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.
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)
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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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Prepared by Inside Track Communications.
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