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The Graham Tire 150
Iowa Speedway
Newton, Iowa
Saturday, May 19,
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| Eddie Finishes 10th
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HOMETRACKS LIVE: K&N East At IOWA -
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Statistical Advance:
Analyzing The Graham Tire 150
East-West Combo at Iowa Speedway -
HERE |
Eddie MacDonald (No. 7 Grimm Construction Chevrolet)
• One top five, two 10s
in four E-W combination races at Iowa
• Best overall E-W finish of third in 2011
• Average overall E-W finish at Iowa of 16.25
• Six career series wins
• Two career series poles
• 146 career series starts |
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NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES EAST-WEST COMBINATION RACE AT
IOWA SPEEDWAY
• There have
been five previous East-West combination races at Iowa Speedway –
one each year from 2007-2011. In addition, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series
West visited the .875-mile track in Newton, Iowa for a stand-alone
series race in 2009.
• Iowa Speedway is located about 30 miles east of Des Moines. It was
designed by NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee Rusty Wallace. The track
opened in September of 2006.
• The five East-West combination events have resulted
in five different winners – Joey Logano (2007), Brian Ickler (2008),
Kyle Busch (2009), Max Gresham (2010) and Brett Moffitt (2011).
• The five events have also produced five different
Coors Light Pole winners – Kevin Harvick (2007), Austin Dillon
(2008), Kyle Busch (2009), David Mayhew (2010) and Matt DiBenedetto
(2011).
• Kyle Busch was
the only driver to win the E-W race at Iowa from the pole. Ickler
started the furthest back and won, coming from seventh on the grid.
• Mayhew has the most top-five finishes in E-W action
at Iowa, with three.
• Mayhew,
Jesus Hernandez and Brett Thompson have the most top 10 finishes in
the Iowa combination races, with three each.
• With an average of 5.33, Hernandez has the best
average finish among drivers with at least three starts in E-W
competition at Iowa.
• Moffitt has led the most laps of competition in E-W action at
Iowa, leading the way for 192 circuits.
• Only four drivers competed in all five E-W
combination races at Iowa –Mayhew, Thompson, Daryl Harr and Eric
Holmes.
• The 2010 event
was the only East-West combination race at Iowa to be extended by a
late-race caution for a green-white-checkered finish.
• Toyota has gone to Victory Lane in three E-W
events, while Chevrolet is credited with two wins.
• 123 different drivers have
competed in the five E-W combination events at Iowa. |
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Iowa Speedway Data
Race:
(5/19/12)
East – #4 of 14
West - #5 of 15
Track Layout: .875-mile, paved oval
Banking: 10 degrees in the tri-oval, 4 degrees on the
backstretch, 12-14 degrees in the turns
Race Length: 150 laps (131.25 miles) |
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Sunday, May 6th |
The Spring
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The Blue OX 100
Richmond International Raceway
Richmond, VA
Thursday, April
26, 2012 |
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Top Ten for Eddie MacDonald at Richmond |
A solid eighth place finish for Eddie MacDonald in the K&N
Pro Series East Blue Ox 100 at Richmond International
Raceway successfully capped an earlier day of frustration
for both driver and crew. With the run, the Grimm
Construction Chevy gained five positions in the point’s race
into ninth.
Rain postponed the scheduled practice
time one hour, so the two scheduled practices were blended
into one. After changing spark plugs at the start of
practice, the car returned to the track and quickly
discovered the car would just not turn in the corners on the
banked three-quarters of a mile oval. After numerous
adjustments the car was still not right with MacDonald
saying, “The car was so tight in the center of the turn the
nose would just push up the track so I couldn’t get back to
the throttle. We made a lot of changes but nothing seemed to
work. It was a pretty frustrating practice. Driving that
track is nothing like Loudon or Dover so it was hard to get
a handle on it. We knew we had to make changes for
qualifying and they did help.”
The # 71 qualified
11th on the starting grid with MacDonald saying, “The car
was better and I was able to hold it on the bottom but we
knew it would still be a handful during the race.” When the
green flag flew, the Rowley, Mass. veteran started on the
inside and planned to stay there as long as possible. “I had
to keep the car on the bottom yellow line of the track. If I
moved up a little, the nose would push up. I just wanted to
ride easy, save the tires and let the leaders use up their
stuff.”
