CASCAR Castrol Super Series East - Mosport results
18 June 2000
Exide Batteries 200 Thomson tops at Mosport OSHAWA, ON - Reigning CASCAR Castrol Super Series East champion Don Thomson Jr. put on a dominant performance on Saturday night at Mosport Int'l Speedway, leading 127 of the 200 lap Exide Batteries 200 to take his first checkered flag of the season. The Home Hardware Chevrolet driver lined up on the outside front row in the 38-car starting field and appeared in control at all times during the event, held in front of over 8,000 fans on the Mosport half-mile oval. Thomson, who races out of Ayr, ON, pitted while leading - under caution on lap 121 - and methodically worked his way forward over the next 48 laps before taking the lead for the third and final time. Polesitter Peter Gibbons was the only other competitor capable of keeping up with Thomson's furious pace and came across the line, in second, just over a second back of Thomson after 200 laps. Neil Fair's Skoal Inc. Chevy finished third - another second and a half behind Gibbons - for an 'all-Chevrolet' podium. Race Notes: Heat race victories during qualifying for the Exide Batteries 200 went to Scott Steckly, John Fitzpatrick and Al Long. Al Turner, who won the first two races of the Super Series East season, took the 'Fast Qualifiers' heat. Unfortunately for the Barrie, ON racer, he was involved in the race's major incident on lap 34 and saw his evening finish early. Peter Gibbons' pole-winning lap of 22.092 seconds was a track record for the CASCAR Late Models at Mosport. In all, a total of 25 competitors were under the old mark of 22.807 seconds. Next event: Next weekend, the CASCAR Castrol Super Series East heads to the Maritimes for its annual visit to New Brunswick Int'l Speedway, in Fredericton, NB, on June 24-25. The CARQUEST 200 - for the past few seasons the final race on the Eastern schedule (held in September) - has been moved forward a few months in 2000. In addition to the regular competitors from Ontario and Quebec, Nova Scotia Late Model star Scott Fraser will again participate in CASCAR's lone East Coast event of the season. CASCAR Castrol Super Series East Results: Exide Batteries 200 / June 17, 2000 Round #4 / Mosport Int'l Speedway / Oshawa, ON Fin. St. Car# Driver (Hometown) Sponsor / Make Laps 1 2 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200 2 1 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200 3 7 33 Neil Fair (Ancaster, ON) Skoal Inc. Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200 4 13 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton, ON) AW Millwrights / ERB Group Pontiac Grand Prix 200 5 11 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) Ford Fast Lane Ford Taurus 200 6 12 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope, ON) Speedy Auto Service Ford Taurus 200 7 20 04 Andy Farr (Chesterfield, MI) DeWalt Intrepid 200 8 14 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200 9 4 64 Mark Dilley (Barrie, ON) NTN Bearings Ford Taurus 200 10 5 17 D.J. Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Castrol Canada / Elgin Chrysler Dodge 200 11 10 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor, ON) Mopar Parts / Mr. Sub Intrepid 200 12 23 07 Sean Dupuis (Windsor, ON) WWF / Castrol Chevrolet Monte Carlo 199 13 25 57 Joe Goncalves (Concord, ON) Grosnor Sports Cards Chevrolet Monte Carlo 198 14 29 32 Mike Alguire (London, ON) R Pontiac Grand Prix 198 15 8 98 Dave Whitlock (Petrolia, ON) Ford Quality Care Service Ford Taurus 197 16 6 03 Jason McLellan (Mt. Forest, ON) R Artic Clear / JJ McLellan & Son Dodge 197 17 33 77 Pete Vanderwyst (St. Thomas, ON) Loctite Chevrolet Monte Carlo 196 18 28 41 John Tsoumaris (Toronto, ON) John's Unique Auto Chevrolet Monte Carlo 195 19 24 43 Bob Merrifield (Belle River, ON) Remax Preferred Realty Dodge 194 20 21 0 Howie Scannell Jr. (Milton, ON) Tools Needs / Active Ultrahaul Chevrolet Monte Carlo 193 21 3 99 Brad Jacques (Mt. Brydges, ON) Exide Batteries of Canada Intrepid 193 22 30 48 Doug Cathcart (Carp, ON) Cathcart Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 193 23 37 27 John Restemeyer (Ottawa, ON) R Future Shop Chevrolet Monte Carlo 192 24 38 66 Robin Buck (Oakville, ON) UAP / NAPA Pontiac Grand Prix 188 25 15 51 Al Long (Carp, ON) Union Energy Chevrolet Monte Carlo 194* 26 31 3 Chris Fowler (Stirling, ON) R Snap On Tools / General Motors Chevrolet Monte Carlo 188 27 32 24 Cole Pearn (Mt. Brydges, ON) R Kubota Canada Ltd. Chevrolet Monte Carlo 168 28 26 5 Nik Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Chevrolet Monte Carlo 112 29 27 80 Donald Theetge (Boischatel, QC) Auto Frank & Michel / Prolab Chevrolet Monte Carlo 55 30 18 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) Challenger Motor Freight Pontiac Grand Prix 47 21 29 28 Steve Robblee (Dorchester, ON) Ford Taurus 35 32 22 74 Richard Beauchamp (Ormstown, QC) Ford Dealer Association Taurus 35 33 36 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Ancaster, ON) R Discovery Ford / Tim Hortons Ford Taurus 35 34 16 67 Derrick Tiemersma (Newmarket, ON) Thornhill Lawn Equip. / Toro / Lawn Boy Pontiac Grand Prix 34 35 9 76 Alan Turner (Barrie, ON) Blue Streak Hygrade Motor Products Intrepid 34 36 17 14 John Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Nabisco / Planet Snaks Chevrolet Monte Carlo 34 37 34 29 Kevin Trevellin (LaSalle, ON) Ford Taurus 12 38 35 11 Doug Day (Kitchener, ON) Twin City Auto Parts Chevrolet Monte Carlo 0 * Following the race, #51 was assessed a six-position penalty for jumping that many spots, under yellow, on lap 195. Margin of Victory: 1.007 seconds // Time of Race: 1 hours, 55 minutes and 26 seconds // Cautions: 10 for a total of 55 laps. // Lap leaders: #4 Don Thomson (1 - 4), #1 Peter Gibbons (5 - 31), #4 Thomson (32 - 121), #64 Mark Dilley (122 - 168) and #4 Thomson (169 - 200). Race attendance 8,000. * R after the driver's hometown denotes rookie contender by Inside Track Communications.