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Steckly Slammed out of Top - Five Run

Scott Steckly racing with Mark Dilley in Saturday’s Dodge Dealers of Ontario 200 at Cayuga Speedway.

Hamilton, ON. The first ever NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race took the green flag Saturday at Cayuga Speedway. Scott Steckly, driver of the #22 Erb Group Dodge Charger hoped to continue what was started last year by setting more career bests this season. Steckly qualified in the fifth position. That was a strong qualifying run, considering Cayuga has been one of the tracks he struggles at the most. Running near the front for most of the race, Saturday would end up similar to most other Cayuga races, after Ron Beauchamp Jr. aggressively slammed Steckly into the outside wall on the front stretch.

The new season brought some new changes to the series. The most noticeable being, restarts are now always double file, as opposed to lapped cars being on the inside line. Another change is the first car a lap or more down gains the ‘lucky dog’ position. This allows the driver to gain one of his laps back. There were numerous cautions during Saturday’s event, including two in the first nine laps of the race. Steckly was unable to pass a slower car of Dave Whitlock off a restart and was then passed by Ron Beauchamp and Kerry Micks. This putted Scott down to seventh place. On the next restart, Steckly got those positions back by passing Ron Van Es and Kerry Micks. Steckly got pushed up the track by Van Es on lap 71 and this dropped Scott down to 11th place, after a few cars got by him on the inside line. A short while later the team pitted under caution for right side tires and fuel. The Erb Group Dodge came out in 12th place.

On the next restart Dave Whitlock’s car was slow and Scott was unable to get out of the way. Scott rear ended Whitlock causing some front end damage to the Erb Group Charger. By lap 97 Steckly worked his way into eighth place. On lap 99 Steckly had to dive to the inside of turn two to avoid a major collision between Van Es and Micks. The team decided to pit under caution to change left side tires and fix the damage on the #22 machine. As the race went on Steckly’s car was getting stronger and stronger. By lap 170 he had passed JR Fitzpatrick and #27 of Andrew Ranger to move into fourth place. Steckly continued his charge to the front by passing Peter Gibbons on lap 182. Off a restart on lap 193, Steckly and Beauchamp were battling side by side for third place. Beauchamp began inching Steckly closer to the outside wall. As the two cars past the start-finish line Beauchamp slammed Steckly’s car into the wall. There was significant damage to both cars. Steckly got into a heated argument with Beauchamp on the race track. The race had to be red flagged as the tow trucks removed the mangled cars from the track.

Scott was very frustrated after the race. He said “I had a faster race car than him and was just about to get by him, rather than letting me get by cleanly, he angled me off into the wall. We both had top-five cars tonight; instead we end up with a badly damaged car.” He continued by saying “the Dodge was really running well for us, we were getting better and better. It’s just too bad”. Steckly wound up finishing in 12th but was left thinking about what could have been, had some smarter driving taken place on the track.

In the drive for the 2007 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Championship, Scott Steckly currently sits in 12th place. The 22 Racing team is proudly sponsored by: Erb Group of Companies, AW Millwrights, International Dealers: Diamond International (Edmonton, AB), Sommers Motor Generator Sales, D.H. Jutzi Limited, Groeneveld, Thermo King of Eastern Canada, Twin City Graphics, Chris Root Precision Machine, Stratford Motor Products, Generation Filtration, Mr. Transmission (Guelph), Commercial Babcock, Classy Collectibles, Glasvan Great Dane, Motorsport Design.

Contact kyle_erb@sympatico.ca for more information or visit nascar.ca for the latest news on the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.

NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES-Dodge Dealers 200 Unofficial Results
Saturday May 26, 2007
At Cayuga Speedway Park, Hagersville, ON
Lap length: 0.625 miles
(Start position in parentheses)

1. 1. (4) Don Thomson, Jr., Ayr, Ontario, Chevrolet, 200 laps, 54.381 mph, $5,050.
2. (7) Mark Dilley, Barrie, Ontario, Dodge, 200, $3,140.
3. (12) Peter Gibbons, Stouffville, Ontario, Chevrolet, 200, $2,640.
4. (11) Andrew Ranger, Roxton Pond, Quebec, Ford, 200, $1,825.
5. (13) Derek Lynch, Warksworth, Ontario, Dodge, 200, $1,625.
6. (18) John Gaunt, Barrie, Ontario, Dodge, 200, $1,580.
7. (19) Jason Hathaway, Appin, Ontario, Dodge, 200, $1,540.
8. (16) Joey McColm, Ajax, Ontario, Dodge, 200, $1,500.
9. (20) Kent Nuhn, Williamsford, Ontario, Pontiac, 200, $1,460.
10. (9) Kerry Micks, Mt. Albert, Ontario, Ford, 195, fuel pump, $1,420.
11. (10) Ron Beauchamp, Jr., Windsor, Ontario, Dodge, 194, accident, $1,175.
12. (5) Scott Steckly, Milverton, Ontario, Dodge, 194, accident, $1,140.
13. (2) J.R. Fitzpatrick, Cambridge, Ontario, Chevrolet, 191, steering, $1,100.
14. (8) Doug Brown, Brantford, Ontario, Dodge, 188, accident, $1,075.
15. (14) Jim Lapcevich, Grimsby, Ontario, Chevrolet, 187, suspension, $1,055.
16. (17) Brad Graham, Glencoe, Ontario, Dodge, 185, $1,035.
17. (23) Richard Durivage, Jr, St. Eustache, Quebec, Chevrolet, 150, electrical, $1,015.
18. (15) Jeff Lapcevich, Caistor Centre, Ontario, Chevrolet, 148, accident, $995.
19. (21) Bob Merrifield, Belle River, Ontario, Dodge, 142, suspension, $975.
20. (3) Ron Van Es, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Chevrolet, 135, suspension, $930.
21. (6) Dave Whitlock, Petrolia, Ontario, Dodge, 90, motor, $915.
22. (22) Bryan Cathcart, Peterborough, Ontario, Chevrolet, 65, fuel pump, $890.
23. (1) D.J. Kennington, St. Thomas, Ontario, Dodge, 45, handling, $2,375.

RACE STATISTICS

Time of Race: 2 hours 17 minutes 55 seconds
Margin of Victory: .126 seconds
Bud Pole Award: D.Kennington (108.251 mph, 20.785 seconds)
Caution Flags: 18 for 85 laps.
Lead Changes: 16 among 8 drivers.
Lap Leaders: D.Kennington 1; D.Thomson,Jr. 2-16; R.Van Es 17-26; D.Thomson,Jr. 27-45;M.Dilley 46-98; K.Micks 99; M.Dilley 100-105; D.Brown 106-111; J.Hathaway 112; D.Brown113-121; D.Thomson,Jr. 122-145; R.Beauchamp,Jr. 146-160; D.Thomson,Jr. 161-164;
R.Beauchamp,Jr. 165-181; D.Thomson,Jr. 182-183; R.Beauchamp,Jr. 184-186; D.Thomson, Jr.187-200.

NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES presented by Sirius Satellite Radio
UNOFFICIAL Point Standings

Pos Driver Name Points

1. Don Thomson, Jr. 190
2. Mark Dilley 175
3. Peter Gibbons 165
4. Andrew Ranger 160
5. Derek Lynch 155
6. Jason Hathaway 151
7. John Gaunt 150
8. Joey McColm 142
9. Kerry Micks 139
10. Kent Nuhn 138
11. Ron Beauchamp, Jr. 135
12. Scott Steckly 127
13. Doug Brown 126
14. J.R. Fitzpatrick 124
15. Jim Lapcevich 118
16. Brad Graham 115
17. Richard Durivage, Jr 112
18. Jeff Lapcevich 109
19. Ron Van Es 108
20. Bob Merrifield 106
21. Dave Whitlock 100
22. D.J. Kennington 99
23. Bryan Cathcart 97

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