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The #03 Scotia Hyundai / Power Works Legend will make its first ever appearance this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Ryan Mackintosh will pilot the INEX Semi-Pro entry on the mile long road course at the famed speedway. The race is event #2 of the INEX Winter Hear Series. Mackintosh did compete in the first event in the team's Outlaw Bandolero bringing it home in 3rd place after leading laps and taking the white flag while in front.

Mackintosh stated from Kannapolis,"we are working hard to be ready for the race. There is a lot to do because we just purchased the car on December 24th."

Team co-owner Chris "Woody" Woods commented, "it's a good chance to get Ryan even more experience in another class. We are just going to log some laps and hopefully have some fun learning. Our focus is still clearly on the 2012 Allison Legacy Series which starts in March."

The team has indicated that Mackintosh will likely run two or three Winter Heat events and participate in the INEX Winter Nationals at Auburndale Speedway in Florida this February.

"The Legend gives me a chance to get even more experience and to race with some guys I started with in Bandolero a few years ago." added Mackintosh in a phone interview from North Carolina.

Mackintosh plans to practice at CMS on Friday and compete on Saturday.

www.LegendsNation.com will have updated stories, photos and videos from the weekend. 

Ryan Mackintosh has been nominated for "Up and Coming Stock Car Racer" in Canada.  This nomination has come from the national publication Inside Track Magazine.

Mackintosh commented,"I am really excited to be nominated for this award." This is the first nomination for the 15 year old from Amherst, NS native.

Mackintosh finished his rookie season in the Allison Legacy Touring Series in 5th place overall.

Mackintosh will compete in the Allison Series for Chris Woods Racing again in 2012 and will run several races for Dave O'Blenis Racing in Canada in a Late Model.

The Chris Woods Racing team has added a new entry to the car stable with an INEX Legends Car. Mackintosh will compete in the Semi-Pro division of select events this year.

Driver Ryan Mackintosh completed his rookie season in the Allison Legacy Series in 5th place in the overall standings.

"We had a season with lots of ups and downs but we worked hard and the second half of the season was solid,"commented Mackintosh from his home in Amherst, NS, Canada.

Heading into the final event at Kershaw,SC, Mackintosh was in 4th place in the touring series standings but a rough outing saw the Canadian driver give up one position in the final total.

Team owner Chris "Woody" Woods stated,"we had a good season and we learned a lot. We are already working hard preparing for the 2012 season that begins in March."

Mackintosh will compete in early 2012 in the Semi-Pro divison of INEX Legend Cars. The team is not going to run in any one Legend series but will use the competitive Legend car circuit to fill in some gaps in the upcoming season.

All the members of the Ryan Mackintosh Racing and Chris Woods Racing Teams would like to congratulate Tyler Hill on his series victory this season.

"Tyler and Mark were strong all year and are full value for their championship," stated CWR Co-Owner Chris Woods.

This weekend is the final event of the Allison Legacy Touring Series and the last chance for Canadian driver Ryan Mackintosh to move forward in the series standings.

After another top 5 finish, last week at Concord with a solid 4th place, Mackintosh has passed Justin LaDuke by two points into 4th place in the standings. The Concord race saw Mackintosh pick up the Hard Charger award and his 6th top 5 finish in the last 7 races.

Mackintosh faced a field, at Concord, which had two Nemechek entires. Series Regular John Nememcheck was joined by his father "Front Row Joe" Nemechek on the Grid. The senior Nemechek has been a NASCAR driver in the top two series for the last decade and finished the Allison Legacy race in 2nd place.

Saturday will see the #03 take to the road course at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, SC. The series will take on the challenge of the West Course which lays out at just over 1 mile in length.

"This is my favorite type of track,"commented driver Ryan Mackintosh in a recent interview from Kannapolis, NC.

