TORONTO -- Andrew Ranger dominated the Streets of Toronto 100 Saturday en route to his second straight win on the temporary road course at Toronto's Exhibition Place.
It was Ranger's 10th career road-course NASCAR Canadian Tire Series win and a series-high 13th overall. He finished 1.074 seconds ahead of points leader Scott Steckly after a late-race caution erased his three-second cushion and pushed the race to two laps past its scheduled 35-lap distance.
Road-course expert Robin Buck finished third, followed by Kerry Micks and D.J. Kennington.
Mark Dilley, L.P. Dumoulin, Don Thomson Jr., Peter Klutt and Brad Graham rounded out the top 10.
The race was slowed due to caution three times for 13 laps and the lead changed hands just one time.
Steckly pushed his lead to 88 points over Kennington and 108 over J.R. Fitzpatrick. Thompson and Lapcevich are fourth and fifth, respectively.
Jason Bowles, who won the Keystone Light Pole Award Friday, had to pit early with a spark-plug issue and wound up 21st. Fitzpatrick was running second coming to the restart for the green-white-checkered when he had to pit for a flat rear tire and finished 19th.
Ranger led the final 26 laps after inheriting the lead from Bowles.
A two-time series champion, Ranger is running a limited schedule this year in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. He is running more than 20 events total throughout several NASCAR series and ARCA. Included on that itinerary are the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races next weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Portland (Ore.) International Raceway the following week.
The Streets of Toronto 100 will air on Sunday, July 17 on TSN at 5 p.m. ET
The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series begins its two-race swing through Western Canada on Saturday, July 23 at Motoplex Speedway and Event Park for the A&W Cruisin’ The Dub 300.
For more information, contact: Shon Sbarra, NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications, (704) 309-5493 or
ssbarra@nascar.com
NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES-Streets of Toronto 100 UNOFFICIAL Results
Saturday
At Exhibition Place
Toronto, Ont.
Lap length: 1.754 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (2) Andrew Ranger, Roxton Pond, Que., Dodge, 37 laps, 57.109 mph.
2. (3) Scott Steckly, Milverton, Ont., Dodge, 37.
3. (7) Robin Buck, Campbellville, Ont., Dodge, 37.
4. (4) Kerry Micks, Mt. Albert, Ont., Ford, 37.
5. (6) D.J. Kennington, St. Thomas, Ont., Dodge, 37.
6. (14) Mark Dilley, Barrie, Ont., Dodge, 37.
7. (11) L.P. Dumoulin, Trois-Rivieres, Que., Dodge, 37.
8. (5) Don Thomson, Jr., Hamilton, Ont., Dodge, 37.
9. (8) Peter Klutt, Halton Hills, Ont., Chevrolet, 37.
10. (27) Brad Graham, Glencoe, Ont., Dodge, 37.
11. (16) Ron Beauchamp, Jr., Windsor, Ont., Dodge, 37.
12. (19) Dexter Stacey, Kahnawake, Que., Dodge, 37.
13. (10) Jeff Lapcevich, Grimsby, Ont., Dodge, 37.
14. (24) Jarrad Whissell, Calgary, Alta., Ford, 37.
15. (28) Dave Connelly, Arnprior, Ont., Dodge, 37.
16. (23) Derek White, Kahnawake, Que., Chevrolet, 37.
17. (20) J.F. Dumoulin, Trois-Rivieres, Que., Dodge, 37.
18. (33) John Farano, Toronto, Ont., Chevrolet, 37.
19. (9) J.R. Fitzpatrick, Ayr, Ont., Chevrolet, 37.
20. (22) Jason Hathaway, Appin, Ont., Dodge, 37.
21. (1) Jason Bowles, Ontario, Calif., Dodge, 37.
22. (32) Noel Dowler, Sherwood Park, Alta., Dodge, 36.
23. (30) David Thorndyke, Oshawa, Ont., Chevrolet, 35.
24. (13) Elie Arseneau, Laval, Que., Chevrolet, 34.
25. (18) Jason White, Sun Peaks, B.C., Dodge, 30.
26. (25) James Van Domselaar, Ft. Sask., Alta., Chevrolet, 26, suspension.
27. (26) Pierre Bourque, Ottawa, Ont., Dodge, 18, rear end.
28. (21) Isabelle Tremblay, St. Hippolyte, Que., Ford, 18, accident.
29. (31) Ray Courtemanche, Jr., Montreal, Que., Dodge, 11, transmission.
30. (17) Steve Mathews, New Liskeard, Ont., Ford, 4, axle.
31. (15) Joey McColm, Ajax, Ont., Dodge, 2, accident.
32. (12) Howie Scannell, Jr., Milton, Ont., Dodge, 0, rear end.
