Jarrad Whissell set to do double duty at Rexall Edmonton Indy

The Whissell Motorsports team and driver Jarrad Whissell will have a busy weekend on July 24, 25 and 26 at the Rexall Edmonton Indy as they compete in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series 100 and the Eurasia Cup.

Whissell is looking forward to going back to the 1.96 mile temporary airport circuit in Edmonton.  In last year’s NASCAR event, Whissell ran a strong race and was poised for a top 15 finish until braking problems on a late restart resulted in Whissell getting into the tire wall on the outside of turn 1.  He was able to finish the race in 17th.  “The Edmonton track is tougher than it looks,” commented Jarrad.  “The sections of the track that run on the runways are fast and wide. Then corners 3 thru 8 are tighter and more technical.  It is tough to find a rhythm there.” 

Once the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race is over on Saturday, the crew will get the #44 ready for the Eurasia Cup GT event on Sunday.  The Eurasia Cup has GT and production cars ranging from 100hp to over 700hp.  The #44 car will see few changes from the NASCAR rules that it currently races under. While that may put it at a disadvantage to some of the other cars in GTP1 car that Whissell will race in, he is optimistic for a top 5 finish.  “Even though we are down on power from the top guns in the GTP1 Class it should be a fun race.  We will have to battle lots of traffic as the lap times vary by 25 or more seconds between the fastest and slow cars,” Jarrad noted.

Whissell Motorsports Team would like thank their sponsors SMS Equipment, Komatsu, Wolseley, Lafarge and Frontier Fabrication for their continued support.  The team continues to searching for additional sponsorship partners for the remaining races.

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Driver Jarrad Whissell will compete in the four road course races on the 13 race NASCAR Canadian Tire Series schedule. Jarrad finished 25th overall in the 2008 NASCAR CATS standings. Previously he was the Western Canadian Motorsport Association (WCMA) 2005 Rookie of the year.  In 2006, Jarrad won the overall WCMA and Challenge Car titles.  For 2007 Jarrad won the WCMA Formula Libra championship.