Andy Gets Caught in Wreck While Battling Through Field at Lee

Andy Seuss and his Manchester Urology Associates/Rockingham Boat team had a choice in Friday night’s All Star 100 True Value Modified Racing Series event at Lee USA Speedway (NH).

As the race got to its halfway point, Seuss was sitting in the 10th position. The dilemma was whether to settle for a top 10 finish or to pit and make adjustments that would allow the 19-year-old to be able to come back through the pack and battle for something much better.

Actually, it wasn’t much of a debate. Seuss and his team are racers and they will fight for every position that they can earn on the racetrack. Pitting gave Seuss a better car to compete with, but he did not get to show it because of being involved in two multiple-car wrecks in the second half of the race. Seuss ended up finishing 17th.

“The team gets an A for effort tonight,” said Seuss after the race. “They did a great job. The car was good early, but we thought that we could make it better and contend for the win. We pitted and when you restart back in the pack, you run the risk of getting caught in the wrecks. That’s a chance we took and it bit us this time. The car was really good at the end, but the damage was done.”

Seuss was one of a half-dozen cars involved in the first major wreck. He was almost back to the top 10 when several cars jammed up in front of him. Seuss slowed down to avoid the blocked track, but got hit from behind and pushed into it. This wreck caused some front end damage and the team had to pit again to repair it.

The second wreck came while working through the field again, and caused more damage to the #70 Modified.

“On that first wreck, I started to check up and just got pushed into it. On the second one, I was clear and someone shot up the track to try and avoid it. I hate it for the team, but we salvaged what we could out of tonight.”

Seuss won’t get down about his night at Lee though. His team is much too busy preparing for their NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour debut this Saturday at New Hampshire International Speedway to worry about feeling sorry for themselves.

“We’ll get the car straightened out and go to New Hampshire after this to see what we can do there.”

The New England 100 for the NASCAR Whelen Tour is set to see its green flag at 1:10pm on Saturday, July 15th at New Hampshire International Speedway.

Seuss returns to action in the True Value Modified Racing Series on July 18th at Lee for a make-up date of an event that was rained out in May.