2012-05-14

Joey Doiron: PASS North Series Star Speedway Race Report

EPPING, N.H. – Joey Doiron of Berwick, Maine, finished fourth in the PASS North Series Star 150 at Star Speedway in Epping, N.H., on Saturday, May 12. The effort marked the second-straight Top-5 for Doiron to start the 2012 season and was his best career Star Speedway result. Doiron played a game of patience to survive a wild Star 150, starting 11th in the 22-car field and making his biggest climb through the field over the second half of the event.

 

WHO: Joey Doiron, Berwick, Maine
TEAM: No. 73 JBJ Machine/Scarborough Downs Chevrolet
CREW CHIEF: John Doiron, Berwick, Maine

WHAT: PASS North Series Star 150
WHERE: Star Speedway, Epping, N.H. (.25-mile oval)
STARTED: 11th
FINISHED: 4th

LAST RACE: May 5, SouthernMaineMotors.com 150, Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, Maine (1st)
NEXT RACE: May 26, PASS 150, White Mountain Motorsports Park, N. Woodstock, N.H. (.25-mile oval)

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JOEY, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO GET ANOTHER TOP-5 FINISH TO START YOUR SEASON?

“It's Star Speedway. If you've got the fenders on it at the end, you're going to be in pretty good position. I rode around at the start, because we brought the crate motor – the Little Engine That Could.

“We had a rash of cautions there, and it seemed like every restart I was on the outside. Everyone with the big (motors) would get you on the restart, and you just had to hang tough and not lose as many spots as you could. I was just trying to salvage at the end of it.”

DID THE CAR FALL OFF AT ALL LATE IN THE RACE?

“It didn't really seem to change that much. It fell off a little bit at the end, but it didn't really change that much. It was pretty much the same car I had at the start of the race. You could only go so fast with so many hammerheads sometimes on the track.”

HOW IMPORTANT WAS IT TO STAY PATIENT TONIGHT?

“It's really important. The second restart we had on the day, I restarted sixth on the outside and couldn't get back in line until about 16th. It was a long road to hoe to get back to the front, but slowly but surely...we worked our way back to the front.

“We kept the fenders clean. I think I had more damage last week when I won, and that's always good – especially at a place like this.”

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Posted by Marc Patrick Roy at 14.5.12

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