Tag: Virginia

Southwest Trek to Austin Trans Am for LTK and Sheehan After Improved Result at Virginia

Mike

Austin, TEXAS – October 27, 2022 – New Hampshire’s driver Tom Sheehan will head to Austin for the season closing event with the TA2 class on the back of an improved performance the last day at Virginia International Raceway. Tom and the dedicated team prompted a change of heart and instead of finishing his season early, the LTK team and Sheehan are heading down to Circuit of The Americas in Texas for the season finale.

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Hard Charger Showing at VIR Puts Sheehan Back on Track

Mike

Alton, VIRGINIA – October 10, 2022 – A challenging season for ‘Ironman’ Tom Sheehan took on a positive note at Virginia International Raceway for Round 11 of the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli Championships. The vastly experienced New Hampshire wheelman climbed an impressive 13 spots to earn the TA2 Bassett Wheels Hard Charger Award. The LTK Mustang finished the TA2 race at the Virginia race track in P12 from a P25 starting spot in the 38-car field.

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Sheehan Looks for Strong Autumn Finish at VIR

Mike

Bow, NEW HAMPSHIRE – October 6, 2022 – Having finished in P8 at the popular venue in 2019 and notched his 100th start in Trans Am in 2020 when he finished in P7 in the Heacock Gold Cup, New Hampshire’s Tom Sheehan has good memories of Virginia International Raceway. 2022 has so far been less kind to the evergreen “Ironman” of muscle car racing and a mechanical issue late in the race at Watkins Glen cost him several places and typified Tom’s luck this season.

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TeamSLR Takes Championship Hunt to VIR

Mike

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Oct. 6, 2022) – Fresh off his second career TA2-class victory in the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli and his second in a row at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International, Connor Mosack looks to continue his recent streak of top-four finishes as he and fellow TeamSLR driver Chris Liesfeld head to Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton for the penultimate round of the 12-race season.

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Silver Hare Racing Eyes Home-Track Advantage at VIR

Mike

HIGH POINT, N.C. (Oct. 6, 2022) – There may or may not be such a thing as a home-track advantage in a racing discipline as hotly competitive as the TA2 class of the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli. But the Silver Hare Racing duo of Maurice Hull and Connor Zilisch can certainly lay claim to one as they head to Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton for the penultimate TA2 race of the season.

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Kevin Harvick Wins Back To Back Cup Series Races

Chuck Abrams

“Looking at the competition right now, you have to like Toyota’s chances. But look out, (Kevin) Harvick was second to (Denny) Hamlin in the spring race. If you doubt Harvick, you don’t know him very well.” While Toyota didn’t do too badly in the race, the Ford of Kevin Harvick came to play. It seems just a few weeks ago many were wondering if Harvick could even make the playoffs. He was below the cut line and he hadn’t been very sporty.

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Notable Quotables – Federated Auto Parts 400 Winner Kevin Harvick

Mike

Kevin Harvick’s victory in the Federated Auto Parts 400 marked the 95th overall win for SHR. It was the organization’s 69th points-paying NASCAR Cup Series victory, its third of the season and its second at Richmond.  Check out what Kevin had to say after his 2nd win in a row:

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NASCAR Cup Series Prepares For Round 2 At Richmond Raceway

Mike

For the second time this season, the NASCAR Cup Series will head to Richmond Raceway for some Sunday afternoon side-by-side short track action in the Federated Auto Parts 400 on August 14 at 3 p.m. ET (USA, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Only three races remain in the 2022 regular season (Richmond, Watkins Glen and Daytona) to decide the 16-driver Playoff field and for the first-time in the elimination-style format of Playoffs (2014-2022), the series has produced 15 different winners leaving just one spot still open on points.

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