(Photo by Curtis Berleue Photography)
Inside Line Promotions – PORT ROYAL, Pa. (July 11, 2017) – Joe Trenca and Mucci Motorsports are going to take a short break to regroup following a frustrating start to the summer.
Last weekend was a headache for the team, which kicked off action on Friday at Albany-Saratoga Speedway in Malta, N.Y., with the Patriot Sprint Tour. Trenca was unable to finish a heat race because of a mechanical problem.
“That started us toward the back of the B Main,” he said. “We got a lap in and went from 10th to third, but the problem wasn’t fixed so I pulled off. There was a caution and I knew it wasn’t fixed. I didn’t want to risk anything so I pulled off.”
The team swapped to a 410ci winged sprint car for a Pennsylvania Speedweek show on Saturday at Port Royal Speedway.
“A lack of experience bit us,” he said. “It’s a whole new world down there. It’s really tough, especially an event like that. It’s challenging to race 360s regularly and then show up to a 410 race in Central Pennsylvania and expect to compete.”
Trenca qualified 28th quickest. He advanced from ninth to eighth place in a heat race and was making headway in the B Main before a late-race restart.
“We got up to around ninth (after starting 13th) in the B Main,” he said. “We had a caution with two laps to go. On the restart I missed my marks and fell back to 13th.
“We’re going to take this weekend off and go through our race cars to make sure everything is correct.”
QUICK RESULTS –
July 7 – Albany-Saratoga Speedway in Malta, N.Y. – Heat race: DNF (7); B Main: DNF (10).
July 8 – Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pa. – Qualifying: 28; Heat race: 8 (9); B Main: 13 (13).
SEASON STATS –
18 races, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 8 top 10s, 11 top 15s, 13 top 20s
UP NEXT –
TBD
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.JoeTrencaRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeTrencaRacing
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoeTrencaRacing
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“I want to thank Mid Country Machinery for their partnership and what they’ve done for us,” Trenca said. “I’m looking forward to growing mutually with them and taking Mid Country Machinery to Victory Lane.”
Trenca would like to thank Mucci Motorsports, The Paladin Group, Stars and Stripes Tool Inc., Fast Axle, National Parts Peddler, Schoenfeld Headers, FK Rod Ends, Weld Wheels, Wilwood Brakes, Pulse Racing Innovations, Curtis Berleue Photography, Seals-It, Shute’s Water Systems, Total Seal Piston Rings, Shell Shock Helmets, Don Ott Racing Engines, MyRacePass and Inside Line Promotions for their continued support.
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES –
Trenca is seeking additional marketing partners to get more experience by traveling and taking advantage of opportunities in the 410ci sprint car ranks. To learn more about options to team up with Mucci Motorsports, call Joe at 315-481-6080.
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- Shawn Miller on Jul 12, 2017
- Article Date: 7/11/2017 by Inside Line Promotions