CASCAR: Vancouver Summary & Results
CASCAR Super Series Vancouver: Canadian Tire 100 Summary & Results July 24, 2004 Lapcevich wins Canadian Tire 100 CASCAR Super Series race at the Vancouver Indy VANCOUVER, BC - Jeff Lapcevich extended his unprecedented streak of CASCAR road course wins to five on Saturday afternoon at the Vancouver Indy when he led all 35 laps of the Canadian Tire 100. The Tim Hortons / Fastline Chevy driver was challenged by three-time and defending CASCAR champion Don Thomson Jr. for a half-dozen laps in the middle of the 35 lap race, but a failed passing move on lap 23 damaged the nose of his Home Hardware Chevy and he was no longer able to keep up with Lapcevich. Over the remaining laps, the Caistor Centre, ON driver was able to stretch out a comfortable lead and took the checkered flag almost three seconds in front of Thomson, who also finished second to Lapcevich two weeks ago in Toronto. Thomson was heartened by the result, however, given that he came from eighth on the starting grid to record a runner-up finish on the 12-turn temporary street circuit at Concord Pacific Place. Third place went to Kerry Micks, driver of the Power Water Ford Taurus. The Mt. Albert, ON racer ran fourth for most of the event but was able to get past Super Series points leader Peter Gibbons on the last lap to fight his way onto the podium. In spite of losing the spot, Gibbons' result was a solid one considering his crew worked for most of the afternoon, on Saturday, to repair the team's Canadian Tire Chevy following a heavy crash in the morning qualifying session. With a sixth-place result, Trevor Siebert of Williams Lake, BC was the top finishing western competitor in the Canadian Tire 100. Snap On Tools / GE Chevy driver Mark Swain completed the race in 13th-place, which was tops among the rookie racers in the field. Following the seventh of 12 events, Gibbons has a slim, 15-point lead over Thomson in the chase for the championship (1090 points to 1075). On the strength of his three road course wins so far in '04, Lapcevich sits tied for third in the points with three-time National champ Dave Whitlock. With 1053 points, both are still very much in contention as the series heads to Calgary for next weekend's MOPAR 500 Race Weekend at Race City Motorsport Park. Whitlock is the defending winner of that race. PHOTO: Jeff Lapcevich leads Don Thomson through turn 1 during the Canadian Tire 100 CASCAR race at the Vancouver Indy on Saturday afternoon. CREDIT: G. MacPherson / Inside Track Motorsport News SUPER SERIES POINT STANDINGS / AFTER 7 of 12 EVENTS (UNOFFICIAL): 1. #1 Peter Gibbons (1090 points); 2. #4 Don Thomson Jr. (1075); 3. #23 Jeff Lapcevich (1053); 3. #39 Dave Whitlock (1053); 5. #02 Kerry Micks (1022); 6. #64 Mark Dilley (968); 7. #60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (952); 8. #22 Scott Steckly (931); 9. #19 Brad Graham (918); 10. #17 DJ Kennington (891); 11. #50 Pete Shepherd III (860); 12. #55 Rob Graham (849); 13. #84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (832); 14. #25 Jeff Lapcevich (828); 15. #88 Dave Jacombs (804) CASCAR 100 TORONTO INDY TELEVISION BROADCAST: The CASCAR 100 CASCAR Super Series race at the Toronto Indy will air starting Monday, Aug. 2 on SPORTSNET (ONTARIO & EAST) at 7:00 p.m. Viewers of SPORTSNET WEST & PACIFIC can catch the race starting the same night (Aug. 2) at 8 p.m. Check your local listings and http://www.cascar.ca/schedule/tv_schedule.html for subsequent airings. CASCAR Super Series RESULTS: CANADIAN TIRE 100 Round #7 // July 24, 2004 // Vancouver Molson Indy Vancouver, BC // 100 km // 35 Laps // 12-turn street circuit FIN. ST. # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR / MAKE LAPS 1 1 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Caistor Centre, ON) Tim Horton's / Fastline Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 35 2 8 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo 35 3 4 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) Power Water Ford Taurus 35 4 2 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire / Monroe Brakes Chevrolet Monte Carlo 35 5 6 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton, ON) ERB Group Pontiac Grand Prix 35 6 5 09 Trevor Siebert (Williams Lake, BC) Lake Excavating Ford Taurus 35 7 9 39 Dave Whitlock (Wyoming, ON) Avenue MotorWorks / NMT Dodge 35 8 12 64 Mark Dilley (Barrie, ON) NTN Bearings Dodge 35 9 11 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Retrocom Growth Fund / Fastline Chevrolet Monte Carlo 35 10 10 17 DJ Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Castrol Canada Dodge 35 11 7 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor, ON) MOPAR Parts / Exide Dodge 35 12 17 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) R Cambridge Rigging Chevrolet Monte Carlo 35 13 15 3 Mark Swain (Port Perry, ON) R Snap-On Tools / General Electric Chevrolet Monte Carlo 35 14 21 50 Pete Shepherd (Brampton, ON) R ATTO Dodge 35 15 20 55 Rob Graham (Bothwell, ON) R G-Dox / Doering Brown Monte Carlo 35 16 18 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) Challenger Motor Frt. Pontiac Grand Prix 35 17 14 79 Wade Lee (Calgary, AB) Guyons Performance Centres Dodge 34 18 19 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope, ON) Lou's BBQ / Inroble / FAG Ford Taurus 34 19 13 8 Marc Miller (Holland, MI) R Carhartt Clothing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 31 20 16 10 Glenn Mueller (Richmond, BC) Green Line Hose & Fittings Dodge 23 21 22 81 James Ward (Kelowna, BC) Lordco Auto Parts Ford Taurus 18 22 3 35 Kevin Dowler (Sherwood Park, AB) EMCO Ltd. Ford Taurus 13 R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender. TIME OF RACE: 56 minutes and 29.752 seconds // MARGIN OF VICTORY: 2.954 seconds // CAUTIONS: 2 for a total of 4 laps // LAP LEADERS: #23 Jeff Lapcevich (1- 35)