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The Icebreaker Sweepstakes
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
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Race Information
Number of times held 6
First Race 1946
Most Wins (drivers) Multiple (1)
Most Wins (constructors) Multiple (1)
Most Wins (manufacturers) Chevrolet (2)
Circuit Length 0.625 mi (1.006 km)
Race Length 312.5 mi (502.92 km)
Laps 500
Last Race (1951)
Pole Position
Cameron Yost · Ted Hansen ( Studebaker) · 84.409mph
Podium
1. Cameron Yost · Ted Hansen ( Studebaker)
2. Peter Stafford · Stafford Garage ( Oldsmobile)
3. Scott Duran · Scott Duran ( Oldsmobile)


The Icebreaker, formally known as The Icebreaker Sweepstakes, is a WSCC race held every March at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Thompson, Connecticut. It is the oldest continually-held stock car race in the world, having been held every year since its inception in 1946. The 1950 race is notable as the first race in what is now the World Stock Car Championship. It is traditionally seen as the formal start of the professional stock car racing season.

Origins[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

Qualifying Procedure[edit | edit source]

Pole Winners[edit | edit source]

Race Winners[edit | edit source]

Year Date No. Driver Team/Owner Manufacturer Distance Race Time Average Speed
Laps Miles (km)
Independent Sanctioning
1946 March 17 15 USA.png Carroll Terry Carroll Terry Ford 500 312.5 (502.92) 5:01:39.9 62.155 mph
1947 March 23 34 USA.png Perry Dudley George Baldwin Buick 500 312.5 (502.92) 4:40:43.3 66.792 mph
1948 March 21 62 USA.png Amos Thompson Amos Thompson Dodge 500 312.5 (502.92) 4:46:37.1 65.418 mph
1949 March 20 99 USA.png Nick Fletcher Nick Fletcher Chevrolet 500 312.5 (502.92) 4:16:13.0 73.180 mph
National Stock Car Series/World Stock Car Championship Sanctioning
1950 March 19 140 USA.png Ben Rogers Clarence Rogers Chevrolet 500 312.5 (502.92) 4:36:29.7 67.813 mph
1951 March 18 1 USA.png Cameron Yost Ted Hansen Studebaker 500 312.5 (502.92) 4:01:04.2 77.717 mph

Multiple Winners (drivers)[edit | edit source]

Multiple Winners (teams)[edit | edit source]

Manufacturer Wins[edit | edit source]

No. Wins Manufacturer Years Won
2 USA.png Chevrolet 1949, 1950
1 USA.png Ford 1946
USA.png Buick 1947
USA.png Dodge 1948
USA.png Studebaker 1951