By pairing with car owner Bob Garbarino, Donny Lia got to completely focus on driving. The result was the 2007 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship for Lia and Garbarino, the first title for both. By clinching the championship at Sfafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway in the second-to-last race of the season, Lia heads into the World Series weekend at Thompson with no pressure.
While driving for Garbarino this weekend, Lia will also field his No. 18 car for the first time this season, with Chuck Hossfeld in the car.
“I just wanted to race my car,” said Lia, “and he’s a friend of mine who can get the job done.”
Hossfeld started the season with a runner-up finish in the Icebreaker at Thompson. But he and the No. 79 Hill Enterprises/Coors Light Pontiac team parted ways after just four races.
