PRACTICE: Rudolph Tops NHMS Charts
New England 100 To Take Green Flag At 1:10 p.m.
Loudon, NH — In final preparations for today’s New England 100, Erick Rudolph paced NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Rudolph turned a fast lap of 128.667 mph in the 40-minute Happy Hour session. Rudolph qualified fourth on Thursday and will look for his first win at New Hampshire.
Rudolph was followed on the speed chart Saturday morning by Bobby Santos, Jimmy Blewett, Todd Szegedy and Eric Beers.
Coors Light Pole Award winner Ryan Newman did not participate in final practice. He will be joined on the front row later today by Santos, who has won three of the season’s first four races.
Saturday’s New England 100 is scheduled to start at 1:10 p.m., prior to the NASCAR Nationwide Series race.
Sources: Jason Cunningham/NASCAR WMT PR