Industrial Commutator  Backs McLeod’s Return to NASCAR Whelen Series

7 February 2012: Keith McLeod announces his return to Barrie Speedway for the 2012 season in a bid to win his second NASCAR Whelen Series Provincial title and his second Whelen Series Track Championship. The team has secured sponsorship from Industrial Commutator in a deal that will ensure the kdm RACESPORTS team is a strong contender for feature wins and the overall title.

After a summer away from the local oval scene, it was a visit to the Speedway last summer for the inaugural Garry Reynolds Memorial invitational that planted the seed for a return this season. Seeing the great field of cars and the improvements to the show that Rick and Diane and their team had made got the competitive juices flowing again. 

That led to the purchase of a car and a meeting with Dave Simpson that sealed the deal for Keith to bring the familiar 19 back to Barrie wearing the black, white and copper colours of Industrial Commutator Company.

“It is great to be going back to Barrie and I want to thank Dave and Industrial Commutator for the opportunity. We’ve got most of the crew back that helped us to that first title with a couple of key changes” said Keith. “Barrie Speedway will have a very competitive field of Late Models and we plan on adding to what will be an awesome show for the fans on Saturday nights in Oro”.

There have been 6 Late Model track champions since NASCAR started sanctioning the Saturday night races at Barrie and no repeat winners. There could be as many as 5 of those former champs vying for the double title in the 2012 season along with a fast pack of uncrowned contenders. Keith knows that with all the competition, a consistent performance is what it will take to win at the end. In his 2008 title season he had 4 wins including 14 top fives in 17 starts. His fast time of 14.299 seconds set in 2007 still stands as the Late Model record. He believes that he has all the ingredients for a title contending season in 2012 and is looking forward to opening night.

The Industrial Commutator team is competing throughout the summer of 2012 in the NASCAR Whelen All American Series at Barrie Speedway in Oro-Medonte, Ontario.

About the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series

The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series is North America’s number one weekly short track program with thousands of competitors racing at over 50 premier facilities throughout North America. Barrie Speedway is the first racetrack in Ontario competing in this new series and one of only three tracks in Canada. NASCAR currently sanctions over 1,600 events each year, of which 80% are NASCAR Whelen All-American Series events. NASCAR weekly series programs have recognized thousands of drivers, launched the careers of many Sprint Cup superstars and awarded millions of dollars in prize money.

For more information about the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. see these websites:

Barrie Speedway – http://www.barriespeedway.com
NASCAR Whelen Series - http://hometracks.nascar.com/series/whelen_all_american_series
Whelen Motorsports – http://www.whelen.com/motorsports/

About Industrial Commutator

At Industrial Commutator Company Ltd. we pride ourselves on exceeding industry standards in terms of quality, delivery time, flexibility, and customer satisfaction.

A world-leading manufacturer of quality engineered commutators and slip rings since 1974, specializing in traction and aircraft commutators, Industrial Commutator Company Ltd. is the 'One Stop Shop' for commutators, worldwide.

When it comes to commutators and slip rings, our employees are among the most knowledgeable professionals in the industry, with an abundance of energy, talent and resources focused on quality, craftsmanship, service and a dedication to fast turnaround times.

Quality control, customer focus, attention to detail and commitment to our customers are among the principles that guide us. Our certification to ISO 9001 2008 attests to the high level of service you can expect from us.

Our location is local but our reach is global. From our plant in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, about 100 kilometres north of Toronto, we service customers near and far, from single-unit orders for customers like NASA to high-unit orders from clients such as General Electric and Rail Products International. We pride ourselves on delivering on time and on budget.

For more information about Industrial Commutator. please contact:

Dave Simpson, CEO
daves@commutator.ca
http://www.commutator.ca/

Barrie office T 705-728-1469

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