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The #03 Scotia Hyundai/BAMvip.com Bandolero won its qualifying heat and started pole for the feature Saturday evening in Concord, NC.

Mackintosh battled some minor handling issues and spun in turn #2 while running second. Starting from the back or the field the #03 Chris Woods Racing car worked its way back through the field before being involved in a multi-car wreck that brought out the red flag on the final lap. Track officials scored Mackintosh in 8th position when the results were published Monday.

On Sunday in Rockingham, Mackintosh started at the back of the field after a poor qualifying effort. On the start of the race Mackintosh made a pass on the inside which track officials deemed as "jumping the start". After the #03 worked its way through the entire field to take the lead it was sent to the back of the line for the infraction on the start. The race director Ollie Spain stated that Rockingham was using this policy so as not to have to restart the race after an issue at the green flag.

The #03 was able to work its way up to 5th place after the restart coming from the back of the pack in 5 laps.

The Chris Woods Racing Team will be back on the track this Friday at Concord Speedway.

For the second time this season a simple valve stem puts the end to a good run at Concord.

The #03 started in ninth in the qualifying heat early in the evening and Ryan Mackintosh was able to gain four positions to place the car 5th on the grid for the feature.

After a single lap of the 20 lap feature Mackintosh had moved from 5th to 2nd behind the  #4 car of John Holleman.  The top two postions stayed the same for another 14 laps with some shuffling of positions behind as other top cars worked their way forward.

With five laps to go the front bumper of the #1 car made contact with the wheel and valve stem of the #03 causing the tire to quickly lose air and the car to spin. The tire was changed by the crew but the #03 re-entered the field one lap down and had to settle for an 8th place finish.

"It was too bad for the bad break, we had a good car and Ryan had done such a good job getting up to second,"stated Woody Woods.  "Maybe it is this car that has some bad luck attached to it. We have 4 more race ready cars at the shop. Maybe we need to see if one of them would have better luck here," joked Woods after the race.

The Chris Woods Raicng team and #03 Scotia Hyundai/BAMvip.com Bandolero will be back in action Saturday at Concord as they complete the scheduled back to back events.

Concord Speedway will host the INEX Bandoleros twice this weekend. Friday and Saturday will see the #03 take to the quarter mile with the top competition in the  Mid-Atlantic.

Sunday will see Rockingham host the final event of the Lil Rock Spring Series. The Bandoleros and Legends will take to the track to race shortly after the lunch hour.

Crew Chief Chris Woods was "pleased" with the practice sessions turned in by the #03 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Monday evening.

Driver Ryan Mackintosh had an opportunity to log approximately 80 laps on the infield 1/4 track during the first practice of the season.  Mackintosh raced eight times in 2009 at CMS including 5 Summer Shootout Series races.

The #03 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero/BAMvip.com will be back in action this Friday night at Concord Speedway.

Tonight will see the quarter mile infield oval at CMS roar to life as it hosts a test and tune session for INEX Bandoleros and Legend Cars.

The test is in preparation for the annual Summer Shootout that sees the best teams from across the United State and Canada participate in the 10 week event.

This year's Shootout will be even more special with the U.S.Legend Cars International $1,000,000 race to be held during the series.

The #03 Chris Woods Racing team is hoping to run some laps tonight to get an opportunity to dial in the set up for the Shootout. Also, the additional track time will allow the team to shake down other issues that will benefit the team overall.

The #03, driven by Ryan Mackintosh, started the Sunday evening feature at Concord Speedway in 7th place.

Mackintosh took several laps to make his way into 4th place and simply ran out of time to gain any further positions.  The fourth place finish was the last outing of a weekend which saw the Chris Woods Racing Bandolero capture two INEX Bandolero Outlaw victories.

The #03 team will visit Charlotte Motor Speedway Monday evening for testing and the first practice session in preparation for the Summer Shootout series.

Ryan Mackintosh drove his #03 Chris Woods Racing Bandlolero to a second INEX Bandolero Outlaws win in as many nights.

The team worked into the early morning hours to get the #03 ready to race the 3/8th mile high banks of Orange County Speedway. Mackintosh qualified first in his division and lead from flag to flag to take home an all important 100 point finish.

The top 3 in the Outlaw division was rounded out by the #92 Reid Wilson car and the #07 driven by Virginia's Calvin Meadows.

"The car was really good and I am glad we got the race in before the rain." "Thank you to Chris Woods Racing, Christi and Woody, www.bamvip.com, Scotia Hyundai, NAPA of Amherst, Casey Concrete, PBS Waste, Broklyn's Pizza, Chris Woods Cut Tires, The Joie of Seating, Sunrise Tools and Kevin Perpete."

Sunday will see the #03 return to Concord Speedway to run a series make up race for a March rainout.

The #03 Chris Woods Racing Bandolero driven by Ryan Mackintosh took the green flag outside of Row #1 for the INEX Bandolero Outlaw feature on Friday night in Concord.  The #4 Holleman car held the lead off of the start and maintained it for 13 laps and one restart.

A green white checker finish would see Mackintosh duck under the #4 on the restart as the cars passed the start finish line. Mackintosh was forced down to the infield and actually had a wheel in the grass heading into turn 1.  Both cars were side by side through turns 1 and 2 with #03 able to clear the #4 exiting turn 2.  The #92 Reid Wilson car was able to follow Mackintosh through and the final lap ended with Mackintosh taking the win with the #92 and #4 rounding out the top 3.

