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– ELMA, Wash. (Aug. 2, 2015) – Henry Van Dam captured his second straight feature victory and his fourth this season at Grays Harbor Raceway on Saturday.
The triumph tied his career high for wins in a season at the 3/8-mile oval, where Van Dam set the mark last season. However, Saturday night didn’t start off as well as it ended.
“We blew a tire in hot laps,” he said. “It took out all the right rear suspension parts and it bent some of the pins that went through the frame. We had to hurry for qualifying. I was pretty happy just getting out there and getting fourth quick. We still didn’t have time to get everything straightened back out for the heat race.”
Van Dam qualified fourth quickest and he finished where he started – third – in a heat race to lock himself into the feature inversion, which was a four to put Van Dam on the pole for the 25-lap main event.
“We took a stab at the setup and definitely our starting position helped out,” he said. “We just had to maintain and we were able to do that.”
Van Dam led the distance of the feature, but he constantly faced pressure from fellow Washington native Trey Starks.
“I definitely knew the pace would have to stay pretty quick,” Van Dam said. “I stayed aggressive throughout the entire race. We were able to get through lapped cars. I timed it pretty good. I saw Trey a couple of times, but knew where he was at on the race track he wasn’t going to get me.”
Van Dam, who has won four of his last 10 races, is slated to return to action this Saturday at Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Ore.
QUICK RESULTS –
Aug. 1 – Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash. – Qualifying: 4; Heat race: 3 (3); Feature: 1 (1).
SEASON STATS –
21 races, 4 wins, 9 top fives, 14 top 10s, 16 top 15s, 19 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Saturday at Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Ore.
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.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Enumclaw Xpress Lube
Located in Enumclaw, Wash., Enumclaw Xpress Lube offers a full range of vehicle oil and fluid services. It can also service air filter and wiper blades.
“Enumclaw Xpress Lube was my very first sponsor and have been with us ever since,” Van Dam said. “They’ve been there for the good years and the bad years and have provided ample support.”
Van Dam would also like to thank Kovash Logging, Johansen Excavating, Les Schwab Tire of Enumclaw, Clems Enumclaw Powersports, 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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