Tom Thomas is Still Strong in '08 (August 4, 2008)
With five points races left in the 2008 Berlin Raceway season, Tom Thomas is once again in the hunt for the Championship. Thus far, the #82 Late Model has been to victory lane four times, putting Tom in the top ten for all-time Late Model wins at Berlin Raceway with 33 (thanks to Joe Ruch for the stats and to Cindy for the kick in the pants).

Scott Thomas Finds Victory Lane, Finally (August 4, 2008)
This year and in years past, Scott Thomas has lead races and has had many top five finishes, but had never won a Late Model race. Now, in his tenth season of racing Late Models, Scott Thomas visited victory lane with a win on May 31, 2008. The season is also going well for Scott as a whole - he is currently in the top-five in championship points.

Tom Thomas Wins 2nd Championship (September 30, 2007)
For the second time in two years, Tom Thomas takes home his second track championship at Berlin Raceway. Tom Finished the 19-race season with 8 wins, 5 fast times, 16 top fives and 17 top tens. On September 14, he set a personal best in qualifying with a lap time of 14.988 seconds.

Scott Thomas Caps a Solid Season (September 30, 2007)
Scott Thomas ended the 2007 season at Berlin raceway with a solid fourth place in points. Scott had 6 top fives, 17 top tens and 3 heat race wins in the 19-race season.

Scott Thomas Climbs to Fourth in Points (August 14, 2007)
With consistent top 10 finishes and top ten qualifying efforts, Scott Thomas has climbed up the points chart to 4th. And in the last three races, Scott has qualified in the top 5 three times and finished in the top 5 twice.

Tom Thomas Takes Four (August 14, 2007)
Tom Thomas won his fourth staight feature the night of August 11, which made for his sixth win of the year. That night also saw his second fast-time in a row.

Tom Thomas Sees His First Win of the Year (June 5, 2007)
On Saturday, May 19, Tom Thomas took the #82 late model to victory lane for the first time in the 2007 racing season. Thomas' car was not only fast in the feature but he beat the field by 0.15 sec in qualifying.

Scott Thomas had a good run on may 19 as well. He finished the 50-lap feature in 9th and qualified 4th.

2007 Opening Night (April 26, 2007)
Berlin Raceway's 2007 season opened on April 21, a week late due to weather - four inches of snow on April 11. Qualifiing went well for both Tom and Scott Thomas - 4th and 5th respectively. Tom finished the 50-lap feature in 3rd, Scott finish in 15th place.

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Champion Video (November 13, 2006)
You can now view the Late Model Track Champion video online. If you don't have Quicktime installed, go here and download it for free.

Tom Thomas Takes it All in the Boyne Machine 200 (September 17, 2006)
It doesn't get any better than this - on the weekend of September 16, Tom Thomas had the fastest qualifying time, finished first in his heat race and won the 200-lap feature.

Scott Thomas started in the back of the Boyne Machine 200, but worked his way up to towards the front for an 8th place finish.

Tom Thomas Takes 2006 Berlin Late Model Championship (September 17, 2006)
Saturday, September 9th was the last points night of the year at Berlin Raceway. By time the Late Model feature started, Tom Thomas had the championship wrapped up, and through most of the race, it appeared that Tom had that wrapped up as as well, until some oil on the track sent the first place running #82 into the turn one wall. Needless to say, it was a bitter-sweet evening for Thomas.

Scott Thomas finished the season with a respectable 9th place finish in the points standings. This is the fourth year in a row that Scott has finished in the top 10.

Tom Thomas Dominates Late Model Night (July 12, 2006)
On Saturday, July 8th, Tom Thomas ran away from the field in the special 75-lap feature. By the end of the race Tom had lapped every car but two.

Tom has had a top-5 finish in each of the last four races.

Scott Thomas Coming on Strong (July 12, 2006)
Scott Thomas has been steadily gaining in points over last several weeks. Three top-10s in the past three races and strong qualifying effort have brought Scott up to 9th in points.

2006 Season Opens Strong for Tom Thomas (April 30, 2006)
Tom Thomas began the 2006 racing season strong with quick-time in qualifying and a 5th place finish in the 50-lap feature on opening night (April 15). He followed that up with a 3rd and 5th place finishes in the following two weeks.

