Mackintosh Ready to Tame Dillon Motor Speedway
Kannapolis,NC
The first event of the season for the Allison Legacy Touring Series wil take place this Saturday at Dillon Motor Speedway.
The track, located just a quarter mile of the I-95 at exit 193 has operated under the current ownership and configuration since 2006.
The track is 4/10 mile in length and considered to be a highly technical track with the tight exits in turns 2 and 4. The Allison Legacy Touring Series will visit the track twice during the 2011 season.
Saturday night's event will see the Legacy Cars take second billing only to the super late models of the Pro All Star Series (PASS). The track is anticipating a sellout crowd for the first event of the season with crowds in the range of 4-5,000.
The season opener will be Ryan Mackintosh's second trip to the Speedway with the first coming in 2010. Mackintosh collected an 8th place finish his second Allison Legacy Outing last October.
"I can't wait to get back back to Dillon this weekend",stated Mackintosh in an phone interview from the team's shop in Kannapolis. "I learned a lot there in October and hope to improve this time out."
Mackintosh will take on veterans from the series as well as some new competitors. Regulars Casey Hillenburg and John Nemechek will be just two of the drivers chasing the Allison Legacy Touring Series championship this year. Mackintosh will be looking for strong finishes this season in the hopes of grabbing the Rookie title and perhaps more.
Mackintosh took the green in 3 Allison Legacy Touring events last season with a 9th,8th and 6th place finishes.
Ryan Mackintosh competed last year in the INEX Bandolero Outlaw division finishing 5th in United States points and first in Canada. During the season Mackintosh picked up a 2nd place at U.S. Nationals at Texas Motor Speedway in August.
Mackintosh, a 14 year old from Amherst, NS, currently resides in Kannapolis, NC where he races for Chris Woods Racing. Mackintosh has lived and raced out of North Carolina for the last two years.
Ryan Mackintosh 03
Ian Isringhausen 97
John Hunter Nemechek 51
Ryan Mackintosh at Orange County Speedway in Rougemount, NC in October 2010.
Steve Hougue Photo
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