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Sensational Comeback for Eddie MacDonald at Richmond

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DSC_8478Thirty six NASCAR K&N Pro Series East cars took the green flag in the Blue Ox 100 at Richmond International Raceway on Thursday with Eddie MacDonald in the unenviable 33rd starting position. When the checkered flag waved at the end of the 100 lap (75 miles) race the Grimm Construction Chevy scored an impressive fourth place finish.

“We needed that finish after the last couple of races,” said a very pleased driver. “We had a terrible qualifying attempt. The front of the car was hitting the track and it was smoking quite a bit. We had to start the race that way since the cars are impounded after qualifying.”
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It’s Virginia and Vermont for Eddie Mac This Week

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DSC_8478After last week’s races in Florida and New Hampshire, Eddie MacDonald and the Grimm Racing Team will take the green flags this week on Thursday at Richmond International Raceway and on Sunday at Thunder Road in Barre, Vermont.

For the third year in a row, RIR will host NASCAR’s K & N Pro Series East event in the Blue Ox 100 as part of the big Cup weekend at the banked .75 mile D-shaped track. When the checkered flag waves sometime Thursday night, the team will pack up for a return to the Newburyport, Mass. shop on Friday to get ready for a Saturday morning departure for the American Canadian Tour race at the historic “bullring” in the Green Mountain state.
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Double Duty for Eddie Mac in Florida and New Hampshire

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DSC_8478In less than 24 hours Eddie MacDonald and the Grimm Racing Team competed in two races separated by 1500 miles. On Saturday night, MacDonald finished 15th in the NASCAR K & N Pro Series East race at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. On Sunday afternoon the veteran driver took the checkered flag in third place in the American Canadian Tour’s Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, NH in the season opener.

The Rowley, Mass. native started 23rd in the inaugural NAPA Auto Parts 150 on the half mile track in Florida and was headed toward the front when the handling went away. A mandatory ten minute break at the halfway mark allowed the teams to make adjustments and change four tires. The #71 Grimm Construction Chevy ran in the 12th spot with MacDonald confident of a good finish.
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Eddie MacDonald Rallies to Top Ten Finish at Bristol Motor Speedway

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DSC_8478Eddie MacDonald opened the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season with an impressive drive from the back of the field to post a seventh place finish in the Drive4COPD 125 on the famed “World’s Fastest Half Mile.” The race had special meaning for the team as it displayed the “Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week” logo in support of Megan Spaulding, the daughter of team owners Karla and Rob Grimm, who was recently diagnosed with the disease.

After a disappointing qualifying run on Thursday, the Grimm Construction Toyota started 30th in the 36 car field on Saturday with Eddie Mac saying, “We really expected to post a good qualifying lap but it just didn’t happen. The car was fast in practice so we knew we would be okay in the race. It is a brand new Gibb’s car and it was the first time we ever had it on a track. Rollie and I decided to ride along and take what we could get without wrecking or using up the tires and then make adjustments at the break around lap 70. Everyone knows Bristol is a tough, unforgiving track, so patience is a necessity.”
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Eddie MacDonald Races at Bristol for MS Awareness

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DSC_8478When the green flags waves to open the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 16, Eddie MacDonald and the entire Grimm Racing team will have added meaning for the event. The #71 will proudly display the National Multiple Sclerosis Society logo on the rear quarter panels in support of MS Awareness Week running March 11-17 during the Bristol 125 on “The World’s Fastest Half Mile.” This disease recently hit close to home in the Grimm Racing family when Megan Spaulding, the daughter of team owners Karla and Rob Grimm, was diagnosed with MS.

“Rob and Karla have been so supportive of our racing efforts, it’s time for our entire race team and fans to support them and Megan at this time,” said the veteran driver. “We have been working very hard to prepare our new car for Bristol to run well and set the tone for the season. Now we are more determined to have a great finish for Megan and raise awareness for MS. Like many people, we knew of the disease but knew little about it. Now that it has affected a member of our family, we will do whatever we can to help.”
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Flip the Switch: ‘The Magic Mile’ Brightens Up the Holidays

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New Hampshire Motor Speedway unveils two-mile long, 400-display Gift of Lights

LOUDON, N.H. (Nov. 16, 2012) – With over 2.5 million shimmering lights dancing across the grounds at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, executive vice president and general manager Jerry Gappens officially flipped the switch on the 2nd annual Gift of Lights on Friday night.

In front of fans and local media, Gappens, along with representatives from the Loudon Food Pantry and Concord Hospital, turned on the 250-foot long Tunnel of Lights display, giving the over two-mile holiday drive-thru illumination show – which is double the size of last year – a formal kick off before opening to the public at 4:30 p.m.
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Eddie MacDonald Closes Season at “The Rock”

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The final race of the K&N Pro Series East season concluded with a 100 lap event on the fast, high-banked mile oval on the famed Rockingham Speedway. Eddie Mac came from deep in the pack to score his twelfth top ten finish of the fourteen race schedule. The Classic 3 Championship presented by RCR Racing Museum was the first appearance for the K&N Series and the fans witnessed an exciting show.

MacDonald had his work cut out for him after qualifying 22nd in the 30 car field on a track that is considered difficult on which to pass. The Grimm Construction Chevy moved to the front despite a loose handling car to finish a solid tenth when the checkered flag flew.
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Tenth Place finish for MacDonald

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For the 11th time Eddie MacDonald posted a top ten finish in the 13 races run in the K&N Pro Series East this season. In the rescheduled Labor Day rainout at the Greenville Pickens’ “Old House of Racing”, Eddie Mac rallied to score a tenth place run despite early engine problems in the Kevin Whitaker 140 on the half mile oval.

