LOUDON, N. H. — Kyle Busch added a few more records to his impressive resume
Saturday.
He became the NASCAR Nationwide Series’ all-time lap leader in winning the New England 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and he also broke veteran Mark Martin’s laps-led mark in 45 fewer races than it took Martin to set the record of 8,083 laps. (more…)
Kobyluck Finishes 12th At The ‘Magic Mile’
Loudon, N.H. (June 26, 2010): After starting 22nd in the field for the New England 125 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Matt Kobyluck had nowhere to go but forward. After 20 laps, Kobyluck had picked off ten positions in the No. 40 Mohegan Sun Casino Chevrolet and looked to be a solid contender for a top-five finish. However, a long green flag run changed everything and Kobyluck had to settle with a 12th place finish.
“We were really, really free,” explained Kobyluck. “The car was rotating really good through the center of the corner but I could not even breathe on the gas coming up off so that hurt us. I’d get into the corner really good and just watch everyone drive away from me. We were going to pit early to try and fix that, but we said ‘nah, we’ll just wait until our fuel stop’, but that never came because we ran until lap 80 or something until the caution came out.”
The Mohegan Sun race team never found the right tire combination for qualifying, and posted a lap of 31.099 seconds to earn the 22nd place starting position. Rules stated that teams could not work on their car post qualifying so they anticipated pitting early to adjust on the car. Before lap 10, Kobyluck had worked his way up to 16th and by lap 17, when the second caution flag flew, he was 13th. The race resumed at lap 21 with Kobyluck moving up to 12th. The race stayed green for the next 60 laps.
“The car tightened up a bit the more we ran and the more we burned off some fuel,” he said. “But it was still really free. I just drove it like that because we had good track position and there was no reason to pit under green.”
Kobyluck brought the Mohegan Sun Chevrolet down pit road multiple times for adjustments, fuel, and tires.
“We kept coming in to make adjustments and it didn’t fix it so we’d come back in,” said Kobyluck. “We’re investigating it now and we found something wrong with the left front spring.”
Kobyluck maintained his position for the remainder of the 125 lap race to conclude the event with a 12th place finish. The K&N Pro Series East race can be viewed on SPEED this Thursday, July 1 at 6 p.m.
Kobyluck returns to action next Saturday, July 3 at Lime Rock Park.
“We’ll keep doing what we know to do and go to Lime Rock and try to get a win there!” Kobyluck concluded.
For more information on Matt Kobyluck or Mohegan Sun Casino, visit www.mattkobyluck.com.
Joey Polewarczyk Jr.: NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
New Hampshire Motor Speedway Race Report
Joey Polewarczyk Jr. of Hudson, N.H., finished 32nd in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East New England 125 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., on Friday, June 25. The engine powering the No. 1 Pole’s Automotive Chevrolet expired just 15 laps into the event. Polewarczyk qualified in the 20th spot for the event and advanced 11 spots to 9th by the lap 10 mark. Following the first restart of the race a few laps later, Polewarczyk’s car began billowing smoke as it entered the third turn of the 1.058-mile speedway and it was retired shortly thereafter.
WHO: Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson, N.H.
