CASCAR SUPER SERIES: MacLeod Moves to CASCAR Rookie Lead

By: JAJ Entertainment

June 4, 2005, Montreal, QC - CASCAR Super Series Autodrome St-Eustache Whelen 200 and moved into the lead for the PowerWater Rookie of the Year honors.

"Finishing in the top-20 was pretty good for our first start at St-Eustache," explained Tara MacLeod. "Our Central Merchant Services car was good at the end, but we struggled with handling problems all day. We could have used some more practice but overall the team is happy with our finish," she added.

Kerry Micks won the Whelen 200 at Autodrome St-Eustache's tight 4/10ths-mile flat asphalt oval followed by D.J. Kennington in second and Ron Beauchamp Jr. in third.

"I'm really looking forward to running my first road course event in a couple of weeks at Mosport," smiled MacLeod. "We had a good test there a few weeks ago and the Central Merchant Services car should be good. We are hoping for a good finish to move up in the CASCAR Super Series points and strengthen our lead in the PowerWater Rookie of the Year standings."

The next CASCAR Super Series race of the season will take place Saturday and Sunday, June 18 and 19 at Mosport International Raceway located north of Bowmanville, Ontario on the 2.5-mile, 10-turn road course.

For information about Mosport tickets and camping, call the Mosport Hotline at 1-800-866-1072 (Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET) or visit online at www.mosport.com. Tickets are also available at Ticketmaster.

Under the team banner of MacLeod Racing, www.taramacleod.com, 32-year old Tara MacLeod has been a strong competitor on the Ontario short-tracks for the past 10 years, with several awards to her credit.

She has always wanted to step up her racing career, and is very enthused about competing in the entire coast-to-coast 12-race CASCAR Super Series and 2005 will mark her first year in CASCAR.

MacLeod's Ford Taurus race cars are being prepared by Micks Motorsports of Mt. Albert, Ontario, under the leadership of Kerry Micks, veteran CASCAR Super Series competitor known as "The Iron Man."