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Star |
The hits started in the
heat and kept on coming.
From the back up through
the pack again -- then
another shot -- made it a
long day. Not in the pictures - contact during a
pace lap ripped the valve stem out of the left
rear and cost a lap. |
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| Derek
Scores a 3rd at Beech Ridge |
| Derek comes
from mid-pack up to third following Joey Doiron
and Lonnie Sommerville. |
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Richmond International Raceway
Richmond, VA
Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
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Derek 14th at Richmond
after starting 28th |
DEREK
REPORTS: The weekend
started off rough due to some rain. When
we unloaded the car for the first round
of practice the car was extremley tight.
We attempted a variety of adjustments
through the practice session but did not
have much luck improving the handling.
Due to rain the K&N Pro Series cars
were limited to one round of practice.
At this point we knew that the car was
as good as it was going to be. The
(renumbered)#35 timed 28th place out of
36 cars.
Starting in the back of
the pack is always a disadvantage but I
made my way through all the wrecks.
Some good passing moves worked us up to
14th at the checkers.
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Photos by
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LIVE COVERAGE
ON SPEED: The Blue Ox 100
will be carried live on SPEED, which
will mark the first time since the 2008
season that the K&N Pro Series East has
had a points-paying race broadcast
same-day. The exhibition Denny Hamlin
Short Track Showdown will also air live
from Richmond following the Blue Ox 100.
Starts at 7:00 PM EST. |
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HOMETRACKS LIVE:
K&N East At RICHMOND -
HERE
For the Event Schedule, Entry List,
Practices, Qualifying,
Race Lap by
Lap, & Results |
News & Notes: K&N
East Returns To Action at
Richmond
International Raceway
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Statistical Advance: Analyzing
The
Blue OX 100 -
HERE
Richmond International Raceway Data
Race: #3 of 14 overall (4/26/12)
Track Layout: .75-mile, D-Shaped asphalt
oval
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Race Length: 100 laps (75 miles)
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Banking/Corners: 14 degrees
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Banking/Frontstretch: eight degrees
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Banking/Backstretch: two degrees |
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Derek The SLM Winner
at the ICEBREAKER |
Thompson Race
Report: In
Super Late Model action, Larry Gelinas took the
early lead with Derek Ramstrom in the wings
waiting for his opportunity to challenge, which
he got at lap four. Ramstrom went low in the
corner, but was held off by Gelinas. He looked
low again on lap six coming off of four, but
again, had to back out of it. On lap seven,
coming off of four, Ramstrom got his No. 35
machine side-by-side with Gelinas and pulled
ahead for the lead coming off turn two of lap
eight. Once out front, Ramstrom was able to pull
ahead by two carlengths before the caution flew
at lap eight.
Ramstrom jumped to the lead
with Gelinas hanging right there with him in
second. Mike O’Sullivan followed in third, and
began looking for a way around Gelinas by lap
13. He found the chance to challenge at lap 14
in turn four, where they ran side-by-side, but
Gelinas held the position and settled back in
comfortably to second by the following circuit.
On lap 20, O’Sullivan challenged again and the
two ran door-to-door for an entire lap before
O’Sullivan took the second position away in turn
two of lap 21. Ramstrom continued his dominance
up front until caution slowed the pace at lap
28.
Ramstrom jumped right back out front
on the start with O’Sullivan, Gelinas, Jim
Banfield, and Norman Wrenn rounding out the
top-five. Ramstrom went unchallenged out front
for several more laps, but caution at lap 38
would tighten the field back up. Ramstrom could
not be shaken, however, and drove right back out
front. Caution flew for the final time at lap
47. The race went green for a single lap before
Greg Nanigian spun and took a hard hit to the
inside pit road retaining wall.
Try as he
may, O’Sullivan could not knock Ramstrom from
the lead and Ramstrom took the victory followed
by O’Sullivan and Banfield. |
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Bristol Motor
Speedway
Bristol, TN
SATURDAY, MARCH 17th |
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The Backstretch - Hartford
Courant |
Derek Ramstrom Kick Starts
Busy
2012 Season With Strong Run
to 5th at Bristol Season Opener
by Shawn
Courchesne |
Derek Ramstrom and his new
family owned NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
team aren’t quite ready to make a run at
a full season in NASCAR’s top
developmental division, but over the
weekend the West Boylston, Mass. driver
showed that doesn’t mean they don’t
belong.
The 20-year old Ramstrom,
a regular at Thompson International
Speedway, finished fifth in the season
K&N Pro Series event Saturday at Bristol
Motor Speedway.
“It’s not all
about how much money you spend,”
Ramstrom said. “It’s preparation and
teamwork and driver/crew chief
communication that’s key. Testing and
having a lot of tires does help the big
teams, but sometimes the underdogs can
get it done.”
FULL STORY HERE |
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Derek finishes 5th at Bristol.
