{"id":15712,"date":"2014-04-17T07:57:38","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T11:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=15712"},"modified":"2014-04-17T07:57:38","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T11:57:38","slug":"surprise-entry-saturdays-vmrs-race-monadnock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/surprise-entry-saturdays-vmrs-race-monadnock\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise Entry For Saturday\u2019s VMRS Race At Monadnock"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"vmrslogo1\"<\/a>Canaan, NH. \u2013 Sitting at a desk Tuesday afternoon looking over notes saved in case he needed to refer to them one day, Kirk Alexander, the Valenti Modified Racing Series all-time winner at 31 victories, was trying to find the right set-up, the magic that worked for him so many times in the past, the magic he hopes he can create again when he climbs into the John Corliss owned, Trader John Guns sponsored, # 88 modified race car, on Saturday night, April 19, at Monadnock Speedway, Winchester, New Hampshire. <\/p>\n

Alexander, of W. Swanzey, NH., will be filling the seat of long-time archrival Jim Boniface who is battling a courageous fight with cancer. It\u2019s a situation Alexander knows all to well. He lost a brother to the disease in 2008.
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\n\u201cJim and I were fierce rivals. He wanted to win. I wanted to win. We came from the same area. We raced the same tracks. It\u2019s sad to see what he\u2019s going through. It brings me back. I\u2019d love to win for him Saturday night. Jim hopes to be at the track if at all possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alexander, who is an avid fisherman and enters tournaments all over New England, says he got a surprise phone call last week. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t hard to make a decision,\u201d said the three-time series champion. My fishing and racing. We\u2019ll make it work.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat car is just like mine and it\u2019s got a great motor, disclosed Alexander. \u201cI told the owner I\u2019d be happy to run it for them. I was toying with putting my own back together for the July show. This is perfect. We\u2019ll run the Monadnock shows for sure and we\u2019ll look at others.\u201d <\/p>\n

Alexander won the series first race in April 2004, and went on to win 15 more at the New Hampshire quarter-mile. His last series win was July 3, 2010.<\/p>\n

Reigning Champion Rowan Pennink, of Huntingdon Valley, PA, a two-time winner at Monadnock is entered for Saturday\u2019s race. <\/p>\n

Former series champions Dwight Jarvis, of Ascutney, VT., entering his 41st season, and Chris Pasteryak, of Lisbon, CT, a two-time champion, are also set to compete. <\/p>\n

Todd Szegedy, of Ridgefield, CT, Justin Bonsignore, Islip, NY, Max Zachem, Preston, CT., Anthony Nocella, Woburn, MA., and Dan Meservey Jr. of Brewster, MA., have entered.<\/p>\n

The race, presented by Bond Auto Parts, is the annual \u201cSpring Dash 100, a green flag event. The season opening program at Monadnock gets underway at 5:00 PM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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