33. (29) Hugo Vannini, Repentigny, Que., Ford, 0, suspension.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 8 minutes 11 seconds
Margin of Victory: 1.074 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: J.Bowles (82.801 mph, 76.26 seconds)
Caution Flags: 3 for 13 laps.
Lead Changes: 1 among 2 drivers.
Lap Leaders: J. Bowles 1-11; A. Ranger 12-37.
Standings: 1. S. Steckly, 865; 2. D. Kennington, 773; 3. J. Fitzpatrick, 753; 4. D. Thomson,Jr., 742; 5. J. Lapcevich, 700; 6. K. Micks, 669; 7. M.
Dilley, 647; 8. R. Beauchamp,Jr., 645; 9. J. White, 629; 10. J. Hathaway, 613.
Saturday, July 09, 2011
NCATS Toronto: Ranger wins
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From Greg MacPherson, via my Android.
NASCAR: Hunter Index - Pursley rolls to the top... Kennington #7
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 8, 2011) – Greg Pursley has made winning look easy. Seven races into the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West season, he has made five trips to Victory Lane. He won two of the three races in June, leading a 364 of 400 laps en route to the pair of victories.
His performance was mirrored in the July voting for the Hunter Index, as determined by a panel of auto racing writers and NASCAR representatives. The Newhall, Calif., driver collected 10 of the 13 first-place votes to easily earn the top spot.
“No surprise here,” said Jorge Mondaca, motorsports editor for FOXSports.com. “Greg Pursley continues dominating the K&N Pro West Series. It took a Sprint Cup driver to snap his winning form, but even then he posted an impressive fourth on the road course at Sonoma.”
Pursley tallied 188 points to easily out-distance runner-up Lee Pulliam (154 points) and third-place Keith Rocco (145).
Drivers are ranked on their performance over the previous month. The rankings are compiled by a panel of auto racing writers and NASCAR representatives. This season, the panel was expanded to 12 media members from across North American with experience covering NASCAR’s touring and weekly series, along with two voters from NASCAR.
Panelists rank their top 15, with first place receiving 15 points, second 14, third 13 and so on.
Pulliam received two first-place votes and Rocco one.
Pulliam won three times in the Late Model Division at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va., and once at South Boston (Va.) Speedway. Rocco moved to the top of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national championship standings after four wins, including three at three different tracks over the July 4 weekend.
“Despite racing with a shoulder injury, Rocco has gotten as hot as the July weather in New England,” said Len Sammons, editor of Area Auto Racing News. “The defending NASCAR Whelen All-American Series champion seems on his way for another head table reservation at the year-end banquet.”
Max Gresham of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and Homero Richards of the NASCAR Mexico Series rounded out the top five. Gresham won at Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson, Ga., and finished third at Langley Speedway in Hampton, Va., to take the series points lead. Richards won at both Nuevo Autódromo de Querétaro and Puebla’s Autódromo Miguel E. Abed.
None of them, however, have been able to match Pursley’s hot streak.
Dating back to last season, he has won seven of the last 10 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West races.
Pursley has finished fourth in the only two races he hasn’t won this year, including at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., where he finished behind NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Joey Logano and David Gilliland.
He came right back to win at his home track, Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif., to stretch his series points lead to 278. He has three Coors Light Pole Awards and has led the most laps in an event three times.
“Good fortune is following Pursley, unlike last year when he couldn’t avoid trouble,” said Tim Haddock of haddockinthepaddock.blogspot.com. “He gave much of the credit to good luck after winning the race at Irwindale. He said he had seven flat tires that took him out of races last year. No such misfortune so far in 2011.”
Pursley is the only driver to be in the top 10 in voting in each of the first four months.
The Hunter Index, which was launched in 2010 on NASCARHomeTracks.com, is a monthly power poll designed to highlight the standout performances in the NASCAR developmental series. This year, the monthly winners will be presented with a trophy designed by Jostens.
Ted Christopher (NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour) was sixth in July’s voting, followed by DJ Kennington (NASCAR Canadian Tire Series), Jimmy Zacharias (NASCAR Whelen All-American Series), Todd Szegedy (NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour) and Sergio Peña (NASCAR K&N Pro Series East).
The Hunter Index is named for the late Jim Hunter, NASCAR’s vice president of corporate communications and a longtime supporter of the weekly and touring series that make up the NASCAR Developmental Series.
The Index was designed as an opportunity to compare the top drivers from the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series all the way up to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series. It will also encompass drivers from the NASCAR Mexico Series, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.
The Hunter Index is released the first week of each month from April through November.
