Iħjut Champ Pulliam ġbid għall-Battalja f ' Daytona

Champ Pulliam ġbid għall-Battalja f ' Daytona

L-alleanzi jgħinu biex iġibu r-Reigning Champ biex Battalja fil-Bajja
Il-BAJJA ta ' DAYTONA, Fqs. — Ir-renigning NASCAR Whelen l-g ċampjin nazzjonali tas-serje kollha Amerikani se jikkompetu fi stadju dinji mit-tnejn li ġejjin.
Lee Pulliam, 24, ta Semora, N.C., kkonfermat l-Erbg ħa huwa jidħol fil-Battalja UNOH prestiġjużi fil-Bajja.
L-avveniment ta ' l-ewwel sena Speedweeks iseħħ fuq 4 mili temporanju witta fuq is-Superstretch f ' Daytona International Ispeedway. Jumejn tat-tlielaq jibdew il-FEB .18 b ' mudell ta ' 150-ħoġor NASCAR tard. Il-& N-serje NASCAR K u NASCAR Whelen tours modifikati jieħdu f ' idejhom il-binarji għal karatteristiċi ta ' 150-ħoġor fuq FEB .19. Id-Divi żjonijiet kollha se jikkompetu fi lavanji sħaħ ta ' avvenimenti preliminari.
Pulliam, sewwieq fellow matt bowling, u l-bennej tal-karozzi tagħhom Jay Hedgekok ffurmaw alleanza fost il-ħbieb biex jagħmluha lil Daytona. Il-bi ċċiet finali tal-isforz ġew flimkien fil-jiem li wasslu għat-tluq tagħhom għal Daytona. Bowling hija l-2012 NASCAR ta ' l-binarji tard ta ' track tal-binarju fil-Boston tan-nofsinhar (VA.) Ispeedway.
Pulliam jidħol l-avveniment fil-2013 Hedgekok Racing Enterprises "karozza dar." Min-na ħa l-o ħra, il-ħanut ta ' Pulliam bowling ' s Hedgekok-mibnija 2012 karozza għal Daytona. Is-chassis hedgekok rebħu ħamsa mis-seba ' l-aktar riċenti NASCAR Whelen-kampjonati nazzjonali tas-serje all-Amerikani b ' Philip Morris f ' 2006, 2008-09 u 2011, u Pulliam f ' 2012. Hedgekok cars rebħu 136 tlielaq tal-karatteristi ċ u tmien kampjonati tal-binarji tas-sena l-o ħra flimkien mad-NASCAR Whelen-titolu nazzjonali tas-serje all-Amerikana.
"Aħna rebħu ħafna tlielaq sewqan karozzi Jay mibnija," Pulliam qal. "Aħna se nagħmlu l-a ċċa l-kbira ta ' dan f ' Daytona."
Għalkemm l-idea ġiet diskussa għal xahar, il-Ftehim bejn Pulliam u Hedgekok daħal flimkien dan il-weekend passat. Pulliam eżawrit toroq kollha biex jieħdu karozza tiegħu stess li Daytona,
"Din il-karozza ma kienet xejn ħlief gaġġa l-a ħħar Ġimgħa," qal Pulliam. "Jay kienet qed taħdem sew ħafna fuqha."
Hedgekok huwa eċċitat dwar il-kombinament ma ' Pulliam bħala sid tal-karozza għall-Battalja.
