Jun 4, 2014 | American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
Emily Packard
Up Next: Thunder Road Weekly and Riverside ACT 150
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – As Thunder Road is about to kick off its 55th season, Emily Packard and the Packard Motorsports crew are ready for the Thursday night weekly challenge. “This is my home track,” said Packard. “Weekly racing is so different than tour racing; only having 50 laps, there is no tire conservation, you just have to go from the drop of the flag.”
This Thursday night is the first weekly event of the season, but the second point’s race towards the track championship. Coming off the 18th place finish on Memorial Day weekend, Packard knows that she has some ground to make up, but is confident that she can do just that. “I can’t get discouraged. It’s a tough track with a lot of good competition,” said Packard. “I think it’s going to be a very intense weekly battle among competitors to make races.”
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May 28, 2014 | American Canadian Tour, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Emily Packard
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt – With the rain cancelling the race scheduled for Friday night, all the focus was on the Vermont State Championship Race #1 at Thunder Road for Packard and her 9x Northstar Fireworks/Packard Fuels team.
Packard and the team unloaded the car and immediately got to work readying the car for the first practice. After running a few laps, Packard found the track to be greasy and the car really loose. The team continued to work on tightening the car up for her, and eventually found something that worked for her. “The guys tried hard to get the car set up, so that I could race.”, said Packard. Starting second in the second heat, Packard wasted no time in moving out front of the 25vt, running in the lead until the 58vt got by her to take the checkers, giving her second place. The car showing that team had found a way to tighten it up.
Packard found herself starting 14th in the Mekkelson RV Memorial Day Classic, and with only 100 laps, she would have her work cut out for her. “We had a semi-decent run; the car was just too free all day,” said Packard, “the track was definitely a lot different than the last time we ran here.”
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May 26, 2014 | American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
Emily Packard
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – After finishing in third position the last time at Thunder Road, Emily Packard looks forward to returning there on Sunday May 25th, to see if she can continue to build on that success as she is set to compete in this weekend’s Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic. “Finishing third the last time we were here really gave us a boost in confidence,” said Packard, “and it was a positive sign that we are heading in the right direction. I am looking forward to the race this weekend.”
Packard takes her 9x Northstar Fireworks/Packard Fuels sponsored car back to Thunder Road to compete in the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic 100 lap race, which is also the first of four races that are part of the 3rd Annual Vermont State Late Model Championship. “The Vermont State Championship races are some of the toughest races at Thunder Road,” said Packard, “it’s a different track to try and tackle each time you race there.”
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May 15, 2014 | American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
Emily Packard
Double Duty: Devil’s Bowl Speedway and Airborne ACT Race
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – This weekend is a busy one for Packard as she heads to Devil’s Bowl Speedway Friday night for the Whelen Engineering/Mobil 1 event with her 9x Northstar Fireworks/Packard Fuels Ford. Once the night is complete it’s back to the shop to swap out cars and head to Airborne Park Speedway for Saturdays ACT 100 Spectacular race with her 9x Northstar Fireworks/Packard Fuels Chevrolet.
“I’m excited to be heading to Devil’s Bowl this weekend,” said Packard, “I love the track, it’s a great facility, and a real driver’s track.” After a couple weeks off Packard looks forward to getting back to the track. “It’s been a long winter and this is the first race for some of these guys.” said Packard. “I think I have a slight advantage going into this race having run some longer races already this season.” This will be the season opener for Devil’s Bowl, and is the first time that the season starts under the lights on a Friday night.
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Apr 28, 2014 | American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
Patience; that’s what was stressed to Emily Packard during the 16th Annual Merchants Bank 150 this past Sunday April 27tt and did it ever pay off. In only the second race of the American Canadian Tour season, Packard took her time, picking her way through the field and drove her 9X Northstar Fireworks/Packard Fuels sponsored car to a third place finish.
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“The race went absolutely awesome, I couldn’t ask for a better day,” said Packard on her podium finish. “To be able to be racing up front with these guys that I have looked up for so long was amazing. I just tried to stay calm, cool and collected and keep us up front. “ Earlier in the day Packard started second in the first ACT heat and comfortably maintained that position, getting herself into the race so that the team could focus on preparing the car for the race.
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