{"id":28036,"date":"2021-06-02T16:12:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T20:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=28036"},"modified":"2021-06-02T16:12:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T20:12:19","slug":"patrick-emerling-leads-whelen-modified-tour-to-oswego-speedway-for-steel-palace-150","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2021\/06\/patrick-emerling-leads-whelen-modified-tour-to-oswego-speedway-for-steel-palace-150\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Emerling Leads Whelen Modified Tour To Oswego Speedway For Steel Palace 150"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Patrick Emerling Leads Whelen Modified Tour To Oswego Speedway For Steel Palace 150<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Souza Media\/Kyle Souza<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ATTLEBORO, Mass. — <\/strong>Two-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour winner Patrick Emerling will lead a stout field of challengers to the next event on the tour schedule, next Saturday, June 12, at Oswego Speedway. In the Steel Palace 150, Emerling will look to maintain a scant one-point advantage in the championship standings over two-time and defending champion Justin Bonsignore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Oswego event is the second of three during the 2021 season that will be promoted by Josh Vanada and the entire team at JDV Productions. The team is coming off a strong day at Jennerstown Speedway on May 29, celebrating the life of fallen heroes in the Jennerstown Salutes 150 presented by DGV, won by Bonsignore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Emerling is no stranger to the .625-mile oval — having competed at the historic track four times previously in Whelen Modified Tour action, with a best finish of fifth in 2016. Emerling also has a victory in the Race of Champions Modified Tour at Oswego and has plenty of laps at the tricky New York track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt really is,\u201d Emerling said of the track being a bit of its own character. \u201cThe boiler plate on the inside wall is a little bit different. There are a few little things to know about it\u2026 one of the faster tracks we go to for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Orchard Park, New York, native is off to the best start in his Whelen Modified Tour career this season. Emerling finished eighth in the season-opener at Martinsville Speedway on April 8, and followed it up with his second career win in the rain-shortened NAPA Spring Sizzler at Stafford Motor Speedway on April 30. Since then, Emerling has finished second (Riverhead Raceway) and fifth (Jennerstown Speedway) to maintain the series points lead in chase of his first title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s kind of the way you want things to go, to run consistently in the front and the last couple of years we just struggled,\u201d Emerling said. \u201cWe were positive we were better than where we ended up. We had a ton of flat tires\u2026 everything that could go wrong, went wrong. But, this year, we\u2019ve been keeping it clean and turning it on. We got caught up in a wreck at Martinsville but turned it into a solid day to open the season, won at Stafford, and it\u2019s been good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emerling is starting to consider entering points racing mode — with four races complete and 10 races remaining — as he looks to capture his first Whelen Modified Tour title this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter the last race and going into Oswego, it might change a few decisions in the race. Instead of going for something, you might play the conservative side of the strategy,\u201d Emerling said, \u201cIt may affect the way we race. We just want to keep building and getting the cars better and getting better across the board. I\u2019m really happy with where we are at right now, especially our pit stops. At Jennerstown, we came in outside the top-five and came out first on the pit stop. That\u2019s huge for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His chemistry with crew chief Jan Leaty is nearly the best it has ever been — and he\u2019s looking forward to chasing the championship over the rest of the season at some different — and in Emerling\u2019s words — more \u201cneutral\u201d tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou try to be on the same page with each other and get the results, that\u2019s what we have been focused on,\u201d Emerling said. \u201cWe are looking forward to heading to Oswego. I\u2019m excited with the whole schedule for the Whelen Modified Tour this year, honestly. Oswego, Lancaster, Jennerstown, Richmond\u2026 some more neutral tracks this year and that always helps me out. I can\u2019t thank my sponsors, Captain Pips Marina & Hideaway, Emerling Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, and everyone involved in Emerling Motorsports enough for all their help and support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Saturday, June 12, race day will also include the Oswego Supermodifieds to wrap a full racing card. NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour practice will take place from 3-4 p.m., with Mayhew Tools pole qualifying set for 6 p.m. The drop of the green flag in the Steel Palace 150 will be set for 7:30 p.m. For those who can\u2019t make it to the track, the race will also air via a live stream on NBC Sports Gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advance tickets are now available at JDVProductions.com for $40 per person. Tickets will also be available at the track on race day. Pit pass sales will also be open to the public at the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on Oswego Speedway, visit OswegoSpeedway.com. For more information on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, visit nascar.com<\/a>. For more information on JDV Productions, visit JDVProductions.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Patrick Emerling Leads Whelen Modified Tour To Oswego Speedway For Steel Palace 150 By Souza Media\/Kyle Souza ATTLEBORO, Mass. — Two-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour winner Patrick Emerling will lead a stout field of challengers to the next event on the tour schedule, next Saturday, June 12, at Oswego Speedway. In the Steel Palace 150, […]<\/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":[2,52,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nascar","category-new-york","category-touring-series-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28036","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=28036"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28037,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28036\/revisions\/28037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}