CASCAR: CARQUEST Series - Cayuga Results
CASCAR: CARQUEST Series Cayuga Results & Summary For more information contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 For immediate release / July 3, 2004 Merrifield first across the line in Canada Day Shootout CARQUEST Series race at Cayuga 2000 Speedway HAMILTON, ON - The CASCAR CARQUEST Series held its fourth race of the season, on Saturday night, at Cayuga 2000 Speedway. Veteran racer Bob Merrifield assumed the top spot on lap 60 when Brad Graham pitted from the lead, a position he'd held since the starting on the pole. Once out front, Merrifield managed to stay there for the rest of the way in the 100 lap event. At the checkered flag, the Belle River, ON driver came home less than half a second ahead of Graham, the winner of the season's first CARQUEST Series race, at Cayuga, in early June. CARQUEST Chevy driver Andre Coursol finished third to keep his string of podium finishes alive. The St-Jerome, QC driver has finished either second or third in all four CARQUEST Series races held so far in '04. Following the race, CASCAR officials announced that Merrifield had been stripped of his prize winnings and points earned during the race, but would still be listed as the winner of the race. The post-race technical inspection revealed "excessive porting of the head", a violation of the series' engine rules. The next CARQUEST Series race is scheduled for August 7 at Barrie Speedway. CASCAR CARQUEST SERIES RESULTS: CARQUEST 100 Round #4 // July 3, 2004 // Cayuga 2000 Speedway Hamilton, ON // 100 Laps // 5/8-mile, high-banked oval FIN. ST. # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR / MAKE LAPS 1 6 45 Bob Merrifield (Belle River, ON) Pontiac Grand Prix 100 2 1 6 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) HB Material Handling Dodge 100 3 4 18 Andre Coursol (St-Jerome, QC) CARQUEST Chevrolet Monte Carlo 100 4 5 3 Rob Starr (London, ON) Remax Pontiac Grand Prix 100 5 3 03 Jesse Kennedy (Southwold, ON) Pontiac Grand Prix 100 6 10 16 Paul DeJong (Pembroke, ON) Giant Tiger Stores Chevrolet Monte Carlo 100 7 8 00 Steve Munro (Carp, ON) Chevrolet Monte Carlo 99 8 7 80 Mike Hryniuk (LaSalle, ON) One Stop Auto Pontiac Grand Prix 98 9 13 66 Josh Wood (London, ON) EMC Safety Fencing Specialists Pontiac Grand Prix 98 10 12 67 Scott Mitchell (St. Catharines, ON) Chevrolet Monte Carlo 98 11 14 36 Ken Grubb (Walkerton, ON) Munday's Mobile Service Ford Taurus 97 12 11 7 Jerry Marinuk (Scotland, ON) Olivetree Heights Chevrolet Monte Carlo 97 13 16 81 Chad McGlynn (Kitchener, ON) Ford Taurus 97 14 15 5 Jay Christie (Beachville, ON) Pontiac Grand Prix 96 15 2 76 Jason Hathaway (Appin, ON) E.L. Fordham Motors / TSC Stores Chevrolet Monte Carlo 96 16 17 02 Scott O'Connor (Delaware, ON) Tunks & Kosi Oldsmobile 93 17 9 09 Kent Nuhn (Williamsford, ON) R Pontiac Grand Prix 92 18 19 8 Michael Wagner (Campbellford, ON) R Rogers Digital Cable Chevrolet Monte Carlo 51 19 18 12 Mark Patrick (Delaware, ON) Chevrolet Monte Carlo 20 R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender. TIME OF RACE: 41 minutes and 57 seconds // MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.392 seconds // CAUTIONS: 1 for a total of 3 laps // LAP LEADERS: #6 Brad Graham (1-59), #45 Bob Merrifield (60-100). 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