BOBBY GRIGAS, III PLANS A BUSY MODIFIED SEASON FOR '07

Bobby Grigas III learned a lot of lessons in his rookie season of Modified racing last year. He learned how to win by visiting victory lane at Waterford and Canaan. He also learned how to be consistent by winning the True Value Modified Racing Series Rookie of the Year award despite sitting out for several events with a wrist injury.

Most of all, though, Grigas learned just how much he loves to race a Modified, which explains the ambitious schedule of racing that he plans to embark on in 2007. Grigas and his #09 Triple G Scaffolding team will race on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and then compliment that schedule with as many NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, True Value Modified Racing Series and open competition events that they can fit in.

“I want to race as much as possible,” said Grigas. “I’m not overwhelmed, but I am very excited. I love racing and the more that I can race, the better.”

Stepping up to the Whelen Modified Tour is a challenge that Grigas is looking forward to. He made his Tour debut at Thompson last year and ran solidly in the top 10 before getting caught in a wreck.

“It’s a professional series that I will be proud to be a part of,” said Grigas. “I plan on going there and trying to give it a whirl. I don’t know if my season is going to be good, bad or indifferent yet. I’m just going to go out and do my best each time in the car.

“I hope to finish in the top 10 of the points and win the Rookie of the Year. I’m not looking to set the world on fire, but I want to do well.”

The Whelen Southern Modified Tour will be a completely new experience for Grigas. He’s raced down south before, showing well in last year’s North-South Shootout at Concord and Mason-Dixon Meltdown at South Boston before running into bad luck at each place, but he has not even seen a WSMT event yet.

Grigas has heard great things about the tour, its rules and race procedures, though, and he expects to feel right at home on the road.

“Not pitting and not changing tires is what I’m used to, and that is how they run the Southern races,” said Grigas. “It should be close to the True Value Modifieds with the rules like that. Some of the races are 50 laps more than the True Value races, but they count caution laps, so it should be pretty close. I’ve never raced a Whelen Southern Modified Tour race, but I’ve heard good things about the tour. There isn’t much crashing and bashing. There is some good racing. Just talking to people, it sounds like a laid-back place where you don’t have these high-dollar teams and where you don’t need to have a super pit crew like on the Whelen Modified Tour.”

And even with all of the races that Grigas has planned, he is still open to doing more if the opportunity presents itself. The young driver is prepared to strap into any competitive racecar that’s out there.

“I’m not afraid to hop into anything. I’ll drive Modifieds, Busch East, Super Late Models, Sprint Cars, Midgets, whatever. I’ll try anything.”

For more information on Bobby Grigas III please contact Mike Twist at (207) 590-1786 and be sure to check out Bobby’s website at www.bobbygrigasracing.com