Todd Lewis, TL Sports & Entertainment
July 11, 2005. The GE Nighthawk Chevrolet team had worked hard to prepare the cars properly for driver Mark Swain and the annual CASCAR Super Series visit to Toronto. Their efforts would be rewarded with a respectable showing.
With only limited time on track during Friday practice the team worked feverishly trying to get the set up right for qualifying. Again they performed admirably and Mark was able to claim the 8th starting position, important on this temporary street circuit with concrete all around.
As 100 km event began there were a couple of early caution periods that the GE Nighthawk Chevy driver was able to avoid. "Things usually happen in this race and with our good starting spot we were able to stay away from them" said the driver. "Once we got some green flag laps I just tried to settle into a rhythm".
That smooth, experienced style allowed Mark to run in the top ten quite comfortably for most of the afternoon. However late in the race the handling began to go away slightly on the car and the GE Nighthawk Chevy would settle for an 11th place finish as the checkered flag waved. "It just got a little slippery out there toward the end of the race. I really wanted to finish in the top ten but it just got away from us. We'll make it next year for sure."
Mid America Racing President Dave Didero commented "this was another really good effort by Mark and the GE Nighthawk team. He's smooth, he's confident and he can bring the car home with the best possible finish. That's why we're so happy to have him working with our team."
The CASCAR Super Series competes at historic oval tracks like Delaware Speedway, Cayuga Speedway along with the challenging road course at Mosport International Raceway and also on the temporary street circuit at the Toronto Molson Indy.
For more information on Mid America Motorsports and the CASCAR Super series log onto www.cascar.ca and watch all of the races on Rogers Sportsnet.
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