Cole Custer on the Camping World Truck Series pole

Posted by  Wayne G. Barber 

Saturday Oct.31 at 1:30pm Martinsville Speedway

# 00 Cole Custer on the pole. Big first win at New Hampshire last year.

#18 Ross Kenseth made the field out of 37 entries.


Yes 5 went home.


#10 Jennifer Jo Cobb has made all the races in 2015.




#74 Paige Decker increases the Woman in Racing
 field to two, Good luck Ladies !

Sliced Bread on the Pole at Martinsville

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Logano wins Martinsville pole: Will he prevail with his quest of 4 wins in a row ?

 #22-Joey Logano won the Coors Light pole for the Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway with speed of 98.548mph for his 6th pole of 2015, 2nd at Martinsville and 14th of his career. Logano has won 2 races from the pole out of 13 previous poles.
#78-Truex, Jr. is on the outside pole followed by #47-Allmendinger, #1-McMurray, #24-Gordon, #18-Busch, #31-Newman, #43-Almirola, #42-Larson, #11-Hamlin, #2-Keselowski, and #4-Harvick.

New England modified driver #98 Ryan Preece will start 37th with a owners provisional and will enter all of the remaining sprint cup events in 2015.

 With only 43 cars entered, no one missed the race.

Where the 2015 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Martinsville:
( 1) #22-Joey Logano, 1st POLE
2) #19-Carl Edwards, 14th
3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 5th
4) #41-Kurt Busch, 15th
5) #2-Brad Keselowski, 11th
6) #78-Martin Truex Jr., 2nd
7) #4-Kevin Harvick, 12th
8) #18-Kyle Busch, 6th

Race: Sunday Nov. 1st at 1:15pm on NBCSN 

Tyler Hines Wins SPAFCO SK Modified® Rookie of the Year Award at Stafford Motor Speedway

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

(Stafford Springs, CT)---After collecting a win and a top-10 finish in the points standings in Stafford Speedway’s SK Light division, North Haven native Tyler Hines made the move into Stafford’s premier SK Modified® division for the 2015 season.  Hines was joined from the SK Light ranks by 2014 track champion Jeremy Sorel and Mike Christopher, Jr. for what had all the promise of a great fight for the SPAFCO Rookie of the Year honors in 2015.  The three SK Light drivers didn’t disappoint with the rookie race going right down to the final race of the year where Hines outlasted Christopher by a 16-point margin, or 8 positions on the race track, to claim the Rookie of the Year title.

“It’s a great feeling, we were able to complete our long term goal for the year,” said Hines.  “It was a tough season but at least we were able to get some success out of it.  I think it was a little below expectation for us.  We were battling with the car for most of the season more than anything which didn’t allow us to compete at the level we were hoping to be at.  We were fast, it just seemed like something was always missing each week.  We had some brake issues, which was a disaster, but we kept going and towards the end of the year, we started to figure things out and we got some speed again in the car.”

For the season, Hines and the #94 DC Rentals team managed to capture a best finish of third place on June 12^th.  Although that performance was Hines’ only top-5 finish during his rookie campaign, it showed him and the team that they could run up front and that is what they have their eyes set on for the 2016 season at Stafford along with putting the #94 into NAPA Victory Lane.

