by | Apr 4, 2013 | Media, TV Times
NHMS’ Toyota Wheels Deal
By Lou Modestino
Buy a ticket for the July 3 New England 300, a NASCAR Sprint Cup race, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway between April 1-15 and you will get a chance to win one of ten Toyotas. The tickets are for turn 2 and are priced between $49-$79. If you prefer turn 3 the tickets are priced between $70-$110. Previously, if you had purchased tickets from Feb. 24 and March 5 for $60-$100, the buyer would have received 10 entries into the drawing. Another promo between March 6 and March 31 for the Concord grandstand for tickets priced for $70 and $110 got you 5 entries into the drawing.
NHMS is offering a total of 43 guaranteed winners. Among the other prizes beyond the Toyota automobiles there’s a Sylvania Home Entertainment package, a year’s supply of Miller Lite, a year’s supply of Coke products, a year’s supply of Gifford Farms ice cream and a Team O’Neil Rally Driving School package. (more…)
by | Apr 2, 2013 | Media, PASS, Photos
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426 — The 8th Annual Easter Bunny 150 grid ready to go on Saturday night.
471 — Austin Theriault (29), DJ Shaw (6) and Johanna Long (10) race for position early during the running of the 8th Annual Easter Bunny 150.
530 — Roger Lee Newton (33) and DJ Shaw (60) race for the lead during the Easter Bunny 150.
574 — Trevor Sanborn (104) and Preston Peltier (26) race in the final laps of the Easter Bunny 150.
590 — Preston Peltier flies under the white flag during the 8th Annual Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory Motor Speedway.
by | Mar 25, 2013 | Media, TV Times
Hamlin and Logano carry their Bristol feud into Fontana with disaster
as Kyle Busch capitalizes on it
By Lou Modestino
As usual in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, the strategy was to try and stay out of trouble at Fontana until the end. For some it worked, for others it didn’t. Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano got into it coming down the last lap when the two tangled and went out big time. Waiting for something to happen was Kyle Busch who seized the opportunity when the two combatants tangled. While Logano was out of his car and waiting for the track crew, Tony Stewart, who was miffed that Joey blocked his efforts, came over to Logano and roughed him up.
With a big grin, a pleased Kyle Busch exclaimed, “It’s a great day for me and I was lucky to get by Hamlin and Lagano. I wouldn’t have won here today unless they smashed up!” Kyle also thought his car was great, as he managed to pick up speed at the end. It was a double-header weekend for Kyle, as he also managed to win the Nationwide race at Fontana, his sixth victory there, while Sam Hornish, Jr., got leftovers.
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by | Mar 18, 2013 | Media, TV Times
Kasey Kahne wins his first Bristol Cup race while “Thunder Valley” still brings out the worst in drivers
By Lou Modestino
Kasey Kahne managed to dodge all bullets at Thunder Valley when he managed to win Sunday’s race, and he also came close to victory after finishing second at Vegas the previous week. Needless to say there were plenty of smiles from him and his crew when Kahne exclaimed, “My car was fast today, and I feel good where we are. It’s a different set-up. We also learned a lot at Vegas.” Crew chief Kenny Francis quipped, “I always wanted to win here at Bristol!”
Even though earlier odds favored Kyle Busch to win as he’s won five previous times at the Valley, second place went to him. He won the previous race by the narrowest margin only. Brad Keselowski ended the day with a third. “We struggled today, and all I want to do is to get back to consistency,” he said. And by the way, did you notice all the empty seats as the cameras paned the grandstands? (more…)
by | Mar 18, 2013 | Media, PASS, Photos
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by | Mar 14, 2013 | Media, NASCAR, New England, Photos, Vermont
Crew Chief Woodward Helps Sophomore’s Late Model Learning Curve
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – When 16-year-old Late Model driver Emily Packard buckles into her race car, she might as well be settling into a chair in the front of a classroom at U-32 High School.
For the sophomore Late Model driver, who last year competed weekly at two different northern New England tracks and qualified for her very first ACT Late Model Tour race, she has a veteran presence atop her pit box coaching her through the ins and outs of competing in one of the region’s most competitive stock car racing divisions. Five-time ACT champion crew chief Neal Woodward has been with Packard every step of the way. (more…)
