by RacingNews | Nov 10, 2014 | NASCAR, Sprint Cup
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VONDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 9, 2014) – Martin Truex Jr. came home with a 12th-place finish in Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. But the Furniture Row Racing driver felt the final result could have been much better had it not been for an incident on Lap 213 of 312.
While running in the top-five, Truex’s left-rear fender took a hit by the No. 18 car (Kyle Busch) during a restart at the 1-mile oval. The accident brought out the yellow flag first and then a red flag. The damage forced Truex to make an unscheduled pit stop during the caution. The end result was Truex dropping 13 positions to 18th.
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by RacingNews | Nov 10, 2014 | NASCAR, New, Sprint Cup
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S PATRIOTIC CHEVROLET SS – INVOLVED IN AN ON-TRACK INCIDENT ON LAP 236
WHAT HAPPENED?
“The root of our biggest problem was the fact that the alternator quit working and we had to keep changing batteries on pit road each caution. Then when I would go back out on the race track I would need to run with my fans off. I didn’t have my brake fans on and was racing hard to try to get a decent finish and evidently just got things too hot and the brakes failed. I felt a rotor explode on the front straightaway. Luckily it did it there so I had time to throw it in third gear, slow it down some, stay wide into turn one and try not to have a bad angle of the impact of the wall because I was going to hit for sure. So, it was just bad day that kept getting worse. I hope to make it home safe and outside of that, we will see you in Homestead.
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by Jay | Nov 8, 2014 | New England, PASS
Super Late Model Racing’s Best Prepare For Mason Dixon Meltdown At Southern National
CHARLOTTE, NC (November 7) – As has been customary for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model division, the season will once again conclude with the running of the 9th Annual Mason Dixon Meltdown on Saturday, November 15 at Southern National Motorsports Park in Kenly, NC. Some of the best short trackers from Canada to Florida are busily preparing their machines for what will be, for many of them, the final race of a long campaign. One driver looking to cap off a pretty stellar 2014 season is Worcester, Massachusetts’s native Derek Ramstrom. During the late summer and early fall, Ramstrom went to victory lane in two of New England’s most prestigious events, the PASS 300 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway and the World Series of Stock Car Racing at Thompson Speedway in Connecticut. Following a successful 5th place outing with the Petit Motorsports team last weekend at Caraway Speedway’s North-South Shootout, Ramstrom is encouraged to return to his family owned team for another outing at Southern National.
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by Jay | Nov 8, 2014 | ACT, New England, PASS, Touring Series News
Waterbury, VT –Two of the leading short track sanctioning bodies in the United States and Canada, the American Canadian Tour (ACT) located in Waterbury, VT and the Pro All Star Series (PASS) from Naples, Maine have reached an agreement entering the 2015 season.
The first ever “double-header” event to be held between the two groups will take place at the opening event for the 2015 PASS season at the Oxford Plains Speedway(OPS), Oxford, ME on Saturday, April 18, 2015. Both the ACT Late Models and the PASS Super Late Models will compete in 150-lap feature events to open the race season at the historic Oxford Plains Speedway. ACT has a traditional opening day event at the Lee USA Speedway with the annual New Hampshire Governor’s Cup race on Sunday, April 12, 2015.
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by Jay | Nov 8, 2014 | ACT, Touring Series News
Waterbury, VT – In a joint announcement between Robert Hart, owner and promoter of the New Smyrna Speedway (NSS) and Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour (ACT), the popular ACT Late Models from throughout New England, New York, and Quebec will return to the annual World Series of Asphalt Racing in New Smyrna Beach, Florida on February 16–17, 2015. The teams of ACT will compete in the American Racer Cup, a two feature event, over two nights of racing.
“We are very happy to welcome the ACT teams back this February to our World Series of Asphalt Racing at New Smyrna Speedway. The teams that were here several years ago put on some of the best racing we have seen in a long while. We had many fans ask us to try and bring them back to New Smyrna. We are very pleased that they will return to New Smyrna Speedway in 2015,” said Hart.
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by Jay | Nov 7, 2014 | NASCAR, New England
TV TIMES For Nov 7th 2014
Lots of empty seats at Texas Motor Speedway and other things……..
By Lou Modestino
The crowd was way off for the Texas Cup race and no doubt track president Eddie Gossage can and will attribute that the F1 race in Austin, Texas took away a lot of fans. Although the Texas Cup ticket prices were a huge bargain compared to the F1 event in Austin.
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by Jay | Nov 7, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Over the past 2 seasons of SK Modified® racing at Stafford Motor Speedway, Ryan Preece has had a dominant car and been the driver to beat. Preece has racked up a total of 14 feature victories, which equates to a winning percentage of 40% or one victory every 2.5 starts in 2013 and 2014. As the off-season begins and anticipation for the 2015 season begins to build, Preece is excited about his plans for the 2015 season.
Preece will team with Jean-Guy and Brigitte Poulin along with Mike Pauqette and his family to form PPP Racing as he chases after his second career SK Modified® championship. Preece’s car number will change from 2 to 6 to mimic his new ride with Eddie Partridge on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour but the car will be the same car that Preece has piloted to his 14 wins over the past 2 seasons.
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by Jay | Nov 6, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—In the season ending NAPA Auto Parts Fall Final Weekend at Stafford Motor Speedway, DARE Stock competitor and Brewster, NY native Trace Beyer closed out his R.A.D. Automachine Rookie of the Year winning season in fine style with a 5th place finish. But Beyer’s fifth place finish turned out to be worth so much more than 42 points towards his season total. Based on his finishing 5th, Beyer was able to raise $3,528 for the Michael C. Robson Scholarship Fund.
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by RacingNews | Nov 6, 2014 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series
AVONDALE, Arizona (November 5, 2014) – – Officials from Win-Tron Racing announced today that Japanese racer Akinori Ogata will make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) debut in Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 from Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway.
Ogata will bring longtime support from longtime marketing partner ENEOS, as his NASCAR advancement continues under the watchful eye of Win-Tron Racing.
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by RacingNews | Nov 6, 2014 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series
AVONDALE, Arizona (November 5, 2014) – – A nearly flawless season for NASCAR Next driver Dylan Lupton (@LuptonDylan) will come to end in Thursday night’s Casino Arizona 100 at Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway.
Lupton’s sophomore season on the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West (NKNSW) tour has been magnificent. Entering Thursday night’s season-finale, the 20-year old is eyeing his second victory of the season, but more importantly, he’s looking to for a Hail Mary comeback and steal the K&N Pro Series West championship from veteran racer Greg Pursley.
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