“There were a few highlights from the year but definitely that night was the best,” said Hines.  “It was nice to battle up front with those guys and the car was doing what we wanted it to do that night.  I think the team and myself both have the ability to run up front it was just we had some issues with the car that didn’t enable us to compete the way we needed to each week.  The plan is to come back for the full season again next year.  Hopefully we’ll have all the bugs in the car worked out and we can contend for some wins right away.  We’d love to win more than one race but we’d definitely start with getting one win.  I have so many sponsors and people to thank for all their support this season, Sponsors -
Sunny Side Up Early Learning Center, Wholly Chiropractic, Leslies Jewelers, Acculift Of Berlin, Trimino Protein Infused Water, Roberts Garage, Bruneau's Service Center, Cordone And Son, Dc Rentals, Branford River Marine, Shore Haven Sheet Metal, Organtic Tick Free Tick Control, BAM Motorsports, AAA Northeast, Wayne "Muffy" Wildermuth, Lauren Gagner, Chris Dupont, Kevin Pierce, Bill Dillon, Stan Zunda, Sue Weller, Emily Weller, Jarrett Skwira, Mark Cooper, Butch Hines, Stash Butova, Steve Butova, Jim Regan, Matt Crowley, Ron Williams and the Williams Crew, Mom and Dad, Mike Pettit, Mike Pauquette, Ricky Rotondo, Kenny Barry, and Sly Szaban.”

For winning the 2015 SPAFCO SK Modified® Rookie of the Year Award, Hines will take home an $1,100 bonus from SPAFCO, which will be paid in $100 increments for the first 11 races of the 2016 season that Hines attends.  Hines will officially be crowned as the 2015 SPAFCO Rookie of the Year at the 46th Annual Stafford Motor Speedway Champions Awards Ceremony on Friday, November 20 at Maneeley’s in South Windsor. 

Tickets to the 46th Annual Stafford Motor Speedway Champions Awards Ceremony are $47 per person and can be ordered by calling the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at (860) 684-2783, or by downloading an order form from www.staffordspeedway.com and returning the form to the track office. 

For more information, contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at 860-684-2783 or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.

Junebug announces 2016 driver selection for Xfinity Series

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

JR Motorsports (JRM) announced today it has entered into a multi-year partnership with BRANDT, a leading agriculture retailer and manufacturer of agricultural specialty products. Additionally, the team has named Justin Allgaier driver of the #7 Chevy Camaro, beginning in 2016. Allgaier will vie full-time for a NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) championship with BRANDT Professional Agriculture as a primary partner on the #7 in 18 of 33 events. BRANDT will receive associate placement in the remaining 15 races. The 2017 races will be announced at a later date. Jason Burdett, current crew chief of the #7 team, will serve in the same capacity with Allgaier. Allgaier and Elliott Sadler will be JR Motorsports' two drivers competing for the 2016 NXS championship. It was announced earlier this month that Sadler will drive JRM's car that is presently occupied by Chase Elliott. JRM's third team, the #88 "All-Star" car, will again race full-time with drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chase Elliott, Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne next season. Additional drivers for the #88 will be named at a later date. Source: (JR Motorsports)(10-28-2015) Media Press Release

KYLE BUSCH "Win and You're In"

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (Oct. 27, 2015) – When it comes to NASCAR’s current Chase for the Sprint Cup playoff format, the term “Win and You’re In” is a weekly goal for those fortunate enough to be part of NASCAR’s 10-race postseason.

 

With just four races left in the season, and the series kicking off the eight-driver Eliminator Round of the 2015 Chase at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway this weekend, “Win and You’re In” takes on a whole new meaning.

 

For Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M’S Crispy Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), winning any of the next three events guarantees he will be one of the four drivers advancing to the winner-take-all finale Nov. 22 at Homestead-Miami Speedway that will decide this year’s Sprint Cup champion.

 

All season long, Busch and his M&M’S Crispy team have not been ones to back down from a challenge. After missing the first 11 Sprint Cup races because of injury, Busch stormed back, winning four races over the summer months and climbing his way into the top-30 in the driver standings in order to make this year’s Chase. He was able to slip through the first two playoff rounds, most recently avoiding the “Big One” at Sunday’s elimination race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway to escape what he felt was an excruciatingly challenging Contender Round of the Chase for he and his race team.

 

Now that he’s made it to the final eight, Busch feels he has just as good a shot as anyone to vie for his first Sprint Cup title at Homestead. The quest continues with Sunday’s Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville. The .526-mile paperclip-shaped short track in southern Virginia hasn’t always been a track where Busch has felt comfortable, but that’s changed in recent years thanks to plenty of help from his JGR teammates, along with fast cars provided by the Huntersville, North Carolina operation.

