(Photo by Jim Marshall)
Inside Line Promotions – ELMA, Wash. (June 21, 2015) – Henry Van Dam returned to Victory Lane on Saturday at Grays Harbor Raceway.
Van Dam put together a strong performance throughout the event to register his second feature triumph of the season at the 3/8-mile oval.
“It was great,” he said. “We built a brand new car last week. We worked hard so to get immediate results was pretty awesome.”
Van Dam opened the race by setting quick time during qualifying.
“The track was going away quick,” he said. “We went out and put down a good time. We just hit our marks. I think no matter where we went out we would have been good.”
That lined him up on the outside of the second row for a heat race.
“I was able to get to third on the first lap and I think we had a restart on Lap 3,” he said. “I drove around the guy for second and then rode around the bottom for the rest of the race.”
The feature inversion was a four, which started Van Dam on the outside of the second row for the 25-lap main event.
“I got to third right away and the track was still narrow around the bottom,” he said. “I started working the top. I lost some ground for a while, but I kept working it and nobody was able to get by me. About Lap 10 it started coming in. I think by Lap 14 or 15 I got to second. I was just about ready to get to first. I showed my nose to the outside and (the leader) slid up to the top. I thought I was going to run second, but we had a restart on Lap 22 and I was able to slide him in turns three and four and then checked out for the win.”
Van Dam’s late-race pass built momentum entering the Fred Brownfield Classic featuring the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour July 3-4 at Grays Harbor Raceway.
“I feel like our momentum is going the right way,” he said. “We’ve had fast race cars. To be able to put a new one together and have the same speed I feel comfortable going into the Fred Brownfield Classic.”
Van Dam will take this weekend off from racing, but he will participate in a Kick-It kickball game hosted by the Big Al Kids & Motorsports Foundation on Saturday in the parking lot at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash.
QUICK RESULTS –
June 20 – Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash. – Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 2 (4); Feature: 1 (4).
SEASON STATS –
17 races, 2 wins, 7 top fives, 11 top 10s, 12 top 15s, 15 top 20s
UP NEXT –
July 3-4 at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash., for the Fred Brownfield Classic with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.HenryVanDam.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VanDamRacing
APPAREL –
Van Dam has t-shirts available for sale at his race trailer and at Enumclaw Xpress Lube.
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“I’ve been using A.R.T. chassis for the past few years and they are made with great quality,” Van Dam said. “The awesome customer service I receive makes it a great company.”
Van Dam would also like to thank Kovash Logging, Johansen Excavating, Enumclaw Xpress Lube, Les Schwab Tire of Enumclaw, Factory Kahne, Clems Enumclaw Powersports, 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 Jun 21, 2015
- Article Date: 6/21/2015 by Inside Line Promotions