TEAM: No. 1 Pole’s Automotive Chevrolet
WHAT: NASCAR K&N Pro Series East New England 125
WHERE: New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H. (1.058-mile oval)
STARTED: 20th
FINISHED: 32nd
LED: 0 times for 0 laps
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Starting Lineup: LENOX Industrial Tools 301
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 132.337 | 28.781 | Leader |
| 2 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | Budweiser | 132.158 | 28.82 | -0.039 |
| 3 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite / Vortex | 132.062 | 28.841 | -0.06 |
| 4 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Carquest / GoDaddy.com | 131.998 | 28.855 | -0.074 |
| 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 131.966 | 28.862 | -0.081 |
| 6 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron\’s Dream Machine | 131.874 | 28.882 | -0.101 |
| 7 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | FrontRowJoe.com | 131.742 | 28.911 | -0.13 |
| 8 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | AAA Insurance / Go Penske | 131.633 | 28.935 | -0.154 |
| 9 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Zaxby\’s | 131.556 | 28.952 | -0.171 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe\’s | 131.456 | 28.974 | -0.193 |
| 11 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 131.329 | 29.002 | -0.221 |
| 12 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Lance Snacks / Tom\’s Mega Twisters | 131.315 | 29.005 | -0.224 |
| 13 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Energizer / Menards | 131.279 | 29.013 | -0.232 |
| 14 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Penske Racing | 131.211 | 29.028 | -0.247 |
| 15 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | Red Bull | 131.189 | 29.033 | -0.252 |
| 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 131.18 | 29.035 | -0.254 |
| 17 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Lenox Industrial Tools | 131.103 | 29.052 | -0.271 |
| 18 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 131.049 | 29.064 | -0.283 |
| 19 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS | 131.035 | 29.067 | -0.286 |
| 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | 131.017 | 29.071 | -0.29 |
| 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 130.945 | 29.087 | -0.306 |
| 22 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 130.801 | 29.119 | -0.338 |
| 23 | 36 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Mohawk Northeast | 130.734 | 29.134 | -0.353 |
| 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 130.626 | 29.158 | -0.377 |
| 25 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Old Spice / Office Depot | 130.599 | 29.164 | -0.383 |
| 26 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 130.586 | 29.167 | -0.386 |
| 27 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Suave Men | 130.456 | 29.196 | -0.415 |
| 28 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Berlin City Auto Group | 130.367 | 29.216 | -0.435 |
| 29 | 83 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | Red Bull | 130.313 | 29.228 | -0.447 |
| 30 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Stanley | 130.3 | 29.231 | -0.45 |
| 31 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Amp Energy | 130.22 | 29.249 | -0.468 |
| 32 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | GEICO | 130.024 | 29.293 | -0.512 |
| 33 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal Black | 130.02 | 29.294 | -0.513 |
| 34 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | American Red Cross / 3M | 129.714 | 29.363 | -0.582 |
| 35 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Dodge | Whitney Motorsports | 129.626 | 29.383 | -0.602 |
| 36 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 129.6 | 29.389 | -0.608 |
| 37 | 55 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 129.278 | 29.462 | -0.681 |
| 38 | 26 | David Stremme | Ford | Air National Guard / GTWGPS.com | 129.221 | 29.475 | -0.694 |
| 39 | 37 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 128.893 | 29.55 | -0.769 |
| 40 | 71 | Andy Lally | Chevrolet | TRG Motorsports | 127.997 | 29.757 | -0.976 |
| 41 | 34 | Kevin Conway | Ford | Extenze | 126.956 | 30.001 | -1.22 |
| 42 | 7 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | SpeedFactory.tv | – | – | – |
| 43 | 164 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | Little Joe\’s Autos | 128.178 | 29.715 | -0.934 |
Juan Pablo Montoya Grabs the Pole at New Hampshire; Team Chevy Drivers Score Three of Top-Five and Five of Top-10 Starters for Lenox Industrial Tools 301
Loudon, NH – Juan Pablo Montoya captured his first pole of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) season by putting the No. 42 Target Chevrolet in the number one starting spot of the 43-car field for the Lenox Industrial Tools 301. It is Montoya’s second pole at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and the third of his NSCS career.
Joey Polewarczyk Jr.: NASCAR K&N Pro Series East – New Hampshire Motor Speedway Race Preview
Joey Polewarczyk Jr. of Hudson, N.H., makes his third start of the season when the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East visits New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., for the New England 125 on Friday, June 25. Polewarczyk reunites with car owner Dave Davis, who supplied the ride which produced Polewarczyk’s best careerk K&N Series finish. In 2008, Polewarczyk finished 6th behind the wheel of the same car he will pilot on Friday. Polewarczyk has made two of his five career series starts at New Hampshire, qualifying fourth for last September’s race at the track. In two starts this season with Fadden Racing to open the year, Polewarczyk posted finishes of 11th at Greenville, S.C., and 21st at South Boston, Va.
WHO: Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson, N.H.
TEAM: No. 1 Pole’s Automotive Chevrolet
BEST CAREER NEW HAMPSHIRE FINISH: 6th (September 2008)
LAST RACE AT NEW HAMPSHIRE: 28th (September 2009)