First DNF of season for Tara MacLeod and Central Merchant Services Team at Delaware

By Bruce F. Mehlenbacher

September 5, 2005, London, ON – 2005 CASCAR PowerWater Rookie of the Year Tara MacLeod, driver of the #37 Central Merchant Services Ford Taurus, suffered her first DNF of the season last weekend at Delaware Speedway in the APC 300 Great Canadian Race Weekend CASCAR Super Series event.

“We had a good race going on the weekend at Delaware in the Central Merchant Services Ford before wrecking,” explained Tara MacLeod. “We were able to stay on the lead lap most of the day and that says a lot for our team. Now that we’ve clinched the PowerWater Rookie of the Year our goal is for good finishes in the final races.”

Peter Gibbons won the APC 300 Great Canadian Race followed by Don Thomson Jr. and Jeff Lapcevich in third.

“It’s unfortunate that the DNF cost us a position in the point standings,” added MacLeod. “We’ll do our best to pick that back up at Cayuga this weekend.”

MacLeod leads the PowerWater CASCAR Super Series Rookie of the year standings, and is 14th in the 2005 CASCAR Super Series Points Championship.

The next CASCAR Super Series race will take place Saturday, September 10 at Cayuga Speedway located in Nelles Corners, Ontario on the 5/8th-mile oval.

For information about Cayuga Speedway tickets and camping, call the Cayuga Speedway Hotline at 1.905.768.1177 (Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET) or visit online at http://www.cayuga2000speedway.com/.

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