At the halfway flag, MacDonald rode in the
13th position saying, “If I got up off the bottom groove the
car would not turn. It didn’t like the outside and I got
pushed up and I lost a bunch of positions. I started backing
up just before the turns so I could stay on the bottom. It
seemed to be working and the car seemed to be getting
better.”
In the 17th spot on lap 71, MacDonald made a
terrific three wide pass underneath and began heading back
towards the front. A red flag on lap 89 found MacDonald in
the 12th position when the race resumed with only six laps
to go in the scheduled 100 lap event. In two laps, Eddie Mac
was in eighth. A caution flag on lap 99 forced a green white
checker finish to extend the race two laps. MacDonald held
the eighth spot to post his second top ten finish in three
races with a fifth at Greenville being the other.
“We
had a pretty good finish considering the way the car was
earlier. It was crazy out there at the end and I knew the
leaders would be banging on each other. I knew some guys
ahead of me were loose so I knew I could get under them at
the end. We missed the wrecks there at the end and the car
came home in pretty good shape. We just have to get it ready
now for Iowa instead of having to do a lot of body repairs
to it. Everyone worked so hard today in the pits; I really
have to thank them for everything they do.”
Crew
chief Rollie LaChance was equally pleased with the outcome
saying, “I am very happy with our finish. The car came
around near the end so I was pleased with that. Eddie drove
a smart race doing what he needed to do to get the finish we
had. The crew worked hard today and I really have to give
them credit. They are up against other teams that have a
number of paid crew guys from the Cup, Nationwide, and Truck
series. I don’t think they know how much they accomplish at
times. It is hard for us but a day like today shows just how
hard they work and how good they are.”
The Grimm
Racing team will take the green flag next on May 19 at the
Iowa Speedway in the first of two combination races with the
K&N West Series. The team will race their American Canadian
Tour Late Model at Devil’s Bowl in West Haven, Vermont on
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LIVE COVERAGE ON SPEED:
The Blue Ox 100 will be carried live on SPEED, which will
mark the first time since the 2008 season that the K&N Pro
Series East has had a points-paying race broadcast same-day.
The exhibition Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown will also
air live from Richmond following the Blue Ox 100. Starts at
7:00 PM EST. |
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HOMETRACKS LIVE: K&N East At RICHMOND -
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List, Practices, Qualifying, Lap by Lap, & Results |
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News &
Notes: K&N East Returns To Action -
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Statistical Advance:
Analyzing The Blue Ox 100 at Richmond International Raceway -
HERE
Eddie MacDonald (No. 71 Grimm Construction Chevrolet)
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Has six wins, two poles and 64 top 10s in 146 career starts.
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Finished 14th at Richmond in 2011.
Notebook
• The 2011
Blue Ox 100 was the first stand-alone race at Richmond in NASCAR K&N
Pro Series East history.
• Teams from the NKNPS East competed in
combination with the NASCAR Nationwide Series in five races at
Richmond from 1988-92.
Richmond International Raceway Data
Race: #3 of 14 overall (4/26/12)
Track Layout: .75-mile, D-Shaped
asphalt oval
• Race Length: 100 laps (75 miles)
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Banking/Corners: 14 degrees
• Banking/Frontstretch: eight degrees
• Banking/Backstretch: two degrees |
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MacDonald and
LaChance Team Up
for First ACT Race of the Season |
Eddie MacDonald and crew
chief Rollie LaChance are ready for the Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee
USA Speedway on Sunday, April 15 in the opener for the American
Canadian Tour. The MacDonald
Motorsports Team will unveil a new
car built by Dale Shaw for owner Fred Petersen.
“We are
really excited to be teamed up with Freddy again to run in the ACT
series this season,” said MacDonald. “We are just putting the final
touches on the new car and after a day of testing, we are
anxious to get it on the track at Lee. Dale did a great job on the
car with Rollie very involved in the building so we feel we know the
car pretty well already. With any new car there will be a learning
curve but we feel comfortable with it.”
