ChampCar sues Legault

You didn't have to be Karnac to see this one coming down the track....

"I hold in my hand the final envelope..... The answer is: "Bernie will yank it.... Bernie will yank it............ and the question reads: "What will Ecclestone threaten to do to Montreal's F1 race if the courts dare rule against Legault?......... May a drum of racing fuel be dumped on your Kalkhoven....."

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"Champ Car has filed a lawsuit against Montreal race promoter Normand Legault, charging breech of contract for outstanding sanctioning fee payments related to the 2005 Molson Indy Montreal."

TSN has the full story...

OSCAAR: Biederman race this weekend at Peterborough

PETERBOROUGH, ON – Peterborough Speedway will play host to OSCAAR’s most prestigious race of the 2006 season this Labour Day weekend, Saturday September 2nd .

The high banks of Peterborough Speedway always provides some of the best Outlaw racing throughout the OSCAAR season, and the Don Biederman Memorial 75 lap feature event is guaranteed to provide fast and furious wheel to wheel action that will keep fans on the edge of their seat.

The Don Biederman Memorial pays tribute to the life and legacy of one of Canada’s finest Super Late Model drivers of all time. The familiar 43 was notorious for his winning ways, aggressive style, and his outspoken and cantankerous character. If Don wasn’t thrilling the fans in the stands with his on-track performance, then his off-track antics kept things most exciting. Admired for his passion and dedication to short track racing, Biederman possessed the fire and desire to win every time behind the wheel.

There is no doubt that as a Canadian, Biederman achieved great success in racing the short tracks of Canada, and across the border. During his career he won countless prestigious events and championships. Perhaps his greatest achievement was winning the 1977 Oxford 250 in Oxford, Me., where he beat many of the established NASCAR stars of the day. In 2001, Don Biederman earned one of Canada’s highest honours in racing, as he was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame.

Since the inception of this annual event there have been four different winners of the Don Biederman Memorial. Leading the charge will be three time winner John Fletcher in his JNE Consulting #61. This team is also the current OSCAAR point leader and has a series high of six feature wins in 2006. Second place point man Rob Clarke comes into the 2006 version of the Don Biederman Memorial as a two-time and defending Champion of this event. The #49 Outlaw of Clarke always runs very competitive at Peterborough, as this team picked up the feature win earlier in 2006. Stu Robinson Jr will be returning to Outlaw competition at Peterborough Speedway for the first time in a couple of years. The 2001 winner of the Don Biederman Memorial has teamed up with the #11 Robbins Motorsport team for the remainder of the 2006 season. The only other previous winner of this prestigious event is Dave Taylor who took the win 2000. Dave does not currently pilot a super late model, but can be seen in the pits each and every week.

The 8th Annual Don Biederman Memorial event should prove to be one of the most competitive in recent years. 2006 may be the year that a new name is added to the winners trophy. Leading the charge has to be the #67 of Phil Bullen who is having a break out season in 2006. Drew Spicer has been knocking on the door all year looking for their second OSCAAR feature win. 2006 Rookie of The Year candidate Glenn Watson might surprise everyone and become the first rookie to win this prestigious event. Two previous rookies of the OSCAAR series, Ed Bowlby and TJ Woosley could also play the spoiler role this weekend and pick up their first ever feature win in OSCAAR. Steve Lyons turned a lot of heads in his first ever OSCAAR event leading a large portion of a feature event at Kawartha Speedway a few weeks back, as he could prove to be the Cinderella story of 2006 by taking the win this weekend.

No matter who you cheer for each week, you can be assured that each and every OSCAAR Outlaw driver will be doing their best to honor the memory of the familiar #43 of Don Biederman.

In addition, to 75 laps of awesome Outlaw Super Late Model racing action, Peterborough Speedway and OSCAAR have many added attractions this Saturday September 2nd. The Don Biederman Hall of Fame car will be on display throughout the evening. The OSCAAR Outlaws will be joined by the Hurricane Midgets, Mini-Stocks, Four Funs and a Donut Race. What is a Donut Race you ask?!? Be sure to attend to find out. Bike Races will be held at intermission for the kids. Prior to the feature, OSCAAR will host an autograph session so that you can meet and greet your favorite drivers.

For custom car enthusiasts, Ruckiss Rydez will be presenting the 1st Annual Show N’ Shine, a custom car show specializing in hot rods, imports, trucks and outlaws. Fans will be able to “cruise” the custom car area, and vote for their favorite hot rod.

Be sure to arrive early, as the Outlaws and Peterborough Speedway will be hosting a Pre-Race Corn Roast in honour of all our supporting fans!

All of this exciting entertainment wrapped in one single event – The 8th Annual Don Biederman Memorial! Spectator gates will open at 4:00, with racing action getting underway at 6:00! Admission at the spectator gate as follows: Adults - $18.00, Youth/Seniors - $16.00, Kids 6-11 - $2.00 and Kids Under 6 are Free.

Cayuga... construction on hold for now

Just heard Cayuga Speedway Park president Jerry Santucci on the radio, talking about this weekend's Labour Day Classic Race Weekend at his track. During his conversation, he confirmed that major renovations on the facility will not commence immediately following this weekend's action at the 5/8-mile speedway.

Rather, Santucci said that the track will be open for a full slate of racing under its current configuration in 2007, with the big construction now scheduled to take place in 2008. He cited planning and permit delays for the setback.

CASCAR: Micks Motorsports and Berkshire unite for Cayuga race

MT. ALBERT, ON (August 30, 2006) – Veteran CASCAR Super Series driver Kerry Micks, driving his 2006 Micks Motorsports Ford, is pleased to announce the associate sponsorship of the Berkshire group of companies for the Labor Day Weekend Classic event at Cayuga Int'l Speedway.

“I am really excited to have Berkshire on board with us for the Cayuga event. It has been a tremendous struggle for our team this season without having major financial backing, but with help from companies like Berkshire, we have managed to run the complete series and stay in the top three,” stated Micks. “This is a new venture for Berkshire and I hope I can make them proud to be a part of our team for this event by taking them to the winner’s circle”.

For two decades, Berkshire has provided its clients with an outstanding level of personalized financial planning service and support. They recognize that different investors have different investment needs and objectives and, as a result they are positioned to offer timely, prudent advice to their clients. Berkshire advisors have access to a broad spectrum of quality investments products offered by a number of strong companies. This allows advisors to design personalized investment portfolios that will assist each client in choosing a secure financial future. To learn more please visit www.berkshire.ca

Cayuga International Speedway is located one kilometer north of Nelles Corners, ON. From the town of Cayuga take Highway 3 west for eight kilometers to Nelles Corners and turn right on Haldimand Road 20.

For information about the Labor Day Weekend Classic at Cayuga International Speedway call (866) 670-1958 or online at www.cayugaracing.com

Micks Motorsports is sponsored by APX Racing Gear and Incentives Inc., Berkshire group of companies, Beyond Digital Imaging, Canadian Detailing Services, Cathcart Trucking, Trailers by Jim Bray and Two-Tyme Recycling & Disposal for the 2006 CASCAR Super Series Racing Championship.

From Bruce Mehlenbacher

Is that Dave Jacombs I hear on the radio???

Tune into Hamilton's Y108 Radio on Thursday morning between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. to hear CASCAR Super Series racer Dave Jacombs, driver of the #88 Lou's BBQ/CPS Flooring Ford Taurus.

