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Trackside Now: Visit HamptonVA 175 – Langley Speedway (VA) – 6/18/11

18 Jun

10:03

Matt Kentfield and Tim Quievryn were at the controls today. NASCAR PR gurus Jason Cunningham and Tim Southers were helpful as always. But most importantly we thank you, the fans, for tuning in to Speed51’s Cover It Live presentation. Happy Father’s Day to all of our fathers out there tonight.

This concludes our coverage of the K & N Pro Series East at Langley Speedway. Congratulations to Sergio Pena for claiming the victory at his home track.

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10:00

As a reminder the ASA Midwest Tour race at Illiana is still going on. Join Elgin “Stat Boy” Traylor for the lap-by-lap action!

http://www.speed51.com/2011_Stories/ASA_MW/trackside_now_Illiana_6-18.html

9:58

Speed51.com’s Trackside Now from Langley is presented by Ford Racing Engines.

9:58	Sergio Pena with his mom and dad (51 Photo)

9:57	Sergio Pena with some hometown fans (51 Photo)

9:48

We wish to have provided you more updates tonight, but unfortunately we were a bit shorthanded tonight. However, we just spent a bunch of time in Victory Lane with Sergio Pena so look for some cool follow-up this week on Speed51.com

9:46

Correction: That is obviously the full-field rundown.

18 cars were left on the lead lap

All 26 cars were running at the conclusion.

9:45

Top-five:

1 Pena
2 Moffitt
3 Gresham
4 DiBenedetto
5 Elliott
6 Bowman
7 Pressley
8 LaJoie
9 Wallace
10 Shaw
11 Smith
12 Cherry
13 MacDonald
14 Boat
15 Hodgson
16 Conley
17 Haley
18 Kennedy
19 Albarracin
20 Berryhill
21 Richard Gdovic
22 Clay Campbell
23 Ryan Gifford
24 Brandon Gdovic
25 Joey Gase
26 Michelle Theriault

9:42

Sergio Pena held off a HARD CHARGING Brett Moffitt in the closing laps for his second series victory tonight. Lots of excitement in the last few laps.

8:59

lap 144 – Caution – Pena, Gresham, DiBenedetto, Elliott, Bowman

8:59

LAP

8:36

Halfway point. Gresham leads.

8:27

Top-ten:

1 Pena
2 DiBenedetto
3 Bowman
4 Gresham
5 Pressley
6 Cherry
7 Elliott
8 Wallace
9 LaJoie
10 MacDonald
11 Shaw
12 Haley
13 Hodgson
14 Kennedy
15 Smith.

8:26

Lap 62 – CAUTION No. 2 – Berryhill around in two.

8:05

pace laps. Listen live on NASCARHomeTracks.com radio feed

7:54

We are live on NASCARHomeTracks.com . We will give periodic updates about the race.

7:53

Track drying has begun as this shower appears to be mercifully brief. The surface did get wet but it was not a long enough sustained rain to really slow things down terribly. We are looking in good shape to get racing going soon.

7:44

Just as drivers were strapping in, WHOOSH, heavy rain shower. We are in a holding pattern.

7:33

We’re approximately 12 minutes away from the live NASCARHomeTracks.com broadcast.

7:32

Driver introductions are now underway.

7:29

We are looking at the green flag in right about 15 minutes, which would be perfect for our 7:45 air time.

7:21

Drivers of the KNPSE are gathering at the start-finish line for driver introductions. We’ll go on air at NASCARHomeTracks.com at 7:45pm.

7:19

Mike Rudy has won the first of two 25-lap Modified features over Shawn Balluzzo and Randy Monroe, Jr.

7:15

At lap 19 of 25, Mike Rudy leads Shawn Balluzzo and Robbie Babb of the Modified feature.

7:13

We will have limited Trackside Now updates during the 175-lap KNPSE feature. For full coverage, tune in to NASCARHomeTracks.com for the radio broadcast, which will now kick off again at 7:45pm ET, or in roughtly 30 minutes.

7:01

Engines are fired for the Modified Division. 25 laps will be run tonight.

6:47

While the race has been moved up one race, there will be out-of-car intros, so we are sticking to our 7:45pm ET start time for the NASCARHomeTracks.com broadcast. Sorry for the confusion and the going-back-and-forth on the times, but we’re working closely with NASCAR officials on this fluid situation.

6:29	Chase Elliott, Brett Moffitt, and Brandon Haley converse prior to the race (51 Photo)

6:28	The inaugural Langley “class photo” (51 Photo)

6:26	Rick Gdovic will race against his son tonight on Father’s Day weekend (51 Photo)

6:24

Some notes from pre-race:

#66 – Joey Gase – running this weekend because Benny Gordon is at a wedding. May run a team car for a few races later this year.

