In DIRTcar racing, the final weekend of points racing for local tracks end on Labor Day Weekend, and Luke Whitteker and his Whitteker Motorsports team had hoped to have a good run at both Autodrome Granby and Cornwall Speedway, his weekly tracks this season. His point position at both tracks had already been decided, but Whitteker was looking to post his first victory of the season.
Whitteker started out Friday night’s events at Granby with time trials, and he posted the fifth fastest time in his group. He moved up one spot to fourth after his 10 lap heat race. In the 100 lap main event, he started from eighth place and moved up quickly getting as high as fourth at one time before getting shuffled out of the top ten. Whitteker continued to fight back, and at the checkered flag he finished back in eighth where he had started. Whitteker ended the season ninth overall in track points at Autodrome Granby.
With rain the past two weeks at Cornwall, and a Sunday forecast for even more rain, the chances of getting in the 125 lap Mr. DIRTcar Series race at Cornwall looked bleak. The rain stayed away for much of the day, and by race time, the sun was still shining and it appeared they just may get the show in. Whitteker posted the third fastest time in his time trial group and would have started his 8 lap qualifier from third place. However, the rain that had stayed away earlier had returned, forcing Cornwall Speedway officials to cancel. A rain date is currently being looked at, but has not been announced at this time. Whitteker finished the season at Cornwall sixth in overall track points.
With the final week of regular track points racing now over, Luke Whitteker and the Whitteker Motorsports team will now shift their attention to the Mr. DIRTcar 358 Modified Series. The next several races on their schedule will be series events, beginning this Friday night at Autodrome Drummond. The following week they will have a Mr. DIRTcar event at Mohawk International Raceway, then they will begin to prepare for Super DIRT Week with races at Cayuga County Fair Speedway, Rolling Wheels Raceway and the New York State Fairgrounds. The 2011 Mr. DIRTcar Series will come to an end on October 15th at Brockville Speedway.
Whitteker Motorsports have recently had t-shirts and can cozies made, and they can be purchased at the team trailer at the track. The t-shirts are $25 and the cozies are just $3. The proceeds of the merchandise sales are being donated to the CHEO Foundation in Ottawa for sick kids, and to date, Whitteker has donated $850 to the organization.
Whitteker Motorsports would like to thank all of their sponsors for the support as they go into a brand new season. Their Sponsors include Rust Check, Coldwell Banker, Steve Summers Coburn Realty, Jim’s Performance Plus, Parcoll Products/Napa Auto Parts, Quaker State, Riverside Pontiac, Toy Storage, Wells and Son Construction, 730 Truck Stop, Lloyd McMillan Equipment Ltd., ERD Engine Research and Development, and Finish Line Web Design.
To stay up to date on Luke Whitteker and the Whitteker Motorsports team, please visit our website, www.lukewhitteker.com or follow us through Facebook at www.facebook.com/whittekermotorsports or through Twitter at www.twitter.com/lukewhitteker.
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