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March 17, 2008 – YankeeRacer.com

Chasing Miller Starts At Caraway

The biggest question heading into the 2008 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour season is really rather simple. Can anybody dethrone champion L.W. Miller?

To do so, they’ll need to find a way to beat Miller at Caraway Speedway. The 34-year-old from Duchore, Penn. dominated the .455-mile oval in Asheboro, N.C.. He overcame a late-race flat tire to win the season opener and posted three more wins and a fifth-place.

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First of Two Open Practice Sessions This Saturday

Thompson, CT — It is a sure sign that the traditional racing season opener in New England is just around the corner when Thompson International Speedway schedules its open practice sessions. The first of these two open practice sessions is scheduled for this Saturday, March 22nd from 12 Noon until 6 PM. The second such session is slated for March 29th at the same times.

 

Thompson’s open practice sessions are designed for the benefit of any race team having a safe and legal race car. During the 2008 racing season, many different racing divisions will be in competition at the historic asphalt oval. Race car divisions ranging from the NASCAR Whelen All American Series Mini Stocks, NEMA Midgets and Pro Four Modifieds all the way up to the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the ISMA Super Modifieds will race at Thompson and are therefore welcome to participate in the open practice sessions. Antique race car clubs are also encouraged to participate.

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Andy Seuss To Start a New Era at Caraway Speedway

Hampstead, NH — A new chapter in the racing stories of both Andy Seuss and the Advance Auto Parts / Riggs Racing team will begin with this weekend’s NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Series season opening race at Caraway Speedway (NC). Seuss will be making his first start for the storied team, while the team will feature Seuss as their latest in a long list of notable drivers.

“It’s a whole new era that will hopefully last for awhile,” said Seuss. “The closer it gets, the more excited I get about going out and racing.”

Seuss will drive the #47 Modified in a full season of WSMT racing after making occasional starts in the series over the past few seasons with his family-owned team. The 21-year-old racer from New Hampshire isn’t going to his new team alone either.

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“Second Consideration” For Speedbowl’s ‘Home Team’

Waterford, CT — There is a “second consideration” among the “home team” heading into the April 12-13 SK-150, the headline event of Waterford Speedbowl’s season-opening Budweiser Modified Nationals. The “150” kicks off the run for the 2008 SK-Modified championship.

 

It is the same for the Bowl’s other NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions, the Late Models (50 laps), Sportsman (30) and Mini Stocks (30) on opening docket along with the Legends. Other divisions due for the two-day affair are the NEMA Midgets, Pro4 Modifieds, AllStar Race Trucks, Allison Legacy Cars and NEMA Lites.

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Ryan Preece Teams Up With Ole Blue for 2008 Season

The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour has an interesting pairing setup for the 2008 season. Sophomore competitor Ryan Preece of Kensington, CT, will be pairing up with one of the most-storied teams in Modified history, Boehler Racing Enterprises. Preece has found recent success on the Modified campaign, capturing his first victory during Speedweeks at New Smyrna, FL.

The seventeen-year-old is the grandson of legendary car owner Bobby Judkins, whose #2X was piloted by the likes of Hall of Famers Gene Bergin and Ed Flemke. In an ironic twist, the new driver of Ole Blue will be driving for a team his grandfather competed against during the 1960s and 1970s. Given the track record of Boehler and Judkins in New England racing, the team is primed for success. Another talented New Englander, Bobby Santos, III, scored a popular victory at the Thompson World Series last Fall, as the latest winner in the distinctive #3.

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