2011 Modified Champ To Compete At Daytona, New Smyrna
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The winters in Connecticut can be long, and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour offseason even longer, which is why Ron Silk and TS Haulers Racing eagerly anticipate the opportunity to hit the race track in Florida during 2013 Speedweeks.
The 2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champions, Silk and the No. 6 crew will participate in the inaugural UNOH Battle At The Beach on the short track Daytona International Speedway, Feb. 18-19. They’ll follow that up with by participating three nights at the World Series of Stock Car Racing at recently-NASCAR-sanctioned New Smyrna Speedway.
“We’re racers,” Silk said of the team’s motivation to head to Florida. “It’s been a long time since the [2012 season finale] World Series and we just want to get back on the race track. It’s nice to get away from the weather up here for a few days and get some racing in.”
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Marquee Florida Speedways Join Whelen All-American Series
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Florida is the birthplace of NASCAR and Friday afternoon, two marquee tracks in the state joined the NASCAR family.
NASCAR and track officials announced New Smyrna Speedway and Orlando Speedworld will be sanctioned tracks in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series in 2013.
New Smyrna is a half-mile banked paved oval near New Smyrna Beach, Fla. – 25 minutes south of Daytona – and Orlando is a .375-mile banked paved oval east of the city.
Super Late Models will be NASCAR Division I at both facilities. Speedworld operates on Friday nights and New Smyrna on Saturday nights.
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Coventry, Rhode Island’s Mike Stefanik is one of the latest drivers to enter the NASCAR Tour-Type Modified portion of the 47th Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. Joining Stefanik are long time WS competitors Chuck Hossfeld in his familiar #22 driving for Jerry Gradl Motors, and J.R. Bertuccio will also be back in action this February.
PRE-ENTRIES: as of: 1/11/13, 10:30 am
Super Late Models:(10)
# NAME AGE HOMETOWN SPONSORS
03 Dylan Kwasniewski 17 Las Vegas, Nevada Royal Purple | Curb Motorsports
3 Gary Terry 34 St. Joseph, Michigan Quickfuel Technology | GT Products
6 Austin Luedtke 19 Beachwood, Wisconsin Luedtke & Assoc. | Spring Valley
12 Derek Griffith 16 Hudson, New Hampshire LCM Racing | Black Water Firearms
13 Frank Alberson 61 Lakeland, Florida
36 Tim Russell 29 Longwood, Florida Barn Light Electric | Insurance Office of America
58 Michael Lira 15 Port Orange, Florida Gary Yeomans Ford
71 Kyle Benjamin 15 Easley, S. Carolina
74 Ryan Moore 29 Mooresville, N. Carolina
129 Spencer Davis Dawsonville, Georgia Port City Racecars
NASCAR Tour-Type Modifieds:(8)
# NAME AGE HOMETOWN SPONSORS
2 J.R. Bertuccio 31 Statesville, New York Gershon Recycling
10 A.J. Russell 28 Clovis, California
13 Al Emmarino Brook Haven, New York
22 Mike Stefanik 54 Coventry, Rhode Island Robert Bar Co.| Canto & Sons Paving
22 Chuck Hossfeld Lockport, New York Jerry Gradl Motors, Inc.
58 Eric Goodale Wading River, New York Riverhead Building Supply
59 Matt Hirschman 29 Northhampton, Pennsylvania B.C Brennensthul | Long Island Mod Mania
79 Woody Pitkat 32 Stafford Springs, Connecticut Hill Enterprises | Coors Light
Continue reading ’7-Time NASCAR Modified Champion Stefanik Enters World Series’
Our 6th Annual Reunion for all former Modified racers, owners, crew and fans, from all over the Northeast. In previous years we've hosted well over 150 former racers, as well as the Vintage race cars that will be on display during the day, and on-track prior to that nights Richie Evans Memorial 100 for Tour-type Mods.
There are also several people who bring old racing programs, scrap books, model cars and die-cast cars, all of which are centered on the Modified division.
