YesterYear Racing™ to Sponsor Brayton Laster's ARCA Car for Circle City 200

Today, YesterYear Racing™ announced it will be one of many sponsors that will sponsor Brayton Laster's ARCA car in the upcoming Circle City 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP). The race will be held on Friday, July 19, 2024 at 5:30pm ET and can be watched on FloRacing, or the Fox Sports App. Brayton Laster is currently one of the primary announcers for Maconi Entertainment and covers many of the races for the YesterYear Racing™ League. Commenting on the sponsorship Allen Wannamaker, League owner of YesterYear Racing™ stated, "I like the work Brayton and Maconi Entertainment have done for our League this year and wanted to do some type of small sponsorship for his ARCA career. I thought about being a sponsor at the Tide 150 at Kansas Speedway back in May, but the timing wasn't quite right. I am glad we could work something out this time around at the Circle City 200. Given YesterYear Racing's ties to history, IRP was a good choice. The Winston Modified Tour raced there in 1988 and 1989 with legendary modified racer Mike McLaughlin winning both years. We wish Brayton the best of luck on July 19."

Bianchi Takes Home the Win and a Bakers Dozen at Stafford

It was a night to rejoice with cupcakes, sheet cake, brownies, cookies and of course, tiramisu as Brian Bianchi and his Culpeppers Bakery ground-pounder dominated the inaugural Camden Classic held at Stafford Springs Motor Speedway on Tuesday night. Coming into the race, points leader Tom Ogle looked to stretch out his points lead after a victory provided by some "on point" race strategy at the Connecticut 150 held at Thompson Speedway on June 3rd. However, it was not to be as Ogle qualified 7th and got caught up early in a turn 2 incident that collected numerous cars. Ogle got the "meatball" flag and had to pit going 3 laps down.

Newcomer Eric Stout impressed by taking the pole and looked strong for the first third of the race. However, a spin coming out of turn two cost him the lead and put him back into 5th in the field. Soon after, the Red Light racer lost control coming out of turn four in a battle with Chris Davis to regain third place and the night was over.

As has been typical with YesterYear Racing™, after two somewhat early cautions, the race went on a long green flag run that saw a "survival of the fittest" mentality come into play for most of the field as the tires became virtually bald with many driver never stopping to put on fresh Hoosiers.

In the end it was the Culpepper Bakery/Colony Tire duo of Brian Bianchi and Rex Hoyle that stood out from the field with Bianchi leading 112 laps of the 125 lap race. The dominance was reminiscent of early F1 days where the Marlboro team of Senna and Prost were virtually untouchable in every round held across the globe. However, the big question is can it continue. With drivers like Tom Ogle, Ryan Pittman, and Lloyd Moore waiting in the wind to grab a win, it will not be easy.

The Tour takes a long awaited summer breather for the next 8 weeks. YesterYear Racing™ will return to the track on Tuesday, August 20, for the Tri-State 150 from Thompson Speedway. Last time out at that track, Tom Ogle came from starting last to win his third race of the season.

Luck and Skill Combine as Ogle Wins Connecticut 150

Tom Ogle's 2024 YesterYear Modified Car

On an overcast night at Thompson Speedway, points leader Tom Ogle overcame having to start dead last in a field of 22 “ground pounders” to take the checkered flag in Tuesday night’s Connecticut 150.  Things looked grim at the start of the race.  Ogle had accumulated his third warning in Round 5 at Martinsville.  This meant he received a penalty and had to grid up last for Round 6.  However, one aspect was introduced in Round 6 that would help change his fortunes.  A mandatory pitstop.  This rule, coupled with two very early cautions, meant many drivers starting in the rear of the field pitted early within the first 10 laps of the race.  Drivers near the front of the field like pole winner Ryan Pittman, Brian Johnson, and Brian Bianchi, stayed out to keep their premium track position knowing that stopping later in the race was a better bet.  What transpired was a 131-lap green flag run that saw no cautions from lap 9 on.  As Ogle methodically worked his way through the field, along with Jerry Isaacs and Lloyd Moore, the reality began to set in for the front runners.  They needed to stop to fulfill the rule requirement.  Some drivers waited until the waning laps to “pull the trigger,” but ultimately, they had to stop leaving Isaacs as leader with Ogle in hot pursuit.  With 2 laps to go Ogle made his move and passed Isaacs to take the victory.  “I knew I wouldn’t have anything for him (Ogle) if he got around me.  Earlier in the race I had hit the wall pretty hard, and my car was a bit off the rest of the race.  If it wasn’t for that I think I might have been faster than Tom, or at least on pace with him,” Isaac said in the post-race interview.  Ogle crossed the line 72 one-thousandths of a second ahead of Isaacs to take the checkered flag.  Thie tightest victory margin thus far in the Series.  “I want to thank the YesterYear Racing™ Director and admin team for putting me at the back of the field tonight.  It turned out to be great for me and the strategy of pitting early certainly paid off,” Ogle said in his post-race interview.

The Series has a 3-week break before continuing the 3-race New England stint by heading to Stafford Motor Speedway on June 25, 2024, for the Camden Classic.  Ogle extended his points lead over Pittman to 57 points.  Bianchi, third in the standings, is only a single point behind Pittman.  Nine races remain in the 2024 season.