Tuesday, August 2, 2005

Breakage Stops Mick’s PowerWater Ford

“It seems like we either break or win this year, there’s no in between.”

Bruce F. Mehlenbacher, Director of Public Relations

July 30, 2005, Vernon, BC - PowerWater driver, Kerry Micks finished a disappointing 25th position in the Micks Motorsports 2005 Ford at the half-mile tri-oval at Sun Valley Motor Speedway in Vernon, British Columbia Saturday as part of the CASCAR Super Series.

“It seems like we either break or win this year, there’s no in between,” explained Kerry Micks. “Bad luck went our way again tonight at Sun Valley Motor Speedway in the PowerWater Ford.”

DJ Kennington won the Sun Valley Motor Speedway 300 lap event followed by Brad Graham in second and Don Thomson Jr. in third.

“After starting thirteenth we were running a solid top-ten when we broke a rear end in the car. The Micks Motorsport Team did a great job fixing the car, but it was too little to late by the time we got back out,” added the Mt. Albert, ON, driver.

Micks, with three wins this season in the PowerWater Micks Motorsports Ford, sits in fourth position in the 2005 CASCAR Super Series Points Championship.

The next CASCAR Super Series race of the season will take place Saturday, August 6 at Mosport Speedway located north of Bowmanville, Ontario on the half-mile oval.

For information about Mosport tickets and camping, call the Mosport Hotline at 1-800-866-1072 (Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET) or visit online at http://www.mosport.com/. Tickets are also available at Ticketmaster.

MacLeod’s Central Merchant Services Team Finishes Top-Fifteen In Vernon BC

“The western swing was good to us, we were able to strengthen our lead on the rookie of the year championship and pick up three positions in the CASCAR Super Series Points Championship”

By Bruce F. Mehlenbacher, Director of Public Relations

July 30, 2005, Vernon, BC – Tara MacLeod, driving her Central Merchant Services MacLeod Racing Ford finished in 15th position in Saturday’s CASCAR Super Series 300-lap race at Sun Valley Motor Speedway’s half-mile tri-oval in Vernon, British Columbia.

“A top-fifteen is a good day racing against these guys,” said the Innisfil, Ontario driver. “The Central Merchant Services Team was great tonight, stopping for just fuel on the first pit stop and tires on the second.”
DJ Kennington won the Sun Valley Motor Speedway 300 lap event followed by Brad Graham in second and Don Thomson Jr. in third.

“The western swing was good to us, we were able to strengthen our lead on the rookie of the year championship and pick up three positions in the CASCAR Super Series Points Championship,” explained MacLeod.

MacLeod currently leads the PowerWater CASCAR Super Series Rookie of the year standings, and is 13th in the 2005 CASCAR Super Series Points Championship.

The next CASCAR Super Series race of the season will take place Saturday, August 6 at Mosport Speedway located north of Bowmanville, Ontario on the half-mile oval.

For information about Mosport tickets and camping, call the Mosport Hotline at 1-800-866-1072 (Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET) or visit online at http://www.mosport.com/. Tickets are also available at Ticketmaster.

Under the team banner of MacLeod Racing, http://www.taramacleod.com/, 32-year old Tara MacLeod has been a strong competitor on the Ontario short-tracks for the past 10 years, with several awards to her credit.