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6/24/2007
RYAN PREECE HEADED TO
NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Ryan Preece and the Preece Racing team are headed to New Hampshire
International Speedway for the next race on the 2007 NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour schedule, the New England 100 on June 30. It will be the
first race on the one-mile super speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire for
the Kensington, Connecticut teenager, a rookie on the Whelen Modified
Tour. Qualifying for the New Hampshire 100 will take place on Thursday,
June 28,with the race scheduled to start at 1:10 p.m. (EDT) on Saturday.
The race is scheduled to be tape-delayed broadcast on Speed Channel at
2:30p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, July 26.
On Friday, Ryan will be joining the kids from David’s House
in Lebanon, New Hampshire as they visit NHIS. David’s House offers a
comfortable home-away-from-home for children receiving treatment through
Children's Hospital at Dartmouth at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
in Lebanon. Children aren't medical patients or motel guests at David's
House; they are part of their own family in a quality home-like
atmosphere. When the child cannot leave the Medical Center, David's
House is for the families of these children--a retreat where they can
stay to find, and give, support to their child and to each other. It is
an organization that Ryan believes plays an important role in the
community.
“It’s a great group of people that help out some less
fortunate kids,” says Ryan. “On Friday they will go the track and meet
some of the racers, and hopefully find some role models. I know what
they are going through is hard. What I hope we can do is make them a
little happier for the day and maybe give them a goal for the future.
I’m looking forward to meeting them and having some fun together. I am
going to be signing autographs, giving t-shirts out, and we will be
donating the money that we earn from the race to the charity.”
You can learn more about David’s House at
www.davids-house.org.
 After a slow start to his rookie season, Ryan and the Preece
Racing team have been gaining momentum in recent weeks. He failed to
qualify for the first two races on the Whelen Modified Tour schedule. At
Wall Township Speedway on May 6 he made his first race, qualifying 14th
and finishing 27th. At Stafford Motor Speedway on May 25 he had an
impressive night, starting 12th and finishing a commendable 11th on the
lead lap. At the most recent race at Thompson International Speedway on
June 21, he qualified tenth fastest and redrew the pole starting
position. He ran with the race leaders until getting caught up in an
accident on lap 50,credited with a 31st place. He hopes to carry that
momentum forward to NHIS.
“We had a really good car at Thompson and I was able to run
up front with the leaders,” explained Ryan. “The longer we ran the more
the car was coming in. We’re getting better every race. It’s amazing how
far this team has come since the start of the season. I feel we’re
coming along. We are fast at every race and we’ve got good setups for
Stafford and Thompson. I believe we’re close to being a top-five team
every week. We just need to get a couple of good finishes to show it.
The biggest thing we’re lacking is better luck. Once we can get that, I
think we are going to surprise a lot of people. ”
Preece Racing wants to thank the following for their support:
Mizzy Construction, Logan Steel, Nero Heating and Cooling, F.J. Hubeny,
Hoosier Racing Tire, Moroso, Jensen Crane, Total Engine Concepts, and
crew chief and car owner Jeff Preece.
Source: Bruce
Boucher/Preece Racing PR
Posted:
June 24, 2007 |
