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Driver Ryan Mackintosh is hoping this weekend will bring another solid result at Florence Motor Speedway in Timmonsville, SC.  The Canadian driver's last outing in the Allison Legacy Touring Series saw him pick up a 4th place finish at Concord Motorsports Park on the half mile.

"We are hoping the weather co-operates this weekend and we get to race at Florence", stated Mackintosh from his home in Kannapolis, NC. "We have had some bad luck with rain in our trips to Florence and I hope this weekend it doesn't happen again."

Mackintosh currently sets 7th in points but has been steadily moving closer to the top 5 in points in the second half of his rookie season in the series.

Florence Motor Speedway is a 4/10 oval located in Timmonsville, SC which host a regular weekly series as well as several touring series.

15 year old Canadian driver, Ryan Mackintosh, will make his first ever late model start for Dave O'Blenis Racing on October 1. The #48 Limited Late Model/Sportman is entered into the season ending Atlantic Canadian Championships at Centre For Speed in Shediac, New Brunswick.

"We tested with Ryan in late June at 660 Speedway and he had a solid session and we feel he is ready to make a start", commented team principle Dave O'Blenis from his shop in New Brunswick.

"I am looking forward to racing against the best drivers from the region and getting a chance to get some experience and seat time for a top level late model team", stated Mackintosh from the Chris Woods Racing shop in Kannapolis, NC. "It will be great to get a chance to race close to home for the first time in a few years."

The Dave O'Blenis Racing team fields Super Late Models,Limited Late  Models and Bandoleros.

The Chris Woods Racing Team experienced a great deal of up and downs at the half mile of Concord Motor Speed.

The team was second fastest in the practice sessions in Ryan Mackintosh's first laps on the unique Concord layout.

In qualifying the Amherst, Nova Scotia driver had a fast lap going before tagging the wall coming out of the final turn. Mackintosh reacted and the car turned and hit hard into the inside wall 30 yards from the finish line and slid along the wall and crossed the time line backwards, qualifying 6th.

In the race Mackintosh twice was involved in incidents and had to go to the back of the pack. With 26 to go there was a long green flag run which allowed the #03 Scotia Hyundai/Powerworks Legacy to move forward. By the final lap Mackintosh had driven up to 4th and took his second top 5 finish of the season.

Steve Hogue Photo

Normally a driver would be happy with a podium finish at one of the most prestigious races of the year but this was not the case with Ryan Mackintosh this past Saturday night. Mackintosh picked up third place after leading every lap of the race and surviving multiple restarts including a green-white-checker.

"This was our race to win and the #13 car decided he would run right through us",commented a frustrated Mackintosh in a post race interview.

The 13 car made heavy contact with the #03 on both the final restarts but the most damage was done the Chris Woods Racing car when the #13 car slammed into the Canadian driver on the last caution bending the axle.

Team members were also extremely upset by the actions on the track due to the fact that the #13 would not have even made the race if they had not been loaned a motor from Chris Woods Racing earlier in the day after blowing their own motor.

Additional salt ended up being rubbed in the wound after the checkered flag as the #13 turned the race winner, Walker Yates, in frustration and caused a three car pile up which collected the #03 in a spectacular crash.

Mackintosh will be back in action in the Allison Legacy Touring Series this coming Saturday at Concord Speedway.

The #03 Scotia Hyundai Legacy car was in action this past Saturday at Motor Mile.

Through the two practice sessions the Chris Woods Racing car was in the top 3 positions with speed. Qualifying saw Ryan Mackintosh put the car in position 5 on the grid for the race under the lights.

"We were good all race but were lacking some power coming off",stated Mackintosh after bringing the car home in 7th place. "We are going to solve these issue before the next race. The car handled great!"

Ryan Mackintosh at Motor Mile in Virginia (Steve Hogue Photo)

The CWR team will be back in action this week at Bowman Gray in the INEX Bandolero. The Bandos get one opportunity a year to race at the Stadium and all the top cars in the South East should be on hand to chase the checkers.

After a sub-par performance at the 2011 Summer Shootout in the Bandolero the Chris Woods Racing team and driver Ryan Mackintosh look to get things moving forward for the remainder of the season.

