Jason White Scores First Top 10 at Circuit ICAR in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

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After having a frustrating weekend last week at Mosport, Jason White was ready to rebound strong this weekend at Circuit ICAR north of Montreal, Quebec. White did that as despite not having a lot of experience on the road courses, he brought home the No. 21 A&W Dodge in the top 10.

“I knew there was going to be all kinds of carnage on those final two laps,” White said of the final green-white-checkered. “I just kept my wits about me and stuck it in there when I had the chance and made a couple of passes in those last two laps.”

This marks the first top-10 for White with his new crew chief Derek Lynch.

“It’s been a long time coming” he said afterwards. “My Crew Chief Derek Lynch and the whole team gave me a car I could drive and not have it drive me. I’ve got to thank all the guys for their hard work this weekend. This whole team is super excited to get back into our oval car and get to Delaware next weekend.”

Following testing, White said he was just looking for a solid run on the 2.11 mile road course that was laid out on the Mirabel Airport.

“It’s a very tight course and really technical,” White explained. “Our team wanted to set the car up to run very consistently throughout the race” he added.

Qualifying wouldn’t be as perfect as he would’ve liked as he’d qualify 17th for the 30-lap race.

“I really wanted to get under a time of one minute forty for a lap and we just missed,” White said. “But I was able to run those laps times all through practice and qualifying which set us up nicely for the race.”

So when it came to the beginning of the race, White knew he had be patient and slowly work his way up front.

“Through the first part of the race the #21 A & W Dodge Challenger was really consistent and we picked up a couple of spots and got up close to tenth and I thought we were in pretty good shape,” White said.

The next event for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will be this coming Saturday June 11th at Delaware Speedway near London, Ontario. The race from Circuit ICAR can be seen on TSN Sunday June 12th at 11AM Eastern.

Race fans can follow Jason White through his website http://www.jasonwhiteracing.com and on twitter @racinjasonwhite

James Buescher Texas Motor Speedway Preview

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Childress Statement on NASCAR Penalty

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NASCAR Issues Probation and Financial Punch to Richard Childress

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June 6, 2011

NASCAR announced season long probation and a fine of $150,000 against Sprint Cup team owner Richard Childress for an altercation involving Kyle Busch Saturday night at Kansas Speedway.

It was reported that Childress grabbed Kyle Busch, administered a headlock and punched him several times about the face. The attack took place in the garage after Saturday’s Camping World Series Truck race.

Shortly after publishing its findings, NASCAR released a statement.

“The penalty we have announced today for Richard Childress reflects NASCAR’s response to the incident at Kansas Speedway on Saturday. We feel this action is appropriate and are confident all parties involved understand our position on this matter and will move forward appropriately.”

Speculation about what provoked the incident centers around Busch and his recent on track aggression towards Childress drivers and equipment.

Busch, already on probation for incidents at Darlington Raceway, was cleared of any wrong doing in the most recent altercation.

Childress, owner of Richard Childress Racing, also released a statement about the altercation.

“First of all, I’m responsible for my actions, plain and simple. As you know, I am a very principled person and have a passion for what we do at Richard Childress Racing. I believe passionately in defending my race teams and my sponsor partners.”

“In this instance, I let that passion and my emotions get the best of me. I accept the penalty NASCAR announced today and, as a company, we will now focus on this week’s races at Pocono Raceway and Texas Motor Speedway.”

Speculation about what provoked the incident centers around Busch and his recent on track aggression towards Childress drivers and equipment.

Rod Johnson Jr. Picks Up Third Win of Season at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale

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June 6, 2011

[media-credit name=”Position One Motorsports” align=”alignright” width=”175″][/media-credit]It’s been 4 weeks since Rod Johnson Jr stepped into his #03 King Taco/Sunrise Ford Super Late Model entry at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, but from tonight’s result there was absolutely no rust that this 21 year old had to shake off. The driver from Canyon Country, CA put on a race tonight that displayed his incredible driving talent. Johnson and the Position One Motorsports team had much to do during the 4 week break, namely repairing the #03 entry, which was heavily damaged at the last event when a part failure sent Johnson into the turn #3 wall. Arriving Saturday, the team was confident that the car was fixed and race ready.

While taking the car around the 1/2-mile track during the first practice session of the day, the team and RJ were confident that there were no remnants from the wreck and the speed proved that. Johnson finished the session in first with a fast time worthy of 1st on the timesheets (18.151). The team opted not to go out for the 2nd practice session as there was nothing to be gained by it and RJ was comfortable with the car as is. Qualifying came and Johnson took the # 03 car around the track, immediately put it at the top of the charts with a time of 17.719. The #17 of Jason Patison would end up snatching the pole away by the slimmest of margins, but the race would eventually even that out.

“Everything came together for the race. We had a really fast car and managed to get to the front in the beginning and we were able to set our own pace from there on after and everything worked out, said Johnson after the win.

Starting in the 3rd spot, Johnson took the green flag and charged forward in blazing fashion and by lap #2 he had managed to snag the lead. He never looked back. Johnson’s nearest competitor at the beginning, Kevin Thompson, was 3 car lengths away and RJ began putting himself in a commanding lead.

Patison eventually got around Thompson for 2nd but would never really pose a threat to Johnson throughout the 75-lap race. By lap # 20 Johnson’s lead had increased to 6- car lengths, where it would stay for most of the race.

“Well today this team showed that it’s a championship caliber team. We came back from a big wreck at the last event and dominated today, said John Schuetze Johnson’s crew chief. Schuetze also added that, “We missed qualifying a bit, but came back for the race and Johnson did an excellent job and showed what this team is capable of.

“We were the fastest car and came home in one piece and I’m pretty sure we could have gone another 75 laps and been just as good. The team did an excellent job as well, so my thanks to everyone”.

Over the radio Johnson conveyed to the crew that the car was smooth and with every lap RJ smoothly hit his marks and would eventually take the checkered flag in first place, putting an exclamation point on his weekend’s performance. This marks Johnson’s third race win of the season. In addition to the win, RJ also had the distinction of running the race’s fastest lap of 18.022.

Johnson also took time to thank those around him, “My thanks to the team and our sponsors King Taco, Sunrise Ford, Eibach Springs, DJ Safety, Bell Helmets, Jan’s Towing, Ron’s Rear Ends and Wilwood Brakes”.