| Saturday, February 9, 2008 |
| Whelen Southern Mod Star Headed To Speedweeks | 
Andy Seuss knows both the ups and down of the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway (FL). The 20-year-old gathered national attention in 2006 by winning the Modified championship as part of Florida Speedweeks.
“Two years ago, Speedweeks was really good to us. We came out unscratched for the week and ended up winning the championship. That was really special.”
But good times don’t always last. A Speedweeks in 2007, a string of bad luck during the nine day vent took its toll on the team, even forcing them to load up and return to New Hampshire a few days early with a bent racecar.
“Last year was quite the opposite,” said Seuss. “Even though we had a better team and I thought we had a better chance of winning races last year, we had a tough week. Luck didn’t go our way and we ended up in a few wrecks.”
Now, as the 2008 version of Speedweeks is set to kick off, Seuss is ready to get back to his championship-winning form – even though he is not counting on winning another championship. This time, he is looking more for a victory or two.
“We’re looking to turn that all around this year,” said Seuss. “Winning the championship was really special to me, but I also know that to do that a lot of things need to happen a certain way. You can’t go down there expecting to win a championship because you might be very disappointed when you come back. It was a surprise when it happened the first time and even now, it would be a surprise if it happen again.
“By the same token, I know that we are capable of doing it. But what I really want to do is to win a race. We have been so close to that, so it’s our goal to win a race. It would mean a lot because I’ve won the championship and some critics have pointed out that I haven’t won a race. So to win down there would mean a lot to me."
The World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing will take place at New Smyrna starting on Friday, February 8th. Coverage of the races can be found at www.speed51.com throughout the nine days of competition.
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