2012-07-19

NASCAR's Matt Crafton Enters Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200 at Lucas Oil Raceway

For Immediate Release:

Thursday, July 19, 2012

 

; Tickets on Sale at Indianapolis Menards Stores

 

(TOLEDO, Ohio) - NASCAR veteran Matt Crafton will make the fifth ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards start of his career in next Friday's Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200 at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.

 

Crafton, who has started 281 consecutive races in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series dating back to 2000, will drive the No. 88 Messina Wildlife Management/Menards Toyota for ThorSport Racing, joining teammate Frank Kimmel, driver of the No. 44 Ansell/Menards entry. The number on Crafton's ARCA car will match that on his ThorSport truck, the No. 88 Menards Toyota.

 

The California native will hope to bounce back from a 32nd-place finish in last year's race at Lucas Oil, when he exited after just 75 of 203 laps. He will look to recapture the success he had in an ARCA car in 2010, when he finished in the top five at both Toledo and Iowa Speedways.

 

Crafton is currently sixth in Truck Series points, and actually has 11 Truck Series races under his belt at the 0.686-mile Lucas Oil Raceway. Last year, he finished sixth to follow up on a career-high third in 2010.

 

Crafton's opportunity to race in the ARCA Racing Series is a result of the overall Menards Racing vendor program in ARCA, and part of the business relationship between sponsors Messina Wildlife Management and Menards. The Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200 title sponsorship is part of the comprehensive Menards Racing vendor program that includes not only an Official Company sponsorship with ARCA, but also a special award sponsorship in the Team Messina Rookie Challenge.

 

All on-track activity for the Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200 will take place Friday, July 27. Two practices will take place, from 1:35-2:30 and 3-3:45. Menards Pole Qualifying will start at 5:30, setting the field for the 200-lap race at 9 p.m. ARCARacing.com will feature live timing and scoring of all of the day's action, and SPEED will televise the 9 p.m. race live. The ARCA CRA Super Series will join the ARCA Racing Series at the track, giving fans in Indianapolis a double feature of ARCA divisions.

 

Thanks to series presenting sponsor Menards, tickets are now available at $10 off of the advertised at-track price.


Fans can now buy tickets for the ARCA doubleheader at $25 each at 17 Menards stores throughout Indiana: Anderson, Avon, Bloomington, Camby, Carmel, Columbus, Danville, Fishers, Greenwood, Kokomo, Lafayette South, Lebanon, Muncie, Terre Haute, West Lafayette, and the East and South stores in Indianapolis.


The in-store ticket promotion will last until Thursday, July 26, one day before the race.

 

Chicagoland Speedway is the next stop for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, with the Ansell ActivArmr® 150 scheduled for just two days from today - Saturday, July 21.

 

2012 is the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards' 60th Anniversary Season, featuring 20 races at 18 tracks. The complete 2012 event schedule is available at ARCARacing.com.

 

The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards has crowned an ARCA national champion each year since its inaugural season in 1953, and has toured over 200 race tracks in 26 states since its inception. The series has tested the abilities of drivers and race teams over the most diverse schedule of stock car racing events in the world, visiting tracks ranging from 0.375 mile to 2.66 miles in length, on both paved and dirt surfaces as well as a left- and right-turn road course in its most recent season. This year, the series visited Alabama's Mobile International Speedway and Minnesota's Elko Speedway for the first time.

 

Founded by John and Mildred Marcum in 1953 in Toledo, Ohio, the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is recognized among the leading sanctioning bodies in the country. Closing in on completing its sixth decade after hundreds of thousands of miles of racing, ARCA administers over 100 race events each season in three professional touring series and local weekly events.

 

CONTACT:

Griffin Hickman, ARCA

 

Don Radebaugh, ARCA

 


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Crazy Horse Racing Teams Ready To Prove Their Mettle At Oxford

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 7.17.12
For more information, visit http://www.crazyhorseracingparts.com or E-mail GWCNewEngland@gmail.com

 

39th Annual TD Bank Oxford 250

A 'Crazy' Time Of Year

SOUTH PARIS, Maine – If there's one thing Travis Stearns points to this year, it's just how consistent his race cars have been in weekly competition at Oxford Plains Speedway.

