(Photo by Fletcher Motorsports)
Inside Line Promotions – ELMA, Wash. (Aug. 24, 2014) – Henry Van Dam has already doubled his previous record of feature victories in a season.
Van Dam captured his sixth triumph of the year on Saturday at Grays Harbor Raceway.
“Things were good again,” he said. “I’ve been very fortunate with everything that has gone on this year. I got a good qualifying lap, which starts the night off with good momentum. We were able to get around a couple of guys in the heat race, too.”
Van Dam set quick time in qualifying and advanced from fourth to second place in his heat race. The feature inversion then planted him on the pole for the 25-lap main event.
“We led every lap, but Colton (Heath) put some really good pressure on us,” he said. “We got off to a good start and were pretty comfortable. We were able to search around a little bit, but kept our momentum up. We caught lapped traffic and there were a couple of times I got into a group of cars that really slowed my momentum. (Heath) got inside of me a couple of times, but I was able to pick through the lapped cars and get a lead again.”
A caution occurred with approximately five laps remaining, which allowed the field to close within striking distance of Van Dam.
“I didn’t get a very good restart at all so it took me a couple of laps to build a lead up again,” he said. “We were good enough to get the win, but not comfortable enough.”
It marked his fourth victory of the season at Grays Harbor Raceway, where he will return next Sunday for a Summer Thunder Sprint Series event. He will compete with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series at the 3/8-mile oval the following night and at Willamette Speedway in Lebanon, Ore., on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
QUICK RESULTS –
Aug. 23 – Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash. – Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 2 (4); Feature: 1 (1).
SEASON STATS –
25 races, 6 wins, 12 top fives, 18 top 10s, 22 top 15s, 22 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Sunday and Monday (Sept. 1) at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash., and Tuesday (Sept. 2) at Willamette Speedway in Lebanon, Ore., with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.HenryVanDam.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VanDamRacing
VIDEO –
Here is a link to a video by ARRacing of Van Dam winning the Summer Thunder Sprint Series event at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash., on June 7: http://youtu.be/a2sBRaf5l1c
APPAREL –
Van Dam has t-shirts and sweatshirts available for sale at his race trailer.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Kovash Logging
Kovash Logging is a logging company based out of Enumclaw, Wash.
“Butch and Donna Kovash came on board a few years ago and have turned into two of my biggest supporters,” Van Dam said. “Not only have they helped with the financial side of it, but they are very nice people and very knowledgeable, and have been a huge asset to the team.”
Van Dam would also like to thank Kovash Logging, Johansen Excavating, Enumclaw Xpress Lube, Les Schwab Tire of Enumclaw, Clems Enumclaw Powersports, Factory Kahne, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Van Dam Dairy, Village Green Resort, D&L Equipment Repair, Zender Equipment, Big Bob’s Flooring Outlet, Bob and Joan Shumway, Kellan and Kelsey Hall, Foothills Auto Supply, American Powder Coating, Pete Vos, Char’s Barber Shop, Wesmar Race Engines, SpeedMart, Van Dam Farms and Rich Van Dam Dairy for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Aug 24, 2014
- Article Date: 8/24/2014 by Inside Line Promotions