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10/16/2012 |
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LEE HOSTS VALENTI MODIFIED SERIES FINAL
THIS WEEKEND |
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Valenti Modified Racing Series championship and final race of the season
takes place this weekend at New Hampshire’s Lee USA Speedway. The event will
be part of the 26th annual Oktoberfest weekend, Saturday Oct 20, and Sunday
Oct 21.
Jon McKennedy, of Chelmsford, MA; no stranger to the 3/8th mile race
facility, and Rowan Pennink, of Huntingdon Valley, PA; lead the list of
entries. The two drivers have staged an almost season long battle for the
championship.
McKennedy holds a 35-point lead over Pennink. A three-time winner this
season, Pennink won last years series finale at Lee.
McKennedy, since the start of the campaign, stated his hope to deliver
car-owner Art Barry a championship. Barry, a Hall of Fame car-builder and
owner from Preston, CT; has yet to win a series title.
“Hopefully we have no issues at Lee and can close the deal out,” said
McKennedy this week. “All year we’ve had a good car, its an awesome team,
awesome working with these guys and look who I’m driving for, Art Barry, I
have great respect for him. He’s had a lot of great drivers. Ask around the
pits and everyone has a lot of respect for the man. Want to get him that
championship.”
Chris Pasteryak, of Lisbon, CT; and Norman Wrenn of Nashua, NH; are battling
for third place in the standings. 17-points separate the two. Louie
Mechalides, of Tyngsboro, MA; a former track champion at Lee, is six points
behind Wrenn.
Additional entries expected include, Dwight Jarvis, of Ascutney, VT; Les
Hinckley, of Windsor Locks, CT; a three-time Lee winner, 2010 Oktoberfest
winner, Steve Masse, of Bellingham, MA., former Lee winner Jim Boniface, of
Winchester, NH; and first year drivers, Tommy Barrett, of Millis, MA; and
Mark Bakaj, of Lebanon, CT.
Qualifying heat races for the two-day event will be contested at 2:20 PM on
Saturday, with feature races on Sunday at 12 noon.
Sundays 100-lap race will be run fourth in a 12-feature card. |
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Source: John Spence / Valenti Modified Racing Series
Posted: October
16, 2012 |
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