. We've just been testing and testing different things and trying different setups, and the Wrold Series is definitely the race to try it because it's not a points race.

Overall, I'm hapy with everything.

HOW DID IT FEEL TO BE NAMED MOST POPULAR DRIVER?

It's amazing. This track is awesome. It's got a great fan base here. It's just great it to get it two years in a row. That with two championships -- I'm loving this place.