#37 – D.J. Shaw had to change a transmission

#18 – Max Gresham and #00 – Brett Moffitt dominated practice but will start further back tonight due to a poor qualifying draw (going out very early)

#51 – Brandon Haley – last race scheduled if they can’t find a sponsor. Good car for tonight though. Good kid, hard work ethic. If you’re reading and looking for a way to sponsor someone at a high market track like Loudon, I’m sure “Cornbread” and team would love to hear from you.

5:57

There has been a slight change in the schedule. There was originally scheduled to be a 25-lap Late Model and a 40-lap Grand Stock race before the KNPSE race, but now the Grand Stocks will be moved to after the KPNSE race because there is a forecast for scattered showers to hit the area anytime after 7pm. That puts the approximate green flag for the KNPSE race at 7:30pm. The NASCARHomeTracks.com broadcast will begin at approximately 7:15pm now with this schedule change.

5:54

The fans here at Langley now have a chance to meet their favorite drivers during an autograph session in just a few moments.

5:49

That was, for the time being, just for the event last week at Gresham.

5:49

Comment From Dan Vining

What’s the story on Coleman Pressley running the 14? I thought his team was going to play a switch-a-roo and put him in a number 59?

5:41

As a reminder, tonight’s KNPSE feature will air live on NASCARHomeTracks.com, a presentation of Speed 51 Radio, tonight at 7:45pm ET. Matt Kentfield and Tim Quievryn will be on the call here at Langley.

5:18

5:17

Speed51.com’s Trackside Now from Langley is presented by Ford Racing Engines.

5:17

DISCLAIMER: All updates posted on Speed51.com’s Trackside Now are property of 51 Sports, LLC and may not be duplicated in any form unless prior permission has been given by 51 Sports, LLC.

5:16

Action on track for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East is complete until the green flag of the 175-lap race at 8pm.

In the meantime, don’t forget to check out the other half of our Saturday Trackside Now doubleheader, the ASA Midwest Tour Elmer Musgrave Memorial at Illiana Speedway (IN).
http://www.speed51.com/2011_Stories/ASA_MW/trackside_now_Illiana_6-18.html

5:13

Comment From Barbara Slagle

COLEMAN!!!!!

5:10	Alex Bowman climbs from his racecar after qualifying an impressive second (51 Photo)

5:09	Cody Hodgson will roll off 19th tonight (51 Photo)

5:09

Coleman Pressley’s first KNPSE pole came just two weeks ago at Bowman Gray Stadium.

5:07

Local divisions are now qualifying. We will have a 25-lap Modified race before the KNPSE race and another 25-lapper + Mini Stock 25-lapper afterwards.

5:03

KPNSE QUALIFYING RESULTS

POS CAR DRIVER TEAM TIME SPEED
1. 14 Coleman Pressley, Asheville, N.C. Aisin/Lucas Oil Toyota 16.439 86.721
2. 16 Alex Bowman, Tucson, Ariz. * St. Jude Children’s Hospital Toyota 16.465 86.584
3. 15 Matt DiBenedetto, Grass Valley, Calif. Gear Wrench/Lucas Oil Toyota 16.492 86.442
4. 4 Sergio Peña, Winchester, Va. Freightliner Toyota 16.521 86.290
5. 8 Michael Cherry, Valrico, Fla. * Fueling Dreams Tour Toyota 16.550 86.139
6. 2 Ryan Gifford, Winchester, Tenn. Toyota Racing Development Toyota 16.581 85.978
7. 9 Chase Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga. * HendrickCars.com/Aaron’s Chevrolet 16.583 85.968
8. 00 Brett Moffitt, Grimes, Iowa Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 16.605 85.854
9. 18 Max Gresham, Griffin, Ga. World Crown 300 Toyota 16.615 85.802
10. 07 Corey LaJoie, Concord, N.C. * Virginia Motor Speedway/Sims Metal Ford 16.634 85.704
11. 71 Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, Mass. Grimm Construction Chevrolet 16.646 85.642
12. 46 Brandon Gdovic, Yorktown, Va. * Aquis Communications/ComServe Dodge 16.675 85.493
13. 96 Ben Kennedy, Daytona Beach, Fla. * Ben Kennedy Racing Chevrolet 16.708 85.324
14. 6 Darrell Wallace, Jr., Mobile, Ala. U.S. Army Toyota 16.733 85.197
15. 97 Tanner Berryhill, Tulsa, Okla. * National Cash Lenders Chevrolet 16.741 85.156
16. 51 Brandon Haley, Lavonia, Ga. * Carter’s Royal Ford 16.767 85.024
17. 37 D.J. Shaw, Conway, N.H. Precision JLM/Subway/Spraker Chevrolet 16.826 84.726
18. 62 Andrew Smith, Pooler, Ga. * SavannahPawn.com Chevrolet 16.857 84.570
19. 03 Cody Hodgson, Escalon, Calif. * Ocala Gran Prix Chevrolet 16.888 84.415
20. 12 Julian Albarracin, Bogota, Columbia * Telmex/TWR/AAIC Dodge 16.892 84.395
21. 45 Michelle Theriault, Bristol, Conn. Pro Gold/VP Parts Warehouse Toyota 16.894 84.385
22. 66 Joey Gase, Cedar Rapids, Iowa * Varischetti & Sons Chevrolet 16.895 84.380
23. 98 Chad Boat, Phoenix, Ariz. * Curb Records Chevrolet 16.910 84.305
24. 27 Cale Conley, Vienna, W.Va. * PMC/Health Bridge Imaging Chevrolet 16.914 84.285
25. 08 Clay Campbell, Martinsville, Va. * Mountain Dew/Spraker Racing Chevrolet 16.992 83.898
26. 64 Rick Gdovic, Pittsburgh, Pa. * Aquis Communications/ComServe Dodge 17.103 83.354

