MOUNT ALBERT, ONTARIO (September 25, 2008) – For the first time in his racing career, Kerry Micks will be driving a Dodge this weekend at Kawartha Speedway. Thanks to the generosity of fellow racer Bryan Cathcart, Micks will be driving the Cathcart Dodge in the upcoming Dodge Dealers of Ontario Ram 250, the 13th and final race of the 2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.
“Bryan is not renting me the car for the weekend,” stated Micks earlier this week. “He has given me the car for the weekend, and I am eternally thankful to him for this.”
In last week’s NASCAR race in Nova Scotia, the engine in the Beyond Digital Imagine Ford Fusion was severely damaged, enough so that Micks and his crew could not get prepared properly for the Kawartha race.
So the team has been preparing the Cathcart Dodge this week, and will be making some test sessions at Peterborough Speedway before the trek to Kawartha.
Micks mentioned the Dodge will look just like his regular Ford. “This new car will look totally identical to my regular car,” he said. “We’ve got it all wrapped just like the other one.”
Underneath the Dodge body, the crew has been working to get the car, which is a former road circuit car, ready for the 3/8ths-mile pave oval.
“We’ve had to totally setup this car,” he added. “We’ve had a lot of challenges, but I’m confident we’ll be ready.”
Micks noted although he has never been behind the wheel of a Dodge product when racing, he was looking forward to the experience.
“I’ve never driven a Dodge. This is the first time,” he said. “But it will give us an opportunity to see what these Dodges are all about.”
Micks wanted to thank his sponsors for their continued support for the 2008 season.
“It’s been an up and down year for us. We’ve experienced some wins, and some heartache, and I want to thank our sponsors for believing in us.
“I want to especially thank Court Armstrong at Beyond Digital Imaging, Terry Coughlin at Canadian Detailing Services, and John Baglieri from Crane Lake Resort. They have been instrumental in our racing season, and we could not have done it without their support.”
Micks presently sits fifth in the standings, highlighted this year with two third-place finishes, two second-place finishes, and a win at Mosport.
The 250-lap race is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 27.
For information about Kawartha Speedway, call (705) 939-6316 or visit online at www.kawarthaspeedway.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.
The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will be presented across Canada in a 13-race schedule for 2008.
From Bruce F. Mehlenbacher
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