CASCAR - Final Qualifier Race Results & Sunday Grid
September 28 , 2002 Alguire wins Final Qualifier Thirty-eight CASCAR competitors ready for Sunday's Great Canadian 300 LONDON, ON - Mike Alguire won the CASCAR Super Series Final Qualifiers' Race at Delaware Speedway on Saturday afternoon. The London, ON racer started second in the 25-lap race and moved into the lead, on lap 10, in what was the race's only lead change. Polesitter Ron Sheridan faded from the early lead to come home in ninth. Milton, ON racer Howie Scannell Jr. finished second, ahead of Super Series veteran Dave Jacombs. Based on the results of the Finale Qualifier race, the rest of the 38-car starting field was established for Sunday afternoon's Great Canadian 300 at the London, ON-area half-mile oval. Heading into Sunday's CASCAR Super Series season finale, defending champion Don Thomson Jr. has a solid points lead over DJ Kennington in his quest to repeat as National champion. SUNDAY SCHEDULE - SEPTEMBER 29, 2002 Spectator Gates Open 11:00 a.m. Driver Autograph Session 11:15-12:15 p.m. CASCAR Junior Driver Introductions 12:40 p.m. CASCAR Junior Demonstration Race (10 Laps) 12:55 p.m. Crime Stoppers CASCAR Junior Giveaway 1:00 p.m. START: THE GREAT CANADIAN 300 2:15 p.m. CASCAR ON TV: The CASCAR Super Series race at the Vancouver Indy will air on Sportsnet starting Monday night (Sept. 30). Initial airings are as follows: EAST: Mon., Sept. 30 @ 7 p.m. // ONT: Mon., Sept. 30 @ 9 p.m. // WEST: Mon., Sept. 30 @ 7 p.m. // PAC: Mon., Sept. 30 @ 7 p.m. CASCAR Super Series Great Canadian Race Weekend Results: Final Qualifier Race Round #12 // September 28, 2002 // Delaware Speedway // London, Ontario FIN ST # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR / MAKE LAPS 1 2 32 Mike Alguire (London, ON) IWS-LTD.com / Industrial Waterproofing Pontiac Grand Prix 25 2 3 6 Howie Scannell (Milton, ON) Active Transport / Scannell Moving Chevrolet Monte Carlo 25 3 10 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope, ON) Speedy Auto Service / Dynomax Performance Exhaust Taurus 25 4 11 14 John Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Cambridge Rigging Chevrolet Monte Carlo 25 5 12 7 Sean Dupuis (LaSalle, ON) Ron O'Brien Remax / CANUSA / APC Chevrolet Monte Carlo 25 6 16 35 Kevin Dowler (Edmonton, AB) Ford Quality Care Ford Taurus 25 7 14 31 Kelly Williams (Inglewood, ON) Pontiac Grand Prix 25 8 13 07 Rob Neely (Milton, ON) Thompson Mechanical Intrepid 25 9 1 52 Ron Sheridan (Strathroy, ON) Restoration Masters / United Carpet Pontiac Grand Prix 25 10 4 41 John Tsoumaris (Toronto, ON) John's Unique Auto / Mama's Pizza Chevrolet Monte Carlo 25 11 6 29 Kevin Trevellin (LaSalle, ON) Contact Freight / Border City Wrestling Ford Taurus 25 12 7 50 Wheeler Boys (Calgary, AB) Guyon's / Industrial Graphics Intrepid 25 13 8 94 Mark Graham (Odessa, ON) X-Box / Microplay Chevrolet Monte Carlo 25 14 5 69 Scott Watkins (Milton, ON) Rigo-Tec / Johnny Bower Goaltending School Pontiac Grand Prix 25 15 9 44 Marv Wilder (Toronto, ON) Longbow Freight Systems Ford Taurus 6 16 15 91 Doug Day (Kitchener, ON) Twin City Auto Parts Chevrolet Monte Carlo 5 R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender. MARGIN OF VICTORY: 3.21 seconds // AVERAGE SPEED: 46.659 mph // TIME OF RACE: 16 minutes and 4.436 seconds // CAUTIONS: 2 // LAP LEADERS: #52 Ron Sheridan (1 - 