 

With a pair of wins, five Top-5s and no finish worse than sixth in seven races this season, Stearns has a 31-point lead over the rest of the field as the Late Model world descends upon Oxford for this weekend's 39th annual TD Bank Oxford 250. Practice is on Saturday and Sunday, with qualifying set for 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon and the main event in the evening.

Stearns is as excited about this weekend's edition of the prestigious short-track race as he has been about any prior.

“I've felt pretty good before, but I've had nothing to really show for it. The car's just a lot better now,” said Stearns, who has qualified for the race three years in a row with a career-best finish of 10th in 2009. “We have a good car, period. It's something I'm not really used to coming into this race.”

Part of the reason for Stearns' success has been a new Crazy Horse Racing chassis that he's using. Built over the off-season, he's noticed the benefits immediately. The biggest thing has been the car's consistency over long runs, something that should set up nicely for Sunday's 250-lap event.

Mickey Green, who not only builds cars at Crazy Horse Racing alongside Mitch Green but is also Austin Theriault's crew chief on the ACT Late Model Tour, said that kind of consistency was the goal when the company set out in designing its 2012 chassis.

“I don't think they fall off as much,” Green said. “They may not all go out and run the quickest lap times – but they don't drop off. Look at Travis – everyone thinks he's so much faster than everybody else, but he's not. He's just staying more consistent throughout the race. When everyone else starts dropping off, he's still running roughly the same lap times.”

Theriault will debut his new car this weekend, after testing at Oxford Plains last week and then running Saturday night's 40-lap Late Model feature. He started deep in the 24-car field and finished third – despite not deciding to really “race” other cars until several laps into the event.

He, like Stearns, thinks he's in the best position he's been in to challenge for a TD Bank 250 win. He finished third last season – the youngest podium finisher in the race's history.

“Most people that have met (Mitch and Judy Green), they know that they're great people to work with,” Theriault said. “When they give you their word that they're going to have a car ready, they're going to be ready. We worked right down to the wire – even had some all-nighters on this car. I think it's really paid off.

“I sort of feel sorry for the competition. It's way better than the other car was at Oxford.”

“The biggest thing is that the balance is so good on it,” Stearns said. “With my old car, the littlest thing – miss the stagger by a quarter of an inch, or going from day into night – would take it from being a fifth place car to to being a 25th-place car, and it was awful. It was a completely different animal. This thing here, it slows it up with little changes – but it only goes from a car that can win to being a Top-5 car.”

Last year's Oxford Plains Speedway Rookie of the Year, Chris Coolidge, has posted a pair of career-best second-place finishes in weekly competition at the track this season. Coolidge knows that there are plenty of obstacles to overcome just to qualify for the starting field on Sunday, but he's also extremely happy with the way his No. 72 has performed in the first half of the season.

After not qualifying for the TD Bank 250 as a rookie, he's eager to make the starting grid this time around.

“Last year we tried to qualify in our first year. We had fun and we were competitive, but we just didn't have the luck,” Coolidge said. “We're going to attempt it this year, and this car's going really good thanks to Mitch and Mickey and Crazy Horse and all those guys there. But the key to the 250 is the luck of the draw – that's the biggest key right there.”

Mickey Green hopes the luck is on Crazy Horse Racing's side when it comes to late evening on Sunday. It would be a huge win for a company that really only took off two years ago, once it moved into its new shop in South Paris – just a few miles down the road from Oxford Plains Speedway.

“If we don't run well, then there's something wrong. I'm very confident going into the weekend,” Green said. “These cars just don't fall off, and it's a big thing.

“Winning the 250 is huge. Just huge. Other car builders have won them – and if we could do it in our second year with our own design, that would be huge just huge for us. I'm not going to say it would put us on the map, but it would be a really big deal for us as a group.”

