by Jay | Mar 9, 2016 | ACT, New, New England
American Canadian Tour
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – This season will bring big changes for Emily Packard and her family-run 9ME Northstar Fireworks/Packard Fuels sponsored race team. Just finalized, Emily Packard Motorsports and Joey Pole Racing have agreed to form a partnership for a minimum of 9 American Canadian Tour races for the upcoming 2016 season. “I am really excited, and believe that this is a step in the right direction,” said Emily. “This is a big change for me, I have spent the last 7 years working with my previous crew chief, and now with this deal we start with a clean slate.”
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by Jay | Mar 9, 2016 | New, PASS, Touring Series News
PASS South Racers Focus Attention To Concord And Hickory
CHARLOTTE, NC (March 9) – Following another successful and competitive Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model event this past weekend at Dillon Motor Speedway, the focus now shifts to two huge events at a couple of legendary North Carolina short tracks. The next two PASS South Super Late Model races will be the inaugural Southern Sizzler on March 19 at Concord Speedway and the 11th Annual Easter Bunny 150 on March 26 at Hickory Motor Speedway. PASS will be paired with the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour at Concord and the new Southern Modified Racing Series Presented By PASS at Hickory. And both events could loom large in the race for the 2016 PASS South Super Late Model title.
A trio of talented youngsters currently leads the PASS South Super Late Model standings following the first two events of the season. Rookie Kodie Conner leads the points race after a runner-up finish at Dillon Motor Speedway, over second year racer Matt Craig and defending PASS South champion, Tate Fogleman. Craig trails Conner by just two points on the strength of a pair of sixth place finishes. The Kannapolis, NC driver is excited about returning to Concord and Hickory as he seeks his first career PASS South Super Late Model win.
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by Jay | Mar 8, 2016 | Connecticut, New, Stafford
Brandon Michael Ready to Count Himself Among Track Championship Contenders in Stafford Speedway’s DARE Stock Division
(Stafford Springs, CT)—When the final checkered flag of the 2015 season was displayed to the DARE Stock field at Stafford Motor Speedway, perhaps no driver was more anxious to continue racing than Granville, MA native Brandon Michael. A penalty from the 2014 season meant that Michael didn’t get his 2015 season started until July 31, but once he got started racing he made every race count. In his 7 starts last season, Michael never finished worse than 6th and he scored podium finishes in each of his final 4 starts, including 2 wins. Michael enters the 2016 season with 5 career DARE Stock victories and he is looking forward to being a championship contender in 2016 with his #74 Betrock Farms team.
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by Jay | Mar 7, 2016 | New, PASS, Touring Series News
PASS
DILLON, SC (March 5) – Brandon Setzer survived a hard fought battle for the lead with Jody Measamer and Kodie Conner to claim his second career Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model victory in the 11th Annual South Carolina Clash Saturday afternoon at Dillon Motor Speedway.
“Our car was just so tight and have to just apologize to Jody Measamer, he was holding me down and I had to hit the gas to get it turn and I got into him,” said Setzer of contact that sent Measmer around late in the race. “We weren’t that good early today and my guys made some great adjustments to get the car better. We’ve got some great momentum going into our next PASS race at Hickory and a win there gets you locked into the Oxford 250, so how sweet would that be?”
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by Jay | Mar 7, 2016 | Media, NASCAR, New, Photos
Chevy Finishes 6 of Top 10 At Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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by Jay | Mar 7, 2016 | Media, New, PASS, Photos
PASS South Photos From Dillon
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by Jay | Mar 7, 2016 | NASCAR, New, Touring Series News
JIMMIE JOHNSON LEADS TEAM CHEVY WITH THIRD PLACE FINISH IN LAS VEGAS
Six Chevy SS Drivers in Top 10
LAS VEGAS – (Mar. 6, 2016) – Six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, Jimmie Johnson, led a group of six Team Chevy drivers to the finish in his No. 48 Kobalt Chevrolet SS at the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the third round of the 2016 season. The start of the 400-mile race was delayed 26 minutes by a passing rain shower; and weather continued to be a challenge with gusty winds and sandstorms.
“It was gusty and problematic, but I expected it to be a lot worse,” said Johnson, who led 76 of the 267-lap event. “I guess when you are going 200 mph a 30 or 40 mph wind doesn’t bother it too much. It was exciting. The trash was probably the biggest problem, trying to keep the trash off the grille.”
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by Jay | Mar 7, 2016 | NASCAR, New, Touring Series News
Recap: Brad Keselowski and the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion team put together a race that exemplified their “never give up” attitude during Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Overcoming a pit road penalty following a lap 180 pit stop, Keselowski drove a determined race to score his first victory of 2016. This was the first victory of the season for Ford Performance and the 18th win in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion’s career. After starting the race from the fourth position, Keselowski settled into the top five before taking the lead on lap 87 after a fast, green-flag pit stop by the Miller Lite crew. (more…)
by Jay | Mar 7, 2016 | Granite State Pro Stock, New, Touring Series News
CREDIT: Granite State Pro Stock Series
Winning a second consecutive championship in any sport is a tough task, but that’s exactly what 19-year-old Derek Griffith is aiming to do this upcoming season.
Griffith will be chasing back-to-back titles on the Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS) at the wheel of his No. 12 LCM Racing Chevrolet.
“Last year was huge for us, we kinda proved ourselves,” Griffith said. “We’ve always been fast, but never had the luck aspect and even me as a driver, I wasn’t all there. But last year, we finally got those couple of wins and hopefully we can carry momentum into this year.”
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by Jay | Mar 7, 2016 | Connecticut, New, Thompson
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Story by Chris Roy
Max Zachem is ready to get back behind the wheel of the #14 Whelen Modified car as the tour gets set to kick off the 2016 race season in the “Icebreaker 150” at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 10th.
Max has been keeping busy during the winter months, “This offseason has been really busy. I started a new job working for M2 Services as a contractor (painter/sandblaster) for Army National Guard. Also, I am a corner flag man for the Len Sammons Productions Indoor races. In between that MPZ Motorsports has been searching for sponsors and rebuilding our program for 2016.
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