CASCAR Super Series - Toronto Summary & Results
CASCAR Super Series
Summary & Results: ATTO 100
Molson Indy Toronto
Kerry Micks mounts a late charge to win the ATTO 100 CASCAR Super Series
race at the Molson Indy Toronto
TORONTO, ON CASCAR Super Series veteran Kerry Micks won Sunday afternoon’s
ATTO 100 CASCAR Super Series race at the Molson Indy Toronto. The
PowerWater Ford Taurus driver started 11th in the field for the 36-lap
chase around the 11-turn temporary street circuit and passed race leader
Don Thomson with seven laps to go en route to his first-ever Toronto Indy win.
Thomson’s Home Hardware Chevy led from lap 8 and stretched out an
almost 10-second lead on the rest of the field, before the handling went
away quickly on his car. At that point, Micks started to carve into
Thomson’s lead and it became just a matter of time before the Mt. Albert,
ON racer was in position to challenge Thomson for first place. That
opportunity came at the end of the long Lakeshore Blvd. straightaway on lap
29 as Micks out-braked the reigning National champion on the entry to turn 3.
Once in front, Micks was able to build a solid lead of his own as
Thomson continued to struggle. On the last lap, Peter Gibbons was able to
slide his Canadian Tire Chevy inside of Thomson, as the pair entered turn
1, to grab second-place. Micks took the checkered flag 8.4-seconds ahead of
Gibbons, while Thomson hung on for the final podium position.
“This was at the top of my list for races to win and I can’t
believe we actually did it,” said Micks after the race. “The PowerWater
Ford was strong all day and it didn’t go away. This was just our second
race with this car. It’s the product of years of input and experience and
we finally had it right on. I was backing off a little bit early but about
mid-way, it looked like there wasn’t going to be a caution so I knew I had
to get going after Donnie. Obviously, I caught him pretty fast because his
car went away pretty severely.”
Polesitter DJ Kennington led the first seven laps of the ATTO 100,
but pitted suddenly just prior to the race’s second restart when he felt a
tire going down on his Castrol Dodge Charger, thereby handing the lead to
Thomson. CASCAR’s seventh appearance at the Molson Indy Toronto was slowed
by two full-course caution flags for a total of four laps.
With his third-place finish, Thomson retained the Super Series
points lead after five events. Fourth-place Toronto finisher Mark Dilley
(PowerWater / Dodge / Mobil 1 / Exide Charger) moved into second-place in
the overall standings. Tara MacLeod (Central Merchant Svcs. Ford) is the
top rookie in the points, in 16th-place. The Innisfil, ON racer came home
24th in her inaugural Toronto Indy outing.
The next CASCAR Super Series event is the MOPAR 500 Race Weekend
at Calgary’s Race City Motorsport Park, on July 22-23.
PHOTO: CASCAR Super Series ATTO 100 Molson Indy Toronto podium finishers (l
to r) Peter Gibbons (2nd), Kerry Micks (1st) and Don Thomson Jr. (3rd).
(Credit: G. MacPherson / Inside Track Motorsport News)
POINT STANDINGS: After 5 events. Unofficial as of July 10, 2005: 1. #4 Don
Thomson Jr. (806 pts.); 2. #9 Mark Dilley (757); 3. #02 Kerry Micks (741);
4. #1 Peter Gibbons (743); 5. #39 Dave Whitlock (693); 6. #23 Jeff
Lapcevich (664); 7. #19 Brad Graham (662); 8. #84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (659);
9. #60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (658); 10. #17 DJ Kennington (657); 11. #14 John
Fitzpatrick (648); 12. #71 Bryan Cathcart (616); 13. #88 Dave Jacombs
(614); 13. #25 Jeff Lapcevich (614); 15. #22 Scott Steckly (612); 16. #37
Tara MacLeod ® (582)
® Denotes Rookie of the Year.
