Andy Seuss Gains Maximum Points in NASCAR WSMT Title Fight by Winning at Caraway Speedway
New Hampshire Driver Leads Every Lap in Race to Be Televised This Week
Hampstead, NH — There’s no real secret formula or shortcut when it comes to trying to win a championship. If you need to gain points, the best way to do that is to just work hard and win everything in sight.
So as Andy Seuss chases the 2010 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour championship, he did exactly what he needed to do on Saturday night at Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, North Carolina. Driving the #47 Q Racing Oil/Rockingham Boat Modified fielded by Riggs Racing, Seuss set fast time, led every lap of the race and won the event.
“We are going to have to go all out to win this championship,” said Seuss. “All that we are concerned about is going after the best result that we are capable of and the rest will take care of itself. That’s what we did on Saturday night and that’s what we are trying to do in the last three races of the year.”
Although many drivers use “we” when talking about their team’s success, Seuss really takes his appreciation for the Riggs Racing team to another level.
“We won the Caraway race because of the team,” said Seuss. “If we can win the championship, that is going to be because of my teams too. The Riggs Racing team and my Rockingham Boat team from up North have worked together all year long and it really shows. The Riggs team knew what we had to do at Caraway and they got it done. All week long, they went wide-open. Crew members cancelled vacations, stayed late at the shop and put in plenty of extra hours. We don’t have full-time crew members and the guys who do help out even have overtime to put in and busy seasons to work around in their day jobs. Even still, their dedication and their hard work is amazing. I truly believe that races are won in the shop and this team proved that this week by giving me such a great racecar.”
Seuss is now ranked second in a tight points battle that involves the top five drivers on the Tour being within 70 points of each other with only three races left in the 2010 season.
“This is such a close points battle,” said Seuss. “Last year, the championship battle was pretty much between George Brunnhoelzl and I. This year, there are five guys who can win this thing. Even Burt Myers back in fifth place is real close. It’s not a two-horse race this year.”
Seuss closed to within seven points of L.W. Miller for the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour point lead with this victory.
“This is the closest that we have ever been to the point lead,” said Seuss. “The closest that we got last year was 14 points, so although there is a lot that we need to do to go after this championship, I like where we are going after it from.”
Ironically, the closest competition that Seuss had at Caraway came from point leader L.W. Miller. The two even made contact late in the race, with Seuss sliding up the track, but NASCAR ruled that it was due to overaggressive driving and put Seuss back into the lead for the next restart.
“I got hit a few times and I saved it,” said Seuss. “Then I got hit so hard that I slid up the track sideways. He had me pretty loose and sent me up the track. It was hard not to wreck, but I kept it going. Something happened behind us though and I’m not sure if it was related to everyone checking up, but the caution came out and I got the lead back. From there, I got a good restart and went on to win the race.”
Fans can watch all of the action from Caraway when the Triad Commercial Property Services 150 airs on VERSUS on Wednesday, Sept. 1 at 7 pm ET.
For more information on Andy Seuss, please contact Mike Twist at (207) 499-2047 and be sure to check out Andy’s website at www.andyseuss.net.
Sources: Mike Twist/Andy Seuss PR