Campbellville, Ontario racer Robin Buck returns to action in the #66 Quaker State Dodge this coming weekend for round number ten of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. After scoring a top five result earlier this year at the same track during the season opening event Buck believes they will be even stronger this weekend.
Though they are only racing a partial schedule in the series this year, the #66 Quaker State Dodge team has been very busy preparing their race car for their return to action. “After the first race we went over the car and did the normal maintenance but also felt we needed to try some things to make us better” explained Buck.
Recently the team was at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for a day of on track testing to see firsthand how setup and other changes affected the #66 Quaker State Dodge’s performance. “Normally we do a short test to make sure everything on the car is ready to go for a race weekend” said the driver. “For the first time we tested with a specific plan to try different handling set ups and parts on the car to improve our performance”.
At the completion of the test the #66 Quaker State Dodge team was very pleased with the results. “In the spring I think we had a really good car but if you want to challenge for the win you need to be great. We definitely learned some things that I believe will help us to be even better this weekend” said Buck.
Action starts for the #66 Quaker State Dodge with NASCAR Canadian Tire Series practice and qualifying on Saturday August 31st. The Pinty’s presents the Clarington 200 race is Sunday September 1st with the green flag flying at 11AM Eastern. Fans will also be able to watch the race live on TSN2.
Photo by Ramesh Bayney
