Cayuga set to host Power Water 200 CASCAR Super Series and CARQUEST Series Weekend

CASCAR Super Series
Race #2 Preview: Power Water 200
Cayuga 2000 Speedway // June 5-6, 2004

June 1, 2004



LONDON, ON - The CASCAR Super Series returns to action June 5 and 6 at 
Cayuga 2000 Speedway with the Power Water 200 Race Weekend. Sunday 
afternoon’s 200-lap Super Series feature race will be the culmination of a 
busy card of racing at the 5/8-mile Hamilton-area oval. The schedule also 
includes the season-opening 100-lap CARQUEST Series race on Saturday night 
(June 5) as well as the Outlaw Thunder Cars.
         Last summer, the CARQUEST Series ran the night before the Canada 
Day Shootout Super Series event at Cayuga, and it proved to be a popular 
combination as racing fans in attendance got their fill of CASCAR action 
over the course of the two-day event.
         The Power Water 200 is the first of three CASCAR Super Series 
races to be held at Cayuga 2000 Speedway in 2004, which is one more than 
took place in ‘03. Peter Gibbons and Pete Vanderwyst were the winners of 
last year’s Super Series races at Cayuga, while four-time CARQUEST Series 
champ Steve Robblee won the lone event that series contested at Cayuga in ’03.
         Coming into the Power Water 200, Gibbons’ Canadian Tire / Monroe 
Brakes Chevy sits atop the Super Series points standings. Traditionally a 
slow starter, Gibbons has come out of the blocks flying in ’04, registering 
a win in Saturday’s season-opening MOPAR 250 at Delaware Speedway.
         Three-time and defending Super Series champ Don Thomson fended off 
a potentially devastating finish in the MOPAR 250 when he clawed back from 
a two-lap deficit to salvage a sixth-place finish in his Home Hardware 
Chevy. Based on that performance, it’s clear that Thomson can be counted on 
to mount another fierce title defense this season.
         Jeff Lapcevich finished second in the MOPAR 250 and heads to the 
Power Water 200 at Cayuga tied for second in the points with three-time 
National champ Dave Whitlock, who finished fifth at Delaware. Whitlock 
(Avenue / NMT Dodge) has enjoyed considerable success at Cayuga Speedway, 
while Lapcevich (Tim Hortons Chevy) enters the event immediately after 
recording his best-ever finish (second) on an oval track, after starting 
‘scratch’ in the MOPAR 250.
         ERB Pontiac driver Scott Steckly is fourth in the points following 
his third-place finish in the season opener. The talented Milverton, ON 
racer is still searching for his first Super Series win after coming close 
on several occasions during the past few seasons. Steckly’s smooth style 
and his knack for protecting his equipment should suit him well at Cayuga.
         Turning to Saturday night’s CARQUEST Series race, almost two dozen 
competitors have registered for the series this season.


WEEKEND SCHEDULE:
Saturday, June 5th
11:00 a.m.      Spectator Gates Open
11:00 a.m.  1:45 p.m.   Rotating Practice
3:00 p.m.       CARQUEST Series Qualifying
3:45 p.m.       CASCAR SUPER SERIES Qualifying
5:00  6:00 p.m. CARQUEST Series Autograph Session
7:00 p.m.       START: CARQUEST SERIES FEATURE  100 LAPS
8:00 p.m.       Outlaw Thunder Cars Feature  30 laps

Sunday June 6th
10:00 a.m.      Spectator Gates Open
12:00 p.m.  1:00 p.m.   CASCAR SUPER SERIES Autograph Session
1:15 p.m.       Driver Introductions
1:45 p.m.  1:55 p.m.    National Anthems and Invocations
2:00 p.m.       START: POWER WATER 200  200 LAPS

OFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS (TOP 15): 1. #1 Peter Gibbons (167); 2. #23 Jeff 
Lapcevich (156); 2. #39 Dave Whitlock (156); 4. #22 Scott Steckly (152); 5. 
#4 Don Thomson (149); 6. #60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (148); 7. #17 DJ Kennington 
(145); 8. #77 Pete Vanderwyst (138); 9. #64 Mark Dilley (136); 10. #33 Neil 
Fair (132); 11. #84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (130); 12. #19 Brad Graham (128); 13. 
#52 Ron Sheridan (126); 14. #28 Steve Robblee (126); 15. #76 Jason Hathaway 
(124).

CASCAR NOTEBOOK: EMCO Western Series driver Kevin Dowler led the majority 
of Sunday afternoon’s 200 lap race at Calgary’s Race City Motorsport Park 
en route to his second win in as many races held so far this season. 
Dowler’s Taurus came home ahead of Todd Nichol, whose second-place finish 
was the best of his CASCAR career. Ron Larson earned the final podium 
position… Today, CASCAR and Peterborough Speedway announced that the June 
12 Super Series race at Peterborough Speedway will be called the ‘Dodge 
Dealers of Ontario 200’. It’s the second year in a row that the province’s 
Dodge Dealers have sponsored the series’ first race of the season at the 
high-banked, 1/3-mile Peterborough oval… The MOPAR 250 from Delaware 
Speedway will air on SPORTSNET East and Ontario starting Tuesday, June 8 at 
7 p.m. The 90-minute broadcast starts Sunday, June 6 at 8:30 p.m. on 
SPORTSNET PACIFIC and in the WEST on Monday, June 7 at 7 p.m… The Outlaw 
Thunder Cars are also on the card for the Power Water 200 CASCAR race 
weekend at Cayuga 2000 Speedway… Power Water (www.powerwater.com) is a 
unique ‘premium water’ beverage that quenches thirst and rejuvenates the 
body… For information about tickets to the Power Water 200 Race Weekend, 
visit www.cayuga2000speedway.com.