 


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NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Presented By Mobil 1 Statistical Advance: Edmonton

For Immediate Release

 

 

Analyzing The Edmonton 100 At Edmonton City Centre Airport

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 17, 2012) – In the second race of its three-event Western Canadian swing, the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 returns to Alberta to be a part of the Edmonton Indy after a one-year hiatus. The Edmonton 100 on the 2.256-mile, 13-turn temporary circuit at Edmonton City Centre Airport is scheduled to get underway on Sunday, July 22 at 10:30 a.m. MT. Below is a statistical look at the recent performance of the series and selected drivers at Edmonton, as well as some other statistical trends:

 

Edmonton Race Setup

·         This is the Canadian Tire Series’ first time on the new 2.256-mile, 13-turn race course.

·         J.R. Fitzpatrick is a two-time Edmonton winner and has not finished worse than fourth in four career starts.

·         Andrew Ranger won at Edmonton in 2009 and has won 12 of his 21 series road-course starts and has not finished worse than third in his three Alberta starts.

·         Points leader D.J. Kennington and winner of the last three series events has finished outside of the top 10 in his last two Edmonton starts.

 

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series At Edmonton

·         This is the series’ fifth time to compete in Edmonton, but first on the new 2.256-mile, 13-turn race course.

·         The race’s television premier is scheduled for Saturday, July 28 at 3 p.m. ET on TSN2 and Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 10 p.m. ET on RDS2.

·         The four previous Edmonton events were competed on the old 1.973-mile, 14-turn track.

·         The Edmonton 100 is 101.66 kilometers (63.16 miles) in length.

·         Is one of five road-course events on the 2012 schedule – Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ont., Circuit ICAR in Mirabel, Que., Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal and Circuit de Trois-Rivieres (Que.) are the others.

·         In the previous four Edmonton events, there has been an average of 2.25 caution periods for 7.25 laps with earliest coming at Lap 9 in 2007 and the latest at Lap 27 in 2009.

·         In four races at Edmonton, the average finishing position for the polesitter is 1.75 and the average starting position for the race winner is 1.5.

 

Edmonton Data

Race: #6 of 12 (7/22/12)

Track Layout: 2.256-mile temporary road course

Race Length: 28 laps (63.16 miles or 101.66 kilometers)

 

Records

1-Lap Qualifying: J.R. Fitzpatrick, Chevrolet, 80.318 seconds, 88.433 mph, July 24, 2010

32-Lap Race: J.R. Fitzpatrick, Chevrolet, 49 min., 23 sec., 76.709 mph, July 25, 2010

(Note: The above records are for the old 1.973-mile race course. The 2011 event will be contested on the newer 2.256-mile configuration.)

 

Race Winners

J.R. Fitzpatrick................................... 2

Andrew Ranger................................... 1

Alex Tagliani ...................................... 1

 

Pole Winners

Andrew Ranger .................................. 3

J.R. Fitzpatrick .................................. 1

 

Manufacturer Wins

Ford.................................................. 3

Chevrolet........................................... 1

 

Laps Led

Andrew Ranger................................. 64

J.R. Fitzpatrick................................. 33

Alex Tagliani..................................... 31

 

Selected Driver Information:

Ron Beauchamp Jr. (No. 60 Mopar/Mobil 1 Dodge)

·         Finished 18th in his last visit to Edmonton.

·         Best Edmonton finish was sixth in 2009.

·         Has recorded top 10s in three of his last four starts overall.

·         One of just four drivers to start all 68 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.

 

Robin Buck (No. 66 Quaker State Dodge)

·         Finished third in 2007 in Edmonton for his only start in Alberta.

·         Registered two wins and four top-five finishes in his five 2011 road-course starts.

·         Has scored six top 10s in his last eight Canadian Tire Series start – all on road courses.

·         Earned both of his series-career wins – Circuit ICAR and Circuit de Trois-Rivieres – last season.

 

Kevin Dowler (No. 35 Whitemud Mechanical/EMCO Dodge)

·         Finished 14th in 2007 at Edmonton in his only start in his home province.

·         Made his first series start since 2007 on July 14 at Motoplex Speedway in Vernon, B.C.

·         Was a relief driver for Jason Hathaway, who had an injured wrist, last season.

·         Former CASCAR champion.

·         Son, Noel, is a Canadian Tire Series regular competitor.

 

Noel Dowler (No. 5 EMCO-Kohler/Rheem Dodge)

·         Making his first Edmonton start in 2012.

