by | Aug 21, 2013 | Beech Ridge, Maine, Whelen All American Series
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series: Dan McKeage
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Race Report
SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Dan McKeage of Gorham, Maine, finished 10th in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Pro Series 40 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, August 17. McKeage started 12th in the field of 18 when the field was set by handicap in the absence of a qualifying race, and he fought heavy traffic for track position in the first half of the event. Past the halfway point of the feature, the car’s handling tightened up dramatically to halt McKeage’s forward progress. With two races remaining, McKeage sits just 14 points out of the division lead in pursuit of his second career Pro Series championship.
WHO: Dan McKeage, Gorham, Maine
TEAM: Naughty 40 Racing No. 40 Top Gun Construction Chevrolet
CREW CHIEF: Dan Bubar, Windham, Maine
WHAT: NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Pro Series 40
WHERE: Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, Maine (.333-mile oval)
STARTED: 12th
FINISHED: 10th
NEXT RACE: August 24, NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Pro Series 40, Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, Maine (.333-mile oval)
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DAN, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CAR?
The car was great at the beginning. Earlier in the day in practice, at the start of the race, it was probably as good of a car as I’ve had in a long time. In the feature, the right rear tire shrunk, and the left rear tire grew. You need stagger to make these things turn, and we didn’t end up with very much.
HAVE YOU HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SINCE THE TRACK SWITCHED TO HOOSIER TIRES?
No. Not too much at all, actually. It’s not like we were running a lot of air in the left or real low (air pressure) in the rights – it kind of caught us by surprise. It’s not the finish we needed, that’s for sure.
HOW FRUSTRATING IS IT RACING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC?
Extremely. When there’s a lane there and they take up more than their share of the lane, and you get a run on them they just run you off the track. As long as they’re racing everybody like that, that’s cool, I guess.
DO YOU NEED TO CHANGE YOUR APPROACH FOR THE LAST TWO RACES?
I think (the No. 24 has) been getting more aggressive the last 10 weeks, but that’s really not my style. I’m not going to win it by crashing people. We’ll just keep finishing the best we can and see what happens.
by | Aug 7, 2013 | PASS
PASS Sportsman Series: Dan McKeage
White Mountain Motorsports Park Race Report
NORTH WOODSTOCK, N.H. – Dan McKeage of Gorham, Maine, finished fourth in the rain-shortened PASS Sportsman 50 at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, N.H., on Sunday, August 4. The race was halted after 26 laps by rain and never restarted, marking the second straight series event to be shortened by weather. McKeage started eighth in the Naughty 40 Racing No. 40 Top Gun Construction/J.P. & Family Roofing Chevrolet and worked quickly into the Top-5. He made a great save on Lap 14 when he was turned sideways from behind, correcting the sliding car and soldiering on. McKeage was closing on third place before the rain hit.
WHO: Dan McKeage, Gorham, Maine
TEAM: Naughty 40 Racing No. 40 Top Gun Construction/J.P. & Family Roofing Chevrolet
WHAT: PASS Sportsman Series 75
WHERE: Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine (.375-mile oval)
STARTED: 8th
FINISHED: 4th
NEXT RACE: September 15, PASS Sportsman Series 100, Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, Maine (.333-mile oval)
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by | Aug 2, 2013 | PASS
PASS Sportsman Series: Dan McKeage
White Mountain Motorsports Park Race Preview
THE STORY
GORHAM, Maine – Dan McKeage of Gorham, Maine, heads to one of his favorite tracks on the circuit when the PASS Sportsman Series holds a 75-lap event at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, N.H., on Sunday, August 4. McKeage, the 2010 PASS Sportsman champion, sits third in the series standings with one win and three Top-5 finishes through four races. McKeage will be part of a two-car team effort this weekend at White Mountain as his father, Lyman McKeage, returns to the seat of the No. 38 after taking the last several weeks off from driving. Dan McKeage finished second in the most recent PASS Sportsman visit to the high-banked quarter-mile at White Mountain Motorsports Park, where he also recorded a win in 2007.
THE FACTS
WHO: Dan McKeage, Gorham, Maine
TEAM: Naughty 40 Racing No. 40 Top Gun Construction Chevrolet
CREW CHIEF: Dan Bubar, Windham, Maine
BEST CAREER FINISH AT WHITE MOUNTAIN MOTORSPORTS PARK: 1st (Sept. 2007)
LAST RACE AT WHITE MOUNTAIN MOTORSPORTS PARK: 2nd (August 2012)
WHAT: PASS Sportsman Series 75
WHERE: White Mountain Motorsports Park, North Woodstock, N.H. (.25-mile oval)
WHEN: 2 p.m., Sunday, August 4
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by | Aug 1, 2013 | Beech Ridge, Maine, NASCAR, Whelen All American Series
McKeage Leads NASCAR Standings For Stretch Run
SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Even though it seems everybody wants to remind him about the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series point standings – including his own children – Dan McKeage insists he’s no paying much attention to them.
With just five races remaining this season, McKeage leads the Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Pro Series division by 13 points. It is the largest advantage owned by any leader in any of the track’s four weekly divisions.
“It wasn’t as good as it’s been, actually,” said McKeage, the 2010 track champion who finished seventh in a 40-lap event last weekend to extend his division lead. “Last week, when we stoved the whole front end of the car up, we never really moved the weights around again after we fixed it. We figured we couldn’t hurt it by adding the weight this week, but it didn’t handle as good. In the heat race, it was really good, but when we went for the feature it wasn’t as good as it had been the week before. I felt like we left a couple positions on the table.”
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by | Jul 1, 2013 | Beech Ridge, Maine, Whelen All American Series
SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Dan McKeage of Gorham, Maine, finished sixth in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Pro Series 100 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, June 29. McKeage pitted on multiple occasions to make chassis adjustments on the Naughty 40 Racing No. 40 Top Gun Construction Chevrolet and work his way into the Top-10 in the late going. On a final green-white-checkered restart, McKeage got a good restart on the outside lane and was able to fight his way up to sixth at the finish. The team discovered a mechanical issue on the rear end of the car during the post-race, and hope that repairs there will have them back up to speed for the Miller Lite 50 at Beech Ridge on Tuesday, July 2.
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NASCAR Whelen All-American Series: Dan McKeage