NCATS: Mosport road circuit a favorite for Micks

Mosport road circuit a favorite for Micks... Teams hopes to continue momentum in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

MT. ALBERT, ONTARIO (June 12, 2008) – Although he's primarily an oval track racer, Kerry Micks has proven himself a capable foe when it comes to driving on the road circuits.

And this Sunday Micks plans to be in the thick of things for the third event of the 2008 NASCAR – Canadian Tire Series, the Dickies 200 presented by Lucas Oil.

"I think everyone will see that the team is positioned to do well this year," said Micks, who won this event in 2006. "We've invested some upgrades and horsepower to both race engines while still maintaining excellent durability in our Beyond Digital Imaging Inc. Ford Fusion."

In this year's opening round at Cayuga Speedway, Micks started the 200-lap race in sixth. Working with a team strategy that saw the Mount Albert racer pit late in the race, Micks came back with fresh tires but out of the top ten, and drove a very strong final 30 laps to take second position.

"We are having a great start to the season with a second-place finish at Cayuga with a very strong car which in another three laps would have been in contention for the win," Micks added. "So now we sit in second in the points and we are going to one of my favorite tracks, the Mosport road course, where we have had success before in past races."

Micks also won two of the series' four road course events in 2007, and mechanical failure kept him away from the podium in the other two events.

Mosport International Raceway is Canada's largest motorsports complex. The 750-acre, multi-track facility is located within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), north of Bowmanville, Ontario.

The Dickies 200 presented by Lucas Oil is part of the Sunoco Ultra 94 Father's Day Doubleheader Weekend at Mosport is scheduled to start Sunday, June 15 at 1:30 p.m.

For information about Mosport tickets and camping, call Mosport International Raceway at (800) 866-1072 or visit online at www.mosport.com

Beyond Digital Imaging Inc. (BDI), Canadian Detailing Services, Crane Lake Resort, HP Canada, Ultraflex, Cathcart Trucking, Castrol and NGK Spark Plugs are sponsors of Micks Motorsports, www.micksmotorsports.com

About Kerry Micks: Kerry Micks, the 1993 CASCAR Super Series National Champion is the driver of the #02 Micks Motorsports 2008 Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. Micks of Mount Albert, Ontario finished the 2007 season in seventh position in the championship point standings with three top-three podium finishes, and seven top-ten finishes including a win at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in downtown Montreal and the Grand-Prix de Trois-Rivières. Micks collected one pole in 2007 at Barrie Speedway and had a third place finishes at Mosport Speedway. Kerry has been driving Ford products since 1995 when Ford of Canada came on board with Micks Motorsports, and it continues to support Ford and retain close relationships with all involved.

About NASCAR: The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has a broad reach with 1,300 racing events at 95 tracks in the United States, Canada, and Mexico in several racing series. Among major professional sports, NASCAR ranks number one in corporate involvement and per-event attendance, and number two in television viewership. This sanctioning body for stock car racing is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in New York City (Corporate Marketing), Los Angeles (Broadcasting Media and Entertainment), Charlotte, North Carolina (Licensing and Aftermarket), Concord, North Carolina (Research and Development Center), Mexico City, and Toronto, Ontario.

From Bruce F. Mehlenbacher // Director of Public Relations