Iħjut Bonsignore, Lia Lead Gżira Twila Kontinġenti

Bonsignore, Lia Lead Long Island Contingent UNOH Battle Fil-Bajja Biex Ikollok Ħafna Rappreżentanza N.Y.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - L-istands tan-NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Justin Bonsignore u Donny Lia se jmexxu kontinġent qawwi ta 'sewwieqa mill-hotbed ta' New York ta 'tlielaq Modifikati - Long Island - għall-battalja inawgurali UNOH At The Beach, 18-19 ta' Frar f'Daytona International Speedway.
Tmienja mill-34 sewwieq li daħlu s'issa ġejjin minn Long Island għall-avveniment li se jkollu n-NASCAR Whelen Modified u NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tours jikkompetu flimkien fuq korsa qasira ta '.4 mili fuq il-backstretch f'Daytona.
It-trek mill-grigal miksi bil-borra se jitmexxa minn Bonsignore, minn Holtsville, u Lia, li ġej minn Jericho. Il-par kiseb pożizzjonijiet ta 'bidu garantiti għall-vetrina inawgurali ta' short-track minħabba r-rebħiet tagħhom matul l-istaġun 2012, li t-tnejn ġew f'Thompson International Speedway f'Connecticut.
Sewwieqa li rebħu tlielaq Whelen Modified jew qabdu l-kampjonat matul dan l-istaġun li għadda huma msakkra fl-avveniment ewlieni UNOH Battle At The Beach Modified. L-oħrajn kollha se jkollhom jikkwalifikaw triqthom fil-karatteristika permezz ta' tiġrijiet tas-sħana.
"Sa mill-bidu meta ħabbru s-sena l-oħra li kien se jkollna dan l-avveniment, konna verament eċċitati," qal Bonsignore tat-tim tiegħu Nru 51 M3 Technology Chevrolet. "Żgur li tissakkar fl-avveniment poġġi l-icing fuq il-kejk.
"Konna verament eċċitati li mmorru anke meta ħsibna li jkollna niġru triqitna fl-avveniment, imma nissakkru verament finalizzati l-pjanijiet kollha tagħna u ilna naħdmu biex kollox ikun lest biex jinżel hemm."
Bonsignore, is-Sunoco Rookie tas-Sena 2010 tal-Whelen Modified Tour, ħa l-bandiera ċċekkjata f'Thompson fid-9 ta' Settembru fil-Town Fair Tire Northern 75. Din kienet it-tieni rebħa turistika fil-karriera għas-sewwieq tat-tielet sena.
Lia, darbtejn champion ta' Whelen Modified Tour, kiseb il-post tal-bidu assigurat tiegħu f'Daytona bis-16-il rebħa fil-karriera tiegħu fil-Budweiser King of Beers 150 fid-9 ta' Awwissu f'Thompson.
Din se tkun it-tieni dehra ta' Speedweeks għal Lia, li kkompetiet fit-tellieqa NASCAR Camping World Truck Series f'Daytona fl-2010.
Filwaqt li Lia ġera Daytona fuq il-binarju l-kbir, dan se jkun l-ewwel avveniment Modifikat tiegħu fiċ-"Ċentru Dinji tat-Tlielaq" bin-Nru 4 Mystic Missile Racing Dodge, u se tkun l-ewwel esperjenza ta 'Bonsignore ta' kwalunkwe tip fuq il-bażi mqaddsa.
"Kull meta tasal biex tiġri quddiem l-aqwa tliet serje - biex twettaq quddiem dawk in-nies kollha - huwa pjuttost speċjali," qal Bonsignore dwar l-opportunità. "Se tkun tellieqa eċċitanti, u li jkollok il-kopertura tat-TV u l-mezzi kollha tal-midja hemmhekk, se tkun ħaġa kbira."
Gżira Twila oħra fuq il-lista ta 'qabel id-dħul jinkludu: J.R. Bertuccio Jr. (Centereach), Dave Brigati (Calverton), Johnny Bush (Huntington Station), Eric Goodale (Riverhead), Ken Heagy (Calverton) u Steve Park (Port tat-Tramuntana tal-Lvant). TS Haulers Racing, li jgħaqqad il-karozzi għaċ-Champion tat-Tour Modifikat NASCAR Whelen tal-2011 Ron Silk, huwa wkoll ibbażat fuq Long Island.
NOTI TAL-BATTALJA:
Park Isegwi l-Passi tal-Missier: Filwaqt li għamel dehriet f'Daytona f'kull waħda mit-tliet serje nazzjonali tan-NASCAR qabel, Steve Park se jtellaq Modifikat fuq il-bażi għal din l-ewwel darba bil-Battalja UNOH F'The Beach. Meta jagħmel hekk, ikun qed jimxi fuq il-passi ta' missieru. Bob Park ikkompeta f'Modifikat f'Daytona diversi drabi meta l-veloċità u l-Mods superspeedway kellhom avvenimenti Speedweeks mill-1974-80. Bob Park mexxa wkoll żewġ tlielaq tan-NASCAR Nationwide Series u darbtejn ħa sehem fin-NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 125s f'Daytona.
Avvenimenti tal-Battalja: In-NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Models se jkollhom tlielaq ta 'kwalifikazzjoni u karatteristika ta' 150 dawra nhar it-Tnejn, 18 ta 'Frar filwaqt li l-azzjoni nhar it-Tlieta, 19 ta' Frar se tinkludi skeda simili ta 'tiġrijiet ta' kwalifikazzjoni u tlielaq ta '150 dawra kemm għan-NASCAR Whelen Modified Tours kif ukoll għan-NASCAR K&n Pro Series. It-tliet karatteristiċi huma tlielaq mhux tal-punti.

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.