STECKLY POSTS FOURTH PODIUM IN SIX RACES
STECKLY 3rd IN CANADIAN TIRE 100 IN EDMONTON

Steckly’s Dodge Avenger qualified second quickest on Friday giving him the outside front row starting position. Andrew Ranger won the pole and would go on to win the Canadian Tire 100.

At the drop of the green J. R. Fitzpatrick who started third, had the inside line following Ranger into turn one and he was able to get by Steckly who was on the outside. The strategy for Steckly then was to sit back in third and watch Ranger and Fitzpatrick battle it out and try to be in a position to capitalize should something happen. These two frontrunners, Ranger and Fitzpatrick have had many battles on the track over the last two years, so it was a good strategy for Steckly. While Fitzpatrick made several runs on Ranger during the final two laps they finished the way they ran for the major part of the 100 km race and Steckly would be a close third.

“My Canadian Tire/Tow Truck in a Box Dodge was really strong today,” said Steckly after the race. “We had a couple of chances to make a run on J.R. but thought better of it. I hoped they might tangle in front of me and I would get a chance to get by the for the win but it didn’t happen. We’re happy with the third place finish.”

With the third place finish, Steckly moves his No. 22 Racing/Canadian Tire Dodge Avenger into second in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series point standings heading into the seventh event of the year at Auto Clearing Speedway in Saskatoon on Wednesday.

Behind Steckly, Trevor Siebert made a strong run from the back of the pack to finish fourth with Don Thomson Jr. finishing fifth.

The Canadian Tire 100 from Edmonton will be broadcast on TSN Sunday August 9 at Noon E.S.T.

Next up for the 22 Racing Team is a visit to Auto Clearing Motor Speedway in Saskatoon for NASCAR’s inaugural visit to this race track on Wednesday July 29^th as the teams wind up the three race Western road trip.

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About 22 Racing
Scott Steckly and the No. 22 Racing Team are supported by a large group of sponsors including: Canadian Tire, Tow Truck in a Box, Motomaster, Exide, Erb Transport, Mobil Super, AW Millwrights, Marks Work Warehouse, Reefer Sales and Twin City Graphics.

Scott Steckly and his 22 Racing Team are a familiar face in top level stock car racing in Canada. Steckly in his second season with the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in 2008 went on to win 4 events, place 2^nd in four more and overall post 9 top five finishes on their way to claiming the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Championship. The team is based out of the small town of Milverton, ON just outside of Stratford, ON.

About Canadian Tire

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (TSX: CTC.a, CTC) operates more than 1,200 general merchandise and apparel retail stores, gas bars and car washes in an inter-related network of businesses engaged in retail, financial services and petroleum. More than 57,000 Canadians work across the Canadian Tire organization from coast-to-coast. Canadian Tire Retail and its Associate Dealers together form one of Canada's best-known and most successful retailers with 475 stores in communities nationwide. Canadian Tire stores offer a unique mix of products and services through the leadership of three specialty stores under one roof - Automotive, Sports and Leisure, and Home Products.

For more information on the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series please visit www.nascar.ca