To listen over the internet, Click here for the Y108 main page and hit the Listen Live button to hear Dave chat about this weekend's race at Cayuga Int'l Speedway.

Or just click on the microphone to the right >>>>>>

(h/t Linda Jones for the heads-up)

DELAWARE SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCES “RACING WEEKEND IN VEGAS” PRIZE

One lucky racer will leave Delaware saying, "Thank you.... thank you very much...."

Auto Parts Centres (APC) and Delaware Speedway have announced an additional incentive for APC Late Model teams heading into the Great Canadian Race Weekend: A trip to Las Vegas in March of 2007.

One APC Late Model driver who finishes in the top twenty in the APC 300 on Sunday, September 3, will win the trip. In order to determine the winner, a wheel will be spun on the front straightaway just prior to the final 100-lap race. An envelope with a finishing position inside (anywhere from positions 2 through 20) will be “pulled” from wherever the wheel stops spinning. The random number inside that envelope will then be held and, eventually, revealed from the podium at the end of the race. The driver that finishes in that spot will win the trip.

“APC has put together this fantastic trip for our staff, suppliers and customers and we wanted to include our partners at Delaware Speedway,” said Luke Ramsay, Sales Manager and Director of Motorsports with APC and CANUSA. “With everything included in this trip, such as the chartered jet, Havoline hospitality seats at the Nextel Cup event, the stay at the Bellagio and more, this really is a once-in-lifetime opportunity.”

The trip will take place March 9 through 12, 2007 and includes: three nights and four days at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, a round trip flight from Detroit on a chartered jet and private bus and baggage handling.

Friday’s (March 9) activities include dinner at one of the Bellagio’s fine restaurants and reserved seats at the “Show ‘O’” by Cirque Du Soleil. The Saturday includes either a private bus with round-trip transportation to a golf outing at the Desert Pines Golf Club or a 50-minute relaxation massage at the Bellagio Spa. On Sunday, guests will be treated to round-trip private bus to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and access to the Havoline hospitality tent, along with breakfast and lunch. Once at the Speedway, guests will have access to car simulators, a driver appearance and reserved seats for the Nextel Cup race. The return flight to Detroit is Monday, March 12th.

The entire package has a retail value of approximately seven-thousand dollars.

“Spreading the opportunity back through the field adds some incentive to race teams that think they can finish, say, fifteenth, but aren’t sure they can win it,” said Delaware Speedway Race Director Jeff Wilcox. “And holding that winning number until the end of the race adds some mystery. We don’t want the racers to know what position it is because you don’t want to see a guy standing on the brakes on the last lap trying to get back to a certain spot or another guy spinning someone out right at the end because they know what place they have to be in to win the trip. This way, it can be a possible bonus for anyone that finishes somewhere between second and twentieth.”

Sunday’s all-new APC 300 will pay ten-thousand dollars to the winner. The APC Late Model Delaware Speedway track champion (which will be determined earlier in the day in the first of three 100-lap races) will also receive ten-thousand dollars, at the year-end awards dinner. For at least a few teams, it is possible to win each of those pay days, as well as the trip, depending on what number the wheel turns up before the race. Based on a full field, the APC 300 race purse is forty-thousand dollars.
Advanced tickets and weekend passes are available at participating Auto Parts Centre stores, TSC Stores, PartSource on Wharncliffe Road in London or online at http://www.delawarespeedway.com/.

- From Delaware Speedway

ALMS Mosport: Here are some shots of today's Pit Stop Competition at Toronto's Dundas Square, through the lens of our own Rob 'Blurry Shots' Morton

Tickets for this weekend's MOBIL1 presents Labour Day Weekend Grand Prix of Mosport are available here.
For info on the race, visit the Mosport site.

RESCHEDULED: Hindle Canadian Fastest Streetbike Shootout

Hello everyone,

For those who haven't heard, rain has forced the Hindle Canadian Fastest Streetbike Shootout to be rescheduled to Saturday, October 14 at Grand Bend Motorplex.

The entire Hully Gully Summer Sizzler All-bike Drags will be run on this date, including the Kevin Blackmore Memorial Quick 16, Superbike, Street ET and Harley classes.

The rain date will be the next day, Sunday October 15. For more information, visit http://www.grandbendmotorplex.com/ or http://www.canadiandragbike.com/shootout.

Thanks,
Graeme Jones
Organizer,
Hindle Canadian Fastest Streetbike Shootout

CASCAR: Cayuga Int’l Speedway set to host the Labour Day Weekend Classic, featuring the Hot Head Henry 200

TORONTO, ON – For the first time ever, Cayuga Int’l Speedway will be rocking to the sounds of CASCAR racing on the Labour Day long weekend. Sunday afternoon’s ‘Hot Head Henry 200 powered by Griddly Headz’ Super Series race will be the focal point of a busy weekend of motorsports, music and partying at Cayuga Speedway Park.

Prior to that, on Saturday, there will be a pair of 50-lap Super Series Shootout Races, followed by the ‘Texaco Havoline 100’ CASCAR Sportsman Series race. Adding to the atmosphere will be live music concerts at the Campground Pavilion on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

The Hot Head Henry 200 is the ninth CASCAR Super Series race of the season. Following CASCAR’s successful appearance at the Grand Prix de Montreal last weekend, the championship chase has been tightened and shuffled as the series builds towards its conclusion. Young star J.R. Fitzpatrick (Milwaukee Tools Chevy) still leads the points chase, as he has for most of the season, but he is now in the sights of former CASCAR champ Kerry Micks (Cdn. Detailing Svcs. Ford), who has won a pair of races in 2006, including last weekend’s race in Montreal.

This week, Micks installed his race-winning motor from his road course car into his oval car, in hopes of continuing his quest for another CASCAR crown. “We’ve come a long way to get back into this championship,” said Micks, who is just 11 points back of Fitzpatrick with three events remaining on the schedule. “That was a great motor in our car today [in Montreal] and we’re going to switch it over to our oval car for Cayuga. We’ve had a lot of wins at Cayuga and we’re confident that we can go there and do well.”

Fitzpatrick and his teammate Don Thomson Jr. (Home Hardware Chevy) are hoping to rebound from a tough weekend in Montreal, during which both experienced engine failures during qualifying, and had to battle from the back at the start of the race. Fitzpatrick salvaged an eighth-place finish, while Thomson endured more powerplant trouble in the road course event at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, and came home 13th, dropping him to third in the points.

Over the years, there have been many international racing stars who have taken part in CASCAR races. This weekend at Cayuga, Canadian open-wheel star Patrick Carpentier will be behind the wheel of Dave Jacombs’ #88 Ford Taurus as he makes his stock car debut in the Hot Head Henry 200. The Quebec racer competed in the ChampCar series for eight seasons, as well as in the Indy Racing League. “I am very excited to compete in my first stock car racing event with the CASCAR Super Series,” said Carpentier. “CASCAR is Canada’s top race series… and to race at the legendary Cayuga Speedway makes the opportunity even more exciting.”