Scott Thomas opened the season with a 10th place finish on opening night and 22nd place the following week.

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Back in Black (Sept 6, 2005)
Tom Thomas returned to Berlin on August 27 with the BLACK #82 that he normally races in Kalamazoo. That night, Tom qualified 15th and finished 9th. A week later, the black #82 late-model qualified 7th and finished 2nd.

A couple of Wild Rides... (Sept 6, 2005)
The night of "The Chet" on August 17 started pretty well, Tom Thomas qualified 8th in a field of 42 late-models that included Craftsman Truck driver Johnny Benson and Nextel Cup driver Bobby Labonte. However, on lap 48 of the 100-lap feature, Thomas had a spectacular but scary crash in turn three. Tom was not hurt, but the red #82 didn't fare so well. Dirk Redder caught the the whole thing with a series of still pics.

Just a week and a half after Tom's crash, Scott Thomas nearly did the same thing during qualifying. Although on this occasion, Scott took the 28 late-model totally off the back stretch and into the styrifoam and tires behind turn three. Everyone thought that his night was over, but thanks to the hard work of Scott's pit crew (and members from several other crews), the #28 machine was back on the track in time to catch the heat race. Then, after some more tweaking, Scott Thomas climbed his way from 29th to 12th in the 50-lap feature.

Tom Thomas Takes Two More Wins (Aug 8, 2005)
In the three Late Model races since the last update, Tom Thomas has racked up two more wins (July 9 and August 6), along with a second place finish on July 30. This streak has helped Tom climb to 3rd in points for the season.

Tom Thomas Wins The Berlin 100 (June 17, 2005)
The Berlin 100, featuring Johnny Benson Jr. and Steve Wallace (Rusty's son) took place on Wednesday, June 15. Tom Thomas started 10th and steadily worked his way towards the front. With just a lap and a half to go, Tom passed Ross Meeuwsen and Steve Wallace to take the lead and the win. Rusty Wallace was among the first in Victory Lane to congratulate Tom on the win.

Scott Thomas had a fairly good night as well. Scott was able to stay on the lead lap and finish 11th in the 100-lap main event.

Scott Thomas Nearly Had First Win (June 14, 2005)
Scott Thomas had the lead in the June 11th 50-lap feature with just three laps to go when another car took the top spot. Scott ended up in second.

Two Pairs of Top Tens (May 23, 2005)
Results from races on May 14 and 21 include two top ten finishes for both Scott Thomas and Tom Thomas. On May 14, Scott and Tom finished the 50-lap feature in 7th and 8th, respectively. A week later, Scott came in 6th, Tom came in 10th.

All Thomas Top Two (May 10, 2005)
On Saturday, May 7, Tom and Scott Thomas had their best showing ever as a pair - they finished the 50-lap feature in first and second place, respectively. This is Tom's first win this season and Scott's second place finish ties his best ever finish in a Late Model.

Scott Thomas Opens Season with a 5th Place Finish (April 25, 2005)
Berlin Raceway's 2005 season opened on Saturday, April 16 with the best opening day weather in years. The #28 Late Model driven by Scott Thomas was strong all night. He finished fifth. Tom Thomas was not so fortunate. A belt broke on the 82-machine causing the engine to overheat mid-way through the race.

Racing on the April 23rd was cancelled due to cold temperatures and snow.

Tom Thomas Wins the K-zoo Opener! Again! (April 14, 2005)
On Saturday, April 9, 2005, Tom Thomas won Kalamazoo Speedway's Intimidator 100 season opener. After starting eleventh, Tom slowly worked is way up to fourth where he stayed until a caution came out with just a handful of laps to go. Once the green flag came back out, Thomas charged to the front, passing Lee Anderson in the final few laps to take the win. You may remember that Tom finished on top in last years Intimidator as well.

2005 Racing Season is Approaching Fast (Feb 9, 2005)
Scott and Tom Thomas are gearing up for the 2005 Racing season. Work on Scott's #28 Late Model and on Tom's #82 Late Model are well under way.

Berlin Raceways's test-and-tune days are April 2 and 9, with opening night on Saturday, April 16. As usual, you'll probably be able to catch Tom and the #82 machine at Kalamazoo Speedway's first practice on March 26.

