A Heluva Good Finish

LOUDON, N.H. – Two of the top rising young talents in NASCAR waged a short-track battle at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, with Matt DiBenedetto emerging from a last-lap scrap with Ryan Truex to win the Heluva Good! Summer 125 Friday evening.

QUALIFYING: Truex Stays Hot

LOUDON, N.H. – NASCAR Camping World Series East rookie Ryan Truex continued his hot streak Thursday afternoon when he won the Coors Light Pole Award in advance of Friday’s Heluva Good! Summer 125 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Truex (No. 00 NAPA Toyota) earned his first career pole two races ago at South Boston (Va.) Speedway and reached Victory Lane for the first time in the series’ last event at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International. On Thursday he kept the momentum going when he posted the fastest lap in qualifying at 30.433 seconds (125.113 mph).

PRACTICE: Truex Tops East Charts

LOUDON, N.H. – Ryan Truex entered Thursday’s NASCAR Camping World Series East practice session for the Heluva Good! Summer 125 with no prior experience at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and

Truex (No. 00 NAPA Toyota) turned a fast lap of 30.609 seconds (124.434 mph). The Mayetta, N.J., native won in his debut at Watkins Glen International on June 6 and looks to contend for the Coors Light Pole Award in qualifying later today.

Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Heluva Good! Summer 125 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

The NASCAR Camping World Series East will pass the halfway point of the 2009 season with the Heluva Good! Summer 125 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Friday, June 26 in Loudon, N.H.

New Hampshire Motor Speedway Data
Race: #6 of 11 (6/26/09) | ENTRY LIST
Track Layout: 1.058-mile oval
Banking: Variable between 2-7 degrees in the turns
Race Length: 125 laps/132.25 miles

News & Notes: Veterans Look To Defend Their Home Turf

Even as the NASCAR Camping World Series East has expanded from its northeastern roots and its schedule now includes some of the top short-track facilities on the East Coast, New Hampshire Motor Speedway remains the undeniable series home base.

Some of the most accomplished names in series history will be back at the ‘Magic Mile’ to defend their home turf against the latest crop of young drivers looking to make their mark.

Truex Takes The Glen

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – NASCAR Camping World Series East rookie Ryan Truex passed race leader Patrick Long between Turns 10 and 11 on the last lap and took the checkered flag in the Tioga Downs Casino 125 Saturday at Watkins Glen International.

QUALIFYING: JGR teen earns first pole award with road-course run

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 5, 2009) – The Tioga Downs Casino 125 at The Glen pole went to NASCAR Camping World Series East rookie Matt DiBenedetto Friday afternoon at Watkins Glen International.

LIVE: East Series at The Glen

The NASCAR Camping World Series East returns to Watkins Glen International for the Tioga Downs Casino 125 at The Glen.

Follow the links below to follow all the action from Watkins Glen, N.Y., throughout Friday and Saturday. 

To get updates throughout the day: LAP BY LAP

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Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Tioga Downs 125 at The Glen

The NASCAR Camping World Series East is set for its first road course event of the season with the Tioga Downs Casino 125 at The Glen on Saturday, June 6 at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.