The panel includes media members: J.A. Ackley, Dick Berggren’s Speedway Illustrated; Shawn Courchesne, Hartford (Conn.) Courant; Bob Dillner, SPEED; Tim Haddock, haddockinthepaddock.blogspot.com; Keith Lair, Los Angeles Newspaper Group; Spencer Lewis, Inside Track Motorsports News; Jorge Mondaca, FOXSports.com; Pat Patterson, SIRIUS NASCAR Ch. 128/ESPN Radio; Len Sammons, Area Auto Racing News; David Smith, DavidSmithMotorsports.com; and Elgin Traylor, Speed51.com. They are joined by Brett Bodine, who is the chairman of the NASCAR Résumé Committee and represents the NASCAR competition side on the panel, and Jason Christley, a NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications relations representative.
HUNTER INDEX – JUNE
1. GREG PURSLEY
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
Why he’s here: The Newhall, Calif., driver has completely dominated the competition this season with five wins in seven starts and finally earned a K&N Pro Series win at his home track, Toyota at Irwindale,
2. LEE PULLIAM
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Why He’s Here: Three more wins at Motor Mile give him 10 there for the season, and then he went down and finally got the best of three-time national champion Philip Morris at South Boston.
3. KEITH ROCCO
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Why He’s Here: Defending national champion is again atop the standings with a three-win weekend at Thompson, Stafford and Waterford over July 4 weekend.
4. MAX GRESHAM
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Why He’s Here: Won from the pole at his home track, Gresham, and finished third at Langley to take over the top spot in the series heading into the stretch drive.
5. HOMERO RICHARDS
NASCAR Mexico Series
Why He’s Here: The Mexico City driver has rallied after a slow start to the season to move up to fifth in points with a pair of wins in June.
6. TED CHRISTOPHER
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Why He’s Here: Put on a crowd-pleasing performance with his run from the back to win at Thompson, his fourth straight on the .625-mile historic Modified oval.
7. DJ KENNINGTON
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
Why He’s Here: A third at Delaware and a win at Mosport helped ease the pain of finishing 20th at ICAR after being dumped.
8. JIMMY ZACHARIAS
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Why He’s Here: Has been nearly unbeatable at Chemung with four wins in his last five starts on the New York oval.
9. TODD SZEGEDY
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Why He’s Here: Led every lap en route to the win at Monadnock and then finished sixth at Thompson.
10. SERGIO PEÑA
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Why He’s Here: Earned his second win of the season at Langley after leading the most laps, and was in contention at Gresham before late-race fuel issues.
HONORABLE MENTION: Matt Scott (All American/NASCAR Whelen All-American Series), Scott Steckly (NASCAR Canadian Tire Series), Adam Royle (Elko and Raceway Park/NASCAR Whelen All-American Series), LW Miller (NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour) and Matt DiBenedetto (NASCAR K&N Pro Series East).
From Jason Christley, NASCAR IMC
Scotia Speedworld: Results - Inside Track Motorsport News ShootOut
Scotia Speedworld
RESULTS: Inside Track Motorsport News Shootout
HALIFAX, NS - July 8, 2011
Dartmouth Dodge Sportsman (25 laps)
1st #77 Colby Smith
2nd #4 Aaron Boutilier
3rd #44 Russell Smith Jr
4th #08 Jeff Dillman
5th #3 Darren Wallage
Heat one: #2 Kirk Ryan
Heat two: #77 Colby Smith
Coco Beach Legends (20 laps)
1st #67 Dylan Blenkhorn
2nd #37 Cy Harvey
3rd #13 Paul Blenkhorn
4th #6 Steve Pye
5th #36 Tony Gaudet
Heat one: #16 Richard Salter
Heat two: #37 Cy Harvey
Lumbermart Thunder Cars (25 laps)
1st #67 Ross Harvie
2nd #27 Joe Lawson
3rd #31 Matthew Warren
4th #99 Dave Matthews
5th #01 Tylor Hawes
Heat One: #13 Drew MacEachern
Heat Two: #67 Ross Harvie
Heat Three: #31 Matthew Warren
Lumbermart Lightning Cars (20 Laps)
1st #151 Cody Singer
2nd #145 Nick Hurshman
3rd #144 Jorden Smith
4th #199 Craig Cordeau
5th #123 Harry Breimer Jr
Heat One: #141 Richard Patrick
Heat Two: #123 Harry Breimer Jr
Heat Three: #144 Jorden Smith
Hydraulics Plus Bandolero (15 laps)
1st #3 Jarrett Butcher
2nd #5 Cole Butcher
3rd #33 Cole Tanner
4th #62 Luke Ettinger
5th #0 Braden Langille
Heat one: #0 Braden Langille
The Weekly Racing Series is back next week for another showdown under the lights at Scotia Speedworld. Next Friday at 7pm don’t miss the 17th annual running of the Shriner’s Classic! 5 divisions of hotrods will take to the 3/10 mile oval with only the checkered flag in mind! For complete event details and schedule of events please visit www.scotiaspeedworld.ca
From Tara Foster / Scotia Speedworld
PHOTOS: Capital City Speedway (Ottawa - July 6, 2011)
www.RickAtTheRaces.com.
Thanks Rick!
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