by Jay | Sep 12, 2011 | New England
By Lou Modestino
Thompson Speedway’s track owner/promoter Don Hoenig was finally able to put together a plan to give his 5/8 mile oval track a unique program that would entice Modified fans from New England and New York State an excuse to come to his track and partake in a combination North/South NASCAR Modified Tours. It was an expensive ticket both through the front and back gates, so it had to be something special. Consider that the NASCAR Modified Tours alone carried purses and point monies of around $180,000 which justified the admission price. The three segments which included a 125 lap race for each regional tour and then at the very end of the program a 50 lap shoot-out with the top 12 from each touring series making the starting grid.
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by Jay | 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…)
by Jay | Aug 29, 2011 | New England
By Lou Modestino
After Kyle Busch took his third race in row at Bristol Motor Speedway, he still holds the lead in Sprint Cup points with Jimmie Johnson trailing him as we get closer To The Chase. Kyle’s strategy at Bristol was to be quickest out of the pits along with several others who tried it. That race was won in the pits. In F1 action at Spa Belgium Sebastian Vettle won his seventh race and now tops the point standings by 52 points over Mark Webber. Will Power was the IZOD Indy Car’s top driver at Sonoma. Australian Will Power is trying to eclipse point leader Dario Franchitti and is -26 points behind the driver from Scotland. “It was the best weekend we had,” said Power in victory lane at the wine country track just outside of San Francisco, CA.
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by Jay | Aug 15, 2011 | New England
By Lou Modestino
Ryan Hunter-Reay won the MoveThatBlock.com INDY 225 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway today, after rain shortened the controversial race by five laps. Behind the wheel of his No. 28 Team DHL/Circle K/Sun Drop Citrus Soda car for Andretti Autosport, Hunter-Reay led 71 laps on his way to his first IZOD IndyCar Series race in 2011. “Short track racing tends to be a little crazier than most, things get heated because you are (running) closer than most,” said Hunter-Reay. “After three beautiful days, we knew the weather was coming. We figured we would (just) race to half way.” In victory lane Ryan said “It was tough trying to get traction out there because of the dampness. We also deserved this win,” Which ended up his second on an oval. We have to agree with Hunter-Reay because the sanction and teams brought 27 race cars to the venue. Even prior to that final crash that brought out the red flag, seven entries were among the casualties by lap 31. Which can be classified as high attrition. (more…)
