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Steckly Grabs First Career Pole, Finishes Fourth
Scott Steckly getting set for what would be his record setting qualifying run at Mosport International Raceway. This would also be Steckly’s first career pole. Photo courtesy of Chris Coughlin/ NASCAR.
Bowmanville, ON. Scott Steckly continued his dominance of the NASCAR Canadian Tires Series, capturing his first career pole at Mosport International Raceway on Saturday, June 15. In the process he set a track record for the fastest lap around the 2.459 mile road course. Steckly’s lap of 85.375 seconds beat Andrew Ranger’s previous record by 0.61 seconds. Saturday’s practice session was the first time this brand new car had driven on a race track. Scott said “the car was set up perfectly right from the get-go. The crew had to make very few changes during our practice sessions”. Steckly was hoping the pole would help the Tow Truck in a Box/ Erb Group Dodge Avenger towards another strong finish in the second race of the NASCAR Canadian Tires Series season.
The race went on Sunday afternoon under what started out as sunny skies. However, the weather quickly turned to rain. Although, Scott started on the pole he was unable to lead the first lap as Kerry Micks quickly overtook #22 Dodge on the first lap to assume the race lead. Scott then settled into second behind Micks. The Tow Truck in a Box/ Erb Group car was eventually passed by two other cars, which put Scott back into fourth place. The team elected to pit on lap 20 for a rare four tire change and fuel. By the time pit stops had cycled through the team gained those two positions back, running second to Peter Gibbons. The rain began to fall on lap 41 and by lap 46 the team needed to replace their racing slick tires with grooved rain tires to better run in the rain. When pitting, Scott lost several positions, falling to ninth place. Following the last caution of the day on lap 50, Steckly was able to show his road course skills by passing five cars in two laps to move into fourth place. This is Scott’s second top-five of the season, following his win in the first race.
After the race Scott said “I thought the car was real strong for us all weekend. This is a good start to the season and we hope to keep it up”. Scott increased his lead in the championship standings to 42 points over Peter Gibbons following the first two races.
Anyone interested in sponsoring the 22 Racing team and driver Scott Steckly can contact Randy Steckly at 519-634-8080 extension 292 for more information.
In the drive for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series championship Scott Steckly and the 22 Racing team currently sits in 1 st place. The 2008 sponsors of 22 Racing include: Tow Truck in a Box, Erb Group, Reefer Sales and Service, AW Millwrights, Jutzi Fuels, Groeneveld, Mr. Transmission (Guelph), Commercial Babcock, Classy Collectibles, Generation 2 Filtration, Twin City Graphics, Motorsport Design, Glasvan Great Dane, Wix Filters, Chris Root Precision Machine, Wilride Transport, Milverton Garage, International Trucks Dealers: West Island in St. Laurent, PQ, IRL in Vernon, BC.
The next race in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series is Saturday, June 28 at Barrie Speedway in Barrie, ON.
Contact kyle_erb@hotmail.com for more information on the 22 Racing team or visit http://localracing.nascar.com/news/6 for the latest information on the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
Mosport International Raceway
June 15, 2008 Results
Fin |
Str |
Car |
Driver |
Team |
Laps |
Points |
1 |
3 |
84 |
J.R. Fitzpatrick |
Fitzpatrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
53 |
185 |
2 |
27 |
17 |
D.J. Kennington |
Castrol/NPP Dodge |
53 |
170 |
3 |
13 |
4 |
Don Thomson, Jr. |
Home Hardware Chevrolet |
53 |
170 |
4 |
1 |
22 |
Scott Steckly |
Tow Truck in a Box/Erb Group Dodge |
53 |
160 |
5 |
10 |
7 |
Alex Tagliani * |
Wal-Mart/Ubisoft Ford |
53 |
155 |
6 |
5 |
27 |
Andrew Ranger |
Wal-Mart/Tide Ford |
53 |
150 |
7 |
20 |
29 |
Pierre Bourque |
Whitlock Motorsports Dodge |
53 |
146 |
8 |
22 |
42 |
Peter Klutt |
Legendary Motorcar/G-Force Pontiac |
53 |
142 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
Peter Gibbons |
Canadian Tire/Mobil Super Ford |
53 |
148 |
10 |
17 |
10 |
Doug Brown |
Haldex Dodge |
53 |
134 |
11 |
14 |
77 |
Derek Lynch |
Allied Steel Buildings/Canadian Shield Dodge |
53 |
130 |
12 |
16 |
23 |
Jeff Lapcevich |
Tim Hortons Chevrolet |
53 |
127 |
13 |
12 |
3 |
Jason Hathaway |
Snap-on Tools/Super 8 Dodge |
53 |
124 |
14 |
7 |
39 |
Dave Whitlock |
Dickies/NMT Dodge |
52 |
121 |
15 |
9 |
19 |
Brad Graham |
Full Throttle/Challenger Dodge |
52 |
118 |
16 |
24 |
71 |
Bryan Cathcart |
Liftlock Stars/Kleen-Flo Dodge |
52 |
115 |
17 |
8 |
60 |
Ron Beauchamp, Jr. |
Mopar/Mobil 1 Dodge |
51 |
117 |
18 |
26 |
21 |
Jason White * |
Powder Ventures/Zimmer-Wheaton GM |
51 |
109 |
19 |
21 |
18 |
Kent Nuhn |
Interstate Batteries/The Fuel Genie Chevrolet |
50 |
106 |
20 |
11 |
25 |
Jim Lapcevich |
Tim Hortons Chevrolet |
44 |
103 |
21 |
2 |
2 |
Kerry Micks |
Beyond Digital Imaging Ford |
42 |
105 |
22 |
15 |
95 |
Anthony Simone * |
Crown Modular Chevrolet |
33 |
97 |
23 |
29 |
44 |
Jarrad Whissell * |
SMS Equipment/Komatsu Ford |
28 |
94 |
24 |
18 |
12 |
John Gaunt |
Centennial Chrysler Dodge |
17 |
91 |
25 |
28 |
88 |
Robin Buck |
Active Green+Ross Ford |
15 |
88 |
26 |
23 |
56 |
Joey McColm |
Lucas Oil Dodge |
7 |
85 |
27 |
25 |
67 |
David Thorndyke |
Thorsons EVT Chevrolet |
5 |
82 |
28 |
19 |
69 |
Trevor Seibert |
Lake Excavating/EMCO Waterworks Ford |
2 |
79 |
29 |
6 |
9 |
Mark Dilley |
Dodge/Leland Industries Dodge |
0 |
76 |
Fastest Qualifier: Scott Steckly, Time: 85.375 Seconds, Speed: 103.688 MPH
Time of Race :1 hrs., 35 mins, 56 secs
Average Speed : 81.511 mph
Margin of Victory :0.427 Seconds
MOPAR FAST FIVE AWARD - 2ND PLACE: Scott Steckly, 22 Tow Truck in a Box/Erb Group Dodge
Caution Flags: Laps 35-37 (Fluid on track); 48-50 (No. 60 spin). 2 for 6 laps.
Lap Leaders: Kerry Micks 1-6, Peter Gibbons 7-22, Kerry Micks 23-24, Ron Beauchamp, Jr. 25-29, Peter Gibbons 30-51, Don Thomson, Jr. 52, J.R. Fitzpatrick 53.
Top 10 Driver Points: Scott Steckly 350, Peter Gibbons 308, J.R. Fitzpatrick 303, Don Thomson, Jr. 302, Derek Lynch 285, Kerry Micks 280, D.J. Kennington 272, Dave Whitlock 271, Andrew Ranger 265, Alex Tagliani * 258
* Denotes Rookie of the Year Contender
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