The Reunion is always FREE to anyone who'd like to attend, then stick around for a great night at the races right there at New Smyrna Speedway.
Any info needed can be obtained by calling Geoff Yoder between 9:00 -5:00 at 904-531-9358, or myself Jerry Binner from 6:00 until Midnight at 407-790-9724.
Continue reading ’6th Annual Modified Reunion at New Smyrna Speedway on February 22′
Published at January 30, 2012
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East Windsor, CT — On Sunday January 29, The New England Antique Racers (NEAR), presented the 15th annual New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame Inductions. Award-winning sportswriter Matt Buckler served as Master of Ceremonies for the well-attended event held at LaRenaissance Banquet Hall in East Windsor, CT.
Receiving induction honors this year were drivers Reggie Ruggiero, Joey Kourafas, Moe Gherzi, Jerry Humiston, and Roland Lapierre Sr., owner/mechanics Mario Fiore and Jim Jorgensen and track operator Irene Venditti.
Though not present due to prior commitments, longtime Northern media personality Dave Moody was the recipient of the prestigious “Jack Ratta Memorial Media Award.” Veteran auto racing journalist and Hall of Fame Member Pete Zanardi received the Danny Pardi Memorial Award for his many contributions to NEAR over the years.
A pivotal figure during the formative years of the sport and truly one of the regions earliest stars, Moe Gherzi came to stock cars following a brief fling with midget racing during the busy post-war era. Gherzi won for some of the best teams in the early days of the sport while displaying a flashy style which became his trademark. Nicknamed “Moneybags” owed to a knack of winning many big-dollar events, he tasted success at virtually all of the regions tracks. He later served as the longtime Racing Director at Connecticut’s Plainville Stadium. Accepting for her late father from presenter Dave Dykes was Ms. Alma Michaud.
[Photo Gallery] by Nicholas Teto
Continue reading ‘NEAR Presents “Class of 2012” At 15th Annual New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame Inductions’
Published at January 19, 2012
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New York Star Won Nine NASCAR Modified Series Titles In Hall Of Fame Career
Daytona Beach, FL — Richard Ernest “Richie” Evans certainly was the face of NASCAR – and modified racing – in the northeast, winning an estimated 475 times in approximately 1,300 starts. It equates to a win in every three starts (a 36.5% clip), something unheard of in modern racing at any level.
Evans will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Friday, one of five members of the Hall’s third class comprised of the New York native, legendary crew chief Dale Inman, team owner Glen Wood and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions Darrell Waltrip and Cale Yarborough. He is the first of 15 inductees without a connection to NASCAR’s premier series.
The 2012 enshrinement ceremony kicks off NASCAR Acceleration 2012 weekend, which includes the NASCAR Preview 2012 Presented by Sprint, where fans can interact with the sport’s legends and current stars in person, get autographs and catch a sneak peek at the upcoming season. Fans can go to NASCARacceleration2012.com for more information.
Continue reading ‘‘Rapid Roman’ Richie Evans Rode Orange Chariot Into History’
Published at June 14, 2011
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2012 class includes Yarborough, Wood, Inman, Waltrip
1981 - Richie Evans at Stafford
Members of the 55-member NASCAR Hall of Fame Voting Panel met today in a closed session in Charlotte, N.C., to vote on the induction class of 2012. The announcement was made by NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France in the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s “Great Hall.”
The class was determined by votes cast by the Voting Panel, which included a nationwide fan vote conducted through NASCAR.COM. The accounting firm of Ernst & Young presided over the tabulation of the votes.
As was the case for the first two classes of the NASCAR Hall Of Fame, the results of this year’s voting were competitive. Yarborough led with 85 percent of the vote, followed by Waltrip (82%), Inman (78%), Evans (50%) and Wood (44%).
