CASCAR - Mosport Intl Raceway Preview
CASCAR: Mosport Int'l Raceway Preview
'Clarington 200 presented by Canadian Shield Anti Crime Response Corporation'
For more information contact CASCAR’s Toronto office at (416) 531-4714
For immediate release / June 15, 2006
CASCAR heads to Mosport for a Father’s Day weekend double-header
TORONTO, ON – The CASCAR Super Series will take to the track for its first
road course outing of the season this weekend at Mosport Int’l Raceway for
the Clarington 200 presented by Canadian Shield Anti Crime Response
Corporation. Sunday afternoon’s 51-lap feature race will be the highlight
of a busy weekend of racing action at the legendary multi-purpose
motorsports facility, located an hour east of Toronto.
Five-time and defending Super Series champion Don Thomson Jr.
earned his only checkered flag of the 2005 season at Mosport, last June.
The Home Hardware Chevy driver started second and took the lead from
polesitter Peter Gibbons just past the halfway point of the race, en route
to the victory.
Thomson, who leads the 2006 Super Series points chase after one
event, came home less than a second in front of runner-up Jeff Lapcevich,
while J.R. Fitzpatrick finished third to earn his first-ever CASCAR podium.
During qualifying for last year’s race, Gibbons smashed the existing CASCAR
time trial record when he turned in a lap of 1 minute and 26.183 seconds
around the 10-turn, 2.459-mile road course.
While the majority of CASCAR’s racers are skilled on road courses,
there are only a handful of drivers who have climbed the top rung of the
podium on several occasions. One of them is Robin Buck, who has three Super
Series road course wins on his resume (two at the Toronto Indy, and one in
the Vancouver Indy).
The Oakville, ON resident hasn’t participated in a CASCAR race
since 2003, but he will be returning to action this weekend, at Mosport,
behind the wheel of his Jennifer Ashley Foundation-supported Pontiac Grand
Prix. Buck has finished as high as second in CASCAR road races at Mosport,
in the past, and is looking to break through on Sunday with a win.
“The Jennifer Ashley Foundation, in association with ‘Rebate A
Cause’ will be on our car this weekend at Mosport,” said Buck. “We put a
2006 Grand Prix body on my car and we’re proud to promote the Foundation,
which has helped over 3000 children and their families with treatment
needs, medical expenses and financial assistance since it was formed in
1990 by National Sports owner Norman Clements.” According to Buck, “there’s
a good possibility” that he will be participating in all of the remaining
road course races on the ‘06 CASCAR schedule.
Qualifying for the Clarington 200 presented by Canadian Shield
Anti Crime Response Corporation takes place on Saturday afternoon at
Mosport Int’l Raceway, while the 51-lap feature race is slated to take the
green flag on Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. Several other support classes
will be in action at Mosport throughout the weekend.
The CASCAR Sportsman Series will also be taking to the track at
Mosport this weekend, kicking off its 2006 schedule with a 100-lap feature
race on Saturday evening at Mosport Speedway. Kerwood, ON racer Dion
Verhoeven will begin his title defense of CASCAR’s Ontario-based touring
series at the challenging half-mile Mosport oval. Verhoeven sat on the pole
for last year’s Sportsman Series event at Mosport, but the race was won by
former series champ Steve Robblee.
CASCAR ON TV: Catch the Clarington 200 presented by Canadian Shield Anti
Crime Response Corporation from Mosport Int’l Raceway on Sunday, June 25 at
2 p.m. EST on SPORTSNET. For information regarding initial airings and
replays of Super Series races, please check your local listings or visit
http://www.cascar.ca/schedule/tv_schedule.html.
FLO~PRO.COM WESTERN SERIES: Five-time Flo~Pro.com CASCAR Western Series
champion Kevin Dowler got back on the winning track last Saturday night at
Sun Valley Motor Speedway in Vernon, BC. The Sherwood Park, AB racer
overcame a drive-through penalty midway through the Finning 200 at the
½-mile oval en route to capturing his first checkered flag of the season.
Derek Pollack was second, ahead of Todd Nichol. Following two events,
Dowler leads the points chase in his quest for an unprecedented sixth
Western crown.
SCHEDULE: MOSPORT INT’L RACEWAY (Bowmanville, Ontario)
CASCAR Super Series // Clarington 200
SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2006
11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. CASCAR Practice
1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. CASCAR Qualifying Session #1
3:45 p.m. 4:15 p.m. CASCAR Qualifying Session #2
SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2006
11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. CASCAR Driver Autograph Session
1:00 p.m. Driver Introductions
1:30 p.m. START: CASCAR CLARINGTON 200 (51 LAPS)
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SCHEDULE: MOSPORT SPEEDWAY (Bowmanville, Ontario)
CASCAR Sportsman Series // Race #1
SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2006
3: 00 p.m. Gates Open
4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. CASCAR Practice
7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. CASCAR Time Trials
8:30 p.m. Driver Introductions
8:45 p.m. START: CASCAR SPORTSMAN SERIES FEATURE (100 LAPS)
CASCAR PRESS CONFERENCE: CASCAR will host a press conference on Thursday,
June 22 at the NASCAR Speedpark in the Vaughan Mills Mall, located just off
Hwy. 400, north of Toronto. Starting at 11 a.m., the session will cover
several topics, including introducing the new owners of Cayuga
International Speedway. They will be on hand to spell out their future
plans for the legendary facility, including their Super Series race on the
Labour Day Weekend. Details will also released regarding the ‘TBA’ date on
the Super Series schedule, at the end of August. CASCAR will also unveil
some new event sponsorships. To attend this event, media members must RSVP
to CASCAR’s Richard Coughlin at: richard@cascar.ca
POINT STANDINGS:
CASCAR SUPER SERIES (TOP 15 after 1 event): 1. #4 Don Thomson Jr. (249
points); 2. #22 Scott Steckly (238); 3. #10 Doug Brown (230); 4. #84 J.R.
Fitzpatrick (228); 5. #02 Kerry Micks (223); 6. #9 Mark Dilley (218); 7.
#19 Brad Graham (214); 8. #39 Dave Whitlock (208); 8. #17 DJ Kennington
(208); 10. #1 Peter Gibbons (204); 11. #88 Dave Jacombs (201); 12. #60 Ron
Beauchamp Jr. (200); 13. #14. John Fitzpatrick (197); 14. #23 Jeff
Lapcevich (194); 15. #11 Ron Van Es (189)
CASCAR FLO~PRO.COM WESTERN SERIES (TOP 15 after 2 events): 1. #35 Kevin
Dowler (325 points); 2. #36 Jim White (320); 3. #71 Daryl Harr (307); 4.
#30 Derek Pollack (301); 5. #6 Todd Nichol (290); 6. #87 James Ward (278);
7. #21 Jason White (275); 8. #2 Carl Harr (268); 9. #26 Shaun Pollack
(264); 10. #79 Wade Lee (262); 11. #96 Norman Hunger (254); 12. #48 Chris
Dennis (252); 12. #42 Lyle Paulson (252); 14. #24 Scott Dennis (247); 15.
#11 Marty White (244); 15. #86 Shawn Press (244); 15. #76 Dale Beisick
(244); 15. #31 Sean Maltman (244)
Contact CASCAR’s Toronto Office at (416) 531-4714 or visit www.cascar.ca
Prepared by Inside Track Communications. // Contact: Greg MacPherson (416)
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