For the second year in a row – and just the third time in series history – the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will head to Chemung (N.Y.) Speedrome for the Chemung 120 on Saturday, Aug. 29.
Coming off one of the biggest events in the 25-year history of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour last week at Bristol Motor Speedway, the Tour will return to it’s roots – local short-track racing – this week at the .375-mile asphalt oval in New York’s Southern Tier.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour first went to Chemung in 2001 after the track had been shuttered for more than two decades. Tony Hirschman earned the Coors Light Pole Award and Jerry Marquis the win in the inaugural event. After a seven-year absence, the Tour returned to Chemung in 2008 in an event that saw Tony’s son, Matt Hirschman, dominate. The younger Hirschman captured the pole and one of the two qualifying heats before leading wire-to-wire in the 122-lap main.
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Now that the UNOH Perfect Storm 150 is in the history books, the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour gets back in action this weekend at the home track for the southern tour, Caraway Speedway.
George Brunnhoelzl III (No. 28 Oval Speed/Fibrwarp/PT Ford) leads the drivers to Caraway, atop the points standings by 81 points over Andy Seuss (No. 47 Advance Auto Parts/Q Racing Oil Dodge).
Brunnhoelzl and Seuss have each recorded a win this season with Brunnhoelzl winning the Firecracker 150 at Caraway in July and Seuss taking wins at South Boston and Lanier earlier this season. Seuss finished second to Ted Christopher in April at Caraway and third in July.
“Caraway is a track you have to run well at if you want to have a chance to win the title because we race there so many times,” said Brunnhoelzl. “If you take care of business at Caraway, you should be in the hunt for the championship.”
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Seekonk, MA — After finishing second to Vinny Annarummo all those times, Lisbon CT’s Chris Pasteryak has become the man to beat. Over the last four modified races at Seekonk, including the 2008 DAV Fall Classic and the 5th Annual Open Wheel Wednesday, Pasteryak is now 3 out of four.
TVMRS Points leader, and the winner of the True Value Modified race in June at Seekonk, Jon McKennedy jumped out to the early lead. Pasteryak was quickly on the move, and by lap three, the second generation racer moved to the inside and took over the lead. A couple of laps later, Carl Pasteryak moved into second, and started to hut down his nephew. As they came across the stripe on lap 13, the elder statesman of the Pasteryak clan moved into the lead, and started to pull away from the rest of the grid. As the field crossed lap 25, Carl had a seven car length advantage over Chris, with McKennedy, Mike Holdridge and Kevin Iarnnarelli.
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