Castrol Super Series - Mosport Preview

Castrol Super Series

For immediate release / June 5, 2001

THOMSON LOOKS TO THREE-PEAT AT MOSPORT SPEEDWAY
Castrol Super Series // Round #3 - June 9, 2001 // Mosport Speedway
'National Fast Freight delivers the Exide Batteries 250'

LONDON, ON - When the Castrol Super Series makes its annual visit to 
Mosport Speedway, this Saturday, June 9 for the 'National Fast Freight 
delivers the Exide Batteries 250', there will be several prominent themes 
to consider. First, two-time CASCAR champion Don Thomson Jr. will be 
looking to make it three wins in a row for his Home Hardware Chevy at the 
half-mile Mosport oval, located an hour east of Toronto.
	Thomson, from Ayr, ON, currently sits eighth in the hunt for the Castrol 
Cup and will be looking to recapture his Mosport magic in hopes of making a 
jump up the points ladder, at the track he's dominated in CASCAR's previous 
two visits.
	"I've had a bit of success there," said Thomson, in his usual, low-key 
manner. "I can't wait to go back. I've just got a really good setup there 
and we'll go back with the same setup that saw us win there the last two 
years."
	Thomson's plan to repeat the strategy that guided him to Mosport's Victory 
Lane in '99 and '00 may require a little tweaking, however. Getting back to 
the list of 'things to watch' in the Exide 250, Thomson anticipates that 
he'll have to worry about preserving his brakes more than ever before at 
Mosport. According to Castrol Super Series veteran, the additional 50 laps 
that have been tacked onto this year's race will have a huge impact in 
determining which cars will still be in competitive form when it comes time 
for the final sprint to the checkered flag.
	"Brakes are going to be a major issue. I don't know how we're going to 
deal with it," continued Thomson. "I thought I saved my brakes there last 
year in the 200 lapper. But I didn't have anything left at the end of the race.
We're really going to have to save the car. At some point, I'm going to 
have to just ride around for 50 laps and not touch the brakes. I'm probably 
going to lose track position. But at the end, it will be worth it. Whoever 
passes me at that point [when he's taking it easy] won't have any brakes 
left at the end. That's what we're hoping for."
	Joining Thomson on the list of racers hoping that the 'National Fast 
Freight delivers the Exide Batteries 250' will signal a change in their 
fortunes will be two-time and defending Castrol Super Series champion Peter 
Gibbons. The Stouffville, ON racer was hit by electrical gremlins in the 
season opener at Delaware, on May 20, and didn't end up taking the green 
flag. The following week, at Peterborough, Gibbons posted a 10th-place 
result on the 1/3-mile bullring, and currently sits 25th in his quest for a 
third consecutive Castrol Cup.
	Several Castrol Super Series drivers have extensive experience on 
Mosport's demanding oval. Veteran Kelly Williams competed in a Street Stock 
at Mosport for a few seasons. She now pilots the Westburne Electric Pontiac 
Grand Prix and will no doubt be looking to capture her first Super Series 
feature victory on her former hometrack.
	Another driver who knows his way around Mosport Speedway is nearby Port 
Perry resident Rod Sauder. A veteran of many forms of racing - including 
Late Model and Open Wheel Modified - Sauder has dedicated himself to the 
Castrol Super Series in 2001 and is looking forward to the Exide Batteries 
250 at Mosport. 	The track is 'home' to Sauder, who is anticipating 
competing in Canada's top racing series, in front of the same fans who have 
watched him collect so many checkered flags in recent years. The 
soft-spoken driver of the TTR Transport Intrepid finished 15th at 
Peterborough in the second round of the Castrol Super Series and is heading 
to Mosport as a confident underdog.
	"Yeah, I'm really looking forward to all of them [the Super Series 
tracks]. I've raced just about every track in Southern Ontario. I'm looking 
forward to going head-to-head with all the guys with their huge budgets… As 
far as I'm concerned they're all black with a curved thing at the end of them."

MOSPORT SCHEDULE: Spectator gates for the 'National Fast Freight delivers 
the Exide Batteries 250' open this Saturday (June 9) at 3:30 p.m. Time 
Trials start at 4 p.m., with the Driver Autograph session is slated for 
6:00 p.m. and the green flag to follow at 7:30.

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