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Berlin Raceway's 2004 Season is Under Way (April 21, 2004)
Berlin Raceway opened its 2004 season on April 17, the weather was great, the racing was awesome. Tom Thomas grabbed the lead near the mid-point of the 50-lap feature and held it for while, but gave it up to Joe Bush with eight laps to go. Tom's #82 Northern Mortgage/All Star Plumbing Late Model ended up second. Scott Thomas began the day strong, qualifying 9th. Scott's #28 NAPA/Apple Valley Crafters/Model Coverall Late Model finished the 50-lap feature in fifteenth.

Tom Thomas - The 2004 Kalamazoo Intimidator
Kalamazoo Speedway opens its season each year with the Intimidator 100, a 100-lap super-late model race. Tom Thomas skipped Berlin's second practice day to compete at "the zoo", and back up his 2003 Klash win by walking away with the 2004 Intimidator trophy.

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Thomases Finish Season in Top 5 (December 13, 2003)
(editor's note: Sorry about the late update) Berlin Raceway's regular season ended on September 13, with Tom Thomas finishing 3rd over-all and Scott Thomas finishing 5th. In the last three weeks of the season, Tom drove the #82 All Star Plumbing/Florentine Ristorante Late Model to three top five finishes, including his third win. Scott steered the #28 Northern Mortgage/Apple Valley Crafters/Model Coverall Late Model to two top tens.

Scott Thomas Sets Fast Time...Twice! (August 25, 2003)
Scott Thomas' qualifying times have been slowing improving throughout the year, and it all came to a head on August 16 when he set fast time for the first time since he made the move to Late Models, and it doesn't stop there. One week later on August 23, Scott qualified the #28 Northern Mortgage/Apple Valley Crafters/Model Coverall Late Model in the top spot again. This top-notch qualifying coupled with strong finishes has helped Scott clime to 5th in points.

On July 26, Tom Thomas followed up his Kalamazoo Klash victory with his second Berlin Raceway victory this year.

Tom Thomas Conquers the Kalamazoo Klash (July 19, 2003)
Kalamazoo Klash XI will be a race to remember for Tom Thomas. On Wednesday, July 16, fifty-three super-late models showed up at the Kalamazoo Speedway to compete in the eleventh annual Kalamazoo Klash. Thomas qualified 6th. When the two 100-lap segments were over, Tom Thomas was on top, becoming the first "out-of-towner" to pick up a Klash victory.

Missed it by "that" Much (June 29, 2003)
On Saturday night, June 28, Tom Thomas just about won his second feature in a row. He lead most of the race, but on the last lap in turn 4 another car came up the track and into the #82 All Star Plumbing/Florentine Ristorante Late Model's left rear quarter panel, causing Tom to spin up into turn 4. Tom finished 20th. Scott Thomas had a far less eventful night. His #28 Northern Mortgage/Apple Valley Crafters/Model Coverall Late Model started 8th and finished 7th.

Two Top Finishes for Tom Thomas (June 23, 2003)
Tom Thomas drove the #82 All Star Plumbing/Florentine Ristorante Late Model to two first place finishes on Saturday night, June 21. He won the 8 lap fast heat race, and lead the entire 50-lap feature. Scott Thomas had a solid night as well, driving the #28 Northern Mortgage/Apple Valley Crafters/Model Coverall Late Model to a fourth place finish in his heat race and an eleventh place finish in the feature.

The Good and the Not So Good - Part 2 (June 13, 2003)
I'll be brief... Last Tuesday (June 10), Berlin Raceway held the Meijer/Tony's Pizza 100 featuring NASCAR Winston Cup drivers Johnny Benson and Tony Stewart. Scott Thomas qualified 4th out of 46 drivers and finished 8th in the 100-lap feature. Tom Thomas' motor blew up early in the day during hot-laps.

The Good and the Not So Good (June 9, 2003)
Scott Thomas had another solid run on Saturday (June 7) qualifying the #28 Northern Mortgage/Apple Valley Crafters/Model Coverall Late Model 10th, finishing 3rd and leading several laps early in the race. Tom Thomas wasn't so fortunate (again). The motor in the #82 All Star Plumbing/Florentine Ristorante Late Model "blew up" mid way through the 50-lap feature when Tom was running in 11th.

