SAUBLE BEACH, ON – Jason Shaw made history on Saturday night at Sauble Speedway when he won the first race of the 2005 Shouldice ALSTAR Late Model Series season. With the victory, the Guelph, ON racer collected his ninth career ALSTAR Series win, which moved him into solo possession of the all-time ALSTAR ‘wins’ record. Shaw came into the event tied (at eight) with three-time series champ ‘Stompin’ Tom Walters.
Shaw’s #82 Spira Fire Protection Ford Mustang lined up eighth in the field of 22 who took the green flag for the 75-lap feature event; the 75th race in ALSTAR history. The ’03 series champ bided his time while the early leaders battled for the top spot.
On lap 34, race polesitter Dan Delisle and runner-up Kirk Hooker were involved in a simultaneous spin, after contact, which sent them to the back of the pack. The incident handed the top position to Shaw, who led the rest of the way to the checkered flag.
“My car needed about three laps to get going, but after that it was pretty fast,” said Shaw, in victory lane. Throughout the remainder of the race, Shaw led comfortably through traffic while Craig Zurbrigg of Listowel, ON held second until the late-going, when he fell several positions. At the finish, Newmarket, ON racer Derrick Tiemersma survived to take second place, in spite of being involved in an earlier incident that threatened to cut down a tire on his Wayfreight Chevrolet.
The final podium spot went to rookie Kyle Donaldson, in his first-ever ALSTAR Series race. The Custom Engine Ford driver, who hails from Queensville, ON, attributed his solid finish to “keeping his nose clean.”
Reigning Shouldice ALSTAR Series champ Robbie Thompson led early in the race but suffered a flat tire on his SMP / Logel’s Chevy. He finished a lap down. “I guess we lost the lucky horsehoe we had last year; we got a flat tire,” commented the Southampton, ON resident.
In earlier heat race action, rookie Dan Delisle (#1 Charter House Printing Chevy / LaSalle, ON) won a pair of heats, while singles went to Robbie Thompson, Kirk Hooker (#38 Country View Golf Course Chevy / Chatham, ON), Tyler Williams (#76 B&L Farm Svcs. Ford / Chesley, ON) and Rob MacDonnell (#72 MacDonnell Fuels Chevy / Allenford, ON).
The next Shouldice ALSTAR Series race takes place on Saturday, June 4 at Sunset Speedway, which is located just south of Barrie, ON.
Shouldice ALSTAR Late Model Series
RESULTS: Race #1 of 12 // Sauble Speedway // Sauble Beach, ON // May 21, 2005 // 75 Laps
FIN. ST. # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR / MAKE LAPS
1 8 82 Jason Shaw (Guelph, ON) Spira Fire Protection / Del Metals Ford 75
2 20 7 Derrick Tiemersma (Newmarket, ON) Wayfreight / Gates / Wix Chevrolet 75
3 10 53 Kyle Donaldson (Queensville, ON) R Custom Engines / Downtown Rug & Flooring Ford 75
4 5 76 Tyler Williams (Chesley, ON) B&L Farm Services / Hank’s Auto Wreckers Ford 75
5 6 4 Craig Zurbrigg (Listowel, ON) Benshaw Motor Controls / Trinity Village Health Care Ford 75
6 7 11 Chris Morrow (Minesing, ON) Morrow Electric / Edenvale Flying Club Chevrolet 75
7 4 72 Rob MacDonnell (Allenford, ON) MacDonnell Fuels / Siegrist Trucking Chevrolet 75
8 11 67 Steve Tiemersma (Newmarket, ON) Aurora Automotive / Pennzoil 10 Min. Oil Change Pontiac 75
9 12 22 Glenn Watson (Barrie, ON) Racing Radios / Rival Office Solutions Chevrolet 75
10 1 1 Dan Delisle (Lasalle, ON) Charter House Printing / Brant Screen Craft Chevrolet 75
11 17 57 Brett Murray (Minesing, ON) Videoflicks / Cardwell Signs Ford 75
12 16 93 Tim Cole (Courtice, ON) Oshawa Office Equipment / Kwik Signs Chevrolet 75
13 15 98 Michael Almand (Alton, ON) Alliston Transmission / Finish Line Graphics Chevrolet 75
14 3 38 Kirk Hooker (Chatham, ON) Country View Golf Course / McColl’s Chevrolet 75
15 18 75 Jeff Cassidy (Cambridge, ON) Highway Sterling – Western Star Ford 74
16 2 9 Robbie Thompson (Southampton, ON) Shear Metal Products / Logel’s Chevrolet 74
17 21 28 Roy Wilkie (Paisley, ON) Ford 74
18 19 23 Steven Thompson (Drayton, ON) Conway Furniture / Priebe Engineering Chevrolet 72
19 22 8 Paul Gresel (Sauble, ON) R Sauble Fall’s Tent & Trailer Park / H&H Patio Encl. Chevrolet 72
20 13 3 Ken Naves (Sauble Beach, ON) TIM-BR Mart / Golden Eagle Cottages Chevrolet NA
21 9 42 Richard Holmes (Hilsburgh, ON) Gormac Roofing / Astro Automotive Ford NA
22 14 30 Jim Molenhuis (Churchill, ON) R.E.V. Mobile Audio / Performance Chevrolet 2
R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender.
FAST QUALIFIER: #9 Robbie Thompson with a lap of 15.040 seconds ** a new ALSTAR record at Sauble // CAUTIONS: 9 // LAP LEADERS: #1 Dan Delisle (Pole), #9 Robbie Thompson (1 – 13), #1 Dan Delisle (14 – 33), & #82 Jason Shaw (34 – 75) // HEAT WINS: #1 Dan Delisle (2), #76 Tyler Williams, #72 Rob MacDonnell, #38 Kirk Hooker & #9 Robbie Thompson // MOST LAPS LED AWARD: Jason Shaw (led 42 laps)
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Prepared by Inside Track Communications. // Contact: Greg MacPherson (416) 561-2320 (cell).
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