 

Of the 23 venues that host Sprint Cup events in 2015, Busch has won at least once at 21 of those venues in at least one of NASCAR’s top three divisions – Sprint Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck. There are only two current Sprint Cup tracks – Pocono (Pa.) Raceway and Martinsville – where Busch has not scored a victory in any of NASCAR’s top three series.

However, despite the lack of a Martinsville’s exclusive grandfather clock trophy in his vast collection, Busch has plenty of reasons for optimism this weekend as his M&M’S Crispy team keeps getting closer and closer to that elusive win with each return. Even though there is still a blank in the Martinsville win column, Busch’s resume at the track now includes eight top-five finishes and nine top-10s in his 20 Sprint Cup starts there.

 

So as the season heads into the homestretch, Busch and the M&M’S Crispy team know that when it comes to being championship eligible at Homestead, it’s as simple as “Win and You’re In,” and it all starts Sunday at Martinsville.

 

KYLE BUSCH, Driver of the No. 18 M&M’S Crispy Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing:

 

You’ve been so close to winning at Martinsville, lately. Are you hoping this weekend you can finally get that first win there?

 

“I certainly hope so. I’ve led a bunch of laps there but we just haven’t been able to hold it for the end of the 500 laps. It’s certainly a racetrack where you can be leading the race and think you’ve got a shot to win the thing in the last 30 laps, and then get beat on from behind and moved out of the way. It’s certainly a racetrack where it’s indicative that, if you’re just a little bit off, then the guys are going to be right on your rear bumper and trying to get by you. For us, it’s been a challenge, but we’re getting better at it and learning some more as we go along. I wasn’t able to race there in the spring because of my injury, but (substitute driver) David Ragan ran really well there, finished in the top-five. That gives me some confidence that our team has what it takes to get it done there. We would like to be able to have a good run like they did there in the spring, but also take it to the next level with a win for our M&M’s Crispy Camry team.”

 

What is the key to you getting a win at Martinsville?

“I’d like to think we’re really close. We’ve been good there – especially the last couple of races there, we’ve been really good. It’s a tough racetrack and, anytime you come in the pits and make an adjustment on your car, you certainly hope it goes the right way, or you make enough of it, or you don’t make too much of an adjustment. It seems like I haven’t quite scienced that out for the last run there. The last run can be tricky, too, because you can be coming off a 50-lap run on right-side tires and take four and you’ve only got 30 (laps) to go, or you could have 80 to go and you know you have to manage that run all the way to the end.”

 

What has this Chase been like with crew chief Adam Stevens?

 

“Adam (Stevens, crew chief) is a great team leader. He and I, I think we share in that responsibility and I think it’s been a lot of fun this season to work together and to be as good as we have as quickly as we have. I feel like we weren’t really sure whether we were going to be Chase eligible this year at all without getting a win or without getting enough points to be in the top-30. But once we were able to accomplish all those things – this is Adam Stevens’ rookie year in the Chase, so he’s got a lot of pressure on himself as well as me having a lot of pressure on me to be able to make it through those rounds and get to the round that matters, and that’s Homestead.”

 

Is Martinsville the trickiest of the three races in this Chase round?

 

“It feels pretty good. I’ve been in this situation up to this week. I don’t remember what year it was, I got spun out at Martinsville and that pretty much ruined that year. I’ve got to get through Martinsville getting spun out or something happening at Martinsville and hopefully being able to move on to Texas and seeing what happens after that. Certainly this is definitely the farthest of most years, I guess of my average is way before this. Again, need to run well at Martinsville and get through that one. That’s probably one of those crapshoot type races because everyone is on top of everyone. Kind of like Talladega, but not quite that bad.”

