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Blown Engine Breaks Steckly’s Day
Despite struggling for much of the year Scott Steckly driver of the Erb Group/ ALTRUCK International Pontiac was looking to finish the CASCAR Super Series final two races strong, in an attempt to vault into the top-10 in the series point standings. This weekend’s race was at Cayuga Speedway, a 5/8 mile oval, the largest in Canada. It was a one-day event with practice, qualifying and the race all scheduled for Saturday September 10 th. Scott and the #22 car struggled in practice posting only the 20 th fastest time. Following practice the team borrowed a rear end from the #71 car driven by Bryan Cathcart. The rear end ratio change proved to help the car as in qualifying; Scott drove the Erb Group/ ALTRUCK car to the 13 th fastest time.
The race was fairly short for Scott and the #22 team. Steckly remained in 13 th from the drop of the green flag until lap 45, J.R. Fitzpatrick in the #84 was leading Scott, #33 Neil Fair and #11 Ron Van Es. The Milverton, ON driver gave J.R. Fitzpatrick a couple bumps in the corner but never could get by the #84. Neil Fair used the same technique on Scott and passed the #22 sending Steckly back a position into 14 th. A couple laps later Scott’s race came to an end as the cars engine blew up. After the race a disappointed Steckly said “We have poor luck here at Cayuga, but this is getting ridiculous, we’ve run our old faithful motor most of the year. We need to get one more race out of it and then take a serious look at our motor program. Somehow we need to get the horsepower and reliability we had in the past”.
The last race for the 2005 CASCAR Super Series goes next Sunday, September 18 th at Kawartha Speedway located in Fraserville, ON.
In the drive for the 2005 CASCAR Super Series Championship, of which Scott presently sits in 12 th place, the 22 Race team is proudly sponsored by: The Erb Group of Companies, International Truck and Engine Dealers: ALTRUCK, Lewis and Metro; Thermo King of Eastern Canada, CPL Systems, AW Millwrights, Chris Root Precision Machine, D.H. Jutzi Limited, Commercial Babcock, Classy Collectibles, Twin City Graphics, Filtakleen, Duplicolor, Mr. Transmission (Guelph), and Stratford Motor Products, Holiday Inn Express (Calgary and Toronto Airport Area).
Go to CASCAR.ca for information on the racing series. Contact kyle_erb@sympatico.ca for information about Scott Steckly and the entire race team.
Click on the web links to find to information on Scott Steckly’s 2005 sponsors:
CASCAR Super Series
RESULTS: Crown Jewel 200
Round 11 of 12 // September 10, 2005 // Cayuga 2000 Speedway
Hamilton, Ontario // 200 Laps // 5/8-mile oval
FIN. |
ST. |
# |
DRIVER (HOMETOWN) |
SPONSOR / MAKE |
LAPS |
1 |
3 |
1 |
Peter Gibbons (Stouffville; ON) |
Canadian Tire CorporationChevrolet Monte Carlo |
200 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton; ON) |
Home Hardware Chevrolet MonteCarlo |
200 |
3 |
6 |
39 |
Dave Whitlock (Wyoming; ON) |
Avenue Motor Works / NMT DodgeCharger |
200 |
4 |
9 |
23 |
Jeff Lapcevich (Caistor Centre; ON) |
Fastline / EMCEA Transport/ Tim Hortons Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
200 |
5 |
10 |
19 |
Brad Graham (Glencoe; ON) |
Challenger Motor Frt. / Logel’sDodge Charger |
200 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
Mark Dilley (Barrie; ON) |
Dodge / Mobil 1 / PowerWater / ExideDodge Charger |
200 |
7 |
7 |
02 |
Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert; ON) |
PowerWater Ford Taurus |
