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Hot & Hotter for Whitlock at inaugural Sun Valley BC“I don’t think I’ve ever been so hot”Vernon BC – Jul 30 2005: The CASCAR teams headed west from Calgary last week to the first-time destination of Sun Valley Speedway located just over the Rockies in beautiful British Columbia. The 39 and 9 teams of Whitlock Motorsports were treated to two days in gorgeous Salmon Arm for a little fishing & feasting; a heartfelt thanks from everyone there to hosts John and Diane Bosschaert of Avenue for sharing their space. The #39 Avenue Motor Works / NMT Dodge Charger team replaced the damaged Calgary engine but their sights of claiming a second-in-a row pole were dashed at the end of the qualifying session by first JR Fitzpatrick, then DJ Kennington. Starting then second in the 1oo lap sprint qualifier, Dave Whitlock ran second to DJ for most of the race but the car got loose and he faded to 4th at the end. Both 100 lappers were caution-free. Whitlock started from the 7th spot for the Saturday night Sun Valley 300 and ran in the top five for most of the race, finishing 6th – a feat of shear determination considering that Dave was in the most extreme cockpit heat he has ever experienced. “I don’t think I’ve ever been so hot” he said. “For some reason, the in-car temperature was almost unbearable – like a sauna. I couldn’t breathe.” He had to be helped out after the race. During each stop, the team had to focus on the car and the driver needs; they added vents and ducts. |
During a long green-flag period around lap 230, Don Thompson Jr. was running hard and managed to put several drivers down a lap. But DJ Kennington prevented Brad Graham’s first victory and earned his western sweep after winning Calgary last weekend. Now back home in Ontario, the teams must recover quickly to make the next show this Saturday Aug 6th at Mosport Speedway.
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