LOUDON, N.H. (June 14, 2011) – Three-time New Hampshire Motor Speedway winner Ryan Newman will go for his third straight NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory during the F.W. Webb 100 on Saturday, July 16.
The Sprint Cup Series star swept both of the mighty modified events at “The Magic Mile” in 2010, capturing the pole and checkered flag.
“Rocket Man” Ryan Newman will once again pilot the No. 7 Chevrolet, owned by New England native Kevin “Bono” Manion and sponsored by Aggressive Hydraulics/Menards. (more…)
Eighth Super Late Model Race of 2011 Could Bring Eighth Different Season Winner
The 2011 Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model season has been one of the most-competitive seasons to date. In the seven previous 2011 races, seven different racers entered victory lane to take top honors at seven different tracks. On Saturday, June 18th, the eighth race of the season takes place at Newport Speedway (TN), where a few drivers will try to be the first repeat winner of the season in the “Daniel Boone Classic 125” while the rest of the racers will try to become the eighth-different winner of the year. (more…)
-Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Driver Cites Track’s History & Recent Trend For His Line Of Thinking-
BROOKLYN, Mich. (June 14, 2011) – Benjamin Franklin is credited with the old saying that the only thing certain in life is death and taxes. Shell-Pennzoil Dodge driver Kurt Busch says it would appropriate to add another entry to Ben’s list. The 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup champ says it’s a sure thing that this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup battle at Michigan International Speedway will be a fuel-mileage battle.
“Sunday’s race at MIS a fuel-mileage race? That’s a no-brainer…of course it will,” Busch said of this weekend’s Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 on the 2.0-mile Irish Hills Area of Michigan. “Michigan is one track where you always come in there planning on it to have fuel mileage involved in the equation. (more…)
Cody Hodgson: NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Gresham Motorsports Park Race Report
JEFFERSON, Ga. – Cody Hodgson of Escalon, Calif., finished ninth in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Slack Auto Parts 150 at Gresham Motorsports Park on Saturday, June 11. It marked Hodgson’s second consecutive Top-10 finish and his fourth Top-10 in six races this season. Hodgson started 15th and ran in the top half of the field throughout the event, capitalizing on a green-white-checkered restart to gain a couple of positions at the end. (more…)
June 12th, 2011(Shediac, NB) – Rookie prodogy Scott Hall of Sackville, NB piloted his number 98 “Four Fun” Division machine around the newly reconfigured oval here in Grand Barachois three times for victories on Sunday, giving him a perfect record on the day. Hall was never seriously challanged as he dominated all his races. Justin MacDonald of Springhill, NS picked up a pair of seconds in the Four Fun heat and semi final while Wilfred Simon of the Bouctouche First Nation finished third in the heat and semi final’ before claiming second place in the feature. Cody Bourque of Grand Barachois finished third in the feature to round out the podium finishes in this division. (more…)
Eddie MacDonald survived an early spin to claim the sixth place finish in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson, Georgia. The run vaulted the team into sixth place in the point’s
race with six races remaining. A three hour rain delay pushed the green flag starting time to 11 pm. for the Slack Auto Parts 150 for the 30-car grid on the half-mile oval.
The Grimm Construction Chevy qualified in the 20th position (17.698 sec,-101.706 mph) with the veteran driver saying, “We obviously wanted to start near the front but we knew the car was fast and would be there at the end. We were fifth fastest in the first practice and then made changes for the second practice (13th fastest), so we knew we the car was handling well. Our plan was just to take what we could get and be patient. Unfortunately, I was the one that messed up that strategy.” (more…)