·         Has a current streak of three consecutive top-10 finishes.

·         Scored a season-best finish of 11th last season at Riverside International Speedway in Antigonish, N.S.

·         Finished third in last year’s Rookie of the Year standings.

 

L.P. Dumoulin (No. 47 WeatherTech Canada/Bellmare Dodge)

·         Making his Edmonton debut this year.

·         Opened the season with back-to-back top-five road-course finishes.

·         Was the 2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Rookie of the Year.

·         Now a teammate of defending series champion Scott Steckly.

·         Made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut on Aug. 20, 2012 at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

 

J.R. Fitzpatrick (No. 84 Equipment Express Chevrolet)

·         Won both the 2007 and 2010 Canadian Tire Series events in Edmonton.

·         Finished second in 2009 and fourth in 2008 on the Edmonton airport course.

·         Has top-five finishes in all four of his Edmonton outings.

·         Has led 33 laps in series action at the Alberta event.

·         Has five top-10 finishes in his last seven series road-course starts.

·         Six of his seven career series wins have come on road courses – CTMP (3), Edmonton (2) and Montreal.

·         Has made a pair of NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts this season.

 

Jason Hathaway (No. 3 Snap-on Tools/Rockstar Energy Drink/Vortex Brake Pads Dodge)

·         Finished sixth in the 2010 Edmonton 100 – his best in four starts.

·         Has a streak of four consecutive top10 finishes in Edmonton.

·         Has scored top-five finishes in his last three starts this season.

·         One of only four drivers to start all 68 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.

 

D.J. Kennington (No. 17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors Dodge)

·         Finished 15th at Edmonton in 2010.

·         Finished fourth in 2007 and fifth in 2008 at the Alberta event.

·         Has won the last three events and is the first driver in series history to win three consecutive races.

·         Sits atop the championship standings.

·         Has a current streak of seven straight top-five finishes and eight consecutive top 10s.

·         Has 14 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series victories – second on the all-time list behind Andrew Ranger (15).

·         Won 2010 series championship.

·         One of four drivers to start all 68 NCATS races.

 

Kerry Micks (No. 02 Leland/BDI/PartSource Ford)

·         Scored a fifth-place Edmonton finish in 2010 – his best in four starts.

·         Finished eighth in 2008 edition of Edmonton 100.

·         Has top-10 finishes in five of his last six starts dating back to the Montreal race last year.

·         Two of his three series-career wins have come on road-course wins (Montreal and Trois-Rivieres in 2007).

·         Sharing time with Kerry Micks this season behind the wheel of the No. 02 Ford.

 

Andrew Ranger (No. 27 Dodge/GC Motorsports Dodge)

·         Won the 2009 Edmonton race in his last start at the track.

·         Finished second in 2007 and third in 2008 at Edmonton.

·         Has led a series-high 64 laps in Edmonton.

·         Has top-10 finishes in his last seven of his last eight Canadian Tire Series starts.

·         Has won 12 of his 21 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series road-course starts.

·         Has finished inside the top 10 in 26 of his last 28 series starts dating back to the 2008 season.

·         Is the series’ all-time leader with 15 victories.

·         Tied with Don Thomson Jr. at 11 atop the all-time list for pole wins.

·         Won the series championship in 2007 and 2009.

 

Trevor Seibert (No. 69 Lake Excavating Dodge)

·         Finished fourth in his 2010 start on the Edmonton City Centre Airport track.

·         Scored a fourth-place finish in the 2009 Alberta event.

 

Scott Steckly (No. 22 Canadian Tire Dodge)

·         Has finished third in each of his last two Canadian Tire Series starts in Edmonton.

·         Was the runner-up to Alex Tagliani in the 2008 Edmonton event.

·         Has six top-five finishes in his last seven starts dating back to last season.

·         Has 11 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series victories which ranks third on the all-time list.

·         Won 2008 and 2011 series championships.

·         One of just four drivers to start all 68 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.

 

James Van Domselaar (No. 14 Steel-Craft Door Products Chevrolet)

·         Recorded a 12th-place finish in 2010 – his best in four Edmonton starts.

