CASCAR - N#8 - GP of Montreal Preview

CASCAR SUPER SERIES
PREVIEW: GO-RACING.CA 100 // G.P. de Montréal

For more information contact CASCAR’s Toronto office at (416) 531-4714
For immediate release / August 24, 2006

CASCAR heads to Montréal for its first-ever appearance as part of the G.P. 
de Montréal ChampCar race weekend

TORONTO, ON – In recent years, CASCAR has been front and centre at most of 
the major Canadian urban road racing events. Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver 
and Trois-Rivières have all played host to Canada’s top racing series. And 
this weekend, you can add Montréal to that list. While CASCAR has contested 
many races at Autodrome St-Eustache – an oval located northwest of the city 
– Saturday afternoon’s GO-RACING.CA 100 at the legendary Circuit Gilles 
Villeneuve circuit marks the first time that the touring stock car series 
will share the stage with the ChampCar World Series in downtown Montréal.

             The GO-RACING.CA 100 is the eighth Super Series race of the 
season and the fourth and final road race on the 2006 CASCAR schedule. So 
far this year, road course victories have gone to Kerry Micks (Mosport), 
Jeff Lapcevich (Edmonton) and Don Thomson (Trois-Rivières).

             In terms of the championship chase, five-time and current 
champ Don Thomson Jr. (Home Hardware Chevy) is within striking distance of 
his Fitzpatrick Motorsports teammate J.R. Fitzpatrick (Milwaukee Tools 
Chevy), with just 23 markers separating them after seven events. And while 
many eyes will be focusing on these two doing battle for the title, there 
are still a total of four racers within 100 points of Fitzpatrick (Thomson, 
Micks, Dave Whitlock and Scott Steckly) as the series heads into the 
homestretch.

             Although he’s not in contention for the championship, veteran 
racer Jeff Lapcevich will have a new look when he shows up this weekend at 
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The Caistor Centre, ON driver recently announced 
that he will add sponsorship from CARHARTT to his Tim Hortons / EMCEA 
Transport car for the rest of the season, in the wake of an agreement with 
Team RaceSportz.

             Lapcevich is hoping that the additional sponsorship – coupled 
with his experience at the Villeneuve circuit – will pay dividends on 
Saturday afternoon. “I’ve raced the Montréal circuit six times. We ran the 
Player’s Ltd/GM Motorsport Series there in the early 1990s, and we also 
competed in the Motorola Cup three times,” said Lapcevich, who is currently 
putting the finishing touches on his car’s suspension settings in advance 
of this weekend’s action.

             There will be some local flavour in the field at Montréal, in 
the form of hometown racers Richard Durivage (Miapoxy Chevy) and series 
newcomer Bertrand Godin (Arctic Cat Chevy). As well, Pierre Bourque 
(Driving.ca / Canada.com Dodge) from nearby Ottawa, ON will be making his 
third and final outing of the season with Whitlock Motorsports. “We’ve made 
vast improvements in the two races I’ve been in so far this year, and the 
same is expected this weekend,” said Bourque. “This weekend’s race is huge. 
The ChampCars are here competing with us, and while the crowds know they 
will see a great race with them, I really think our show will be even better.”

             In addition to the CASCAR and ChampCar series, the Formula 
1600 and the Atlantic Series will also be in action at le Circuit Gilles 
Villeneuve this weekend.
             CASCAR will take to the track for a pair of half-hour practice 
sessions on Friday (starting at 11: 45 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), in advance of 
the series’ lone qualifying session, at 8:35 a.m. on Saturday morning. The 
GO-RACING.CA 100 is scheduled to take the green flag at 4:00 p.m. on 
Saturday afternoon.


SCHEDULE: GO-RACING.CA 100 (Montréal, Quebec)
CASCAR Super Series

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2006

11:45 a.m. – 12: 15 p.m.             CASCAR Super Series practice session #1
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.                  CASCAR Super Series practice session #2

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2006

8:35 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.                  CASCAR Super Series qualifying session
4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.                  START: GO-RACING.CA 100 CASCAR SUPER 
SERIES FEATURE RACE


POINT STANDINGS

CASCAR Super Series (As of August 13, 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 Flo~Pro.Com Western Series (As of August 22, 2006): 1. #36 Jim White 
(1015 pts.); 2. #35 Kevin Dowler (1004); 3. #30 Derek Polack (988); 4. #71 
Daryl Harr (957); 5. #6 Todd Nichol (932); 6. #2 Carl Harr (905); 7. #26 
Shaun Polack (884); 8. #79 Wade Lee (875); 9. #21 Jason White (865); 10. 
#86 Shawn Press (836); 11. #24 Scott Dennis (826); 12. #48 Chris Dennis 
(483); 13. #96 Norm Hunger (478); 14. #87 James Ward (468); 15. #76 Dale 
Biesick (458)

CASCAR Sportsman Series (As of August 22, 2006): 1. #77 Dion Verhoeven (247 
pts.); 2. #81 Shawn McGlynn (237); 3. #32 Mike Alguire (228); 4. #00 Steve 
Munro (227); 5. #95 Ron Lethbridge (217); 6. #11 Cole Weber (214); 7. #48 
Doug Cathcart (205); 8. #67 Scott Mitchell (204); 9. #36 Alan Lebert (199); 
10. #20 Dave Didero (136); 11. #66 Josh Wood (133); 12. #82 Dave Connelly 
(66); 13. #07 Joey McColm (63)

CASCAR ON TV: Watch the Arctic Cat 100 CASCAR Super Series race from the 
Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières on Saturday, August 26 on SPORTSNET, starting 
at 9:00 p.m. (EAST, ONT & WEST) and at 5:00 p.m. (PACIFIC). 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.

WESTERN SERIES: Last Saturday at Edmonton Int’l Raceway in Wetaskiwin, AB, 
the CASCAR Flo~Pro.Com Western Series took to the track for their sixth 
points race of the season. Former Western Series champ Daryl Harr, from 
nearby St. Albert, AB took the victory in the Competition Chevrolet CASCAR 
200, coming home in front of Stony Plain, AB’s Derek Polack and Todd Nichol 
(St. Albert). Points leader Jim White was eighth, which allowed five-time 
series champion Kevin Dowler (who was fourth) to whittle White’s lead to 
just 11 points. The next Flo~Pro.Com Western Series race is scheduled for 
the Labour Day weekend at Sun Valley Speedway, in Vernon, BC.


Contact CASCAR’s Toronto Office at (416) 531-4714 or visit www.cascar.ca
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