 

How do you feel about your championship chances at this point?
“I feel really good about it. I always said if we can just get through the previous round we just came out of that the 18 car is a really strong team and we’re a group of guys that we know we can run good at Martinsville and Texas and Phoenix and get ourselves on through to the next round. I feel pretty confident that we are one of the four that should be in Homestead.”

Source: Bill Janitz Truespeedmedia.com Press Release

Ryan Preece to battle at Martinsville Speedway

Ryan Preece celebrating his World Series victory at Thompson in 2015

Posted by Wayne G. Barber & photos by Wayne G. Barber

Ryan Preece will be making his second of three scheduled starts in the NASCAR highest division Sprint Cup this Sunday November 1, 2015 at the bullring Martinsville Speedway. The race car pre-entry list is at 43 race teams so all teams will make the show.
 Preece raced earlier in 2015 at the New Hampshire Speedway in Loudon and is also scheduled for the championship race at Homestead, Florida.
 At Loudon Preece started 38th and came home in one piece in 32nd completing 296 of the 300 lap event good for $ 79,615
 Last year 2014 Preece also ran the final Homestead race. It was in the Xfinity series in a Chevrolet and had a final result of 28th for 16 points and the last driver on the 206 lead lap.

The Ford Preece will be driving has been driven by a few different drivers in the 2015 racing season.

Josh Wise	17
	Reed Sorenson	6
	Timmy Hill	5
	T.J. Bell	1
	Michael Waltrip	1
	Ryan Preece	1

Qualifing will
 be on Friday Oct.30 at 4:20pm and the feature will be on Sunday Nov. 1st with a 1:28pm start for 500 laps and 263 miles of rubbing and racing on NASCAR's smallest track.

Source: Nascar.Com press release and personal notes from covering the race.Photo property of Wayne G. Barber collection.

2015 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series State Champions

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

     Congratulations

Connecticut  Keith Rocco    Maine        Reid  Lanpher    Mass.       Angelo Belsito (R)   New Hampshire Bill Kimball Jr.   New York   Jimmy Zacharias   Vermont    Vince Quenneville   Source: Hometracks.Nascar.Com.

Ned Jarrett to drive pace car at Martinsville Speedway

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Ned Jarrett to drive pace car at Martinsville: NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett, a championship winning driver and legendary broadcaster, has experienced just about everything in the world of NASCAR. However, there is one thing he has never done, until now. Jarrett will be the Honorary Pace Car Driver for the Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500. Jarrett, who recently turned 83, said Martinsville is the perfect place for him to drive. "One of the things that makes me feel good about it is knowing that the track hasn't changed much," Jarrett said. "They say you never forget how to ride a bicycle, well maybe I won't have forgotten how to drive a car around Martinsville Speedway. I certainly look forward to it. It's quite an honor." Jarrett, who won 50 races in his career, never won at Martinsville, despite it being his favorite type of track. In addition to Jarrett leading the field to the green flag, Martinsville Speedway will welcome back the N.C. State University Marching band to perform the National Anthem. The Bandit Flyover Team will once again fly over the track before the race and the Rev. Jonathan Fallwell will give the invocation.(Martinsville Speedway)(10-27-2015)

Radio Alert Tonight 6:05pm on wnri.com worldwide " Championship Night" !

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

E-Mail now thru the broadcast at waynewnri@yahoo.com with your congratulations and questions.


Tentatively Scheduled at 6:15 pm Granite State Pro Stock 2015 Champion

Derek Griffith

Tentatively Scheduled at 6:30pm Mr. Rooter New England Truck Series 2015 Champion

Roger Turbush

All the results from the last two big weeks of short track racing and the Sprint Cup Race from Taledaga, Alabama

Woody Pitkat Wins Tri Track Event At Waterford

Posted by Wayne G. Barber
Story & Photo Kyle Souza & Tri Track Series

Woody Pitkat picked up his first career Northeast Race Cars and Parts Tri Track Open Modified Series feature win on Sunday evening at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl. Pitkat, driver of the No. 42 modified, got out front just before halfway and dominated the final stages to score the big payday of $8,000 that came along with his win.

