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Steckly Ends the Season with Ninth Place Run at Kawartha
Milverton, ON driver Scott Steckly finished 9 th in the final CASCAR race of the season on Sunday.
Scott Steckly driver of the Erb Group/ International Truck and Engine Pontiac Grand Prix was looking to finish this 2005 CASCAR Super Series season off with a good run this past weekend at Kawartha Speedway. The Erb Group team had to use their backup engine after blowing their primary motor last weekend at Cayuga. Steckly qualified the car in 20 th out of 29 cars for the season finale.
The race was held on Sunday, September 18 th under sunny skies just outside of Peterborough. Early on in the race the lack of power was evident as Scott struggled just to hang on to his 20 th place standing. The biggest story of the race was the driving by #17 DJ Kennington, who at one point in the race was close to lapping the entire field after a long green flag run. The #22 Erb Group car pitted under caution on lap 97 to change a left rear tire and add fuel to the car. As the race went on Steckly continued to move up positions. Although he was 2 laps down to the leader Scott was in 12 th place by lap 150 of 250. On the race teams second pit stop they changed the right rear tire on the car. Scott was continuing his was to the front and by the 210 th lap he was up into 8 th place, ahead of Dave Jacombs and rookie #75 Kenny Habul. It was an exciting finish as veterans Steckly and Jacombs tried to avoid holding up the lead lap cars and still race hard for position. However, rookie Habul was bouncing off everyone fighting for positions but eventually faded back to 10 th place.
After the race Scott said “it was great to end the season with a top- ten finish. This year we’ve had great equipment and then something breaks and we get a poor finish. Today, we had an underpowered race car, but with good calls in the pits by crew chief Ken Gropp Jr. we were able to get the most out of the car. I’m really proud of the job the crew did on the car this weekend”. He also said “I would like to thank all of our sponsors for this year; we really appreciated all of their help in making this CASCAR Super Series season a success for 22 Racing”.
Don Thomson Jr. went on to his unprecedented 5 th consecutive CASCAR Super Series championship last weekend at Kawartha.
Scott Steckly and the entire 22 Racing team are 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: Dodge Dealers of Ontario Ram Tough 250
Round 12 of 12 // September 18, 2005 // Kawartha Speedway
Peterborough, Ontario // 250 Laps // 3/8-mile oval
FIN. |
ST. |
# |
DRIVER (HOMETOWN) |
SPONSOR / MAKE |
LAPS |
1 |
1 |
17 |
DJ Kennington (St. Thomas; ON) |
Castrol Canada Dodge |
250 |
2 |
2 |
39 |
Dave Whitlock (Wyoming; ON) |
Avenue Motor Works / NMT DodgeCharger |
250 |
3 |
13 |
1 |
Peter Gibbons (Stouffville; ON) |
Canadian Tire CorporationChevrolet Monte Carlo |
250 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton; ON) |
Home Hardware Chevrolet MonteCarlo |
250 |
5 |
8 |
19 |
Brad Graham (Glencoe; ON) |
Challenger Motor Frt. / Logel’sDodge Charger |
250 |
6 |
12 |
14 |
John Fitzpatrick (Ayr; ON) |
Latta Crane Chevrolet MonteCarlo |
250 |
7 |
9 |
20 |
Pete Shepherd III (Brampton; ON) |
G.E. Lighting / L.E. Walker/ Mid-America Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
250 |
8 |
7 |
88 |
Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope; ON) |
Lou's BBQ / FAG Auto / CPS Flooring Taurus |
248 |
9 |
20 |
22 |
Scott Steckly (Milverton; ON) |