4:57

Full results to follow.

4:57

Sergio Pena and Michael Cherry were fourth and fifth, respectively.

4:56

Coleman Pressley has set fast time. Alex Bowman is second with Matt DiBenedetto third, meaning all three X Team Racing cars will start in the top three.

4:55

Sergio Pena
Lap 1: 16.649
Lap 2: 16.521
Best Lap: 16.521

4:54

Clay Campbell
Lap 1: 17.121
Lap 2: 16.992
Best Lap: 16.992

4:53

Brandon Gdovic
Lap 1: 16.739
Lap 2: 16.675
Best Lap: 16.675

4:52

Chase Elliott
Lap 1: 16.697
Lap 2: 16.583
Best Lap: 16.583

4:51

Darrell Wallace, Jr.
Lap 1: 16.733
Lap 2: 16.852
Best Lap: 16.733

4:51

Pressley still holds the pole speed with five cars remaining. X Team Racing currently holds the top three positions in qualifying.

4:50

Matt DiBenedetto
Lap 1: 16.511
Lap 2: 16.492
Best Lap: 16.492

4:49

Michelle Theriault
Lap 1: 17.069
Lap 2: 16.894
Best Lap: 16.894

4:48

Michael Cherry
Lap 1: 16.792
Lap 2: 16.550
Best Lap: 16.550

4:47

Ben Kennedy
Lap 1: 16.708
Lap 2: 16.718
Best Lap: 16.708

4:46

Eddie MacDonald
Lap 1: 16.803
Lap 2: 16.646
Best Lap: 16.646

4:45

Julian Albarracin
Lap 1: 16.911
Lap 2: 16.892
Best Lap: 16.892

4:45

Coleman Pressley goes to the pole with 11 cars remaining.

4:44

Coleman Pressley
Lap 1: 16.495
Lap 2: 16.439
Best Lap: 16.439

4:43

Tanner Berryhill
Lap 1: 16.822
Lap 2: 16.741
Best Lap: 16.741

4:42

DJ Shaw
Lap 1: 17.060
Lap 2: 16.826
Best Lap: 16.826

4:41

Corey LaJoie
Lap 1: 16.867
Lap 2: 16.634
Best Lap: 16.634

4:40

Brandon Haley
Lap 1: 16.781
Lap 2: 16.767
Best Lap: 16.767

4:40

Joey Gase
Lap 1: 16.957
Lap 2: 16.895
Best Lap: 16.895

4:39

Rick Gdovic
Lap 1: 17.298
Lap 2: 17.103
Best Lap: 17.103

4:38

Bowman now goes to P1

4:38

Alex Bowman
Lap 1: 16.577
Lap 2: 16.465
Best Lap: 16.465

4:37

Ryan Gifford has quick time thus far.

