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SOBO #4
MODIFIED ENTRY for RMR
Heading down to South Boston for the Mason-Dixon Showdown,
Richard Moody Racing will have an additional piece of hardware
in the trailer for Ben. RMR has purchased a Tour-Type Modified
plus a pair of motors for Ben to race in the 250 lap Modified
portion of the Showdown.
The Mods are targeted to run their 250 laps at 5:00 PM on
Saturday November 25th. The PASS South Super Late Models will
run their 250 laps right after the Mods.
Meltdown
Press Release - 11/17 from dsportsgroup
Ben
Knows Super Late Models - Does Ben Know Modifieds Too?
Three-time PASS Champ
Enters Both Big Events at the Meltdown
CONCORD, NC (November 17, 2006) – A few years back, Bo Jackson
managed to do something unthinkable in major league sports. He
was a member of the Kansas City Royals baseball team while also
playing in the National Football League for the Raiders. Not
only did Jackson compete in both sports, he excelled. That led
to a Nike advertising campaign that simply stated, “Bo Knows
Baseball” and “Bo Knows Football.”
Now, short track standout and three-time PASS North champion Ben
Rowe is getting set for the Mason-Dixon Meltdown on Thanksgiving
Weekend at South Boston Speedway. The Maine driver is naturally
going to compete in the 250-lap Super Late Model event there.
That’s no surprise, since Rowe swept the final three PASS North
races of the year closer to home. What is out of the ordinary,
though, is that Rowe will also make his Tour-type Modified debut
in that division’s 250-lap feature the same day. He’ll drive the
#4 entries fielded by Richard Moody Racing in both races, a
possible total of 500 laps in single day.
So to steal a page from Nike’s book, does this mean that “Ben
Knows Super Late Models” and “Ben Knows Modifieds”?
“I don’t know about the Modified part yet, but we should go down
there as one of the top-five teams with the Super Late Model,”
said Rowe. “A big end-of-season race like this is a new
experience anyways. It attracts a lot of people, and you end up
racing against a lot of new guys who you haven’t raced with
before. So I’ll be learning in the Super Late Model because of
that too. But the Modified is completely new to me.”
Don’t bet against Rowe hitting a home run in his first at bat
either.
“We always go to the race track to win. With this being my first
Modified race, we want to be realistic. I’d be happy to time
trial in the top five or ten, stay out of trouble and finish
there, too. But if things start clicking, who knows? We’ll go
for it.”
Racing a Modified is something that Rowe has wanted to do for a
long time.
“My father [short track legend and fellow Meltdown SLM
competitor Mike Rowe] used to race a Modified years ago at Beech
Ridge (in Maine),” said Rowe. “He used to run two cars down
there actually. I’ve thrown the idea around of doing something
like this for three or four years. They look like a lot of fun
and are just like a big go-kart. We came across this one that
was a good car for a good deal, so Richard [Moody} decided to
get it and have some fun.”
Rowe didn’t just end up with any Modified either. He will drive
a car previously raced to victory lane by former NASCAR Weekly
Racing Series champion Peter Daniels. Now the trick is getting
used to the new toy.
“Peter Daniels has won a lot of races with this car,” said Rowe.
“When I looked at it, I knew that it was a good car, but I
really didn’t know what I was looking at either. So we got it
back to the shop and took it completely apart. We powder coated
it and painted it. We put it back together and learned all about
it. It only took us a few nights to reassemble it.”
Rowe will also have some help in figuring the car out at the
track. Two-time True Value Modified Racing Series winner for
2006, Tony Ricci will make the trip with the #4 team to help
them at South Boston.
“Tony Ricci helped us in the shop and he’s good enough to go
down with us to South Boston and help us out. He knows a lot
about these cars and will be a big help to us.”
So with a good car, some good advice and some great driving
skills, don’t count out Ben knowing Modifieds. After all, he
might be a rookie – but he’s still Ben Rowe.
The Tour-Type Modified portion of the “Mason-Dixon Meltdown”
features a 250-lap main event on Saturday, November 25th. The
PASS South Super Late Models also have a 250-lap event that day
and both premier divisions will be racing for a $12,500 paycheck
for the winner, plus lap money and other bonuses to be announced
soon. Also competing during the “Mason-Dixon Meltdown” weekend
are the Legends Cars (Friday only) and the Pro Challenge Series
(Saturday only). |