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New Smyrna, FL — Hudson, New Hampshire’s Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. continued his hot streak on the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) with a win in Sunday’s Goodyear Speedweeks Cup feature at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna, Florida. Polewarczyk had to hold off St-Denis, Quebec’s Patrick Laperle for the win.
After starting on the outside pole, Polewarczyk quickly jumped out to a large lead, while Laperle worked his way through the field from his ninth place starting position. A caution on lap 34 gave Laperle his first shot at Polewarczyk. The two battled for the lead before another caution came out on lap 41 for a hard hit into the front stretch wall by East Montpelier, Vermont’s Joey Laquerre.
Polewarczyk gained the advantage in the outside lane on the restart to claim the lead. The two would swap it again before Polewarczyk took over for good on lap 60. Laperle would get to the rear bumper of Polewarczyk several times as they worked their way through lap traffic in the final 40 laps.
Continue reading ‘Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. Takes Goodyear Speedweeks Cup Win on ACT’s First Night at New Smyrna Speedway’
Veterans of the American Canadian Tour (ACT) will find plenty of eager young and veteran talent to challenge them at the inaugural Goodyear Speedweeks Cup event to be held at the New Smyrna Speedway during the upcoming World Series of Asphalt Stock Car racing this month.
Past American Canadian Tour Champions, Brian Hoar from Williston, VT, Karl Allard, Ste Felicien, QC, Donald Theetge, Quebec City, QC and Patrick Laperle from Ste-Denis sur Richeleau, west of Montreal, have all won multiple championships during their successful careers.
Hoar is a seven time and defending ACT Champion. He has been winning races at all levels of competition for nearly 20 years. After winning five ACT Late Model championships between 1993 and 2000, he moved over to the former NASCAR Busch East division. He became a top competitor, won Rookie of the year in 2001, a Busch East race at Thunder Road Speedbowl in ’03, and the yearly track championship at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2006.
Continue reading ‘ACT Veteran Champions will be Challenged at New Smyrna Speedway’
The American Canadian Tour (ACT) announced today that Motorsports Hall of Famer and former CBS Senior Motorsports Editor Ken Squier will join Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius Radio host Dave Moody at the ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup events in Florida next month.
Squier, founder and co-owner of Thunder Road Speedbowl in Barre, VT has been synonymous with Daytona Speedweeks since the 1960’s. He was the public address announcer for many years, beginning in 1965, co-founded the Motor Racing Network, and he may be most recognized as the person most responsible in brokering the 1979 CBS television network first ever live four-hour broadcast of the Daytona 500 between the network, the Daytona Int’l Speedway and NASCAR. Squier still is active in short track racing and many nights will be behind the microphone at the Thursday night weekly races at Thunder Road. He shared the radio broadcast duties with Dave Moody at the first ACT Invitational held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2009. Squier will continue his work with Speed Channel next month, bringing historic insights to viewers throughout the 2011 Speedweek events at Daytona. He will also call the first-ever ACT event at the New Smyrna Speedway on Sunday night, February 13, 2011.
Dave Moody was the voice of the ACT and Thunder Road for over 25 years. Moody started his announcing career while still in college and set a standard around the country for both weekly announcing and touring contests. He was responsible in large part for helping both the old NASCAR North and the ACT Touring series become two of the premier touring series in both the United States and Canada. Moody is now a senior member of the Motor Racing Network and has become one of the most familiar voices in motorsports, with his hosting of a live daily racing show on Sirius Satellite radio. He will take over the New Smyrna Speedway announcing duties for the Monday night 100-lap feature event on February 14, 2011.
Continue reading ‘Squier and Moody to Call New Smyrna ACT World Series Events’
Goodyear Speedweeks Cup at New Smyrna
The American Canadian Tour (ACT) has announced the twenty eight teams that will comprise the starting field for the highly anticipated inaugural Goodyear Speedweeks Cup event to be held at the New Smyrna Speedway (NSS) in Florida during next month’s Daytona Speedweeks. ACT will present two 100-lap features on Sunday night, February 13, 2011 and Monday night, February 14, 2011 during the New Smyrna World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. The posted purse will be $36,655.00
Qualifying for the Sunday event will use the northern style heat racing to establish the lineup. Fans from all over the country will see the unique +/- system incorporated into the ACT qualifying program four years ago. The Monday 100 lap feature will see an inversion from the results of the Sunday feature event.
