TORONTO, ON – CASCAR Super Series veteran Kerry Micks won Sunday afternoon’s ATTO 100 CASCAR Super Series race at the Molson Indy Toronto. The PowerWater Ford Taurus driver started 11th in the field for the 36-lap chase around the 11-turn temporary street circuit and passed race leader Don Thomson with seven laps to go en route to his first-ever Toronto Indy win.Thomson’s Home Hardware Chevy led from lap 8 and stretched out an almost 10-second lead on the rest of the field, before the handling went away quickly on his car. At that point, Micks started to carve into Thomson’s lead and it became just a matter of time before the Mt. Albert, ON racer was in position to challenge Thomson for first place. That opportunity came at the end of the long Lakeshore Blvd. straightaway on lap 29 as Micks out-braked the reigning National champion on the entry to turn 3.
Once in front, Micks was able to build a solid lead of his own as Thomson continued to struggle. On the last lap, Peter Gibbons was able to slide his Canadian Tire Chevy inside of Thomson, as the pair entered turn 1, to grab second-place. Micks took the checkered flag 8.4-seconds ahead of Gibbons, while Thomson hung on for the final podium position.
“This was at the top of my list for races to win and I can’t believe we actually did it,” said Micks after the race. “The PowerWater Ford was strong all day and it didn’t go away. This was just our second race with this car. It’s the product of years of input and experience and we finally had it right on. I was backing off a little bit early but about mid-way, it looked like there wasn’t going to be a caution so I knew I had to get going after Donnie. Obviously, I caught him pretty fast because his car went away pretty severely.”
Polesitter DJ Kennington led the first seven laps of the ATTO 100, but pitted suddenly just prior to the race’s second restart when he felt a tire going down on his Castrol Dodge Charger, thereby handing the lead to Thomson. CASCAR’s seventh appearance at the Molson Indy Toronto was slowed by two full-course caution flags for a total of four laps.
With his third-place finish, Thomson retained the Super Series points lead after five events. Fourth-place Toronto finisher Mark Dilley (PowerWater / Dodge / Mobil 1 / Exide Charger) moved into second-place in the overall standings. Tara MacLeod (Central Merchant Svcs. Ford) is the top rookie in the points, in 16th-place. The Innisfil, ON racer came home 24th in her inaugural Toronto Indy outing.
The next CASCAR Super Series event is the MOPAR 500 Race Weekend at Calgary’s Race City Motorsport Park, on July 22-23.
POINT STANDINGS: After 5 events. Unofficial as of July 10, 2005: 1. #4 Don Thomson Jr. (806 pts.); 2. #9 Mark Dilley (757); 3. #02 Kerry Micks (741); 4. #1 Peter Gibbons (743); 5. #39 Dave Whitlock (693); 6. #23 Jeff Lapcevich (664); 7. #19 Brad Graham (662); 8. #84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (659); 9. #60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (658); 10. #17 DJ Kennington (657); 11. #14 John Fitzpatrick (648); 12. #71 Bryan Cathcart (616); 13. #88 Dave Jacombs (614); 13. #25 Jeff Lapcevich (614); 15. #22 Scott Steckly (612); 16. #37 Tara MacLeod ® (582)
® Denotes Rookie of the Year.