Pair of Top Tens (June 3, 2003)
Saturday, May 31 was a pretty good day for Thomas Motor Sports. Tom Thomas and Scott Thomas both qualified in the top ten, 5th and 6th respectively. They also Finished the 50-lap feature in the top ten - Tom finished in 2nd and Scott finished in 8th.

Vander Vliet to the Rescue (May 20, 2003)
Once again, the #82 All Star Plumbing/Florentine Ristorante Late Model of Tom Thomas was in the wrong place at the wrong time. This time it happened on lap 1 of the 50-lap feature, when the two cars in front of Tom got together. Fortunately, there was a full restart, allowing Tom to jump into Doug Vander Vliet's #97 Late Model (big "thank you" to the Vander Vliets). Tom Thomas finished 6th after restarting the race 18th.

Scott Thomas' night started off well, qualifying 9th and starting the feature in the second row due to the 12-car inversion. With 20 laps to go, Scott had the #28 Northern Mortgage/Apple Valley Crafters/Model Coverall Late Model running in the top 10 when the motor let go. He ended up in 20th.

Looking for Some Luck (May 12, 2003)
Tom Thomas has seen his share of bad luck over the las two weeks. On May 3, Tom was caught in a three-car pile-up in turn 1, taking the #82 All Star Plumbing/Florentine Ristorante Late Model out of the race. Then on May 10, the Tom's #82 machine was damaged after the car in front of him spun, blocking the track. He ended up finishing 17th in the 75-lap race special event that included Johnny Benson and Dick Trickle.

Scott Thomas, so far this season, has been able to avoid trouble. He brought the #28 Apple Valley Crafters Late Model to a 6th place finish on May 3, and finished 16th in the 75-lap event on May 10, where Winston Cup driver Johnny Benson came in first and former Winston Cup driver Dick Trickle finished 15th.

Opening Night, Anything but Boring (April 30, 2003)
Berlin Raceway's opening night was April 26. Both Scott and Tom Thomas had pretty good nights, but it wasn't without incident. As the field took the green flag in Scott's heat race, a car in the second row lost control and scattered the whole field. The #28 Apple Valley Crafters Late Model made it through unscathed to finished 5th.

In Tom Thomas' heat race, the car just in front of him lost control while entering turn three. Tom gassed the #82 All Star Plumbing/Florentine Ristorante Late Model and got clear just in time. The two cars behind him weren't so lucky.

Scott finished the feature in 10th and Tom finished in 6th.

Tom Thomas Takes on Kalamazoo's Intimidator 100 (April 30, 2003)
Kalamazoo Speedway opened their Super Late Model season on April 21 with the Intimidator 100. Tom Thomas brought his #82 Super Late Model down to challenge the locals for the $5,000 prize. He finished 6th.

2003 Season Approaching Fast (March, 2003)
Opening Night at Berlin Raceway is Saturday, April 26. Scott Thomas and Tom Thomas are both busy preparing the #28 and #82 Late Models.

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Tom Thomas Takes on The Kalamazoo Super Shoe (October 9, 2002)
The annual Kalamazoo Super Shoe was held the weekend of October 4, 2002. Out of 230 cars, Tom Thomas qualified 8th. In the 75 lap wreck-fest that was the A main, Tom started 12th and finish 7th.

2002 Season Comes to a Close (October 9, 2002)
The Berlin Raceway 2002 season ended on September 28. Tom Thomas tied with Leroy Magoon for third place in the points chase, just 22 points behind Randy Sweet who finished second. Scott Thomas finished the season in 14th place.

In last three races of the season (September 14, 21 & 28), Scott Thomas and the #28 Apple Valley Crafters Late Model finished 24th (due to a first lap wreck), 22nd and 13th. Tom Thomas and the #82 Florentine Ristorante Late Model finished 10th, 7th and 3rd.

Quick Update (September 10, 2002)
Over the past three weekends Scott Thomas drove the #28 Apple Valley Crafters Late Model to finishes all inside the top fifteen with 14th, 15th, and 12th respectively. This keeps him solidly 13th in points. Tom Thomas and the #82 Florentine Ristorante Late Model has seen finishes of 2nd, 3rd and 15th. This places him 6th in points, 134 points behind first, but only 16 points behind second.

