May
21, 2012. Bowmanville, Ont. - At the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
season opening weekend, Sun Peaks, BC driver Jason White returned to the
Canadian Tire Motorsports Park – the track where he recorded his
career-best finish last season. White ran the Vortex Brake Pads 200
behind the wheel of his No. 21 Dodge.
White
and his crew had a rough start at Saturday’s practice when plug wires
on the engine were crossed, causing the car to fall short of its
potential power. “It was definitely not the way we wanted to start out
the weekend but the guys found the problem right away” said White.
The
team resolved the Dodge’s issue quickly and the vehicle roared back to
life in no time, finishing out the practice at full strength. Later in
the day White continued to show his strong form and would qualify for
the 13th starting position for Sunday’s race.
No.
21 had a strong and consistent outing at the 2012 NCATS season opener,
and the crew worked efficiently through pit stops. White ran his fastest
lap with only five remaining in the race, highlighting the strength of
both the team and the car.
White earned a solid 12th place finish behind the wheel of his No. 21 Dodge, climbing one spot above his 13th place qualifying start. “The
team worked really hard and we had a great car,” White said after the
race. “They executed great pit stops and we just had a really consistent
day.”
White’s teammate DJ Kennington also highlighted the Dodge team, finished the Vortex Brake Pads 200 in 2nd place
- narrowly edged out by J.R. Fitzpatrick. “Big congratulations to DJ
for a great run and to DJK Racing for preparing me such a good race car,
I can’t wait to get back at it”.
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 another road course at Circuit ICAR
in Mirabel, QC on June 3rd. For the latest off season news about Jason White and the #21 Dodge team check out the team website at www.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
#21 Dodge at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Photo Credit: Todd Lewis
Prepared by Todd Lewis & TL Sports & Entertainment, todd@tlsportsent.com (239) 961-2618