 

Jarrad Whissell (No. 44 SMS Equipment/Komatsu Ford)

·         Posted a ninth-place finish in the 2010 edition of the Edmonton 100.

·         Finished 11th in 2008 and 17th in 2008 at Edmonton.

 

Jason White (No. 21 A&W/Bowers & Wilkins Dodge)

·         Scored a 21st-place finish in his last Edmonton start in 2010.

·         Best Edmonton finish was 15th in 2008 and 2009.

·         Recorded his first series top-five finish on July 14 at Motoplex Speedway in Vernon, B.C.

·         Was 2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Rookie of the Year.

 

Contact:

Shon Sbarra

Integrated Marketing Communications

 


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Fisher, Theetge First Entries to 50th Milk Bowl

 Attached Photos: Fisher.jpg - Former Thunder Road Champion Jamie Fisher (18vt) battles for the win with Jay Laquerre (50vt).  (Photo Credit: Leif Tillotson)

  

Theetge.jpg - Two-time Serie ACT Castrol Champion Donald Theetge (80qc)battles side by side with defending Champion Patrick Laperle (91qc). (Photo Credit: Stephane Lazare)

 

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Barre, VT – Former Thunder Road Champion Jamie Fisher, and two-time Serie ACT Castrol Champion Donald Theetge were the first to file entries for the 50th Annual People’s United Bank Milk Bowl on Sunday, September 30 at Barre’s Thunder Road. 

 

Fisher filed within 30 minutes of receiving his entry form last Thursday. “This may be the biggest Milk Bowl we ever run for, so I didn’t want to waste any time,” said Fisher.  “We’ve finally got the car going great again this year, I think we’ve got a real shot,” he finished.

 

Two days later in Canada, Theetge handed in his entry minutes after receiving it saying, “I will be there. We are coming to win, and I would love nothing more than to bring the Milk Bowl trophy to Quebec.”

 

By entering before the early entry August 15th deadline, the pair has been entered into a drawing for eight (8) Goodyear tires for the event. 

 

Fisher currently rides fifth overall in the Late Model weekly standings in one of the tightest point battles in recent memory at Thunder Road, and has already claimed three podium finishes at the Barre high banks in 2012.  Theetge is on a tear on the Serie ACT Castrol, earning 2 wins and four top fives in the first five starts of the year.  Both drivers are hungry for their first Milk Bowl trophy. 

 

Qualifying kicks off on Saturday, September 29, and the 50th Annual running of the People’s United Bank Milk Bowl will be on Sunday, September 30.  Post time is 1pm. 

 

For additional information head to www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com, email us at media@acttour.com, or call the office at (802) 244-6963.

 

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Champion Drivers Returning to Devil's Bowl Speedway for C.J. Richards Memorial

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Champion drivers from Devil's Bowl Speedway's past will compete in a showdown-style event in the track's Daredevil division (pictured) at Friday's Carrara Masonry & Concrete C.J. Richards Memorial event.  (MemorEvents photo)

 

 

Jelley, LaDuc, Ryan among showdown entries; RRMC Marrow Donor Program auction on tap

 

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WEST HAVEN, VT – Some of Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s most accomplished stock car racing champions will climb behind the wheel again at Friday’s C.J. Richards Memorial event presented by Carrara Masonry & Concrete.  All-star drivers from the West Haven, VT half-mile will strap into cars from the track’s Daredevil class for a special showdown as part of the event that features a 67-lap race for the headline NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Bond Auto Parts Modified division.

 

Among the entrants in the Daredevil event is Butch Jelley of Andover, VT.  Jelley raced at Devil’s Bowl Speedway when Richards opened the track in 1967.  Jelley’s highlights include six consecutive Modified wins in 1969 and the 1975 track championship.  He’ll be joined by past Modified and Late Model standouts Tim LaDuc, Jimmy Ryan, Ray Hoard, Lee Nutting, Fred Little, Charlie Brown, Ralph Bruno, and Don Mattison.  Together, the group accounts for over 150 feature victories and 10 track championships.  The drivers will compete in track-owned Daredevil cars – virtually street-legal race cars with only safety modifications – which offer fans, sponsors, and members of the community the opportunity to race.