Piquet wins, then Ryan Blaney, Ryan
Gifford,
Andrew Smith and Derek.
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Derek has qualified 3rd at 117.906 mph
with
Nelson Piquet Jr. on the pole at
118.811 mph and Darrell Wallace Jr. in
2nd at 118.058 mph.
> Race start has
been moved up to 5:30 PM. |
HOMETRACKS LIVE:
K&N East At BRISTOL -
HERE
For the Event Schedule, Entry List,
Practices, Qualifying,
Race Lap by
Lap, & Results |
News & Notes:
East Opens 2012 At Bristol
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HERE
First
Series Appearance At “World’s Fastest
Half Mile” |
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Statistical Advance: Analyzing The Widow
Wax 125 At Bristol Motor Speedway -
HERE |
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Ramstrom Racing 2012
Schedule
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Ramstrom Racing is coming
out strong this season. With both of our super
late models up to date thanks to Distance Racing
we are ready to tackle any challenge.
Opening our season in the
K&N series at Bristol is an amazing opportunity.
Our team is looking forward to taking a full
swing at PASS racing this season.
We are
lucky to still have the same crew members and
sponsors as we have had in the past. Dedicated
from day one I would like to thank Jeff Belyea,
Jay Dugan, John Mc Junkins, Jack Minor, John and
Zach D'ambra and of course all the sponsors who
make this sport possible: Charter
Communications, Matthews Truck Service and
Towing, Innovative Business Partners, West
Boylston Auto Parts, and Van Dyke Bailers.
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2012 K&N Pro Series East
Schedule Released
Slate
includes three new venues, six companion events |
NASCAR HOMETRACKS
RELEASE - DAYTONA BEACH, Fl
-2/23/11
NASCAR announced today the 2012
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East schedule that
features 14 races at 12 different short tracks
and speedways across the eastern United States.
The 26th season of K&N Pro Series East
competition will see NASCAR’s top developmental
division visit 10 states, and will be
highlighted by three additions to the calendar:
Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, Raceway Park in
Clearfield, Pa., and Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway.
“The NASCAR K&N Pro Series continues to
establish itself as a desired destination for
developing talent and the schedule has been
designed with that in mind.” said George
Silbermann, NASCAR Vice President of Regional &
Touring Series. “With a diverse mix of historic
short tracks and speedway companion events with
the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series, the
2012 calendar will provide competitors with the
experience they need to further their careers.”
The 2012 season will commence with the
inaugural K&N Pro Series East event at the
“World’s Fastest Half Mile,” Bristol (Tenn.)
Motor Speedway, on March 17 as part of the
spring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend. It will
be the third event in series history in the
Volunteer State.
Greenville (S.C.)
Pickens Speedway is back on the schedule with
both spring and fall dates for the second year
in a row. The first race at the venerable
half-mile is slated for March 31 with a return
engagement on Sept. 3 during Labor Day weekend.
Iowa Speedway has also added a second date
for 2012. The sixth edition of the traditional
spring combination event with the NASCAR K&N Pro
Series West returns to the schedule on May 19
and it will be complemented with a second combo
race on Aug. 3. Both events at Iowa will be held
in conjunction with the NASCAR Nationwide
Series.
In addition to Bristol and the
two Iowa races, the K&N Pro Series East will
have three more companion events in 2012 with
NASCAR’s national series. The East will return
to Richmond (Va.) International Raceway on April
26, New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon,
N.H., on Sept. 22, and Dover (Del.)
International Speedway on Sept. 28.
The
July 14 date at Raceway Park will mark the third
time the K&N Pro Series East has visited the
central Pennsylvania facility, and first since
1988. The reconfigured facility now features a
.625-mile layout.
The 2012 season will
conclude with the inaugural stand-alone race in
K&N Pro Series East history at Rockingham. It
will be the series’ first visit to the
high-banked mile, since the East competed in
combination with the Nationwide Series at “The
Rock” six times from 1987-92.
Additional 2012 schedule
notes:
• In addition to Richmond,
three other facilities that welcomed the NASCAR
K&N Pro Series East for the first time in 2011
have returned to the schedule. Historic Bowman
Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C., is slated
for June 2, Langley Speedway in Hampton, Va.,
returns for a June 23 race and Columbus (Ohio)
Motor Speedway’s event will be July 21.
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Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson, Ga., is
on the calendar for the third year in a row with
a June 9 race date.
• The event at New
Hampshire moves from a Friday in recent seasons
to Saturday as part of a doubleheader with the
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.
• The Rockingham
date will be a doubleheader with the NASCAR
Whelen Southern Modified Tour.
• Bristol,
Clearfield and Rockingham will bring the total
of tracks in which the K&N Pro Series East has
held stand-alone races to 43 since competition
began in 1987.
• All 14 events will be
contested directly in - or in the coverage area
of - the top 100 media markets in the nation.
NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES EAST SCHEDULE HERE |
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