After dominating the previous two events at Circuit ICAR, Andrew Ranger kept the positive momentum going as he would score the pole for Sunday's Jiffy Luke 100. Ranger lapped the airport-based road course in 95.956 seconds (79.274 mph) during qualifying for his 14th career pole, tying him with J.R. Fitzpatrick for the NCAT all-time record.
Juan Pablo Montoya was a standout in the late-afternoon qualifying session as driver after driver took turns at shattering Marco Andretti's year-old Pocono Raceway speed records.
This past weekend at Sunset Speedway, Canadian motorsports history was recognized as Gary Elliott made his 700th consecutive start behind the wheel. In a combination of Canadian Vintage Modified events, Late Model events and Hanover Holiday OSCAAR Modified events, Elliott hasn't missed a night of racing since June 5th, 1987.
As a team that opened their 2014 campaign with back-to-back mechanical DNFs, Corey Jones and his J Star Motorsports crew are reveling in their recent change of fortunes. The freshman competitor recently impressed in back-to-back outings at the 16th annual Don Biederman Memorial, registering a pair of top-15 finishes in the two-night event.
With this being the first ever visit to the Capital City Speedway, the modified drivers will be starting with an empty note book. This will be the perfect test to see what team can adapt the quickest to the new track. #14 Davey Terry will be looking to better his runner up spots from last weekend. Gary McLean will be looking to add yet another track to his resume that he has won at.
Joey McColm and Canada's Best Racing Team (CBRT) kick off will see them racing in three different provinces over the next three weeks. That hectic stretch begins this weekend with a first time visit for McColm to the 2.114 mile 14 turn Circuit ICAR in Mirabel, Quebec.
Cancer has touched nearly every person in some way. And while new treatments and technology have greatly reduced the number of deaths in recent years (20% decline since 2001), there is still much to be done to save those currently afflicted with this devastating disease.
Third-generation driver Branden Bullen continued his upward movement through the perennially competitive OSCAAR Modified Tour this weekend, earning a top-10 finish in Night 1 of the twin-bill at Sunset Speedway.
Nascimento Motorsports, a championship winning race team in Northern California, has announced the Jr. Late Model Combine to take place at Madera Speedway