July 24, 2011. Ron Beauchamp Jr. and the #60 Mopar Parts/Mobil 1/Exide Batteries Dodge came west for round number six of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and their mission was to show how strong a race team they have. At round number six at Motoplex Speedway near Vernon, BC they accomplished this with a very good fourth place finish.
It was a struggle at the beginning of the day for the #60 Mopar Parts/Mobil 1/Exide Batteries Dodge team during practice. "We just didn't have the car handling properly and I couldn't use all the Mopar power we knew was available" said Beauchamp. "We made some changes but still struggled a bit during qualifying" he added.
Beauchamp would line up thirteenth in the #60 Mopar Parts/Mobil 1/Exide Batteries Dodge for the 300 lap event. He wouldn't stay there for long. "As soon as the race began I knew the changes we made worked and the car felt a whole lot better" he explained. Beauchamp quickly moved inside the top ten.
Continuing to move the #60 Mopar Parts/Mobil 1/Exide Batteries Dodge forward it wasn't long after that he was battling for a top five position. "I was able to use the power we have in the motor and still wasn't pushing the car too hard knowing it was such a long race" said Beauchamp.
As pit stops began to cycle through Beauchamp maintained his running position with the leaders and the team planned to make their scheduled stop for new tires late in the race and make a charge toward the front. "When the caution flag came out just past lap 200 that was our cue" said the driver. "The guys did a great job and those four fresh tires felt great" he added.
With new tires on the #60 Mopar Parts/Mobil 1/Exide Batteries Dodge Beauchamp set out to gain as many positions as possible. Several late caution periods bunched up the field and he fought hard for every position. "A couple of other guys had fresh tires too and it was a good battle up there" he said.
Beauchamp would cross the finish line in fourth position, the best finish of the year for the #60 Mopar Parts/Mobil 1/Exide Batteries Dodge team. "That was a really good race for this team and I think we showed that we've got some momentum heading into the second half of the season" said the driver.
Ron Beauchamp Jr. and the #60 Mopar Parts/Mobil 1/Exide Batteries Dodge Team will compete in all twelve races on the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. The next event takes place Wednesday July 27th at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway in Saskatoon, SK. Once again this year all events will be broadcast on TSN. Fans should check their local listings for times. For more information about the #60 Mopar Parts/Mobil 1/Exide Batteries team log on to www.beauchampmotorsports.com and www.mopar.ca For series information check out www.nascar.ca.
July 24, 2011. Ron Beauchamp Jr. and the #60 Mopar Parts/Mobil 1/Exide Batteries Dodge came west for round number six of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and their mission was to show how strong a race team they have. At round number six at Motoplex Speedway near Vernon, BC they accomplished this with a very good fourth place finish.
