by Jay | Aug 27, 2015 | Airborne, New York
Heywood Approaching Record Fourth Consecutive Airborne Park Speedway Title
Saturday’s Huntley Trucking Night sets up championship finale on September 5
PLATTSBURGH, NY – Airborne Park Speedway race fans may be a part of history as the 2015 stock car racing season draws to a close. Modified stock car driver Nick Heywood is nearing his fourth consecutive track championship in the J&S Steel Modified division for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series presented by Yandow Sales & Service and John Deere. The hometown driver is chasing an unprecedented milestone never before achieved since racing began at the Plattsburgh, NY track in 1954.
Heywood holds a comfortable 52-point lead on Bucko Branham entering Huntley Trucking Night on Saturday, August 29 – the next-to-last race of the season – and has been the point leader following all but one race in 2015. Heywood’s No. 29 Budweiser/After Hours Imaging machine won the FedEx Ground 100 to open the year on May 2 and has finished sixth or better in 14 of the season’s 16 feature races since.
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by Jay | Aug 26, 2015 | Airborne, New York
Branham, Aubin Split Modified Mains at Airborne Park Speedway
Turner tops Renegades; O’Neil returns to Mini-Mod winner’s circle
PLATTSBURGH, NY – It was the tale of two very different race at Airborne Park Speedway on Saturday, August 22, but for Bucko Branham and Codie Aubin, the results were the same. The hometown duo were the winners in a pair of 25-lap main events sponsored by Yando’s Big M Supermarkets, Casella Waste Systems, and the New York Army National Guard, and highlighted a night that also saw Richie Turner, Dale O’Neil, Brett Wood, and Chris Reeves visit victory lane.
Branham survived major carnage to win the opening event for the J&S Steel Modified division of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series presented by Yandow Sales & Service and John Deere. Only eight of the original 17 starters were able to finish the race after several multi-car crashes, including one that required a 10-minute red flag for cleanup. When the smoke cleared, Branham had his fourth victory of the season, beating Clintonville’s Greg Atkins, point leader Nick Heywood, Aubin, and Jamie LaFountain.
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by Jay | Aug 19, 2015 | Airborne, Media, New York, Photos
AIRBORNE PARK SPEEDWAY PHOTOS (credit Dave Brown)
More Photos – https://plus.google.com/photos/117885742654144314464/albums/6184780476904923489
by Jay | Aug 19, 2015 | Airborne, New York
Rookie Sullivan Runs to Second Airborne Park Speedway Modified Win
Duquette’s win creates three-way tie in Renegades; LaVair takes Mini-Mod “3×10” special
PLATTSBURGH, NY – Rookie open-wheel Modified stock car racer Danny Sullivan drove to a convincing victory at Airborne Park Speedway on Saturday, August 15 for his second triumph of the season. The Morrisonville, NY native topped the Vertigo Motorsports/Econo Lodge Night event that also saw Shawn Duquette and Chris LaVair in the winner’s circle for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series presented by Yandow Sales & Service and John Deere.
Sullivan started seventh in the 35-lap main event for the J&S Steel Modifieds and made a determined march to the front, taking the lead from fellow freshman Jim “Timex” Morgan of Plattsburgh, NY at lap 13. Sullivan then ran away from the pack for a conclusive win, backing up his career-first win three weeks earlier.
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by Jay | Aug 12, 2015 | Airborne, New York
AIRBORNE PARK SPEEDWAY (Sat 8/08 results): Terry Wins Second Career Renegade 100 at Airborne
PLATTSBURGH, NY – Young stock car driver Josh Terry was the man to beat at Airborne Park Speedway on Saturday, August 8, as he took down the Ernie’s Discount Tools 100. The victory highlighted a night of action for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series presented by Yandow Sales & Service and John Deere that also saw Jason Durgan, Kris Clark, and Nick Heywood score victories.
Terry, 21, of Essex, NY has begun to make a habit of winning in the intermediate Key R-D Trailer Sales Renegade division at Airborne, with Saturday’s triumph being his third win of the season and the second 100-lap win of his career. Zach Rabtoy, Tylor Terry – the winner’s brother – and Robert Gordon took turns leading the first half of the race before a scheduled refueling break at lap 50 and an invert of the top eight runners.
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by Jay | Aug 11, 2015 | NASCAR, New York, Sprint Cup, Watkins Glen
JOEY LOGANO TAKES SECOND WIN OF SEASON AND FIRST AT WATKINS GLEN WITH SHELL TECHNOLOGY UNDER THE HOOD
Houston –AUGUST 10, 2015. Joey Logano and the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford race team played their pit strategy just right and passed leader Kevin Harvick on the white flag lap to earn the victory on Sunday afternoon at Watkins Glen International (WGI), their second win of the 2015 season. With Shell technology under the hood, the win at WGI marked a weekend sweep for Logano, who also won Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series event. Sunday’s victory was also the first for Team Penske in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Watkins Glen.
“We are honored to be part of the winning tradition with Team Penske and couldn’t be more thrilled that our lubricants technology helped Joey take home his first win of 2015. Throughout the season, Shell and Pennzoil scientists will work closely with Team Penske to develop bespoke racing oil formulations to help maximize performance and engine reliability,” said Paul Bogers, General Manager of Lubricants Technology for Pennzoil. “But, what’s even more exciting is that our work at the track and the knowledge we gain is used to develop the next generation of high quality products for our customers.”
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