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ENUMCLAW, Wash. (Oct. 29, 2013) – Henry Van Dam will pull double duty this weekend in California.
Van Dam will make his debut at Stockton 99 Dirt Track in Stockton, Calif., on Saturday for his first-ever King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series race. He will also compete in the 360ci class at the Tribute to Gary Patterson event.
“We’ll pull the spare car from up front and put the 410 engine in it,” he said. “I talked to a couple of guys and they said the track was pretty good so we’ll have to see. I think in our 360 we can be pretty competitive, so we’re definitely shooting for a top five there. In our 410 stuff, if we can get a top 10 I think we can be pretty happy with that.”
Following Saturday’s race Van Dam will continue south to Arizona for the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour season finale at Cocopah Speedway in Somerton, Ariz., Nov. 8-9. It marks Rounds 3 and 4 of the Cocopah Cup Challenge, which is capped by a $20,000-to-win event.
In addition to competing for the hefty prize, Van Dam said he is going to support promoter Greg Burgess, who used to run the ASCS Northwest Region for several years while Van Dam competed on the tour.
“That’s a big part of it, to help Greg out,” Van Dam said. “He said he was going to go down there and be aggressive at promoting and he has. He’s a role model for other promoters as far as doing things to get us big races. If he can do it in the middle of nowhere our promoters around here should be able to.”
Van Dam finished sixth and 12th, respectively, with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour at Cocopah Speedway earlier this season.
SEASON STATS –
42 races, 1 win, 11 top fives, 24 top 10s, 33 top 15s, 39 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Saturday at Stockton 99 Dirt Track in Stockton, Calif., with the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series for the Tribute to Gary Patterson
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.HenryVanDam.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/
VIDEO –
Here is a link thanks to ARRacing Videos to Van Dam’s victory at Grays Harbor Raceway on June 15: http://youtu.be/sFPjfxd5Vgs
APPAREL –
Van Dam has t-shirts and sweatshirts available at his racing trailer at every race he competes in. For his schedule, visit http://www.HenryVanDam.com.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Kovash Logging
Kovash Logging is a logging company based out of Enumclaw, Wash.
“Butch and Donna Kovash came on board a few years ago and have turned into two of my biggest supporters,” Van Dam said. “Not only have they helped with the financial side of it, but they are very nice people and very knowledgeable, and have been a huge asset to the team.”
Van Dam would also like to thank Johansen Excavating, Enumclaw Xpress Lube, Les Schwab Tire of Enumclaw, Factory Kahne, Clems Enumclaw Powersports, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Van Dam Dairy, Village Green Resort, 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.