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Bonsignore, Lia plom Long Island contingents UNOH batalla a la platja per un munt de N.Y. representació
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida-destacats NASCAR Whelen modificat Tour Justin Bonsignore i Donny Lia portarà un fort contingent de conductors de la Nova York focus de curses-Long Island-per a la prova inaugural UNOH batalla At The Beach, 18-19 de febrer al Daytona International Speedway modificat.
Vuit dels 34 conductors presentades fins ara provenen de Long Island per a l'acte que comptarà amb la NASCAR Whelen modificat i NASCAR Whelen Sud modificat Tours competeix en combinació en una pista curta,4 km sobre el backstretch a Daytona.
La caminada des de la coberta de neu al nord-est serà dirigida per Bonsignore, Holtsville i Lia, que saluda de Jericó. La parella guanyat assegurat posicions inicials per l'aparador de pista curta inaugural en virtut de les seves victòries durant la temporada 2012, que va arribar a Thompson International Speedway a Connecticut.
Conductors que guanyar curses Whelen modificat o capturat el Campionat durant aquesta passada temporada són tancats a la UNOH batalla a la platja modificat esdeveniment principal. Tots els altres haurà de qualificar anaban en la funció a través de les curses de calor.
Bonsignore "des del principi quan es va anunciar l'any passat que anàvem a tenir aquest esdeveniment, estàvem molt emocionats," va dir del seu equip núm. 51 M3 tecnologia Chevrolet. "Definitivament aconseguir tancats a l'esdeveniment va posar la guinda al pastís.
"Estàvem molt emocionats anar fins i tot quan ja pensàvem que tindríem per a la carrera nostre camí en l'esdeveniment, però realment que estan tancats enllestit tots els nostres plans i hem estat treballant lluny per tenir tot llest anar allà."
Bonsignore, el Whelen modificat Tour 2010 Sunoco Rookie de l'any, va prendre la bandera de quadres a Thompson el 9 de setembre en la localitat 75 de nord de pneumàtic Fira. Va ser la segona gira carrera guanyar per al conductor de tercer curs.
Lia, un dues vegades campió del Tour modificat Whelen, guanyat seu assegurat començant a Daytona lloc amb la seva victòria carrera 16 en el rei Budweiser de 150 cerveses el 9 de setembre a Thompson.
Aquesta serà la segona aparició de Speedweeks per Lia, que competí en la cursa de NASCAR World Series camió Camping a Daytona en 2010.
Mentre que Lia ha regatejat Daytona a la gran pista, això serà el seu primer succés modificat en el "món centre de curses" amb el n º 4 místic míssil Racing esquivar, i que serà la primera experiència de Bonsignore de qualsevol classe continguts en el recinte sagrat.
"En qualsevol moment vostè aconseguir per a la carrera davant les tres sèries superior-realitzar davant de tots aquells nois-és molt especial," va dir Bonsignore l'oportunitat. "Va ser una cursa apassionant i tenir la cobertura de la televisió i de tots els mitjans de comunicació hi ha, és gonna ser una quantitat gran."
Altres illencs llarga a la llista de pre-inscripció inclouen: J.R. Bertuccio Jr. (Centereach), Dave Brigati (Louth), Johnny Bush (Huntington Station), Eric Goodale (Riverhead), Ken Heagy (Louth) i Steve Park (East Northport). TS traginers Racing, que camps cotxes per 2011 NASCAR Whelen modificat Tour campió Ron Silk, és també basat en Long Island.
BATALLA DE NOTES:
Passos del pare segueix Park: mentre que ell ha fet aparicions a Daytona en cadascuna de les tres sèries nacionals de NASCAR abans, Steve Park navegaran un modificat al jardí aquest primer moment amb la UNOH batalla At The Beach. Quan ho fa, es podran seguir les passes del seu pare. Bob Park va competir en un modificat al Daytona diverses vegades quan l'autopista i superspeedway Mods havia esdeveniments Speedweeks des de 1974-80. Bob Park també va córrer dues curses de NASCAR Nationwide Series i dues vegades va participar a les NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 125s a Daytona.
