CASCAR - N#11 - Cayuga Summary & Results
CASCAR Super Series
Race #11 of 12
Crown Jewel 200 // Cayuga 2000 Speedway
Summary & Results
September 11, 2005
Cayuga: Gibbons makes another stunning late-race pass en route to his
second consecutive CASCAR Super Series victory
HAMILTON, ON - Saturday night’s CASCAR Super Series race at Cayuga 2000
Speedway was a virtual replay of the previous event, on the Labour Day
weekend at Delaware Speedway. For the second race in a row, Peter Gibbons
took advantage of a late-race caution flag to blast to the lead with just a
few laps to go.
The Crown Jewel 200 at the 5/8-mile Cayuga oval took place under
the lights at the legendary speedway. Don Thomson Jr., CASCAR’s all-time
top qualifier, started on the pole for a series-leading third time in 2005.
His Home Hardware Chevy showed the way for the first 34 laps, before giving
way to Gibbons’ Canadian Tire Chevy, in traffic.
Between them, the two prime combatants for the Super Series
National championship led the majority of the laps at Cayuga, although
Thomson was in control for most of the second-half of the 200-lap feature.
At lap 133, with Thomson leading, Gibbons was mired in 12th-place and
appeared to be going nowhere. A caution flag, 10 laps later, gave his crew
the opportunity they desperately needed to improve the handling of the #1
Chevy.
By lap 167, Gibbons was up to fourth. He emerged in second-place
after a lap 175 scuffle with Dave Whitlock (Avenue Motor Works / NMT Dodge
Charger) and Brad Graham (Challenger / Logel’s Dodge Charger), who were
running second and third, respectively, at the time.
From there, Gibbons set about to whittling away at Thomson’s lead,
which was approximately five seconds at the time. It appeared that Gibbons
would run out of time and laps, however, as his lead deficit was still more
than two seconds with five laps to go. But fortune smiled on Gibbons with
three to go when Marc Miller (Carhartt Dodge) spun on the front straight,
erasing Thomson’s lead and setting up a furious three-lap sprint to the
checkered flag.
Thomson, fully aware that Gibbons had pounced to the inside of
Whitlock during a late-race restart to win last weekend’s Great Canadian
Race at Delaware, was determined to prevent that from happening at Cayuga.
But Gibbons wouldn’t be denied. And despite Thomson’s best efforts to keep
his Home Hardware Chevy glued to the bottom of the track for the final
laps, Gibbons somehow managed to stick the nose of his Canadian Tire Chevy
underneath Thomson’s car and powered to the lead on the backstretch on lap 198.
Gibbons’ win at Cayuga was his second in as many years at the
largest oval on the CASCAR circuit. Thomson came home just over a second
behind, while Whitlock claimed the final podium position. Jeff Lapcevich
(Fastline / EMCEA Transport / Tim Hortons Chevrolet Monte Carlo) brought
his car home in fourth to record his second top-four result in as many
weeks. Brad Graham, who led briefly during the Crown Jewel 200, was fifth.
The 2005 CASCAR Super Series comes to a close next Sunday at
Kawartha Speedway, near Peterborough, Ontario. Entering the race, Don
Thomson has an 89-point lead over Gibbons in his quest for a
record-extending fifth-consecutive National championship.
CAYUGA NOTES: Don Thomson Jr. won the pole at Cayuga with a lap of 21.102
seconds. DJ Kennington (Castrol Dodge) started second (21.231 seconds)…
Pete Shepherd III, CASCAR’s top rookie in 2004, drove the #20 GE Lighting /
L.E. Walker Chevy at Cayuga. The Brampton, ON racer will also drive for
Mid-America Freight in next weekend’s CASCAR finale at Kawartha Speedway…
CASCAR ON TV: For information regarding initial airings and replays of
Super Series races on SPORTSNET, please check your local listings or visit
http://www.cascar.ca/schedule/tv_schedule.html.
PHOTO: (l to r) Don Thomson Jr. (2nd), Peter Gibbons (1st) and Dave
Whitlock (3rd) were the top-three finishers in the CASCAR Super Series
'Crown Jewel 200' at Cayuga Speedway on Saturday night.
