by Jay | Apr 5, 2010 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series
Top-Five Finish For Mohegan Sun Racing At South Boston
South Boston, VA (April 5, 2010): Matt Kobyluck put himself and the Mohegan Sun race team back on the radar with a fifth place finish Saturday afternoon in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East South Boston 150. Kobyluck, who finished 15th the previous week at Greenville, was content with the strong finish and now sits eighth in the points two races into a ten-race schedule.
Kobyluck started the race from the fourth spot after posting a qualifying speed of 89.341 mph (16.118 seconds) in time trials. The Waterford, Conn. driver remained in fourth through the first 30 laps of the race, but used a restart to get by Ryan Truex on lap 32 for third. The Mohegan Sun Casino Chevrolet dropped back to sixth by lap 52, but regained a spot on lap 95 to take over fifth.
“We had a fifth place car today,” said Kobyluck, who won the K&N Pro Series East debut at South Boston in 2007. “But I’ll take it. Things can get pretty rough here on a track like this with beating and banging, but we came out of today with a car in one piece and a finish a lot better than last week. We’re headed in the right direction.”
To date, Kobyluck has 170 starts in the K&N Pro Series East with 16 wins and 92 top-10s. His last win was at Lime Rock Park during his 2008 championship season. The team hopes to end that streak this season. With tracks like Iowa Speedway, Martinsville, and New Hampshire Motor Speedway on the horizon, Kobyluck, who is fifth on the all-time winner’s list, is optimistic to get back into victory lane.
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by Jay | Apr 5, 2010 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series
Fadden Racing’s Joey Polewarczyk – Derailed In Late Race Accident
South Boston, Va. (April 5, 2010): Joey Polewarczyk had the confidence to bring home a top-10 finish in the South Boston 150 at South Boston Speedway Saturday afternoon. He just didn’t have the luck.
In his second NASCAR K&N Pro Series East start this season, Polewarczyk got caught up in an accident on lap 119 that resulted in front end damage that ended their day and left the team with a 21st place finish.
Polewarczyk started the No. 16 Fadden Racing Chevrolet in the 13th position after qualifying with a speed of 88.485 mph (16.274 seconds). He remained in the top-15 for the first half of the race as he let things sort out.
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by Jay | Mar 31, 2010 | NASCAR K&N Pro Series
JOEY POLEWARCZYK JR.: K&N PRO SERIES EAST
South Boston Speedway Race Preview
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East rookie Joey Polewarczyk Jr. of Hudson, N.H., will compete in the series’ South Boston 150 at South Boston Speedway on Saturday, April 3. Polewarczyk, who posted an 11th-place finish last week in the season opener at Greenville-Pickens Speedway has remained in North Carolina this week to help his Fadden Racing team prepare the No. 16 for South Boston.
WHO: Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson, N.H.
TEAM: No. 16 Fadden Racing Chevrolet
CAREER STARTS AT HICKORY MOTOR SPEEDWAY: 0
BEST CAREER K&N PRO SERIES EAST FINISH: 6th (Sept. 2008, NH Motor Speedway)
WHAT: NASCAR K&N Pro Series East South Boston 150
WHERE: South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Va. (.400-mile oval)
WHEN: 3 p.m., Saturday, April 3
NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES EAST
LAST RACE (March 27): Finished 10th (Greenville Pickens Speedway, Greenville, S.C.)
POINTS POSITION: 12th (after one of 10 races)
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by Jay | Mar 30, 2010 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series
Kobyluck Fights For 16th Place Finish At Greenville
Greenville, S.C. (March 28, 2010): A disappointing qualifying effort set the stage for Saturday night’s NASCAR K&N Pro Series East opener for Matt Kobyluck and the Mohegan Sun Casino race team. Kobyluck had to start 25th in a 30-car field and battle his way through the field only to lose a tire at lap 113 and hit the wall in turn two. His determination gave him the momentum to salvage a 16th place finish in the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150.
It wasn’t all an uphill battle though.
Kobyluck kicked off the day by topping the speed charts in the first practice session, but the No. 40 Mohegan Sun Casino Chevrolet didn’t get much track time in the second session.
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by Jay | Mar 26, 2010 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series
JOEY POLEWARCZYK: K&N PRO SERIES EAST
Greenville-Pickens Speedway Race Preview
Joey Polewarczyk Jr. of Hudson, N.H. will make his first career NASCAR K&N Pro Series East start at Greenville-Pickens Speedway on Saturday, March 27. Polewarczyk tested with Fadden Racing at Greenville-Pickens on March 2.
WHO: Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson, N.H.
TEAM: No. 16 Fadden Racing Chevrolet
CAREER K&N PRO SERIES STARTS: 3
CAREER STARTS AT GREENVILLE PICKENS SPEEDWAY: 0
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by Jay | Mar 23, 2010 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series
Fadden Racing Set For Greenville And South Boston With Joey “Pole” Polewarczyk
North Haverhill, N.H. (March 22, 2010): Fadden Racing won’t begin campaigning their new development driver, Julian Camilo Albarracin, in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East until June, but their presence will be strong in the series until then. Joey “Pole” Polewarczyk will return to the Fadden Racing drivers seat to compete at the series opener at Greenville-Pickens Speedway on Saturday, March 27 and will return for South Boston Speedway on April 2.
“Joey is a very talented driver and we’re excited to be giving him the chance to show that at this level,” said Fadden Racing car owner and K&N Pro Series two-time champion Mike Olsen. “Joey came and tested with us earlier this month and he showed he could get the job done. We’re pretty confident heading into this race.”
Polewarczyk has built a name for himself as a regular on the ACT Late Model Tour, where he finished seventh in the 2009 point standings with two wins. Last June, the 20-year-old driver won the Vermont Governor’s Cup 150 at Thunder Road after fielding a second car for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Tony Stewart.
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