Bobby Grigas, III took an instant liking to New Hampshire International Speedway in practice for the New England 100 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event there. He was near the top of the speed charts in each practice session and qualified a strong eighth for Saturday’s race there.
However on lap 34, Grigas’ day took a turn for the worse when his #09 Triple G Scaffolding Modified made heavy contact with the turn four wall. Grigas’ was not injured, but his car was finished for the race.
“The car just got aero loose,” said Grigas. “It was good when I was alone, but not so good when I was around other cars. I was racing [Tony] Hirschman down the backstretch when the whole field checked up. We both slid up the racetrack a little bit and I slide into the junk up there. I did everything that I could to control the car, but it just wouldn’t turn at that point.”
Grigas especially wanted to have a good finish for his crew chief Greg Narducci, who was seriously injured in a non-racing related incident at the track on Thursday. Narducci is currently in a New Hampshire hospital with multiple injuries. He is expected to have a
long recovery period, but to also have a full and complete recovery.
The hearts of the #09 team were heavy on Saturday without their leader at the track.
“I wish that I could have had a good race for him,” said Grigas. “Our thoughts and prayers are with him right now and we’re all pulling for him to get well soon.”
Grigas’ next event will be Sunday, July 9th at Twin State Speedway (NH).