The Points Chase is Still Very Tight (August 21, 2002)
After the races on June 22, Tom Thomas was third in points, just 70 points away from first and 34 points away from second. Scott Thomas had climbed his way to fifteenth. The next Late Model race was held July 6, where Tom's #82 Florentine Ristorante Late Model finished 6th, dropping him to ninth in points, but only 66 points behind first. Even though Scott's #28 Apple Valley Crafters Late Model finished the race in 19th, he moved up to 13th in the points race.

Over the past month, Tom Thomas finished 13th, 2nd, 4th, 8th and 3rd, brining him to seventh in points, only 86 behind first. Scott Thomas saw race finishes in 8th, 21st, 15th, 22nd and 21st, where he maintains 13th place in points.

Thomas Team Takes on Benson & Schrader (August 21, 2002)
The Chet Mysliwiec Memorial 100 featuring NASCAR drivers Johnny Benson and Kenny Schrader was held on Wednesday, August 14, 2002 at Berlin Raceway. At the start of the race, the #82 Florentine Ristorante Late Model of Tom Thomas shared the front row with Johnny Benson's #10 car. After 100 laps of hard racing, Benson finished on top, with Tom Thomas in 6th and Scott Thomas in 15th.

Quick Update (July 8, 2002)
On June 29, Tom Thomas finished 8th in the special 75 lap Late Model feature and Scott Thomas finished 11th. On July 6, Tom finished 6th and Scott finished 19th.

Tom Thomas Takes Another Win (June 25, 2002)
Last Saturday night (June 22) Tom Thomas took the #82 Florentine Ristorante Late Model to victory lane for the second time this season. Tom started on the outside pole next to John Grega, who took the early lead in the 50 lap feature race. On lap 32 Thomas jumped in front of Grega as they got into lapped traffic, and held the lead for the remainder of the event.

Scott Thomas had his work cut out for him on Saturday, passing 7 cars on his way to a 16th place finish in the #28 Apple Valley Crafters Late Model.

Another Wild One! (June 12, 2002)
On Tuesday night, June 11, Scott Thomas and Tom Thomas competed against two Winston Cup drivers, Johnny Benson and Tony Stewart. During the 100 lap main event Scott Thomas had the #28 Apple Valley Crafters Late Model strongly in the top 10 when he was unable to avoid a multi-car wreck that occurred just in front of him. He ended up finishing 20th, several laps down.

Tom Thomas also had a strong run going in the main event until his #82 Florentine Ristorante Late Model became involved in a wreck. The long pit stop that resulted caused Tom to go down one lap and ultimately finish 12th.

What a Wild Night! (June 11, 2002)
The Late Model feature at Berlin Raceway last Saturday night (June 8) was wild, to say the least. Scott Thomas spun the #28 Apple Valley Crafters Late Model two different times to avoid wrecks in front of him, and Tom Thomas was sandwiched in the #82 Florentine Ristorante Late Model on lap 29 when coming into a large wreck that was started when the two lead cars got together. Miraculously, Tom, his crew and some other team's crew members repaired the #82 fast enough to make the race restart and finish 14th. Scott made it all the way up to 10th place, despite flat-spotted tires.

Crew Photos are Up (May 30, 2002)
See the #28 crew here and see the #82 crew here.

Tom Thomas Drives to First Feature Win of the Season (May 25, 2002)
Berlin Raceway Spring Championship races were held this weekend, and after qualifying fourth, Tom Thomas brings the #82 Florentine Ristorante Late Model to victory lane. Starting sixth, due to the nine-car inversion, Tom obtained the lead on lap 28 and stayed there through the end of the 50 lap race.

Scott Thomas grabbed his second checkered flag of the season in the #28 Apple Valley Crafters Late Model by solidly besting the field in the 10 lap last chance race. He went on to finish 17th in the feature.

All Star Plumbing Climbs On Board (May 25, 2002)
Thomas Motor Sports is proud to welcome All Star Plumbing as the latest sponsor to the stock car racing team of Scott Thomas and Tom Thomas. The timing couldn't be better as the #82 of Tom Thomas takes the checkered flag on the first night that All Star Plumbing adorns the car.

Only 2 Out of the First 5 Berlin Events See The Light of Day (May, 2002)
Can you believe that it's mid-May and Berlin has only run 2 of 5 events. Between bad weather and an injury to Johnny Benson, it has been a really slow start to the 2002 season.

