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Steckly Recovers For Eighth Place Finish
Scott Steckly racing with #20 Mark Swain
Photo courtesy of Joe Hamilton
Coming off a strong 8 th place finish at Barrie Speedway last week, Scott Steckly of Milverton, ON was looking to continue to his climb up the CASCAR Super Series standings at the Toronto Molson Indy on July 10 th. The weekend started with Scott Steckly appearing at Metro International Toronto for a appreciation barbeque, which was a big success. Metro Toronto was the sponsoring International dealer for the Molson Indy race. Time trials for the 36 lap race were on Saturday and the Erb Group/ Metro Toronto #22 Pontiac Grand Prix posted the 14 th fastest time. During the practice sessions the team discovered that the engine had a miss in it, however during that proved to be a non-factor for the 22 Racing team on race day.
The CASCAR race was set for after the Champ Car race on Sunday and the all of the CASCAR drivers were out to show the fans what stock car racing was all about. There were two cautions early on in the ATTO 100, but after that it was green flag racing until the end. Through the first laps of the race Scott was racing in the top-15. Halfway through the race though Steckly was picking off positions at a rate of almost one per lap, which is tough to do on the narrow street circuit in Toronto. By lap 25, the Erb Group/ Metro Toronto Pontiac were up into 6 th place and battling with Mark Dilley and Brad Graham to move up even higher. While battling with Dilley and Graham, Steckly locked up his brakes at the end of Lakeshore Blvd. and ended up tagging both the inside and outside walls before coming to a stop. Steckly recovered and only lost 2 positions, falling to 8 th. For the remaining laps of the race Scott was just focused on having an incident-free final few laps, which he was able to do in finishing in eighth. That was his second consecutive top-10, after starting the season off very poorly. After the race Scott said he “had an excellent car capable of running with race winner Kerry Micks”. He also said “it was unfortunate that I spun the car, as it ruined any chances of our first top-5 of the year”.
The CASCAR Super Series shifts to out west for the next two races. As Race City Motorsports Park in Calgary and Sun Valley Speedway in Vernon, BC are the homes of the next two races.
In the drive for the 2005 CASCAR Super Series Championship, of which Scott presently sits in 15 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 (Toronto Airport Area).
Click on the web links to find to information on Scott Steckly’s 2005 sponsors:
Go to CASCAR.ca for information on the entire racing series. Contact kyle_erb@sympatico.ca for information about Scott Steckly and the entire race team.
CASCAR Super Series
RESULTS: ATTO 100 CASCAR MOLSON INDY TORONTO
Round #5 of 12 // July 10, 2005 // Exhibition Place
Toronto, ON // 36 Laps // 11-turn street circuit
FIN. |
ST. |
# |
DRIVER (HOMETOWN) |
SPONSOR / MAKE |
LAPS |
1 |
11 |
02 |
Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert; ON) |
PowerWater / APX / CarsarFord Taurus |
36 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
Peter Gibbons (Stouffville; ON) |
Canadian Tire CorporateChevrolet Monte Carlo |
36 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
Don Thomas Jr. (Hamilton; ON) |
Home Hardware Chevrolet MonteCarlo |
36 |
4 |
12 |
9 |
Mark Dilley (Barrie; ON) |
PowerWater / Dodge / Mobil 1 / Exide Dodge Charger |
36 |
5 |
9 |
19 |
Brad Graham (Glencoe; ON) |
Challenger Motor Frt. / Logel'sDodge Charger |
36 |
6 |
13 |
0 |
Howie Scannell Jr. (Milton; ON) |
Bond Homes / Hobby HobbyChevrolet Monte Carlo |
36 |
7 |
15 |
8 |
Marc Miller (Holland; MI) |
Carhartt Clothing Dodge |
36 |
8 |
14 |
22 |
Scott Steckly (Milverton; ON) |
Metro Toronto / ERB GroupPontiac Grand Prix |
36 |
9 |
