by | Aug 14, 2013 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Emily Packard Scores Best Career Finish
16-Year-Old Driver Finishes On Podium At Thunder Road
BARRE, Vt. – Emily Packard of East Montpelier, Vt., finished second in the 50-lap Late Model feature at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Thursday, August, 8, for her best career Late Model finish at the track.
Packard chased eventual winner Eric Chase to the checkered flag, falling short of victory by just a fraction of a second.
“That felt really, really good,” Packard said. “Everybody’s cars were worn out at the end, but we were still going for it. It was just a great night for us.”
Packard started sixth in the No. 9x Northstar Fireworks/Berlin Optical Expressions Chevrolet, and she wasted little time moving into the third position. From there, she patiently rode through the middle stages of the race and waited for an opportunity to present itself.
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by | Jun 26, 2013 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl: Emily Packard
Casella Waste Management 50 Race Report
BARRE, Vt. – Emily Packard of East Montpelier, Vt., finished 19th in the Casella Waste Management 50 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl on Thursday, June 20. Packard fought the balance on the No. 9x Northstar Fireworks/Berlin Optical Expressions Chevrolet throughout the day, and then found track position difficult to come by in the second half of the feature event. Packard moved to 17th in the track’s Late Model standings in her first full season of Late Model competition at the Thunder Road.
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by | Jun 20, 2013 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl: Emily Packard
Casella Waste Management Night Race Preview
THE STORY
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – Emily Packard of East Montpelier, Vt., joins the stout weekly Late Model field at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., for the Casella Waste Management 50 on Thursday, June 20. Packard sits 15th in the Thunder Road standings after two races in her first full season of competition at the tight, quarter-mile bullring. Thursday night’s program marks the first Thursday night event of the season at Thunder Road, and Packard hopes her recent work with two-time track champion Nick Sweet of Barre, Vt., will pay dividends when she hits the track this week.
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by | Jun 19, 2013 | ACT, Canaan, New Hampshire
ACT Late Model Tour: Emily Packard
Canaan Fair Speedway Race Report
CANAAN, N.H. – Emily Packard of East Montpelier, Vt., met with a couple rounds of tough luck at Canaan Fair Speedway in Canaan, N.H., finishing 28th in the ACT Late Model Tour 150 on Saturday, June 15. Packard qualified through the first round in the No. 9x Northstar Fireworks/Berlin Optical Expressions Ford Fusion, but the 16-year-old driver was spun at the hands of two other competitors in separate incidents before the race was even 30 laps old. With heavy damage to the car itself, Packard retired from the event early.
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by | Jun 13, 2013 | ACT, Canaan, New Hampshire
ACT Late Model Tour: Emily Packard
Canaan Fair Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – Emily Packard of East Montpelier, Vt., returns to ACT Late Model Tour competition with the Canaan 150 at Canaan Fair Speedway in Canaan, N.H., on Saturday, June 15. Packard has made three ACT starts this season, and two weeks ago, she became the first woman to win a NASCAR-sanctioned event at Canaan Fair Speedway when she took the victory in Twin 25s at the track on June 1. This weekend mark’s Packard’s first attempt at qualifying for an ACT Late Model Tour race at her home track, and she’ll do so with the new No. 9x Northstar Fireworks/Berlin Optical Expressions Ford she debuted last weekend in weekly competition. After the Canaan 150, Packard will cap her weekend with a 50-lap Late Model event at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, June 16.
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Emily Packard Scores Best Career Finish