"We fought motor problems the entire Shootout", stated team crew chief Chris "Woody" Woods. He continued,"we will certainly refocus and get things going our way in all our programs."

The team had only grabbed one podium and two other top five finishes at the Shootout.

The #03 Scotia Hyundai Legacy will be on track this weekend at the Motor Mile in Virginia. Canadian driver Ryan Mackintosh is looking forward to the weekend,"I am sure we will have a good run this weekend. We have made some great strides on the car and with some assistance from Keven Wood (Wood Brothers Racing) we should be able to close the gap."

Mackintosh will run in the remainder of the 2011 Allison Legacy Touring Series wrapping up in December.

"Orange County has been one of my favorite tracks since my first trip to North Carolina", commented driver Ryan Mackintosh from the Chris Woods Racing shop in Kannapolis, NC.

The team is ready to hit the high banks of OCS with the #03 Scotia Hyundai / Pizza Delight Allison Legacy car. Saturday's race will see Mackintosh race the Legacy for the third time at the Rougemont, NC track and the team is expecting a good outing.

"Ryan should be ready for this weekend. We all like racing at Orange County and the racing should be good",stated team crew chief Chris "Woody" Woods.

Mackintosh will be back in action at the INEX Summer Shootout on Tuesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Amherst, Nova Scotia native, Ryan Mackintosh, was on track at Florence Motor Speedway Saturday evening. The Chris Woods Racing driver was behind the wheel of the Pizza Delight / Scotia Hyundai Allison Legacy car.

After some good practice sessions Mackintosh qualified the car in 8th place while experiencing some ignition or fuel intake issues. "The car was better than that but we had to go from the 8th position",stated 15 year old Canadian driver.

Mackintosh was able to move up to 3rd early in the race with some of the front runners encountering trouble. Mackintosh restarted in third, after the first race caution. On the restart the #03 was shuffled to the outside and could not get back to the bottom until he was in 10th place. The battle was on from there with the #98 car of Ian Issringhaussen. Mackintosh and the #98 battle for 30 plus laps with the Canadian getting by with 4 laps to go only to be turned by the #98 on the next restart.

Mackintosh commented in a post race interview,"it was not the day we wanted. The car was good and we just couldn't get track position. We ended up using up the tires racing hard at the back and it would have made more sense to hook up and try to move to the front."

Mackintosh will be taking part in the Charlotte Motor Speedway Summer Shootout on Monday and Tuesday night.

The Chris Woods Racing team is experiencing something that doesn't happen often. A weekend off from racing.

"It will be nice to spend the holiday weekend with family and friends", commented driver Ryan Mackintosh.

The team isn't racing but that certainly does not mean they won't be busy. The Hickory race saw the #03 Allison Legacy sustain a great deal of damage from a drive train failure in practice and a t-bone hit to the front end during the race.

Crew Chief Woody Woods laughed,"there wasn't too many things we haven't had to change on the car."

The team has had to replace the front clip and suspension earlier this week.

The Summer Shootout will be back in action Monday and Tuesday nights this week. The team has the #03 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero ready for action.  Last week's event was washed out with rain and thunder storms moving into the area but not before round one of qualifying took place. Mackintosh stated from the track,"we had a good qualifying run but they wouldn't post the times because the second session of qualifying never had a chance to get on the track."

Rounds 4 and 5 go at Charlotte Motor Speedway this Monday and Tuesday nights. The action can be followed on LegendsNation.com, with live updates, and you can relive the action, starting in September, on SPEED TV.

The Chris Woods Racing team had a forgetable day at historic Hickory Speedway. During practice # 2 the entire drive train suffered a major failure taking out everything from the transmission back.

Woods stated,"it was great to get help from a lot of the teams."  The #03 was able to make the feature but had to start on the tail.

Mackintosh drove the car up to 8th on lap 14 but then suffered another issue in the rear end causing the car to spin. "From that point on the car wasn't right',commented Mackintosh in a post race interview.

On lap 32 Mackintosh spun for the third time and collected the #10 of Ben Klatt ending the night for both drivers.