CAYUGA NOTEBOOK: Longtime Cayuga Speedway owners Bob & Leone Slack will be honoured prior to racetime on Sunday afternoon. The Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame inductees ran the 5/8-mile facility during its glory years, putting Cayuga on the international motorsports map through their creative promotions and hard work… The Canadian Vintage Modifieds will be part of the Labour Day Classic Weekend at Cayuga, with a feature race on Saturday evening… The Campground Pavilion will be busy all weekend. “Red Eye” (Friday), “Ray Lyell and the Storm” (Saturday) and “Good Rockin’ Tonight with a Johnny Cash tribute” (Sunday) will be part of the entertainment, which also includes fireworks… Caledonia, ON resident Ashley Coles will perform the National Anthems on Sunday, prior to the Hot Head Henry 200. Coles made the top 14 in Canadian Idol… Tickets for the weekend are available at www.ticketmaster.ca or through the speedway at (866) 670-1958.


SCHEDULE: Cayuga Labour Day Weekend Classic
Featuring the Hot Head Henry 200 (CASCAR Super Series) and the Texaco Havoline 100 (CASCAR Sportsman Series)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2006

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. CASCAR Sportsman Series Practice
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. CASCAR Super Series Practice
5:00 p.m. Sportsman Series Time Trials
6:30 p.m. Super Series Time Trials
7:00 p.m. Canadian Vintage Modified Feature
8:00 p.m. CASCAR Super Series Twin 50 Shootout Races
9:00 p.m. START: SPORTSMAN SERIES ‘TEXACO HAVOLINE 100’ FEATURE

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2006

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. CASCAR Super Series Driver Autograph Session
12:00 p.m. Opening Ceremonies and Driver Introductions
12:30 p.m. Tribute to Bob & Leone Slack
12:50 p.m. National Anthems by Caledonia’s Ashley Coles (Top 14 Canadian Idol)
1:00 p.m. START: HOT HEAD HENRY 200 CASCAR SUPER SERIES RACE


POINT STANDINGS

CASCAR Super Series (As of August 26, 2006 // Top 15): 1. #84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (1357 pts.); 2. #02 Kerry Micks (1346); 3. #4 Don Thomson Jr. (1324); 4. #22 Scott Steckly (1300); 5. #39 Dave Whitlock (1294); 6. #9 Mark Dilley (1252); 7. #60 Ron Beauchamp (1238); 8. #19 Brad Graham (1223); 9. #17 DJ Kennington (1214); 10. #10 Doug Brown (1205); 11. #25 Jim Lapcevich (1203); 12. #1 Peter Gibbons (1192); 13. #3 Jason Hathaway ® (1154); 14. #11 Ron Van Es (1058); 15. #09 Kent Nuhn (1044)

CASCAR Flo~Pro.Com Western Series (As of August 22, 200 // Top 15): 1. #36 Jim White (1015 pts.); 2. #35 Kevin Dowler (1004); 3. #30 Derek Polack (988); 4. #71 Daryl Harr (957); 5. #6 Todd Nichol (932); 6. #2 Carl Harr (905); 7. #26 Shaun Polack (884); 8. #79 Wade Lee (875); 9. #21 Jason White (865); 10. #86 Shawn Press (836); 11. #24 Scott Dennis (826); 12. #48 Chris Dennis (483); 13. #96 Norm Hunger (478); 14. #87 James Ward (468); 15. #76 Dale Biesick (458)

CASCAR Sportsman Series (As of August 22, 2006 // Top 5): 1. #77 Dion Verhoeven (247 pts.); 2. #81 Shawn McGlynn (237); 3. #32 Mike Alguire (228); 4. #00 Steve Munro (227); 5. #95 Ron Lethbridge (217)

CASCAR ON TV: For information regarding initial airings and replays of Super Series races, please check your local listings or visit http://www.cascar.ca/schedule/tv_schedule.html.

Contact CASCAR’s Toronto Office at (416) 531-4714 or visit www.cascar.ca
Prepared by Inside Track Communications. // With files from Cayuga Speedway / Bruce Mehlenbacher

DELAWARE: VANDERWYST TO RETURN FOR GREAT CANADIAN RACE WEEKEND

2005 Track Champion Will Enter Field for Match Race, APC 300

Delaware, ON (August 29, 2006): Pete Vanderwsyt of St. Thomas, the 2005 Delaware Speedway Track Champion, is returning for the “Great Canadian Race Weekend” (September 1, 2 and 3). Vanderwyst has accepted his “Past Champion” provisional to run in Friday’s inaugural “Match Race” and will also compete in the all-new APC 300 on Sunday in a new car built by McColl Racing Enterprises and sponsored by Peterbilt of Ontario.

Asked why he was coming back, Vanderwyst said: “Because it’s Delaware. It’s Labour Day and I want to be a part of it.”

Though Vanderwyst has been registered to run at Delaware Speedway this year, he has competed just once (June 2nd) at his home track this season. He has been busy with a racing schedule that has taken him throughout parts of the United States.

“We’ve been running ASA (American Speed Association) North and M.A.A.R.A. (Mid Atlantic Asphalt Racing Alliance) events,” Vanderwyst said of his 2006 schedule. “We’ve been in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio. It’s been great to see what the competition is like at other tracks.”

The experience has given Vanderwyst some additional perspective. “It was a whole lot more humbling than we ever would have anticipated,” he said. “It’s tough.”

Labour Day will not be a restful weekend for Vanderwyst, who is planning to run the M.A.A.R.A. race at Holland Speedway in New York on Saturday night in addition to competing in the Friday and Sunday events at Delaware.

“Hopefully I get enough sleep,” said Vanderwyst. “After Friday night, we’ll get out the other car and leave home Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. We should get to Holland around 1:00 or 2:00 p.m. We’ll run the 100-lapper there and should be home at 3:00 or 4:00 a.m. We’ll get three or four hours of sleep, switch cars again and then it’s back to Delaware.”

Vanderwyst’s return adds to an already deep field that will compete for a $5,000.00 first prize in the Match Race on Friday and $10,000.00 to win on Sunday.

“At the end of the day, Delaware has the best racers in Ontario,” said Vanderwyst. “This is something new for Labour Day and I want to be a part of it.”

Advanced tickets and weekend passes are available at participating Auto Parts Centre stores, TSC Stores, PartSource on Wharncliffe Road in London or online at www.delawarespeedway.com.

From Delaware Speedway

PT is the show

This writer from the National Post gets it.

Paul Tracy is ChampCar. Period.

Without him, there is no show. Without him, no one cares.

Even the fans in Quebec get it. At the start of the weekend, he was as popular as the plague in Montreal. But by the time he was done having fun, he drew the biggest cheers of anyone, on the podium on Monday.

Yes, he inflamatory and controversial.

But the guy is single-handedly keeping the ship afloat.

ChampCar and Bourdais should be kissing PT's feet.

ALSTAR: Weekend Preview

The SHOULDICE STONE ALSTAR SUPER SERIES will honor the 2006 Champion this Labor-Day weekend ,at Steelback Sauble Speedway.

Saturday September 2nd the SHOULDICE ALSTAR Cars starting order will be determined by the qualifying time in the Wayfreight time trial – which will give the ALSTAR drivers their starting positions for the ‘Steelback Twin 50’s’ on the Saturday at the Beach..

Sunday September the 3rd – SHOULDICE ALSTAR drivers will start the ‘STEELBACK 100 Challenge’ by their finishing order of the ‘Steelback Twin 50’s’. Rumour has it there will be some new faces in the series this weekend.