“We had such a great car today, it was unbelievable,” Pitkat mentioned while celebrating after the race. “This is just awesome. I said after we finished second in the heat this was like our fourth second in a couple weeks. We finally got the win.”

Steve Masse, sporting the colors of Dunleavy Truck and Trailer Repair, lead the field to the green flag for 65 laps on Sunday. He immediately jumped out to the lead, while outside pole sitter Todd Annarummo settled in line right behind him.

Before the field could build some momentum, Richard Savary smashed the turn three wall in his Alloy Wheel Repair No. 99, drawing the first caution flag. He left with the assistance of a tow truck and the field went back under the green flag, with Chase Dowling making a move under Annarummo for second. The filed got single file throughout the top five and while Ryan Preece started his charge from the outside row, the second caution flew for a car stopped at the beginning of turn two on lap eight.

Masse and Annarummo once again lead the field to green once the track was clear, and Dowling jumped to second on the start, with Pitkat in tow on the bottom side of the track. Annarummo quickly slid back outside the top five at that point, with a car that was not handling to his liking. He was passed by Pitkat, Les Hinckley and Preece before he could find his way to the bottom.

Pitkat made a move under Dowling on lap sixteen, grabbing the second spot and setting his sights on Masse. While he did that, Hinckley, driving for car owner Wayne Darling, grabbed third from Dowling trying to keep pace with Pitkat.

A multi-car crash in turn three brought the third caution flag of the evening over the series, when Ted Christopher, Anthony Nocella and multiple other drivers were collected and facing the wrong way. The crash drew a short red flag before the field doubled up and took the green flag. However, flagman John Spence Jr. didn’t like the way the field came off turn four and called the start back — and that was all Pitkat needed.

He drove by the outside of Masse on that restart, driving it deep down into turn one and pulling out the advantage by the time the field hit the backstretch. “Steve got a good initial start and I shifted before him and tried to drive it in there harder and get in front of him,” Pitkat later mentioned.

A final caution flag of the event flew on lap 26, when Brendon Bock came to a stop. While he did that, it was a lucky break for Jon McKennedy, who was black flagged under the caution and could solve an air cleaner problem under yellow instead of under green.

The final half of the feature event was lead by Pitkat, who dominated, leading the final laps by over four seconds. He scored the victory, beating out Hinckley, who crossed the line second in his Seekonk Grand Prix ride. Ron Silk, who had won the event at the Speedbowl in September, finished third. Christopher came back from his early race spin to finish fourth, with former NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Ryan Preece completing the top-five.

Masse hung on for sixth, with McKennedy seventh, Chris Pastreyak eighth and Matt Hirschman and Chase Dowling completing the top ten.

Ron Silk and Eric Bendt picked up qualifying victories on Sunday afternoon as well.

Official Results: 65 Lap Feature At New London-Waterford Speedbowl October 25:

1. Woody Pitkat
2. Les Hinckley
3. Ron Silk
4. Ted Christopher
5. Ryan Preece
6. Steve Masse
7. Jon McKennedy
8. Chris Pastreyak
9. Matt Hirschman
10. Chase Dowling
11. Andy Jancowiak
12. Todd Annarummo
13. Dennis Perry
14. Mike Holdridge
15. Kirk Alexander
16. Max Zachem
17. Zane Zeiner
18. Dan Meservey Jr.
19. Joe Doucette
20. Brendon Bock
21. Anthony Nocella
22. Keith Rocco
23. Eric Berndt
24. Norman Wrenn
25. David Schneider
26. Richard Savary

Griffith Seals Championship in Breakout Season

Posted by Wayne G. Barber
Ramstrom Victorious in Bemer’s Super Bowl

GSPSS Photo

WATERFORD, CT – Derek Griffith puts the exclamation point on his breakout season, becoming the fourth different champion of the Granite State Pro Stock Series, as Derek Ramstrom grabs the win in the Bemer’s Super Bowl 150 at New London-Waterford Speedbowl.

