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Gavin Faretra Hired as Communications Manager at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

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LOUDON, N.H. (May 14, 2012) – With a background that includes seven years of sports writing experience, Gavin Faretra has been hired as communications manager at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, effective immediately.

Faretra will be responsible for a variety of duties within the communications department with a focus on written communications and advanced media for the speedway, including developing and editing press releases, website copy, newsletter content, souvenir program stories, fan guides and brochures. He will also be responsible for pitching, planning and executing all publicity events, as well as assist the communications department in day?to?day activities, promotions and other projects.
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GRIMM RACING PREPARES FOR K&N SERIES OPENER AT BRISTOL

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Eddie MacDonald and the Grimm Racing Team are busy readying for the 14 race K&N Series East schedule with the first race on the famed half-mile of Bristol Motor Speedway on St Patrick’s Day, March 17. This is the first race for the East Series at Bristol and the excitement can be felt throughout the shop.

“This is our Super Bowl of short track racing, just like Daytona is for the top divisions.” said Eddie MacDonald. “We have been looking forward to this date since it was announced on the schedule. Everyone in our organization is excited about racing at Bristol. Personally, I can’t wait to get out on that track on test day in preparation for the race. NASCAR has the East Series scheduled for the test day on Monday, February 27 and we are looking forward to learning as much as we can.”
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Top Ten for Eddie MacDonald at Richmond

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A solid eighth place finish for Eddie MacDonald in the K&N Pro Series East Blue Ox 100 at Richmond International Raceway successfully capped an earlier day of frustration for both driver and crew. With the run, the Grimm Construction Chevy gained five positions in the point’s race into ninth.

Rain postponed the scheduled practice time one hour, so the two scheduled practices were blended into one. After changing spark plugs at the start of practice, the car returned to the track and quickly discovered the car would just not turn in the corners on the banked three-quarters of a mile oval. After numerous adjustments the car was still not right with MacDonald saying, “The car was so tight in the center of the turn the nose would just push up the track so I couldn’t get back to the throttle. We made a lot of changes but nothing seemed to work. It was a pretty frustrating practice. Driving that track is nothing like Loudon or Dover so it was hard to get a handle on it. We knew we had to make changes for qualifying and they did help.”
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Brett Moffitt Wins Blue Ox 100 at Richmond International Raceway

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NASCAR K&N SeriesHattori Racing Enterprises driver, Brett Moffitt, won the K&N Pro Series East Blue Ox 100 at Richmond International Raceway, led the most laps and earned the Coors 21 Pole position.

“Our weekend could not have ended better,” said an ecstatic Moffitt from victory lane. “From where we were when we unloaded, which was not very good, to winning the race is just unbelievable. My team is awesome. They never gave up trying to make the car better so I wasn’t about to give up behind the wheel.”

Moffitt put the #11 Kobe Toyopet Camry on the pole and led all but six of the 103 laps. His car got a little loose at the end of the race and he had to hold off several challenges for the win.

Full Story – http://newenglandracingnews.com/blog/?p=9547

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Eddie MacDonald Finishes Fifth at Greenville

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Eddie MacDonald took the green flag in his 145th start in the K & N East Series second race of the season at the historic Greenville Pickens Speedway posting a fifth place finish. After rain washed out the qualifying, the grid
was set by NASCAR points with the Grimm Construction Chevy starting eighth in the Kevin Whitaker 150 on the flat, half mile oval with the nickname “The old house of racing.”

The Rowley, Mass. veteran maintained positioning in the top ten throughout the event and was pleased with the run saying, “We really needed this after the troubles at Bristol. You always hope you can do better but this fifth
place finish really feels good. Rollie (LaChance) did a great job with the set up and I was able to keep it low in the corners. This first turn is the key to a good lap around this place. You have to be able to run your line to
set up for the exit off of turn two, and the car was perfect.”
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Moffitt Scores Top-5 Finish; Drove from Back to Front

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NASCAR K&N SeriesGreenville, SC – Hattori Racing Enterprises driver, Brett Moffitt overcame odds to finish 4th and Sergio Pena experienced engine failure to finish 29th in the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 at Greenville, SC on Saturday March, 31, 2012.

Both cars were fast in practice. Pena topped the charts for both practices of the afternoon. Moffitt was 2nd quick in the first practice and 14th quick in the second practice though they did not do a mock qualifying run.

“The car was real good in race trim,” explained Grimes, IA native, Brett Moffitt. “We just fine tuned it and worked on our race set up during practice.” “We drew the first qualifying position so we are a little worried about that, but the car is good so we will be fine.”
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Brett Thompson Has Interesting Run at Phoenix

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JEROME, IDAHO (March 6, 2012)- Brett Thompson driver of the #61 RTTI Chevrolet left Phoenix Int’l Raceway this past weekend with a battered race car, a broken motor, and a 12th place finish in the season opener for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series.

“It was definitely not the way we wanted to start out the season but it is what it is,” offered Thompson.

