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Beyond Digital Imaging Ford driver looking to repeat last year's success in NASCAR event
MT. ALBERT, ONTARIO (August 13, 2008) - Kerry Micks is on a roll right now, and is hoping to roll out of the next NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race with another victory.
The Mount Albert, Ontario resident, driver of the Beyond Digital Imaging Ford, won the recent Mosport Speedway event in the series, and said he and the Micks Motorsports Team will be ready for the Grand-Prix de Trois-Rivières August 16-17 at Trois-Rivières in Quebec, the eighth in the 13-race NASCAR Canadian Tire Series for 2008.
"The win at Mosport was terrific," stated Micks. "We have had a couple of setbacks this season, but everything went well at Mosport. We also won the Trois-Rivières race in 2007, and would like to be standing front and center on the podium again this year."
Starting fifth in the Mosport race last week, Micks battled for the lead in the final stages of the race, eventually taking the point and the win with less than two laps to go. With this win, Micks moved up to fifth in the 2008 Championship Point Standings.
In last year's Trois-Rivières event, Micks started fourth in the 28-car field, led the first 32 laps of the 41-lap contest, and then swapped paint and wrestled the lead away from Andrew Ranger on the final lap to win.
"I really worked for the win here last year," Micks added. "It was a tough victory, but when it was all over it was that much sweeter."
The Trois-Rivières race will be held this coming Sunday, starting at 3:00 p.m. on the 1.53-mile temporary road circuit. This year the race is to be 42 laps.
For more information on the Grand-Prix de Trois-Rivières call (819) 370.4787 or visit online at www.gp3r.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
For more information, contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher bruce@jajentertainment.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.