“Something was wrong with the engine almost from the start of the race,” said MacDonald. “It ran great in practice and we ran in the top five, but something happened shortly after we took the green flag. It really messed up the rest of the race but we managed to get a top ten finish. We haven’t had a chance to find out what went wrong with it. We have our other car ready for Rockingham this Saturday so we are in good shape.”
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Tire Issues Slows MacDonald at Dover

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Eddie MacDonald’s hopes to repeat last year’s fourth place finish at Dover International Speedway were dashed with a flat tire early in The American Real TV 150. The Grimm Construction Chevy qualified 13th (22.813 sec.-151.178 mph) for the K&N Pro Series East’s 12th race of the season with the team confident a solid finish expected but it was not to be.

“Even though we qualified 13th, we felt the car would be good over the long run but you never know,” said MacDonald after the race. “The car was just a little loose early on but I was just out there riding knowing that we had the break at the halfway mark to make any adjustments. We have been very successful here in the past so we knew what we had to do but things don’t always go the way you plan in racing.”
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Smoking Hot Finish for MacDonald at NHMS

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Eddie MacDonald battled his way from deep in the field in both the K&N Pro Series East and American Canadian Tour events on Saturday as part of the big NASCAR Cup weekend at the Magic Mile. The three time winner fought an ill-handling car in the G-Oil 100 at the beginning of the race to post an impressive eighth place finish as the checkered flag flew. The Grimm Construction/ Hancock Electric Pontiac took the green flag in the 26th position due to the luck of the draw in the Bond Auto Parts ACT Invitational only to have the exciting run end in disappointment.

MacDonald started the 11th race in the K&N series in the 18th position with MacDonald saying, “It really was a surprise we didn’t qualify better. The car handled good but we just didn’t get it done to start where we wanted to be. But Rollie and I thought we would be okay for race, but obviously we had some problems right away.”
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Larson Slips, Slides to Victory in G-Oil 100

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Rookie holds off LaJoie for second career K&N Pro Series East win

LOUDON, N.H. (Sept. 22, 2012) – Kyle Larson spun out exiting Turn 2. Good thing it came after he took the checkered flag.

Larson held off a hard-charging Corey LaJoie during a ferocious finish to Saturday’s K&N Pro Series East G-Oil 100 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
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Points Leader Brett Moffitt to Continue Quest for the 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Championship

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Grimes, Iowa – Brett Moffitt, driver of the Hattori Racing Enterprises (HRE) #11 Toyota, will carry a 20 point lead in the championship point standings into the next race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) on Saturday, September 22nd, for the G-Oil 100. Moffitt has a total of 9 wins, 7 poles, 28 top fives, and 34 top 10s in his 43 career starts in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. With only 4 races remaining on the 2012 schedule, HRE will also maintain its 20 point lead in the owner point standings.

Even a championship caliber race team can not field quality cars without adequate sponsorship dollars, and the competition for sponsors is as intense today as it has ever been in the world of stock car racing. In recent years, the economy has forced many race teams to cut back, and after the rain out at Greenville-Pickens on Labor Day, it began to look as though the #11 HRE Toyota might become one of the growing list of casualties.
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Follow the Leader: Chase Favorite Denny Hamlin Salutes Troops on Primary Day

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NASCAR Cup Series points leader visits N.H. National Guard; spends day with fans, voters

LOUDON, N.H. (September 12, 2012) – Denny Hamlin loves coming to New Hampshire. So, when NASCAR notified the Sprint Cup Series points leader that he’d be visiting the Granite State as part of the “Chase Across America,” Hamlin was more than happy to oblige.

Hamlin visited a National Guard Aviation facility, as well as fans, media and voters on Tuesday in Concord, N.H., 12 days before he leads a field of 12 championship-thirsty drivers into New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the Sept. 23 SYLVANIA 300, the second race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
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‘Race to Benefit Education’ Spawns ‘Race to Read Program’

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New Hampshire Motor Speedway delivers $20,000 to city of Nashua

LOUDON, N.H. (Sept. 5, 2012) – With a checkered flag waving inside the Pennichuck Middle School library, Mayor Donnalee Lozeau affixed Nashua’s name to the $20,000 check on Wednesday, officially declaring her city as the winner of the New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s inaugural Race to Benefit Education.

Nashua won the education grant back on July 15 when NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kasey Kahne found his way into Victory Lane at “The Magic Mile” in the 20th annual LENOX Industrial Tools 301. On Wednesday, Nashua Board of Education president Robert Hallowell unveiled the city’s plans for the money.
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Going Green: G-OIL Signs on as Entitlement Partner for September

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K&N Pro Series East race to be G-OIL 100

LOUDON, N.H. (August 14, 2012) – New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Green Earth Technologies have greased the wheels in their “Greening of NHMS” initiative by making G-OIL® the official entitlement partner of September’s NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race.

The G-OIL 100 will run on Saturday, September 22 at 2:30 p.m.

“New Englanders are very environmentally conscious and NHMS is an environmental leader in the motorsports industry,” said Jeffrey Loch, president and CMO of Green Earth Technologies. “We are very pleased to team up in the “Greening of NHMS.’ ”
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