10) and #32 Mike Alguire (11 - 25). CASCAR Super Series STARTING GRID: Great Canadian 300 Round #12 // September 29, 2002 // Delaware Speedway // London, Ontario POS. # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR / MAKE 1 33 Neil Fair (Ancaster, ON) Skoal Inc. / Mac's Intrepid 2 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo 3 39 Dave Whitlock (Petrolia, ON) Fast Lane / Ford Motor Company Ford Taurus 4 9 Robbie Thompson (Southampton, ON) Team Logel / Shear Metal Products Intrepid 5 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire Chevrolet Monte Carlo 6 17 D.J. Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Castrol SYNTEC / Kleen Flo / Team Truck Intrepid 7 28 Steve Robblee (Dorchester, ON) Grogan / Havoline Ford Taurus 8 99 Pete Vanderwyst (St. Thomas, ON) Exide Batteries Pontiac Grand Prix 9 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) UFCW Canada Ford Taurus 10 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton, ON) ERB Group / Therma King / AW Millwrights Pontiac Grand Prix 11 64 Mark Dilley (Barrie, ON) NTN Bearings Ford Taurus 12 0 Joe Plazek (Caistor Centre, ON) R Playstation2 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 13 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor, ON) Mopar Performance Parts / Mr. Sub / Exide Intrepid 14 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) Challenger Motor Frt. / Volvo Trucks Pontiac G.P. 15 56 Doug Brown (Brantford, ON) Trailers by Jim Bray Chevrolet Monte Carlo 16 76 Al Turner (Barrie ON) Blue Streak Hygrade Motor Products Intrepid 17 96 Jesse Kennedy (Southwold, ON) Jesken Graphics Pontiac Grand Prix 18 3 Derek Lynch (Norwood, ON) Snap-on Tools / Canadian Forces Chevrolet Monte Carlo 19 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Tim Horton's / Mr. Lube / Retrocom Chevrolet Monte Carlo 20 81 Shawn McGlynn (Kitchener, ON) Ford Taurus 21 15 Robin Buck (Campbellville, ON) NAPA Pontiac Grand Prix 22 04 Andy Farr (Chesterfield, MI) Magnum / PTR Intrepid 23 43 Bob Merrifield (Belle River, ON) Remax Preferred Realty Intrepid 24 38 Jim White (Kamloops, BC) James Western Star / Paul Creek Slicing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 25 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Retrocom Growth Fund Chevrolet Monte Carlo 26 93 Joe Goncalves (Concord, ON) Chevrolet Monte Carlo 27 32 Mike Alguire (London, ON) IWS-LTD.com / Industrial Waterproofing Pontiac Grand Prix 28 6 Howie Scannell (Milton, ON) Active Transport / Scannell Moving Chevrolet Monte Carlo 29 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope, ON) Speedy Auto Service / Dynomax Performance Exhaust Taurus 30 14 John Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Cambridge Rigging Chevrolet Monte Carlo 31 7 Sean Dupuis (LaSalle, ON) Ron O'Brien Remax / CANUSA / APC Chevrolet Monte Carlo 32 31 Kelly Williams (Inglewood, ON) Pontiac Grand Prix 33 35 Kevin Dowler (Edmonton, AB) Ford Quality Care Ford Taurus 34 24 Cole Pearn (Mt. Brydges, ON) R Kubota Canada / AKKO Cement Pontiac Grand Prix 35 07 Rob Neely (Milton, ON) Thompson Mechanical Intrepid 36 52 Ron Sheridan (Strathroy, ON) Restoration Masters / United Carpet Pontiac Grand Prix 37 41 John Tsoumaris (Toronto, ON) John's Unique Auto / Mama's Pizza Chevrolet Monte Carlo 38 29 Kevin Trevellin (LaSalle, ON) Contact Freight / Border City Wrestling Ford Taurus