The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Race Reports
NASCAR Race Number 7
Official Race Results For The Full Throttle Energy Drink 200 presented by Canadian Shield
by Shon Sbarra, NASCAR
Public Relations
Mosport Speedway - Bowmanville, Ontario - 0.5-mile banked paved oval
Total Race Length 167 K - 209L - 104 M Purse: $66,949
Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Total Award Status
1 3 4 Don Thomson, Jr. Home Hardware Chevrolet 209 190 10 5,200 Running
2 2 9 Mark Dilley Dodge/Leland Industries Dodge 209 170 5,000 Running
3 7 02 Kerry Micks Beyond Digital Imaging Ford 209 165 2,650 Running
4 12 3 Jason Hathaway Snap-on Tools/Super 8 Dodge 209 160 3,625 Running
5 15 77 Derek Lynch Canadian Shield Dodge 209 155 2,900 Running
6 1 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick Milwaukee Electric Tools Chevrolet 209 155 5 3,200 Running
7 6 22 Scott Steckly Erb Group Dodge 209 151 5 2,125 Running
8 16 12 John Gaunt Centennial Chrysler Dodge 209 142 1,830 Running
9 13 10 Doug Brown Haldex/UAP NAPA Dodge 209 138 1,510 Running
10 11 17 D.J. Kennington Castrol/Krispy Kreme Dodge 209 134 1,460 Running
11 17 11 Ron Van Es Van Es Motorsports Chevrolet 209 130 1,240 Running
12 14 25 Jim Lapcevich EMCEA/Tim Hortons Chevrolet 209 132 5 1,160 Running
13 8 27 Andrew Ranger Wal-Mart/Tide Ford 208 124 1,110 Running
14 5 1 Peter Gibbons Canadian Tire/Mastercraft Chevrolet 207 121 1,075 Running
15 18 43 Bob Merrifield Brimar Homes/RE/Max Dodge 204 118 1,020 Running
16 20 50 Joey McColm ATTO Insurance Dodge 201 115 985 Running
17 9 39 Dave Whitlock Dickies/Hamilton Tiger-Cats Dodge 199 112 950 Running
18 10 19 Brad Graham Full Throttle/Challenger Dodge 159 109 900 Running
19 4 60 Ron Beauchamp, JMopar/Mobil 1 Dodge 73 106 875 Motor
20 19 09 Kent Nuhn Fuel Genie/Nuhn's Auto Recylers Pontiac 31 103 840 Motor
Fastest Qualifier: J.R. Fitzpatrick, Time: 21.592 Seconds, Speed: 83.364 MPH
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 43 mins, 57 secs
Average Speed: 60.317 mph
Margin of Victor: 0.703 Seconds
BUD POLE AWARD: J.R. Fitzpatrick, 84 Milwaukee Electric Tools Chevrolet
MOBIL 1 "COMMAND PERFORMANCE OF THE RACE" AWARD: Don Thomson, Jr., 4 Home Hardware Chevrolet
MOPAR FAST FIVE AWARD - 1ST PLACE: Mark Dilley, 9 Dodge/Leland Industries Dodge
MOPAR FAST FIVE AWARD - 2ND PLACE: Jason Hathaway, 3 Snap-on Tools/Super 8 Dodge
MOPAR FAST FIVE AWARD - 3RD PLACE: Derek Lynch, 77 Canadian Shield Dodge
MOPAR FAST FIVE AWARD - 4TH PLACE: Scott Steckly, 22 Erb Group Dodge
MOPAR FAST FIVE AWARD - 5TH PLACE: John Gaunt, 12 Centennial Chrysler Dodge
Caution Flags: Laps 12-15; 57-63; 87-94; 120-126; 159-168; 169-177; 194-200; 201-207. 8 for 59 laps.
Lap Leaders: J.R. Fitzpatrick 1-9, Don Thomson, Jr. 10-89, Jim Lapcevich 90-102, Don Thomson, Jr. 103-126, Scott Steckly 127-131, Don Thomson, Jr.132-200, Scott Steckly 201, Don Thomson, Jr. 202-209.
Total Laps Led: Don Thomson, Jr. 181, Jim Lapcevich 13, J.R. Fitzpatrick 9, Scott Steckly 6. 7 changes involving 4drivers.
Top 10 Driver Points: Andrew Ranger 1117, Don Thomson, Jr. 1080, D.J. Kennington 1053, J.R. Fitzpatrick 1040, Peter Gibbons 1039, Mark Dilley 1023, Kerry Micks 995, Jason Hathaway 937, Derek Lynch 933, John Gaunt 912
Full Throttle 200 Post-Race Notes
- Two for Thomson … With his win in the Full Throttle Energy Drink 200 presented by Canadian Shield Anticrime Response Corporation, Don Thomson Jr. (No. 4 Home Hardware Chevrolet) joins teammate J.R. Fitzpatrick (No. 84 Milwaukee Electric Tools Chevrolet) as a two-time NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Sirius Satellite Radio event winners. Thomson also won the series’ inaugural race on May 26 at Cayuga Speedway Park.
- Chevy leads the way … Chevrolet leads the Canadian Tire Series manufacturer’s standings with four victories out of seven races in 2007. All four bowtie wins have come from the Fitzgerald Motorsports stable of Fitzpatrick and Thomson. Ford has a pair of wins with Kerry Micks (No. 02 Beyond Digital Imaging Ford) and Andrew Ranger (No. 27 Wal-Mart/Tide Ford) each finding victory lane. Dodge has one win with D.J. Kennington (No. 17 Castrol Dodge Charger) earning top honors at Barrie Speedway. In the manufacturers’ point standings, Chevy has 52 points followed by Dodge with 41. Ford is just behind with 40, while Pontiac stands at 18.
Youngsters duke it out … Fitzpatrick, 19, and Ranger, 20, have found themselves battling
not only for victories, but also Bud Pole Awards. Each has two poles on the season. Both of
Ranger’s poles have come on road courses, Mosport International Raceway and Grand Prix
Edmonton. Fitzpatrick has won the pole position in each of the last two events – the street course
of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and last Saturday’s oval-course event at Mosport Speedway.
- Mobil 1 Oil “Command Performance of the Race” Award … As a reward for his NASCAR Canadian Tire Series victory at Mosport Speedway, Thomson collects $1,500 from Mobil 1 for his effort.
- Mopar Fast Five … This program awards the top-five finishing Dodges in the race. In the Full Throttle 200, the Dodge of Mark Dilley (No. 9 Dodge/Leland Industries Dodge) was the top finisher and was awarded $2,000 for his second-place effort. Jason Hathaway (No. 3 Snap-on Tools/Super 8 Dodge) finished fourth overall, and was the second-highest finishing Dodge, which earned him $1,250. Ranked third among the Dodge entrants was Derek Lynch (No. 77 Canadian Shield Dodge), who finished just behind in fifth. The fourth and fifth-highest finishing Dodges were those of Scott Steckly (No. 22 Erb Group Dodge) and John Gaunt (No. 12 Centennial Chrysler Dodge). They finished seventh and eighth, respectively.
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