4:37

Ryan Gifford
Lap 1: 16.598
Lap 2: 16.581
Best Lap: 16.581

4:36

Andrew Smith
Lap 1: 16.920
Lap 2: 16.857
Best Lap: 16.857

4:35

Cale Conley
Lap 1: 16.914
Lap 2: 16.978
Best Lap: 16.914

4:34

Chad Boat
Lap 1: 17.106
Lap 2: 16.910
Best Lap: 16.910

4:33

Brett Moffitt
Lap 1: 16.689
Lap 2: 16.605
Best Lap: 16.605

4:32

Max Gresham
Lap 1: 16.641
Lap 2: 16.615
Best Lap: 16.615

4:31

Cody Hodgson
Lap 1: 16.992
Lap 2: 16.888
Best Lap: 16.888

4:31

Practice is now underway.

4:25

D.J. Shaw will be the first car out it appears. All 26 cars on the grounds will qualify, as Rick Gdovic #64 has repaired damage.

4:21

Qualifying for the VisitHamptonVA 175 is set to begin in about 10 minutes.

4:21

We’re back from our walk through the pits and a quick bite for lunch outside turn four. The owner of the racetrack here at Langley has a fleet of fishing boats off the Virginia shore and supplies track media, officials and guests – like us! – to seafood dinners here during events. You’re jealous, we know!

4:20

Comment From Jo

Good Luck! to Joey Gase #66

4:12

Comment From ms johnnie nascar

Good luck to RacerMichelle #45

4:10

Comment From mike

good luck chase,hope u got a new feul pump!!!!

3:02

We’re going down to catch up with a few friends on pit road

3:02	Coleman Pressley circulates in final practice (51 Photo)

3:01	Andy Santerre watches his cars circulate in practice (51 Photo)

2:58

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East teams are going through pre-qualifying inspection. Time trials will begin at 4:30pm, in roughly 90 minutes.

2:50

The support divisions are finishing up their practice sessions. then the track will be quiet for about an hour and a half before qualifying.

2:30

We’re joined in the press box at the current time by SPEED’s Derek Pernesiglio, who will be handling the pit road duties for tonight’s event when the race airs on SPEED on June 30th. Make sure you tune in!

2:29

Comment From Kelly

Good Luck to Brett Moffitt and the MWR team in qualifying!!!

2:28

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2:20

FINAL KNPSE PRACTICE TIMES
Pos No. Name Time Speed
1 00 Brett Moffitt 16.413 86.858
2 14 Coleman Pressley 16.476 86.526
3 15 Matt DiBenedetto 16.508 86.358
4 4 Sergio Pena 16.547 86.154
5 18 Max Gresham 16.584 85.958
6 96 Ben Kennedy* 16.677 85.483
7 9 Chase Elliott* 16.708 85.324
8 2 Ryan Gifford 16.734 85.192
9 6 Darrell Wallace, Jr. 16.780 84.958
10 46 Brandon Gdovic* 16.801 84.852
11 07 Corey LaJoie* 16.802 84.847
12 12 Julian Albarracin* 16.802 84.842
13 03 Cody Hodgson* 16.815 84.781
14 37 D.J. Shaw 16.815 84.781
15 71 Eddie MacDonald 16.841 84.651
16 16 Alex Bowman* 16.874 84.485
17 62 Andrew Smith* 16.886 84.425
18 97 Tanner Berryhill* 16.899 84.360
19 51 Brandon Haley* 16.939 84.160
20 8 Michael Cherry* 17.059 83.568
21 98 Chad Boat* 17.074 83.495
22 08 Clay Campbell* 17.087 83.432
23 45 Michelle Theriault 17.167 83.043
24 66 Joey Gase* 17.190 82.932
25 64 Rick Gdovic* 17.227 82.753
26 27 Cale Conley* 17.306 82.376

2:11

The track’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series open-wheeled Modifieds are on track for their first practice session.

2:02

Practice has concluded. Brett Moffitt, Coleman Pressley, Matt DiBenedetto, Sergio Pena, and Max Gresham were your top-five.

1:56

Rick Gdovic just spun and hurt the left rear of his car pretty bad.

1:55

Practice #2 is winding down. Brett Moffitt has returned to where he finished practice one – atop the leaderboard. 14 15 18 96 your top-five. Still time yet to go.

1:41

Chad Boat nearly looped his car down the front stretch but just managed to save it. He hits pit road for looking at the tires.

1:36

One other driver with a seat change. Julian Albaraccin is in the primary #12 Troy Williams car after racing their second car for a few weeks.

While photographing first practice, one our of staff heard a lot of cars bottoming out in Turns Three and Four. Still hearing a little of that from the media box during the second.

1:35

Joey Gase is here competing in the #66 normally competed by Benny Gordon. Gordon is at a family wedding today and had to miss this race. Since Gase competes for Gordon’s team on the USARacing Pro Cup Series, Gase was the natural choice to replace Gordon in the #66.

