CASCAR - Delaware - Great Canadian 300 - Summary & Results
CASCAR Super Series 'Great Canadian 300' - Delaware Speedway September 29 , 2002 Robblee makes return to Super Series victory lane Don Thomson claims second consecutive CASCAR National championship LONDON, ON - On Sunday afternoon at Delaware Speedway, Steve Robblee earned his first CASCAR Super Series feature win since September of 1993. By winning the season-ending Great Canadian 300, the Havoline-Texaco Grogan Ford driver tied two-time National champion Peter Gibbons atop the all-time career wins list with 17 CASCAR feature victories. Robblee, who recently collected his third straight CASCAR CARQUEST Sportsman series championship, has not been a regular on the Super Series tour during the past few seasons, but is the winningest driver in the history of the London, ON-area half-mile oval. The Dorchester, ON racer has seven Delaware track championships to his credit, two Super Series crowns, and three Sportsman titles. Just prior to halfway, Robblee came back from a lap down after serving a 'stop and go' penalty for driving over an air hose, following a pit stop. He took the lead for the first and only time when race leader DJ Kennington (Castrol Intrepid) pitted on lap 192 of the 300 lap race. Finishing second to Robblee was Gibbons, whose Canadian Tire Chevy came back from three laps down, due to a flat tire. Dave Whitlock finished third in his Fast Lane Taurus. In terms of the National championship, Don Thomson's second consecutive National crown didn't come easily. The Home Hardware Chevy driver started second in the field of 38 and led twice, but spent 15 laps in the pits repairing damage to his right-rear suspension. A miscue saw Thomson drive away from his pit before the lugnuts were tightened on his right-rear wheel, which caused his tire to fall off soon after returning to the track. Nonetheless, the high attrition rate during the race allowed Thomson's team to make repairs to his car and come home in 18th place. That was good enough to secure a 40-point victory over Kennington, who finished second in the championship hunt, after posting a fourth-place finish. Photos: 1) Steve Robblee loops his car in celebration of winning Sunday's Great Canadian 300 at Delaware Speedway on Sunday afternoon 2) Don Thomson collected his second consecutive CASCAR Super Series championship Credit: Greg MacPherson / Inside Track Motorsports News UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS: 1. #4 Don Thomson Jr. (2078 pts.), 2. #17 DJ Kennington (2038), 3. #39 Dave Whitlock (1986), 4. #1 Peter Gibbons (1946), 5. #35 Kevin Dowler (1906), 6. #64 Mark Dilley (1874), 7. #60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (1848), 8. #76 Al Turner (1838), 9. #9 Robbie Thompson (1829), 10. #99 Pete Vanderwyst (1805). 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 RESULTS: Great Canadian 300 Round #12 // September 29, 2002 // Delaware Speedway // London, Ontario FIN. ST. # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR / MAKE LAPS 1 7 28 Steve Robblee (Dorchester, ON) Grogan / Havoline Ford Taurus 300 2 5 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire Chevrolet Monte Carlo 300 3 3 39 Dave Whitlock (Petrolia, ON) Fast Lane / Ford Motor Company Ford Taurus 300 4 6 17 D.J. Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Castrol SYNTEC / Kleen Flo / Team Truck Intrepid 300 5 8 99 Pete Vanderwyst (St. Thomas, ON) Exide Batteries Pontiac Grand Prix 300 6 34 24 Cole Pearn (Mt. Brydges, ON) R Kubota Canada / AKKO Cement Pontiac Grand Prix 300 7 10 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton, ON) ERB Group / Therma King / AW Millwrights Pontiac Grand Prix 300 8 13 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor, ON) Mopar Performance Parts / Mr. Sub / Exide Intrepid 300 9 33 35 Kevin Dowler (Edmonton, AB) Ford Quality Care Ford Taurus 300 10 32 31 Kelly Williams (Inglewood, ON) Pontiac Grand Prix 300 11 19 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Tim Horton's / Mr. Lube / Retrocom Chevrolet Monte Carlo 299 12 1 33 Neil Fair (Ancaster, ON) Skoal Inc. / Mac's Intrepid 299 13 36 52 Ron Sheridan (Strathroy, ON) Restoration Masters / United Carpet Pontiac Grand Prix 299 14 37 41 John Tsoumaris (Toronto, ON) John's Unique Auto / Mama's Pizza Chevrolet Monte Carlo 298 15 23 43 Bob Merrifield (Belle River, ON) Remax Preferred Realty Intrepid 295 16 28 6 Howie Scannell (Milton, ON) Active Transport / Scannell Moving Chevrolet Monte Carlo 290 17 11 64 Mark Dilley (Barrie, ON) NTN Bearings Ford Taurus 287 18 2 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo 285 19 30 14 John Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Cambridge Rigging Chevrolet Monte Carlo 281 20 9 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) UFCW Canada Ford Taurus 277 21 25 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Retrocom Growth Fund Chevrolet Monte Carlo 276 22 21 15 Robin Buck (Campbellville, ON) NAPA Pontiac Grand Prix 266 23 4 9 Robbie Thompson (Southampton, ON) Team Logel / Shear Metal Products Intrepid 261 24 22 04 Andy Farr (Chesterfield, MI) Magnum / PTR Intrepid 257 25 17 96 Jesse Kennedy (Southwold, ON) Jesken Graphics Pontiac Grand Prix 255 26 14 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) Challenger Motor Frt. / Volvo Trucks Pontiac G.P. 254 27 26 93 Joe Goncalves (Concord, ON) Chevrolet Monte Carlo 252 28 27 32 Mike Alguire (London, ON) IWS-LTD.com / Industrial Waterproofing Pontiac Grand Prix 252 29 24 38 Jim White (Kamloops, BC) James Western Star / Paul Creek Slicing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 245 30 12 0 Joe Plazek (Caistor Centre, ON) R Playstation2 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 229 31 35 07 Rob Neely (Milton, ON) Thompson Mechanical Intrepid 228 32 16 76 Al Turner (Barrie ON) Blue Streak Hygrade Motor Products Intrepid 218 33 31 7 Sean Dupuis (LaSalle, ON) Ron O'Brien Remax / CANUSA / APC Chevrolet Monte Carlo 216 34 15 56 Doug Brown (Brantford, ON) Trailers by Jim Bray Chevrolet Monte Carlo 202 35 18 3 Derek Lynch (Norwood, ON) Snap-on Tools / Canadian Forces Chevrolet Monte Carlo 182 36 38 29 Kevin Trevellin (LaSalle, ON) Contact Freight / Border City Wrestling Ford Taurus 156 37 20 81 Shawn McGlynn (Kitchener, ON) Ford Taurus 115 38 29 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope, ON) Speedy Auto Service / Dynomax Performance Exhaust Taurus 84 R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender. MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.413 seconds // AVERAGE SPEED: 56.054 mph // TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 40 minutes and 33.563 seconds // CAUTIONS: 18 for a total of 108 laps // LAP LEADERS: #4 Don Thomson Jr. (1 - 45), #1 Peter Gibbons (46 - 60), #99 (61 - 101), #4 Thomson Jr. (102 - 115), #22 Scott Steckly (116 - 150), #23 Jeff Lapcevich (151 - 155), #17 DJ Kennington (156 - 192) and #28 Steve Robblee (193 - 300).