Fifth place finish for Cattanach and Superior Crankshaft at Shasta
Steven Blakesley / Kyle Cattanach Racing

Mooresville, NC - Kyle Cattanach drove through the pack three times, slicing together a fifth place finish in the "I-5 Tire Company 125" in the #59 Superior Crankshaft Chevrolet on Sunday evening at Shasta Raceway Park in Anderson, Calif.

The 24 year-old made the most of his first start in over a year, fending off a strong field of 25 Super Late Models.
Action began Saturday afternoon with Cattanach timing in fourth quick on the charts with a 15.962 second lap around the three-eighths mile oval.

After starting ninth in his qualifying heat race, Cattanach moved forward to fourth in the Philpott Race Cars-prepared entry. A late race incident relegated Cattanach to a tenth place finish. The finish slotted Cattanach 10th on the starting grid for the 125 lapper on Sunday.

Cattanach caught the field sleeping at the start of the race and went to seventh early. Avoiding several crashes and running strong through many restarts, Cattanach assumed third by lap 22.

On lap 34, Cattanach made contact with another racer in turn three and was sent spinning. He had to pit for a new left rear tire as well.

Restarting 17th, Cattanach raced just 12 laps before he was gathered up in a crash in turn one. Quick action by both driver and spotter avoided catastrophe with Cattanach only loosing a fender.

After a pit stop to tape down the hood, Cattanach began methodically knifing his way forward. By lap 46, Cattanach had moved into tenth position. On the 80th lap of the race, Cattanach found himself back in the fifth position.

On the lap 80 restart, Cattanach passed Gary Glenn to move into fourth position. The top-four cars ran nose-to-tail around the high-speed oval until Cattanach fell into fifth on lap 98.

A seven-car scramble for lead over the last 25 laps saw Cattanach shuffled back to seventh, before he maneuvered through an additional crash to earn a fifth place finish.

A wild up-and-down weekend for Cattanach netted a fifth place finish in his return behind the wheel. Cattanach will return to action for the Las Vegas Fall Classic on November 5-7. Cattanach will again drive the #59 Superior Crankshaft Chevy in the 200 lap Super Late Model race.

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, Kingdom Threads Embroidery, and Blakesley Sports Media.