"Aħna ltqajna taħlita tajba ta ' karozza razza ġdida u sewwieq Champion," Hedgekok qal. "Aħna sejrin lejn Daytona bl-intenzjoni li nirbħu. Li tkun parti mit-tellieqa inawgurali se tkun esperjenza tajba. "
Matul is-snin Hedgekok bnew karozzi għal oħrajn u kkompetew lilha nnifisha fit-Tlieta kollha tas-serje nazzjonali ta ' NASCAR. Fl-a ħħar ta ' l-1980 huwa kkompeta f ' madwar tużżana razez ta ' tiġrijiet modifikati NASCAR fl-istadju griż tal-Bowman f ' Winston-Salem, N.C. Huwa għandu 18 NASCAR Whelen żjara ta ' tour modifikat u 19 NASCAR Whelen tour modifikat tan-nofsinhar. Huwa stazzjonati Rebħa tan-nofsinhar tal-mawra f ' Ace Ispeedway f ' Altamahaw, N.C. fl-2005 u poġġa s-sitt fil-punti. Huwa jippjana li jibni immodifikat għall-użu personali okkażjonali tiegħu dan is-Sajf.
Wara t-t ħejjija tax-xitwa, il-karozza tal-bowling għaddiet is-sessjoni tat-test tagħha t-Tlieta f ' Ace, 4-mili relattivament ċatt witta ovali. Il-pjanijiet jitolbu li l-karozza ta ' Pulliam tiġi ttestjata hemmhekk il-Ħamis u mbagħad it-tag ħbija għall-vjaġġ lejn Daytona nhar il-Ġimgħa.
"Matt se jkun kompetittiv daqs xi ħadd f ' Daytona u aħna kuntenti li nkunu nistgħu ngħinuh," qal Pulliam. "A lott ta ' sforz marru fis-jkollna karozza tiegħu lest, u hu ltqajna intestatura tal-virga sħuna tajba fil-Battalja.
"Kelli kowċ tas-sewwieq għal matt meta beda jmexxi Sportsman limitat fl-2010 u aħna saru ħbieb kbar," qal Pulliam.
Hedgekok pjanijiet fuq li jġibu żewġ mudelli oħra NASCAR tard għall-Battalja UNOH fil-Bajja. Is-sewwieqa ppjanati huma Myatt Snider, 18, ta ' Charlotte, iben TNT pit Snider; u kaz Grala, 14, tal-Westborough, il-massa. It-tnejn għandhom il-le Ġġendi l-esperjenza tal-karozza.
Bħala Champion tas-serje, Pulliam għandu msakkar fil-post tal-bidu fil-karatteristika NASCAR tard tal-mudell li l-a ħbarijiet fl-ewwel jum ta ' l-ewwel avvenimenti ta ' binarju ta ' linja qasira NASCAR f ' "iċ-ċentru dinji tat-tlielaq." L-aqwa 10 finishers fil-2012 NASCAR Whelen is-serje kollha tal-punt nazzjonali ta ' l-Amerikani rċieva l-ewwel post fl-avveniment prinċipali. Bowling mqiegħda 16 fil-punti nazzjonali u se jkollhom razza mod tiegħu fl-avveniment karatteristika.
Ir-rekord tat-tlielaq tal-kampjonat nazzjonali ta ' pulliam 2012 f ' 36 jibda kien 22 jirbaħ, 30 top fives u 32 top 10s. Ir-rekord ġenerali ta ' bowling fl-37 jibda s-sena li għaddiet kien żewġ Rebħiet, 24 top fives u 34 top 10s.
Id-drajvers tal-mudell l-aktar tard 10 li huma msakkra għandhom xorta waħda jikkompetu fit-tlielaq tas-s ĦANA biex jiddeterminaw fejn ser jibdew il-karatteristika. It-ti ġrijiet tas-s ĦANA se jiġu miżrugħa b ' veloċitajiet rapidi ta ' fuq il-ħoġor f ' kull waħda mill-prattiki finali u se jiġu segwiti minn ġbid speċjali biex jiġu ddeterminati l-po żizzjonijiet tal-bidu wieħed permezz ta ' Erbgħa għar-rebbieħa tar-razza tas-s ĦANA. Jekk ikun meħtieġ, hija disponibbli tellieqa tal-a ħħar ċans biex tlesti l-kaxxa 34-car.

