2017-09-24

22 RACING RESULTS JUKASA MOTOR SPEEDWAY

22 RACING RESULTS JUKASA MOTOR SPEEDWAY

DONALD THEETGE ONE TURN AWAY FROM FIRST NASCAR PINTY'S SERIES WIN

DONALD THEETGE ONE TURN AWAY FROM FIRST NASCAR PINTYS SERIES WIN
 
Sunday Sept. 24, 2017:  Race thirteen and the final event of the 2017 NASCAR Pinty's Series season was held last night at Jukasa Motor Speedway (formerly Cayuga Speedway). Donald Theetge finished 2ndwhile Alex Tagliani fought back for a 6thplace finish.

When practice was complete, Donald Theetge in the #22 Mercedes-Benz StNicholas/Circuit Acura Dodge and the #18 EpiPen/Lowes/St Hubert's Dodge of Alex Tagliani both reported that the cars were very drivable and they only wanted minor changes.

Next up was qualifying and when the twenty cars in attendance had completed their timed sessions, Theetge was scored 3rdquickest with Tagliani being posted in 5th.
 
The Pinty's Fall Brawl 200 lap event would start under the new lighting system at the speedway and the drivers and crews were incredibly impressed.  It was like running the race during the daytime. 

Theetge was immediately on the hunt for 2ndplace and then by lap 19 he had taken over the lead from pole sitter Kennington.  Tagliani would also be on the move forward and on lap 35 moved into second place behind his teammate.  A caution on lap 42 had both drivers heading to pit road for enough Sunoco fuel to get them to the finish. By lap 62 Theetge was back in the lead where he stayed until the next caution.  During that break Theetge came to pit road twice – first for right side tires then back again for left side.  Tagliani would pit but only for right side rubber under this caution. Several laps later the caution flew again and Tagliani would pit for his left side tires and an adjustment giving him much fresher tires than most of the other competitors. They felt their strategy was strong and the #18 quickly began to pick off the cars in front of him until lap 138 when contact with another competitor resulted in some front-end damage to the car. It was a handful for the remaining 62 laps but Tagliani battled hard for a 6th place finish.  Meanwhile Theetge was continuing to lead the race until the final turn of the final lap when the #76 of Lapcevich used a bump and run move to push Theetge out of the way resulting in a 2nd place finish for the disappointed #22 driver.
 
"I don't like that kind of racing," said Theetge after the race.  "I have raced and won in ACT and other series and we were never allowed to make that move. You had to pass on the inside or the outside – not push another competitor out of the way.  But I can't thank Scott (Steckly) and his 22 Racing team enough.  We had a fantastic car and we led the most laps today and every race this year we have been competitive.  If he will do it I would really like to race for them again next year."
 
"I had a good car right from the start of the race – even running 2nd to my teammate Theetge at the start," said Tagliani.  During the second caution, I made a pit stop for tires giving us fresher rubber than most other drivers.  But while moving up through the field, I had contact with another car and bent the front suspension.  A sixth-place finish while battling handling problems is quite an achievement.  Tonight, the credit again goes to the team.  They gave me a very competitive car again tonight."
 
Tagliani would finish the season in 6th in the drivers standings and tied for 7th with his 22 Racing teammates for 7th in the owner standings.
 
The Pinty's Fall Brawl will air on TSN on Sunday October 1st at 11:30 am. ET and on RDS on Saturday October 20th at 9:30 p.m. ET
 
 
Follow the 22 Racing Team on social media for behind the scenes updates on; Twitter@22RacingTeam & @ScottSteckly22, Facebook Fan Page 22racingteam and Instagram 22racingteam

About 22 Racing:  
22 Racing is owned by 4X NASCAR Pinty's Series Champion Scott Steckly and is based out of Milverton Ontario in a new (2014) 7,500 square foot race shop.  They have fielded teams for drivers such as Christopher Bell, Jacques Villeneuve, James Buescher, Jeb Burton, Kaz Grala, L.P. Dumoulin, Max Papis and many others.  22 Racing provides turnkey solutions for drivers looking to compete in the NASCAR Pinty's Series. The 22 Racing Team is supported by the following sponsors:  Erb Group of Companies, AW Millwrights, Sturdy Formed Concrete, Castrol, Wendell Motors, Twin City Graphics, Auto Glym, Mechanix Wear, Dickies Canada, Great Dane Glasvan, Safety Kleen, Dupli-Color & Permatex.

Photo Credit:  Jerry Hall

For more information please contact:

Linda Jones
22 Racing/Driven Motorsport Innovations



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Pitkat wins touch ACT Invitational at NHMS

 

Pitkat wins touch ACT Invitational at NHMS 

 

For Immediate Release                                                             ACT-092417-1

 

LOUDON, NH – Woody Pitkat drove the Summit Ice No. 07MA to victory in a rough and ragged ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Saturday.

