by | Mar 18, 2013 | PASS
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (March 16) – Defending PASS South Champion Kyle Grissom charged from 12th after a lap 100 competition caution to the lead in just nine laps and held on to win the the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model Bash At The Beach 150 at Myrtle Beach Speedway. The win was Grissom’s sixth in his PASS South Super Late Model career.
“That first half we tried to save our tires as best we could and the left rear just wore out really bad. We made an adjustment at the break and as soon as we got back going, I knew that saving the tires wasn’t going to do anything for us,” said Grissom. “All I was trying to do was get to the lead and fall back from there to conserve. To finally win a race here at Myrtle Beach in a Super Late Model with PASS and beat all of those guys…it’s a really good night.”
Last week’s winner at Dillon and current PASS South points leader Austin Theriault employed a similar strategy to Grissom, falling back in the early going to outside the top 15. But, by lap 100, Theriault brought Brad Keselowski’s Checkered Flag Foundation Ford back up to 8th and in sight of the leaders. Both he and Grissom stormed to the front at the drop of the green flag and were mired in heavy lapped traffic in the final five laps. Theriault closed to within five car lengths of Grissom, but could not make an advance on the race leader and ultimately came home in second. (more…)
by | Mar 18, 2013 | PASS
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, posted his second consecutive podium finish in PASS South Series competition, finishing second in the inaugural Bash At The Beach 150 at Myrtle Beach Speedway in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Saturday, March 16. Theriault, who won the season-opening South Carolina Clash at Dillon Motor Speedway a week earlier, qualified third in the Brad Keselowski Racing No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Ford Fusion. He started 10 after the Top-10 qualifiers redrew for starting position, and after patiently riding around inside the Top-15 for the first 100-lap segment of the event, Theriault made his charge toward the front following a two-tire pit stop with 50 laps remaining. Theriault closed the gap to eventual winner Kyle Grissom in the closing laps of the race but simply ran out of time and track position by the time the checkered flag flew.
WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: Brad Keselowski Racing No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Ford Fusion
CREW CHIEF: Gary Crooks, Mooresville, N.C.
WHAT: PASS South Series Bash At The Beach 150
WHERE: Myrtle Beach Speedway, Myrtle Beach, S.C. (.538-mile oval)
STARTED: 10th
FINISHED: 2nd
NEXT RACE: March 30, PASS South Series Easter Bunny 150, Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, N.C. (.363-mile oval) (more…)
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 | Mar 14, 2013 | ACT, New Hampshire, PASS, Touring Series News
HUDSON, NH –Stock car driver Joey Polewarczyk Jr will be competing with his #97 Pole’s Automotive, NH Precision, Riveteyelet.com Ford Fusion in some of the biggest and most prestigious races in the Northeast for 2013.
Joey Pole Racing now has both an American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Type Late Model and a Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Model in their possession. “We plan on racing most of the big races in the region for both series; we’ve won some great races in the past and we’ll be looking to repeat our previous successes.” Polwarczyk Jr stated.
The twenty-three year old Hudson, NH native will open the 2013 campaign by competing in the ACT’s season opening event at Lee Speedway on April 13-14. Joey will try to become a repeat winner of this event and reclaim the NH Governor’s Cup. (more…)
by | Mar 14, 2013 | ACT, Canada, Modified, New England, Touring Series News
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Waterbury, VT – As American Canadian Tour Late Model teams from across New England and Eastern Canada prepare for the biggest showdown of the summer at the International 500 at Airborne Speedway on Sat/Sun, July 20/21, another division prepares for battle: Airborne Speedway’s own Ernie Tool’s Modified division.
The Plattsburgh, NY Speedway’s headline division, which consists of the thunderous 358 Modified cars, will pound the pavement for twin 50-lap events with the lowest point total taking the victory. The winner will take home a cool $3,000: the biggest purse of the Modified’s season at Airborne. It will serve as a key mid-summer points race towards their 2013 championship hopes. (more…)
by | Mar 13, 2013 | PASS
PASS South Series: Austin Theriault
Myrtle Beach Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
FORT KENT, Maine – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, looks to make it two wins in a row in PASS South Series competition in the Bash At The Beach 150 at Myrtle Beach Speedway in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Saturday, March 16. The driver of the Brad Keselowski Racing No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Ford Fusion won the PASS South opener last weekend for his second straight win in PASS-sanctioned competition and his first win in the BKR development program. Now in his second full season with the organization owned by 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski, Theriault tested at Myrtle Beach recently and hopes to make a return trip to Victory Lane in the inaugural PASS event at the .538-mile seaside facility. (more…)
