Eddie MacDonald will try to defend his NASCAR Camping World East Series
title at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this Friday, September 18th, while
hoping to taste victory in the first-ever Act Invitational race at the track
on Saturday. MacDonald piloted the Grimm Construction Chevy to both wins
last year at NHMS and qualified for the ACT Invitational after winning the
famed TD Banknorth 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway this season.<\/p>\n
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The team is currently in second place in the East Series race with two
races remaining on the schedule but MacDonald feels solid runs are the only
things on his mind saying, "We are not counting spots where we have to
finish or Truex has to run. We are going there to try to win. All we can do
is run the best we can and see what happens. We know we can contend for the
win on Friday. We had a chance to win the June race but it didn't happen."<\/p>\n
MacDonald started on the outside pole in the June race at Loudon but
slipped back to finish sixth saying, "The car was really fast, just like it
was last year. We could've finished better in the June race there this year
but our pit strategy was a little off. We are confident for the upcoming
race because we have the same car, same set-up and we can make any
adjustments needed and hope for the best. Rollie and the crew have really
given me fast cars this year. Our Adirondack finish didn't really show how
fast the car was and that was our worst finish in a while. The last four or
five races, the cars have really been fast and I expect the same at Loudon."<\/p>\n
The team has been well-supported by its sponsors with MacDonald saying,
"Things have been great for us this year with Rob Grimm as the owner and
with sponsors like A&B Vending, HMS Motorsports of Danvers, R.B. Fries,
Waymart Building Center, Hanover Place, and NEMO. We have a new sponsor that
I am very excited to have with us. Daymark Solutions from Littleton, Mass.
has never sponsored a NASCAR team before so we are really pleased to have
them aboard and hope to give them something to remember with a win."<\/p>\n
New England Mechanical Overlay, NEMO, in Pembroke, N.H. has been a
consistent sponsor for the #71 race team and MacDonald appreciates
everything saying, "NEMO has been our tremendous supporter and their logo
will be on the hood of the East car and on the hood and rear quarter panel
on the Late Model for the ACT race. Becky and Ron Bennett have been there
for us for years and continue to do anything we ask of them. It is people
like this that allow us to compete at such a high level. Besides being
sponsors, they are great friends."<\/p>\n
The team is very excited to compete in the first-ever ACT race at NHMS
and MacDonald says of the event, "I am really looking forward to this race.
These ACT guys are a lot of fun to race with. It is a totally different
driving style around the track. We had a great day of testing a few weeks
ago and just as we thought, you can drive in the corners a lot deeper and
get on it a lot sooner coming out of the turns. Even though the tires are
not as wide at the East tires, they held up pretty good. There is some good
competition and any one of a handful of guys could win it."<\/p>\n
Preparing the two cars for Loudon and the Dover car, MacDonald knows
the crew has been working overtime and appreciates the effort saying, "I
couldn't count the numbers of hours Rollie and the guys have put in at the
shop but I know it is a huge amount. Here they are, a volunteer crew, and
they put in so much time, I can never thank them enough. I know one way to
thank them and that would be to win both races, one each day. It would sure
make all their hard work, pay off."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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