CREDIT: G. MacPherson / Inside Track Motorsport News
CASCAR Super Series
RESULTS: Crown Jewel 200
Round 11 of 12 // September 10, 2005 // Cayuga 2000 Speedway
Hamilton, Ontario // 200 Laps // 5/8-mile oval
FIN. ST. # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR(S) / MAKE LAPS
1 3 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire
Corporation Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200
2 1 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) Home Hardware
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200
3 6 39 Dave Whitlock (Wyoming, ON) Avenue Motor Works
/ NMT Dodge Charger 200
4 9 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Caistor Centre, ON) Fastline /
EMCEA Transport / Tim Hortons Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200
5 10 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) Challenger Motor
Frt. / Logel’s Dodge Charger 200
6 8 9 Mark Dilley (Barrie, ON) Dodge / Mobil 1 /
PowerWater / Exide Dodge Charger 200
7 7 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) PowerWater Ford
Taurus 200
8 4 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor, ON) MOPAR Parts / Exide
/ Mobil 1 Dodge Charger 200
9 15 14 John Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Latta Crane
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200
10 17 10 Doug Brown (Brantford, ON) NAPA / Wahta
Springs Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200
11 14 11 Ron VanEs (Smithville, ON) Star Van Systems /
All Cover Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200
12 5 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope, ON) Lou's BBQ / FAG
Auto / CPS Flooring Taurus 199
13 12 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Cambridge Rigging
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 199
14 20 71 Bryan Cathcart (Peterborough, ON) Meyers
Transport / Peterborough Homes Dodge 199
15 2 17 DJ Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Castrol Canada
Dodge 198
16 21 3 Stu Robinson Jr. (Holland Landing, ON) Snap-On
Tools / Super 8 Dodge 198
17 26 8 Marc Miller (Holland, MI) Carhartt Clothing
Dodge 198
18 24 93 Joe Goncalves (Concord, ON) G.P.S. Automotive
Refinishes Ltd. Chevrolet Monte Carlo 198
19 16 33 Neil Fair (Ancaster, ON) Fairway Transport
Dodge 197
20 25 37 Tara MacLeod (Innisfil, ON) R Central Merchant
Services Ford Taurus 196
21 27 41 John Tsoumaris (Toronto, ON) John’s Unique Auto
/ Mama’s Pizza Chevrolet Monte Carlo 193
22 18 72 Pete Shepherd III (Brampton, ON) G.E.
Lighting / L.E. Walker / Mid-America Chevrolet Monte Carlo 163
23 11 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Fastline / EMCEA
Transport / Tim Hortons Chevrolet Monte Carlo 101
24 23 42 Sean Stafford (Springfield, ON) L.E. Walker /
Mid-America Freight Chevrolet Monte Carlo 99
25 19 0 Howie Scannell Jr. (Milton, ON) Bond Homes / Hobby
Hobby Chevrolet Monte Carlo 87
26 22 18 Chad McGlynn (Petersburg, ON) R Awesome Racewear /
Ultimate Garage Ford Taurus 74
27 13 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton, ON) Alltruck / ERB
Group Pontiac Grand Prix 50
28 28 43 Bob Merrifield (Belle River, ON) Team Remax
Preferred Realty Windsor Dodge DNS
R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender.
POLESITTER: #4 Don Thomson Jr. (21.102 seconds) // TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 35
minutes and 46.114 seconds // AVERAGE SPEED: 78.314 mph // MARGIN OF
VICTORY: 1.077 seconds // CAUTIONS: 5 for a total of 25 // LAP LEADERS: #4
Don Thomson Jr. (1-34), #1 Peter Gibbons (35-56), #23 Jeff Lapcevich
(57-82), #1 Peter Gibbons (83-117), #19 Brad Graham (118-125), #4 Don
Thomson Jr. (126-198), #1 Peter Gibbons (199-200) // GOODYEAR BELTS & HOSES
FASTEST LAP: #4 Don Thomson Jr. (21.409 on lap 5)
SUPER SERIES POINT STANDINGS: Top 15 after 11 events. Unofficial as of
September 10, 2005: 1. #4 Don Thomson Jr. (2055 pts.); 2. #1 Peter Gibbons
(1966); 3. #17 DJ Kennington (1894); 4. #39 Dave Whitlock (1861); 5. #60
Ron Beauchamp Jr. (1845); 6. #02 Kerry Micks (1835); 7. #19 Brad Graham
(1815); 8. #9 Mark Dilley (1810); 9. #84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (1776); 10. #88
Dave Jacombs (1695); 11. #10 Doug Brown (1649); 12. #22 Scott Steckly
(1614); 13. #11 Ron VanEs (1582); 14. #37 Tara MacLeod (1558); 15. #3 Stu
Robinson Jr. (1500)
