CASCAR Super Series veteran Peter Gibbons wins the APC 300 Great Canadian Race for the sixth time in his careerLONDON, ON – On Sunday afternoon at Delaware Speedway, Peter Gibbons won the APC 300 Great Canadian Race for the sixth time in his career. It was the third-time in a row that the Canadian Tire Chevy driver has won the prestigious CASCAR Super Series’ Labour Day Weekend classic at the London, ON area half-mile oval. The Stouffville, ON racer repeated his winning performance of two years ago when he charged to victory from the 16th starting position. Gibbons fought brake troubles throughout Sunday’s race, but wouldn’t give up the hunt for the victory.
With a half-dozen laps remaining in the 300-lap feature race, Dave Whitlock led Brad Graham, with Gibbons in third. Graham’s superb run came to an end on lap 294 when the gas tank ran dry in his Challenger / Logel’s Dodge Charger, just three miles from the finish line.
That set up the final restart, on lap 295, with Whitlock’s Avenue Motor Works / NMT Dodge Charger leading Gibbons’ Chevy. As the field came up to speed to take the green flag, Gibbons dove to the inside of Whitlock with a bold move. By the end of the lap, he had solidified his hold on the lead.
From there, chaos broke out as the front-runners scrambled for the win. At the start of lap 298, Gibbons led Castrol Dodge driver DJ Kennington, Whitlock, Don Thomson Jr. and Jeff Lapcevich. Whitlock fought back to second entering turn 1 and set his sights on Gibbons. But as the pack entered turn 3 on the last lap, Whitlock washed up high in the turn and lost several spots. He would cross the line in eighth.
The mad scramble continued as Kennington lost several positions, falling to sixth at the checkered flag. Super Series points leader Don Thomson brought his Home Hardware Chevy home in second-place, which was a spectacular result considering he slammed into an infield retaining wall, following contact with another driver, with just 50 laps to go. Jeff Lapcevich emerged with a third-place finish in his Fastline / EMCEA Transport / Tim Hortons Chevy. It was his second career podium result at Delaware.
“We had no brakes on the car about 100 laps into the race, and I thought ‘oh no’,” said Gibbons, in victory lane. “But we just kept the car going and put together a good run at the end. We tried to stay clean, but we got into a few guys because I couldn’t stop the car. I got a run on Dave [Whitlock] there on the restart and he tried to muscle me down, but I’m here to win. I don’t want to finish second so I held it right in there.”
NEXT RACE: The CASCAR Super Series returns to action next Saturday (Sept. 10) for a make-up event at Cayuga 2000 Speedway, located south of Hamilton, ON.
CASCAR ON TV: For information regarding initial airings and replays of Super Series races on SPORTSNET, please check your local listings or visit http://www.cascar.ca/schedule/tv_schedule.html.
