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Avoiding Obstacles, Marks Comes Home Sixth at Chicagoland
Joliet, Il (August 30, 2010)-Ending the streak of finishes outside the top-10 at three, Justin Marks and the Win-Tron Racing crew worked through several bumps in the road at Chicagoland Speedway to pull off a sixth place finish. After finishes of 21st, 20th and 22nd, Marks and company welcomed the solid finish and a non-damaged Construct Corps Toyota at the end of the Ansell Protective Gloves 150 Friday evening.
The Rocklin, California native and his team took the opportunity to travel to Chicagoland Speedway a little more than a week prior to the main event at the 1.5-mile event for an open test session that allowed the team to harvest some valuable information and setup improvements. The first practice session on Thursday afternoon proved to be a little more challenging than the No. 32 team had hoped; though Justin was able to lay down the fifth fastest practice time of the session, he reported his Construct Corps Camry was a little too loose for his liking. Yet another obstacle was thrown in the teams path following practice, when an engine issue was discovered just before the ARCA Racing Series garage was set to close for the night.
An early morning decision to swap the original Toyota powerhouse put the Win-Tron Crew to work under the hood, thrashing to get the car prepared before the final practice session. Putting all hands on deck, the team was able to make a complete engine change in just under an hour, still allowing Justin enough time to hit the track for the final 30 minutes of practice.
During the two short runs he was able to complete in happy hour with the new motor, Marks reported the loose condition hadnt gone away, but the new motor was making good power as the laps ticked off. Just over two short hours later, Marks was back out on the track for qualifying, laying down a lap time of 30.617 seconds, good enough for the fifth starting spot.
Wasting no time at the drop of the green, Marks moved his way up to the third position within the first five laps and continued to hang tight within the top five before the first caution flag on lap 33 presented the team with an opportunity to come down pit road. Crew chief Mike Chaffee called for four tires and a chassis adjustment to remedy a continued loose handling condition in the Construct Corps Camry, and a quick stop by the team sent Justin back out in the fourth spot.
Another scare came for the team on lap 50, as Marks radioed to his crew a change in the tune of the motor, and a lower oil pressure number than he had started with. Staying calm behind the wheel, Justin soldiered on with some encouragement from his spotter and crew chief over the radio and held his position in the top five. Concern for the engine soon passed as Justin reported no changes for the worse, and he pulled down pit road under the next caution flag on lap 60 for four more Hoosiers and another chassis adjustment.
Unable to remedy the loose handling condition in the Construct Corps Toyota all evening, Justins driving skills were put to the test as he continued to report the difficult driving conditions he faced exiting each corner. Choosing to stay out during the second to last caution of the evening for some track position with 25 laps remaining, Justin restarted in fifth and held on to all but one position to slide home in the sixth spot.
It was a solid day thought it wasnt exactly what wed hoped for after the run we had with this car at Texas, Marks commented after 100 laps of work. It was sort of a messy race for me, but I was pretty happy to get a good solid top ten finish, which we havent had in almost a month. Hopefully we can start getting back on track now.
The next challenge for the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards comes in the form of the Southern Illinois 100 presented by Federated Car Care at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds on Labor Day. Marks heads into the one mile dirt track 145 points behind new championship points leader Craig Goess, looking to improve from his last non-pavement performance two weeks ago at Springfield with the mud-slinging style fresh on his mind.
For more on Justin Marks, visit www.justinmarksracing.com
For more on Construct Corps, visit www.constructcorps.com, and follow them on Twitter (@ConstructBuddy)
For more on Win-Tron, visit www.win-tronracing.com, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@WinTronRacing)
About Justin Marks
California native Justin Marks began his love of racing after attending local races and the Indianapolis 500 with his father at the age of 14. His racing career sprouted from local street stock racing and grew into a successful SCCA and Rolex Sports Car Series career. Marks finished 16th in the 2001 Rolex Sports Car 24 Hours of Daytona in his first career professional race, and later collected a total of 12 wins in the SCCA and Rolex Sports Car Series combined. In 2009, he competed once again in the 24 Hours of Daytona and came home with a victory.
Marks moved on to ARCA Racing Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck and Nationwide Series competition in 2007, where he competed in select races over the next two years. This season, Justin is competing full-time in the ARCA Racing Series with Win-Tron Racing in the No. 32 Construct Corps machine. For the latest news on Justin, please visit www.JustinMarksRacing.com.
About Win-Tron Racing
Based in Lakeville, Minnesota, Win-Tron Racing officially began in 2007 with one main goal in mind: to win races. Owned by a former successful racecar driver in Kevin Cywinski, and engineer Nate Thiesse, Win-Tron has successfully competed for wins in the ARCA Racing Series with the No. 32 machine since its first appearances in 2004 under a former name, Country Joe Racing. Though the organization has seen several different drivers behind the wheel of its entries, Win-Tron and driver Justin Marks are set to compete for the entire season in 2010, with hopes of capturing a team first ARCA championship. For more on Win-Tron Racing, visit www.Win-TronRacing.com.
About Construct Corps
We are a cutting edge temporary skilled labor provider to the construction industry. We have the first centralized operations and recruiting system. With a database in excess of 120,000 workers from more than 9,000 zip codes, our partner contractors have the ability to take on projects nationwide. Construct Corps is uniquely positioned as the company with the most qualified workers in the most locations with one point of contact.For more on Construct Corps, please visit www.ConstructCorps.com.
Kirby Johnson
Public Relations Manager
Win-Tron Racing, Driver Justin Marks
M: 608.289.8919
Kirby@Win-TronRacing.com
WinTronRacingPR@aol.com |
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