Thursday, 26 July 2012

Luke Stewart Gets Top Ten Finish at Brockville on Saturday Night; Makes 2012 Debut at Mohawk International Raceway


After racing all season at Brockville Speedway, Luke Stewart added a race to their schedule this weekend, traveling to Mohawk International Raceway in Hogansburg, New York on Friday night.  Stewart was back in action on Saturday for a regular night of racing at Brockville.

For the first time this season, Stewart raced at Mohawk Raceway.  After starting last in his qualifying heat, Stewart advanced to sixth place.  After making some adjustments on the car, Stewart would start the 25 lap main event from 16th place.  With the most important goal of the night being to finish, and gaining valuable experience, Stewart achieved that with a solid 16th place run in a very tough field of cars.

“It would have been nice to finish a little higher, but we are still learning”, says Stewart.  “I have only raced here a couple times with the Sportsman car, so it is definitely different then what I am used to”.

At Brockville on Saturday night, Stewart finished fourth in his qualifying heat race, and lined up for the 30 lap feature in sixth place.  Stewart fell back to 14th early in the race, but battled back to score a tenth place finish.

“We struggled early with this dry slick track, but the second half was much better”, admits Stewart.  “We will keep working away at it, and hopefully we can get this car dialed in for the second half of the season”.

This coming Saturday night, Stewart will return to Brockville Speedway once again.  He is currently the top rookie in the Small Block division, with three top ten finishes, and sits 14th overall in track points.

Luke would like to thank all of his sponsors going into the 2012 racing season.  They include Fort Glass, M.A. Barr Service Station Maintenance, RW Electric, McCoy Bus Tours, Penny Blake of Remax Realty Kingston, Southeastern Telecommunication Services, Number One Speed Equipment, Stewart Speed Supplies and Finish Line Web Design.  Also a very special thanks goes out to Wayne and Donna Smith for all of their support.

For more information on Luke Stewart and the Stewart Racing team, stay tuned to our website, www.lukestewartracing.com.

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