CASCAR - N#7 - Mosport Speedway 200 Summary &
Results
CASCAR Super Series
SUMMARY & RESULTS: Mosport Speedway 200
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For immediate release / August 13, 2006
Three-time CASCAR Super Series champion Dave Whitlock wins the Mosport
Speedway 200
BOWMANVILLE, ON – Dave Whitlock ended his personal two-year winless streak
on Saturday night at Mosport Speedway. The CASCAR Super Series driver
started 10th in the field of 23 racers at the tight, half-mile oval. And
while others abused their brakes and tires, Whitlock was ultimately
rewarded for preserving his NTN-Bower / Griddly Headz / NMT Dodge Charger
for the end of the Mosport Speedway 200.
The Wyoming, ON resident emerged in 10th-place after pitting
with the rest of the field, one-third of the way into the race. From there,
the three-time CASCAR champ worked his way forward. With 75 laps to go, he
cracked the top five. And on lap 163, he moved into second, passing series
points leader J.R. Fitzpatrick (Milwaukee Tools Chevy), leaving only race
leader Kerry Micks (Cdn. Detailing Svcs. Ford) in his way.
There was little doubt that Whitlock had the faster car of the
two, and on lap 169, he blew past Micks on the entry to turn 1. Micks
attempted to cool his tires and brakes for another late run at Whitlock,
but it wasn’t to be. In the end, Whitlock’s Dodge came home less than
half-a-second in front of Micks’ Ford, to become the seventh different
feature winner in as many Super Series races this season.
“We adjusted the stagger a bit during our stop, and that set
us up for the end,” said Whitlock after the race. “We needed a long green
flag run to get through the pack, and we got it. Everybody raced me very
clean. Kerry [Micks] basically let me go. He knew how quickly we caught him
and he gave me lots of room. I’m sure he was going to try and save his
tires for a late run at me, but I wasn’t going to let him get close enough
for that.”
For his part, Micks was pleased with the result. “Our goal
tonight was to get the lead and stay out front for a while. I wasn’t going
to push it too hard with Dave [Whitlock]. I was planning to go back at him
later, but we’d worn our stuff out by then. And when J.R. [Fitzpatrick]
came up on me so fast, the goal turned into keeping second, and that’s what
we did.”
J.R. Fitzpatrick, who led twice during the race for a total of
63 laps, finished third. The podium result allowed the youngster to extend
his points lead over his teammate Don Thomson Jr., after seven events.
Thomson (Home Hardware Chevy) recovered to fifth-place at the end after
being taken out by a backmarker, while running second, during a mid-race
restart.
Ron Beauchamp Jr. guided his MOPAR-sponsored Dodge Charger to
fourth at the end. The Windsor, ON racer enjoyed a relatively uneventful
race, leaving the physical stuff to others. The Dodge-sponsored Charger of
polesitter Mark Dilley came home sixth in the Mosport Speedway 200.
PHOTO: Dave Whitlock won the Mosport Speedway 200 CASCAR Super Series race
at Mosport Speedway on Saturday night, ending a two-year winless streak for
the three-time National champion. (Credit: G. MacPherson / Inside Track)
CASCAR NOTEBOOK: Prior to Mosport, Dave Whitlock’s last Super Series
victory came on July 4, 2004 at Cayuga Speedway. In that race, he passed
Kerry Micks with five laps to go en route to the win… The CASCAR Super
Series takes next weekend off before heading to Quebec for the Aug. 25-27
ChampCar Grand Prix of Montreal.
UNOFFICIAL POINTS: CASCAR SUPER SERIES (After 7 events, as of August 12,
2006): 1. #84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (1221 pts.); 2. #4 Don Thomson Jr. (1198);
3. #02 Kerry Micks (1173); 4. #39 Dave Whitlock (1154); 5. #22 Scott
Steckly (1147); 6. #9 Mark Dilley (1114); 7. #19 Brad Graham (1107); 8. #60
Ron Beauchamp Jr. (1103); 9. #1 Peter Gibbons (1084); 10. #10 Doug Brown
(1081); 11. #17 DJ Kennington (1070); 12. #25 Jim Lapcevich (1055); 13. #3
Jason Hathaway ® (1048); 14. #11 Ron Van Es (954); 15. #09 Kent Nuhn (926)
CASCAR ON TV: 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.
