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09/22/2013 |
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RYAN PREECE
LEADS NASCAR WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR BACK TO
STAFFORD FOR CARQUEST FALL FINAL |
For
Ryan Preece, the 2013 season has been one for the
ages behind the wheel of a modified. Preece has been
the dominant car in Stafford's SK Modified® ranks
with 8 wins this season, and he has also enjoyed an
outstanding year with his #16 Diversified Metals /
East West Marine car on the NASCAR Whelen Modified
Tour.
Preece has recorded a division leading 4 wins this
year and he is the points leader by 39 points over
fellow SK Modified® regular Doug Coby. The Tour
visits New Hampshire before making their fourth and
final visit of the season to Stafford and Preece is
feeling comfortable about his position as the points
leader coming off a victory in the Tour's last stop
at Riverhead.
"Winning at Riverhead was a good thing, it's
obviously a good thing anytime you can win," said
Preece. "It definitely helps us put a good foot
forward for the last races at New Hampshire,
Stafford, and Thompson. We're hoping to go to New
Hampshire and Stafford and have good days and that
way we won't have to worry about points heading into
the last race at Thompson."
In the first 7 NWMT races this season, Preece
recorded 3 wins and didn't finish lower than 5th.
But a flat tire in the final laps in the CARQUEST
150 at Stafford and an accident in the late stages
of the Thompson race relegated him to finishes of
16th and 13th and allowed Coby to tighten up the
race at the top of the standings. But another top-5
at Bristol and a victory at Riverhead have Preece
and his team back on track as they prepare for the
final 3 races of the season.
"Last year it seemed like everyone was saying we
qualified up front but we couldn't win races," said
Preece. "This year, we haven't won a pole yet but
we've won 4 races. Any time you can win one race on
the Whelen Modified Tour it's a big deal so to win 4
races is almost a dream season. Winning the
championship is something that I want really bad and
I'm trying to reach that goal. We feel pretty
comfortable right now and we're going to try to keep
on doing what we've been doing and that's winning
races. We have a 39-point lead and that's better
than having a 10-point lead."
The race between Preece and Coby is sure to be tight
when the Tour arrives at Stafford. In the first
three Stafford races this season, Preece and Coby
each have a victory. Coby has an average finish of
4.3 at Stafford this year while Preece's average
finish is 7.0 but that number is skewed due to his
16th place finish in the CARQUEST 150.
"I would say neither Doug or I has an advantage at
Stafford," said Preece. "We've been pretty good at
Stafford and so has Doug. Anything can happen in
racing but I think we'll be all right."
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour takes to the track
for practice at 11:30am on Saturday, September 28th
for the 41st Annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend with
the field getting set through Coors Light Pole
Qualifying at 2:30pm. The 41st Annual CARQUEST Fall
Final Weekend continues on Sunday, Sept. 29th with
the CARQUEST Belts & Hose Pit Party from 11am-12noon
with the Whelen Modified Tour taking the green flag
for the CARQUEST Fall Final 150 at approximately
3:15pm.
Tickets for the September 28th & Sept. 29th 41st
Annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend are priced at
$38.50 for adult general admission tickets, $5.00
for children ages 6-14, and children ages 5 and
under are admitted free of charge when accompanied
by an adult. Reserved seating will be priced at
$42.00 for all ages. All CARQUEST Fall Final tickets
are good for admission on both Saturday and Sunday.
All ticket prices include 10% CT Admission Tax.
For more information on the 41st Annual CARQUEST
Fall Final Weekend, or to order tickets, contact the
Stafford Motor Speedway track office at 860-684-2783
or visit us on the web at
www.staffordspeedway.com. |
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Source: Scott Running / Stafford Motor Speedway
Posted: September
22, 2013 |
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