Esdeveniments de batalla: El NASCAR Whelen Tot-Sèrie americana els models Tardans tindran qualificar curses i un 150-lapidar característica damunt dilluns, Feb. 18 mentre l'acció damunt dimarts, Feb. 19 inclourà un horari similar de qualificar curses i 150-lapidar curses per ambdós el NASCAR Whelen va Modificar Gires i NASCAR K&N Pro Sèrie. Tot tres característiques són no-curses de punts.

Bonsignore, Lia Lead Long Island Contingent UNOH Battle At The Beach To Have Plenty of N.Y. Representation
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour standouts Justin Bonsignore and Donny Lia will lead a strong contingent of drivers from the New York hotbed of Modified racing – Long Island – for the inaugural UNOH Battle At The Beach, Feb. 18-19 at Daytona International Speedway.
Eight of the 34 drivers entered so far come from Long Island for the event that will feature the NASCAR Whelen Modified and NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tours compete in combination on a .4-mile short track on the backstretch at Daytona.
The trek from the snow-covered northeast will be led by Bonsignore, from Holtsville, and Lia, who hails from Jericho. The pair earned secured starting positions for the inaugural short-track showcase by virtue of their wins during the 2012 season, which both came at Thompson International Speedway in Connecticut.
Drivers that won Whelen Modified races or captured the championship during this past season are locked in to the UNOH Battle At The Beach Modified main event. All others will have to qualifying their way into the feature through heat races.
“Right from the start when they announced last year that we were going to have this event, we were really excited,” Bonsignore said of his No. 51 M3 Technology Chevrolet team. “Definitely getting locked in to the event put the icing on the cake.
“We were really excited to go even when we thought we would have to race our way into the event, but getting locked in really finalized all of our plans and we’ve been working away to get everything ready to go down there.”
Bonsignore, the Whelen Modified Tour’s 2010 Sunoco Rookie of the Year, took the checkered flag at Thompson on Sept. 9 in the Town Fair Tire Northern 75. It was the second career tour win for the third-year driver.
Lia, a two-time Whelen Modified Tour champion, earned his secured starting spot in Daytona with his 16th career victory in the Budweiser King of Beers 150 on Aug. 9 at Thompson.
This will be the second Speedweeks appearance for Lia, who competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Daytona in 2010.
While Lia has raced Daytona on the big track, this will be his first Modified event at the “World Center of Racing” with the No. 4 Mystic Missile Racing Dodge, and it will be Bonsignore’s first experience of any kind on the hallowed grounds.
“Anytime you get to race in front of the top three series – to perform in front of all of those guys – it’s pretty special,” Bonsignore said of the opportunity. “It’s going to be an exciting race, and to have the TV coverage and all of the media outlets there, it’s going to be a big deal.”
Other Long Islanders on the pre-entry list include: J.R. Bertuccio Jr. (Centereach), Dave Brigati (Calverton), Johnny Bush (Huntington Station), Eric Goodale (Riverhead), Ken Heagy (Calverton) and Steve Park (East Northport). TS Haulers Racing, which fields cars for 2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion Ron Silk, is also Long Island-based.
BATTLE NOTES:
Park Follows Father’s Footsteps: While he’s made appearances at Daytona in each of NASCAR’s three national series before, Steve Park will race a Modified on the grounds for this first time with the UNOH Battle At The Beach. When he does, he’ll be following in the footsteps of his father. Bob Park competed in a Modified at Daytona multiple times when the speedway and superspeedway Mods had Speedweeks events from 1974-80. Bob Park also ran two NASCAR Nationwide Series races and twice took part in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 125s at Daytona.
Battle Events: The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Models will have qualifying races and a 150-lap feature on Monday, Feb. 18 while the action on Tuesday, Feb. 19 will include a similar schedule of qualifying races and 150-lap races for both the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tours and NASCAR K&N Pro Series. All three features are non-points races.