  Barry Gray and Mike O’Sullivan led the field to the green, with Gray needing a win to have a shot at knocking off Derek Griffith for the 2015 season crown.  Gray would lead until lap 4, when the first of twelve cautions came out for an incident between Billy Joerres and Roger Oxee.  D.J. Shaw would eventually overtake the lead, and set a blistering pace, as Griffith and Ramstrom kept within striking distance. 
  While Shaw continuously kept Griffith at bay on restarts, Ramstrom took notes, and overtook Shaw the first chance he had on the front row of a restart.  Shaw would continue to pressure Ramstrom, until breaking a rear end on lap 81, ending his day early.  Griffith would get the chance to attack Ramstrom again, but could not finish the job, as Ramstrom powered away for the victory. 
 After the race, Ramstrom spoke about the facility, saying “This is an awesome place to run a Pro Stock.  I hope to come back here next year.”
 Ramstrom continued, “It’s a shame D.J. [Shaw] broke, I think he was definitely a contender for the lead.  Derek Griffith had a great year.  He had a great year, and has a lot of talent.”

Griffith would settle for the second spot, which secured the championship for the Hudson, NH resident.  Griffith exclaimed, “I’m in shock still.  I’m really happy with my team.  Louie [Mechalides] set up a stout car all year.  My whole team is excellent.  At this point, I don’t think there’s a lot of teams better than our team.  Everyone is so supportive, it’s huge, how into racing they are, and how much they believe in me.”

  Gray would fight back through the field to take the third spot, and second in the overall standings.  Nick Cusack battled adversity all day, including changing a clutch after practice, to finish fourth, with Tommy O’Sullivan surviving to claim the fifth spot.  Former modified driver Jeff Pearl nabbed the sixth spot, Zig Geno climbed to seventh, with Scott Kulesa finishing eighth.  Dillon Moltz, who was involved in an incident on lap 82, and pitting late for fuel, would salvage a ninth place finish, with Mike Parks rounding out the top ten.  Cory Casagrande and Moltz would pick up qualifying heat wins.

  The Granite State Pro Stock Series will hold an informational meeting on Saturday, November 28, at the Clubhouse at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, at 11AM.  For more information on the Granite State Pro Stock Series, visit www.gspss.net.
  BEMER’S SUPER BOWL 150
 OFFICIAL FINISH
 New London-Waterford Speedbowl
 10/24/15

 Pos (Start)           Driver                                   Hometown

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1. (13)   Derek Ramstrom                              West Boylston, MA

2. (7)      Derek Griffith                                    Hudson, NH

3. (1)      Barry Gray                                           Belchertown, MA

4. (8)      Nick Cusack                                        Scarborough, ME

5. (14)   Tommy O’Sullivan                           Wilbraham, MA

6. (18)   Jeff Pearl                                             Salem, CT

7. (17)   Zig Geno                                              Canterbury, NH

8. (20)   Scott Kulesa                                       Georgetown, MA

9. (6)      Dillon Moltz                                       Waterford, CT

10. (11) Mike Parks                                          Walpole, NH

11. (2)   Mike O’Sullivan                                                Springfield, MA

12. (9)   Larry Gelinas                                      Buxton, ME

13. (12) Joe Squeglia, Jr.                                               Derry, NH

14. (4)   D.J. Shaw                                             Center Conway, NH

15. (16) Jake Vanada                                       Berkley, MA

16. (22) Mike Mitchell                                    Cumberland, RI

17. (5)   Cory Casagrande                              Stafford Springs, CT

18. (19) Ray Christian III                                Groton, CT

19. (15) Josh King                                             Vernon, VT

20. (10) Jason Palmer                                     Berlin, CT

21. (23) Roger Oxee                                        Carmel, NY

22. (21) Billy Joerres                                       Somerset, MA

23. (3)   Jarrod Hayes                                      Calverton, NY

 

