Harrisburg, N.C. (September 12, 2009): After competing in both the NASCAR Camping World Series West race at Iowa and the IMCA Super Nationals this weekend, Brett Moffitt is ready to shift his focus back to the series point lead in the NASCAR Camping World Series East. Moffitt is currently sixth in the point standings \u2013 147 points behind current leader Ryan Truex \u2013 as Andy Santerre Motorsports heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the Heluva Good Fall 125.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are only two races left so if we run strong here at New Hampshire we still have a shot. We\u2019re 147 back from Ryan, but we\u2019re only 97 points out of second. A good finish at NHMS can really shake things up a bit,\u201d said Moffitt, who drives the No. 44 Andy Santerre Motorsports Chevrolet\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Moffitt will be looking for redemption of sorts when they return to New Hampshire. In June, Moffitt was running third when his tire blew and sent him into the wall in turn four. The team had to park the car for the day after running only 39 laps.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe ran down the leaders and we were looking to pass them when he blew the tire,\u201d said car owner Andy Santerre. \u201cWe were a little too aggressive on the setup. We were trying to run a radial tire setup on a bias ply tire, and at Loudon you have to be careful on how much camber you run or it\u2019ll overheat the sidewall. When we went to that West race a week ago we learned a lot about the tires and what they will take and what they won\u2019t. If we can get a happy medium where we get close on speed but not overdo it on the set up we\u2019ll be good.\u201d<\/p>\n
With Dover following the week after, Santerre has decided to be conservative and bring their short track car to New Hampshire. They didn\u2019t want to take the chance of wrecking their superspeedway car with the last race on the line.<\/p>\n
But conservative doesn\u2019t mean giving up being competitive.<\/p>\n
Moffitt is confident heading into this week\u2019s event and doesn\u2019t feel threatened by the challenge he faces to finish the season off in the top-three. His one win, four top-five, and seven top-10 finishes speak for themselves.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of pressure on people right now to go out there and perform because it\u2019s the last two races, but we put that pressure on ourselves every week,\u201d said Moffitt. \u201cWe\u2019re going there to win just like we do in May and in July and in September. The pressure is really all on Ryan (Truex) because the point lead is his to lose.\u201d<\/p>\n
The NASCAR Camping World Series East arrives at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Thursday, September 17th for practice and qualifying and will take the green flag for the Heluva Good! Fall 125 on Friday, September 18th at 5 p.m. eastern time.<\/p>\n
For more information on Brett Moffitt or Andy Santerre Motorsports, visit www.brettmoffitt.com or www.andysanterremotorsports.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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