Ron Beauchamp Jr. and Team Mopar and the rest of the CASCAR Super Series competitors returned to the Grand Prix of Trois Rivieres for the first time in five years this past weekend. And following a podium finish Team Mopar hopes it’s not another five years before the series makes its third appearance.
From the very first practice session the Mopar Parts Charger was among the quickest on the track. “This new road course car is really strong” said Beauchamp. “A couple of weeks ago we had it going pretty well but we dialed it in even better at this race”.
Qualifying up front is one key to success on the challenging temporary street circuit and Beauchamp put the Mopar Parts car into the fifth starting spot. “I think we could have even gone faster” said Beauchamp, “but we burned out a clutch and the last lap really wasn’t as smooth as I would have liked”.
Getting through the first few corners on street course can be tough for these heavy and hard to handle stock cars. On lap one there was a big collision that caused significant damage to several cars. “That’s why we wanted to be up front” said Beauchamp, “this kind of thing happens and we managed to avoid it. After we got rolling again I just tried to maintain consistent lap times”.
The opening lap collision would be the only time the caution flag slowed the field. Beauchamp and the Mopar Parts Charger were among the top five cars all day and came home with a third place podium position. “We were really consistent all day” said the driver. “I’m really happy with this showing for our team, we were the top qualifying and top finishing Dodge/Mopar Team and that’s very satisfying. This also jumps us up a few spots in the point standings”.
CASCAR teams return to action for some Saturday night oval track racing at Mosport Speedway this coming weekend. Be sure to watch the Grand Prix of Trois Rivieres on Rogers Sportsnet on August 26th. Check listings for time in your region.
The CASCAR Super Series is the only National Stock Car Racing series with events scheduled this year at great oval tracks including Kawartha Speedway and & Cayuga Speedway along with road courses and temporary street circuits like the Grand Prix of Edmonton & Trois Rivieres. You can keep up with the latest news on the CASCAR Super Series and check out the complete 2006 racing schedule by logging onto the website at www.cascar.ca
By TL Sports & Entertainment
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