Champ Pulliam Hauling To Battle At Daytona

Alliances Help Bring Reigning Champ To Battle At The Beach
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The reigning NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national champion will compete on a world stage next Monday.
Lee Pulliam, 24, of Semora, N.C., confirmed Wednesday he’s entering the prestigious UNOH Battle At The Beach.
The first-year Speedweeks event takes place on a temporary .4-mile paved oval on the Superstretch at Daytona International Speedway. Two days of racing begin Feb. 18 with a 150-lap NASCAR Late Model feature. The NASCAR K&N Pro Series and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tours take over the track for 150-lap features on Feb. 19. All divisions will compete in full slates of preliminary events.
Pulliam, fellow driver Matt Bowling, and their car builder Jay Hedgecock formed an alliance among friends to make it to Daytona. The final pieces of the effort came together in the days leading up to their departure for Daytona. Bowling is the 2012 NASCAR Late Model track champion at South Boston (Va.) Speedway.
Pulliam enters the event in the 2013 Hedgecock Racing Enterprises “house car.” In turn, Pulliam’s shop fields Bowling’s Hedgecock-built 2012 car for Daytona. Hedgecock chassis have won five of the seven most recent NASCAR Whelen All-American series national championships with Philip Morris in 2006, 2008-09 and 2011, and Pulliam in 2012. Hedgecock cars won 136 feature races and eight track championships last year in addition to the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national title.
“We’ve won a lot of races driving cars Jay built,” Pulliam said. “We’re going to make the most of it at Daytona.”
Although the idea was discussed for a month, the deal between Pulliam and Hedgecock came together this past weekend. Pulliam exhausted all avenues to take his own car to Daytona,
“This car was nothing but a cage last Friday,” Pulliam said. “Jay has been working very hard on it.”
Hedgecock is excited about teaming with Pulliam as car owner for The Battle.
“We’ve got a good mix of a new race car and a champion driver,” Hedgecock said. “We are going to Daytona with the intent of winning. Being part of the inaugural race will be a good experience.”
Over the years Hedgecock built cars for others and competed himself in all three of NASCAR’s national series. In the late 1980s he competed in about a dozen NASCAR Modified races at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C. He has 18 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour starts and 19 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour starts. He posted a southern tour win at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C. in 2005 and placed sixth in points. He plans to build a Modified for his occasional personal use this summer.
After a winter’s worth of preparation, Bowling’s car passed its test session Tuesday at Ace, a relatively flat .4-mile paved oval. Plans call for Pulliam’s car to be tested there Thursday and then load up for the trip to Daytona on Friday.
“Matt will be as competitive as anyone at Daytona and we’re happy to be able to help him,” Pulliam said. “A lot of effort went into getting his car ready, and he’s got a good hot rod heading into The Battle.
“I was a driver coach for Matt when he started driving Limited Sportsman in 2010 and we became great friends,” Pulliam said.
Hedgecock plans on bringing two other NASCAR Late Models to The UNOH Battle At The Beach. Planned drivers are Myatt Snider, 18, of Charlotte, son of TNT pit reporter Marty Snider; and Kaz Grala, 14, of Westborough, Mass. Both have Legends Car experience.
As series champion, Pulliam has a locked-in starting spot in the NASCAR Late Model feature that headlines the first day of the first-ever NASCAR short track events at “The World Center of Racing.” The top 10 finishers in the 2012 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national point race received a locked-in starting spot in the main event. Bowling placed 16th in national points and will have to race his way into the feature event.
Pulliam’s 2012 national championship racing record in 36 starts was 22 wins, 30 top fives and 32 top 10s. Bowling’s overall record in 37 starts last year was two wins, 24 top fives and 34 top 10s.
The top 10 locked-in Late Model drivers must still compete in the heat races to determine where they’ll start the feature. Heat races will be seeded by fastest lap speeds in each of the final practices and will be followed by a special draw to determine starting positions one through four for the heat race winners. If necessary, a last chance race is available to complete the 34-car field.