17-Year-Old Dominique Van Wieringen Continues Howie Lettow Memorial Rookie Title Chase In Ohio
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May 23, 2013
Corunna, Michigan (May 23, 2013) – It's been a long time coming for Amherstburg, Ontario / Canada driver, Dominique Van
Wieringen as after extensive testing and going through a rain out, Van Wieringen finally made her JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour
Presented by Chevrolet Performance debut in the Mercy Masters of the Pros 144 Presented by JEGS.com on May 18th at
the fast 3/8s mile high-banked paved oval of Lebanon I-44 Speedway in Lebanon, Missouri .
After plenty of Practice on the Show-Me State oval, Van Wieringen qualified 16th and locked herself into the show as with
a 38-car field in attendance, only the top 20 would be locked into the race while the remainder of the field would have to
come through one of the two Last Chance Races. The 17-year-old young lady would start the race from the outside of the
eighth row as one of only four Howie Lettow Memorial Rookie of the Year title contenders to make the show and she was
steady in the top 15 when disaster struck on lap 24.
A multi-car pileup on a restart bunched the field up on the front stretch and Van Wieringen, the only Canadian who made
the show out of the three on the grounds, had nowhere to go and suffered extensive damage to her #5 DuroByte / Chevrolet.
She was shown 23rd in the Official Results. "We have to work hard to put the car back together. My car chief (Brian
Warnaar) and crew chief (Jimmy D. Smith) are working non-stop to get the car fixed and ready for Columbus." She stated.
The next event on the schedule is at the fast 1/3 (0.333) mile semi-banked circular shaped paved oval of Columbus Motor
Speedway in Columbus, Ohio and like most tracks on the 2013 JEGS/CRA schedule, Van Wieringen has never raced
there before but has seen the facility.; "I've visited once, so I have a visual of the track. But I haven't driven there before so
that will hold some challenge. I'm confident that the crew will give me a good car and I feel that I will be able to learn the track quickly." She added.
For the remainder of the 2013 racing season, Van Wieringen’s Black #5 Template Bodied Ford Fusion as well as her familiar White #95 Outlaw Super Late Model, and her brother Tristan Van Wieringen's Black #81 open-wheeled Modified will all carry sponsorship stickers on the side of the each entry from primary sponsor: DuroByte Incorporated as well as Nalett Trucking, R-R Salvage, Mert's Specialty Meats and M.P.H. Promotions
To learn more about Dominique Van Wieringen and to inquire about additional sponsorship opportunities for the 2013 racing season, visit the newly revamped and still a work in progress website at: www.dominiqueracing.com You can also follow her on the teams’ Facebook Fan Page as well by going to: www.facebook.com/dominiqueracing
