CASCAR - Great Canadian 300 - Qualifying & Grid
CASCAR Super Series Great Canadian Race Weekend Qualifying Results and Starting Grid For immediate release / August 30, 2003 Dilley leads the all-Whitlock Motorsports front row in qualifying for the Great Canadian 300 LONDON, ON - Just one day after winning the $10,000-to-win 'CASCAR Challenge' at Delaware Speedway, Mark Dilley's dream weekend continued on Saturday night when he captured the pole for Sunday's Great Canadian 300 at the London, ON-area half-mile oval. Dilley will start alongside of his teammate Dave Whitlock as part of an all-Whitlock Motorsports front row. Dilley's MOPAR-powered NTN Intrepid circled the Delaware oval in just 19.600 seconds, for a lap speed of 91.837 mph. That compared to 19.613 seconds / 91.776 mph for Whitlock's 'Dare to Dream' Intrepid. A total of 31 cars participated in time trials for Race #10 of 12 on this year's Super Series schedule. Don Thomson Jr. posted the third-quickest time in qualifying and will start on the inside of the second row. His nearest championship points rivals, Kerry Micks and DJ Kennington, will start fourth and sixth, respectively. The spectator gates open at 11 a.m. on Sunday morning at Delaware, and the feature race is scheduled to take the green flag at 2 p.m. On Friday evening at Delaware Speedway, CASCAR veteran Mark Dilley won the inaugural 'CASCAR Challenge' non-points event. The victory was worth $10,000 cash to the Barrie, ON resident, who powered away from the field in the late-going, to handily defeat Dave Jacombs and Peter Gibbons. In all, almost $30,000 was up for grabs in the CASCAR Challenge, which featured 20 of CASCAR's top competitors. Last year's Great Canadian 300 winner, Steve Robblee, lost control of his car while battling for the lead of the CASCAR Challenge. The Dorchester, ON racer rode the entire length of the front-straight on two wheels before coming to rest with a bang in turn 1. The damage to Robblee's Super Series Taurus was too extensive to be repaired prior to Saturday night's qualifying session, which means that the popular veteran won't be able to defend his victory in the Great Canadian 300. As of lap 80 of Saturday night's CARQUEST 150 CARQUEST Sportsman Series race at Delaware Speedway, Robblee was running in seventh position after starting at the back of the 37-car field. Robblee was involved in a heavy crash during time trials for the event. Robblee is the Sportsman Series points leader and is trying to capture a fourth consecutive CARQUEST Series crown. Richard Beauchamp, Robblee's nearest points rival, lost 15 laps in the pits in the early going of the CARQUEST 150 and sits 34th at lap 80. PHOTO: Mark Dilley will be the polesitter for Sunday's Great Canadian 300 CASCAR Super Series race at Delaware Speedway. CREDIT: Greg MacPherson / Inside Track Motorsport News EVENT SCHEDULE GREAT CANADIAN RACE WEEKEND DELAWARE SPEEDWAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2003 11:00 a.m. Spectator Gates Open 11:15 12:15 p.m. Driver Autograph Session 1:00 p.m. Winged Wheels Demonstration 1:30 p.m. Introductions 2:00 p.m. START: THE GREAT CANADIAN 300 CASCAR NOTEBOOK: The Couche-Tard 200 from Autodrome Old Milwaukee / St-Eustache will air at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 1 on SPORTSNET. Check your local listings for subsequent airings in your region. CASCAR Super Series STARTING GRID: Great Canadian 300 Round #10 // August 31, 2003 // Delaware Speedway London, ON // 300 Laps // 1/2-mile, banked oval ST. # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR / MAKE TIME 1 64 Mark Dilley (Barrie, ON) NTN Bearings Intrepid 19.600 secs. / 91.837 mph 2 39 Dave Whitlock (Wyoming, ON) Dare to Dream Intrepid 19.613 / 91.776 3 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo 19.640 / 91.650 4 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) UFCW Canada Ford Taurus 19.679 / 91.468 5 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope, ON) Inroble Brakes / FAG Ford Taurus 19.683 / 91.449 6 37 D.J. Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Snap On Tools / Castrol Canada Intrepid 19.698 / 91.380 7 50 Pete Shepherd (Brampton, ON) ATTO Intrepid 19.753 / 91.125 8 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Fastline Motorsports Intrepid 19.773 / 91.033 9 33 Neil Fair (Ancaster, ON) Skoal Inc. / Mac's Intrepid 19.799 / 90.914 10 52 Ron Sheridan (Strathroy, ON) Restorations Masters Pontiac Grand Prix 19.808 / 90.872 11 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) Challenger Motor Frt. / Volvo Trucks Pontiac Grand Prix 19.814 / 90.845 12 10 Doug Brown (Brantford, ON) NAPA / Autopro Pontiac Grand Prix 19.860 / 90.634 13 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor, ON) MOPAR Performance Parts / Exide Intrepid 19.863 / 90.621 14 24 Cole Pearn (Mt. Brydges, ON) Kubota Canada Pontiac Grand Prix 19.876 / 90.561 15 32 Mike Alguire (London, ON) Industrial Waterproof Systems Pontiac Grand Prix 19.902 / 90.443 16 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire Chevrolet Monte Carlo 19.907 / 90.420 17 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Caistor Centre, ON) Tim Horton's / Fastline Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 19.934 / 90.298 18 93 Joe Goncalves (Concord, ON) Holmar Plumbing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 20.004 / 89.982 19 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton, ON) Schick Xtreme3 / Razor Mag. / ERB Pontiac Grand Prix 20.056 / 89.749 20 18 Andre Coursol (St-Antoine, QC) CARQUEST Chevrolet Monte Carlo 20.205 / 89.087 21 14 John Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Cambridge Rigging Chevrolet Monte Carlo 20.235 / 88.955 22 71 Bryan Cathcart (Peterborough, ON) R National Fast Freight Intrepid 20.257 / 88.858 23 5 Nik Lapcevich (Ancaster, ON) Chevrolet Monte Carlo 20.372 / 88.357 24 77 Pete Vanderwyst (St. Thomas, ON) Pontiac Grand Prix 20.486 / 87.865 25 7 Sean Dupuis (LaSalle, ON) CANUSA / Havoline / APC Chevrolet Monte Carlo PAST CHAMP PROV. 26 86 Kenny Forth (Lynden, ON) Labour Ready / 820 CHAM / Rockton Berry Farm Ford Taurus PROVISIONAL 27 42 Sean Stafford (Springfield, ON) Mid-America Freight Sys. Chevrolet Monte Carlo PROVISIONAL 28 94 Mark Graham (Odessa, ON) Jumbo Video Chevrolet Monte Carlo PROVISIONAL 29 43 Bob Merrifield (Belle River, ON) Remax Preferred Mortgage Intrepid PROVISIONAL 30 81 Shawn McGlynn (Kitchener, ON) Ford Taurus PROVISIONAL 31 91 Doug Day (Kitchener, ON) Chevrolet Monte Carlo PROVISIONAL 32 28 Steve Robblee (Dorchester, ON) Kendall / Grogan Ford Taurus PROVISIONAL R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender. Contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 or visit www.cascar.sympatico.ca Prepared by Inside Track Communications. // Contact: Greg MacPherson (416) 561-2320 (cell). Comments regarding additions to or deletions from this mailing list should be sent to: greg@insidetracknews.com