Cole Powell had one goal on Sunday,

October 14th and that was to not

interfere with the quest for the

championship in the NASCAR Whelen

Modified Tour at Thompson International

Speedway (CT).  Powell was making

his first start in the Thompson World

Series, the final event of the NWMT

season.  Powell's record will stand with

31st-place finish after starting 26th in

what was a matter of getting swept up

in someone else's mess.

"With only an hour practice we were

extremely happy at the start of the

race," said Powell.   "We felt that we

were going to be strong at the end of the race with the car.  We took a big swing after time trials and it worked.  Some things you just can't avoid, death, taxes and a road block on the race track."

Powell's day ended early, but the Modified season is not completely over.  Powell will come south to run the 10th Annual North-South Shootout at Caraway Speedway (NC) on November 8th to 10th.  This will be Powell’s first start in the North-South Shootout, but not his first at Caraway.  Earlier this season, Powell finished 17th at Caraway in a NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour event.

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Powell's First World Series Ends Early

Return Trip to Thompson Finds Intense Modified Action.

Cole Powell at speed. (Speed51.com Photo)