“This showdown is something fun and exciting that will really bring C.J. Richards’ legacy to the forefront.  These drivers are the ones that built Devil’s Bowl into what it was under C.J.’s watch,” Devil’s Bowl Speedway owner/promoter Mike Bruno said.  Bruno explained that the event will be run in three parts: A pair of five-car heat races will each qualify two drivers to the final round.  “The cars may not be 600-horsepower Modifieds,” Bruno chuckled, “but I’m sure these guys will drive them like they are.”

The comeback stars are not limited to just the Daredevils, though; Todd Stone of Middlebury, VT returns to the Modifieds after finishing third one week ago in his first start at Devil’s Bowl Speedway since 2009.  In the intermediate Renegade class, former Modified champion Don Miller of Wells, VT will drive a car owned by top racer Frank Monroe, who was sidelined by surgery last month.

Also on the card along with racing for the entry-level Bomber division is a silent auction to benefit the Rutland Regional Medical Center Marrow Donor Program.  Items for bid include autographed memorabilia from local racers Beaver Dragon and Ron Proctor and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Mark Martin, and more.  For more information or to place a bid by email, contact Kerry Ellis of the RRMC Marrow Donor Program at kellis@rrmc.org.

Regular general admission for the C.J. Richards Memorial 67 presented by Carrara Masonry & Concrete on Friday, July 20 is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors (62+), and free for children 12 and under.  Gates open at 5:00pm with racing scheduled to begin at 7:30pm.  The C.J. Richards Memorial Vintage Festival presented by 101.5 “The Fox” for classic race cars and hot rods will be held on Saturday, July 21 at 12:00 noon and Sunday, July 22 at 11:00am.  Admission for the two-day show is $20 for exhibitors and competitors, $10 for adults and seniors, and free for kids 12 and under.  Call (802) 265-3112 or email devilsbowlspeedway@gmail.com for more information.

Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, VT, four miles north of Exit 2 on US Route 4.  For more information, call (802) 265-3112 or click www.devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com.  Devil’s Bowl Speedway is on Facebook at facebook.com/devilsbowlspeedway and Twitter at @DevilsBowlSpeed.

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NASCAR : LOUIS-PHILIPPE DUMOULIN EN PISTE AU EDMONTON INDY

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NASCAR : LOUIS-PHILIPPE DUMOULIN EN PISTE AU EDMONTON INDY

Deuxième de trois épreuves dans l’Ouest Canadien

 

Trois-Rivières, le 19 juillet 2012 – Louis-Philippe Dumoulin participera à l’événement d’envergure qu’est le Edmonton Indy en Alberta le 22 juillet prochain au volant de la Dodge n°47 WeatherTech Canada/ Bellemare. Après une absence de deux années consécutives, la série NASCAR Canadian Tire est de retour à Edmonton. Le détenteur du titre de Recrue de l'année 2011, ainsi que l’ensemble des pilotes, découvriront le tracé temporaire pour la première fois lors de la séance d’essai supplémentaire du vendredi 20 juillet.

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NASCAR: LOUIS-PHILIPPE DUMOULIN AT THE EDMONTON INDY

The second of three Western Canadian Events

 

Trois-Rivieres, July 19th, 2012 – Louis-Philippe Dumoulin will be participating in the esteemed event, Edmonton Indy, this July 22nd in Alberta, behind the wheel of the n°47 WeatherTech Canada/ Bellemare Dodge. After being absent for two consecutive years, the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series is making its return to Edmonton. The 2011 Rookie of the Year champion, along with the other drivers, will familiarise themselves with the new temporary track configuration during the additional practice session scheduled for this Friday July 20th.

 

 

Reconnu en tant que spécialiste des circuits routiers, Louis-Philippe Dumoulin a fait sa marque lors des trois dernières épreuves (16, 23 juin et 19 juillet) démontrant à ses adversaires qu’il est également un sérieux rival sur ovale. Au volant de la voiture n°47 WeatherTech Canada/ Bellemare, le Québécois apprivoisera la nouvelle configuration de la piste du Edmonton City Centre Airport (Edmonton « 100 »). Le tracé ressemble davantage à un circuit de Formule 1600 : 28 tours, un enchaînement de 13 nouveaux virages rapides et serrés sur 101.66 kilomètres.

