Super Series - Delaware Results
Castrol Super Series For immediate release / September 30, 2001 Gibbons wins 'Great Canadian Race'; Thomson takes Castrol Cup Castrol Super Series // The Great Canadian Race Weekend // 300 Laps Delaware Speedway // Round #12 // September 30, 2001 // London, ON LONDON, ON - For the third time in his Castrol Super Series career, Peter Gibbons won the season-ending race at Delaware Speedway. Gibbons started second in the 'Great Canadian Race' and took the lead from second-finishing DJ Kennington with 25 laps to go in the 300-lap chase. The victory was the third of the season for the Canadian Tire Chevy driver, who put a positive finish on a season that started with so much frustration. The Stouffville, ON driver began the defense of his second Castrol Cup, back in May at the Delaware half-mile, with a mechanical failure that prevented him from taking the green flag. Kennington also made a strong statement at Delaware, after he was disqualified in post-race inspection, at the same track, in May. Following that disappointing result, the Castrol SYNTEC Intrepid racer put together a long string of consistent finishes and finished fourth in the final point standings, after 12 events. The final podium position at Delaware went to Milverton, ON driver Scott Steckly, who climbed from 15th at the start, in the field of 41. The former Rookie of the Year winner ran a quiet, consistent pace in an event that was slowed by 14 caution flags for a total of 66 laps. Although it wasn't the picture perfect day he was hoping for, Don Thomson emerged with his first Castrol Super Series championship. The Home Hardware Chevy driver started fourth and nursed a damaged clutch home after slowing dramatically on lap 214, while leading. But not winning the race didn't take away from Thomson's exceptional season. In the days before the 'Great Canadian Race', Thomson went on the record as saying that he "wanted to win the championship so badly, it hurts." Following the race, the two-time Eastern champion said he's going to go to work preparing for his 2002 championship defense within a few days. A total of 12,638 fans were in attendance at Delaware Speedway for the season-ending Castrol Super Series race, the first time the event has been held at the end of September, as opposed to its historic Labour Day date. In terms of the Rookie of the Year chase, Robbie Thompson's fifth-place result was enough to vault him past his season-long rookie rival Teri MacDonald-Cadieux, who ended up 21st. UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS (FINAL - After Round #12 of 12): 1. #4 Don Thomson Jr. (2092), 2. #02 Kerry Micks (1976), 3. #76 Al Turner (1968), 4. #17 DJ Kennington (1935), 5. #88 Dave Jacombs (1874), 6. #64 Mark Dilley (1865), 7. #35 Kevin Dowler (1842), 8. #60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (1830), 9. #99 Pete Vanderwyst (1813), 10. #1 Peter Gibbons (1800), 11. #33 Neil Fair (1756), 12. #9 Robbie Thompson (1752) * Wins Rookie of the Year, 13. #14 John Fitzpatrick (1746), 14. #8 Teri MacDonald-Cadieux (1728), 15. #04 Andy Farr (1726), 16. #98 Dave Whitlock (1670), 17. #31 Kelly Williams, 18. #3 Chris Fowler (1570), 19. #22 Scott Steckly (1363), 20. #19 Brad Graham (1200). Castrol Super Series Results: The Great Canadian Race Round #12 // 300 Laps // September 30, 2001 // Delaware Speedway // London, ON POS. # ST. DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR / MAKE LAPS 1 2 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire Chevrolet Monte Carlo 300 2 3 17 D.J. Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Castrol SYNTEC / Kleen Flo / Team Intrepid 300 3 15 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton, ON) AW Millwrights / ERB Group Pontiac Grand Prix 300 4 5 64 Mark Dilley (Barrie, ON) NTN Bearings Ford Taurus 300 5 27 9 Robbie Thompson (Southampton, ON) R Logel's Auto Parts / Shear Metal Products Intrepid 300 6 17 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) Challenger Motor Freight / Volvo Trucks Pontiac Grand Prix 299 7 4 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo 299 8 14 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope, ON) Speedy Auto Service / Dynomax Performance Exhaust Taurus 299 9 16 08 Ted McIntyre (Windsor, ON) Mopar Accessories / Pro-Airbrush Intrepid 298 10 25 04 Andy Farr (Chesterfield, MI) DeWalt Power Tools Intrepid 298 11 22 10 Doug Brown (Brantford, ON) Autopro Pontiac Grand Prix 298 12 32 31 Kelly Williams (Inglewood, ON) Westburne Electric Supply / AOL Pontiac Grand Prix 297 13 19 28 Steve Robblee (Dorchester, ON) Grogan Ford / CANUSA Ford Taurus 297 14 31 35 Kevin Dowler (Edmonton, AB) Ford Quality Care Taurus 297 15 7 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor, ON) Mopar Performance Parts / Mr. Sub / Exide Intrepid 297 16 13 99 Pete Vanderwyst (St. Thomas, ON) Exide Batteries / Nat'l Fast Freight Pontiac Grand Prix 297 17 8 20 Scott Lindsay (St. Marys, ON) FRAM Honeywell Chevrolet Monte Carlo 295 18 37 41 John Tsoumaris (Toronto, ON) John's Unique / BAKA Chevrolet Monte Carlo 291 19 29 32 Mike Alguire (London, ON) R A-Dor Construction Pontiac Grand Prix 290 20 26 44 Marv Wilder (Toronto, ON) R Longbow Freight Systems Ford Taurus 287 21 23 8 Teri MacDonald-Cadieux (Whitby, ON) R The Weather Network Chevrolet Monte Carlo 284 22 12 57 Joe Goncalves (Concord, ON) Sam the Record Man Chevrolet Monte Carlo 272 23 6 76 Al Turner (Barrie ON) Blue Streak Hygrade Motor Products Intrepid 272 24 35 96 Jesse Kennedy (Southwold, ON) Tubby's Pontiac Grand Prix 263 25 21 61 Mike Ling (Mt. Brydges, ON) R Provincial Trailer Rental Intrepid 259 26 9 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) Mart Ford Taurus 254 27 10 24 Cole Pearn (Mt. Brydges, ON) R Kubota Canada Chevrolet Monte Carlo 245 28 28 14 John Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Equipment Express Chevrolet Monte Carlo 241 29 33 3 Chris Fowler (Stirling, ON) Snap On Tools / Canadian Forces Chevrolet Monte Carlo 214 30 39 81 Wheeler Boys (Calgary, AB) Lordco Ford Taurus 187 31 41 33 Neil Fair (Ancaster, ON) Skoal Inc. Chevrolet Monte Carlo 184 32 1 98 Dave Whitlock (Petrolia, ON) Motorcraft Quality Parts Ford Taurus 182 33 30 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) R Mr. Lube Chevrolet Monte Carlo 181 34 18 75 Kevin O'Hara (Hamilton, ON) Holmar Plumbing Supplies Chevrolet Monte Carlo 180 35 20 91 Doug Day (Kitchener, ON) Twin City / Scotiabank Chevrolet Monte Carlo 111 36 11 97 Rob Neely (Milton, ON) QEW/427 Thomson Mech. / Collision World Chrysler Intrepid 105 37 34 86 Kenny Forth (Lynden, ON) R Labour Ready / Rockton Berry Farm Ford Taurus 100 38 36 80 Donald Theetge (Boischatel, QC) Auto Frank & Michel Chevrolet Monte Carlo 72 39 38 43 Bob Merrifield (Belle River, ON) Remax Preferred Realty Dodge 70 40 24 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) R Mr. Lube Chevrolet Monte Carlo 62 41 40 29 Kevin Trevellin (LaSalle, ON) Contact Freight Systems Ford Taurus 24 R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender. MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.745 seconds // TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 19 minutes and 30 seconds // CAUTIONS: 14 for a total of 66 laps // LAP LEADERS: #98 Dave Whitlock (1 - 59), #1 Peter Gibbons (60), #4 Don Thomson (61 - 136), #98 Whitlock (137 - 172), #88 Dave Jacombs (173 - 190), #4 Thomson (191 - 213), #17 DJ Kennington (214 - 266), #1 Gibbons (267), #17 Kennington (268 - 274) and #1 (275 - 300).