 

CONTINGENCY AWARDS

AR BODIES (Hard Luck)                                                  60 – D.J. Shaw

BOND AUTO PARTS (Last Car on Lead Lap)            57 – Zig Geno

BOND AUTO PARTS (Halfway Leader)                     35 – Derek Ramstrom

DRACO SPRINGS (Most Positions Gained)            35 – Derek Ramstrom

FIVE STAR AUTO BODIES (5th Place)                        16 – Tommy O’Sullivan

MACLELLAN METAL FINISHING (Heat 1 Winner) 5 – Dillon Moltz

MACLELLAN METAL FINISHING (Heat 2 Winner) 1 – Cory Casagrande

SEYMOUR PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS (Random)               17 – Jason Palmer

RB PERFORMANCE (3rd Place)                                   29 – Barry Gray

RB PERFORMANCE (7th Place)                                   57 – Zig Geno

SHERWOOD WHEELS (Most Laps Led)                     35 – Derek Ramstrom

SUNOCO RACE FUELS (Heat 1 Winner)                    5 – Dillon Moltz

SUNOCO RACE FUELS (Heat 2 Winner)                    1 – Cory Casagrande

VDL FUEL SYSTEMS (5th Place)                                   16 – Tommy O’Sullivan

POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGY (4th Place)                2 – Nick Cusack

COIL-OVER COMMANDER (Feature Winner)        35 – Derek Ramstrom

PRINZICISION RACING (Feature Winner)                              35 – Derek Ramstrom

Logano wins Three in a Row with Talladega Victory

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Logano wins at Talladega: #22-Joey Logano won the CampingWorld.com 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway for his 6th win of the season, 1st win at Talladega and 14th career win.
    Logano led 20 of the 196 laps.
It was an unusual end to the race. First, coming to the green flag for the green-white-checkered finish, #48-Johnson and #42-Larson spun out as the cars got through the restart zone. NASCAR had thrown the green flag, but put the yellow back out before the cars got to the start-finish line and froze the field to attempt another restart.
Then on the next restart, #4-Harvick, who had been reporting engine problems, failed to get a clean start. #6-Bayne passed Harvick, but made contact with him trying to get back in line and was spun out. Several drivers accused Harvick of intentionally wrecking Bayne. About a dozen cars were collected and NASCAR threw the caution just past the start finish line.
NASCAR had to review video tape to determine Logano was in the lead at the time the caution came out and establish the finishing order for the rest of the field.
Logano won all 3 races in the Contender round of The Chase.
#88-Earnhardt, Jr. finished 2nd followed by #24-Gordon, #2-Keselowski, #19-Edwards, #27-Menard, #78-Truex, Jr, #15-Bowyer, #17-Stenhouse, Jr., and #41-Busch.
#11-Hamlin, #31-Newman, #88-Earnhardt, Jr., and #20-Kenseth were eliminated from the Chase.
The race went caution free for the first 131 laps, the longest green flag strecth to start a race this season.
There were 30 lead changes among 18 drivers and 3 cautions for 18 yellow flag laps.
The average speed was 167.311mph.
(10-25-2015)

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings - Eliminator Round: [after Talladega, race 32 of 36]
1) #22-Joey Logano [6 wins], 4000
2) #99-Carl Edwards [2 wins], 4000
3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 4000
4) #41-Kurt Busch [2 wins], 4000
5) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 4000 points
6) #78-Martin Truex, Jr. [1 win], 4000
7) #4-Kevin Harvick [3 wins], 4000
8) #18-Kyle Busch [4 wins], 4000
Points are reset after each round, for the Eliminator Round it goes to 4000, no points for wins
The order is set by the points standings after the last round.
(ties are broken by wins, 2nds, 3rds, etc, with in that round of the Chase)
(10-25-2015)