200 |
8 |
4 |
60 |
Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor; ON) |
MOPAR Parts / Exide / Mobil1 Dodge Charger |
200 |
9 |
15 |
14 |
John Fitzpatrick (Ayr; ON) |
Latta Crane Chevrolet MonteCarlo |
200 |
10 |
17 |
10 |
Doug Brown (Brantford; ON) |
NAPA / Wahta Springs ChevroletMonte Carlo |
200 |
11 |
14 |
11 |
Ron VanEs (Smithville; ON) |
Star Van Systems / All CoverChevrolet Monte Carlo |
200 |
12 |
5 |
88 |
Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope; ON) |
Lou's BBQ / FAG Auto / CPSFlooring Taurus |
199 |
13 |
12 |
84 |
J.R. Fitzpatrick (Ayr; ON) |
Cambridge Rigging ChevroletMonte Carlo |
199 |
14 |
20 |
71 |
Bryan Cathcart (Peterborough; ON) |
Meyers Transport / PeterboroughHomes Dodge |
199 |
15 |
2 |
17 |
DJ Kennington (St. Thomas; ON) |
Castrol Canada Dodge |
198 |
16 |
21 |
3 |
Stu Robinson Jr. (Holland Landing; ON) |
Snap-On Tools /Super 8 Dodge |
198 |
17 |
26 |
8 |
Marc Miller (Holland; MI) |
Carhartt Clothing Dodge |
198 |
18 |
24 |
93 |
Joe Goncalves (Concord; ON) |
G.P.S. Automotive RefinishesLtd. Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
198 |
19 |
16 |
33 |
Neil Fair (Ancaster; ON) |
Fairway Transport Dodge |
197 |
20 |
25 |
37 |
Tara MacLeod (Innisfil; ON) R |
Central Merchant ServicesFord Taurus |
196 |
21 |
27 |
41 |
John Tsoumaris (Toronto; ON) |
John’s Unique Auto / Mama’sPizza Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
193 |
22 |
18 |
72 |
Pete Shepherd III (Brampton; ON) |
G.E. Lighting / L.E.Walker / Mid-America Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
163 |
23 |
11 |
25 |
Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton; ON) |
Fastline / EMCEA Transport/ Tim Hortons Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
101 |
24 |
23 |
42 |
Sean Stafford (Springfield; ON) |
L.E. Walker / Mid-AmericaFreight Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
99 |
25 |
19 |
0 |
Howie Scannell Jr. (Milton; ON) |
Bond Homes / Hobby HobbyChevrolet Monte Carlo |
87 |
26 |
22 |
18 |
Chad McGlynn (Petersburg; ON) R |
Awesome Racewear / UltimateGarage Ford Taurus |
74 |
27 |
13 |
22 |
Scott Steckly (Milverton; ON) |
ALTRUCK Int’l / Erb Group Pontiac Grand Prix |
50 |
28 |
28 |
43 |
Bob Merrifield (Belle River; ON) |
Team Remax PreferredRealty Windsor Dodge |
DNS |
R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender.
POLESITTER: #4 Don Thomson Jr. (21.102 seconds) // TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 35 minutes and 46.114 seconds // AVERAGE SPEED: 78.314 mph // MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.077 seconds // CAUTIONS: 5 for a total of 25 // LAP LEADERS: #4 Don Thomson Jr. (1-34), #1 Peter Gibbons (35-56), #23 Jeff Lapcevich (57-82), #1 Peter Gibbons (83-117), #19 Brad Graham (118-125), #4 Don Thomson Jr. (126-198), #1 Peter Gibbons (199-200) // GOODYEAR BELTS & HOSES FASTEST LAP: #4 Don Thomson Jr. (21.409 on lap 5)
SUPER SERIES POINT STANDINGS: Top 15 after 11 events. Unofficial as of September 10, 2005: 1. #4 Don Thomson Jr. (2055 pts.); 2. #1 Peter Gibbons (1966); 3. #17 DJ Kennington (1894); 4. #39 Dave Whitlock (1861); 5. #60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (1845); 6. #02 Kerry Micks (1835); 7. #19 Brad Graham (1815); 8. #9 Mark Dilley (1810); 9. #84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (1776); 10. #88 Dave Jacombs (1695); 11. #10 Doug Brown (1649); 12. #22 Scott Steckly (1614); 13. #11 Ron VanEs (1582); 14. #37 Tara MacLeod (1558); 15. #3 Stu Robinson Jr. (1500)
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