 

« C’est vraiment l’fun que ce soit un nouveau tracé pour tout le monde, surtout que certains pilotes connaissaient très bien l’ancien circuit d’Edmonton. Pour avoir couru dans plusieurs séries sur circuit routier, c’est là que je me sens le mieux et je suis impatient de me retrouver au volant de la voiture n°47 WeatherTech Canada/ Bellemare, d’éprouver la piste et de me préparer pour la course », partage avec enthousiasme l’instructeur de pilotage à l’international.

 

Plus que deux courses dans l’Ouest et le Trifluvien effectuera un retour en piste sur le tracé qui l’a vu évolué.

 

« Nous avons un maximum de points à comptabiliser pour arriver en force au Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières et au NAPA200. Avec WeatherTech.ca, connu à travers l’Amérique du Nord, nous pouvons compter sur des voitures fiables en tout temps, prétendre à un top-3 et peut-être même au championnat », partage Louis-Philippe Dumoulin.

 

Les qualifications du Edmonton City Centre Airport Indy auront lieu à 18h50 le samedi 21 juillet (HNE). Louis-Philippe Dumoulin sera sur la grille de départ à bord de la voiture n°47 WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare, le dimanche 22 juillet à 12h30 (HNE).

 

WeatherTech Canada conçoit, développe des accessoires automobiles haut de gamme et sur mesure pour les consommateurs et les manufacturiers. Ils fabriquent et manufacturent digitalement des tapis de voiture toutes saisons, tapis de protection arrière ainsi que des garde-boues (sans vis) aux États-Unis, pour tous types de véhicules en Amérique du Nord. Les ingénieurs utilisent les outils les plus sophistiqués disponibles pour la saisie des données et la géométrie complexe des véhicules telles que les surfaces au sol, les zones de rangement, les ouvertures de fenêtre ou les ailes (standards de qualité optimale).

Rencontrez Louis-Philippe Dumoulin sur www.weatherTech.ca.

 

« Passion – Performance – Partenariats »

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A renowned road circuit specialist, Louis-Philippe Dumoulin has left his mark during the last three events (June 16th, 23rd and July 19th) demonstrating to fellow competitors that he is also a serious rival on oval circuits. At the wheel of the n°47 WeatherTech Canada/ Bellemare, the Quebecer will assimilate the newly configured circuit at the Edmonton City Center Airport (Edmonton « 100 »). The circuit resembles that of Formula 1600 layout: 28 laps, a series of 13 new fast, tight turns for a total of 101.66 kilometers.

 

« I find it interesting that this is a new circuit for everyone, especially since certain drivers were very familiar with the old Edmonton circuit. After having raced in numerous different series on road circuits, this is where I feel the best and I can’t wait to find the wheel of the n°47 WeatherTech Canada/ Bellemare, to experience the track and get ready for the race », shares with enthusiasm the International Racing Instructor

 

Fewer than two races in Western Canada before the Trois-Rivieres native can return on his home track.

 

« We have a maximum number of points to accumulate for the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivieres and NAPA 200 events. With WeatherTech.ca, known across North America, we can count on the reliable cars, to claim a top-3 or maybe even a championship », shares Louis-Philippe Dumoulin.

 

The Edmonton City Center Airport Indy qualifications will take place Saturday July 21st at 6:50 pm (ET). Louis-Philippe Dumoulin will be at the starting grid in the n°47 WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare, Sunday July 22nd at 12:30 pm (ET).

 

WeatherTech Canada designs, develops and produces high quality digitally custom-fitted FloorLiners, All-Weather Floor Mats, Cargo Liners and No-Drill Mudflaps in the USA on North American machinery for customers and manufacturers. Engineers use the newest technology available for data entry and the geometric complexity required by the vehicles for floor-surface coverings, storage areas, aisles and window openings (at a superior quality standards).

Meet Louis-Philippe Dumoulin on www.weatherTech.ca.

 

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