On opening night (May 4), the #28 Apple Valley Crafters Late Model and the #82 Florentine Ristorante Late Model where both awesome. Tom Thomas qualified the #82 machine 8th followed closely by brother Scott Thomas, who qualified 9th. The feature race looked even better with Tom finishing 3rd and Scott finishing 5th.

On May 18, Tom Thomas fought an ill-handling car to finish 10th in the feature. Scott Thomas missed the feature race due in part to odd provisional rules and another driver who tried to drive through Scott's #28 Late Model in the Last Chance race. Scott went on to win the Late Model Consolation race by about 20 car lengths.

New TMS Web Site Design Launched - finally (April, 2002)
You are looking at the newly designed Thomas Motor Sports web site. Please look it over an let us know what you think - we hope you like it.

More (and up to date) photos will be added over the next month or two, so check back once in a while to see what's new.

Preseason Preparation (March, 2002)
As the 2002 season rapidly approaches, Tom Thomas is busy preparing two #82 Late Models, one for running in the weekly events at Berlin Raceway and a second for running in a few shows at the Kalamazoo Speedway. Scott Thomas is of course hard at work getting his #28 Late Model ready for Berlin's weekly events.

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Post Season Wrap-up (November, 2001)
OK, here's the end of the year scoop. Tom finished 3rd in points after a couple of lug studs broke during the last race of the year (he was leading at the time). Scott clawed his way into the top ten with a 9th place finish. See you next year...

Chester Mysliwiec Open Invitational Memorial (August 20, 2001)
WOW! Tom Thomas is just tearing up the track lately, and Scott Thomas isn't doing too bad either. On Wednesday, August 15, Tom took the #82 Florentines late model to victory circle twice. He won his 50 lap qualifying race, then he dominated the 100 lap Chester Mysliwiec Open Invitational Memorial Race, defeating Winston Cup drivers Johnny Benson and Ken Schrader among others. THEN, on the following Saturday, Tom Thomas won the late model feature race.

On the other side of the garage, Scott Thomas has been holding his own. He drove the #28 Hair Cuts Plus late model to 11th place in the 100 lap Chet Mysliwiec Memorial Race. Then, a few days later, Scott led a number of laps in the late model feature before being passed by his brother Tom. Scott finished the race a respectable 5th.

Post Season Wrapup (November, 2001)
OK, here's the end of the year scoop. Tom finished 3rd in points after a couple of lug studs broke during the last race of the year (he was leading at the time). Scott clawed his way into the top ten with a 9th place finish. See you next year...

Chester Mysliwiec Open Invitational Memorial (August 20, 2001)
WOW! Tom Thomas is just tearing up the track lately, and Scott Thomas isn't doing too bad either. On Wednesday, August 15, Tom took the #82 Florentines late model to victory circle twice. He won his 50 lap qualifying race, then he dominated the 100 lap Chester Mysliwiec Open Invitational Memorial Race, defeating Winston Cup drivers Johnny Benson and Ken Schrader among others. THEN, on the following Saturday, Tom Thomas won the late model feature race.

On the other side of the garage, Scott Thomas has been holding his own. He drove the #28 Hair Cuts Plus late model to 11th place in the 100 lap Chet Mysliwiec Memorial Race. Then, a few days later, Scott led a number of laps in the late model feature before being passed by his brother Tom. Scott finished the race a respectable 5th.

August 10, 2001
Hey look ma, finlly another news update!

The last four weeks (July 7 through August 4) have gone pretty well for Thomas Motor Sports. Tom Thomas has seen his third victoy (on July 7) along with 9th, 2nd and 5th place finishes. Scott Thomas has been very strong with 4th, 7th, 9th, and 11th place finishes.

On August 8, Tom Thomas brought a newly completed super late model to the Kalamazoo Speedway to compete in the annual 200 lap Kalamazoo Klash. After qualifying 24th, Tom worked his way up to second place a by the end of the race - his best finish in a main event at that track.

July 4, 2001
The brothers Thomas had another great showing on June 30. Scott Thomas brought his #28 late model from 16th to 10th and Tom Thomas moved from 14th to 3rd, passing Johnny Benson on the 48th lap of the 50 lap feature.

