7/5/2017
Inside Line Promotions
Van Dam Produces Top 10 During Fred Brownfield Memorial at Grays Harbor
(Photo by Lisa Dynes Photography)
Inside Line Promotions – ELMA, Wash. (July 5, 2017) – Henry Van Dam netted a top-10 finish during the Fred Brownfield Classic last weekend at Grays Harbor Raceway.
The Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour doubleheader kicked off last Friday when Van Dam advanced from fourth to second place in a heat race.
“We were able to pass a couple of cars on the start and finished second,” he said. “We were able to put pressure on the leader. I felt really good going into the feature.”
The heat race performance earned Van Dam a spot in the feature redraw, in which he pulled the No. 6 to start the main event on the outside of the third row.
“We got a bad start and then the track took rubber,” he said. “We just rode it out from there. There’s not a lot you can do from that point.”
Van Dam ended with an eighth-place result, which marked his fourth top 10 of the season.
The event concluded on Saturday when Van Dam opened the action by winning a heat race from the pole. That lined him up 11th for the main event.
“Without having passing points and being the second night with four cars already locked in that put us out of the redraw,” he said. “We had a decent start on the initial start of the A Main. Then a car got sideways in front of me and I had to slow up to miss him. I lost a few spots. The race stayed green and then went green for 26 laps so it was really hard to make up the ground we lost.”
Van Dam closed the weekend with a 13th-place finish.
“Overall, I was okay with how we did,” he said. “We made the shows both nights. There were some good cars who stayed in the pits. We had competitive nights. I was happy with our speed. Our pace was decent on Saturday, but we got so far behind from the start it was tough overcome it. Plus, to honor a guy in Fred who meant so much to us it was tough to leave without a smile on your face.”
Van Dam will return to action this Saturday at Grays Harbor Raceway.
QUICK RESULTS –
June 30 – Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash. – Heat race: 2 (4); Feature: 8 (6).
July 1 – Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash. – Heat race: 1 (1); Feature: 13 (11).
SEASON STATS –
6 races, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 4 top 10s, 5 top 15s, 6 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Saturday at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash.
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.HenryVanDam.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VanDamRacing
APPAREL –
Van Dam has t-shirts available for sale at his race trailer and at Enumclaw Xpress Lube.
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“Clems Enumclaw Powersports makes sure our needs are taken care of getting around the pit area,” Van Dam said. “I’m very grateful for their support of the race team.”
Van Dam would also like to thank Kovash Logging, Johansen Excavating, Highmark Concrete Contractors, Northwest Welding & Fabrication, Enumclaw Xpress Lube, Les Schwab Tire of Enumclaw, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Van Dam Dairy, Village Green Resort, Factory Kahne, D&L Equipment Repair, Zender Equipment, Big Bob’s Flooring Outlet, Bob and Joan Shumway, Kellan and Kelsey Hall, Foothills Auto Supply, American Powder Coating, Pete Vos, Char’s Barber Shop, Wesmar Race Engines, SpeedMart, Van Dam Farms and Rich Van Dam Dairy for their continued support.
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