ANDREW RANGER: FIFTH PLACE FINISH AT DUQUOIN
For immediate release NDS – 2010-09-05 - 008 DuQuoin, IL — September 5, 2011 —Two-time NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Champion Andrew Ranger finished fifth, in his third career ARCA Racing Series start and first dirt surface start, while racing in the annual Southern Illinois 100 held at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in DuQuoin, Illinois. Ranger qualified the No. 53 Van Dyke Baler-Bollegraaf NDS Motorsports tenth out of the thirty-four competitors who attempted to qualify for the 100-lap, 100-mile race. "We didn't get the qualifying position I would have liked" said Ranger, "we were fourth fastest in practice, so my expectations were set a little higher. These ARCA cars on dirt are a blast to drive. When the team first told me we were going to race on dirt, I immediately thought it was a joke. I had no clue they still ran full bodied stock cars on dirt." The DuQuoin State Fairgrounds have been hosting races since 1950 and annually since 1954. |
The Roxton Pond, Quebec driver worked his way to runner up position which he was in for 30 laps until the last caution, with 17 laps to go, came out. "We did not need that last caution. We had a fast and great handling car, but as we got to the later stages it started to tighten up. On the last restart we dropped back a few positions and it cost us a podium finish. I am very pleased with the results and very happy with the work of my crew who provided me a very competitive car." Ranger kept the No. 53 Van Dyke Baler-Bollegraaf NDS Motorsports ARCA car in the top-3 for 50 of the 104 laps. In addition to being a full-fendered stock car Champion, Ranger has raced open-wheeled and has driven on a limited basis his father's dirt modified car. Andrew Ranger will return behind the wheel of the NDS Motorsports race car on September 23rd, when the NASCAR K&N East Series will be racing the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH. ### |
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