The Legacy schedule continues in two weeks in Florence, SC. The team will be back in action on Tuesday night with the Bandolero program at the INEX Summer Shootout at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

"We were coming to the front and then the white flag came out before half way', commented Ryan Mackintosh.

Round #3 was cut short as the rain started to fall. The Bandolero Outlaw feature was cut to half as the track quickly lost any grip. The #03 of Mackintosh qualified 6th and was able to work its way up to 3rd as some of the leaders struggleed with the slick track.

The Chris Woods Racing entry ended up in 3rd at the checkered flag .The car was quickly moving forward as it hooked up with the Tyler Lester entry and the two cars were quickly closing as the white flag was thrown.

Team Co-owner Chris "Woody" Woods stated,"It would have been good to see how our car would have done on a dry track but it is good to get back to the top 3"

Round 3 Shootout (RacingRulz - Brian Nagy)

The Chris Woods Racing team returns to Charlotte Motor Speedway tonight and the 2011 Summer Shootout.

The #03 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero has had two difficult nights to start the ten race series on the 1/4 mile track. A fouled spark plug and a lap 2 wreck have put the team in a tough positon. Team owner "Woody" Woods,"We will be good tonight. We have had poor luck in the Shootout now for two years. It should end tonight."

The bad luck has followed Ryan Mackintosh in the Outlaws division but fortunately, for the team, has not effected Bandits driver Brayton Haws in the #02 car.

The entire series is being covered by SPEED Channel and will be aired starting in September. Tonight's race, and the entire series, can be followed live on LegendsNation at www.legendsnation.com with their live updates.

"It was a great trip home to Canada and now I am looking foward to a great run all summer long",stated driver Ryan Mackintosh.

Chris Woods Racing driver Ryan Mackintosh travelled to Frederticton,NB on Friday to test with the Dave O'Blenis Racing team at Speedway 660.

Mackintosh tested the team's two INEX Bandoleros with drivers Alex and Courtney O'Blenis, two rookies at Speedway 660.

During the afternoon Mackintosh ran two practice session in the Dave O'Blenis Racing Limited Late Model.

Mackintosh stated,"The car was great. The team helped me with everything and the day worked out really well."

After back to back races where bad luck bit the Chris Woods Racing team it looked like the team was going to have another tough day in Virginia.

The #03 Scotia Hyundai Legacy completed the first practice and the team worked during the break to find some addtional speed prior to the late afternoon practice.  The car was competive but still need to improve after practice #2 and prior to qualifying.

The bad luck followed Ryan Mackintosh into qualifying with the car suffering major problems with the rear end. "I knew there was a problem for sure",stated Mackintosh following qualifying. "We just broke and I just rode around."

The race saw Mackintosh start in the last row and move up to the 6th position in short fashion before the first caution of the night flew. The #03 worked its way through traffic with team co-owner Christi Woods calling the race from the spotter's stand. 

4 time winner, Tyler Hill, suffered electrical problems and wasn't a factor in the outcome. Jantzen Stirewalt was fast all race and was able to take the lead and take the win in the 50 lap event. John Hunter Nemechek picked up second with Dale Ogburn holding onto 3rd.

Mackintosh battled from the back and was awarded the "Hard Charger" award for the race.  The Amherst, Nova Scotia driver commented,"I was glad we were able to come up from the back but it was tough because I had to use up a lot of the car moving ahead" Mackintosh continued, "I think we could have picked up even more if we would have been able to qualify."

In two weeks the Allison Legacy Touring Series will be back in action at Hickory Motor Speedway. The Hickory date was added to replace the North Wilkesboro cancelled date.

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Most teams, competing in the INEX Charlotte Motor Speedway Summer Shootout, took to the track tonight.

Canadian driver Ryan Mackintosh stated,"This was are only night to work on the car on the CMS 1/4 mile"

The Chris Wood Racing team had a good night of practice putting the team in P2 in all the practice sessions. "Barnes was quick but we cut into him most of the night",commented Mackintosh. "We still need to find some speed and Woody will work on that this week."

The Summer Shootout is a 10 race series that takes place over 8 weeks. It is the showcase for the INEX Bandoleros and Legend Cars.