CASCAR: Mosport Road Course Results & Summary
CASCAR Super Series RESULTS & SUMMARY: Mosport Int'l Raceway - Clarington 200 June 20, 2004 Jeff Lapcevich continues his CASCAR road course domination at Mosport Int'l Raceway OSHAWA, ON - Jeff Lapcevich is CASCAR's undisputed king of the road courses. Following his win in today's Clarington 200 at the 2.459-mile, 10-turn Mosport Int'l Raceway, the Tim Horton's / Fastline Chevy driver has won the past three CASCAR Super Series road races. Lapcevich won both CASCAR outings at the Toronto and Vancouver Indys in '03. On Sunday afternoon, the Caistor Centre, ON driver started fourth in the field of 25 who took the green flag for the Super Series' fourth race of the season and passed race leader Don Thomson Jr. on lap 18 of the 51-lap chase. Lapcevich stayed out while many of his rivals for the victory pitted. During that time, he was able to amass a considerable lead prior to making his one and only stop, on lap 31. His lead was so big, in fact, that he was able to stop for two tires and fuel and still return to the track with a large gap between himself and second-place driver Peter Gibbons, in his Canadian Tire Chevy. Lapcevich's decision to take on only two tires contributed significantly to his win, as his rivals spent more time in the pits taking on four tires during their green-flag stops. Many of them were counting on a caution flag to appear, following their stops, to nullify the disadvantage of their lengthy pit visits. But it never came. The race was slowed by just one early caution for a total of three laps. At the finish, Lapcevich cruised past the checkered flag over 21 seconds ahead of Gibbons. Don Thomson's Home Hardware Chevy came home third, five seconds back of Gibbons. For Thomson, it was the first podium finish of the season for the three-time National champion. Following four CASCAR Super Series races in '04, Gibbons leads the points chase after posting a pair of wins, a second and a fifth in the first third of the schedule. Avenue / NMT Dodge driver Dave Whitlock is second, 28 points behind Gibbons. The Clarington 200 was the fourth Super Series race in as many weekends. The teams will enjoy next weekend off as they prepare for their return to Cayuga 2000 Speedway for the Canada Day Shootout on the July 3-4 weekend. PHOTO: Jeff Lapcevich won his third CASCAR road course event in a row on Sunday at Mosport. CREDIT: Greg MacPherson / Inside Track Motorsport News UNOFFICIAL SUPER SERIES POINT STANDINGS AFTER 4 OF 12 EVENTS: 1. #1 Peter Gibbons (641 pts.); 2. #39 Dave Whitlock (613); 3. #4 Don Thomson Jr. (609); 4. #23 Jeff Lapcevich (571); 5. #02 Kerry Micks (570); 6. #22 Scott Steckly (550); 6. #60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (550); 8. #64 Mark Dilley (548); 9. #19 Brad Graham (534); 10. #25 Jim Lapcevich (496); 11. #17 DJ Kennington (493); 12. #55 Rob Graham (482); 13. #10 Doug Brown (476); 14. #50 Pete Shepherd Jr. (471); 15. #3 Mark Swain (454). DODGE DEALERS OF ONTARIO 200 TELEVISION BROADCAST: The Dodge Dealers of Ontario 200 from Peterborough Speedway will air on SPORTSNET on Monday, June 21 (EAST / ONTARIO / WEST) at 7:00 p.m., and on Wednesday, June 23 (PACIFIC) at 9:00 p.m. Check your local listings and http://www.cascar.ca/schedule/tv_schedule.html for subsequent airings. CASCAR Super Series RESULTS: Clarington 200 Round #4 // June 20, 2004 // Mosport Int'l Raceway Oshawa, ON // 200 km // 2.459 mile, 10-turn road course FIN. ST. # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR / MAKE LAPS 1 3 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Caistor Centre, ON) Tim Horton's / Fastline Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 51 2 2 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire / Monroe Brakes Chevrolet Monte Carlo 51 3 1 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo 51 4 4 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton, ON) ERB Group Pontiac Grand Prix 51 5 7 64 Mark Dilley (Barrie, ON) NTN Bearings Dodge 51 6 9 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) Ford Taurus 51 7 5 39 Dave Whitlock (Wyoming, ON) Avenue / NMT Dodge 51 8 6 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Retrocom Growth Fund / Fastline Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 51 9 11 8 Marc Miller (Holland, MI) R Carhartt Clothing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 51 10 8 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor, ON) MOPAR Parts / Exide Dodge 51 11 24 3 Mark Swain (Port Perry, ON) R Snap-On Tools / General Electric Dodge 50 12 12 71 Bryan Cathcart (Peterborough, ON) www.berms.r.us.com Chevrolet Monte Carlo 50 13 13 50 Pete Shepherd (Brampton, ON) R ATTO Dodge 49 14 25 17 DJ Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Castrol Canada Dodge 49 15 22 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) Challenger Motor Frt. Pontiac Grand Prix 48 16 16 20 Robby Reck (Kitchener, ON) R Mid-America Freight Systems Chevrolet Monte Carlo 48 17 19 55 Rob Graham (Bothwell, ON) R G-Dox / Doering Brown Monte Carlo 48 18 15 42 Sean Stafford (Springfield, ON) Mid-America Freight Systems Chevrolet Monte Carlo 47 19 18 44 Marv Wilder (Toronto, ON) Longbow Freight Systems Ford Taurus 44 20 14 10 Doug Brown (Brantford, ON) NAPA / Autopro Chevrolet Monte Carlo 33 21 17 03 Jesse Kennedy (Southwold, ON) Pontiac Grand Prix 32 22 10 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope, ON) Lou's BBQ / Inroble / FAG Ford Taurus 30 23 20 94 Mark Graham (Odessa, ON) Jumbo Video Chevrolet Monte Carlo 19 24 21 86 Kenny Forth (Lynden, ON) Parkinson Tours / 820 CHAM Ford Taurus 14 25 23 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) R Latta Crane Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2 26 DNS 11 Ron VanEs (Smithville, ON) R Star Van Systems Chevrolet Monte Carlo 0 R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender. TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 24 minutes and 25 seconds // MARGIN OF VICTORY: 21.718 seconds // CAUTIONS: 1 for a total of 3 laps. // LAP LEADERS: #4 Don Thomson Jr. (1-17) and #23 Jeff Lapcevich (18-51). Contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214