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[/media-credit]June 17, 2012. Bowmanville, ON. – Jason White got off to a rocky start at Saturday’s Clarington 200 at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, but trusted the speed of his #21 A&W Dodge and ran a few successful laps with a solid finish, despite a few minor mechanical problems along the way.
Practice early in the day on Saturday was a struggle for #21 and his team, the A&W Dodge’s set-up wasn’t quite what White was looking for. The crew worked to make some changes before qualifying; including some adjustments made on a tip from teammate DJ Kennington, but the 15th place qualifying position wasn’t what the team hoped for.
Despite the later starting position than White and his crew would’ve liked, #21 A & W Dodge kicked off the Clarington 200 with strength – moving quickly into the top 10 and ran between 7th and 8th for a number of laps.
“From the start of the race the car was fast, even on the outside,” White said after the race.
But White’s early success took a wrong turn in later laps. On long green runs, the car became difficult to handle and #21 fell outside the top 10.
“We had a lot of long runs and the car just went away,” White said after the race. “It became a real handful and I had an issue with a flat tire. I was looking forward to the pit stop.”
White made his scheduled stop, and his crew outfitted his A&W Dodge with fresh tires and made a few handling adjustments. Despite his crew’s efficient work, the #21 A & W Dodge still encountered some problems on long runs.
“The car was rocket fast again, and we were fighting to stay in position to get the free pass back on to the lead lap, but the car went away again,” White explained. “I drove it into the ground right until the end.”
White toughed out the handling issues and still improved with an 11th place finish, up four spots from his 15th place qualifying start.
“It was a good, solid 11th, great job by the crew. I’m looking forward to next weekend.”
Jason White and the #21 Dodge team will compete in the entire 2012 NCATS schedule that will take the team from coast to coast in Canada for the 12 events. Next on the schedule is the event at Delaware Speedway near London, ON this coming Saturday June 23rd. For the latest off season news about Jason White and the #21 Dodge team check out the team website atwww.jasonwhiteracing.com and be sure to follow Jason on twitter for the latest updates @racinjasonwhite You can get more information about the NCATS series at www.hometracks.nascar.com
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