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Volume 17, Issue 28, Week of July 16, 2018
P.A.’s Shantel Kalika makes NASCAR debut at Wyant Raceway Darren Steinke Saskatoon Express rowing up in a racing family, Shantel Kalika always envisioned herself trying the sport at the highest levels. The 28-year-old Prince Albert product will advance her goals when the NASCAR Pinty’s Series makes its annual stop at the Wyant Group Raceway just north of Saskatoon. Kalika, who is in her eighth season racing at the local Saskatoon track, will make her debut on the NASCAR circuit, taking part in the two 125-lap main event Pinty’s Series races. She will be the first female driver from Saskatchewan to compete on the NASCAR Pinty’s Series. “The atmosphere and the excitement around it is obviously going to be huge,” said Kalika. “I just feel obviously blessed to be able to actually have the first one be at my home track. “Wyant Group Raceway is a phenomenal track. The grounds that they have there are immaculate.” The two-day race event is set for July 24-25. The action on July 24, which starts at 7 p.m., features 75-lap main event races for the local pro truck class and the sportsman class and heat races for the TA071517 Tammy
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Shantel Kalika is the first female driver from Saskatchewan to compete on the NASCAR Pinty’s Series circuit. (Photo supplied) super late model class. The action on July 25, starting at 6 p.m., includes the two 125-lap NASCAR races as well as a feature race from the local super late model class, which is expected to run 75 laps. The super late model race takes place in between the two NASCAR races. The Pinty’s Series is a minor league circuit that prepares drivers to compete one day at NASCAR’s top level — the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Kalika is the daughter of Ben Busch, who has been racing across Western Canada in various classes for the last 28 years. Growing up in Prince Albert, Kalika’s weekends often consisted of getting home
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from school and accompanying her family to an out-of-town track on Friday nights. After a weekend of racing, the family returned home late on Sunday night, and it was back to school on Monday. These days, Busch is the crew chief on Kalika’s team. Kalika’s pit has a big family presence as her mother, Sandy Busch, and husband, Casey Kalika, are part of her pit crew. “Everything about racing has always been in my life,” said Kalika. “It is what I grew up knowing.” Kalika calls her father her hero and said he has been the biggest influence helping her along in racing. She said she wouldn’t be where she is in racing without her father.
“If I look back at every single thing that I have learned up to this point for racing, I’d have to say he is the one that taught me it,” said Kalika. “When you have a mentor like him and somebody you can trust that much, it is obviously pretty cool. “We have a really, really good relationship.” Kalika has experienced her share of success at the Wyant Group Raceway. She raced in the local pro truck class during her first seven seasons and won the class points championship in 2016. Besides the points title, Kalika was named the fan favourite driver in 2014 and 2015. (Continued on page 6)