b'My grandparents got to see me win one of my races and thatRay Babbalso experienced the thrill of a Thompson was the most memorable part of the championship season,Raceway Park track championship. The 38-year-old auto Mettetal recalled. technician from Conneaut, Ohio captured the Mod (No Box) title. His 1968 Chevrolet Camaro has special meaning to him. THOMPSON RACEWAY PARK As a 15-year-old, he and his father took it from a field where it Richard Thayer , a 45-year-old from Painesville, Ohio, ishad been sitting for 20 years. He explained it was the first car a machinist by trade. On the weekends, the machine heshe ever bought and hes been working on it ever since.running is a 1968 Corvette with a 406 small-block ChevyThe car, along with his crew of his dad and mom, Doug and motor at Thompson Raceway Park. His dad, Gary Thayer,Gloria, and his girlfriend, Karrie Vargo, powered him to the serves as crew chief and his wife, Tammy, is the data loggertrack championship.for the Top (Box) champion.Dylan Januwas the Junior Master champion and the It came down to the final race of the season for Thayer, buttracks Junior Dragster representative at the 2019 IHRA that helped created more special memories. Summit SuperSeries World Finals. The 16-year-old highschool student from Madison, Ohio drove a 2006 Half Scale The final points race at Thompson, we not only closed outDragster with his mom Laura and dad, John Janu III serving our Top championship but we also won the race that day,as the crew.he said. Then, we went on to win the runoff to win the overall track championship. Between that day and the trip toWhen looking back, he had a tough time pinning down the Memphis for the IHRA (Summit SuperSeries) World Finals, itmost memorable moment of his championship season.was a dream season for us.26'