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2009 NHMS Track Champion Eddie MacDonald to Participate in Busch Sport Scene Charity Ride
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Eddie
MacDonald will continue a great tradition of Racing
Champions that participate in the Busch Sport Scene Ride for Charity. The NASCAR Camping World Series Star has confirmed that he will be at the 11th annual charity event on February 6, 2010 at the Club House Restaurant in Rangeley, Maine. Eddie had one of the most amazing years on the racetrack, by any driver from the northeast in recent memory. As a full time competitor on the NASCAR Camping World Series in 2009, Eddie finished runner-up for the series championship, falling just 34 points behind series champion Ryan Truex, who drives for Michael Waltrip Racing. Eddie notched ten top tens and a pair of pole awards in his best career season in the CWS. Eddie also won the 2009 Track Championship at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Driving the No. 71 NEMO/Grimm Construction Chevrolet, Eddie finished sixth in the Heluva Good! 125 in June and won the second Heluva Good! 125 in September. MacDonald scored a total of 15 bonus points at the speedway in 2009, which led to his second consecutive NHMS Track Championship. Making Eddie's 2009 season even more remarkable is the other races he ran outside of the NASCAR Camping World Series. Eddie also raced a NASCAR modified car at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and a super late model in the Pro All Stars Series. But his most impressive performances of the 2009 season came in a late model stock car. Eddie won the prestigious TD Banknorth 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway with his late model in July. He then followed that up with an amazing win in the American Canadian Tour's Inaugural ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in September - on the same weekend as he won the NASCAR CWSE Race at NHMS! MacDonald will travel from his home in Rowley, MA to Rangeley, where he will be joined by several of his race team members, including his crewchief, Rollie LaChance. The event has a rich history of support from racing champions. 2009 American Canadian Tour Champion Brian Hoar will be attending the event as well. Both drivers are among the favorites planning to be in attendance with great chances to receive the 2009 Busch Sport Scene Driver of the Year Award. That award and the Busch Sport Scene Fans Favorite Driver award will be honored at the event. The Driver of the Year will receive a package featuring a $1000 gift Certificate from Bo Built Race Car Bodies. "I'm excited to have Eddie joining the 11th Annual Busch Sport Scene Charity event again this winter," event organizer and Busch Sport Scene publisher George Campbell said. "Eddie and his team have so much still going on, I'm honored that they are taking time out of their busy schedules to support the event." The weekend prior to the charity event, Eddie, Rollie and the Grim Racing Team will be in California for the NASCAR Toyota All Star Showdown. The event includes a Poker Run snowmobile ride during the day followed by a full evening of entertainment. The proceeds go to several charities including the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Maine Special Olympics, Travis Roy Foundation, Rangeley Snowmobile Club, Busch Sport Scene Scholarship Fund and the Camping World Series Women's Auxiliary and their various charities. Credentials for the event can be purchased for $10 in advance either at the Club House, the Rangeley Chamber or from Busch Sport Scene. The tickets will be $20 the day of the event. Busch Sport Scene is a New England based sports magazine. Current Busch Sport Scene subscribers will receive a $5 discount on the day of the event, as will NASCAR, PASS & ACT team members that present their licenses. For room availability or directions, you can call the Rangeley Chamber of Commerce at 1-800-MT-LAKES. For more details, or to become a part of the event or make a donation, please email at scene@neracing.com or call Busch Sport Scene at 1-207-224-2060. For more details, visit the www.neracing.com website. Related News for this years event:
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Last Updated on 02/03/10
By George Campbell or Greg Fish
Email: neracing@neracing.com