CASCAR - Montmagny Summary & Results
CASCAR Super Series August 11 , 2002 Whitlock completes Quebec sweep, at Montmagny Top four points contenders take top four spots in Snap On Tools 200 MONTMAGNY, QC - Three-time CASCAR Super Series National champion took the lead on lap 169 of the Snap On Tools 200 at Autodrome Montmagny on Sunday afternoon. From there, the Ford Fast Lane Taurus driver held off spirited challenges by Peter Gibbons and DJ Kennington to take his second Super Series win of the season. Coincidentally, Whitlock's other victory came in this season's only other stop in Quebec, at Autodrome St-Eustache, on June 3. "I'm starting to wish they had more races up here," joked Whitlock, after the race. After 10 of 12 events, Whitlock is third in the overall points. DJ Kennington finished second at Montmagny, ahead of Don Thomson Jr. Entering the race, Kennington (Castrol Intrepid) was just seven points behind Thomson (Home Hardware Chevy) in the chase for the National championship. The event at Autodrome Montmagny ended up being a wash for the pair, in terms of the points, as Thomson was able to nullify Kennington's better finish in the Snap On Tools 200 by earning the pole and leading the most laps during the race. Heading to next weekend's race at Kawartha Speedway, Thomson will again take to the track with a seven-point margin over Kennington. Tire wear was a big issue in the race, as the majority of the top finishers opted to give up track position, during the race, to take on a new right-side tire. Whitlock's stop prior to the halfway point of the race ended up being the right move, as he became one of the fastest cars track, after his stop. Gibbons was running second to Whitlock with just 17 laps to go, when he pitted to change his right-front tire. That left Kennington and Thomson on Whitlock's rear bumper for the final sprint. Contact between Whitlock and Kennington, on the next-to-last lap, didn't shuffle the order as Kennington allowed the leader to recover from a near spin, in a show of good sportsmanship. Kevin Dowler (Ford Quality Care Taurus), who is fourth in the points, finished fourth in the series' inaugural trip to the Quebec City-area oval. Dave Jacombs (Speedy Taurus) was fifth. PHOTO: Dave Whitlock leads DJ Kennington and Don Thomson across the line at Autodrome Montmagny on Sunday afternoon, in the Snap On Tools 200 CREDIT: Greg MacPherson / Inside Track Motorsport News CASCAR SUPER SERIES POINT STANDINGS: Unofficial as of August 11, 2002 - After 10 of 12 Rounds: 1. #4 Don Thomson (Chevrolet / 1605 pts.), 2. #17 DJ Kennington (Intrepid / 1598), 3. #39 Dave Whitlock (Ford / 1539), 4. #35 Kevin Dowler (Ford / 1522), 5. #1 Peter Gibbons (Chevrolet / 1495), 6. #64 Mark Dilley (Ford / 1466), 7. #76 Al Turner (Intrepid / 1458), 8. #60 Ron Beauchamp (Intrepid / 1423), 9. #02 Kerry Micks (Ford / 1407), 10. #33 Neil Fair (Intrepid / 1390), 11. #99 Pete Vanderwyst (Pontiac / 1375), 12. #93 Joe Goncalves (Chevrolet / 1324), 13. #22 Scott Steckly (Pontiac / 1368), 14. #3 Billy Rowse Jr. (Chevrolet / 1342), 15. #25 Jim Lapcevich (Chevrolet / 1318) CASCAR ON SPORTSNET: The 'Exide presents the Mosport 250' oval race at Mosport Speedway will having its initial airings on Sportsnet, this coming Monday night (August 12) at: East @ 8 p.m., Ontario @ 9 p.m., West @ 7 p.m. and Pacific @ 5 p.m. CASCAR Super Series Results: Snap On Tools 200 Round #10 // August 11, 2002 // Autodrome Montmagny // Montmagny, QC FIN ST # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR / MAKE LAPS 1 11 39 Dave Whitlock (Petrolia, ON) Fast Lane / Ford Motor Company Ford Taurus 200 2 5 17 D.J. Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Castrol SYNTEC / Kleen Flo / Team Truck Intrepid 200 3 1 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200 4 16 35 Kevin Dowler (Edmonton, AB) Ford Quality Care Ford Taurus 200 5 14 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope, ON) Speedy Auto Service / FAG Automotive Taurus 200 6 10 33 Neil Fair (Ancaster, ON) Skoal Inc. / Mac's Intrepid 200 7 15 14 John Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Cambridge Rigging Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200 8 12 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire Chevrolet Monte Carlo 199 9 3 9 Robbie Thompson (Southampton, ON) Shear Metal Products Intrepid 199 10 21 0 Joe Plazek (Caistor Centre, ON) R Playstation2 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 198 11 22 24 Cole Pearn (Mt. Brydges, ON) R Kubota Canada Pontiac Grand Prix 198 12 2 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) Challenger Motor Frt. / Volvo Trucks Pontiac G.P. 197 13 4 64 Mark Dilley (Barrie, ON) NTN Bearings Ford Taurus 197 14 6 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor, ON) Mopar Performance Parts / Mr. Sub / Exide Intrepid 197 15 9 99 Pete Vanderwyst (St. Thomas, ON) Exide Batteries Pontiac Grand Prix 196 16 20 3 Bill Rowse Jr. (Uxbridge, ON) Snap-on Tools / Canadian Forces Chevrolet Monte Carlo 195 17 8 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Fastline Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 194 18 17 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton, ON) AW Millwrights / ERB / CPL Sys. Pontiac Grand Prix 190 19 18 15 Robin Buck (Campbellville, ON) NAPA Pontiac Grand Prix 181 20 7 76 Al Turner (Barrie ON) Blue Streak Hygrade Motor Products Intrepid 160 21 19 93 Joe Goncalves (Concord, ON) D.T. Powersports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 148 22 23 80 Donald Theetge (Boischatel, QC) Auto Frank & Michel Chevrolet Monte Carlo 133 23 13 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) UFCW Canada Ford Taurus 129 R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender. MARGIN OF VICTORY: .402 seconds // AVERAGE SPEED: 57.511 km/h // TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 18 minutes and 14.789 seconds // CAUTIONS: 4 for a total of 30 laps // LAP LEADERS: #4 Don Thomson Jr. (1 - 136), #17 DJ Kennington (137 - 138), #1 Peter Gibbons (139 - 168) and #39 (169 - 200).