Tire Wall Ends Hathaway's Run at Vortex Brake Pads 200

Bowmanville, Ontario- June 26, 2011– Jason Hathaway and this Ed Hakonson Racing prepared #3 Snap-on Tools/Vortex Brake Pads/Rockstar Energy Drink Dodge had another top 5 run going until Hathaway found himself in the corner 2 tire wall, ending his day.

Hathaway and his team took their road course race car to the first of two back to back road course races in three weeks, this weekend at the Vortex Brake Pads 200 at Mosport International Raceway.  The Saturday afternoon qualifying session was cancelled due to rain so the starting grid was set by
owner’s point standing, positioning Hathaway in the 6th starting spot.

Hathaway got right to work with the drop of the green flag making a pass for position entering the first turn of the 12 turn road course. The crew brought the car into the pits to top up the fuel on lap 14 and again on lap 15 for 4 brand new tires.  With new rubber and a tank of fuel Hathaway made his way up from 20th in the running order after his pit stop back up the 8th running position by lap 23. Hathaway continued to record fabulous lap times and made some great on track passes positioning himself inside the top 5 by lap 35.

Caution came out on lap 38 of the 51 lap event. On the restart, Hathaway held his own going into corner 1 and on the entrance to corner 2 his brake
pedal when to the floor as he tried to slow down for the turn. With no brakes, Hathaway was on a wild ride straight for the tire barrier.  The impact ended his day and relegated him to the 21st place finishing spot.

“We had a great car today, it handled really well and we had a front running car.  I hit the brakes going into
the corner and there wasn’t anything there to slow me down. We found a broken brake line when we got the car to the trailer after the race; disappointing for this team.  They work so hard and we were in line to reward them with a great finish this afternoon.” Said a shaken Hathaway after the race.

Hathaway and his team will be looking forward to the next event on the schedule July 8th & 9th on the streets of Toronto at the Honda Indy.  The Vortex Brake Pads 200 will air on TSN Saturday July 2nd at 1:30 pm EST.

Ed Hakonson Racing is proud to be partnered with Snap-on Tools, Rockstar Energy Drinks, Vortex Brake Pads, Napoleon Grills, Castrol, Fast Eddie Racewear, Choko Motorsports, Praxair and Cathcart Trucking.

For additional Information please contact:

Jamie Hakonson
Ed Hakonson Racing/Team 3 red
905-642-1010
[email protected]

Top 10 Finish For Hathaway At Delaware Speedway

June 12, 2011-Delaware, Ontario- Jason Hathaway, in this #3 Snap on Tools/Vortex Brakes Pads/Rockstar Energy Drink Dodge had a great race and another opportunity to podium, but had it slip from his hands in a late race altercation Saturday night.

Returning to his home track, Hathaway and his team were excited about returning to Delaware Speedway.  Practice went well for the team posting a 6th

place on the speed charts. Hathaway went on to record a great qualifying effort landing a 5th place starting spot in a field of 20 competitors.

“Our car is in really great shape and comfortable. It has been the most comfortable I have been in while here and we are really looking forward to running tonight.” Hathaway said during the fan popular trackside autograph session.

Delaware
Delaware

The name of the game in the 200 lap Keystone Light 200 was to run constant lap times and to save his car for the end of the race to pull the trigger on a podium finish.  The car ran great and Crew Chief Craig Masters brought the car in for fuel just after the half way point and again for right side tries on lap 153.  That set Hathaway up for a great run to the end of the race from the 4th spot.  Hathaway kept the pressure on the 3rd place car lap after lap and exchanged the spot with him a few times before settling into 3rd. With only 6 laps to go an aggressive push from the car behind him sent Hathaway high up and out of the racing groove in corner 3 and 4. Hathaway did a great job saving the car from hitting the wall hard, but had to relinquish his top 3 running position trying to get his car straight.   Hathaway and his racing machine fell back to 8th, where he would finish the race.

A disappointed Hathaway reflected after the race.  “Our car was great all night and we were looking to race to a place on the podium this weekend.  The guy behind hit me hard and we almost wrote the car off trying to keep it off the corner 4 wall.  It’s a shame because we were so close and we really wanted to bring home a win for our sponsors, our team and the Hakonson family.”

The next event for the team will be in 2 weeks time, June 26, for the Vortex Brake Pads 200 at the road course at Mosport International Raceway.   This weekend’s race, the Keystone Light 200 from Delaware Speedway will air on TSN on June 26 at 1 pm.

Ed Hakonson Racing is proud to be partnered with Snap-on Tools, Rockstar Energy Drinks, Vortex Brake Pads, Napoleon Grills, Castrol, Fast Eddie Racewear, Choko Motorsports, Praxair and Cathcart Trucking.

For additional Information please contact:

Jamie Hakonson
Ed Hakonson Racing/Team 3 red
905-642-1010
[email protected]