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ROWAN PENNINK
WANTS ANOTHER NWMT PODIUM FINISH IN JUNE 3rd
TSI HARLEY-DAVIDSON 125 AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY |
Prior
to the start of the 2016 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
season Rowan Pennink and the #3 Boehler Racing
Enterprises team joined forces and the new team
combination has been strong during the first 3
races. The team notched a 3rd place finish in the
NAPA Spring Sizzler® in April and both Pennink and
the #3 team are looking forward to come back to
Stafford for the TSI Harley-Davidson 125 on June 3.
“Things have been going pretty well so far,” said
Pennink. “We’ve had some really strong runs with the
3 car and we had a great finish last time out at
Stafford. I think we can build off of that and have
another good run for the TSI 125 coming up.”
The Pennink/Boehler combination finished 9th in the
season opener at Thompson and then followed that up
with a third place effort in the Sizzler®. Despite a
strong qualifying effort at Waterford, a radiator
leak after qualifying saw the #3 car start at the
rear of the field which resulted in getting caught
in an early wreck that relegated the team to an 18th
place finish. Pennink currently sits sixth in the
NWMT points standings, only 22 points behind leader
Doug Coby. Pennink is confident that the team has
more strong runs in their future.
“I always expect to do well whenever I get behind
the wheel,” said Pennink. “We had some bad luck at
Waterford but we had a strong car and I feel like we
could have been in contention for the win if we
hadn’t got caught up in a wreck at the beginning of
the race. I think we’ve done about how we expected
to do so far and I’m expecting that we can get a
couple of wins before the season ends. We had a
great car for the Sizzler and I’m excited about
coming back to Stafford because I think we can make
the car even better than it was. I know all the guys
on the 3 team are working on that and I think we’ll
be pretty strong.”
Not only will the TSI Harley-Davidson 125 be 75 laps
shorter in length than the NAPA Spring Sizzler®, but
it is also an impound race which means that teams
will have to have their race setups in the car when
they go out to qualify.
“I think the only real change from the Sizzler® is
going to be pit strategy,” said Pennink. “In the
Sizzler we had to make one stop for fuel and one
stop for tires so we’ll see what we have to change
up for our strategy and do what it takes to put the
car in good position to go for the win at the end of
the race. I’m sure the setup will be a little
different from the Sizzler because this is an
impound race where the Sizzler was a 2-day show and
we could make changes to the car after qualifying.”
As much as Pennink is looking forward to getting
back behind the wheel of the Boehler #3, he is also
itching to get back in the seat of his #99 NAPA Van
Wickle Auto Supply / Independent Wheel SK Modified®
machine. Pennink and the #99 team changed crew
chiefs over the winter but that didn’t slow them
down as they won the NAPA Spring Sizzler® feature
event for the second season in a row. Pennink is
also looking forward to his first start of the
season driving Gary Casella’s #25 Modified Racing
Series machine this Friday night for the VMRS 80 at
Stafford.
“I’ve been dying to get back behind the wheel of the
99 car after we won the Sizzler and then got rained
out the next 2 weeks,” said Pennink. “The Sizzler
win was huge. With a new crew chief it was a huge
confidence booster for me and the whole team to come
out and win that race for the second year in a row.
Hopefully that win can propel us to have another
great season like we did last year. We tested the 25
car at Stafford at the beginning of the year and we
were really happy with the car and I’m looking
forward to getting back behind the wheel of that car
as well.”
The June 3rd TSI Harley-Davidson 125 will be the
second of four Whelen Modified Tour events to be
held at Stafford during the 2016 season. The NWMT
returns to Stafford August 5th for the Stafford 150
and then October 1-2 for the NAPA Fall Final.
Tickets for all three NWMT events are available and
on sale now. Tickets for the June 3 TSI
Harley-Davidson 125 are priced at $33.00 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 is $35.00 for all ages. All ticket
prices include 10% CT Admission Tax.
The May 20th VMRS 80 will be the first of three
Valenti Modified Racing Series events to be held at
Stafford during the 2016 season. The VMRS returns to
Stafford June 24th and September 2nd. Tickets for
all three VMRS events are available and on sale now.
Tickets for the May 20 VMRS 80 are priced at $27.50
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. All ticket prices include 10% CT Admission
Tax. Reserved seating is $30.00 for all ages. For
the 26th consecutive season the month of May is
Youth Organization Month at Stafford Speedway. All
children 14 and under are admitted FREE when wearing
a youth organization team shirt or uniform and
accompanied by a paying adult.
For more information, 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 Speedway
Posted:
May 19, 2016 |
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