Tom is now 2nd in the point standings, just 78 points from Fred Campbell in 1st. Scott's 19th position in the point standings doesn't exactly tell the entire story. He is ony 118 points away from 10th.

June 28, 2001
WOW! On June 23, both Thomas brothers finished in the top 6 of the late model feature. Tom saw his second victory of the year and Scott finished 6th, a personal best in the late model division. The win moved Tom up from 4th to 2nd place in the points race.

Early on, it looked like Tom may not even start the feature when the #82 Port City/Florentine late model slammed into the turn 1 wall during the heat race, destroying the right front suspension. Tom's crew, Scott's crew and many others pitched in to get the car race-ready by feature time. It was an amazing site to see!

June 18, 2001
WE'RE BACK! The site was down for a while, but now we're back.

On June 9 the Port City #82 late model of Tom Thomas saw its feature victory. It was a long time coming, but we're ecstatic that it is finally here. Lets hope that it's the fist of many this year.

Scott Thomas' highlight of the year so far came on June 16 when his Hair Cuts Plus #28 late model finished 8th in the feature race.

The Scott Baker Memorial 100 was run on May 12. Both Scott and Tom had respectable finishes in the 36 car field - Tom finished 6th, just ahead of Johnny Benson, and Scott finished 18th.

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August 27, 2000
The last two weeks have been great for Thomas Motor Sports. On August 19, Scott Thomas saw his second heat race victory of the year and Tom Thomas worked his way up to 2nd in the feature. A week later, Scott's car was the fastest that it's been all year, qualifying with a 15.8 second lap, and Tom made a last lap pass to finish 3rd.

This was the last points night of the year. Looking back at the last four races, Tom's showing has been especially strong. He had finishes of 3rd, 3rd, 2nd and 3rd.

August 14, 2000
The races at Berlin were rained out on August 5, but the weather held up long enough to get qualifying in. Tom was 12th and Scott was 23rd. In the late model feature held on August 12, Tom climbed his way to 3rd and Scott made it up to 17th.

August 3, 2000
There was a lot of excitement on July 29 when Tom Thomas passed Randy Sweet to take the lead early in the late model feature. Tom held the lead until lap 25 when he fell back to 3rd, which is where he finished.

Scott Thomas qualified 26th and finished 18th. He said that the car was better than what the results show and expects to see a marked improvement next time.

July 9, 2000
Even though the late model feature was rained out on June 24, both Scott and Tom Thomas showed some good speed. Scott took the #28 Frito-Lay/WGRD late model to it's first heat race win. Tom also ran stronge in his heat, finishing second.

The rainout was made up by running 100 laps on July 1. Scott started 24th and finished 14th. Tom started in 16th and had worked his way up to 4th by lap 38, when a crash put him several laps down. Tom ended up 17th.

June 19, 2000
The last few weeks have gone pretty good for Thomas Motor Sports. Tom Thomas continues to make gains within the top ten in the point standings, especially helped by a second place finish on June 17. The motor of Scott Thomas' #28 Late Model has behaved itself during the last two weeks, allowing Scott to work on getting the car's setup where it needs to be to be competitive.

On a side note, Tammy Vander Sloot, Scott and Tom's sister, made it onto Chad Little's web site. Click here to go there. If you were at the Rockingham, Bristol or Michigan race, you may have seen Tammy working in the John Deere souvenir trailer with Tammy Little, Chad's sister.

May 27, 2000
There's not much new to report. Races were canceled for the second week in a row. On May 13, Tom finished 2nd in his heat race and 15th in the feature. Scott drove the #28 Fritos/WGRD late model to 3rd in his heat race and 2nd in the consi.

May 6, 2000
Tom had a great qualifying effort - he was 3rd fastest. In the 50 lap feature, he squeezed out an 11th place finish with an ill-handling racecar. Scott's season debut was delayed again due to technical problems getting the replacement motor running properly.

April 23, 2000
Saturday saw the return of racing to the Berlin Raceway (well at least racing practice). Tom Thomas' #82 late model was again among the one of the fastest. Scott Thomas had planned to have the Fritos/WGRD late model there, but a technical problem surfaced at the last minute.