ERB Group/ International Truck Pontiac Grand Prix |
248 |
10 |
15 |
75 |
Kenny Habul (Etobicoke; ON) R |
Hot Wheels Racing School/ Simply Kids Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
248 |
11 |
26 |
71 |
Bryan Cathcart (Peterborough; ON) |
Meyers Transport / PeterboroughHomes Dodge |
247 |
12 |
23 |
86 |
Kenny Forth (Lynden; ON) |
Midnight Sun / Parkinson Tours/ 820 CHAM Ford Taurus |
247 |
13 |
18 |
37 |
Tara MacLeod (Innisfil; ON) R |
Central Merchant ServicesFord Taurus |
246 |
14 |
29 |
0 |
Howie Scannell Jr. (Milton; ON) |
Bond Homes / Hobby Hobby Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
245 |
15 |
25 |
41 |
John Tsoumaris (Toronto; ON) |
John’s Unique Auto / Mama’sPizza Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
243 |
16 |
3 |
77 |
Derek Lynch (Warkworth; ON) |
Berms-R-Us Dodge Charger |
243 |
17 |
28 |
23 |
Jeff Lapcevich (Caistor Centre; ON) |
Fastline / EMCEA Transport/ Tim Hortons Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
243 |
18 |
22 |
93 |
Joe Goncalves (Concord; ON) |
G.P.S. Automotive RefinishesLtd. Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
237 |
19 |
17 |
3 |
Stu Robinson Jr. (Holland Landing; ON) |
Snap-On Tools /Super 8 Dodge |
235 |
20 |
6 |
9 |
Mark Dilley (Barrie; ON) |
Dodge / Mobil 1 / PowerWater /Exide Dodge Charger |
234 |
21 |
19 |
8 |
Marc Miller (Holland; MI) |
Carhartt Clothing Dodge |
231 |
22 |
10 |
10 |
Doug Brown (Brantford; ON) |
NAPA / Wahta Springs ChevroletMonte Carlo |
218 |
23 |
4 |
60 |
Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor; ON) |
MOPAR Parts / Exide / Mobil1 Dodge Charger |
178 |
24 |
21 |
11 |
Ron VanEs (Smithville; ON) |
Star Van Systems / All CoverChevrolet Monte Carlo |
175 |
25 |
24 |
42 |
Sean Stafford (Springfield; ON) |
L.E. Walker / Mid-AmericaFreight Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
166 |
26 |
16 |
25 |
Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton; ON) |
Fastline / EMCEA Transport/ Tim Hortons Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
107 |
27 |
11 |
02 |
Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert; ON) |
PowerWater Ford Taurus |
56 |
28 |
14 |
84 |
J.R. Fitzpatrick (Ayr; ON) |
Cambridge Rigging ChevroletMonte Carlo |
24 |
29 |
27 |
18 |
Chad McGlynn (Petersburg; ON) R |
Awesome Racewear / UltimateGarage Ford Taurus |
15 |
R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender.
POLESITTER: #17 DJ Kennington (18.166 seconds) // TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 38 minutes and 52.587 seconds // AVERAGE SPEED: 56.889 mph // MARGIN OF VICTORY: 4.410 seconds // CAUTIONS: 6 for a total of 41 // LAP LEADERS: #17 DJ Kennington (1-34), #4 Don Thomson Jr. (35-75), #17 DJ Kennington (76-180), #4 Don Thomson Jr. (181-187), #17 DJ Kennington (188-189), #4 Don Thomson Jr. (190-198), #17 DJ Kennington (199-250) // GOODYEAR BELTS & HOSES FASTEST LAP: #17 DJ Kennington (18.481 seconds on lap 106)
SUPER SERIES POINT STANDINGS: Top 10 after 12 events. Unofficial as of September 18, 2005: 1. #4 Don Thomson Jr. (2208 pts.); 2. #1 Peter Gibbons (2118); 3. #17 DJ Kennington (2069); 4. #39 Dave Whitlock (2021); 5. #19 Brad Graham (1959); 6. #60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (1953); 7. #02 Kerry Micks (1933); 8. #9 Mark Dilley (1922); 9. #84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (1872); 10. #88 Dave Jacombs (1831) 12. #22 Scott Steckly (1748).
CASCAR ON TV: 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.
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