The win gave Mackintosh the opportunity to thank his supporters and sponsors. Christi and Woody Woods of Chris Woods Racing, BAMvip.com, Scotia Hyundai, The Joie of Seating, RPM Pro-Formance, Chris Woods Cut Tires, Broklyn's Pizza of Concord, NAPA of Amherst, Casey Concrete, PBS Waste, Sunrise Tools and Kevin Perpete.

The win was Ryan Mackintosh's first feature win at Concord Speedway. The Chris Woods Racing team will be in action again Saturday at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, NC.

The weekend schedule will see Ryan Mackintosh race the #03 Chris Woods Racing Bandolero three times.

The Friday night series at Concord Speedway continues this week and will host a Sunday event this weekend to make up for a March rainout.

Saturday will see Mackintosh return to Orange County Speedway for the first time in 2010.  Mackintosh's last trip to OCS saw him take first place in a December appearance on the 3/8th mile oval in Rougemont, NC.

Two practice sessions on Sunday morning at Rockingham had the #03 near the top of the speed chart. The top three cars were within 3/100s of a second as they ran the Lil'Rock course for the two practices.

Qualifying did not go as well as expected for the Chris Woods Racing team but when the smoke cleared Mackintosh started in 6th on the grid. 

The feature was caution free, which did not help the #03, with the #20 and #4 cars opening up a gap on Mackintosh as he battled through to gain thrid position. Mackintosh and Justin Carroll, team mate for this event, were closing the gap on the lead drivers but ran out of laps.  A post race incident had the #4 car and driver John Holleman disqualified moving Mackintosh up one position to second behind race winner Riley Halverson.

Mackintosh was pleased with the car all day but was not happy with his qualifying effort on the day.

A spin on the first lap of the qualifying heat put the #03 Chris Woods Racing Bandolero to the back of the line to start off the evening. Driver Ryan Mackintosh was able to battle back and finish the qualifying heat in third giving him position 5 on the feature starting grid.

The feature was full of action and some mayhem. The #12 and #2X made heavy contact early on forcing the #2X Adam Nelson car to have to retire.  The next 5 laps saw a three way battle for the lead between the #4, #92 and the #03.  Side by side racing with lots of action and some contact as the drivers pushed hard for position.

On the final restart the #4 Holleman car was able to find some daylight leaving the #92 Wilson car and the Mackintosh Bando to seemingly battle it out for second. Coming to out of turn 4 for the final time Mackintosh was able to get under Wilson but in doing so left the bottom open for the #11 car of Ben Klatt to join the chase. All three cars came to the line sandwiched together with the call from the tower having it Klatt, Wilson and Mackintosh for 2nd-4th.

Although dissappointed with the final result Mackintosh said,"we all(the drivers) were talking about it after the race, I have never had so much fun in a race car." Crew Chief Woody Woods commented on all the on track contact,"it was just good hard racing for position all race."

The team will make another stop at Rockingham on Sunday.

Photo finish at Concord Speedway. The #03,black Bandolero in the middle, is scored 4th.

It is hard to believe that this weekend will be the one year anniversary of Ryan Mackintosh's first race in North Carolina. A long 30 plus hours of driving, which included a Spring snowstorm, brought the driver and his equipment to Mooresville. 

The trip was intended to be a 10 day outing to race two times and get some direction in the area of car setup for the season back home in Nova Scotia. The two races turned into five, which included a race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and a few days were added to the schedule. Friendships were started that quickly led to the #24 scheduling a return trip to North Carolina prior to starting back north. One year and 60 plus races for Chris Woods Racing later Mackintosh is still enjoying his experience.

Mackintosh raced his first Bandolero race in the U.S. at Concord Speedway and will be back there this coming Friday night in the #03 CWRR/Scotia Hyundai Bandolero.  The goal this time will be much different;one year ago "we just don't want to finish last".  This year the #03 sets its sites on the checkers every time out.

INEX members will accumulate points at feature events competed in during this time period. A driver’s best twenty (20) finishes plus their best Bandolero Championship race finish (total of twenty-one) will count towards their national points standing.

There will be a Bandolero Championship race in each area that shall count as single state and national points.

There shall be a point champion in each of the following divisions: Bandits and Outlaws. Only drivers will receive points, not the car or team owners. A driver must designate which division they want to receive points on their INEX application. Asphalt races, dirt races and road course races all count towards this point championship.

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For the second time in one weekend Ryan Mackintosh finished in thrid place in the #03 Chris Woods Racing Bandolero. 

Rockingham was one of the toughest outings of the season to date for the team with an 8th place finish in the qualifying heat. 

Mackintosh was able to battle back in the feature and settled down in fourth place for several laps and this looked like where he would finish the day until bad luck struck the #20 car.  Halverson spun while battling for the lead and this allowed Mackintosh to pick up one more position.

This is three third place finishes in three attempts at Rockingham.

Ryan Mackintosh took to the track at Concord Speedway in his back up car on Friday night.  The first heat saw Mackintosh start the heat in thrid and finish in third.  The Chris Woods Racing car was,"good but was running two tenths off the pace of the (primary) #03 car",stated crew cheif Woody Woods.

In the feature a first lap incident saw the #92 and #2x car collide and go to the back then the confusion began.  The tower black flagged the 2x and told him to go to the trailer.  Then at some point they decided to change this decision.  The #2x stayed on the track and continued to race with many drivers confused as to why he was still on the track racing.

Mackintosh started the feature in 5th and restarted the race in second after the restart on lap one.  Able to hold second behind the #4 and it looked like a second place finish was in site. A late yellow allowed the #2x to get inside and get by Mackintosh on the final restart.  At the checkers Mackintosh was confident he had still held second with the tower black flagging the #2x. 

The #03 will be back in action Sunday at Rockingham.