“Since this will be our first trip to New Smyrna, we wanted to make sure we offer the many fans from around the country the most exciting and competitive racing we can,” said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour. “I think what makes our racing so popular in the Northeast is that we have a kind of a ‘no holds barred but respectful approach to racing’ — at NSS, teams will have to race their way in through heats, and then Monday may the best man win racing from the rear,” Curley continued.
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On Saturday, January 22, 2011 Brian Hoar will be crowned American Canadian Tour (ACT) Champion for a record-tying 7th time since 1992. Hoar, from Williston, VT will celebrate by driving his RPM race team Chevrolet in the inaugural New Smyrna Speedway (NSS) ACT Goodyear Speedweek Cup event to be held on Sunday, February 13 and Monday, February 14, 2011 in New Smyrna, Florida.
Rick Paya, owner of RPM Motorsports, who also has won seven titles as former owner and crew chief for Jean-Paul Cyr and now Hoar, has also entered his newest team member, ACT runner-up rookie of the year in 2010, Austin Theriault from Fort Kent, Maine in the first-ever race in Florida for ACT. The formidable RPM team will field both a Chevrolet and Ford in the event.
“We have a Ford being prepared for Brian for the coming ACT season, but with the addition of Austin to our RPM team, we are a little too busy to get Austin’s Ford done and also the new car for Brian. I actually like the idea of having both our Chevy and Ford at New Smyrna. It should give us some valuable information as we look toward the 2011 ACT campaign this season,” said Rick Paya, owner of RPM Motorsports.
Continue reading ‘ACT Champion, an Outlaw, and a Young Star Enter New Smyrna’
The battle for the Goodyear Speedweeks Cup just got tougher with the announcement from the American Canadian Tour (ACT) that three of the powerhouse Ford teams in ACT will make the trip to the sunshine state for the first ever New Smyrna Speedway (NSS) World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.
Joey Polewarcyzk, Jr. (Pole) from Hudson, NH was the hottest driver on the ACT at the end of 2010. His wins at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) ACT Invitational last September were followed up with a $15,000 payday at the Peoples United Bank Milk Bowl at Thunder Road Speedbowl in Barre, VT. Pole finished the touring season with a stunning performance in the 150-lap closer at the Waterford Speedbowl in Connecticut.
“I had a great finish to what started out as being a little frustrating while we tried to get our Ford program mastered during the first half of the season. I have to give my dad (Joe Pole Sr.) and the whole team a lot of credit for the effort they put in to get the car to work. It sure paid off when we got to NHMS and Thunder Road for those big races,” said Pole.
Continue reading ‘ACT New Smyrna Field Adds Ford Power with Latest Entries’
Quebec City racer Donald Theetge might have been the first Canadian to enter the American Canadian Tour (ACT) Goodyear Speedweek Cup event to be held at the New Smyrna Speedway in Florida, but the Canadian competitor list continues to lead the way toward the first-ever ACT events to be held during the World Series of Asphalt Short Track Racing in New Smyrna. The two 100-lap main events will be held on Sunday, February 13th and Monday, February 14th.
While many head to Daytona during Speedweeks in February, most asphalt short track fans can be found each night from February 10th-19th during the 10 days that is the World Series of Short Track racing in nearby New Smyrna, FL. The tradition of northern competitors heading to Florida from the days of Richie Evans, Jerry Cook, Bugsy Stevens and a host of the greatest from the Northeast Modified division to Late Model Canadian great Jr. Hanley— New Smyrna has always been the place to be during the heart of the northern winters.
