NASCAR Whelen All-American Series: Emily Packard Canaan Fair Speedway Race Preview
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THE STORY
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – Emily Packard of East Montpelier, Vt., opens the 2013 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series with a 35-lap Late Model feature event at Canaan Fair Speedway in Canaan, N.H., on Saturday, May 18. The 16-year-old Late Model driver won the track's Rookie of the Year title in 2012, finishing fourth in the overall NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model standings to ACT Late Model Tour champion Wayne Helliwell Jr. Packard has said her goal this year is to win the track championship at the track she calls home.
THE FACTS
WHO: Emily Packard, East Montpelier, Vt.
CREW CHIEF: Neal Woodward, Georgia, Vt.
TEAM: No. 9x Northstar Fireworks/Berlin Optical Expressions Chevrolet
SPONSORS: Northstar Fireworks, Fecteau Homes, Berlin Optical Expressions, Yipes! of Barre, VT Shifter Karts, GossCars.com, Be The Match, Rutland Regional Medical Center, R.G. Paving
BEST CAREER CANAAN FAIR SPEEDWAY FINISH: 2nd (September 2012)
LAST RACE AT CANAAN FAIR SPEEDWAY: 2nd (September 2012)
WHAT: NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model 35
WHERE: Canaan Fair Speedway, Canaan, N.H. (.333-mile oval)
WHEN: Saturday, May 18 – 3 p.m., practice; 6 p.m., qualifying; 8 p.m., race
DID YOU KNOW?
Emily Packard scored her first career Top-10 finish in an ACT Late Model Tour race when she finished 10th in the Spring Green 113 at Devil's Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vt., on Sunday, May 5.
Emily Packard became the first woman in a decade to win a feature event at Thunder Road International Speedbowl when she won a Street Stock feature at the track last summer.
Emily Packard was voted the 2012 Vermont Motorsports Magazine Rookie of the Year, and she was also named the Vermont Sportswriters & Sportscasters Association Athlete of the Month for August 2012.
Emily Packard was one of 36 Late Model drivers from across the northeast and Canada invited to participate in the ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 weekend last September.
Emily Packard Motorsports crew chief Neal Woodward is a five-time ACT Late Model Tour champion crew chief whose cars set track qualifying records at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING
"This weekend is not about finishing first, it's about finishing and finishing toward the front and starting our chase for the championship. We definitely have to play it smart and make sure we get the most out of it. It definitely makes things more interesting."
On her mindset heading into Canaan's regular season: "This weekend, I have to really prepare myself. This could make or break my championship dream. I really have to go in and focus on having a great run. The reason we really want to run Canaan again is to have a shot at that championship."
On why the NASCAR championship at Canaan is so important to her: "This year is definitely about learning as much as I can, but one of the reasons we're going back to Canaan is a big one. It's to be able to contend for the championship.
"It's been my home track since I started in a Late Model. With all the other things we're doing between Thunder Road and the ACT Tour, it's important that we have pretty good results at Canaan and keep our confidence up."
UP NEXT
Canaan Fair Speedway returns to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing on Saturday, May 25... Emily Packard will continue competing weekly at Canaan this season while also attempting to run the full Late Model schedule at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Thursday nights.
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