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[/media-credit]Last weekend, Jason Hathaway got his 2012 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season off to a solid start with a solid sixth place finish in the Vortex Brake Pads 200 at Canadian Motorsport Park (CTMP).
“This was a great way to start the season off,” Hathaway says. “The facility looks great and the crowd was like nothing we have seen at this track before! We want to thank our sponsor Vortex Brake Pads for sponsoring the race today and it was great to see all of our customers and VIPS in the suite today! The fans got to see a great race and we are pretty excited about our 2012 season.”
He was started the day off well as he was seventh in practice and qualified sixth for the race. He made his way up to second before a caution on lap 18. He then chose to make a pit stop, dropping him back to 12th, though was back up to ninth by lap 30. Hathaway got up to seventh by lap 38 and made his final pass of the afternoon on Robin Buck on lap 47 to finish sixth.
The driver of the No. 3 Rockstar Energy Drinks/Vortex Brake Pads car for Ed Hakonson Racing was looking to get off to a solid start in 2012 after a wreck in turn two due to a broken rear brake line last year at CTMP broke his wrist and thumb, hurting his driving abilities all last year.
“It was good to get back here and test during the off season,” he says. “It helped to work through that second corner and shake the car down.”
With the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series having this weekend off as teams prepare for the next road course event, Hathaway is not slowing down as he will be running round one of the McColl Pro Series at Sunset International Speedway in Innisfil, Ontario on Sunday.
The series is a four-race invitational that has its own points fund, with Open Late Models, Super Stocks and Mini Stocks. Hathaway will be competiting in the Open Late Model division against some of the best Open LM drivers in Ontario. Past track champions and big race winners are all expected to be in attendance at Sunset on Sunday.
“We are really looking forward to having some fun this weekend at Sunset,” the driver says. “We have the weekend off of our NCTS program and this is a great way to spend it. I love the chance to go back to my roots for a weekend and drive a late model. It should be a lot of fun! “
Hathaway will be behind the wheel of the #61 Vortex Brake Pads/ King Brewery Chevrolet owned by Bryan Watts Motorsports out of Uxbridge, Ontario.