ACT announced today that 2010 Castrol Champion Karl Allard has entered his Quebec City Larue Industrial team into the inaugural Goodyear Speedweek Cup event. Allard narrowly beat out another Quebec Champion, Patrick Laperle from Montreal, QC, who has also entered the two events. Laperle is one of the few ACT drivers to compete at New Smyrna in the past few years. His family team led most of the World Series standings in 2009 in the Late Model crate division before he was wrecked in the next to last night of competition. The Allard-Laperle rivalry will get an early start in 2011.
Continue reading ‘ACT Canadian Stars to Invade New Smyrna Speedway in February’
Two-time ACT Série Castrol Champion, Donald Theetge from Quebec City, Canada is the first to file an entry for the inaugural Goodyear Speedweek Cup event to be held at the New Smyrna Speedway (NSS) in Florida on Sunday, February 13th and Monday, February 14th as part of the World Series of Asphalt Short Track Racing.
The “World Series” will host the American Canadian Tour (ACT) for the first time in February of 2011. A field of between 26 and 30 teams are expected to make the migration to the warmer Florida climate from all over New England and the provinces of Quebec and Ontario.
The recently announced purse of over $33,000.00 brought immediate reaction from veteran competitor Theetge, “I am very proud to be the first to enter this event. I have raced with ACT for over 20 years and try to support them in any way I can. This will be a great way to bring my team from the cold and snow of Quebec City to Florida for a mid-winter break. We are all looking forward to it.” Theetge is considered one of the best ACT stars on tracks of ½ mile or longer. The very fast, banked ½ mile at NSS is expected to suit his style.
Continue reading ‘Canadian Theetge Files First Entry to New Smyrna ACT Event’
Goodyear to Present the ACT Speedweeks Cup
The American Canadian Tour (ACT) has announced that Goodyear, the official tire of the 25 year-old short track sanctioning body, will be the presenting sponsor of the first ever “southern swing” for the ACT Late Models on Sunday, February 13 and Monday, February 14, 2011. Last month officials from ACT and New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna, Florida announced that the ACT Late Model teams would become part of the historic World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing (WSASCR) at the well known ½ mile speedplant.
For over four decades northern race teams and fans from Maine to Minnesota have made the annual pilgrimage to the ‘World Series’ at New Smyrna during Speedweeks at Daytona. “In the old days, the late Richie Evans would run out of the NASCAR Wednesday night awards banquet and rush down to make sure he was in the feature at New Smyrna that night. Junior Hanley, Gary Balough and a whole host of modified and late model racers made New Smyrna their ‘off-season home’. It is going to be a lot of fun to bring our northern ACT Late Model teams to Florida,” said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour.
“ACT race teams have supported Goodyear for the past seven seasons and we are really pleased to be the presenting sponsor of the first Goodyear ACT Speedweeks Cup,” said Scott Junod, Goodyear Sales Manager, Short Track Racing.
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Samsula FL — Brad Leighton took advantage of a late race restart to power around Johnny Clark for the win in the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) super late model Winterfest 150 at New Smyrna Speedway Sunday afternoon. Sam Watts, Jeff Choquette and Lonnie Sommerville chased the top two to the checkers.
The race was Leighton’s’ first with Richard Moody Racing, the team that earned the 2009 PASS National title with Ben Rowe at the wheel.
Johnny Clark set fast time with a lap of 17.505 seconds, followed by Sam Watts (17.534), Jeff Choquette (17.535), Brad Leighton ((17.601) and Preston Peltier (17.629).
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Charlotte, NC — Ever since it was announced in late October, few races have generated more buzz than the Pro All Stars Series first ever trip to Florida. PASS Florida Winterfest will be held at New Smyrna Speedway on January 29-30, 2010, and will bring together some of Super Late Model racing’s top drivers from across the country to do battle in the season’s first major event. Adding to the importance of this event will be the fact that Florida Winterfest will also be the first PASS National points race of 2010.
