TOMMY BALDWIN AND AL HEINKE FORM HEINKE-BALDWIN RACING
 Announce 2010 Short Track Program Plans
 

   NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team owner Tommy Baldwin and Modified team owner Al Heinke announced this week that they will be teaming up to form Heinke-Baldwin Racing, which will compete full-time in two short-track series in 2010. HBR will field a full-time entry in both the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the Super DIRTcar Series, as well an additional Whelen Modified entry running a limited schedule.

      Erick Rudolph completed his 2009 season last Sunday afternoon with a seventh place finish at the Thompson International Speedway World Series Weekend.
      Erick also completed his first season on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and finished 12th in series points after going into Sunday's event 14th in the standings.
     Erick started 14th in the 150 lap event.

     This past Saturday afternoon, Erick Rudolph returned to the scene where exactly one year ago, the Ransomville, New York racing star won the 30 lap DIRTcar Sportsman Championship at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, New York during Super DIRT Week 2008.
     Never one to sit on his laurels, Erick moved his talents to the DIRTcar 358 Modified division during the 2009 season at Ransomville Speedway along with a full schedule on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.

    The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is slowly coming down to the end of the 2009 season. The remaining event on the schedule is next Sunday afternoon, October 18th at the Thompson International Speedway.
     Erick scored a tenth place finish at Stafford Motor Speedway last Sunday afternoon and finished the day two spots higher in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour point standings moving from 16th place to 14th place. With a good finish at Thompson, Erick could find himself even higher. Erick is only a few points out of 13th place.