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Canaan, NH. – The Valenti Modified Racing Series
championship and final race of the season takes place this weekend
at New Hampshire’s Lee USA Speedway. The event will be part of the
26th annual Oktoberfest weekend, Saturday Oct 20, and Sunday Oct 21.
Jon McKennedy, of Chelmsford, MA; no stranger to the 3/8th mile race
facility, and Rowan Pennink, of Huntingdon Valley, PA; lead the list
of entries. The two drivers have staged an almost season long battle
for the championship.
McKennedy holds a 35-point lead over Pennink. A three-time winner
this season, Pennink won last years series finale at Lee.
McKennedy, since the start of the campaign, stated his hope to
deliver car-owner Art Barry a championship. Barry, a Hall of Fame
car-builder and owner from Preston, CT; has yet to win a series
title.
“Hopefully we have no issues at Lee and can close the deal out,”
said McKennedy this week. “All year we’ve had a good car, its an
awesome team, awesome working with these guys and look who I’m
driving for, Art Barry, I have great respect for him. He’s had a lot
of great drivers.
Ask around the pits and everyone has a lot of respect for the man.
Want to get him that championship.”
Chris Pasteryak, of Lisbon, CT; and Norman Wrenn of Nashua, NH; are
battling for third place in the standings. 17-points separate the
two.
Louie Mechalides, of Tyngsboro, MA; a former track champion at Lee,
is six points behind Wrenn.
Additional entries expected include, Dwight Jarvis, of Ascutney, VT;
Les Hinckley, of Windsor Locks, CT; a three-time Lee winner, 2010
Oktoberfest winner, Steve Masse, of Bellingham, MA., former Lee
winner Jim Boniface, of Winchester, NH; and first year drivers,
Tommy Barrett, of Millis, MA; and Mark Bakaj, of Lebanon, CT.
Qualifying heat races for the two-day event will be contested at
2:20 PM on Saturday, with feature races on Sunday at 12 noon.
Sundays 100-lap race will be run fourth in a 12-feature card. |
