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07/12/2014 |
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RON SILK CLIMBS TO THE TOP OF THE CHARTS
FOR FIRST 2014 COORS LIGHT POLE
TS Haulers Ready To Follow-up With
First 2014 Win
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Denise DuPont
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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour teams made it to the track early this morning
with garages opened at 6:00 AM and qualifying starting two hours later. The
weather was cool but perfect for racing. First cars out had a little less
grip, so Ron Silk of Norwalk, Ct was fortunate to come out as one of the
last cars when the track was warmer and coated with modified rubber. Silk
wasted no time claiming the top spot for his first 2014 pole award. “The car
was really pretty good,” Silk said after qualifying. “I think that it was
some advantage to be one of the last cars on the track. We were out there
second to last. The car felt pretty good since we unloaded yesterday. We had
come up and tested a few weeks ago here. We will just try to stay out of
trouble and stay out front all day and try to put ourselves in a position in
the end to win.”
Silk has two wins at the “Magic Mile” of NHMS and he is looking for his
third today. The TS Haulers/Calverton Tree Farm team unloaded the #6
modified and was close to perfect right out of hauler. “This is a place that
we come to and always run good at,” confessed Silk during Coors Light Pole
award ceremonies. “I have won a couple times here and for some reason we
always go good. We have a lot of expectations coming into the weekend. The
car has been good since it unloaded so we should have a good run later on
today. It is hard to win these races, but we will see. I think that we have
as good a shot as anybody.”
Silk will be starting on the pole with 2013 NWMT champion Ryan Preece from
Berlin, CT. on the outside. Todd Szegedy of Ridgefield, CT will be behind
him when the green flag flies ready to push Silk forward. “Those are two
guys I really like racing with and I have raced real hard with over the
years. It is nice starting around some of the people that you know. I am
going to race hard, but it is a long race so I am going to take it easy a
little bit in the beginning and hopefully we can kind of line-up and get
away a little bit. It is hard to get away from the pack here even when you
have three cars lined up here. We will just see what happens.”
Ryan Preece is pleased with starting second and looking forward to racing
Silk on the race start. “This is our first one starting on the front row for
the season, so I am real happy about that. I thought that we had a really
good car but it is just a little tight like Todd said. We were the first
cars out on the track so we knew that was going to happen going in. I am
real happy starting up front with Ronnie right there. We were drafting real
good yesterday and hopefully we hook up again and stay out front. “
Rounding off the top three Todd Szegedy returns to the NWMT series for his
second start of 2014, this time to showcase the new LFR chassis of Rob
Fuller and Steve Leavitt, Jr. Szegedy piloting the #15 15-40 Connection
modified charged forward in qualifying to display the new chassis
capability. “Going out early kind of hurt us a bit. The track had a little
bit of grip, the car was a little tight in and a little free off. I think
that getting back on the throttle is where I lacked speed the most. I think
that I picked up off the throttle a car, a car and a half later than I did
in practice. It was a get effort. The LFR chassis is awesome. It is
unbelievable how good that car drives and how comfortable it is. Anytime you
start out front it is a great thing. We will see if we can keep it out
there.”
“Just racing in general is great. This is a great opportunity and I am happy
to be representing the new LFR chassis and representing 15-40 connection.
Anytime that you can get here is a good thing and I am blessed to be able to
do it. This year I am racing more and that is a good thing.”
NWMT drivers will now head to their autograph session, The Sunoco 100 is an
impound race.
Notes from New Hampshire Motor Speedway:
Your thoughts on the mid-race break for the 100 lap
feature race:
Ron Silk
“I always to run the first have hard just to see where my car is going to
beat at the end of the second half. There have been times here where I have
taken it easy in the first half and then the second half you decide that you
are going to really go and you do not have the car that is capable to push
it. You are going to have to test it out and see if you have to make changes
at the break.”
Todd Szegedy
“I think that we are going to see what the car has in the beginning of the
race and make changes for the mid-race. That is what we are going to do. So
basically the first 50 laps is basically a test session. The next 50 lap
session is where we adapt and try to maintain our position and stay in the
front.
Is here anything that you took away from yesterday that you can use today?
Ron Silk
“I was good when Ryan and I were out front, it was when I was behind a pack
of cars I was really loose. We definitely are going to make a few minor
adjustments for today. It was just a pretty good indicator. In practice you
go a couple of laps and then pull it in and make a change. It was pretty
nice to get at least a 20 lap run with the cars to see how they are going to
hold up.”
What are your thoughts on the LFR Chassis
Todd Szegedy
“It responds extremely well to adjustments and it is very comfortable inside
the interior. There is plenty of foot and arm room. “ |
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Source: Denise DuPont / TheChromeHorn.com
Posted: July
12, 2014 |
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