Both driver and crew
chief currently compete in the NASCAR K&N East Series and are unable
to enter all the ACT races yet MacDonald feels right at home in the
series saying, “We have competed in the ACT races through the years
whenever our schedule permits and both Rollie and I enjoy running
with these guys. It is a fantastic tour that is well run and has a
ton of talented drivers. Anytime you can win one of these races, you
have really accomplished something. We have had great success in the
past
and hope to continue with a great showing on Sunday. Freddy
is a super owner to drive for and it looks like we will be able to
participate in more ACT races this year than our East schedule has
allowed us in the past.”
Starting the season off at Lee is
exciting for MacDonald since he began racing there while attending
high school. “It’s is a homecoming to race at Lee. My parents, (Judy
and Red) have owned the track since I can remember. My first race
when I was kid was at Lee and racing there for many years is always
a thrill. There is nothing like performing well at your home track
and that is what we hope to do in the Governor’s Cup. We have a lot
of family and fans in the area so it will be fun to see them and run
well in front of them. We can’t wait to take the green flag.”
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LEE USA SPEEDWAY
FEATURES 13 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS |
There will be no less than
(13) thirteen former champion drivers entered in the 2012 ACT opener
at Lee USA on Sunday, April 15, 2012. Between them they have
accumulated 48 track and/or touring series championships during
their careers. The annual opening New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150
at Lee USA Speedway is expected to field the best opening day group
of racers in its 22 event history.
Heading the list of former
champions is Brian Hoar, Williston, VT. He is an (8) eight-time ACT
Champion and also owns a Thunder Road and Airborne track
championship. Hoar also is the defending NH Governor Cup winner.
Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT is a (7) seven-time ACT Champion and also
is the 2010 Thunder Road track Champion.
Part-time ACT driver
and noted car builder with nine (9) Oxford Plains Speedway Pro Stock
titles, Jeff Taylor from Farmington, ME, along with two-time Oxford
Pro Stock Champion Ricky Rolfe from Farmington, ME will look to take
the Cup back to the Pine Tree State.
A home track favorite
from New Hampshire and top ACT US competitor will try and bring the
Governor’s Cup back home to the Granite State. Wayne Helliwell, Jr.
has 6 championships; he is a two-time Ford Blue Oval Champion and a
four-time Lee USA track Champion. Another favorite looking for his
first ACT win is Lancaster, NH’s Quinny Welch. He has three titles
at the White Mountain Motorsports Park. Randy Potter from Groveton,
NH is a former Riverside Speedway Champion and veteran ACT
challenger.
Potter’s Crew Chief Pete Knights said, “We really
think we had a ‘bounce back’ season last year. We were in a position
to win at least two or three races but didn’t get the job done.
Winning the opener at Lee would really help our team regain the
momentum we established in 2011. We have had a good off-season
preparing the car and are anxious for the season to start.”
Three-time Airborne Champion Brent Dragon, Milton, VT and another
Airborne Late Model Track Champion Mark Lamberton from Mooers Forks,
NY have entered. “Well, we have a new car built at the McColl shops
in Ontario and have tested it with the McColl folks. I know Richard
Green Racing has been involved in ACT racing for a long time, and I
would love to get things started at Lee like we did last year at New
Smyrna. The key for us is to get the car to last and be consistent.
I would love to have a great season for Rick (owner RGR),” said
Lamberton.
Thunder Road former track Champions Jamie Fisher,
Shelburne, VT and Nick Sweet from Barre, VT are both capable of
contending for the NH Governor’s Cup. Sweet said, “We have taken
over the responsibility for the Mad Dog Racing Team in 2012. That
means that our touring responsibility is to help owner Eric Chase,
but we also get to do some touring, so we will just see what happens
at Lee. I know we are also excited about getting Thunder Road weekly
racing going. It should be a fun race season.”
Two surprise
entries for the 2012 opening event have been received by perennial
title contenders on the ACT Castrol Series in the Province of
Quebec. Former champions Donald Theetge, Boischatel, QC and Karl
Allard from Ste. Felicien, QC will join the rest of the champions.
Theetge will look for his third title in 2012 and Allard will
contest for his second beginning May 26, 2012 at the Castrol Series
opener at the 1/3rd mile speedway in Montmagny, QC, east of Quebec
City.
