NASCAR's Youngest Winner Racing For A Cause
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The youngest race winner in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series history surprised even himself in 2011.
NASCAR rookie Garrett Denton of Hope Valley, R.I., was 14 years, five months, 10 days of age when he won his first career Mini Stock feature at Waterford (Conn.) Speedbowl on August 20 last year. He won his division’s Rookie of the Year Award and finished 12th in track points. With a win, two top-fives and 11 top-10s in 19 starts, he placed 65th in the NASCAR Finalist Division IV pavement standings.
“It never occurred to me that I would win a feature in my first season,” Denton said.
“I was nervous about going out on the track at Waterford the very first time because I had never driven a car before,” Denton said. “It took me a few weeks to get comfortable in a bigger car on a bigger track. It was late in the season before I figured out where the car is supposed to be on every part of a lap. When I put it all together I found my rhythm.”
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Canaan NH — In a joint announcement made at the Racers Expo in Portland Maine on Sat. Feb 24th, Unity Raceway promoter, George Fernald and Granite State Pro Stock Series president, Mike Parks announced that on Sat June 23rd the GSPSS will make their first appearance in the state of Maine.
“Unity Raceway has a rich tradition of Pro Stock racing and I am thrilled that we will be able to be a part of Unity’s schedule for 2012” stated Parks.
"Unity Raceway hasn’t hosted a Pro Stock event since 2010 and the GSPSS fits our facility perfect, it will give the opportunity for some of our local Pro Stock teams to compete as well as the guys from southern New England," stated Fernald.
With the year being 2012 we’ve decided to make it a 112 lap event and if things continue to work out we would love to make this an annual event, so mark your calendars now as the Granite State Pro Stock Series comes to the Unity Raceway!
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Modified racing stars and champions will meet at the Occupy The Oval charity R/C race on Saturday March 3rd. Three classes are scheduled: 17.5 SK, 17.5 Pan Car, 10.5 Pan Car. The cost per class will be $25 with $20 going to the Trinca Family Memorial Trust, P.O. Box 520, Ridge NY 11961. The event is to in memory of 7-year-old go-kart racer Jason Trinca and his mother, who were tragically killed in a traffic accident last fall. A 50/50 raffle is also planned.
NEAR Hall of Famer Mario Fiore has brought together some of his former Modified drivers for a race in custom painted #44 SKs: Rick Fuller, Mike Stefanik and Reggie Ruggiero. Joining them will be current NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour stars Justin Bonsignore, Donny Lia, and Todd Szegedy.
The event will be held at R/C Madness – 101 North St., Enfield CT 06082; 860-741-6501.
The event schedule is listed below:
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