Lake Mary, FL driver Tim Russell has been hard to beat in the state of Florida in recent years winning championships in both the Sunbelt Super Late Model Series and the Bright House Challenge Series. In 2009, Russell won his second Florida Triple Crown Championship and, just recently, won the prestigious Governor’s Cup 200 at New Smyrna Speedway for the first time in his career. And now, Russell becomes the first driver to file an entry for PASS Florida Winterfest.
“I think Florida Winterfest is gonna be huge,” said Russell. “PASS has a great following and is a great series. Hopefully we can run good and get a few more PASS races in Florida. We wanted to run some PASS South events last year, but the funding wasn’t there. We’re hoping to run well at Winterfest and maybe run a few more PASS South events in 2010.”
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Pro All Stars Series President Tom Mayberry has announced that the short track touring series will sanction, officiate and promote a non-points Super Late Model race at New Smyrna (FL) Speedway on Friday and Saturday, January 29 and 30 2010. The event marks the first visit to Florida for the ten year old short track sanctioning body that currently sanctions and promotes five touring series in nine states and Canada.
“We’re excited to have reached an agreement with New Smyrna to put on the inaugural PASS Florida Winterfest at their great facility, “said Mayberry in announcing the event. “ New Smyrna is synonymous with winter short track racing, and I know that there is interest throughout the Super Late Model ranks for an extra distance mid-winter event. We expect to see the best of the best from across the country at PASS Florida Winterfest.”
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Orlando Driver Also Clinches Super Late Model Championship
New Smyrna Beach, FL — The 43rd Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway (FL) has concluded with the ninth night of racing closing the series out on Saturday night.
The night was highlighted by a near-flawless performance by Orlando’s David Rogers in the Pete Orr Memorial 100 Super Late Model race. Rogers, who entered the night tied with Jeff Choquette in the World Series SLM point standings, started in the sixth position, but was leading by the time that the race was only five laps old. He withstood pressure from several challengers and won over Tim Russell, Jack Landis, Wayne Anderson and Johanna Long.
With the victory, Rogers locked up the World Series Super Late Model championship.
Continue reading ‘Rogers Closes Out the 43rd Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway by Winning Pete Orr Memorial 100′
Multiple Winners Celebrate Victories at New Smyrna Speedway
New Smyrna Beach, FL — A strong crowd was on hand Monday evening for Night Four of the 43rd Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway (FL). Six divisions raced throughout the evening with six different drivers taking home victories.
NASCAR Sprint Cup driver and defending Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman showed the way in the 25-lap Tour-type Modified feature. Newman and 2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Ted Christopher exchanged the lead several times in the closing laps, with Newman taking the victory. Christopher maintained second place at the finish line. Eric Goodale, John Jensen and Jon McKennedy rounded out the top five finishers in that feature event.
Continue reading ‘Ryan Newman Leads the Way on Night Four of the 43rd Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing’
Concord, NC If a driver is successful in racing, then there will come a point in their career when they shed the tag of having potential and pick up the label of being a contender. For Bobby Grigas, III that moment might have come during the 2008 version of Florida Speedweeks.
Sure, the Massachusetts native had already done some impressive things in his career by winning multiple times in the True Value Modified Racing Series and coming within a hair of winning the 2007 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Rookie of the Year title. But at New Smyrna Speedway (FL) this past week, Grigas really graduated into the big leagues.
With some of the best names in Modified racing present, Grigas finished fourth in the standings at New Smyrna. He never finished outside the top-10 all series long and only twice in seven races did he place lower than fourth. Grigas had one of the fastest on the track and his performance with it was very consistent.
“I couldn’t ask for a better finish or a better week,” said Grigas. “I’m getting a lot more seat time and that is what is helping me out. I am also getting more experience. I think that seat time is helping me out. Everyone sees that I have come a long way over the last few years.”
Continue reading ‘Bobby Grigas, III Has Breakthrough Performance at Speedweeks’