CASCAR Super Series
RESULTS: ATTO 100 CASCAR MOLSON INDY TORONTO
Round #5 of 12 // July 10, 2005 // Exhibition Place
Toronto, ON // 36 Laps // 11-turn street circuit
FIN. ST. # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR(S) / MAKE LAPS
1 11 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) PowerWater / APX /
Carstar Ford Taurus 36
2 4 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire
Corporation Chevrolet Monte Carlo 36
3 3 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) Home Hardware
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 36
4 12 9 Mark Dilley (Barrie, ON) PowerWater / Dodge
/ Mobil 1 / Exide Dodge Charger 36
5 9 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) Challenger Motor
Frt. / Logel’s Dodge Charger 36
6 13 0 Howie Scannell Jr. (Milton, ON) Bond Homes / Hobby
Hobby Chevrolet Monte Carlo 36
7 15 8 Marc Miller (Holland, MI) Carhartt Clothing
Dodge 36
8 14 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton, ON) Metro Toronto / ERB
Group Pontiac Grand Prix 36
9 17 77 Derek Lynch (Warkworth, ON) R Berms R Us Dodge
Charger 36
10 18 10 Doug Brown (Brantford, ON) NAPA / Autopro
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 36
11 8 20 Mark Swain (Port Perry, ON) GE Nighthawk
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 36
12 23 75 Kenny Habul (Etobicoke, ON) R Hot Wheels Racing
School / Simply Kids Chevrolet Monte Carlo 36
13 2 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Cambridge Rigging
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 36
14 25 71 Bryan Cathcart (Peterborough, ON) Meyers
Transport / Peterborough Homes Dodge 36
15 5 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Caistor Centre, ON) Fastline /
Tim Hortons / EMCEA Transport Chevrolet Monte Carlo 36
16 21 50 Pete Shepherd (Brampton, ON) ATTO Dodge 36
17 20 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope, ON) Lou’s BBQ Ford
Taurus 36
18 6 39 Dave Whitlock (Wyoming, ON) Avenue Motor Works
/ NMT Dodge Charger 36
19 19 14 John Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Latta Cranes
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 36
20 22 82 Dave Connelly (Arnprior, ON) Maple Leaf / Vector
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 35
21 30 41 John Tsoumaris (Toronto, ON) John’s Unique Auto
/ Mama’s Pizza Chevrolet Monte Carlo 35
22 1 17 DJ Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Castrol Canada
Dodge Charger 35
23 29 86 Kenny Forth (Lynden, ON) Midnight Sun Ford
Taurus 35
24 28 37 Tara MacLeod (Innisfil, ON) R Central Merchant
Services Ford Taurus 34
25 24 11 Ron VanEs (Smithville, ON) Star Van Systems /
All Cover Chevrolet Monte Carlo 34
26 31 99 Scott Watkins (Milton, ON) Sympatico / MSN
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 34
27 32 94 Mark Graham (Odessa, ON) Motel 6 / Coca-Cola
/ Subway Chevrolet Monte Carlo 34
28 16 93 Joe Goncalves (Concord, ON) G.P.S. Automotive
Refinishes Ltd. Chevrolet Monte Carlo 16
29 7 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Fastline / EMCEA
Transport / Tim Hortons Chevrolet Monte Carlo 15
30 26 3 Stu Robinson Jr. (Holland Landing, ON) Snap-On
Tools Dodge 5
31 27 42 Sean Stafford (Springfield, ON) L.E. Walker /
Mid-America Freight Systems Chevrolet Monte Carlo 5
32 10 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor, ON) MOPAR Parts / Exide
/ Mobil 1 Dodge Charger 1
33 33 63 Lain Vendittelli (St. Catharines, ON) R Nobel
Biocare Ford Taurus DNS
34 34 44 Marv Wilder (Toronto, ON) Longbow Freight
Systems Ford Taurus DNS
R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender.
POLESITTER: #17 DJ Kennington // TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 00 minutes and 37
seconds // MARGIN OF VICTORY: 8.407 seconds // CAUTIONS: 2 for a total of 4
laps // LAP LEADERS: #17 DJ Kennington (1-7), #4 Don Thomson Jr. (8-29),
#02 Kerry Micks (30-36) // GOODYEAR BELTS & HOSES FASTEST LAP: #23 Jeff
Lapcevich (1 minute and 20.534 seconds. Recorded on lap 2)