 

The race was called with 18 of 50 scheduled laps completed as daylight waned. Two false restarts attempting to complete lap 19, with Pitkat and runner-up Jimmy Hebert on the front row, sealed the deal.

 

Multiple accidents and long clean-up and line-up times prolonged the race for nearly two hours.

 

Pitkat started 19th on the grid, eight spots ahead of Hebert. He passed Mike Ziter and eventual third-place finisher Kyle Welch for the lead on lap six.

 

Hebert gained 25 spots as the hardest charger of the race. He was also the runner-up in 2016.

 

The race was red-flagged on lap 12 when Ziter, Ray Christian and others were involved in a hard crash into the inner barrier exiting turn four.

 

Eddie MacDonald, trying for his third consecutive ACT win at NHMS started 26th and finished seventh.

 

Positions 4-6 went to Joel Monahan, Aaron Fellows and Josh Masterson. Bucky Demers, Adam Gray and Tom Carey Jr. completed the top ten.

 

Hebert moved ahead of Pitkat more than once only to have the lap cut short and rendered unofficial by another caution.

 

"It was a very frustrating race for everyone," Pitkat said. "I got off the radio with my spotter for a while. I was trying not to hyperventilate. He (Hebert) probably had the fastest car. He rolled through the center of the turns better."

 

Pitkat spoke emotionally of the recent loss his longtime competitor and friend, Modified standout Ted Christopher.

 

"I want to say the right things for Ted," Pitkat said. "He taught me a lot. What he did in a race car was amazing. Nobody could do it like him in my opinion."

 

The ACT Invitational was a non-points race. The final event of ACT's 2017 schedule is set for Saturday, October 14 at Thompson Motor Speedway's World Series.

 

For more information, visit www.acttour.com or www.thompsonmotorspeedway.com.

 

9th Annual ACT Invitational – NHMS – start in (*)

  1. Woody Pitkat (19) 2. Jimmy Hebert (27) 3. Kyle Welch (8) 4. Joel Monahan (16) 5. Aaron Fellows (17) 6. Josh Masterson (18) 7. Eddie MacDonald (26) 8. Bucky Demers (11) 9. Adam Gray (2) 10. Tom Carey Jr. (14) 11. Ray Parent (21) 12. Dillon Moltz (29) 13. Patrick Laperle (28) 14. Dany Trepanier (25) 15.  Tom Carey III (20) 16. Rich Dubeau (4) 17. Seth Bridge (36) 18. Jeff Marshall (10) 19. Patrick Cliché (13) 20. Chris Riendeau (12) 21. Mathieu Kingsbury (31) 22. Michael Lavoie (24) 23. Stephen Donahue (38) 24.  Scott MacMichael (37) 25. Rowland Robinson Jr. (5) 26. Ricky Roberts (30) 27. Matt Anderson (3) 28.  Ray Christian III ((6) 29. Allen Fellows (34) 30. Ricky Roberts (30) 31. James Capps III (39) 32. Mark Hudson (40) 33. Mike Ziter (1) 34.  John Donahue (7) 35. Brian Tagg (9) 36. Jonathan Bouvrette (23) 37. Gaetan Gaudreault (33) 38.  Andy Seuss (15) 39.  Jean-Francois Dery (22) 40. Mark Jenison (32).

 

Contact: ACT office – 802-244-6963; Tom Herzig – 802-249-2850


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Course à oublier pour Raphaël Lessard lors 

du Deep South Cranes 125 en Floride

 

PENSACOLA, Floride, samedi le 23 septembre – La journée du jeune Beauceron n'aura pas été aussi longue que prévue alors que tout semblait aller mal pour le pilote de la Toyota Camry #99 samedi soir alors qu'il participait à la finale du championnat de la Southern Super Series (SSS) en Floride. Lessard n'aura réalisé que 27 tours sur les 125 prévus à Pensacola, sur l'ovale du Five Flags Speedway dans le cadre du Deep South Cranes 125. 

 

La journée a commencé sur le même ton alors que le pilote du programme de développement de Toyota (TRD) a reçu une pénalité pour un problème de garde au sol trop basse, avant même la qualification, bien qu'il fut passé trois fois devant les officiels, avant de se faire pénaliser d'un tour. Raphaël n'a eu droit donc qu'à un seul tour de qualification au lieu de deux. 

 

Le pilote de la voiture Toyota Camry #99 FRL Express/Toyota-TRD/JBL Audio de l'équipe de course David Gilliland Racing a été en mesure d'établir le 19e meilleur temps en seulement un tour. S'élançant donc de l'arrière du peloton, Lessard n'a pas eu le temps d'effectuer une remontée comme il sait les faire avant que sa course ne se termine abruptement au 27e tour. 