CASCAR Super Series
RESULTS: Mosport Speedway 200
Round #7 // August 12, 2006 // Mosport Speedway
Bowmanville, Ontario // ½-mile banked oval
FIN. ST. # DRIVER
(HOMETOWN) SPONSOR(S) /
MAKE
LAPS
1 10 39 Dave Whitlock (Wyoming,
ON) NTN Bower / Griddly Headz / NMT Dodge
Charger 200
2 6 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert,
ON) Cdn. Detailing Services Ford
Taurus 200
3 5 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (Ayr,
ON) Milwaukee Tools Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 200
4 3 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor,
ON) MOPAR / Mobil1 / Exide / Chrysler Jeep Dodge Svc. Dodge
Charger 200
5 4 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton,
ON) Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 200
6 1 9 Mark Dilley (Barrie,
ON) Dodge / Mobil 1 / Exide / Leland / Avenue
M.W. / CRS Dodge Charger 200
7 15 3 Jason Hathaway (Appin, ON)
® Snap-On Tools / Arctic Cat / Super 8 Dodge
Charger 200
8 14 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Caistor Centre,
ON) Tim Hortons / EMCEA Transport Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 200
9 11 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville,
ON) Canadian Tire / Monroe Brakes Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 200
10 16 11 Ron Van Es (Smithville,
ON) Star Van Systems Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 199
11 2 10 Doug Brown (Brantford,
ON) NAPA / AUTOPRO Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 199
12 23 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe,
ON) Challenger Motor Freight / Logel’s Dodge
Charger 198
13 19 18 Chad McGlynn (Kitchener,
ON) McGlynn Motorsports Ford
Taurus
197
14 21 86 Kenny Forth (Lynden,
ON) Midnight Sun / Parkinson Tours / CHAM 820 Ford
Taurus 197
15 8 77 Derek Lynch (Warkworth,
ON) Canadian Shield / JJ Stewart Motors Dodge
Charger 196
16 18 33 Bertrand Godin (St-Hyacinthe, QC)
® Arctic Cat Chevrolet Monte
Carlo
196
17 7 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton,
ON) ERB / AW Millwrights Dodge
Charger 193
18 22 09 Kent Nuhn (Williamsford, ON)
® Nuhn Motorsports Pontiac Grand
Prix 191
19 12 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton,
ON) EMCEA Transport / Tim Hortons Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 180
20 20 93 Joe Goncalves (Concord,
ON) Bolt-On Performance / Pro-Spray Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 146
21 17 50 Joey McColm (Ajax, ON)
® ATTO Dodge
Charger
140
22 9 17 DJ Kennington (St. Thomas,
ON) Castrol Dodge
Charger
85
23 13 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope,
ON) Lou's BBQ / CPS Flooring Ford
Taurus 14
POLESITTER: #9 Mark Dilley (21.852 seconds) // TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 42
minutes and 53 seconds // AVERAGE SPEED: 64.149 mph // MARGIN OF VICTORY:
0.378 seconds // CAUTIONS: 7 for a total of 48 // LAP LEADERS: #9 Mark
Dilley (1-19), #84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (20-22), #9 Mark Dilley (23-73), #4 Don
Thomson Jr. (74-76), #84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (77-136), #02 Kerry Micks
(137-169), #39 Dave Whitlock (170-200) // GOODYEAR BELTS & HOSES FASTEST
LAP: #4 Don Thomson Jr. (21.975 seconds) // FAST EDDIE HARD CHARGER: #19
Brad Graham (Advanced 11 positions)
® after the hometown denotes Rookie contender.
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