CASCAR WESTERN SERIES: Dowler’s EMCO Taurus on the verge of winning its fifth CASCAR Western Series title

EDMONTON, AB – CASCAR Western Series veteran Kevin Dowler is poised to make history this Saturday night at Sun Valley Speedway in Vernon, British Columbia. The EMCO / Westlund / Western RV / Performance Friction Taurus driver is on the verge of earning his record-extending fifth Western Series championship.

The Sherwood Park, AB resident will enter the season finale with a virtually insurmountable 91-point advantage over his nearest rival, Derek Polack. Barring a massive turnout of racers for the event, Dowler will make things official when he takes the green flag to start the Lordco Auto Parts 200.

“Mathematically, our situation is pretty simple,” said Dowler. “We need to get the car qualified for the race. After that, unless there’s a monstrous turnout of cars, we will clinch the championship when the race begins.”

In spite of his commanding lead in the points, don’t think that Dowler will be content to just show up for the race. “We’re motivated to do well at Sun Valley, because we had such a bad time there during the Super Series National event in July. We want to show everyone that we can run well there. We’re preparing both of our oval cars to show up in winning form. We’ll decide during practice which car feels better and we’ll go with it for the race. We just love going to Sun Valley because it’s such a wonderful facility. They’re also having a big concert after the race, so it should be a good time.”

Although he’s not ready to start celebrating just yet, Dowler knows that his 2005 season has been a special one. “We’ve won eight of nine CASCAR Western Series points races so far this summer. We’ve had strong motors all year from AMS and my crew has been just awesome preparing our cars. It’s been a pleasure to drive the #35 EMCO Taurus this summer.”

Dowler also wants to recognize the participation of Sun Valley event sponsor Lordco Auto Parts. “Lordco stepped up to be the title sponsor of the Western Series closer and I want to thank them for that, on behalf of all the racers,” continued Dowler. “It demonstrates their commitment to the series’ racers and fans.”

The upcoming week will be a busy one for the Apollo Motorsports team. “Before we head to the racetrack, we’re taking the #35 EMCO Taurus to a bunch of EMCO locations,” noted Dowler. “There’s a golf tournament in Edmonton we’re displaying the car at, and then there’s a Customer Appreciation day in Camrose (AB). We’re also heading to Lethbridge and Red Deer. We’ve got lots of off-track things on the go to promote what we’re doing with the racing program, which is very important.”

Those interested in attending the Lordco Auto Parts 200 at Sun Valley Speedway should contact EMCO’s Debbie Luzia at (780) 454-4702 regarding tickets.

For information about Apollo Motorsports, contact Kevin Dowler at: (780) 462-9572 or via e-mail at: kdowler@telusplanet.net. // Prepared by Inside Track Communications.