OSHAWA, ON – A pair of qualifying sessions took place at Mosport Int’l Raceway on Saturday afternoon to set the starting grid for Sunday afternoon’s ‘Berms-R-Us presents the Clarington 200’ CASCAR Super Series race. Peter Gibbons – who won this event in 1999, 2000 and 2003 – set the fastest time in the first session and it held up throughout the second to earn him his second consecutive Super Series pole position.
Gibbons’ Canadian Tire Chevrolet lapped the 10-turn, 2.459-mile Mosport road course in one-minute and 26.183 seconds to establish a new CASCAR qualifying record. That translated into an average lap speed of 165.290 km/h.
Four-time and reigning Super Series National champion Don Thomson posted the best time of the second session, but it wasn’t enough to bump Gibbons from the top of the combined session speed chart. The Home Hardware Chevy driver’s best effort was 1:26.515, which will place him alongside of Gibbons on the front row to start Sunday’s 51-lap feature race.
Starting third will be Thomson’s sophomore teammate, J.R. Fitzpatrick, driver of the #84 Cambridge Rigging Chevrolet. Last year’s runner-up in the Rookie of the Year chase attended a road racing school during the off-season and it paid off during qualifying today at Mosport.
Fitzpatrick will start beside St-Eustache Super Series race winner Kerry Micks. The Power Water Taurus driver is a talented road racer and he will be a threat on Sunday. Current points leader Ron Beauchamp Jr. will line up sixth in his MOPAR / Exide / Mobil 1 Dodge Charger, just behind last year’s Mosport road course race winner Jeff Lapcevich (Fastline / Tim Horton’s / EMCEA Transport Chevrolet Monte Carlo).
In all, 33 drivers qualified for the ‘Berms-R-Us presents the Clarington 200’. The green flag is scheduled to fly at 2 p.m. The CASCAR Power Water Sportsman Series opens its 2005 racing season this evening at the Mosport Speedway half-mile oval.
FATHER’S DAY 500 CASCAR WEEKEND SCHEDULE
SUPER SERIES: MOSPORT INT’L RACEWAY (ROAD COURSE)
‘BERMS-R-US PRESENTS THE CLARINGTON 200’
SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2005
1:30 p.m. CASCAR Super Series Driver Introductions
2:00 p.m. GREEN FLAG: BERMS-R-US PRESENTS THE CLARINGTON 200
CASCAR NOTES: The Father’s Day 500 Race Weekend at Mosport features several other well-known racing series, including Grand Am Cup, Ontario GT, Formula 1200, Honda Michelin, Cup Lites and the Miata Cup.
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.
CASCAR Super Series
STARTING GRID: Berms R Us presents the Clarington 200
Round #3 of 12 // June 19, 2005 // Mosport Int’l Raceway
Oshawa, ON // 51 Laps // 4/10-Mile, Flat Oval
ST. # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR / MAKE QUALIFYING LAP TIME
1 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire Corporation Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:26.183**
2 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:26.515
3 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Cambridge Rigging Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:27.089
4 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) Power Water / APX / CARSTAR Ford Taurus 1:27.171
5 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Caistor Centre, ON) Fastline / Tim Horton’s / EMCEA Transport Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:27.180
6 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor, ON) MOPAR Parts / Exide / Mobil 1 Dodge Charger 1:27.506
7 17 DJ Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Castrol Canada Dodge 1:27.742
8 9 Mark Dilley (Barrie, ON) Dodge / Mobil 1 / Exide / Power Water Dodge Charger 1:27.753
9 8 Marc Miller (Holland, MI) Carhartt Clothing Dodge 1:28.849
10 77 Derek Lynch (Warkworth, ON) R Berms R Us Dodge 1:28.918
11 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) Challenger Motor Frt. / Logel’s Dodge Charger 1:29.174
12 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Fastline / EMCEA Transport / Tim Horton’s Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:29.175
13 0 Howie Scannell (Milton, ON) Scannell Moving & Storage Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:29.286
14 39 Dave Whitlock (Wyoming, ON) Avenue Motor Works / NMT Dodge 1:29.489
15 93 Joe Goncalves (Concord, ON) Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:29.846
16 20 Mark Swain (Port Perry, ON) Nighthawk Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:29.935
17 14 John Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Latta Cranes Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:30.297
18 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope, ON) Lou’s BBQ Ford Taurus 1:30.526
19 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton, ON) ERB Group Pontiac Grand Prix 1:30.641
20 11 Ron VanEs (Smithville, ON) Star Van Systems / All Cover Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:30.749
21 71 Bryan Cathcart (Peterborough, ON) Meyers Transport / Peterborough Homes Dodge 1:30.957
22 82 Dave Connelly (Arnprior, ON) Vector Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:31.353
23 42 Sean Stafford (Springfield, ON) L.E. Walker / Mid-America Freight Systems Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:31.603
24 3 Stu Robinson Jr. (Holland Landing, ON) Snap-On Tools Dodge 1:31.961
25 41 John Tsoumaris (Toronto, ON) John’s Unique Auto / Mama’s Pizza Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:31.993
26 10 Doug Brown (Brantford, ON) NAPA / Autopro Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:32.643
27 44 Marv Wilder (Toronto, ON) Longbow Freight Systems Ford Taurus 1:32.793
28 63 Lain Venditelli (St. Catharines, ON) R Nobel Biocare Ford Taurus 1:34.146
29 94 Mark Graham (Odessa, ON) Edge / Coca-Cola / Subway Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:34.266
30 37 Tara MacLeod (Innisfil, ON) R Central Merchant Services Ford Taurus 1:35.748
31 43 Bob Merrifield (Belle River, ON) Team Remax Preferred Realty Windsor Dodge 1:38.070
32 18 Chad McGlynn (Petersburg, ON) R Awesome Racewear / Ultimate Garage Ford Taurus 1:39.167
33 99 Scott Watkins (Milton, ON) Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:41.121
R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender.
** New CASCAR Super Series qualifying record at Mosport Int’l Raceway
Contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 or visit www.cascar.ca
Prepared by Inside Track Communications.
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