WHITLOCK LEADS LAPS AND FINISHES ELEVENTH IN SUBWAY 200

Hamilton, ON : No. 39 Dickies/Hamilton Tiger Cats/NMT Dodge Charger driver Dave Whitlock led laps during the the second half of Saturday nights Subway 200 at Cayuga Speedway but settled for an eleventh place finish at the end.

Whitlock who has been bit by racing gremlins of all sorts this year changed a motor prior to the second practice session on Saturday afternoon. After qualifying seventeenth the team had a discussion and decided that they needed to change the carburetor prior to the 200 lap main event. According to NASCAR rules, in an impound race event if you make any changes to your car after qualifying you are relegated to start in last place.

After the warm up laps, Whitlock dropped the No. 39 Dodge back to the tail end of the field for the start,and it appears the carburetor change was the right move as by lap forty he had moved into twelfth and was looking at the top ten. Just before the half way point Whitlock brought the car to the attention of his crew who made major adjustments as well as two tires and fuel.

The Dickies Dodge Charger lined up on the grid in tenth for the re-start. He would then start his march to the front where on lap 130 he took the lead. After a short stint at the front, the cars handling started to go away and it continued to get worse as the race progressed and an eleventh place finish was the result.