CASCAR - Great Canadian 300 Results & Summary
CASCAR Super Series Great Canadian 300 Summary & Results August 31, 2003 Gibbons wins Delaware Speedway's Great Canadian 300 for a record fourth time LONDON, ON - Peter Gibbons put on another clinic at Delaware Speedway on Sunday afternoon in the 'Great Canadian 300'. The Canadian Tire Chevy driver started 16th in the field of 31 CASCAR Super Series late models and battled deep in the pack for the first half of the race until he and his crew were able to make several pit stops, under caution, to transform their car into contention for the last half of the race. Their efforts paid off with a record-setting fourth win in the Great Canadian 300. Gibbons passed UFCW Taurus driver Kerry Micks with 20 laps to go in the 300 lap race and held off determined challenges by Mark Dilley and Don Thomson to take the win. At the finish, Gibbons won by 0.245 over the MOPAR-powered NTN Intrepid of Dilley, who missed having a perfect Great Canadian Race Weekend, by just one finishing position. The Barrie, ON racer picked up $10,000 for winning the CASCAR Challenge all-star invitational event on Friday night at Delaware and won the pole for Sunday's race by posting the fastest time during qualifying, on Saturday. Thomson's Home Hardware Chevy came home third after being nudged from second, by Dilley, with two laps to go. In spite of the setback, Thomson's quest for a third-straight CASCAR National championship was bolstered by the result. His primary title rivals ran into difficulty on Sunday. Kerry Micks was forced to park his car, on lap 282, after it was discovered that his front right wheel was being held on by only two lug nuts. The Mt. Albert, ON racer finished 20th. Snap-On / Castrol Intrepid driver DJ Kennington finished sixth after he lost his front brakes with 30 laps remaining in the Great Canadian 300. Based on the result, Thomson increased his points lead to 55 markers over Micks and to 73 points over Kennington, with two Super Series events remaining. The race was stopped by nine cautions for a total of 75 laps. The official attendance on Sunday afternoon at Delaware was 9,898, for a three-day Great Canadian Race Weekend total of 19,830. Prior to today's win, Gibbons had previously won the Great Canadian 300 in 1998, 1999, 2001. The next Super Series race takes place Saturday, Sept. 20 at Peterborough Speedway. Kerry Micks won at the 1/3-mile, high-banked oval, back in May. PHOTOS: (Podium) Don Thomson (3rd), Peter Gibbons (1st) and Mark Dilley (2nd) were the podium finishers in Sunday's Great Canadian 300 CASCAR Super Series race at Delaware Speedway. (ON TRACK PHOTO): Gibbons (1) held off Mark Dilley (64) and Don Thomson (4) to collect his fourth win in the Great Canadian 300. CREDIT: Greg MacPherson / Inside Track Motorsport News. UNOFFICIAL CASCAR SUPER SERIES POINT STANDINGS, AFTER 10 OF 12 EVENTS: 1. #4 Don Thomson Jr. (1648 points), 2. #02 Kerry Micks (1593), 3. #37 DJ Kennington (1575), 4. #64 Mark Dilley (1527), 5. #33 Neil Fair (1518), 6. #1 Peter Gibbons (1512), 7. #22 Scott Steckly (1474), 8. #60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (1470), 9. #19 Brad Graham (1457), 10. #14 John Fitzpatrick (1427). 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... Three-time CASCAR CARQUEST Sportsman Series champion Steve Robblee took another step towards his fourth title on Saturday night at Delaware Speedway. After crashing during time trials, the Dorchester, ON racer started last in the 37-car CARQUEST 150 field and took the lead late en route to the checkered flag. There is one race remaining on the CARQUEST Sportsman Series 2003 schedule. CASCAR Super Series RESULTS: Great Canadian 300 Round #10 // August 31, 2003 // Delaware Speedway London, ON // 300 Laps // 1/2-mile, banked oval FIN. ST. # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR / MAKE LAPS 1 16 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire Chevrolet Monte Carlo 300 2 1 64 Mark Dilley (Barrie, ON) NTN Bearings Intrepid 300 3 3 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo 300 4 10 52 Ron Sheridan (Strathroy, ON) Restorations Masters / United Carpet Pontiac Grand Prix 300 5 9 33 Neil Fair (Ancaster, ON) Skoal Inc. / Mac's Intrepid 300 6 6 37 D.J. Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Snap On Tools / Castrol Canada Intrepid 300 7 11 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) Challenger Motor Frt. / Volvo Trucks Pontiac Grand Prix 300 8 21 14 John Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Cambridge Rigging Chevrolet Monte Carlo 300 9 12 10 Doug Brown (Brantford, ON) NAPA / Autopro Pontiac Grand Prix 300 10 8 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Fastline Motorsports Intrepid 300 11 5 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope, ON) Inroble Brakes / FAG Ford Taurus 299 12 17 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Caistor Centre, ON) Tim Horton's / Fastline Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 298 13 13 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor, ON) MOPAR Performance Parts / Exide Intrepid 297 14 19 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton, ON) Schick Xtreme3 / Razor Mag. / ERB Pontiac Grand Prix 296 15 14 24 Cole Pearn (Mt. Brydges, ON) Kubota Canada Pontiac Grand Prix 296 16 15 32 Mike Alguire (London, ON) Industrial Waterproof Systems Pontiac Grand Prix 295 17 22 71 Bryan Cathcart (Peterborough, ON) R National Fast Freight Intrepid 293 18 27 42 Sean Stafford (Springfield, ON) Mid-America Freight Systems Chevrolet Monte Carlo 285 19 26 86 Kenny Forth (Lynden, ON) Labour Ready / 820 CHAM / Rockton Berry Farm Ford Taurus 284 20 4 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) UFCW Canada Ford Taurus 282 21 20 18 Andre Coursol (St-Antoine, QC) CARQUEST Chevrolet Monte Carlo 238 22 7 50 Pete Shepherd (Brampton, ON) ATTO Intrepid 236 23 2 39 Dave Whitlock (Wyoming, ON) Dare to Dream Intrepid 149 24 28 94 Mark Graham (Odessa, ON) Edge / Microplay Chevrolet Monte Carlo 117 25 25 7 Sean Dupuis (LaSalle, ON) Havoline / CANUSA / APC Chevrolet Monte Carlo 106 26 23 5 Nik Lapcevich (Ancaster, ON) Taps Tavern Chevrolet Monte Carlo 104 27 24 77 Pete Vanderwyst (St. Thomas, ON) Pontiac Grand Prix 100 28 30 81 Shawn McGlynn (Kitchener, ON) Ford Taurus 84 29 31 91 Doug Day (Kitchener, ON) Twin City Auto Chevrolet Monte Carlo 25 30 29 43 Bob Merrifield (Belle River, ON) Remax Preferred Mortgage Intrepid 13 31 18 93 Joe Goncalves (Concord, ON) Holmar Plumbing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 10 R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender. TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 38 minutes and 58.338 seconds // MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.245 seconds // CAUTIONS: 9 for a total of 75 laps // LAP LEADERS: #64 Mark Dilley (1-117), #37 DJ Kennington (118-119), #64 Dilley (120-190), #37 Kennington (191-219), #52 Ron Sheridan (220-224), #02 Kerry Micks (225-279), and #1 Peter Gibbons (280-300). Contact