CASCAR - N#5 - Edmonton Summary & Results
CASCAR Super Series
Griddly Headz 100 // Grand Prix of Edmonton
Summary & Results
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For immediate release / July 22, 2006
Jeff Lapcevich wins the Griddly Headz 100 CASCAR race at the Grand Prix of
Edmonton
EDMONTON, AB - Jeff Lapcevich ended an almost two-year CASCAR Super Series
winless drought on Saturday afternoon in the Griddly Headz 100 at the Grand
Prix of Edmonton. The Caistor Centre, Ontario resident started fourth in
the 38-car field and never looked back after coming out on top of an
early-race battle with polesitter J.R. Fitzpatrick.
It was the sixth Super Series win of Lapcevich’s career. The Tim
Hortons / EMCEA Transport Chevy last visited victory lane following the
Vancouver Indy, on July 24, 2004. Kerry Micks, who won the Father’s Day
CASCAR race at Mosport Raceway, finished second in his Cdn. Detailing
Services Ford Taurus, ahead of CASCAR newcomer Kenny Habul (Hot Wheels
Chevy), who recorded his first-ever Super Series podium finish.
Points leader J.R. Fitzpatrick of Ayr, Ontario started on the pole
for the 32-lap race around the 14-turn road course, after dominating
practice and qualifying in his Milwaukee Tools Chevy. His Fitzpatrick
Motorsports teammate Don Thomson Jr. started alongside of him, in the Home
Hardware Chevy, but had a tire go down early in the race, forcing him to
the pits for new rubber. The five-time and defending Super Series champion
recovered to fifth at the end of the Griddly Headz 100.
The early action featured back-and-forth racing between
Fitzpatrick and Lapcevich. After swapping the lead a few times following
the race’s lone full-course caution, Fitzpatrick experienced electrical
problems and fell off the pace, to 14th at the finish. At the checkered
flag, Lapcevich cruised home almost 15 seconds ahead of Micks, despite
never having raced on the Edmonton circuit before.
“After we got past J.R. [Fitzpatrick] that second time, it was
pretty uneventful,” said Lapcevich, following the race. “My biggest concern
was making sure that we had a few cars between us and Kerry [Micks] in case
there were any late restarts. I was behind him for that restart at Mosport
when he got by [Peter] Gibbons and I didn’t want to take any chance of that
happening to me today.”
Lapcevich credited his A.P Engine for putting him into contention
in Edmonton. “We had trouble at Mosport and we found out later that we had
an ignition problem that we weren’t aware of for a while. We fixed that and
we were more than competitive in Edmonton.” Lapcevich continued, “I don’t
know what the crowd was today, but I spoke with people who said it was the
biggest we’ve ever raced in front of. I did several ‘donuts’ during my
victory lap and there were a lot of people who hung around to enjoy them.”
Fourth-place went to CASCAR’s ‘Ironman’ DJ Kennington in the
Castrol Dodge Charger, ahead of Don Thomson. Dodge Charger racers Ron
Beauchamp (MOPAR), Mark Dilley (Dodge) and Dave Whitlock (NTN Bower / Headz
Gamez) came home sixth through eighth, respectively, while Peter Gibbons
(Cdn. Tire Chevy) and Jim Lapcevich (EMCEA / Tim Hortons Chevy) rounded out
the top 10 finishers.
In addition to being a CASCAR Super Series race, the Griddly Headz
100 was also a CASCAR Flo~Pro.com Western Series points race. EMCO Taurus
driver Kevin Dowler’s 17th-place overall result was the best of the Western
regulars, which earned the Sherwood Park, AB racer top points toward his
goal of earning a record-extending sixth Western Series championship.
After a pair of events in western Canada, the CASCAR Super Series
returns to the east and will make its next appearance on the streets of
Trois-Rivieres, Quebec on Aug. 4-6 for the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres.
PHOTO: Jeff Lapcevich won the Griddly Headz 100 CASCAR Super Series race at
the Grand Prix of Edmonton on Saturday. (Credit: Pierre Clemente)
CASCAR ON TV: For information regarding initial airings and replays of
CASCAR Super Series races on SPORTSNET, please check your local listings or
visit http://www.cascar.ca/schedule/tv_schedule.html.
POINT STANDINGS: CASCAR SUPER SERIES: Unofficial After 5 Events (Top 15):
1. #84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (907 pts.); 2. #02 Kerry Micks (902); 3. #22 Scott
Steckly (889); 4. #4 Don Thomson Jr. (877); 5. #17 DJ Kennington (860); 6.
#39 Dave Whitlock (852); 7. #19 Brad Graham (849); 8. #10 Doug Brown (837);
9. #9 Mark Dilley (819); 10. #1 Peter Gibbons (816); 11. #25 Jim Lapcevich
(809); 12. #60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (801); 13. #3 Jason Hathaway (772); 14.
