9.30.09 Kyle Cattanach Racing PR

Cattanach to race for Superior Crankshaft at Shasta Raceway this weekend

Steven Blakesley / Kyle Cattanach Racing

Mooresville, NC – 24 year-old Kyle Cattanach will return to the West Coast to drive the Superior Crankshaft Chevy in the “I-5 Tire Company 125” at Shasta Raceway Park this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Cattanach will be in action in a #59 Chevrolet crewed by Ryan Philpott and Philpott Race Cars. Pepperjack Kennels, Shell Fast Track, and Shell Sportsman Express are also major sponsors of the effort.

The former two-time Shasta Raceway Park champion is making his first California start since his fourth place effort at Altamont Raceway Park in the NASCAR Camping World Series West in September 2007.

In 2008, Cattanach piloted a Spraker Racing Enterprises Chevy in the NASCAR Camping World Series East to a top-20 at Greenville and a top-10 at Mansfield. Cattanach serves as a car chief within Spraker Racing Enterprises.

Superior Crankshaft’s CEO Cheryl Archer is actively involved in the racing community and is a member of the WAM (Women’s Auxiliary of Motorsports).

Superior Crankshaft manufactures and designs the finest factory racing crankshafts in the world. The southern California-based company has designed crankshafts for such advanced racing series as Formula 1 and Formula 3. Kyle Cattanach Racing is honored to be partnered with such a revolutionary racing manufacturer.

Action gets underway on Friday with open practice. Qualifying and qualifying heats will take place Saturday, and the 125 lap feature for the Super Late Models will be on Sunday afternoon.

Race fans can learn more about Kyle Cattanach Racing at www.kylecattanach.com

Kyle Cattanach Racing is sponsored by: Superior Crankshaft, Pepper Jack Kennels, Shell Fast Track, Shell Sportsman Express, Verve, B&B Redding I-5 RV Center, Bobba Lou’s Sandwich Shop, Industrial Metals, Praxair, Encore Metals, Rick Cattanach Trucking, and Kingdom Threads Embroidery.