{"id":4623,"date":"2011-03-21T18:30:09","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T23:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2011-03-21T18:15:27","modified_gmt":"2011-03-21T23:15:27","slug":"stafford-native-j-j-hill-big-stafford-speedway%e2%80%99s-late-model-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/stafford-native-j-j-hill-big-stafford-speedway%e2%80%99s-late-model-division\/","title":{"rendered":"STAFFORD NATIVE J.J. HILL LOOKING FOR BIG THINGS IN STAFFORD SPEEDWAY\u2019S LATE MODEL DIVISION"},"content":{"rendered":"

STAFFORD NATIVE J.J. HILL LOOKING FOR BIG THINGS IN STAFFORD SPEEDWAY\u2019S LATE MODEL DIVISION<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the 2011 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
\nseason set to kick off in a little more than a month\u2019s time, Stafford
\nSprings native J.J. Hill is excited about his chances in Stafford\u2019s Late
\nModel division. Last season saw Hill capture his first career victory in
\nthe most prestigious race of the season, the Late Model 100, and Hill is
\nlooking to use that win as the building foundation for a run at a top-5
\nfinish in the Late Model points standings with the #41 Life Care Family
\nChiropractic team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re working our way towards winning more than one race and running up
\nfront every week,\u201d said Hill. \u201cWe want to be higher in points this year,
\nbut our main goal is to be consistent. There\u2019s no reason why we can\u2019t run
\nin the top-5 every week. They always say that the first win is the hardest
\none and once you get that first one, they start coming after that, so
\nhopefully we can do that and get a couple of wins this year. Our main focus
\nis to finish in the top-5 in the points and if we can do that, it wouldn\u2019t
\nmatter if we win or not. We should definitely be improved from where we
\nwere last year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The road to CARQUEST Victory Lane was a long and oftentimes uphill battle
\nfor Hill and the #41 team. Hill began his Late Model career in 2005 with a
\nrough season that saw him not qualify 6 times and a 27th place finish in the
\npoints standings. Hill\u2019s next three seasons were a combination of struggles
\nand tough luck that saw him finish 26th in the points standings each year
\nwith one top-10 finish. But Hill had a breakout season in 2009, taking 5
\ntop-10 and 10 top-10 finishes to wind up 7th in the points standings.
\nAlthough he slipped down to 12th in the points last year, Hill took his
\nfirst victory along with 4 more top-5 and 6 top-10 finishes.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter 5 years of racing, you start to wonder if you can win or not,\u201d said
\nHill. \u201cThe win really didn\u2019t sink in for us until the end of the season.
\nNow we know we did it once, so why can\u2019t we go out there and do it again?
\nLast year we started off the season around 20th in points after the first
\ncouple of races, so it was a nice climb back up in the standings for us.\u201d
\nAnother reason Hill has optimism for the 2011 season is the addition of Rob
\nRussell as a team and chassis consultant.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be our second season working with Rob,\u201d said Hill. \u201cHaving Rob
\nhelping us last year got us turned around 180 degrees from where we were.
\nHaving Rob help us out gets everyone involved and excited about working on
\nthe car. Rob is like the heart of our team he gets everyone pumping. We
\nstarted working on the car the week after the Fall Final. We stripped the
\ncar down and we decided to start from scratch. We improved some parts and
\npieces on the car and we still have some older stuff on the car. Rob really
\ngives us a lot of knowledge and we\u2019re all excited about getting back on the
\ntrack with how we started to run more consistent at the end of last year.
\nThe whole team is much more confident than we were at this time last year.\u201d
\nHill will carry sponsorship from Life Care Family Chiropractic this season
\nin his quest to make the top-5 in the final points standings, and like most
\nother teams, he is searching for additional sponsorship.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have Life Care Family Chiropractic on the car and we\u2019re looking for
\nadditional sponsors,\u201d said Hill. \u201cLife Care is a great sponsor to have,
\nthey\u2019re big fans of racing and they\u2019ve been helping us out all winter long
\nwith the car. If we can\u2019t find more sponsors before the season starts,
\nhopefully we can run well enough that we will attract some sponsors. We\u2019re
\ngoing to have a little different look to the car for this year, we\u2019re
\nchanging up the paint to make it easier to pick out of a crowd. We can\u2019t
\nwait to get back out on the track and try to win some races.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2011 Late Model season kicks off with the 40th Annual CARQUEST Tech-Net
\nSpring Sizzler, scheduled for April 29-May 1. The Whelen Modified Tour will
\nheadline the Sizzler with Stafford\u2019s five NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
\ndivisions joining them on the card. Tickets for the “Greatest Race in the
\nHistory of Spring” are on sale now at the Speedway Box Office. Tickets are
\npriced at $35.00 for adult general admission tickets, $5.00 for children
\nages 6-14, and children ages 5 and under are admitted free of charge when
\naccompanied by an adult. Reserved seating is priced at $38.00 for all ages.
\nAs always, Stafford Motor Speedway offers free parking with overnight
\nparking available.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at
\n860-684-2783 or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com
\n.<\/http:><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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