NCATS: Team 3 Red-EHR & Hathaway end Successful Season with Phenomenal Teamwork

September 23, 2007- Fraserville, Ontario- Riding on the success that the Team had at Riverside International Speedway last week, Team 3 Red/EHR and driver Jason Hathaway in his #3 Snap on Tools Dodge were focused on finishing the season off strong at the Dodge Charger 250 at Kawartha Downs Speedway.

Practice got underway at 11 am and in the early going of the session Hathaway was 10th on the board in a field of 25 cars. During the last half of the session Crew Chief Giulio Montanari and Spotter Ray Doucette noticed an abnormal sound coming from under the hood of Hathaway's race car as it passed them on the track. The Team pulled the #3 Snap on Tools Dodge into the pits for inspection. The entire team moved into action making adjustments on the car while also checking the motor over. The Team found a problem with their power plant and elected to pull the motor and replace it with their back up motor for the final event of the season.

Not missing a beat in the days activities, the crew had the motor changed, the car fuelled and buttoned up in time to go through pre-time trial inspection. Jason strapped into his race machine and qualified in the 17th spot. As with previous events in the 2007 season the field was incredibly tight time wise, with 1/100ths of a second separating positions.

"The car handled pretty good in practice, but the guys could hear something not quite right with the motor. The entire team pulled together, switched motors and made the necessary chassis and gear adjustments for the race in time to get us through tech inspection before qualifying. They really did an awesome job and it is a great example of the type of teamwork that we have here on our team." boasted Hathaway after qualifying.

The green flag flew on the Dodge Charger 250 at 6:05 pm and Hathaway wasted no time making his way to the front. With the first 10 laps under his belt Hathaway settled into the 12th spot and worked on getting into a rhythm. The first 100 laps ran quickly and was ended with a caution flag. The Team brought Hathaway in for service putting on right side tires and filling the car full of fuel on lap 102.

Another round of pit stops took place on lap 157 and Hathaway moved his Dodge up to the 2nd spot in the running order. A restart after the mid point of the race pushed Hathaway to the outside lane of the racetrack where he was freight trained falling back to 10th. Hathaway did not give up on his race at all and kept pushing forward. A great on track battle with the 10 car for 6th launched Hathaway into the air and over top of his competitor. The car luckily handed on all four tires and Hathaway put the car in gear and amazingly stayed on the lead lap! The race came down to a 15 lap shoot out and Hathaway worked his way back up through the field to finish 11th.

"This has been a busy day for the Team. The guys did an awesome job changing the motor this morning and getting the car ready to go. The guys were phenomenal in the pits as well. Giulio gave me a great car to drive tonight. It handled well but that incident at the end hurt our finish. We were a better car than 11th but we weren't able to get there in time tonight. We have had a pretty successful season this year. We concentrated on completing every lap and finishing in the top 10 in points. I am proud to be a part of this Team and represent all of our sponsors." said Hathaway after climbing out of his race machine.

A very pleased Crew Chief Giulio Montanari summed up their season. "This has been a great season for Team 3 Red/EHR and all of our sponsors. Without the support of each of our sponsors this would be impossible. Our Team is one of the best in the business and we have seen that all season long. Our crew worked tirelessly for this Team today and they were precise on pit road. Jason is a great driver with awesome talent and I enjoyed working with him and all of our guys this year. I just can't say enough about our Team."

The 11th place finish solidified Hathaway's claim to the 9th place in the Driver Points Standings in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. The Team will be able to celebrate their achievements at the Champions Party and banquet in mid October.

Team 3 Red/EHR is proud to be associated with their great sponsors and supporters. Team 3 Red/EHR thanks Snap-on Tools, Super 8 Motels, Advantex Freight Forwarders, Fast Eddie Racewear and Choko Motorsports, Briggs & Stratton, Castrol, Napoleon Fireplaces & Barbeques, Xilarate Sports Fluid, Praxair, BOSCH Canada and The Busted Knuckle Garage. For more information on our sponsors please visit our website at http://www.team3red.com/.

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For additional information please contact Jamie Hakonson // Team 3 Red/Ed Hakonson Racing // 905-642-1010 // jamie@team3red.com