“This has to be one of the strongest opening day fields
of cars we have ever enjoyed. With all the championship talent
mentioned, we can’t forget about guys like former winner Joey
Polewarczyk, Jr., Hudson, NH, Eddie
MacDonald, Rowley, MA, and new young star Austin Theriault
from Fort Kent, ME. I am sure there will be other surprises over the
April 15 weekend. Lee NH Gov. Cups have given us nine (9) different
winners in a row. With over forty teams expected to be at the
Governor’s Cup 150, a lot of unexpected things can happen. Fans are
in for a real treat to get the season started,” said Tom Curley,
President of the American Canadian Tour.
The opening event
for ACT at Lee USA will be the first event to qualify the winner for
the Bond Auto ACT Invitational to be held at the New Hampshire Motor
Speedway in conjunction with the NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend,
September 22/23, 2012.
The NH Governor’s Cup 150 is scheduled
for Sunday, April 15 at Lee USA Speedway, in Lee, New Hampshire.
Gates will open at 10am. Admission is $25 Adults, $15 Junior 13-16,
and Kids 12
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The Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150
Greenville-Pickens
Speedway
Greenville, SC
Sat. March 31 - 8 PM |
| Eddie Finishes
Fifth at Greenville |
Eddie MacDonald took the
green flag in his 145th start in the K&N East Series second race of
the season at the historic Greenville Pickens Speedway posting a
fifth place finish. After rain washed out the qualifying, the grid
was set by NASCAR points with the Grimm Construction Chevy starting
eighth in the Kevin Whitaker 150 on the flat, half mile oval with
the nickname “The old house of racing.”
The Rowley, Mass.
veteran maintained positioning in the top ten throughout the event
and was pleased with the run saying, “We really needed this after
the troubles at Bristol. You always hope you can do better but this
fifth place finish really feels good. Rollie (LaChance) did a great
job with the set up and I was able to keep it low in the corners.
This first turn is the key to a good lap around this place. You have
to be able to run your line to set up for the exit off of turn two,
and the car was perfect.”
On lap 50, the #71 was cruising
along in the ninth position and was not challenged by anyone with
MacDonald saying, “I knew that I just had to run easy for the first
part of the race and let guys burn up their tires if they wanted to
race with the leaders. This place is pretty rough on tires. I think
the last time it was paved was in the mid-eighties, so saving them
for the end is important. With the set up we had, I knew we were not
giving up anything with the tires and would be in good shape for the
final laps.”
At the halfway flag, MacDonald ran comfortably
in the seventh spot and maintained that position until lap 135 when
he made the pass to move to sixth. With only two laps remaining,
MacDonald passed Chase Elliott for the fifth spot. In tech after the
race Eddie Mac said, “I really wanted to get by Chase for the fifth
spot and I have to say he ran me clean. He is a good driver for such
a young kid. We had a lot of fun tonight. It really means a lot to
have this kind of run after the disappointment at Bristol. It is a
tribute to Rollie and the crew for all the hard work everyone puts
into this operation. Hopefully we have found something that we can
build on for our next race at Richmond. We had a terrible run there
last year so we definitely have something to prove at that place.”
Crew chief Rollie LaChance was equally pleased saying, “I am
very happy with our run tonight. The two things that pleased me most
were that the car held up and was sound all night and Eddie drove a
great race. This is really a tough series so to be competitive and
run fifth is a great feeling. We had a number of set ups to try in
practice but we hit on this one early and decided to go with it and
it worked out well. Hopefully we can build on this for Richmond.”
The K&N East Series will take the green flag next in the Blue Ox
100 at Richmond International Raceway on April 26. Speed channel
will air the Greenville race on May 3, at 3:00 PM.
The
MacDonald Motorsports race team will be in action on April 15th at
Lee USA Speedway, all part of the American Canadian Tour 2012 Season
Opener.
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HOMETRACKS LIVE: K&N East At GPS -
HERE
For the Event Schedule, Entry
List, Practices, Qualifying, Lap by Lap, & Results |
News &
Notes: East Opens 2012 At GPS -
HERE
Series Returns To S.C. Track For Seventh
Annual 150
The first of two:
Greenville Pickens is one of two tracks that will entertain the K&N
Pro Series East for a pair of races in 2012 along with Iowa
Speedway, which has added a second combination race with the K&N Pro
Series West. GPS added a second date – which is on the Monday of
Labor Day weekend – for the first time in 2011. |
Statistical Advance:
Analyzing The Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 At Greenville Pickens -
HERE
Eddie MacDonald (No. 71 Grimm Construction Chevrolet)
• Has six wins, two poles and 63 top 10s in 145 career starts.