Sunday is the Finale of the 2006 SHOULDICE ALSTAR SUPER SERIES WEEKENDS and virtually it can be anyone’s 2006 championship as there are only 28 points separating the top 10 drivers.

SHOULDICE ALSTAR Series currently top 10 in points:1. #9 Robbie Thompson 2012. #67 Steve Tiemersma 1853. #72 Rob MacDonnell 1834 #1 Dan Delisle 183 5 #82 Jason Shaw 1826 #76 Tyler Williams 1807 #2 Tim Ellis 1808 #38 Kirk Hooker 1789 #7 Derrick Tiemersma 17410 #4 Craig Zurbrigg 173

The 2006 SHOULDICE ALSTAR Drivers Awards Presentation will be immediately following the ‘Steelback 100 Challenge’ on Sunday evening.

For a 2006 SHOULDICE STONE ALSTAR Series registered Drivers List See: http://www.alstarseries.com/ALSTAR_Officia/2006_Registere.html

For more information: http://www.saublespeedway.com/ Home of the SHOULDICE STONE ALSTAR SUPER SERIES: www.alstarseries.com

See you at the Races this weekend.

From the Shouldice ALSTAR Series

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SOS: Southern Ontario Sprints Set to Double Up This Weekend

The Southern Ontario Sprints championship will be declared on Friday night, September 8th when the thundering winged warriors invade the Styres Family owned Ohsweken Speedway to close out the 2006 series tour.

With the concept and format established in 2005 to reward the drivers who support the Southern Ontario Sprints club throughout the season, the championship event is closed to anyone who has not run on at least three of the four tracks the series visits during the season. We have thirty-five drivers who have met the criteria during 2006 exclaims SOS President Bill Oldroyd. And there are six additional drivers who can make the list if they participate when the series moves into Brighton Speedway this weekend for a two day Classic . They include Fred Cade; Larry Atkinson; Mark Schulz; Tom Huppunen; Jamie Collard; and Andrew Reaume. They all have competed at two of the four venues.

Those already qualified for the Invitational include Glenn Styres; Bob McDonald; John Riegling; Warren Mahoney; Brad Malloy; John Watson; Tim Zack; Mike Lauterborn; Jim Price; Adam West; Bob Crawford; Ken Swan; Rob Middlemiss; Rick Wilson; Joe Middlemiss; Garry Evans; Fred Pigeon; Rob Pietz; Gary Evans; Craig Downie; Dean Hoffman; Dick Mahoney; Jeff Daniels; James Whittaker; Tim Phillips; Stan Zanchin; John Burbridge; Daryl Turford; Kevin Job; Jim Davies; Brian Lee; April Wilson; Keith Dempster; Jim Porter; and Kyle Patrick.

Going into this weekend s double header at Brighton Speedway Warren Mahoney holds a forty-five point lead over Bob Crawford and fifty-one over Glenn Styres. Rookie of the year contenders Kevin Job and Joe Middlemiss are one hundred sixty-three and one hundred seventy points behind with three events remaining.

For all the latest information be sure to check the official website of the Southern Ontario Sprints at http://www.southernontariosprints.com/ .

From Ken Pelkie, Public Relations

Capital City Speedway: Big show on Sept. 9

From Arnie Malcolm / Capital City Speedway

OTTAWA, ON – Capital City Speedway is proud to announce that on Sept 9th. 2006 they will produce one of the biggest and richest stock car extravaganza’s ever held in this country, and for certain Capital City Speedway.

Besides one of the richest purse’s in Canadian Stock Car history, over $30,000. The event will have something for everyone, including an enduro race, and Trailer Race and to cap it off Monster trucks.

The main attraction for many NASCAR fans will be the 100 lap Late Model Cars, these cars are the same as the cars you watch on TV every Saturday and Sunday from the US. Some of the biggest names in this country’s stock car world will be on hand including Jeff Hanley the son of Legendary Canadian Stock Car Racer Jr. Hanley.

Jeff Hanley is considered by many to be one of this country’s very best drivers, and has proven it with more wins than many to his credit. Other big name drivers include Peterbrough, Ontario’s Derek Lynch, former CASCAR Champion Steve Robblee, as well as many many more.

The $4000.00 to win prize money for the Late Models has brought entries from as far away as Vermont and the ACT Tour as well as Quebec and the Castrol GTX Series. Now add into this some very good local talent who are more than accustomed to the Capital City Speedway Oval, people like Steve Munro, Rick Rump, Dave Rioppelle and a host of others who compete their every Wednesday night during the summer and well you get the picture.

The event will also include all the regular class’s that compete regularly as well as a Canadian Regional Qualifier event for Lengends (dwarf cars) which here to see’s competitors competing unheard of prize money ($1500. to win).

And that’s not all, as the day which will go well into the night will finish off with a 100 lap enduro and a trailer race as well as a number of visits by the Monster Trucks. This is with out question the largest undertaking for a stock car event ever at the speedway and if this summers support for Nascar Style Stock car racing is any indication this event should be a MONSTER, well what you know lets say we call it ‘MONSTER JAM ONE.

Gates open Saturday at 12:00 the action will be non stop will into the evening for more information visit http://www.capitalcityspeedway.ca/

NASCAR coming to Montreal

Based on the comments by NASCAR's Richard Buck, it's a matter of 'when' and not 'if' NASCAR will announce that it's coming to Montreal next summer with its touring Busch Series.

(h/t Bourque)

F1 releases 2007 schedule

Whew.... it looks like Canada avoided the shakedown list this time around.

The official F1 site has the story of how San Marino and European GPs have been dropped from the schedule. We wonder what someone will have to cough up to get the race in that big gap between Bahrain and Spain?

Here's the 17-race schedule as released today:

Australia March 18
Malaysia April 08
Bahrain April 15
Spain May 13
Monaco May 27
Canada June 10
United States June 17
France July 01
United Kingdom July 08
Germany July 22
Hungary August 05
Turkey August 26
Italy September 09
Belgium September 16
China September 30
Japan October 07
Brazil October 21

Look out NASCAR.... rocket powered plane races set to take over ???

CNN's Money site has a story about a racing league whose founder thinks it could be a $150 million/year business by 2010. The rocket powered planes will go 250 mph and will compete 2,000 feet off the ground. I wouldn't want to pay for the stadium.

IHRA Moves World Nationals to Mansfield Motorsports Speedway

State-of-the-art facility to be constructed adjacent to NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series track

NORWALK, Ohio (August 28, 2006) – The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) announced today a multi-year agreement with Mansfield Motorsports Speedway to host the World Nationals, the drag racing event formerly held in Norwalk, Ohio. One of the finest half-mile asphalt oval race tracks in the country, Mansfield Motorsports Speedway is home to a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, and will begin construction of a world class drag racing venue to be built on the grounds.

“Moving the World Nationals to the state-of-the-art facility Mansfield Motorsports Speedway is constructing takes the event and IHRA to the next level,” said IHRA President Aaron Polburn. “We’ve had major success in Ohio throughout the years, and without a doubt, Mansfield will continue IHRA’s dominance in the state.

“This is a beautiful track, a true showcase of what a respected motorsports facility should look like,” said Polburn. “The attention to detail the track owner put into this facility is comparable to the finest racetracks in America. If you like US 131 Motorsports Park, with its impeccable design and construction, you’re going to love Mansfield Motorsports Speedway.”