SUPER SERIES POINT STANDINGS: Top 15 after 10 events. Unofficial as of September 4, 2005: 1. #4 Don Thomson Jr. (1886 pts.); 2. #1 Peter Gibbons (1795); 3. #17 DJ Kennington (1766); 4. #60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (1705); 4. #39 Dave Whitlock (1705); 6. #02 Kerry Micks (1697); 7. #9 Mark Dilley (1670); 8. #19 Brad Graham (1665); 9. #84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (1650); 10. #88 Dave Jacombs (1566); 11. #10 Doug Brown (1516); 11. #22 Scott Steckly (1516); 13. #11 Ron VanEs (1452); 14. #37 Tara MacLeod (1446); 15. #3 Stu Robinson Jr. (1380)
CASCAR Super Series
RESULTS: APC 300 Great Canadian Race
Round 10 of 12 // September 4, 2005 // Delaware Speedway
London, Ontario // 300 Laps // 1/2-mile ovalFIN. ST. # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR(S) / MAKE LAPS
1 16 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire Corporation Chevrolet Monte Carlo 300
2 2 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo 300
3 9 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Caistor Centre, ON) Fastline / EMCEA Transport / Tim Hortons Chevrolet Monte Carlo 300
4 11 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor, ON) MOPAR Parts / Exide / Mobil 1 Dodge Charger 300
5 7 10 Doug Brown (Brantford, ON) NAPA / Wahta Springs Chevrolet Monte Carlo 300
6 4 17 DJ Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Castrol Canada Dodge 300
7 14 72 Pete Shepherd III (Brampton, ON) National Exhaust Dodge 300
8 1 39 Dave Whitlock (Wyoming, ON) Avenue Motor Works / NMT Dodge Charger 300
9 10 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope, ON) Lou's BBQ / FAG Auto / CPS Flooring Taurus 300
10 8 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) Challenger Motor Frt. / Logel’s Dodge Charger 299
11 17 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Cambridge Rigging Chevrolet Monte Carlo 299
12 19 71 Bryan Cathcart (Peterborough, ON) Meyers Transport / Peterborough Homes Dodge 299
13 13 14 John Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Latta Crane Chevrolet Monte Carlo 290
14 26 42 Sean Stafford (Springfield, ON) L.E. Walker / Mid-America Freight Chevrolet Monte Carlo 288
15 30 46 Kevin Trevellin (Windsor, ON) Dodge 288
16 3 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) PowerWater Ford Taurus 286
17 23 11 Ron VanEs (Smithville, ON) Star Van Systems / All Cover Chevrolet Monte Carlo 282
18 20 77 Pete Vanderwyst (St. Thomas, ON) APC / Loctite Dodge 278
19 5 9 Mark Dilley (Barrie, ON) Dodge / Mobil 1 / PowerWater / Exide Dodge Charger 248
20 25 37 Tara MacLeod (Innisfil, ON) R Central Merchant Services Ford Taurus 243
21 12 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton, ON) International / ERB Group Pontiac Grand Prix 235
22 32 93 Joe Goncalves (Concord, ON) G.P.S. Automotive Refinishes Ltd. Chevrolet Monte Carlo 233
23 15 52 Ron Sheridan (Strathroy, ON) Restoration Masters / United Carpet Pontiac Grand Prix 232
24 6 28 Steve Robblee (Dorchester, ON) Grogan Ford / McRoberts Propane Taurus 232
25 31 44 Marv Wilder (Toronto, ON) Longbow Freight Systems Ford Taurus 227
26 29 75 Kenny Habul (Etobicoke, ON) R Hot Wheels Racing School / Simply Kids Chevrolet Monte Carlo 222
27 21 3 Stu Robinson Jr. (Holland Landing, ON) Snap-On Tools Dodge 182
28 24 18 Chad McGlynn (Petersburg, ON) R Awesome Racewear / Ultimate Garage Ford Taurus 158
29 18 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Fastline / EMCEA Transport / Tim Hortons Chevrolet Monte Carlo 134
30 22 86 Kenny Forth (Lynden, ON) Midnight Sun / Parkinson Tours / 820 CHAM Ford Taurus 95
31 28 41 Matty Tsoumaris (Toronto, ON) R John’s Unique Auto / Mama’s Pizza Chevrolet Monte Carlo 78
32 27 43 Bob Merrifield (Belle River, ON) Team Remax Preferred Realty Windsor Dodge 42
R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender.
POLESITTER: #39 Dave Whitlock (19.421 seconds) // TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 56 minutes and 46.460 seconds // AVERAGE SPEED: 50.912 mph // MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.031 seconds // CAUTIONS: 17 for a total of 89 laps & 1 red flag period lasting 21 minutes // LAP LEADERS: #39 Dave Whitlock (1-73), #28 Steve Robblee (74-127), #60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (128-137), #17 DJ Kennington (138-188), #19 Brad Graham (189-247), #39 Dave Whitlock (248-295) and #1 Peter Gibbons (296-300) // FASTEST LAP: #9 Mark Dilley (19.797 seconds on lap 73)
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