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Mueller Tops Northern Modified Challenge Battle Entering Rescheduled Airborne Race

Quenneville, Gonyo tied in second only four points back; race postponed to Sunday

SOUTH PLATTSBURGH, NY – Jessey Mueller is the leader of the Northern Modified Challenge Series championship chase, but not by much. The 19 year-old from Olmstedville, NY holds a slim four-point lead entering Sunday’s 50-lap contest at Airborne Park Speedway; veteran drivers Vince Quenneville, Jr. and Leon Gonyo sit tied in second place right behind the youngster.

The event, which includes a 100-lap race for the Valenti Modified Racing Series, has been postponed by one day to Sunday, September 7 at 1:00 p.m., due to unfavorable forecasts on Saturday.

With half of the eight-race Northern Modified Challenge Series schedule complete, Mueller owns victories at Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl in May and Devil’s Bowl Speedway in August. It’s his closest challengers, though, who can lay claim to wins at Airborne, as Gonyo and Quenneville split twin 30-lap features at the track in July.

Plattsburgh-area drivers Jason Durgan, Jamie LaFountain, and Airborne point leader Nick Heywood remain in the mix, sitting in positions 4-6 overall. That trio has seen a busy – and successful – summer of weekly competition at both Devil’s Bowl and Airborne, combining for 10 victories and 47 top-five finishes across 89 total feature starts. Durgan scored a runner-up effort in the NMCS event at Thunder Road, while LaFountain and Heywood also have top-five finishes with the series this year.

Sunday’s 50-lap Northern Modified Challenge Series race at Airborne Park Speedway is part of a blockbuster open-wheel showdown that features the Valenti Modified Racing Series, and championship finales for the weekly NASCAR Whelen All-American Series-sanctioned J&S Steel Sportsman Modified, Ground Round Late Model, Key-RD Trailer Sales Renegade, and Busch Beer Mini-Modified divisions.

Post time for the event on Sunday, September 7 is 1:00 p.m. Advance sale admission tickets are available at Rent-A-Wreck on Cornelia Street in Plattsburgh, NY for just $18; tickets will be sold at the track on the day of the event for $20. For more event information, visit www.AirborneParkSpeedway.com or call (518) 647-4444.

The Northern Modified Challenge Series is sanctioned by Devil’s Bowl Speedway management. For more information, visit www.DevilsBowlSpeedwayVT.com, call (802) 265-3112, or follow on Twitter at @NorthernModCS or with the #NMCS hashtag.

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