The track, located in Mansfield, Ohio, in the north-central part of the state, between its NASCAR event, Hooters Pro Cup event and other significant races, will have nearly 350,000 spectators through the gates by the end of 2006. Mansfield is located within an hour from Cleveland, Columbus, Akron and Canton, all major Ohio markets.

“Of all the aspects that make this facility great, it’s our location,” said Mansfield Motorsports Speedway owner Mike Dzurilla. “We’re midway between Cleveland and Columbus, located 10 minutes from downtown Mansfield and close to a major highway. We’ll have no curfew and plenty of parking and camping.”

Topography surveys have been done on the grounds of Mansfield Motorsports Speedway and architects and engineers are in the midst of mapping out the details for the facility. While it will be a new drag strip, the infrastructure necessary for the operational functioning of running a race are already in place with the circle track.

“We have a staff of people here that are customer-service oriented towards racers, sponsors, sanctioning bodies and fans. In addition, the city of Mansfield is a major supporter of this facility,” said Dzurilla. “This part of the U.S. is IHRA country. We’ll make the racers feel welcome and give them a facility they can call home.

“With the addition of the drag strip, we’ll now have a true motorsports park in Ohio,” added Dzurilla.

The architects designing the drag strip at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway have built several various motorsports facilities, including US 131 Motorsports Park in Grand Rapids, Mich., home to IHRA’s Torco Northern Nationals. IHRA and Mansfield Motorsports Speedway officials will announce the date of the event upon confirming construction details.

“We’ll be getting a construction timeline within the next ten days and that will determine whether we can add this to the 2007 or 2008 schedule, although everyone’s goal is 2007,” added Polburn.

The track is located at 100 Crall Road, across from Lahm Municipal Airport, which boasts one of the largest runways in Ohio. For more information on Mansfield Motorsports Speedway, log onto www.mansfield-speedway.com or call (419) 525-RACE.

GREAT CANADIAN RACE WEEKEND STARTS FRIDAY

Delaware, ON (August 28, 2006): Delaware Speedway’s annual “Great Canadian Race Weekend” is this Friday through Sunday, September 1, 2 and 3. The three-day auto racing showcase will be highlighted by two first-time events, the inaugural APC Late Model “Match Race” (Friday) and the all-new format for the APC 300 (Sunday).

The weekend also will see three of Delaware Speedway’s 2006 track champions crowned, with the season finales set for the Challenger Motor Freight Truck division, Kendall Motor Oil Street Stocks and APC Late Models. The APC Enduro class will have a turn in the spotlight as well, with their second annual “All-Star Race” on Saturday night.

Friday’s race program begins at 8:00 p.m. (spectator gates open at 6:00 p.m) and includes the APC Late Model “Match Race,” the Challenger Motor Freight Trucks and a “King of the Hill” Spectator’s race.
The Match Race is a first-time, one-of-a-kind event that will put the top Late Model drivers in a tournament-style bracket that will run through one-on-one eliminations until just two cars are left for the right to race each other for a $5,000.00 grand prize. The idea for the event came from the “Duel of the Decade”, a race that featured Canadian racing legends Junior Hanley and Don Beiderman as the only two drivers on the track.

The Challenger Motor Freight Truck division will run its final race of 2006 on Friday. Heading into the night, the top four drivers are separated by just 20 points. Paul Fothergill of London, a two-time former Truck division champion, has the overall lead. Todd Powell of Mt. Brydges is 8 points behind in second, followed by Darrell Porter of Dorchester (11 points back) and Matt Robblee, also of Dorchester (20 points behind, in fourth).

On Saturday, racing begins at 7:00 p.m. (spectator gates open at 5:00 p.m.). The top 40 APC Enduro competitors will race for the second-straight year in a weekly event format, their “All-Star” race (normally, the APC Enduro class features approximately 80 cars on the track at once for 250 laps with no caution flags).

The 2005 version of the race was a highlight of the schedule, as the Enduro drivers brought their brand of four and five-wide racing to the Labour Day Weekend. Jeff Coward of Komoka is the defending race winner. Steve Smith of Arkona is the current APC Enduro points leader.

The Kendall Motor Oil Street Stock division will settle its championship Saturday night. Former champion Ray Morneau of Windsor carries the points lead into the weekend. He is 22 points ahead of Komoka’s Duane Manning, who has piloted the late Dave Lawrence’s number ‘28’ since Lawrence’s passing in June. Jamie Ramsay of St. Thomas is third, 31 points behind Morneau.

For the POWERADE Modified division, this weekend is their second-last race of the year. Barry Newman of Springfield holds the points lead by 16 over Mark Watson of St. Thomas (second place) and 28 over the 7-time champion, Jamie Cox of Dorchester. Both Friday and Saturday are sponsored by C.A.W. Locals 1001, 88 and 302.

The Sunday event, sponsored by Auto Parts Centres and CANUSA Automotive Warehousing, will be run in a “Triple-100” format, featuring the top Late Model talent from around Ontario and beyond. After time trial qualifying at 1:30 p.m. (spectator gates open at 12:00 p.m.), the first 100-lap race will feature Delaware Speedway “regulars”, and will settle the Delaware track championship.

Scott Lindsay of St. Marys leads the track driver points by 16 over Ron Sheridan of Strathroy. D.J. Kennington’s car (number ‘3’, owned by Ron O’Brien of Crediton) leads the owner points (Sean Dupuis of LaSalle drove the car for one event while Kennington was away at another event) by just 3 over Lindsay.

Point fund money goes to the number (i.e., owner points), and with a $10,000.00 first-prize point fund at stake, Lindsay faces having to gain back those three points to get both the driver trophy and the money. That is, if he can hold off Sheridan in the process. Kennington can not win the driver title, but could secure the owner points championship – and the top prize money – for his car owner.

The second 100-lap race will be the “Weekend Warrior Series Open”, and will showcase a number of top Late Model drivers from around Ontario and beyond. Among those who have tentatively committed to compete are former Alstar Series champions Kirk Hooker of Chatham and 2005 WWS champion (and former Alstar Series champion), Tom Walters of Barrie.

Each of the first two 100-lap races will qualify drivers for the finale, a 100-lap showdown that will pay $10,000.00 to the winner. The implications for a driver such as Scott Lindsay or Ron Sheridan are enormous: if either could somehow overtake the number ‘3’ car in the owner points in the first race and then win the finale, there is a potential $20,000.00 up for grabs in one day ($10,000.00 for the track owner championship and $10,000.00 to win the APC 300).

Kennington and his car owner (Ron O’Brien) could also amass the same large payday if the ‘3’ car finishes on top in owner points and if it can win the final race on Sunday.

Advanced tickets and weekend passes are available at participating Auto Parts Centre stores, TSC Stores, PartSource on Wharncliffe Road in London or online at www.delawarespeedway.com.

For more information on event formats contact: Jeff Wilcox, Delaware Speedway Race Director (519) 652-5068 ext. 203 or jeff@delawarespeedway.com

CASCAR: Bourque Reels In Another Top-12 At Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

OTTAWA, ONT. (August 27, 2006) - - In his final CASCAR race of the 2006 season, Pierre Bourque headed to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, a track named after the famous Canadian Formula One driver who was killed at the wheel of his Ferrari at the 1982 Belgium Grand Prix, looking to enhance his racing resume with his first career top-ten finish.

