Sets East track record with fast lap
Dover, DE — Fastest in Thursday practice translated to fastest in Friday qualifying as first-year Joe Gibbs Racing driver Matt DiBenedetto shattered the previous NASCAR Camping World Series East qualifying at Dover International Speedway in preparation for today’s Sunoco 150.
DiBenedetto, from Grass Valley, Calif., needed just one lap in time trials to turn in a fast lap of 23.201 seconds (155.166 mph), eclipsing the mark Sean Caisse set in 2006 at 23.563 (152.782).
The second and third-fastest qualifiers – Eddie MacDonald and Kevin Swindell – also eclipsed the previous track record. MacDonald was first out during time trials and laid down a fast lap of 23.479 seconds (153.329 mph) while Swindell’s quickest effort was 23.504 (153.165).
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Brockton, MA — The Northeastern Midget Association will close out the season with a grand slam – four headline events starting with Twin State Speedway’s Open Wheel Sunday on Sunday, Oct. 4.
The battle for the owners championship – Tim Bertrand (47) leads Mike Jarret (4) by a scant 18 points – grabs the spotlight as NEMA returns to the Claremont, NH facility. Bertrand’s’ driver Randy Cabral and Jarret’s driver Nokie Fornoro staged a textbook battle in NEMA’s last visit to Twin State.
Following Twin State, NEMA will make traditional October stops at Seekonk Speedway’s DAV (10-11, Thompson Speedway’s World Series (17-18) and Lee USA Speedway’s Oktoberfest (24-25). The NEMA Lites will be part of all the events with the exception of Thompson.
With seven different winners, it has been a very competitive season. There have been six different Lites winners.
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Providence, RI — Mike Iles wouldn’t mind it if he could race indoors 52 weeks a year.
One of those places he likes to visit is the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I., which will host the three-quarter-size Midget Cars on December 4-5 in search of success at the Coffee Cup event.
“It is one of the more exciting racing events race fans will ever see,” said Iles. “As a driver, I can say it’s the most intense race I have driven. Lap-after-lap, you’re racing less than inch from other cars.”
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Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009
8:00 LM Pits Open
Tire Compound
Tech Inspection
9:00 Pits Open—Sportsman, SS, JYW
10:00 MANDATORY DRIVER MEETING
Spectator Gate Opens
11:00 Practice
-ACT Late Models
-NAPA Tiger Sportsmen
-Allen Lumber SS/Power Shift JYW
-ACT Late Models
-NAPA Tiger Sportsmen
-Allen Lumber SS/Power Shift JYW
-ACT Late Models
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