by | Apr 11, 2013 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series
Grimes, IA – Brett Moffitt, driver of the #11 Don Valley North Toyota Scion Toyota for Hattori Racing Enterprises (HRE) qualified on the pole for the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 presented by G-Clean. This was Moffitt’s ninth career pole award, his third from Greenville Pickens Speedway in Greenville, SC, and his first pole of the 2013 season. Moffitt also claimed a solid 5th place finish, bringing his driver statistics to 36 top-ten finishes out of 49 career starts.
Running on the flat asphalt of Greenville required significant changes in set up after the high banks of Bristol, where the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East ran the previous race. The #11 HRE team had prepared a great car, and they brought it to the track ready to race. Moffitt was fast in both practice sessions. The #11 HRE Toyota Camry finished the first practice session in third place, and Moffitt had the fastest car on the track during the final practice of the day, outpacing the rest of the field by .098 seconds. “The car is right where we need to be for qualifying,” said Moffitt as the final practice wound down. Qualifying results later confirmed Moffitt’s comments.
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by Jay | Mar 24, 2013 | NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Touring Series News
BUSCH RACES TO WEEKEND DOUBLE AT AUTO CLUB 400, DRIVES JOE GIBBS RACING INTO AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY WINNER’S CIRCLE FOR THE FIRST TIME
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. (March 24, 2013) – In an afternoon filled with breath-taking action and heart-stopping drama on the final lap, Kyle Busch (No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota) recorded his ninth career weekend sweep of the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races and snapped a 31-race NSCS winless streak by taking the checkered flag in Sunday’s 17th-annual Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway.
A day after winning his 54th NASCAR NNS Series race in the Royal Purple 300, Busch led most of Sunday’s race — 125 of the 200 laps – but regained the lead on the final lap after Joey Logano (No. 22 AAA Southern California Ford) and Denny Hamlin (No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota) took each other out to secure his 25th NSCS victory and put Toyota/Joe Gibbs Racing into Victory Lane for the first time — in 11 NSCS races — at Auto Club Speedway.
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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…)
by Jay | Mar 11, 2013 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series, New England, Touring Series News
When the green flags waves to open the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 16, Eddie MacDonald and the entire Grimm Racing team will have added meaning for the event. The #71 will proudly display the National Multiple Sclerosis Society logo on the rear quarter panels in support of MS Awareness Week running March 11-17 during the Bristol 125 on “The World’s Fastest Half Mile.” This disease recently hit close to home in the Grimm Racing family when Megan Spaulding, the daughter of team owners Karla and Rob Grimm, was diagnosed with MS.
“Rob and Karla have been so supportive of our racing efforts, it’s time for our entire race team and fans to support them and Megan at this time,” said the veteran driver. “We have been working very hard to prepare our new car for Bristol to run well and set the tone for the season. Now we are more determined to have a great finish for Megan and raise awareness for MS. Like many people, we knew of the disease but knew little about it. Now that it has affected a member of our family, we will do whatever we can to help.”
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by | Mar 8, 2013 | NASCAR
FREDERICTON: Steve Burns and Chris Johnston announced today that the Speedway has been sold to two local families, Max and Shawna Roy and Gary and Debbie Foley. The ownership transfer takes effect immediately.
“We are excited to announce that we have completed a deal to sell Speedway 660. Obviously after 17 years of operating Speedway 660 we have had a lot of great memories and we’ll miss everyone that was part of the Speedway community. We certainly want to thank everyone for their support over the years and encourage everyone to be part of the next chapter at Speedway 660”, said former co-owner Steve Burns.
This season will mark the 20th season of operation for Speedway 660 and plans are well underway to make the season a memorable one. (more…)
by | Mar 6, 2013 | NASCAR, TV Times
By Lou Modestino
The next race after the Daytona 500 is when the real NASCAR season starts, minus the hoopla and hype, and that’s when Carl Edwards’ storybook win at Phoenix broke his long 70-race drought. “I like running here and this means that we’re back. All I can say is that it was hard to stay positive after what we went through. It was just tough not to win during that long period,” exclaimed Edwards in victory lane. He went on to say, ” When I broke my cell phone today, I thought that it was going to be another bad (race) day. I’m glad I was wrong. I think that we’re really back!” Coincidentally, PIR is known for drivers breaking out of the slumps they’ve had over the years. No wonder Carl was nervous Sunday after he wrecked five race cars at Daytona.
Edwards’ victory was also the seventh win for Roush-Fenway at PIR. The driver’s crew chief, Jim Fennig, quipped, “We’re looking forward to the rest of the season!” Edwards on Fennig, “I’ve learned a lot from him. And next week’s race at Vegas will be the true test.” (more…)
