CASCAR - St Eustache Results & Summary
CASCAR Super Series
For immediate release
June 1, 2002
Whitlock wins rain-shortened race at St-Eustache
MONTREAL, QC - Dave Whitlock started on the pole in Saturday night's
AUTOPRO / NAPA 150 CASCAR Super Series race at Autodrome St-Eustache. And
when the red flag flew for rain on lap 97, ending the race, the Ford Fast
Lane Taurus driver was back in the lead and became the third different
winner in as many races held this season.
Defending Super Series champion Don Thomson Jr. jumped to the lead
at the initial green flag, in his Home Hardware Chevy, and led the way for
two laps of side-by-side action with Whitlock, after which the Ford driver
nosed ahead of Thomson and took the lead for good. With lightning flashing
in the sky all around the Montreal-area oval, the teams jockeyed for
position past the halfway mark of the 150-lap event, knowing that the skies
would soon open, probably ending the event.
At lap 90, Whitlock held a comfortable lead over a group made up
of Pete Vanderwyst, Peter Gibbons and Don Thomson. Rain started to fall two
laps later. With the grip deteriorating under the slick tires, Gibbons'
Canadian Tire Chevy tagged Vanderwyst's Exide Pontiac as the field slid
through turn 2, turning Vanderwyst into the infield grass.
Vanderwyst quickly recovered, but lost several positions. Gibbons
was assessed a penalty for the contact and was scored at the end of the
other lead lap drivers, when the red flag came out on lap 97. With
Vanderwyst and Gibbons out of the equation, Thomson moved to second place,
while the Castrol SYNTEC Intrepid of DJ Kennington took third.
Mark Dilley missed finishing third - for the third race in a row -
by just one position. Al Turner's Blue Streak Intrepid was fifth.
CASCAR NOTES: Dave Whitlock sat on the pole for the AUTOPRO / NAPA 150
after posting a time of 18.234 seconds around the 4/10-mile St-Eustache
oval. Defending Super Series champion Don Thomson was second quickest in
time trials, with his lap of 18.257 seconds. Thomson set the CASCAR Super
Series qualifying track record at St-Eustache with a lap of 18.009, which
he recorded in 2000... John Fitzpatrick cruised to victory in the 25-lap
Final Qualifiers' race, for those who qualified out of the top 16 for the
AUTOPRO / NAPA 150. Robin Buck was second in the sprint, ahead of Scott
Steckly.
CASCAR Super Series
Unofficial Results: 'AUTOPRO / NAPA 150
Round #3 // June 1, 2002 // 150 Laps // Autodrome St-Eustache // Montreal, QC
FIN. ST. # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR / MAKE LAPS
1 1 39 Dave Whitlock (Petrolia, ON) Fast Lane / Ford
Motor Company Ford Taurus 97
2 2 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) Home Hardware
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 97
3 6 17 D.J. Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Castrol
SYNTEC / Kleen Flo / Team Truck Intrepid 97
4 5 64 Mark Dilley (Barrie, ON) NTN Bearings Ford
Taurus 97
5 10 76 Al Turner (Barrie ON) Blue Streak Hygrade Motor
Products Intrepid 97
6 4 99 Pete Vanderwyst (St. Thomas, ON) Exide
Batteries Pontiac Grand Prix 97
7 8 18 Andre Coursol (St-Antoine, QC) CARQUEST Chevrolet
Monte Carlo 97
8 11 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) UFCW Canada Ford
Taurus 97
9 13 35 Kevin Dowler (Edmonton, AB) Ford Quality Care
Ford Taurus 97
10 9 9 Robbie Thompson (Southampton, ON) Logel's
Auto Parts / Shear Metal Products Intrepid 97
11 20 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor, ON) Mopar Performance
Parts / Mr. Sub / Exide Intrepid 97
12 23 82 Steve Munro (Carp, ON) Tide (Procter & Gamble)
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 97
13 17 14 John Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Cambridge Rigging
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 97
14 16 0 Joe Plazek (Caistor Centre, ON)
R Playstation2 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 97
15 18 15 Robin Buck (Campbellville, ON) NAPA Pontiac Grand
Prix 97
16 7 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 97
17 22 24 Cole Pearn (Mt. Brydges, ON) R Kubota Canada
Pontiac Grand Prix 96
18 26 93 Joe Goncalves (Concord, ON) Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 96
19 21 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Fastline
Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 96
20 24 3 Bill Rowse Jr. (Uxbridge, ON) Snap-On.com
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 96
21 3 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) Challenger Motor
Frt. / Volvo Trucks Pontiac G.P. 95
22 14 33 Neil Fair (Ancaster, ON) Skoal Inc. / Mac's
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 95
23 15 52 Ron Sheridan (Strathroy, ON) Restoration Masters
/ United Carpet Chevrolet Monte Carlo 95
24 19 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton, ON) AW Millwrights /
ERB / CPL Sys. Pontiac Grand Prix 95
25 25 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Fastline
Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 95
26 29 81 Shawn McGlynn (Kitchener, ON) Ford Taurus 94
27 28 96 Jesse Kennedy (Southwold, ON) Pontiac Grand
Prix 93
28 27 32 Mike Alguire (London, ON) R A-DOR Pontiac Grand
Prix 93
29 12 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope, ON) Speedy Auto Service
/ Dynomax Perf. Exhaust Taurus 41
30 30 5 Nik Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 7
R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender.
MARGIN OF VICTORY: Under Caution // TIME OF RACE: 40 minutes and 21 seconds
// AVERAGE SPEED: 57.688 mph // CAUTIONS: 4 for a total of 20 laps // LAP
LEADERS: #4 Don Thomson Jr. (1-2), #39 Dave Whitlock (3-97).
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