• Has an average finish of 11th and a best finish of third – in 2009
– in six career starts at Greenville.
• His six starts at
Greenville are the most among active drivers.
Up to Speed:
• The
2012 season is the 26th for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.
• The 2012 schedule features 14
races at 12 different tracks across 10 states.
• The NKNPS East season opened with
the inaugural series event Bristol Motor Speedway on March 17.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Nelson Piquet Jr. made a
spot-start in the event and won from the pole.
• Following the Kevin Whitaker
Chevrolet 150 at Greenville Pickens Speedway, the NKNPS East will be
idle until the Blue Ox 100 on April 26 at Richmond International
Raceway.
At Greenville Pickens
Speedway:
History
• Opened on July 4, 1946 as a dirt
track. The race surface was converted to asphalt in April, 1970.
• Held 29 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races from 1951-71, including the
first flag-to-flag televised event.
• David Pearson (1959) and
Ralph Earnhardt (1965, 66) are among the famed drivers that have won
championships at the track.
Notebook
• The NASCAR K&N Pro
Series East held its inaugural Greenville Pickens Speedway race on
June 6, 2006 and has returned every year since.
• There has yet
to be a multi-time winner in the first seven NKNPS East events at
Greenville, and Brett Moffitt is the only driver to capture two
poles.
• In the first seven events there have been two drivers
that have won from the pole: Joey Logano (2007) and Moffitt (2011).
Moffitt also set the track qualifying record in the first 2011
event.
• Logano, Austin Dillon (2008) and Darrell Wallace Jr.
(2010) earned their first career NKNPS East wins in events at
Greenville.
Greenville Pickens
Speedway Data
Race: #2 of 14 overall, #1 of 2 at GPS
Track Layout: .5-mile asphalt oval
• Race Length: 150 laps (75
miles)
• Banking/Corners: 5 degrees
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NASCAR, SPEED Announce 2012 Broadcast
Schedule
For K&N
Pro and Whelen Modified |
Official Release -
March 30, 2012 - 1:09pm
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR
announced today the 2012 race season programming for the NASCAR K&N
Pro Series and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour on SPEED, including three
races that will air live.
The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race
at Richmond International Raceway on April 26 and the NASCAR K&N Pro
Series West finale at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday,
Nov. 10 will be live broadcasts, as will the fourth annual
combination race between the NASCAR Whelen Modified and NASCAR
Whelen Southern Modified Tours at Bristol will air live on Aug. 22.
The Richmond race night will also include live broadcast of the
Denny Hamlin Foundation Short-Track Showdown, a NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series Late Model division race.
The broadcast
calendar also includes 23 taped-delayed events for the NASCAR K&N
Pro Series – NASCAR’s top developmental series – which consists of
championships in the East and West. The races will air on Thursdays
at 3 p.m. ET, beginning April 12 with the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
season-opener from Phoenix International Raceway, which was run on
March 3. The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East opener on March 17 from
Bristol Motor Speedway will air on April 19.
The NASCAR K&N
Pro Series broadcast schedule includes both East-West combination
events at Iowa Speedway. Other highlights include inaugural K&N Pro
Series West events at Havasu (Ariz.) 95 Speedway and NAPA Speedway
in Sandia, N.M. as well as the K&N Pro Series East’s season finale
and first trip to historic Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway.
“The
NASCAR K&N Pro Series features the next generation of top-level
NASCAR stars competing alongside accomplished veterans and SPEED’s
coverage of the series provides a great platform to showcase these
drivers,” said George Silbermann, NASCAR vice president, regional
and touring series. “We are also very fortunate to be able to bring
live coverage to the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and its passionate
fan base.”