CASCAR Super Series
RESULTS: ATTO 100 CASCAR MOLSON INDY TORONTO
Round #5 of 12 // July 10, 2005 // Exhibition Place
Toronto, ON // 36 Laps // 11-turn street circuit
FIN. ST. # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR(S) / MAKE LAPS
1 11 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) PowerWater / APX / Carstar Ford Taurus 36
2 4 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire Corporation Chevrolet Monte Carlo 36
3 3 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo 36
4 12 9 Mark Dilley (Barrie, ON) PowerWater / Dodge / Mobil 1 / Exide Dodge Charger 36
5 9 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) Challenger Motor Frt. / Logel’s Dodge Charger 36
6 13 0 Howie Scannell Jr. (Milton, ON) Bond Homes / Hobby Hobby Chevrolet Monte Carlo 36
7 15 8 Marc Miller (Holland, MI) Carhartt Clothing Dodge 36
8 14 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton, ON) Metro Toronto / ERB Group Pontiac Grand Prix 36
9 17 77 Derek Lynch (Warkworth, ON) R Berms R Us Dodge Charger 36
10 18 10 Doug Brown (Brantford, ON) NAPA / Autopro Chevrolet Monte Carlo 36
11 8 20 Mark Swain (Port Perry, ON) GE Nighthawk Chevrolet Monte Carlo 36
12 23 75 Kenny Habul (Etobicoke, ON) R Hot Wheels Racing School / Simply Kids Chevrolet Monte Carlo 36
13 2 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Cambridge Rigging Chevrolet Monte Carlo 36
14 25 71 Bryan Cathcart (Peterborough, ON) Meyers Transport / Peterborough Homes Dodge 36
15 5 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Caistor Centre, ON) Fastline / Tim Hortons / EMCEA Transport Chevrolet Monte Carlo 36
16 21 50 Pete Shepherd (Brampton, ON) ATTO Dodge 36
17 20 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope, ON) Lou’s BBQ Ford Taurus 36
18 6 39 Dave Whitlock (Wyoming, ON) Avenue Motor Works / NMT Dodge Charger 36
19 19 14 John Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Latta Cranes Chevrolet Monte Carlo 36
20 22 82 Dave Connelly (Arnprior, ON) Maple Leaf / Vector Chevrolet Monte Carlo 35
21 30 41 John Tsoumaris (Toronto, ON) John’s Unique Auto / Mama’s Pizza Chevrolet Monte Carlo 35
22 1 17 DJ Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Castrol Canada Dodge Charger 35
23 29 86 Kenny Forth (Lynden, ON) Midnight Sun Ford Taurus 35
24 28 37 Tara MacLeod (Innisfil, ON) R Central Merchant Services Ford Taurus 34
25 24 11 Ron VanEs (Smithville, ON) Star Van Systems / All Cover Chevrolet Monte Carlo 34
26 31 99 Scott Watkins (Milton, ON) Sympatico / MSN Chevrolet Monte Carlo 34
27 32 94 Mark Graham (Odessa, ON) Motel 6 / Coca-Cola / Subway Chevrolet Monte Carlo 34
28 16 93 Joe Goncalves (Concord, ON) G.P.S. Automotive Refinishes Ltd. Chevrolet Monte Carlo 16
29 7 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Fastline / EMCEA Transport / Tim Hortons Chevrolet Monte Carlo 15
30 26 3 Stu Robinson Jr. (Holland Landing, ON) Snap-On Tools Dodge 5
31 27 42 Sean Stafford (Springfield, ON) L.E. Walker / Mid-America Freight Systems Chevrolet Monte Carlo 5
32 10 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor, ON) MOPAR Parts / Exide / Mobil 1 Dodge Charger 1
33 33 63 Lain Vendittelli (St. Catharines, ON) R Nobel Biocare Ford Taurus DNS
34 34 44 Marv Wilder (Toronto, ON) Longbow Freight Systems Ford Taurus DNS
R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender.
POLESITTER: #17 DJ Kennington // TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 00 minutes and 37 seconds // MARGIN OF VICTORY: 8.407 seconds // CAUTIONS: 2 for a total of 4 laps // LAP LEADERS: #17 DJ Kennington (1-7), #4 Don Thomson Jr. (8-29), #02 Kerry Micks (30-36) // GOODYEAR BELTS & HOSES FASTEST LAP: #23 Jeff Lapcevich (1 minute and 20.534 seconds. Recorded on lap 2)
Contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 or visit www.cascar.ca
Prepared by Inside Track Communications.
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