August 19, 2007 - Trois Rivieres, Quebec- Team 3 Red/EHR and driver Jason Hathaway competed in their last road course of the 2007 Canadian Tire Series this weekend at the Grand Prix de Trois Rivieres. With strong previous year's results at this event the Team was determined to come away with a strong finish.
The three day event began Friday afternoon with practice. The #3 Snap on Tools Dodge practiced well and the team ended their day posted 15th overall on the timing and scoring board. After practice Hathaway commented on his hopes for the weekend. "We did well here last year and I am looking forward to having a great event here this weekend. This is a pretty technical track and there isn't a whole bunch of room for error here."
In qualifying Hathaway put down the fastest lap the Team had turned all weekend on the 10-turn street circuit, placing second fastest in their group of qualifiers, qualifying in the 16th spot in a very tight time wise field of 28 cars. The green flag dropped on the 42 lap event on Sunday morning and all eyes were on the first corner of the first lap. Last years' event showcased a huge first lap, first turn accident collecting a number of cars. This weekend's start was clean and the field got through the first corner without a problem.
By the half way point, Hathaway was running in the 13th spot and fighting for position with the 29 car. A number of accidents collected cars, but spotting by team member Rich Hischer helped Hathaway get through accidents throughout the race. Some great driving by Team 3 Red/EHR driver Hathaway brought him all the way up to 9th in the finishing order.
The Team Crew Chief Giulio Montanari was pretty happy with the day. "We had a great result here today. Jason did a great job on the track in his Snap on Tools Dodge and kept the car in one piece. The crew worked well this weekend and everyone's efforts helped us to solidify our points standing. Now that the road courses are done for the season we will get a chance to really finish strong with the next four oval races."
Wrapping up his day after the race Hathaway said "We had a plan today to be patient and let the field shake out and then start making our way toward the front. We set out the plan and it worked out great for us. We had a great result today for this Team and our sponsors and we can't wait to get to the last 4 ovals of the year."
It was a great points event for Team 3 Red/EHR and helped to solidify the Team's 8th place points standing and move them closer to the 7th spot. Team 3 Red/EHR will have the next few weeks off to prepare their equipment for the first of 4 in a row races to finish the 2007 season. Next up on the schedule will be the Subway 200 under the lights at Cayuga Speedway September 1, 2007.
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 and Xilarate Sports Fluid, BOSCH Canada and The Busted Knuckle Garage. For more information on our sponsors please visit our website at www.team3red.com.
From Jamie Hakonson // Team 3 Red/Ed Hakonson Racing
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