1:32

Alex Bowman is back in the X Team Racing #16 car today after competing last weekend at Gresham Motorsports Park for Gaunt Brothers Racing. Bowman started each of the first five races in the X Team car, but driver shuffles at GMP meant he was out of a ride with X Team there, but is back with the team this weekend.

1:30

Coleman Pressley currently tops the charts thus far in the second session.

1:22

Second practice is underway. Sun is out bright and hot on the speedway today as we see a little light cloudcover trying to make its way from the ocean just a few miles away, but thus far has not managed to reach the facility.

1:11

FIRST KNPSE PRACTICE RESULTS
Pos No. Name Time Speed
1 00 Brett Moffitt 16.481 86.500
2 18 Max Gresham 16.553 86.123
3 14 Coleman Pressley 16.602 85.869
4 4 Sergio Pena 16.659 85.575
5 15 Matt DiBenedetto 16.745 85.136
6 46 Brandon Gdovic* 16.776 84.979
7 6 Darrell Wallace, Jr. 16.782 84.948
8 71 Eddie MacDonald 16.798 84.867
9 07 Corey LaJoie* 16.799 84.862
10 8 Michael Cherry* 16.811 84.802
11 16 Alex Bowman* 16.854 84.585
12 2 Ryan Gifford 16.860 84.555
13 37 D.J. Shaw 16.890 84.405
14 96 Ben Kennedy* 16.955 84.081
15 9 Chase Elliott* 16.979 83.963
16 27 Cale Conley* 17.010 83.810
17 03 Cody Hodgson* 17.018 83.770
18 51 Brandon Haley* 17.029 83.716
19 62 Andrew Smith* 17.044 83.642
20 12 Julian Albarracin* 17.093 83.403
21 98 Chad Boat* 17.145 83.150
22 97 Tanner Berryhill* 17.165 83.053
23 66 Joey Gase* 17.200 82.884
24 45 Michelle Theriault 17.335 82.238
25 08 Clay Campbell* 17.382 82.016
26 64 Rick Gdovic* 17.438 81.752

1:04	Coleman Pressley watches the final minutes of first practice (51 Photo)

1:02	Brett Moffitt watches his pit crew make some adjustments at the end of first practice (51 Photo)

1:00	Michael Cherry rolls through Turn One (51 Photo)

12:59

Brett Moffitt paced first practice (51 Photo)

12:52

First K&N Pro Series East practice is complete. Brett Moffitt was atop the board. Full results to follow.

12:26

Twenty-five minutes into this first 45-minute session, Brett Moffitt is atop the speed charts, with Max Gresham second, Coleman Pressley third, Sergio Pena fourth and Matt DiBenedetto fifth.

12:24

Langley Speedway measures 0.395 miles in length with only six degrees of banking in the corners and four degrees on the straightaways. In November 1970, it became the site of the last Grand National race before the series was renamed Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup). The track is located in front of NASA’s Langley wind tunnel and down the road from the Langley Air Force Base.

12:24

Comment From james

what size track is this

12:18

Comment From Dan Vining

WOW, Tight bull ring there. Looks like it’s going to be a great view for a great race!

12:07

Practice is underway here at Langley. (Speed51.com Photo)

12:05

Officials are letting a dozen or so cars on track at one time. Currently, some of the top drivers in the series, including Coleman Pressley, Corey LaJoie, Matt DiBenedetto and Chase Elliott are on track.

12:03

Practice has begun.

11:46

First practice will start in about ten minutes. We’ll have times as they become available.

11:22

Teams are tuning up their cars on pit road as we speak. Fans on the frontstretch today will have a good opportunity to see all the crews work today as there is limited infield at this facility and thus no haulers parked inside and obscuring some of the “behind the scenes” work teams do on raceday.

11:12

Here is today’s schedule:

5 p.m. (Friday) Haulers Enter
7:30 a.m. Garage Opens
12-12:45 p.m. Practice
1:15-2 p.m. Final Practice
4 p.m. Driver/Crew Chief Meeting
4:30 p.m. Qualifying
5:30 p.m. Driver Autograph Session
8 p.m. VisitHamptonVA 175 (175 laps, 70 miles)

As a reminder, the race tonight will be broadcast on NASCAR Home Tracks radio (hometracks.nascar.com).

11:11

Good morning everyone and welcome to Speed51.com’s live coverage of the Visit Hampton, VA 175 for K & N Pro Series East at Langley Speedway in Hampton, VA. The K & N Pro Series East is making its inaugural visit to the facility today.

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June 18, 2011 8:00 pm