SPEED, in conjunction with NASCAR Media Group,
will air each NASCAR K&N Pro Series tape-delayed race as a one-hour
show. SPEED, with its popular and wide-ranging coverage of NASCAR,
is the nation’s first and only cable television network dedicated to
automotive and motorcycle racing, performance and lifestyle. |
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2012 NASCAR TOURING SERIES BROADCAST SCHEDULE ON SPEED |
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Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol, TN
SATURDAY,
MARCH 17th |
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CRASH ENDS MACDONALD’S RACE
AT BRISTOL |
By Richard Casey - The first K&N East Series
race of the season, the Widow Wax 125, did not end well for the
Grimm Racing team. Eddie MacDonald was involved in a multi-car crash
on lap 117 resulting in severe front and rear end damage to the car
and a 28th place finish. MacDonald was not injured and expressed his
disappointment with events leading up to the crash.
“We
struggled with the car from the first practice to get it fast but it
just was not meant to be. It was not for lack of trying because we
did multiple spring and shock changes and even changed the truck
arms. Nothing seemed to work. We started 23rd and hoped we would be
able to make the car better at the mandatory caution on lap 70 but
we were part of the caution on lap 64,” said a frustrated MacDonald
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“The biggest problem was we lost the front brakes. You
don’t use a lot of brake here but when the big wreck happened in
front of me with eight laps to go, I was pumping the brakes and they
just went to the floor and then I was in it hard. Just before that I
was wondering how I was going to slow down at the end of the race.
As it turned out, I stopped pretty quickly and destroyed a great car
in the process. The same guy that wrecked me earlier to lose the
brakes caused the final wreck I was in on lap 117. He did the same
thing to the car passing him on the outside as he did to me earlier
to cause the whole thing. A veteran driver needs to be better than
that. We had a terrible finish and totaled a car. I feel bad for the
guys who worked so hard to get this car ready. The sad part is, the
car was getting better near the end of the race and we probably
could have finished in the top 15. It was not the finish we were
looking for but it would have been a lot better than finishing where
we did, plus with a car that was destroyed.”
“We really
looked forward to coming here to race on the high-banks of Bristol.
This is a tough, competitive series with a lot of talent and Cup
related teams so we have to run the best we can and avoid the
wrecks. Our next race will be at Greenville at the end of the month
and we look forward to having a great run there. I just want to
thank Rob Grimm, our team owner, Rollie, the crew, and all the
people who help out in the shop. This race did not turn out the way
we wanted, but we are determined to get back on track at Greenville. |
HOMETRACKS LIVE: K&N East At BRISTOL -
HERE
For the Event Schedule, Entry
List, Practices, Qualifying, Lap by Lap, & Results |
News & Notes: East Opens 2012 At Bristol
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First Series Appearance At “World’s Fastest
Half Mile” |
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Sharing
the stage: The Widow
Wax 125 will mark the first of six companion events for the NASCAR
K&N Pro Series East with NASCAR’s national series this season. The
East will follow the NASCAR Nationwide Series on the Saturday race
card at Bristol. |
Statistical Advance: Analyzing
The Widow Wax 125
At Bristol Motor Speedway -
HERE |
Eddie MacDonald (No. 71 Grimm
Construction Chevrolet)
• Has six wins, two poles and 63 top
10s in 144 career starts.
• Has finished in the top seven in the
final NKNPS East standings in each of the previous four seasons.
• Bristol will mark the 12th consecutive season he has made a start,
the longest active streak
in the series. |
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NASCAR Home Tracks Stats - Active Series Career Leaders |
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Wins
Brett Moffitt ... 7
Eddie MacDonald ... 6
Dale
Quarterley ... 6
Darrell Wallace Jr. ... 5
Sergio Peņa ... 3
Poles
Brett Moffitt ...
4
Dale Quarterley ... 4
Darrell Wallace Jr. ... 3
Eddie MacDonald ... 2
Three drivers
with ... 1
Top Fives
Dale
Quarterley ... 31
Eddie MacDonald ... 27
Brett Moffitt ... 20
Darrell Wallace Jr. ... 10
Ryan Gifford
... 9
Top 10s
Dale Quarterley
... 66
Eddie MacDonald ... 63
Brett Moffitt ... 24
Darrell Wallace Jr. ... 18
Ryan Gifford
... 11
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Laps Completed
Eddie MacDonald ... 18,386
Dale
Quarterley ... 18,131
John Salemi ... 7,694
Brett Moffitt ...