#14 John Fitzpatrick (752); 15. #11 Ron VanEs (702)
CASCAR Super Series
RESULTS: Griddly Headz 100
Round #5 // July 22, 2006 // Grand Prix of Edmonton
Edmonton, Alberta // City Centre Airport // 14-turn road course
FIN. ST. # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR(S) / MAKE LAPS
1 4 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Caistor Centre, ON) Tim Hortons
/ EMCEA Transport Chevrolet Monte Carlo 32
2 5 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) Cdn. Detailing
Services Ford Taurus 32
3 8 75 Kenny Habul (Etobicoke, ON) Hot Wheels /
Variety Village Chevrolet Monte Carlo 32
4 3 17 DJ Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Castrol / N.P.P.
Dodge Charger 32
5 2 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) Home Hardware
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 32
6 13 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor, ON) MOPAR / Mobil1 /
Exide / Chrysler Jeep Dodge Svc. Dodge Charger 32
7 10 9 Mark Dilley (Barrie, ON) Dodge / Mobil 1 /
Exide / Leland / Avenue M.W. / CRS Dodge Charger 32
8 9 39 Dave Whitlock (Wyoming, ON) NTN Bower / Headz
Gamez Inc. / NMT Dodge Charger 32
9 16 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire /
Monroe Brakes Chevrolet Monte Carlo 32
10 17 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) EMCEA Transport /
Tim Hortons Chevrolet Monte Carlo 32
11 15 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) Challenger Motor
Freight / Logel’s Dodge Charger 32
12 7 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton, ON) ERB / AW
Millwrights Dodge Charger 32
13 11 8 Marc Miller (Holland, MI) Carhartt Dodge
Charger 32
14 1 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Milwaukee Tools
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 32
15 19 10 Doug Brown (Brantford, ON) NAPA / AUTOPRO
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 32
16 23 3 Jason Hathaway (Appin, ON) ® Snap-On Tools /
Arctic Cat / Super 8 Dodge Charger 32
17 6 35 Kevin Dowler (Sherwood Park, AB) EMCO Ford
Taurus 31
18 25 09 Kent Nuhn (Williamsford, ON) ® Nuhn Motorsports
Pontiac Grand Prix 31
19 20 30 Derek Polack (Stony Plain, AB) Bulldog Protective
Coatings Chevrolet Monte Carlo 31
20 24 36 Jim White (Kamloops, BC) MOPAR / Kamloops
Dodge Charger 31
21 21 2 Carl Harr (St. Albert, AB) Zimmer / Wheaton
GMC / GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Monte Carlo 31
22 29 44 James Van Domselaar (Ft. Sask., AB) South Fort
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 31
23 27 14 John Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Latta Cranes
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 31
24 36 5 Fred Whiteman (Edmonton, AB) KPSA & Associates
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 31
25 28 29 Pierre Bourque (Ottawa, ON) ® Pollara Public
Affairs / Full Metal Minerals / Driving.ca Dodge Charger 31
26 34 86 Shawn Press (Calgary, AB) Crestview Homes /
All Weather Windows Dodge Charger 31
27 26 6 Todd Nichol (St. Albert, AB) Pennzoil / Rocky
Mountain Sales / SEM Chevrolet Monte Carlo 30
28 35 26 Shaun Polack (Stony Plain, AB) Thompson Brothers
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 30
29 30 42 Lyle Paulson (Enderby, BC) ® New Era Promotion
Pontiac Grand Prix 29
30 22 71 Daryl Harr (St. Albert, AB) Westworld Computers
/ GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Monte Carlo 27
31 32 41 Fred Del Pero (Edmonton, AB) Castrol Ford
Taurus 24
32 14 79 Wade Lee (Calgary, AB) Sun Valley Speedway
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 22
33 12 88 Robin Buck (Campbellville, ON) Lou's BBQ / CPS
Flooring Ford Taurus 16
34 31 87 James Ward (Maple Ridge, BC) Lordco Racing Ford
Taurus 15
35 18 11 Ron VanEs (Smithville, ON) Star Van Systems
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 13
36 37 21 Jason White (Sun Peaks, BC) Zimmer / Wheaton
GMC Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1
37 38 24 Scott Dennis (Edmonton, AB) ® Antrim Construction
Fluid Life Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1
38 33 59 Brad Musart (Lac La Biche, AB) OK Ford Sales Ford
Taurus DNS
® after the hometown denotes Rookie contender.
POLESITTER: #8 J.R. Fitzpatrick (1 minute and 22.582 seconds) // TIME OF
RACE: 52 minutes and 5.655 seconds // MARGIN OF VICTORY: 14.699 seconds //
CAUTIONS: 1 for a total of 7 laps // LAP LEADERS: #84 J.R. Fitzpatrick
(1-10), #23 Jeff Lapcevich (11-32) // GOODYEAR BELTS & HOSES FASTEST LAP:
#23 Jeff Lapcevich (1 minute and 24.710 seconds)
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