Photo by Joe Labrie
Super DIRTcar Series and DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Series invade Quebec tracks July 21 and 22
Mario Clair ready to defend home turf at Autodrome Granby and Autodrome Drummond
WEEDSPORT, N.Y. — The Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series invades Canada for the second time of the season, with a Quebec doubleheader Monday, July 21, at Autodrome Granby and Tuesday, July 22, at Autodrome Drummond. For the second time, the DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Series will be joining the Super DIRTcar Series at these premier Quebec tracks.
Modified driver Mario Clair, of Drummondville, Quebec, is looking forward to the return of the Super DIRTcar Series to his home turf.
“We had a good start for Granby and Drummond,” said Clair, who is currently third in DIRTcar 358-Modified track points at Autodrome Drummund. “The car is good, the Bicknell (chassis) and the engine, LaFrance Performance, is good. The car is perfect.”
Three-time Super DIRTcar Series champion Matt Sheppard, of Waterloo, N.Y., is also off to a good start this season, taking the lead in points after consecutive wins at New Egypt Speedway and Cornwall Motor Speedway in June. Billy Decker, of Sidney, N.Y., is second in points after an impressive victory at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park during the Stars & Stripes Summer Super Show Thursday, July 3. In the DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Series, Shane Pecore has taken the point lead over Martin Pelletier by a margin of seven points after the last round at Ransomville Speedway.
“Granby is a very fast track. It’s a long track. It’s good competition,” said Clair of the half-mile track, the site of Monday’s Super DIRTcar Series and DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Series races. “At Drummond, the track is faster and there are two good lines, both on the inside and the outside. It’s a good show for the fans.”
For more information about DIRTcar Racing and the Super DIRTcar Series, visit www.dirtcar.com.
Autodrome Granby – Monday, July 21
When: Monday, July 21, 2014
Divisions: Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds (100 laps); DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Series; Pro Stocks
Physical Address: 1268 Cowie, Granby, Quebec, Canada, J2J 0H2
About the Track: Semi-banked half-mile
For more information: www.autodrome-granby.com
Autodrome Drummond – Tuesday, July 22
When: Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Divisions: Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds (100 laps); DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Series; Lightning Sprints
Directions: Autoroute 20 to Exit 177, then 1.3 miles NW on St-Joseph St.
About the Track: Three-eighths-mile, high-banked clay oval
For more information: www.autodrome-drummond.com
The Super DIRTcar Series and DIRTcar Racing in the Northeast Region is brought to fans by several sponsors and partners including Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuels, Chevy Performance Parts, NAPA Auto Parts, Safety-Kleen, and Velocita USA. Contingency partners include the University of Northwestern Ohio, ASI, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Brodix, ButlerBuilt, Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, Integra Shocks, Intercomp, JE Pistons, JRI Shocks, KSE Racing Products, Motorsports Safety Systems, MSD LLC, Fox Shocks, Racing Electronics, Superflow and Wrisco Industries.