 

Raphaël Lessard a eu un contact avec le mur après qu'un roulement de sa roue avant droite ne casse. Un bris qui n'est pas de sa faute, mais qui est tout de même frustrant puisqu'il ne parvint à faire que le quart de la course. 

 

« Je suis très déçue de ma soirée, ce n'est pas du tout ce que j'avais envisagé comme résultat. Par contre, ça ne sert à rien de trop y penser, nos deux courses importantes sont à venir et la voiture sera prête pour les deux épreuves de 400 tours, » déclare Lessard. 

 

Les deux prochaines courses de Raphaël s'annoncent cruciales pour la carrière du jeune pilote québécois alors qu'il participera à deux épreuves mythiques de 400 tours. Premièrement, le All American 400 sur le Fairground Speedway à Nashville au Tennessee, puis le Winchester 400 sur l'ovale du Winchester Speedway en Indiana. Le All American 400 se déroulera le 30 septembreet 1er octobre, tandis que le Winchester 400 sera la semaine d'après du 6 au 8 octobre. 



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Pour plus d'information ou pour une demande d'entrevue avec Raphaël Lessard, veuillez communiquer avec :

Paul Vaillancourt III                                                              Andy Sylvestre

Torchia Communications                                                    Torchia Communications



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Spreading the ‘News’ About the Autumn Colours Classic at Peterborough Speedway

Spreading the 'News' About the Autumn Colours Classic at Peterborough Speedway

By Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media

 

This year, the Autumn Colours Classic – presented by Lucas Oil Products – at Peterborough Speedway celebrates its 25th anniversary. Even though Ontario's premier auto racing event has been around for a quarter of a century, each year there are still teams who'll be making their first career start in the prestigious race.

 

With a wealth of experience at the venue known as Canada's Toughest 3rdof a Mile Paved Oval, Paul Pierik had never turned a lap in the season-ending Autumn Colours event. In just a couple of weeks, that statistic will change in a big way as the 51 year-old from Hastings, Ontario will unload his Eastern Ontario Legends machine as well as the #33 Organics & Glass Late Model for the show billed as the Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing.

 

Since concluding the 2017 regular season just outside the top 15 in the final Battlefield Equipment Rental 4Fun point standings, Chris Tubman has been counting the days leading-up to his debut at the year's biggest post-season event at Canada's Toughest 3rd of a Mile Paved Oval. The 38 year-old, who currently resides in Norwood, Ontario – but grew-up in Peterborough – did well during the schedule that just wrapped-up and is looking forward to his maiden voyage at Autumn Colours.

 

His #72 Organics & Glass Late Model carried a yellow stripe on its rear bumper since the opening night of Peterborough Speedway's regular season. Even though he finished 5th in the final point standings, Steve Powell wasn't just a rookie in the track's top class. 2017 was his first year of racing in any format. The 41 year-old – who is originally from Millbrook, but now makes his home in Norwood, Ontario – had some of the best in the business, including Derek and Dave Lynch to help guide his way. Powell – who owns and operates Custom Mobile Wash – will look to add a new experience to his resume, with his first career Autumn Colours Classic start.

 

There will be a smattering of first-time ACC runners throughout the weekend, including 2017 feature event winner Rob Crick, Corey Strawn, Jassen Whyte, Mike Feeney and others in a 4Fun field that saw nearly 40 different drivers start at least 1 main event. Like Pierik, Cory Richardson will also make his Autumn Colours Classic debut in the Eastern Ontario Legends Series events.

 

Fans have booked vacation time for the 25th edition of the Autumn Colours Classic – presented by Lucas Oil Products – at Peterborough Speedway. Things get underway Friday, October 6thwith the first round of qualifying for the Battlefield Equipment Rental 4Fun, Jiffy Lube Mini Stock, Thunder Car, Organics & Glass Late Model, Pro Late Model and OSCAAR Modified divisions. The opening night of action will also see the Mini Stock and Thunder Car Young Guns races, presented by APC.

 

Full schedule details can be found by selecting the 'Autumn Colours' tab atwww.peterboroughspeedway.com, liking the track's Facebook page or following it on Twitter.


Photo attachment: Jim Clarke – Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media

 

A rookie in the Battlefield Equipment Rental 4Fun division, Chris Tubman (#88) will make his first career Autumn Colours Classic start – October 6th through 8th– at Peterborough Speedway.

 

With Peterborough Speedway starts in both the Organics & Glass Late Model and Trailers Plus Eastern Ontario Legends, Paul Pierik (#33) will run both cars in his first ever Autumn Colours Classic.

 

Prepared by: Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media

                      



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