MICKS FOURTH IN POINTS AFTER FIFTH AT RIVERSIDE
For Immediate Release ANTIGONISH, NS, Sunday September 18, 2011: Kerry Micks driver of the No. 02 Dickies/Beyond Digital Imaging Ford Fusion was eighth quickest in practice and in qualifying posted a time that would earn him the 11th starting position. Micks battled for 300 laps and came away with a fifth place finish and even gained momentum in the points chase. In qualifying, Micks manoeuvred the .333 mile high banked oval in a time of 14.855 seconds with an average speed of almost 81 miles per hour giving him the 11th place starting spot on the grid for the Komatsu 300. |
With the drop of the green flag Micks quickly moved into 10th and maintained that position for the first 60 laps. On lap 80, the field ahead of the #02 driver checked up exiting turn four on the front stretch and Micks had nowhere to go but into the back of the No. 60 of Ron Beauchamp Jr. “We cracked the bumper and buckled the hood” commented the Micks after the race. “We were hoping for a quick caution so we could come in and get rid of the hood.” Luck was with him as on lap 105 the caution flew and he brought the No. 02 Ford Fusion down pit road. The team fuelled the car and removed the damaged hood. Micks came back to pit road a second time to put on left side tires, rejoining the field to take the green in fifth. The Dickies/BDI team strategy was to take tires with about 100 laps remaining in order to make a charge to the front so they did not bring the 02 Ford back to pit road for right side tires. On the restart contact with another driver caused Micks to spin in turn four. With great car control by Micks, he was able to get slowed down and his contact with the wall only caused minimal damage, mostly cosmetic. As an involved car he had to restart at the back of the field. By lap 168 Micks had moved into fifth place and for the duration of the 300 lap race he waged a battle back and forth with the No. 60 for position and at the stripe Micks would be credited with fifth. “We had some issues early on and kept getting caught up in other peoples problems,” said Micks. “I just tried to stay on the lead lap and to get the best finish we could. Our strategy didn’t work today. We planned to pit with around 100 to go for right side tires but the caution didn’t come out again. All in all we had a good day in the points and we want to end our season with a win at Kawartha.” The Komatsu 300 will air on TSN on September 24th at 2:30 p.m. EST. With a fifth place finish, Micks has moved up to fourth in the NASCAR point standings and is now only ten points out of third. The final stop for Micks and the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will Saturday September 24 at Kawartha Speedway and don’t forget to go to Dickies.ca before the race and pick the winners in the Dickies Race to Win Challenge for a chance to win some great prizes. For more information on the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series please visit www.nascarlocalracing.com. Kerry Micks is supported by the following sponsors: Williamson-Dickie Canada Co., Beyond Digital Imaging, Prostate Cancer Canada, Steadymate, Seguin Marina, Thor Motors, NGK Spark Plugs, Samester, Castrol and Cathcart Trucking. For more information please contact: Linda Jones Wide Open Motorsport Solutions |
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