Ryan Mackintosh battled a tight car for the entire day at Florence Motor Speedway. "No matter what we tried we just couldn't get the car to turn in the centre of the turns",commented a frustrated team owner Chris "Woody" Woods from the track in a post race interview.

Mackintosh hustled the car and was able to bring it home in 7th place in the 100 lap feature. The promoter reduced the event to two 50 lap segments from the original 200 lap schedule.

The team is battling to catch the #27 Justin LaDuke team for 4th place in the final standings and did manage to close the gap to 10 points with two events remaining on the schedule.

Saturday saw the #03 Chris Woods Racing Legacy compete in a 50 lap feature at Hickory Motor Speedway.

Driver Ryan Mackintosh qualified third but drew pole in the redraw.

Mackintosh finished the race in 5th position after having to go to the back of the pack after spinning out on a restart on lap 23.

The race was won by John Nemechek, in the #51 Allison Legacy.

A complete video of the action is available in the video section of www.ryanmackintoshracing.com

Ryan Mackintosh and the Chris Woods Racing Team will be in Hickory, NC on Friday for practice.

Woods commented,"the team has had limited time to practice this season and an afternoon at Hickory will be great for both Ryan and the team."

Mackintosh will be racing the #03 Power/Works Generator car on the PASS race card on Saturday. The Allison Legacy Touring Series will race 50 laps in the 4th final event of the season.

After a tough outing, two weeks ago, the #03 Power/Works Allison Legacy will be back on the track this coming weekend at Hickory Motor Speedway.

Driver Ryan Mackintosh commented,"we just couldn't get anything going. We got up to 3rd but the whole day just had cars, including us, going everywhere." Mackintosh ended up finishing 8th and ending his streak of top 5 finishes at 4.

Saturday's race will see an extremely competitive field at historic Hickory. The back to back stops at Hickory are due to the closure of operations at North Wilkesboro.

With only four events remaining on the schedule, Mackintosh is hoping to improve on his 5th place position in the standings with a solid run this weekend.

Last weekend's heavy rains washed out the Atlantic Canadian Championships "Vance Haynes 100" for Super Sportsman.

15 year old Canadian driver, Ryan Mackintosh, was prepared to make his first late model for start for Dave O'Blenis Racing of Boundry Creek, NB. "We were ready, Ryan practiced well and looked very comfortable in the #48", commented team owner Dave O'Blenis from the shop in New Brunswick. "I am sure we would have been good, very good."

Mackintosh tested at the Centre For Speed on Thursday and again on Friday with several other cars preparing for the weekend event. Mackintosh was disappointed but did find some positives from the overall experience,"I ran close to 200 laps in a great car and had an opportunity to work with some great people."

The race has been rescheduled but due to scheduling conflicts, Mackintosh will not be able to compete.

This Saturday the Chris Woods Racing team will be in Hickory to continue to try to keep moving forward in the standings in the Allison Legacy Touring Series. Mackintosh currently holds down 5th postion in the points but is just 13 out of 3rd place.

The Allison Legacy Touring Series raced at historic Greenville Pickens on this past Saturday. Canadian driver Ryan Mackintosh qualified in 6th position and guided the #03 Scotia Hyundai Legacy car to a solide 5th place finish.

The 4th top 5 finish of the year has moved the Chris Woods Racing driver into 5th place in the standings just 13 points behind 3rd place.

The next Allison Legacy Touring Series event will take place October 8th at Hickory Motor Speedway.

Mackintosh will be in action this coming Saturday, Oct 1, at Centre For Speed in Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada. The Amherst, NS native will be driving the #48 entry for Dave O'Blenis Racing in the Vance Haynes Autoparts 100 (Sportman/Ltd Late Model) race. This will be the 15 year old's first late model start ever and his first start in any series in Canada in over 2 years.

In a year of firsts Canadian driver Ryan Mackintosh is looking forward to another one this coming Saturday. "To get a chance to race on the Greenville Pickens track with all of the history will certainly be a highlight",commented Mackintosh.