“I am really looking forward to competing at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve", said Bourque before arriving at the track, "the track is a challenging mix of ultra-high speed straightaways and tight moderate-speed corners. The cars roar up to 165 mph down the straights before we have to brake hard and throw the car into the tight corners, a major test of both man and machinery.”

The weekend started off well for the only full-time Canadian NASCAR driver, putting his No. 29 Driving.Ca Canada.Com Working.Com Dose.ca Dodge Charger 14th of 24 cars on the starting grid.

The CASCAR 100 was a smooth race for Bourque. Using veteran-like patience, Bourque used the race not only as another learning experience, but a race to perfect his technique in the twists and turns that characterize a road course.

The Ottawa, Ontario native brought home his machine 12th in the final rundown, beating 12 other competitors to the line, including five-time and reigning CASCAR champion Don Thompson.

Earlier this season, Bourque also collected a 12th place CASCAR finish in the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres.
“Not a bad finish today, but I am still chasing that elusive top-ten finish in my first ever-stock car racing season, and the first season back in the cockpit of any race car since 1989. I would like to thank the entire Whitlock Motorsports team for its tireless efforts to put me in a strong car this season. We’ve had some great runs and I’m looking forward to a stronger 2007 season.”

DRIVING.CA leaped over from the Busch East Series and play the primary sponsorship role last weekend. DRIVING.CA is Canada's premier one-stop resource for automotive listings and consumer information.
In addition, CANADA.COM, Canada's leading destination for news and information, WORKING.COM, one of North America's top career sites, and DOSE.CA, a cool site that caters to hip Canadian urbanites coast- to-coast, also served as secondary sponsors on Bourque’s machine in Montreal.

All four new sponsors are part of Canwest-Global, Canada's largest media company, with interests in television, radio, newspapers and the internet. All four back Bourque’s NASCAR Busch East season, last weekend’s CASCAR race, and his periodic forays into ARCA.Full Metals Minerals and Pollara Strategic Public Opinion who have been with the Ottawa, Ontario native since his racing inception this season also supported Bourque’s racing effort last weekend as associate sponsors.

"It was another Canadian race and we had a lot of great sponsor from this region. It’s important for me not only as a driver but as a representative to yield the best finish possible. We had a great weekend, we qualified solid and put another competitive finish together. I am looking forward to the remainder of our racing season together.”

Reflecting on his performance from Saturday, Bourque spent Sunday with his family at home, a rare occurrence during this busy racing season.

Bourque will return to the ARCA RE/MAX Series for an open-test Tuesday at Chicagoland Speedway gaining additional Superspeedway experience behind the wheel of a 3400 pound stock car.

“I’m looking forward to getting back into the ARCA seat with Andy Hillenburg's Fast track Racing Team,” he said. “We finished 21st at Nashville in my first Superspeedway race a couple weeks ago and that was an accomplishment in itself. The ARCA RE/MAX Series is a very intense and competitive series. I’m looking to get my feet wet around the 1.5- mile Speedway, but clock off some decent lap times."

Following the test, Bourque will turn his concentration towards the NASCAR Busch East Series, his biggest racing project of the season. The series returns to action after a three-week break from competition at New Hampshire International Speedway on September 15.

For the first time this season, Bourque will return to a track he’s seen before. “We’re looking for our first top-ten at NHIS. It’s a great track filled by the best of the NASCAR Busch and Nextel Cup Series, we’re looking forward to running strong in front of a big crowd.”

Currently, Bourque and the Fast Track Racing team lock the 17th position in the point standings, but feel a top-15 in reachable. “We only have a few races remaining in the season and we hope to turn up the wick and go out with a bang. This has been a great learning year for everyone, we hope the rest of the season will bring good fortunate and solid finishes.”

For further in site on Canwest-Global and its associates please log onto //www.Driving.Ca, www.Canada.com, www.Working.com and www.Dose.Ca // For more information on Full Metals Minerals, please visit http:// www.fullmetalminerals.com // For additional input on Pollara Strategic Public Opinion, please logon to www.pollara.ca // To learn more about Pierre Bourque please click onto www.pierrebourque.com

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Prepared by Chris Knight

Derhaag Motorsports: Fellows & Ruhlman take on Infineon

Sonoma, Calif. (Aug. 28, 2006) – Ron Fellows and Randy Ruhlman took on the hilly road course at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California on Saturday, August 26th against a full field of 26 Daytona Prototype and 14 GT cars. The #40 Preformed Line Products Pontiac Riley ended the day in fourteenth, after losing a lap early after they were forced to pit a second time to retighten the driver safety harnesses. With twelve cars managing to stay on the lead lap of the 99-lap, 250-mile race, the fourteenth place finish was a disappointing, but respectable, showing for the Derhaag Motorsports Daytona Prototype at the 2.52-mile Infineon Raceway.

The #40 Preformed Line Products car was able to move up from the twenty-first starting spot, but it proved to be a difficult task for both drivers. Randy Ruhlman brought the car through traffic after a good start, and began the move forward in the opening laps of the race. But, the car quickly began to loose its grip on the track, making progress slow. Fellows took over at the first pit stop and, while he too had a fast early stint in the car, he encountered the same handling difficulties with the car.

Immediately after the pit stop, Fellows had his hands full trying to keep from being overtaken by the leaders. The first pit stop sent him out with loose and tangled safety harnesses, and he was forced to come back in to have them tightened while still under caution. The team did an excellent job of fixing the problem and getting the car back out before the pace car came around. Unfortunately before Fellows had any chance to catch up to the field, the green flag came back out and the leaders were quickly challenging to put the #40 car a lap down. Fellows held them off for numerous laps, but eventually the car lost its only lap of the race. With twelve cars on the lead lap the chances of making it into the top ten became slim and the car finished immediately behind the #60 MSR car of Oswaldo Negri and the #39 Crown Royal car of Fittipaldi and Cheever.

"We've been fighting this car all weekend. Infineon is a really difficult track. The conditions change dramatically here from session to session depending on the sun and temperature, so getting a good read and set up is always hard. The car felt great in the opening laps of the race, but it just deteriorate pretty fast for me. As it got a bit cooler and later in the race, it might have been a bit better for Ron for awhile, but overall neither of us was happy with the handling on the long runs," said Ruhlman after the race.

For this weekend's Grand American race, both Fellows and Ruhlman brought a wealth of experience to the road course at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Fellows and Ruhlman both ran sedans in the Trans-Am Series at the track, while Fellows recently competed here in June at the NEXTEL Cup Dodge/SaveMart 350, as well as in American LeMans. Randy Ruhlman began his driving career here and has extensive experience and numerous sedan victories at Infineon Raceway.

Fellows is recognized the world over as one of road racing’s most accomplished and talented drivers. A factory Chevrolet driver, Fellows is currently a Championship favorite in the American LeMans Series GTS Corvette. An overall winner at the Daytona24 and at the 24 Hours of LeMans, the Canadian driver has wins in Trans-Am and ALMS, as well as NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck series. Ron is a regular driver in NASCAR, in both the BUSCH and NEXTEL Cup Series on the road courses, and recently ran Watkins Glen and Infineon in the NEXTEL Cup Series.

