CASCAR - Vancouver Qualifying Session 2 & Grid
CASCAR Super Series For more information contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 For immediate release / July 27, 2002 Dowler wins pole for CASCAR Vancouver Indy Knocks teammate Wade Lee off the front row for today's feature race VANCOUVER, BC - All but seven of the 33 drivers who took part in Saturday morning's second qualifying session for the CASCAR Vancouver Indy race bettered their Friday efforts. Kevin Dowler's lap of 1:23.547 (123.495 km/h) around the temporary street circuit at Concord Pacific Place was good enough to bump his Apollo Motorsports teammate Wade Lee from the front row for the start of this afternoon's CASCAR Super Series race. Defending National champion Don Thomson followed through on his plans to improve his position and earned the second starting position on the strength of his 1:23.738 effort. Lee's lap of 1:24.128 will put him alongside of last week's race winner Jim Lapcevich (1:24.138) on Row 2. By earning the pole, Dowler is in an excellent position to sweep all three CASCAR Super Series road course events on the 2002 schedule. The Ford Quality Care driver has already made the trip to victory lane at Mosport Int'l Raceway and at the Toronto Molson Indy. The grid for Round #9 was determined based on the combined best times, for each driver, for the two qualifying sessions. The CASCAR Super Series race is scheduled to take the green flag this afternoon (Saturday) at 3:00 p.m. QUALIFYING NOTES: Jeff Lapcevich bounced back to post the eighth-fastest time on Saturday morning, after his Crime Stoppers / Fastline Chevy team repaired front-end damage caused by a heavy impact into the turn 6 tire-barrier during Friday afternoon's qualifying session. PHOTO: Kevin Dowler (shown) nosed ahead of his Apollo Motorsports teammate Wade Lee to take the pole for Saturday afternoon's CASCAR Super Series race at the Vancouver Indy CREDIT: Greg MacPherson / Inside Track Motorsport News CASCAR Super Series Starting grid: Molson Indy Vancouver Round #9 // July 27, 2002 // Concord Pacific Place // Vancouver, BC POS # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR / MAKE TIME / KM/H 1 35 Kevin Dowler (Edmonton, AB) Ford Quality Care Ford Taurus 1:23.547 / 123.495 km/h 2 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:23.213 3 21 Wade Lee (Calgary, AB) BC Ford Dealers Taurus 1:24.128 4 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Raceline Radio / Fastline Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:24.138 5 15E Robin Buck (Campbellville, ON) NAPA Pontiac Grand Prix 1:24.252 6 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) UFCW Canada Ford Taurus 1:24.348 7 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:24.833 8 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Crime Stoppers / Fastline Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:25.026 9 17 D.J. Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Castrol SYNTEC / Kleen Flo / Team Truck Intrepid 1:25.068 10 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor, ON) Mopar Performance Parts / Mr. Sub / Exide Intrepid 1:25.438 11 76 Al Turner (Barrie ON) Blue Streak Hygrade Motor Products Intrepid 1:25.621 12 2 Carl Harr (St. Albert, AB) GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:25.894 13 3 Bill Rowse Jr. (Uxbridge, ON) Snap-on Tools / Canadian Forces Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:26.008 14 39 Dave Whitlock (Petrolia, ON) Fast Lane / Ford Motor Company Ford Taurus 1:26.037 15 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope, ON) Speedy Auto Service / FAG Automotive Taurus 1:26.099 16 64 Mark Dilley (Barrie, ON) NTN Bearings Ford Taurus 1:26.166 17 71 Daryl Harr (St. Albert, AB) Westworld Computers Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:26.202 18 99 Pete Vanderwyst (St. Thomas, ON) Exide Batteries Pontiac Grand Prix 1:26.387 19 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton, ON) AW Millwrights / ERB / CPL Sys. Pontiac Grand Prix 1:26.448 20 93 Joe Goncalves (Concord, ON) D.T. Powersports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:26.891 21 14 John Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Cambridge Rigging Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:27.081 22 33 Neil Fair (Ancaster, ON) Skoal Inc. / Mac's Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:27.116 23 30 Chris Fowler (Stouffville, ON) Snap-on Tools / Canadian Forces Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:27.542 24 24 Cole Pearn (Mt. Brydges, ON) R Kubota Canada Pontiac Grand Prix 1:28.195 25 12 Ron Larson (Quesnel, BC) Turtle Wax Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:28.668 26 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) Challenger Motor Frt. / Volvo Trucks Pontiac G.P. 1:28.831 27 33W Don Sales (Quesnel, BC) Skoal Inc. / Shell Select Pontiac Grand Prix 1:29.088 28 6 Todd Nichol (St. Albert, AB) Pennzoil Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:29.388 29 9 Robbie Thompson (Southampton, ON) Shear Metal Products Intrepid 1:29.730 30 85 Kenny Forth (Lynden, ON) Labour Ready / Rockton Berry Farm Ford Taurus 1:31.106 31 0 Joe Plazek (Caistor Centre, ON) R Playstation2 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:31.232 32 81 James Ward (Kelowna, BC) Lordco Ford Taurus 1:31.722 33 50 Wheeler Boys (Calgary, AB) Owens-Corning Insulation Intrepid 1:33.564 R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender. Contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 or visit www.cascar.ca Prepared by Inside Track Communications. // Contact: Greg MacPherson (416) 561-2320 (cell). 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