April 9, 2000
The #82 late model of Tom Thomas turned some fast laps on April 1, 2000 at Kalamazoo Speedway's first practice of the year. He was 5th quick on the day, behind Andy Bozell, Fred Campbell, Randy Sweet and Jeff Bozell.

Watch for Tom Thomas' Florentine/Iserv late model at Kalamazoo Speedway's opening night, April 15. Then one week later, you can see both Scott and Tom Thomas at Berlin Raceway's test and tune. Berlin's opening night is April 29.

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11/20/99
The last night of racing at Berlin Raceway was September 4. All divisions started by points (instead of qualifying), but no points were awarded for the races. Tom finished the feature in 3rd and Scott was 18th.

During the weekend of October 1, Tom qualified 25th quick in the 237 car field of the Kalamazoo Super Shoe. This had him starting 27th in the 25 lap A division last chance race. The top four advanced to the feature. Tom finished 5th.

8/31/99
July 24 was a great night for Thomas Motor Sports! Both Tom Thomas and Scott Thomas finished the late model A feature in the top 10. Tom was 4th and Scott climbed his way from 17th to finish 9th.

On July 31 Tom finished the feature in 8th place. Scott wasn't far behind finishing 11th.

Kalamazoo Klash VII was held August 11, 1999. Tom was the 18th fastest qualifier out of 70 drivers which included former NASCAR Craftsman truck driver Butch Miller and ASA drivers Dave Sensiba and Mike Eddy. On lap 134, Tom was running in 14th when a brush with the wall took him out of the race. He ended up 23rd out of the 32 car field.

On August 21, Tom qualified 2nd, edged out by Randy Sweet. In the late model feature, Tom finished 7th, Scott started 17th and finished 14th.

On August 28, Tom outqualified the entire field, setting fast time with a lap of 15.602 seconds. He finished 5th in the feature. Even though Scott suffered a flat tire late in the race, he was still able to salvage a 19th place finish out of the 24 car field.

7/22/99
On July 3, Tom looked really strong again, but an early race spin forced him to start his charge from the tail end of the field. By the end of the race, Tom was able to muscle the Iserv/Florentine late model up to 9th. Scott didn't run due to motor problems.

Late models didn't run at Berlin on July 10 due to the ARCA race. However, Tom was given the opportunity to drive the #22 Port City Racing house car at the Kalamazoo speedway. He won his heat race and finished 6th in the last chance race (top 5 are put into the feature).

Berlin cancelled the races on July 17 due to rain so Tom and his crew again headed to Kalamazoo, but this time with the #82 Iserv/Florentine car. They started 23rd in the 100 lap super late model feature and ended with an impressive 8th place finish.

6/27/99
In the last two weeks, Tom has been burning up the track. On June 19, Tom made a late-race charge, passing the #71 of Bob Holly and the #11 of John Grega, to finish second. On June 26, Tom battled door-to-door for second with the #17x of Rusty Parker, but Rusty was able to hold him off. Tom finished a strong third.

Scott continues to make headway in his bid for rookie of the year. On June 19, Scott had his best qualifying effort to date - 11th, and his best feature starting position - outside pole (the top 12 cars were inverted). He was running well, in the top 5, when a spin unfortunately sent him to the back. On June 26, Scott finished 14th.

6/12/99
Tonight, Tom qualified 6th which, with the inversion, put him in the front row, outside of Bob Holley, at the start of the late model A feature. A very strong start had Tom leading the first 23 laps of the 40 lap race. Tom was running 3rd behind Randy Sweet and Bob Holley when a caution came out on lap 37. When the green flag came back out, Tom spun going into turn one. He finished 12th.

Scott qualified 27th and finished 3rd in the late model B feature behind Tim Yonker and Brian Tillema.

6/9/99
Both Scott and Tom made the starting grid for the 200 lap main feature at the Berlin Raceway Summer Spectacular III held June 9, 1999. Tom was 22nd quick out of the 54 late models that qualified. He finished 12th. Scott was 23rd fastest in qualifying. He finished 14th.

6/4/99
This morning, Scott was part of a WGRD remote broadcast at Gainey Corporation. The event also included Gary St. Amant, driver of the #7 ASA car, Buddy Gainey, driver of the #4 ASA car, and Joe Dochod, driver of the #66 sportsman car.