Ruhlman was named the 2005 BBS "Most Improved Driver of the Year", won the 2005 Cleveland Grand Prix Trans-Am race and Long Beach Grand Prix, and was runner up for the 2005 Trans-Am Drivers' Championship. Ruhlman makes the record books as fourth in Top Ten finishes in Trans-Am history. Ruhlman from Greensboro, NC has been a professional race car driver since his Rookie year in Trans-Am in 1990 and has extensive racing experience, predominantly in road racing in the Trans-Am Series, as well as in IMSA, ASA and the NASCAR short track series.

The teams head immediately to the Salt Lake City, Utah area and the final race of the 2006 season. The Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Discount Tire Sunchaser at Miller Motorsports Park gets underway on Saturday, September 2nd at noon MT for a nine-hour race. Ruhlman will be paired up with his co-driver from Watkins Glen, Paul Dallenbach, and Canadian sedan and Formula car Champion Kenny Wilden. That race begins at noon on Saturday, September 2nd and will be broadcast LIVE on SPEED.

The Derhaag Motorsports Pontiac Riley carries primary sponsorship from Preformed Line Products with additional sponsorship logos of Coyote Closures®, Park Place Ltd, KeyBank and McDonald Financial Group.

Preformed Line Products (PLP) is an international manufacturer and supplier of hardware and support systems for the communications and energy industries. Products include the COYOTE® Closure and GUY-GRIP® Dead-End used in the telecommunications, cable and energy industries. Manufacturing facilities are located worldwide in the USA, Canada, China, Brazil, Mexico, England, Spain, South Africa, Australia and Thailand.

Cleveland-based KeyCorp is one of the nation’s largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $92 billion. Key companies provide investment management, retail and commercial banking, consumer finance, and investment banking products and services to individuals and companies throughout the United States and, for certain businesses, internationally.
McDonald Financial Group offers comprehensive financial services to affluent individuals from 87 offices in 15 states. As part of Cleveland-based KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), McDonald Financial Group combines the capabilities of McDonald Investments Inc.'s Private Client Group, member NASD/NYSE/SIPC, and Key PrivateBank. McDonald Financial Group offers banking, estate planning, financial planning, retirement planning, brokerage, trust, individual asset management, insurance advice and services, and charitable giving counsel.

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From Cristi Brumm

CASCAR: Mark Dilley seventh in Montreal’s CASCAR 100

BARRIE, ON – On Saturday afternoon in Montreal, Dodge-sponsored Charger driver Mark Dilley scored a solid seventh-place finish in the CASCAR 100 at the legendary Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road course.

The #9 Dodge / Mobil1 / Exide / Leland / Avenue MotorWorks / CRS Dodge Charger qualified 13th for the 23-lap chase around the 13-turn, 4.359 km course, and steadily progressed through the pack after hooking up with his Whitlock Motorsports teammate, Dave Whitlock, as they have done on several occasions throughout the course of the 2006 Super Series season.

By lap 19, the #9 Dodge-sponsored Charger was up to sixth-place. However, with three laps to go, Whitlock was able to edge past Dilley, nudging him to seventh, where he would finish the race.

Following the event, Dilley was pleased with his race, as well as the venue. “I really enjoyed the track; it’s a nice facility. Dave [Whitlock] and I had a lot of fun racing against each other out there. Our two cars are so close, it seems like all year we’ve ended up in the same place on the track, running with each other. He’s a great teammate and an excellent driver, so we have a good time racing against one another. We seem to be around fifth to eighth on the road courses, which is very respectable considering the talented road racers we have in the series.”

Dilley was equally enthused about the exposure he and his sponsors gained by being a part of another of Canada’s top motorsports weekends. “There were a lot of people here who enjoyed the show that we put on. The exposure here was excellent for our sponsors and CASCAR. Combine that with a seventh-place result and it was a successful outing. We look forward to coming back again.”

Looking back at his four-race road course program for 2006, the #9 Dodge / Mobil1 / Exide / Leland / Avenue MotorWorks / CRS Dodge Charger driver has recorded three positive results, including a pair of seventh-place finishes (Montreal & Edmonton) and a fifth (Trois-Rivieres).

Following eight points races in 2006, the #9 Dodge-sponsored Charger is currently sixth overall in the Super Series points chase. The tour concludes with three consecutive oval races, starting with this weekend’s event at the 5/8-mile Cayuga Int’l Speedway, near Hamilton, ON.

Dilley continued, “Looking ahead, our goal is to get on the podium a few times. We have never been really strong at St-Eustache (Sept. 9), but we’re confident about putting together a few strong runs at Cayuga (Sept. 3) and Kawartha (Sept. 17) to have a strong finish to the season.”

MONTREAL RACE NOTES: CASCAR’s inaugural appearance as part of the G.P. de Montreal ChampCar race weekend was a great success. The 24-car CASCAR Super Series field put on a flawless performance, featuring a caution-less main event on Saturday afternoon at le Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

Former CASCAR champion Kerry Micks edged ahead of Robin Buck to take the checkered flag at the end of the 23 lap CASCAR 100 by less than 2/10ths of a second. Dodge Charger driver Scott Steckly ran a solid race to take the third and final podium spot.


Prepared by Inside Track Communications // For more information about the #9 Dodge team and its sponsors, visit www.whitlockmotorsports.com For more on CASCAR, including complete race results, reports, point standings, event schedules and upcoming broadcast times for Super Series races on SPORTSNET, see www.cascar.ca

MONTREAL: Underway after soggy Sunday

The G.P. de Montreal ChampCar race is underway following Sunday's monsoon. It remains to be seen if Paul Tracy will put Sebastien Bourdais into a headlock and powerslam him into the ground.

For the record, I think PT is hilarious. As many races as Bourdais wins, no one buys tickets to watch an emotionless Borg. Tracy IS the show. He knows it. He having fun.... as he fills the stands.

In other Montreal notes, the CASCAR race in Montreal was outstanding. Great action and no cautions. In the wake of their stellar performance, I wouldn't be surprised to hear NASCAR announce their Busch race at the facility about three minutes after today's ChampCar race is done.

Speaking of the CASCAR race, Kerry Micks and Robin Buck put on a great show at the front and there was incredible action throughout the field. There was more on-track passing in that race than they've had in a five years of F1 and ChampCar races at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

If there was a blemish regarding CASCAR at Montreal, it involved the realization that the event sponsor (go-racing.ca) was a bust. To further muddy the waters, the individual fronting the travel site wasn't who he said he was. The police were taking statements in the pits on Saturday, trying to determine the extent of the damage, which left the series and one team smarting in their wallets.

CASCAR: Kerry Micks wins inaugural CASCAR 100 Super Series race at the G.P. de Montréal

MONTREAL, QC – Veteran stock car competitor Kerry Micks became the first two-time CASCAR Super Series winner of the 2006 season when he won the inaugural CASCAR 100 at the G.P. de Montreal on Saturday afternoon. The Canadian Detailing Services Ford Taurus driver started on the pole and came out on the winning end of a race-long, back-and-forth battle with Lou’s / CPS Ford driver Robin Buck. Micks’ other victory of the campaign took place in mid-June at Mosport Int’l Raceway.

