Stouffville, Ontario- May 20, 2018- Ed Hakonson Racing/Team 3 Red and driver Cole Powell kicked off the 2018 season this weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in the #3 Kubota Canada Chevrolet.

The season opener was Powell’s first road course race of his career and the weather played a major part of the weekend.  With showers and fog for most of the day Saturday, qualifying was washed out in the afternoon. Powell did see some track time later on Saturday in an abbreviated 30-minute practice session between showers. He did well and was 10^th on the practice chart.

Although Powell had limited track time on Saturday the Team was confident in the equipment under their driver, having done on track testing earlier in the month heading into the main event on Sunday afternoon.

With qualifying washed out, the Clarington 200 starting lineup was determined by 2017 Owner’s points. Starting from the 14^th position the focus for the first race of the season was to get seat time and learn.  Powell logged laps and got through his first 2 pit stops for fuel and tires under the direction of Crew Chief Craig Masters.  Powell continued to log laps and by lap 27 was up to the 10^th spot.

The 51-lap event played out and the after working through cautions and a few longer runs Cole posted a 6^th place in his #3 Kubota Chevrolet.

Team Manager Jason Hathaway was proud of the Team’s finish.  “This was a solid day for us today. P6 in our first road course together is great. The hard work at the shop and the crew’s work this weekend paid off for the team today. Cole kept the car clean and that helps the Team to prepare for the next event. “

Stouffville, Ontario- May 15, 2018- E.H.R will be joined by fellow Stouffville company; Premier Bulk Systems this race season. Premier will become the official transportation supplier for the Team as they head into the 2018 NASCAR Pinty’s Series schedule starting this coming weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

Premier’s fleet of truck and trailer solutions transports bulk liquid products within Canada as well as to and from the United States of America. They cover a wide geographical area in order to best service their customers. They transport items such as wax, oil, latex, hydro carbon solvents and also a wide variety of finished bulk products.

Premier owners Kevin & Christine are excited about the new partnership. “We are proud to be able to be a part of the team along with Ed and Jason. We share a lot of the same values and it is great to be able to work with a local company and support their efforts.”

Premium will make their maiden run with the E.H.R. hauler opening weekend 2018 NASCAR Pinty’s Series at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park with the Castrol Presents the Victoria Day Speedfest weekend on May 19/20th. For a full season schedule of events in the NASACAR Pinty’s Series please click here https://hometracks.nascar.com/international/pintys-series/schedule-results/.

Fans can keep up with Cole, Jason and the rest of T3R/EHR at their Ed Hakonson Racing page on Facebook, Twitter @EHRT3R @JasonHathaway3 @colepowell Instagram ehrt3r and are encouraged to visit their official webpage www.Team3Red.com for all updates on the 2018 season.

For additional information please contact Jamie Hakonson at 416-560-6103 or email jamie@team3red.com

Expanded Race Program and Schedule Drives Partnership Renewal  

MARKHAM, ON-, (May 4, 2018) – Kubota Canada Ltd., Markham, ON and Ed Hakonson Racing/Team3 Red of Stouffville, ON today jointly announced they have renewed their agreement that will see the Kubota brand carried as the Team’s primary sponsor on their #3 Chevrolet Late Model entry in the APC Pro Late Model Series and maritime Pro Stock Tour, both driven by Jason Hathaway.

In addition, Kubota will carry a secondary position on the #3 Chevrolet Camaro driven by new team member, Cole Powell, for the full NASCAR Pinty’s Series schedule of 13 races across Canada. Together, the E.H.R/Team 3 drivers will represent the Kubota brand at 16 professional race events across the country. A complete Kubota EHR/Team 3 race schedule is below beginning with the Victoria Day Speed Fest Weekend, May 18-20 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, in Bowmanville, ON

“When we were told EHR was planning to add another driver and expand it’s race program, we were thrilled! As a result, our renewal will expand Kubota’s reach through racing across Canada, and there will be added exposure in our biggest market which is Ontario”, said Rob Allison, National Brand Manager for Kubota. “We are always looking for ways to increase our brand’s reach and now being in front of race fans across the country is a great way to achieve this.” Allison continued.

“We are so excited to be partnered again with Kubota for our expanded program this season. We have set the bar high for our new driver, Cole Powell, but he’s going to be learning from one of the best in Jason Hathaway. Should be a great experience for both.” added Jamie Hakonson, Marketing Manager for E.H.R/Team 3 Red.

In addition to racing, the #3 Kubota Chevrolet car will make several special appearances at events along with Kubota’s On Tour special events vehicle pictured below. “We’ll really make a big splash when both rigs show up at an event”, Allison says. “This is all about keeping our brand in front of the public in a tangible way that’s memorable for everyone in attendance.”

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About Kubota Canada Ltd.

Kubota Canada Ltd. is the Canadian marketer and distributor of Kubota-branded equipment, including a complete line of tractors up to 150 PTO HP, performance-matched implements, compact and utility-class construction equipment, consumer lawn and garden equipment, commercial turf products and utility vehicles. For product literature or dealer locations, please visit: www.kubota.ca.

About EHR/Team 3 Red

E.H.R/Team 3 Red is a professional Canadian race team competing in the NASCAR Pinty’s Series, APC Series and the Maritime Pro Stock Series. Team Driver Jason Hathaway was named NASCAR Pinty’s Series Most Popular Driver in 2015 and 2016, the only driver in series history to achieve the title more than once and consecutively. Twitter @jasonhathaway3, @colepowell @ehrt3r.  “Like” the team on their Facebook page: Facebook/edhakonsonracing.team3red Instagram: ehrt3r and check out their website at www.team3red.com