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2011-09-19

STECKLY DOMINATES AT ANTIGONSIH

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                                 Photo courtesy of RTR Sue Chisholm

ANTIGONISH, NOVA SCOTIA, September 19, 2011: It doesn’t get much better for Scott Steckly, driver of the 22 Racing/Canadian Tire Dodge.  This Saturday in Antigonish, Steckly’s performance was consistent as he took the top spot in both practice and qualifying and then went on to win the Komatsu 300 furthering his points lead in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.

After a few adjustments in practice, Steckly posted the quickest time.  Then in qualifying, Steckly manoeuvred the .333 mile high banked oval in a time of 14.587 seconds with an average speed of over 82 miles per hour. The time would hold up for the duration of qualifying, earning Steckly and the 22 Racing/Canadian Tire Team their third Keystone Light pole award of the season.

 

Steckly wasted no time with the drop of the green flag he pulled out into the lead. The top three continued to pull away from the rest of the field and by lap 80 Steckly had over a straightaway lead, maintaining the top spot until lap 88 when he slipped backed into third.

Shortly thereafter, on lap 105, the first caution came out.  Most of the field went to pit road for fuel and tires, but Steckly only took fuel.  It was a quick stop allowing Steckly to restart at the front of the field, but it didn’t take long for the 22 Racing Dodge, without the benefit of new tires to quickly fall back to sixth.  “We fell off a bit,” said Steckly. “I just paced myself not wanting to further wear out the tires and ensure we were there at the end.”

Steckly got the break he was looking on lap 144 with a second caution wasting no time making his way to the pits.  Steckly was one of only a handful of drivers to take advantage of the pit twice on the second caution and as a result he would restart in seventh.  “My crew made a great call, and fortunately we were able to get all four tires,” commented Steckly after the race.

 

On the restart the field checked up and as a result there was another quick caution.  This time several drivers made their way to pit road allowing Steckly to move up to fourth position.  On lap 188 Steckly took over the second spot and by lap 201 Steckly made his move on the No. 7 car of Pete Sheppard III to take over the lead again and the Canadian Tire driver never looked back. With the remainder of the race run caution free, Steckly was able to manoeuvre his way through the lapped traffic, leading the final 99 laps of the Komatsu 300.  Steckly crossed the finish line in first place taking home the checkered flag and his 3rd victory in the 2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season.

It was the best day possible,” said Steckly after the race. “We were the fastest car in practice; we won the pole and then won the race. I can’t ask for much more than that. I’m so proud of this whole Canadian Tire team. We didn’t come here looking to protect the points lead; we came here for the win.”

The Komatsu 300 will air on TSN on September 24th at 2:30 p.m.  EST.

Steckly extended his points lead in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series standings to 94 points over second place driver DJ Kennington, with only one event remaining. The final stop on the 2011 tour for Steckly and the 22 team will be on September 24th at Kawartha Speedway in Fraserville, ON.

For more information on the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series please visit www.nascarlocalracing.com.

Scott Steckly would also like to thank his sponsors: Canadian Tire, MotoMaster, Exide, Erb, Castrol and  AW Millwrights.

For more information on Scott Steckly and 22 Racing please contact:
Linda Jones
Wide Open Motorsport Solutions
(705) 458-4044
Email: ljones@wideopensolutions.ca

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 


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TENTH FOR DILLEY AT RIVERSIDE

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ANTIGONISH, NOVA SCOTIA, Sunday September 18, 2011: Mark Dilley driver of the No. 9 Rheem/PartSource/Farwell Racing Dodge was tenth quickest in practice and bettered that with the eighth quickest time in qualifying. After a mid race incident on track, Dilley was forced to come to pit road to remove the hood causing him to lose a lap he could never regain.

In Practice the No. 9 team made several adjustments to the car including the springs, the gear and sway bar to get ready for qualifying. Dilley turned several laps on the .333 mile high-banked oval and posted the 10th quickest time.

Dilley was the first car to attempt qualifying and with little to no rubber on the track he scored a time of 14.732 seconds and an average speed of over 81 miles per hour which would earn Dilley a starting spot on the outside of row four in eighth position.

 

Within the first five laps of the Komatsu 300, Dilley had made his way up to seventh and he maintained that position for the next 35 laps, after which he slipped back to tenth.  The first 100 laps were caution free and with the leaders running times at par with qualifying, Dilley and several others went down a lap on the track.

He was still running in tenth when the first caution came out on lap 105. At that time, Dilley made his way to pit road for fuel and came back in the next lap for left side tires. When he came in the second time he was boxed in his pit stall and had difficulty getting out and as such, Dilley would restart in 11th one lap down.

After the restart there was another long green flag run and Dilley was trying to get himself into position to receive the lucky dog and get his lap back.  However, just before the next caution, the leaders passed one more car and Dilley was no longer eligible to receive the free pass. When the next caution came out on lap 144, Dilley came to pit road for right side tires getting set to go the distance. On the ensuing restart, several cars checked up and with nowhere to go, Dilley ran into the car in front of him, buckling the hood. At this time NASCAR made the decision to bring the No. 9 Dodge Challenger to pit road under green to remove the hood for safety reasons, causing Dilley to lose another lap.

After making his way back on the track Dilley was running times consistent with the leaders, but the event would stay green for the remainder of the race and Dilley was not able to gain any of his laps back. A tenth place finish was the final result. 

“Not the day that we were looking for,” said Dilley. “We should never have been in the position we were in and had to come in under green to remove the hood. I just hate it for my team, they worked so hard to make this car faster, but we will be running up front in Kawartha.”

The Komatsu 300 presented will air on TSN on Saturday September 24th at 2:30 p.m. EST.

Dilley has maintained sixth place in the NASCAR point standings and will be back on track September 24th Kawartha Speedway for the final event in the 2011 season. 

Farwell Racing and Mark Dilley are supported by: PartSource, Rheem Canada, Leland Industries, Exide Batteries, Sylvania and Castrol.

For more information on the NASCAR Canadian Tire series please visit www.nascarlocalracing.com

For more information on Mark Dilley please contact:

Linda Jones

Wide Open Motorsport Solutions

(705) 730-4044

Email:  ljones@wideopensolutions.ca

 


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MICKS FOURTH IN POINTS AFTER FIFTH AT RIVERSIDE

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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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