TV TIMES EXTRA 9/6

by | Sep 6, 2011 | New England

TV TIMES EXTRA
By Lou Modestino

The Atlanta Sprint Cup race is finally over, and for some it was worth the wait. Take Jeff Gordon for instance, as he bobbed and weaved through the track while his teammate, Jimmie Johnson, tried to get a bead on him. Jeff’s been slowly working his way up out of a slump, and the payoff came at Atlanta’s single Cup race a day-and-a-half later from the original date of Sunday. Tuesday ended up the next clear day according to NASCAR’s procedure for rainouts. “The car was strong for most of the race. But at the end it really started slipping and sliding. It was a lot of fun as I noticed that Jimmie was slipping and sliding too! It was an incredible day even though we had to wait till Tuesday. The car really got loose and I was really concerned. But what helped me was that Jimmie had two shots at me and just couldn’t pull it off!” said the winner. According to the stats, Jeff led most of the laps even though he had some vibration problems. In the process, Jeff Gordon recorded win Number 85 and his fifth victory at Atlanta. (more…)

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DAVE ETHERIDGE LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARK CYCLE 80 MRS RACE AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY

by | Sep 6, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford

Stafford
DAVE ETHERIDGE LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARK CYCLE 80 MRS RACE AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY

(Stafford Springs, CT)—When the Modified Racing Series made their first
visit of the 2011 season to Stafford in June, Dave Etheridge had one of the
strongest cars and looked to be a contender for victory. Then the rain
forced the race to be resumed in August and Etheridge fought his way to a
10th place finish. When the MRS comes back to Stafford next Friday night,
Sept. 9 for the Shark Cycle 80, Etheridge will be looking to repeat his June
performance and be a contender for the checkered flag.
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