17 |
77 |
Derek Lynch (Warkworth; ON) R |
Berms R Us Dodge Charger |
36 |
10 |
18 |
10 |
Doug Brown (Brantford; ON) |
NAPA / Autopro Chevrolet MonteCarlo |
36 |
11 |
8 |
20 |
Mark Swain (Port Perry; ON) |
GE Nighthawk Chvrolet MonteCarlo |
36 |
12 |
23 |
75 |
Kenny Habul (Etobicoke; ON) R |
Hot Wheels Racing School / Simply Kids / Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
36 |
13 |
2 |
84 |
J.R. Fitzpatrick (Ayr; ON) |
Cambridge Rigging Chevrolet MonteCarlo |
36 |
14 |
25 |
71 |
Bryan Cathcart (Peterborough; ON) |
Meyers Transport / PeterboroughHomes / Dodge |
36 |
15 |
5 |
23 |
Jeff Lapcevich (Caistor Center; ON) |
Fastline / Tim Hortons / EMCEA Transport / Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
36 |
16 |
21 |
50 |
Pete Shepherd (Brampton; ON) |
ATTO Dodge |
36 |
17 |
20 |
88 |
Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope; ON) |
Lou's BBQ Ford Taurus |
36 |
18 |
6 |
39 |
Dave Whitlock (Wyoming; ON) |
Avenue Motor Works / NMT DodgeCharger |
36 |
19 |
19 |
14 |
John Fitzpatrick (Ayr; ON) |
Latta Cranes Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
36 |
20 |
22 |
82 |
Dave Connelly (Arnprior; ON) |
Maple Leaf / Vector ChevroletMonte Carlo |
35 |
21 |
30 |
41 |
John Tsoumaris(Toronto; ON) |
John's Unique Auto / Mama's Pizza / Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
35 |
22 |
1 |
17 |
DJ Kennington (St. Thomas; ON) |
Castrol Canada Dodge Caharger |
35 |
23 |
29 |
86 |
Kenny Forth (Lynden; ON) |
Midnight Sun Ford Taurus |
35 |
24 |
28 |
37 |
Tara MacLeod (Innisfil; ON) R |
Central Merchant ServicesFord Taurus |
34 |
25 |
24 |
11 |
Ron VanEs (Smithville; ON) |
Star Van Systems / All CoverCevrolet Monte Carlo |
34 |
26 |
31 |
99 |
Scott Watkins (Milton; ON) |
Sympatico / MSN / Chevrolet MonteCarlo |
34 |
| 27 |
32 |
94 |
Mark Graham (Odessa; ON) |
Motel 6 / Coca-Cola / Subway Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
34 |
| 28 |
16 |
93 |
Joe Goncalves (Concord; ON) |
G.P.S. Automotive Refinishes Ltd. / Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
16 |
| 29 |
7 |
25 |
Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton; ON) |
Fastline / EMCEA Transport / Tim Hortons / Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
15 |
| 30 |
26 |
3 |
Stu Robinson Jr. (Hooland Landing; ON) |
Snap-On Tools / Dodge |
5 |
| 31 |
27 |
42 |
Sean Stafford (Springfield; ON) |
L.E. Walker / Mid-AmericaFreight Systems Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
5 |
| 32 |
10 |
60 |
Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor; ON) |
MOPAR Parts / Exide / Mobil 1 Dodge Charger |
1 |
| 33 |
33 |
63 |
Lain Vendittelli (St. Catherine's; ON) R |
Nobel BiocareFord Taurus |
DNS |
| 34 |
34 |
44 |
Marv Wilder (Toronto; ON) |
Longbow Freight Systems FordTaurus |
DNS |
R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender.
POLESITTER: #17 DJ Kennington // TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 00 minutes and 37 seconds // MARGIN OF VICTORY: 8.407 seconds // CAUTIONS: 2 for a total of 4 laps // LAP LEADERS: #17 DJ Kennington (1-7), #4 Don Thomson Jr. (8-29), #02 Kerry Micks (30-36) // GOODYEAR BELTS & HOSES FASTEST LAP: #23 Jeff Lapcevich (1 minute and 20.534 seconds. Recorded on lap 2)
POINT STANDINGS: After 5 events. Unofficial as of July 10, 2005: 1. #4 Don Thomson Jr. (806 pts.); 2. #9 Mark Dilley (757); 3. #02 Kerry Micks (741); 4. #1 Peter Gibbons (743); 5. #39 Dave Whitlock (693); 6. #23 Jeff Lapcevich (664); 7. #19 Brad Graham (662); 8. #84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (659); 9. #60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (658); 10. #17 DJ Kennington (657); 11. #14 John Fitzpatrick (648); 12. #71 Bryan Cathcart (616); 13. #88 Dave Jacombs (614); 13. #25 Jeff Lapcevich (614); 15. #22 Scott Steckly (612); 16. #37 Tara MacLeod ® (582)
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