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CASCAR: Kennington claims CARQUEST 200; Thomson finishes fourth to secure Eastern title

13 September 1999

FREDERICTON, NB - DJ Kennington collected his second career CASCAR Castrol
Super Series win, at Fredericton's New Brunswick Int'l Speedway, on Sunday
afternoon. The Castrol Dodge driver started second in the 22 car field and
took the lead from fellow Dodge driver Ron Beauchamp on lap 2 and led the
rest of the way to win the Eastern series' final race of the '99 season;
the CARQUEST 200.

	Al Turner finished second in the race, but the Barrie, ON racer had
nothing for the winner, from St. Thomas, ON. Turner had his hands full
keeping his Blue Streak Dodge in front of third-place finisher Peter
Gibbons (Canadian Tire Chevy / Stouffville, ON). Gibbons hounded Turner
over the final 50 laps but was unable to make a successful pass.

	Fifth place went to Don Thomson Jr. of Hamilton, ON. His consistent finish
was good enough to earn him his first career CASCAR title. By winning the
CASCAR Castrol Super Series East crown on Sunday, the Home Hardware Chevy
driver made amends for finishing second to Gibbons in the National points
chase, which concluded on the Labour Day weekend at Delaware, ON. "This is
the most exciting day of my racing career," said Thomson. "Winning the
Edmonton National race and the three Eastern races in one year will be
something I'll never forget. We added consistency to our program this year
and turned it around. Next year, the goal is to win the National championship."

	Finishing second to Thomson in the final eastern tally was St. Thomas, ON
native Peter Vanderwyst. The Loctite Chevy racer could do little but hope
for Thomson to encounter trouble during the CARQUEST 200, but that failed
to occur. In the end, Vanderwyst's sixth-place finish left him 34 points
shy of Thomson.

Margin of Victory: .403 seconds / Time of Race: 1 hour, 11 minutes, 16
secs. / Cautions: 5 for 41 laps / Lap Leaders: #60 (1), #17 (2-200).
Unofficial CASCAR Castrol Super Series East Final Standings / As of Sept.
12, 1999: 1. Don Thomson Jr. (1564 points); 2. Pete Vanderwyst (1530); 3.
DJ Kennington (1494); 4. Kerry Micks (1492); 5. Peter Gibbons (1462); 6.
Neil Fair (1456); 7. Dave Whitlock (1378); 8. Ron Beauchamp (1370); 9. Mark
Dilley (1366); 10. Kelly Williams (1354); 11. Derrick Tiemersma (1348); 12.
John Fitzpatrick (1338); 13. Al Turner (1324); 14. Al Long (1320); 15.
Robin Buck (1282); 16. Andy Farr (1236); 17. Scott Steckly (1232); 18. Nik
Lapcevich (1214); 19. Rob Neely (1134); 20. Scott Watkins (1126).

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