4,429
Ryan Gifford ... 3,652
Laps Led
Brett Moffitt
... 749
Dale Quarterley ... 706
Eddie
MacDonald ... 668
Darrell Wallace Jr. ... 393
Sergio
Peņa ... 215
Starts
Dale Quarterley
... 149
Eddie MacDonald ... 144
John Salemi ... 68
Brett Moffitt ... 33
Ryan Gifford ... 26
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GRIMM RACING PREPARES for K&N SERIES OPENER
at BRISTOL on MARCH 17th |
Eddie MacDonald and the
Grimm Racing Team are busy readying for the 14 race K&N Series East
schedule with the first race on the famed half-mile of Bristol Motor
Speedway on St Patrick's Day, March 17. This is the first race for
the East Series at Bristol and the excitement can be felt throughout
the shop.
"This is our Super Bowl of short track racing, just
like Daytona is for the top divisions." said Eddie MacDonald. "We
have been looking forward to this date since it was announced on the
schedule. Everyone in our organization is excited about racing at
Bristol. Personally, I can't wait to get out on that track on test
day in preparation for the race. NASCAR has the East Series
scheduled for the test day on Monday, February 27 and we are looking
forward to learning as much as we can."
Crew chief Rollie
LaChance echoes MacDonald's feelings saying, "This is the Mecca of
short track racing and Grimm Racing applauds NASCAR for its effort
to bring our series to Bristol. The schedule this year is demanding
but looks like a lot of fun but to start with Bristol is something
special. The testing day is huge for us since we do not have any
working knowledge of the place, so running there for an entire day
will give us a lot of information we can use to set up for a
successful race there."
Team owner Rob Grimm committed early
on to run the entire schedule and MacDonald is thankful for his
continued support saying, "None of this would be possible without
Rob. He continues to support this team and it is greatly
appreciated. He and his wife Carla treat us like family so to run
well and even get a win at Bristol would be a great way to say
thanks. There is a lot of work going on at the shop and we are on a
good pace to have everything ready for the season. Rob has given us
everything we need and continues to support us in whatever we need.
I also have to mention that a win on St. Patrick's Day would
certainly mean everything to my father."
LaChance is pleased
with the accomplishments of the team over the winter saying, "Things
have gone well getting everything ready. I am especially pleased
that our composite car that was virtually destroyed at Bowman Gray
has been completely repaired and it is almost ready to go for the
race at Greenville at the end of March. I have to thank Rob Grimm
for everything. With a 14 race schedule, it involves a lot of extra
traveling for us, especially since losing one of the Loudon races
that is almost in our back yard. We will also race twice in Iowa, so
this schedule will be challenging but we feel we will be very
competitive.
The series returns to Greenville and Iowa for
two races and will return for one race at Richmond, Bowman Gray,
Gresham, Langley, Loudon Dover, and Columbus. The series will return
to Raceway Park in Pa. after a long hiatus since the late '80's and
will return to famed Rockingham for the final race of the season.
The series did race there six times with their last appearance in
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2012 K&N Pro Series East Schedule
Released
Slate includes three new
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Jason Cunningham, NASCAR
December 23, 2011 - 10:00am
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR
announced today the 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East schedule
that features 14 races at 12 different short tracks and
speedways across the eastern United States.
The 26th season of K&N Pro Series
East competition will see NASCAR’s top developmental
division visit 10 states, and will be highlighted by three
additions to the calendar: Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway,
Raceway Park in Clearfield, Pa., and Rockingham (N.C.)
Speedway.
“The NASCAR K&N Pro Series
continues to establish itself as a desired destination for
developing talent and the schedule has been designed with
that in mind.” said George Silbermann, NASCAR Vice President
of Regional & Touring Series. “With a diverse mix of
historic short tracks and speedway companion events with the
NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series, the 2012 calendar
will provide competitors with the experience they need to
further their careers.”
The 2012 season will commence
with the inaugural K&N Pro Series East event at the “World’s
Fastest Half Mile,” Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, on March
17 as part of the spring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend.
It will be the third event in series history in the
Volunteer State.
Greenville (S.C.) Pickens
Speedway is back on the schedule with both spring and fall
dates for the second year in a row. The first race at the
venerable half-mile is slated for March 31 with a return
engagement on Sept. 3 during Labor Day weekend.
