CHALLENGING NIGHT FOR JARRAD WHISSELL

July 14, 2012. Vernon, BC – Jarrad Whissell had his hands full at yesterday’s race at the Motoplex Speedway, battling transmission and handling issues behind the wheel of his #44 SMS/Komatsu Ford which ended his night earlier than expected.

The crew got right to work early in practice, moving quickly to fix a transmission seal in time for qualifying. After the repairs, the Whissell’s SMS/Komatsu Ford wasn’t handling well and #44 qualified 14th for the main event.

During the first two cautions, Whissell’s crew elected to make stops to try and loosen up the vehicle. “The car was really pushy right from the start,” Whissell explained after the race. Despite the adjustments, #44 was still at odds with the car.  “We kind of got bounced around like a pogo stick, it was so tough.”

Later in the race, Whissell was able to capitalize on a stroke of bad luck – he was bumped around by a couple of other competitors, but it turned out to be just what he needed. “Strangely enough, when we got hit by #21, it made our car really loose, which allowed me to gain more control,” he said afterwards.  “I could manhandle it as long as I wasn’t in traffic, but when the leaders came up I really had to slow down.”

The night continued in a frustrating fashion and #44 soldiered on the best he could, until a problem in the rear end of his SMS/Komatsu Ford ended the team’s night early.

Whissell completed 257 of the 300 laps.

“At least we finished way more laps than we did at this race last year,” he said. “But we think this is all behind us and we’re excited to race in Edmonton next weekend.”

This season Jarrad Whissell will participate in the five NASCAR Canadian Tire Series road course events plus the two western Canada stops at Motoplex Speedway near Vernon, BC & Auto Clearing Speedway in Saskatoon, SK.  Follow the progress of the team and help support the Children’s Miracle Network through the team website www.jarradwhissell.com  You can also follow Jarrad on twitter, @JarradWhissell and also check out the team fan page on Facebook. Fans can watch all of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races again this year on TSN.

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of SpeedwayMedia.com

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