Dustin Delaney will be ready to go at New Hampshire (51 Sports Photo).
Delaney Riding Momentum Into NHMS
Pre-Race Report
The Heluva Good 125 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway marks a major milestone in the NASCAR Camping World Series East season – the halfway point. Dustin Delaney, driver of the No. 39 Delaney Infrastructure Chevrolet, has also reached a milestone of his own heading into this event – a performance gain that could possibly be one of the most improved of any driver that competed full time last season.
Delaney has posted an average finish of tenth place over the first four stand-alone events of the 2009 season. In those same four races last year, Delaney only had an average finish of 16th place. His qualifying efforts rival that improvement jumping from an average of a 25th place starting position in 2008 to a 16th place starting position in 2009.
“Momentum is a big factor in anyone’s success, and I feel this team has been building that since the beginning of the season,” said Delaney. “I have to credit the entire team. I have the benefit of an experienced and knowledgeable crew chief in Jamie Aube, and an extremely hard working crew that has been complimented with the addition of Tom Carey, Jr. as car chief.”
While the young, Mayfield, N.Y. driver is quick to credit the team, his crew is just as adamant about giving credit to Delaney’s improvement as a driver.
“His confidence is way up over last year,” said Aube. “He’s developed a craft at getting around these tracks and adjusting to whatever conditions are thrown at him. He has matured a lot behind the wheel and his abilities to be versatile have gotten remarkably better. He’s able to communicate how the car is reacting and what changes need to be made to make it better.”
Whatever the reason, it’s hard to argue with success. Delaney enters the Heluva Good 125 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway sixth in the NASCAR Camping World Series East point standings. What they want, however, is to add one very important statistical fact to his record this season – a win.
“We’re getting closer to it every week,” said Delaney. “That’s what we come out here to do. We just need to keep doing what we’re doing, and the wins will start to come.”
