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CASCAR: Gibbons wins pole for UAP/NAPA presents C.A.G. 250 km at Mosport

29 August 1999

BOWMANVILLE, ON  Peter Gibbons will start from pole position in Sunday’s
UAP/NAPA presents C.A.G. 250 km at Mosport International Speedway after posting
the fastest time in qualifying Saturday.
        The Stouffville, ON driver put in a lap of one minute, 32.163
seconds in
his Canadian Tire Chevrolet Monte Carlo to edge Oakville, ON’s Robin Buck for
the top grid spot for Sunday’s race, the third round of the CASCAR Castrol
Super Series national championship. Buck turned a best lap of one minute,
32.271 seconds in the UAP/NAPA Pontiac Grand Prix to claim the outside starting
spot on the front row.
        Gibbons and Buck also earned the wins in the pair of 25-minute heat
races that determined the remainder of the starting line-up for Sunday’s race.
Gibbons led all 16 laps of the opening heat and beat the Blue Streak Hygrade
Motor Products Dodge Avenger of Thornton, ON’s Al Turner by 10.225 seconds.
Pete Vanderwyst of London, ON was third in the Loctite Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
Turner, however, was disqualified for a suspension problem with his car and
moved to the back of Sunday’s 30-car starting grid.
        Buck took the lead from Hamilton racer Don Thomson Jr. two laps
from the
end of the second heat race and scored a 1.170-sec. victory over Thomson’s Home
Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Kerry Micks of Mt. Albert, ON was third in his
Ford Fastlane Ford Taurus.
        With his heat win Gibbons unofficially took over the CASCAR Castrol
Super Series national points lead.
        Sunday’s UAP/NAPA presents Canadian Auction Group 250 km will get the
green flag at 2:00 pm. An autograph session will be held at 12:30 pm.