The New Hampshire 100 for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was all
about potential unrealized for Andy Seuss and the #70 Manchester
Urology Associates / Rockingham Boat race team.
Seuss had possibly the best racecar of his career at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway “Magic Mile” - as evidenced by several top 10 runs in pre-race practice sessions. But luck was not on his side as Seuss worked his way up from his starting position of 17th and then made a pit stop to further refine the handling of the #70 Modified.
“We were in the top ten in practice,” Seuss. “It was a little free to start, so we came in to pit and make adjustments. After that, the car came right back to life. We had a car that I could definitely drive into the top ten, but we never got that chance.”
On a lap 32 restart, WMT point leader Bobby Santos, III failed to get up to speed and was hit from behind. Several cars then spun and wrecked. Seuss was pushed into the mess with heavy damage resulting to the #70 Modified.
Seuss did drive away from the incident, but extensive welding and repairs were needed, so the team called it a day and was credited with a finish of 34th.
“On that restart, the line backed up and somebody behind me drove into the back of the car and then tried to shake me off their car and I got turned into traffic and hit on all corners,” said Seuss. “So a good day wasn't meant to be.
"It's too bad, but I can't thank everyone enough - especially Lyle and Kathy Patterson who put a new engine in the car this week. We've had a great car every time lately that we've come to Loudon, so my biggest disappointment of today is that it won't be until next July when we get to come back here.”
Seuss will now focus on his battle for the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour championship as that series heads to Tri County Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 25th.
