SUPER SERIES: Whelen 200 Summary & Results

Micks wins Whelen 200 CASCAR Super Series race at Montreal’s Autodrome St-Eustache

MONTREAL, QC – Kerry Micks took the lead on lap 118 of Saturday night’s Whelen 200 CASCAR Super Series race at Autodrome St-Eustache and showed the way until taking the checkered flag at the conclusion of the 200-lap event at the Montreal-area oval.

Micks, who hails from Mt. Albert, ON, lined up fifth in the 25-car field and quickly started to move toward the front of the field. By lap 35, the Power Water Taurus driver was running in third-place behind Dave Whitlock and Don Thomson Jr.

Halfway through the race, Micks was all over Whitlock’s Avenue Motor Works / NMT Dodge; he made the winning pass a few minutes later as the pair exited turn 4.

As the laps wound down, it appeared that Micks, Thomson (Home Hardware Chevy) and Whitlock would take the top three positions. But it wasn’t to be. Whitlock was involved in a spin on lap 183 and after losing a lap due to a ‘stop & go’ penalty, the Wyoming, ON racer made contact with Thomson in the closing laps, which knocked the four-time and reigning National champion off his stride and into a fourth-place finish.

The late-race battle between Whitlock and Thomson opened the door for 2003 St-Eustache Super Series race winner DJ Kennington (Castrol Dodge) and Delaware season-opener winner Ron Beauchamp Jr. (MOPAR / Exide / Mobil 1 Dodge Charger) to take second and third, respectively.

Following two races, Beauchamp leads the National points chase. Thomson, who led briefly in the early laps of the Whelen 200, is second after two events, ahead of Whitlock.

Canadian Tire Chevy driver Peter Gibbons sat on the pole for the Whelen 200, after circling the 4/10-mile flat oval in 17.767 seconds. The performance ended Gibbons’ pole-qualifying drought, which went back to June 29, 2003 at Cayuga Speedway.

CASCAR SUPER SERIES POINTS AS OF JUNE 4, 2005 (UNOFFICIAL TOP 15): 1. #60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (322 points); 2. #4 Don Thomson Jr. (309); 3. #39 Dave Whitlock (299); 4. #9 Mark Dilley (292); 5. #02 Kerry Micks (278); 6. #1 Peter Gibbons (277); 7. #17 DJ Kennington (276); 8. #88 Dave Jacombs (270); 8. #14 John Fitzpatrick (270); 10. #25 Jim Lapcevich (262); 10. #23 Jeff Lapcevich (262); 12. #42 Sean Stafford (248); 13. #19 Brad Graham (244); 14. #22 Scott Steckly (238); 15. #10 Doug Brown (232)


UPCOMING EVENTS: The CASCAR Western Series will take its second green flag of the season next Saturday (June 11) at Bridge City Speedway in Saskatoon, SK. The CASCAR Power Water Series kicks off its six-race season on Saturday, June 18 at Mosport Speedway, northeast of Toronto. The following day (June 19), Race #3 of the Super Series season takes place on the road course at the legendary Mosport Int’l Raceway.

CASCAR ON TV: The MOPAR 250 from Delaware Speedway will air at 11:30 a.m. on June 11 on SPORTSNET. 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
RESULTS: Whelen 200
Round #2 of 12 // June 4, 2005 // Autodrome St-Eustache
Montreal, QC // 200 Laps // 4/10-Mile, Flat Oval


FIN. ST. # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR / MAKE LAPS
1 5 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) Power Water / APX / CARSTAR Ford Taurus 200
2 4 17 DJ Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Castrol Canada Dodge 200
3 9 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor, ON) MOPAR Parts / Exide / Mobil 1 Dodge Charger 200
4 2 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200
5 6 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope, ON) Lou’s BBQ Ford Taurus 200
6 7 9 Mark Dilley (Barrie, ON) Dodge / Mobil 1 / Exide / Power Water Dodge Charger 200
7 23 10 Doug Brown (Brantford, ON) NAPA / Autopro Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200
8 10 14 John Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Latta Cranes Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200
9 11 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) Challenger Motor Frt. / Logel’s Dodge Charger 200
10 1 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire Corporation Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200
11 22 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton, ON) Metro St-Laurent / ERB Group Pontiac Grand Prix 200
12 24 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Caistor Centre, ON) Fastline / Tim Horton’s / EMCEA Transport Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200
13 13 42 Sean Stafford (Springfield, ON) L.E. Walker / Mid-America Freight Systems Chevrolet Monte Carlo 200
14 3 39 Dave Whitlock (Wyoming, ON) Avenue Motor Works / NMT Dodge 199
15 17 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Fastline / EMCEA Transport / Tim Horton’s Chevrolet Monte Carlo 199
16 15 8 Marc Miller (Holland, MI) R Carhartt Clothing Dodge 199
17 25 37 Tara MacLeod (Innisfil, ON) R Central Merchant Services Ford Taurus 195
18 14 11 Ron VanEs (Smithville, ON) Star Van Systems / All Cover Chevrolet Monte Carlo 195
19 20 18 Chad McGlynn (Petersburg, ON) R Ultimate Garage Ford Taurus 195
20 12 71 Bryan Cathcart (Peterborough, ON) Meyers Transport / Peterborough Homes Dodge 170
21 16 3 Stu Robinson Jr. (Holland Landing, ON) Snap-On Tools Dodge 157
22 8 50 Pete Shepherd (Brampton, ON) ATTO Dodge Charger 147
23 19 86 Kenny Forth (Lynden, ON) Midnight Sun / Parkinson Tours / 820 CHAM Ford Taurus 128
24 21 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Cambridge Rigging Chevrolet Monte Carlo 105
25 18 16 Andre Coursol (St-Jerome, QC) CARQUEST Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1


R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender.
TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 42 minutes and 53 seconds // MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.388 seconds // CAUTIONS: 10 for a total of 73 laps // LAP LEADERS: #1 Peter Gibbons (Pole-16); #4 Don Thomson Jr. (17-21), #39 Dave Whitlock (22-117) and #02 Kerry Micks (118-200).


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