{"id":26157,"date":"2020-01-03T08:32:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T13:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=26157"},"modified":"2020-01-03T08:32:08","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T13:32:08","slug":"bennett-felton-to-run-modified-open-at-nhms-northeast-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2020\/01\/bennett-felton-to-run-modified-open-at-nhms-northeast-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Bennett, Felton to Run Modified Open at NHMS Northeast Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Waterbury, VT&nbsp;<\/em>\u2013 Two of the most reputable names in Northeast Modified racing will be part of the operations team for the inaugural Northeast Classic. American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials have announced that Ed Bennett and Greg Felton will oversee the Modified Open at Loudon\u2019s New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/p2Ckttzy7MESNqfoU_TkSV8JVJp9OuMkEPH5O1dUB_Zz1d8T0lLt-9uqWQXgI0W-AY_Xhgr4U0N2d5OXhNe7amfD5w2skezEEK9Zzkkpivovj6dQ_BpHTJmRoRhDG2hTLiNyLs5aKQlIx55fhzm8OTEGEDVAUmJmGRytA7-PfHquippz4lWBo3PIRSwO17QBI83Cs9RuALW8x8hyOOGa6fDThl6D2qe6I9mPfPMfCvMh0NKzr1jTygJuDGYYTviIATSBfzMc-lquGXkvXh8XJ2Q18peQDxvHWACcPK-fsnBm0ad8opsy-vWiv9SMQvBp5H-6PW6HgNRic38gBe-adWqCZdA_83VSZq-Rv-Qry19nq8J9C_0a4TqneZFnO5Ad_SOrwd2vAiI1Rf7YRVr1NKcuNhRkbcAAAoYn05XoGNxwCTLdYtZE2qh4I11CiqpvfaaNKrT9ZMwlDCkqEt-Uik-d_JWP9lEaFH3kjSXgLf1pd6G3ID0EblzlHtu3MZ8kMfIl1aV0Pxkm9cLLpYfKCAufNuCgKR-YPjSchumNskDuwiMFRxECjsaAN8uGTXaC-T452sz6Lc2xcigWmHE5rRcQ53ukuaTUQ17KQgRHQgqpiZH57g8ZcFgWpwMVuqlB6MDnMRM2La9-Mr1me0_hiCDAmXg1BiwaECBIckL1biOwnuqtphLakQ=w2500-h1362-no?pageId=117885742654144314464\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bennett and Felton have been part of the regional Modified racing scene for decades. Each currently holds a major role with the Tri-Track Open Modified Series (TTOMS). Bennett joined the series in January 2019 as a managing partner in charge of race day operations. He is also a longtime Modified car owner who has fielded rides for drivers such as Matt Hirschman, Jimmy Blewett, Chuck Hossfield, and Erick Rudolph.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Felton was named Series Head of Race Tech for the Tri-Track Modifieds in February 2019. Felton has been a successful Modified crew chief for decades, winning races and championships with Woody Pitkat, Kirk Alexander, Todd Szgedy, and others. He transitioned to a race official in recent years and served as a technical advisor for MRS prior to joining TTOMS.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bennett and Felton now bring their expertise to the first-ever Northeast Classic. The Modified Open will be a 50-lap event as part of a packed schedule at the \u201cMagic Mile\u201d that includes the season-openers for the ACT Late Model Tour and PASS North Series as well as an open event for eight-cylinder Street Stocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u201cWe\u2019re excited that Ed and Greg have agreed to take the reins for the Modified Open,\u201d ACT managing partner Cris Michaud said. \u201cWhen Tom (Mayberry) and I were putting the Northeast Classic together, we knew getting the right people for the Modified portion was a must. Ed and Greg\u2019s resumes speak for themselves. They\u2019re doing great things with the Tri-Track Modifieds and they\u2019ll do a great job for us at NHMS.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo run a successful Modified event, you need people who understand Modifieds,\u201d PASS president Tom Mayberry added. \u201cCris and I are full-fendered guys, so we knew we had to find people for the Modified side that were in their element. Getting Ed and Greg on board was a priority for us, and we\u2019re happy they\u2019ll be part of the team putting on the first-ever Northeast Classic.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Modified teams can contact Ed Bennett at (732) 278-6200 and Greg Felton at (413) 695-2272 with any questions or concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The full Northeast Classic event schedule will be announced in the coming weeks. Open practice for all divisions is set for Friday, April 17 with qualifying and feature action on Saturday, April 18. The rain date is Sunday, April 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;For more information on ACT, contact the ACT offices at (802) 244-6963,&nbsp;<a>media@acttour.com<\/a>, or visit&nbsp;<a>www.acttour.com<\/a>. You can also get updates on Facebook and Twitter at @ACTTour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For technical information concerning all PASS divisions, please send questions to&nbsp;<a>passracing@roadrunner.com<\/a>. For media or marketing questions, please contact Alan Dietz at (704) 231-2039 or&nbsp;<a>alandietzpass@live.com<\/a>. Don&#8217;t forget to &#8220;Like&#8221; the Pro All Stars Series on Facebook or follow on Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep up with breaking news as it happens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waterbury, VT&nbsp;\u2013 Two of the most reputable names in Northeast Modified racing will be part of the operations team for the inaugural Northeast Classic. American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials have announced that Ed Bennett and Greg Felton will oversee the Modified Open at Loudon\u2019s New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Friday, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,8,33,18,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-act","category-new-hampshire","category-nhms","category-pass","category-touring-series-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26157"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26158,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26157\/revisions\/26158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}