Iowa Speedway has also added a
second date for 2012. The sixth edition of the traditional
spring combination event with the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
returns to the schedule on May 19 and it will be
complemented with a second combo race on Aug. 3. Both events
at Iowa will be held in conjunction with the NASCAR
Nationwide Series.
In addition to Bristol and the
two Iowa races, the K&N Pro Series East will have three more
companion events in 2012 with NASCAR’s national series. The
East will return to Richmond (Va.) International Raceway on
April 26, New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., on
Sept. 22, and Dover (Del.) International Speedway on Sept.
28.
The July 14 date at Raceway Park
will mark the third time the K&N Pro Series East has visited
the central Pennsylvania facility, and first since 1988. The
reconfigured facility now features a .625-mile layout.
The 2012 season will conclude
with the inaugural stand-alone race in K&N Pro Series East
history at Rockingham. It will be the series’ first visit to
the high-banked mile, since the East competed in combination
with the Nationwide Series at “The Rock” six times from
1987-92.
Additional 2012 schedule notes:
• In addition to Richmond, three other facilities that
welcomed the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East for the first time
in 2011 have returned to the schedule. Historic Bowman Gray
Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C., is slated for June 2,
Langley Speedway in Hampton, Va., returns for a June 23 race
and Columbus (Ohio) Motor Speedway’s event will be July 21.
• Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson, Ga., is on
the calendar for the third year in a row with a June 9 race
date.
• The event at New Hampshire moves from a
Friday in recent seasons to Saturday as part of a
doubleheader with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.
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The Rockingham date will be a doubleheader with the NASCAR
Whelen Southern Modified Tour.
• Bristol,
Clearfield and Rockingham will bring the total of tracks in
which the K&N Pro Series East has held stand-alone races to
43 since competition began in 1987.
• All 14 events
will be contested directly in - or in the coverage area of -
the top 100 media markets in the nation.
2012
Schedule HERE
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2011 HIGHLIGHT |
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The ACT
Invitational 50
New
Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, NH
Sat. September 24th |
Photo by Chris Roy |
| EDDIE
WINS THE ACT INVITATIONAL AT NHMS |
After battling Nick Sweet
over the final fifteen laps, Eddie MacDonald fought his way to the
lead on the final turn of the 50 lap ACT Invitational to capture the
event for the second time in three tries after winning the
inaugural. The “Outlaw” started deep in the pack in the 25th
position before taking the lead on lap 32 of the 43 car field.
The #17 Hancock Electric Pontiac was fastest in practice and is
the same car that won the inaugural event three years ago. A faulty
coil burned Eddie Mac’s chances of sweeping both ACT races this
season when his day ended with 14 laps remaining in during the Indy
race weekend. MacDonald and crew chief Rollie LaChance were not to
be denied this weekend. The epic battle with Sweet over the last 15
laps had the crowd on its feet while the race was not settled until
the final turn on the final lap.
MacDonald appeared
headed to a comfortable win after taking the lead with 18 laps
remaining. However Sweet motored his way to MacDonald’s tail and the
duo raced the final 15 laps door to door while swapping the lead
four times. Two caution flags on laps 41 and 45 bunched the cars but
it was the two leaders that set the stage for the incredible finish.
The Hancock Electric Pontiac had the better restarts and was better
in turns one and two but Sweet was very strong in turns three and
four with MacDonald saying, “That car was fast. Every time I thought
I had him cleared he was right at my door. Nick drove an incredible
race.”
Sweet took the lead for two laps on lap forty but
MacDonald fought back on the outside. Eddie Mac regained the lead
only to lose it again to set up the final lap with the two door to
door all the way around the track. That is when the veteran driver
made the move coming out of turn four to seal the win saying, “I
didn’t know it was Nick in that car. I feel bad cutting him off but
I wanted to do everything I could do to win. We were lucky at the
end. I was so psyched to get my new sponsor Hancock Electric in
victory lane. Kenny Thompson has been really great helping us out
beginning this year in New Smyrna. It really feels good to be back
in victory lane and I want to thank Rollie and the crew and our East
team owner Rob Grimm for everything they have done. We are
definitely going to enjoy this for a while. Our fans are the best
and I am so happy we got this win for them to share with us.” |
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