Flat Tire Deflates Moffitt’s Run At NHMS
 
            Loudon, N.H. (June 27, 2009): Brett Moffitt has been on an upward climb in the NASCAR Camping World Series East, but Friday afternoon bad luck struck the 16-year-old driver that resulted in a 27th place finish in the Heluva Good! Summer 125 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Moffitt was running third when a tire blew on his No. 44 Castle Packs Power/EJP/Brettmoffitt.com Chevrolet and sent him into the wall in turn four. The incident caused enough damage that the Andy Santerre Motorsports entry had to park the car for the day.
            “There was no warning or anything. The tire just went out,” said Moffitt.
            The weekend kicked off for Moffitt with a qualifying effort of 124.106 mph (30.690 seconds) – a speed fast enough to earn a starting position in row two in the fourth position.
            When the green flag dropped, Moffitt took the third position away from Kevin Swindell and quickly settled in behind the leaders. A long green flag run developed with more than a second separating Moffitt from the second place driver of Ryan Truex. As the laps ticked off and the leaders hit lapped traffic, Moffitt was able to close up the distance to a single carlength.
            Despite his progress, however, trouble was just around the corner.
            “The car was really, really good. Andy has always run good here. It was just a little bit tight, but we could have made a couple of adjustments during the pit stops and that would have really helped us out,” Moffitt said.
            At lap 39, Moffitt was coming around turn three when he suddenly slid up the banking and hit the wall. The 16 year old driver brought the No. 44 back to pit road, but due to the damage, could not maneuver the car behind pit road wall.
            “The right front rotor broke. We were trying to get it behind the wall and the right front was locking up so we couldn’t turn,” he explained. A tow truck was sent out to get the car and Moffitt was done for the day.
            Up next for the NASCAR Camping World Series East is Thompson International Speedway on July 11th. The race, which marks the seventh event on the schedule, could mark a turning point for the team.
            “We’re still sponsorless and we only have one more race covered,” said Moffitt. “Our plan was always to run the first seven races and hope to find a partner for the remainder of the season. At this point, it’s just Thompson and that’s it.”
            For more information on Brett Moffitt and Andy Santerre Motorsports, visit www.andysanterremotorsports.com or www.brettmoffitt.com.