The race was only slated for 50-laps placing pressure on teams to qualify towards the front. Thompson qualified 20th on the grid and had moved his way through the field in a race that ended up being a sprint with few caution laps.
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Jonathon Gomez Set for Phoenix Return

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Gomez Plans Ambitious Race Schedule in 2012 and a Run at the NASCAR K&N Pro Series Championship

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TWIN FALLS, IDAHO (February 29, 2012)- Jonathon Gomez, driver of the #22 Approved Memory/Century Boatland Chevrolet in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series, started last season with a runner-up finish at Phoenix. He is hoping to improve by one spot as he kicks off his 2012 campaign at the famed desert oval in the Talking Stick Resorts “50″ Saturday night.

Gomez took much of last season off to concentrate on business and allow the team to regroup and prepare race cars for a championship effort this season.
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Brett Thompson Set for Phoenix Return With New Car; New Attitude

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NASCAR K&N Series Veteran Will Make his 113th Series Start

JEROME, IDAHO (February 29, 2012)- Brett Thompson driver of the #61 RTTI Chevrolet in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series will make his 113th series start this weekend at Phoenix Int’l Raceway in the Talking Stick Resort “50″. Thompson will run only a partial series schedule this season so he and the team are solely focused on winning.

During the off-season, the Thompson Motorsports team made several changes in preparation for the 2012 campaign, including promoting Will Harris to crew chief. Harris has been a long-time Thompson Motorsports employee and Brett is excited to have Harris “on the box” for the season.
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Brett Moffitt to Drive 2nd Car for Hattori Racing Enterprises in K&N East Series

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Mooresville, NC – Brett Moffitt has been named driver of the #11 Toyota Camry for Hattori Racing Enterprises for the 2012 NASCAR K & N Pro Series East.

Moffitt, a 20-year old Grimes, Iowa native will enter his 4th season on the K & N Pro Series East in 2012. He drove for Michael Waltrip Racing last season , and for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2010. In his rookie season, Moffitt drove for Andy Santerre Motorsports. His stats are impressive, in 34 starts, Moffitt has earned an seven wins, four pole positions, 20 top-5 and 25 top-10 finishes. Even more impressive is he has never finished worse than 3rd in the Championship points standings.
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GRIMM RACING PREPARES FOR K&N SERIES OPENER AT BRISTOL

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Eddie MacDonald and the Grimm Racing Team are busy readying for the 14 race K&N Series East schedule with the first race on the famed half-mile of Bristol Motor Speedway on St Patrick’s Day, March 17. This is the first race for the East Series at Bristol and the excitement can be felt throughout the
shop.

“This is our Super Bowl of short track racing, just like Daytona is for the top divisions.” said Eddie MacDonald. “We have been looking forward to this date since it was announced on the schedule. Everyone in our organization is excited about racing at Bristol. Personally, I can’t wait to get out on that
track on test day in preparation for the race. NASCAR has the East Series scheduled for the test day on Monday, February 27 and we are looking forward to learning as much as we can.”
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Sergio Pena Set to Drive for Hattori Racing Enterprises in 2012 East Series

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Sergio Pena Set to Drive for Hattori Racing Enterprises in 2012 East Series

Mooresville, NC – Sergio Pena will be behind the wheel of the # 1 Toyota Camry for Hattori Racing Enterprises for the 2012 NASCAR K & N Pro Series East.

Pena, an 18-year old Winchester, VA native will enter his 3rd season on the K & N Pro Series East in 2012, his first two were as part of the NASCAR Diversity Program. Pena made the racing world take notice in his NASCAR debut at the Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale Speedway in 2010 when he beat Sprint Cup veteran Joey Logano for the pole award and finished 2nd in the event – his first time in a K & N Pro Series car. Last season, in just 12 races, he scored three wins, seven top-10 finishes and finished 5th in the series point standings. Continue reading “Sergio Pena Set to Drive for Hattori Racing Enterprises in 2012 East Series” »

Busch North Scene – The Busch Years Book Launch News

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AUBURN – George Campbell of Turner will debut his new book, “Busch North Scene: The Busch Years 1987-2007,” at a book launch party Saturday, December 17 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Auburn.

Campbell will be available to sign copies of his book from 2 to 4 p.m. along with two-time NASCAR Champion Brad Leighton, who wrote the foreword for the book. There will be other NASCAR personalities from the region at the event available to sign copies as well.
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Hodgson Finishes Strong Rookie Season At Dover

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Dave Davis Motorsports Team Makes Improvements, Sets Sights On ’12

DOVER, Del. – If there’s any driver on the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East that didn’t want to see the season end last weekend at Dover International Speedway, it was Cody Hodgson.

Hodgson finished 16th in the season-ending Dover 150, an impressive effort for the rookie who was forced to pit under the green flag for a flat tire. After being among the fastest of the 33 entries in both final practice and qualifying, some good old-fashioned bad luck took the No. 03 Ocala Gran Prix Dodge out of contention for a win early in the main event.
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