CASCAR - N#8 - GP de Montreal Summary & Results
CASCAR SUPER SERIES
GP of Montreal: Summary & Results
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For immediate release / August 26, 2006
Kerry Micks wins inaugural CASCAR 100 Super Series race at the G.P. de Montréal
MONTREAL, QC – Veteran stock car competitor Kerry Micks became the first
two-time CASCAR Super Series winner of the 2006 season when he won the
inaugural CASCAR 100 at the G.P. de Montreal on Saturday afternoon. The
Canadian Detailing Services Ford Taurus driver started on the pole and came
out on the winning end of a race-long, back-and-forth battle with Lou’s /
CPS Ford driver Robin Buck. Micks’ other victory of the campaign took place
in mid-June at Mosport Int’l Raceway.
Micks, who hails from Mt. Albert, Ont. started on the pole for
the 23-lap race around the 13-turn, 4.359 km Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road
course and led the first 11 laps before slipping in the hairpin turn (turn
10), opening the door for Buck to take the lead. Both drivers have multiple
CASCAR road course wins to their credit and it wasn’t long before Micks had
recovered from his miscue and was all over the Campbellville, Ont. racer as
they left the rest of the 24-car field behind.
On lap 17, Micks dove underneath Buck in turn 10 and was able
to pull in front on the exit from the tricky corner. From there, the lead
duo posted furious lap times, almost two seconds quicker than their rivals.
On the last lap, Buck mounted one last challenge, pressuring Micks to go
across the final chicane. The final few hundred metres came down to a drag
race between the pair, which Micks was able to win by a nose. His margin of
victory at the checkered flag was less than two-tenths of a second.
Third-place in the CASCAR 100 went to ERB Dodge Charger driver
Scott Steckly, of Milverton, Ont. Steckly cruised in third through the
entire race, finishing comfortably ahead of Jim Lapcevich (EMCEA Transport
/ Tim Hortons Chevy) and DJ Kennington (Castrol Dodge Charger), who were
fourth and fifth, respectively.
The points chase was tightened in Montreal as Fitzpatrick
Motorsports teammates J.R. Fitzpatrick and Don Thomson – who entered the
race ‘one-two’ in the standings – experienced trouble in qualifying for the
CASCAR 100. Both drivers suffered engine failures during the Saturday
morning time trial session and were forced to start at the back in the
feature race. Fitzpatrick (Milwaukee Tools Chevy) was the Fast Eddie Hard
Charger of the race, climbing to eighth at the finish, while Thomson (Home
Hardware Chevy) endured more power trouble during the 23-lap chase and came
home 13th, the last car on the lead lap.
Heading to next weekend’s Labour Day Weekend event at Cayuga
Speedway, Fitzpatrick now leads Micks by just 11 points, with Thomson 22
markers back of Micks.
PHOTO: Kerry Micks (left) held off Robin Buck (r) to win the CASCAR 100 on
Saturday afternoon in Montreal. The CASCAR Super Series race was part of
the G.P. de Montreal ChampCar Weekend at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
(CREDIT: G. MacPherson / Inside Track)
POINT STANDINGS (UNOFFICIAL as of August 26, 2006, after 8 events): 1. #84
J.R. Fitzpatrick (1357 pts.); 2. #02 Kerry Micks (1346); 3. #4 Don Thomson
Jr. (1324); 4. #22 Scott Steckly (1300); 5. #39 Dave Whitlock (1294); 6. #9
Mark Dilley (1252); 7. #60 Ron Beauchamp (1238); 8. #19 Brad Graham (1223);
9. #17 DJ Kennington (1214); 10. #10 Doug Brown (1205); 11. #25 Jim
Lapcevich (1203); 12. #1 Peter Gibbons (1192); 13. #3 Jason Hathaway ®
(1154); 14. #11 Ron Van Es (1058); 15. #09 Kent Nuhn (1044)
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: CASCAR 100
Round #8 // August 26, 2006 // Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal, Quebec // 13-turn, 4.359 km road course
FIN. ST. # DRIVER
(HOMETOWN) SPONSOR(S) /
MAKE
LAPS
1 1 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert,
ON) Cdn. Detailing Services Ford
Taurus 23
2 2 88 Robin Buck (Campbellville,
ON) Lou's BBQ / CPS Flooring Ford
Taurus 23
3 3 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton,
ON) ERB / AW Millwrights Dodge
Charger 23
4 9 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton,
ON) EMCEA Transport / Tim Hortons Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 23
5 12 17 DJ Kennington (St. Thomas,
ON) Castrol Dodge
Charger
23
6 7 39 Dave Whitlock (Wyoming,
ON) NTN Bower / Griddly Headz / NMT Dodge
Charger 23
7 11 9 Mark Dilley (Barrie,
ON) Dodge / Mobil 1 / Exide / Leland / Avenue
M.W. / CRS Dodge Charger 23
8 22 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (Ayr,
ON) Milwaukee Tools Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 23
9 4 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor,
ON) MOPAR / Mobil1 / Exide / Chrysler Jeep Dodge Svc. Dodge
Charger 23
10 6 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Caistor Centre,
ON) Tim Hortons / EMCEA Transport / Carhartt Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 23
11 8 75 Kenny Habul (Etobicoke,
ON) Hot Wheels / Variety Village Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 23
12 14 29 Pierre Bourque (Ottawa, ON)
® Driving.ca / Canada.com / Working.com / Pollara Dodge
Charger 23
13 23 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton,
ON) Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 23
14 15 10 Doug Brown (Brantford,
ON) NAPA / AUTOPRO Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 22
15 24 33 Bertrand Godin (St-Hyacinthe, QC)
® Mid-America Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 22
16 21 71 Bryan Cathcart (Peterborough,
ON) Mid-America Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 22
17 19 09 Kent Nuhn (Williamsford, ON)
® Nuhn Motorsports Pontiac Grand
Prix 22
18 13 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe,
ON) Challenger Motor Freight / Logel’s Dodge
Charger 21
19 17 6 J.F. Dumoulin (Trois-Rivieres, QC)
® Summum Dodge
Charger
20
20 18 82 Dave Connelly (Arnprior,
ON) Maple Leaf Foods / Vector Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 20
21 20 12 Richard Durivage (Montreal,
QC) MIAPOXY Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 19
22 5 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville,
ON) Canadian Tire / Monroe Brakes Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 17
23 10 3 Jason Hathaway (Appin, ON)
® Snap-On Tools / Arctic Cat / Super 8 Dodge
Charger 10
24 16 11 Ron Van Es (Smithville,
ON) Star Van Systems Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 5
POLESITTER: #02 Mark Dilley (1 minute and 48.984 seconds) // TIME OF RACE:
42 minutes and 39 seconds // AVERAGE SPEED: 141.032 km/h // MARGIN OF
VICTORY: 0.171 seconds // CAUTIONS: None // LAP LEADERS: #02 Kerry Micks
(1-11), #88 Robin Buck (12-17), #02 Kerry Micks (18-23) // GOODYEAR BELTS &
HOSES FASTEST LAP: #88 Robin Buck (1 minute and 49.992 seconds) // FAST
EDDIE HARD CHARGER: #84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (14 positions)
® after the hometown denotes Rookie contender.
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