CASCAR: Mosport Speedway 200 Summary & Results
CASCAR Super Series Mosport Speedway 200 Summary & Results August 21, 2004 Thomson wins Mosport Speedway 200 and assumes CASCAR Super Series points lead BOWMANVILLE, ON - Don Thomson Jr. ended a winless streak that dated back to August 18, 2002 when he led all but one lap of Saturday night’s Mosport Speedway 200 at the half-mile, Bowmanville-area speedway. The win moved the Home Hardware Chevy driver to the top of the CASCAR Super Series point standings with just three races remaining in his quest for a record fourth National championship. Canadian Tire Chevy driver Peter Gibbons had led the title hunt since winning the first race of the season, at Delaware Speedway, but saw his lead margin evaporate following a ninth-place result at Mosport. The race started with Thomson on the pole for the fifth time in nine events in 2004. And aside from a single lap led by Gibbons while Thomson was in the pits, Thomson led the entire race. Although Thomson has been very consistent while earning his three Super Series titles in the past three seasons, he was often openly frustrated that he wasn’t winning races during that time. His Mosport victory put an end to a two-year drought and removed that monkey from his back. Second-place went to NTN Dodge driver Mark Dilley, for the second time in as many races. The Barrie, ON racer was runner-up to his teammate Dave Whitlock three weeks ago in Calgary’s MOPAR 300. At Mosport on Saturday night, Dilley came home almost a full second back of Thomson. The third and final podium position went to Castrol Dodge driver DJ Kennington, who continues to rebound from a difficult first half of the season. Whitlock kept himself in the running for a fourth CASCAR Super Series National championship with a fourth-place finish at Mosport. The Avenue / NMT Dodge racer came home ahead of Jeff Lapcevich, who battled back after starting 22nd. The race was slowed by seven cautions for a total of 41 laps. Rookie drivers J.R. Fitzpatrick and Pete Shepherd III were sixth and seventh, respectively, and continue to challenge each other for the Rookie of the Year honours. Heading to next weekend’s race at Peterborough Speedway, Shepherd sits just 24 points ahead of Fitzpatrick in the rookie chase. CASCAR SUPER SERIES UNOFFICIAL POINTS AS OF August 21, 2004: 1. . #4 Don Thomson Jr. (1550); 2. #1 Peter Gibbons (1539); 3. #39 Dave Whitlock (1527); 4. #23 Jeff Lapcevich (1463); 5. #02 Kerry Micks (1450); 6. #64 Mark Dilley (1439); 7. #22 Scott Steckly (1365); 8. #60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (1356); 9. #17 DJ Kennington (1335); 10. #19 Brad Graham (1288); 11. #50 Pete Shepherd III (1272); 12. #84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (1248); 13. #55 Rob Graham (1215); 14. #25 Jim Lapcevich (1202); 15. #88 Dave Jacombs (1158) CASCAR ON TV: For information regarding upcoming CASCAR Super Series race broadcasts on SPORTSNET, please check your local listings or visit http://www.cascar.ca/schedule/tv_schedule.html. CASCAR Super Series RESULTS: MOSPORT SPEEDWAY 200 Round #9 // August 21, 2004 // Mosport Speedway Bowmanville, ON // 200 Laps // ½-Mile, Banked Oval FIN. ST. # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR / MAKE LAPS 1 1 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200 2 5 64 Mark Dilley (Barrie, ON) NTN Bearings Dodge 200 3 11 17 DJ Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Castrol Canada Dodge 200 4 2 39 Dave Whitlock (Wyoming, ON) Avenue MotorWorks / NMT Dodge 200 5 22 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Caistor Centre, ON) Tim Horton’s / Fastline Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200 6 7 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) R Cambridge Rigging Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200 7 8 50 Pete Shepherd (Brampton, ON) R ATTO Dodge 200 8 4 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton, ON) ERB Group Pontiac Grand Prix 200 9 3 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire / Monroe Brakes Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200 10 17 71 Bryan Cathcart (Peterborough, ON) www.berms.r.us.com Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200 11 14 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) Challenger Motor Frt. Pontiac Grand Prix 200 12 16 11 Ron Van Es (Smithville, ON) R Star Van Systems Chevrolet Monte Carlo 199 13 10 10 Doug Brown (Brantford, ON) NAPA / Autopro Chevrolet Monte Carlo 199 14 21 55 Rob Graham (Bothwell, ON) R G-Dox / Doering Brown Monte Carlo 199 15 12 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope, ON) Lou’s BBQ / Inroble / FAG Ford Taurus 199 16 24 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor, ON) MOPAR Parts / Exide Dodge 198 17 15 42 Sean Stafford (Springfield, ON) Mid-America Freight Systems Chevrolet Monte Carlo 196 18 9 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Retrocom Growth Fund / Fastline Chevrolet Monte Carlo 195 19 6 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) Power Water Ford Taurus 185 20 20 41 Matty Tsoumaris (Toronto, ON) John’s Unique Auto Chevrolet Monte Carlo 140 21 19 86 Kenny Forth (Lynden, ON) Parkinson Tours / 820 CHAM Ford Taurus 137 22 23 32 Mike Alguire (London, ON) A-Dor Construction Pontiac Grand Prix 131 23 18 93 Joe Goncalves (Concord, ON) Chevrolet Monte Carlo 73 24 13 3 Stu Robinson Jr. (Holland Landing, ON) R Snap-On Tools / General Electric Dodge 32 25 25 8 Marc Miller (Holland, MI) R Carhartt Clothing Chevrolet Monte Carlo DNS 26 26 14 John Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Cambridge Rigging Chevrolet Monte Carlo DNS R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender. TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 47 minutes and 29 seconds // MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.935 seconds // CAUTIONS: 7 for a total of 41 laps // LAP LEADERS: #4 Don Thomson Jr. (1-96), #1 Peter Gibbons (97), #4 Thomson (98-200).