Mackintosh, who sits 6th in points, is looking to use this coming race to see if he can make a move on 5th place Justin LaDuke who currently sets 23 points infront of Mackintosh. Mackintosh was disappointed to not close the gap at Florence,"we missed a great chance to pick up on Justin (LaDuke) but the late race incident that took us out of a podium finish pushed us back a little further."

The Allison Legacy Series has added another date to schedule for October 8th at Hickory Motor Speedway. The addtion of the Hickory race leaves 6 events left on the schedule including the finale at Kershaw on the road course.

The Ryan Mackintosh Racing organization is very happy to announce some partnership addtitions and the return of a long term partner on the marketing side of the team.

Angus Furlong and the Scotia Hyundai team of Amherst has just signed a two year deal with the Amherst driver and will continue the tradition of having a Casey Family business involved in supporting the program.

Mackintosh commented,"It is so great to have Scotia Hyundai back on board. They are so much more than just a sponsor."

In addition to Scotia brought back on board it is exciting for the team to announce the following additions to marketing partnership program:

Power/Works Generators based in Mooresville,NC.  The Power/Works brand of genorators will be available in home improvement and hardware stores throughout the United States and Canada.

E3 Spark Plugs. "Our company was formed to help customers increase power, improve fuel efficiency, and reduce engine emissions that contribute to global warming." E3 plugs are available at better automotive retailers throughout North America.

CIBC Wood Gundy (Halifax). "We have the solutions to protect yourself, your family and your wealth."

Brooklyn's Pizza, Concord, NC. An amazing family restaurant in Concord with a wide variety of New York style pizzas and tasty pastas.

FERO Waste and Recycling. A leader in the waste removal and recycling in Atlantic Canada.

Superior Trailer. The top trailer sales organization in the Mid-Atlantic with locations in Burlington, NC and in Virgina Beach, VA.

The Destination Experts at www.destinationexperts.com . A top level full service travel agency with a dedicated team of professionals ready to meet all your travel needs.

The Joie of Seating. The leader in racing safety technology located in Concord, NC.

"It is so amazing to be able to bring together a team of marketing partners from both sides of the border. We couldn't do any of this without the support of these companies",commented Mackintosh from the race shop in Kannapolis,NC

A top 5 finish is normally something that most teams are pleased with in a competitive series and Ryan Mackintosh and the Chris Woods Racing team are pleased with the 5th place finish overall.

Team co-owner Chris "Woody" Woods was not exactly thrilled with the final result,"we worked hard tonight and we were even a better car than our finished showed."

With 4 laps to go Mackintosh was running 3rd and closing fast on John Nemechek in 2nd. "I don't think we would have been able to move on Tyler (Hill) but we sure would have had a good finish with Nemechek",commented Mackintosh from the pits after the race.

Mackintosh had moved up from his 6th place starting position and was about to move on 2nd place when the car of Quinn Fowler drove directly into the left rear of Mackintosh entering the corner. The resulting caution saw the #03 Scotia Hyundai - Powerworks Legacy car dropped to the back of the lead lap cars. Fowler and Mackintosh both started at the tail end after Mackintosh made contact with Fowler under caution.

"That's two races in a row that we have had a similar issue",stated Mackintosh about the incident referring to an contact made at Concord in the previous race. "That's not how we want to race and I am not sure what to think."

Mackintosh and the Allison Legacy will be back in action this coming weekend at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in South Carolina. The Canadian driver will go to work driving the Dave O'Blenis Racing Limited Late Model / Sportsman, for his first start in Canada in over two years, the following weekend in Shediac, New Brunswick.

"Watch for some partnership announcements next week", stated team co-owner Chris Woody Woods.

The Chris Woods Racing team is expecting to announce the addtion of some associate partners to their team of supporters.

"We will be making an announcement early next week of some partners to add to our already strong list of partners for the race team",commented Woods from the Kannapolis, NC race shop.