Micks, who hails from Mt. Albert, Ont. started on the pole for the 23-lap race around the 13-turn, 4.359 km Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road course and led the first 11 laps before slipping in the hairpin turn (turn 10), opening the door for Buck to take the lead. Both drivers have multiple CASCAR road course wins to their credit and it wasn’t long before Micks had recovered from his miscue and was all over the Campbellville, Ont. racer as they left the rest of the 24-car field behind.

On lap 17, Micks dove underneath Buck in turn 10 and was able to pull in front on the exit from the tricky corner. From there, the lead duo posted furious lap times, almost two seconds quicker than their rivals. On the last lap, Buck mounted one last challenge, pressuring Micks to go across the final chicane. The final few hundred metres came down to a drag race between the pair, which Micks was able to win by a nose. His margin of victory at the checkered flag was less than two-tenths of a second.

Third-place in the CASCAR 100 went to ERB Dodge Charger driver Scott Steckly, of Milverton, Ont. Steckly cruised in third through the entire race, finishing comfortably ahead of Jim Lapcevich (EMCEA Transport / Tim Hortons Chevy) and DJ Kennington (Castrol Dodge Charger), who were fourth and fifth, respectively.

The points chase was tightened in Montreal as Fitzpatrick Motorsports teammates J.R. Fitzpatrick and Don Thomson – who entered the race ‘one-two’ in the standings – experienced trouble in qualifying for the CASCAR 100. Both drivers suffered engine failures during the Saturday morning time trial session and were forced to start at the back in the feature race. Fitzpatrick (Milwaukee Tools Chevy) was the Fast Eddie Hard Charger of the race, climbing to eighth at the finish, while Thomson (Home Hardware Chevy) endured more power trouble during the 23-lap chase and came home 13th, the last car on the lead lap.

Heading to next weekend’s Labour Day Weekend event at Cayuga Speedway, Fitzpatrick now leads Micks by just 11 points, with Thomson 22 markers back of Micks.

POINT STANDINGS (UNOFFICIAL as of August 26, 2006, after 8 events): 1. #84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (1357 pts.); 2. #02 Kerry Micks (1346); 3. #4 Don Thomson Jr. (1324); 4. #22 Scott Steckly (1300); 5. #39 Dave Whitlock (1294); 6. #9 Mark Dilley (1252); 7. #60 Ron Beauchamp (1238); 8. #19 Brad Graham (1223); 9. #17 DJ Kennington (1214); 10. #10 Doug Brown (1205); 11. #25 Jim Lapcevich (1203); 12. #1 Peter Gibbons (1192); 13. #3 Jason Hathaway ® (1154); 14. #11 Ron Van Es (1058); 15. #09 Kent Nuhn (1044)

CASCAR ON TV: For information regarding initial airings and replays of Super Series races, please check your local listings or visit http://www.cascar.ca/schedule/tv_schedule.html.

CASCAR Super Series
RESULTS: CASCAR 100
Round #8 // August 26, 2006 // Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal, Quebec // 13-turn, 4.359 km road course
FIN. ST. # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR(S) / MAKE LAPS
1 1 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) Cdn. Detailing Services Ford Taurus 23
2 2 88 Robin Buck (Campbellville, ON) Lou's BBQ / CPS Flooring Ford Taurus 23
3 3 22 Scott Steckly (Milverton, ON) ERB / AW Millwrights Dodge Charger 23
4 9 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) EMCEA Transport / Tim Hortons Chevrolet Monte Carlo 23
5 12 17 DJ Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Castrol Dodge Charger 23
6 7 39 Dave Whitlock (Wyoming, ON) NTN Bower / Griddly Headz / NMT Dodge Charger 23
7 11 9 Mark Dilley (Barrie, ON) Dodge / Mobil 1 / Exide / Leland / Avenue M.W. / CRS Dodge Charger 23
8 22 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON) Milwaukee Tools Chevrolet Monte Carlo 23
9 4 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Windsor, ON) MOPAR / Mobil1 / Exide / Chrysler Jeep Dodge Svc. Dodge Charger 23
10 6 23 Jeff Lapcevich (Caistor Centre, ON) Tim Hortons / EMCEA Transport / Carhartt Chevrolet Monte Carlo 23
11 8 75 Kenny Habul (Etobicoke, ON) Hot Wheels / Variety Village Chevrolet Monte Carlo 23
12 14 29 Pierre Bourque (Ottawa, ON) ® Driving.ca / Canada.com / Working.com / Pollara Dodge Charger 23
13 23 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo 23
14 15 10 Doug Brown (Brantford, ON) NAPA / AUTOPRO Chevrolet Monte Carlo 22
15 24 33 Bertrand Godin (St-Hyacinthe, QC) ® Mid-America Chevrolet Monte Carlo 22
16 21 71 Bryan Cathcart (Peterborough, ON) Mid-America Chevrolet Monte Carlo 22
17 19 09 Kent Nuhn (Williamsford, ON) ® Nuhn Motorsports Pontiac Grand Prix 22
18 13 19 Brad Graham (Glencoe, ON) Challenger Motor Freight / Logel’s Dodge Charger 21
19 17 6 J.F. Dumoulin (Trois-Rivieres, QC) ® Summum Dodge Charger 20
20 18 82 Dave Connelly (Arnprior, ON) Maple Leaf Foods / Vector Chevrolet Monte Carlo 20
21 20 12 Richard Durivage (Montreal, QC) MIAPOXY Chevrolet Monte Carlo 19
22 5 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire / Monroe Brakes Chevrolet Monte Carlo 17
23 10 3 Jason Hathaway (Appin, ON) ® Snap-On Tools / Arctic Cat / Super 8 Dodge Charger 10
24 16 11 Ron Van Es (Smithville, ON) Star Van Systems Chevrolet Monte Carlo 5


POLESITTER: #02 Mark Dilley (1 minute and 48.984 seconds) // TIME OF RACE: 42 minutes and 39 seconds // AVERAGE SPEED: 141.032 km/h // MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.171 seconds // CAUTIONS: None // LAP LEADERS: #02 Kerry Micks (1-11), #88 Robin Buck (12-17), #02 Kerry Micks (18-23) // GOODYEAR BELTS & HOSES FASTEST LAP: #88 Robin Buck (1 minute and 49.992 seconds) // FAST EDDIE HARD CHARGER: #84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (14 positions)

® after the hometown denotes Rookie contender.



Contact CASCAR’s Toronto Office at (416) 531-4714 or visit www.cascar.ca
Prepared by Inside Track Communications.

CASCAR 100: Montreal

Quick results: 1. #02 Kerry Micks, 2. #88 Robin Buck, 3. #22 Scott Steckly, 4. #25 Jim Lapcevich, 5. #17 DJ Kennington, 6. #39 Dave Whitlock, 7. #9 Mark Dilley, 8. #84 J.R Fitzpatrick, 9. #60 Ron Beauchamp Jr., 10. #23 Jeff Lapcevich

... More to come

CASCAR 100: Montreal qualifying

MONTREAL, QC - Kerry Micks set the fastest time during qualifying for Saturday afternoon's CASCAR 100 at the GP de Montreal.

The Ford driver lapped the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road course in 1 minute and 48.984 seconds.

Robin Buck will start second in the #88 Lou's BBQ Ford.

Points leader J.R. Fitzpatrick was third fastest, but lost his motor and will start at the back.

His Fitzpatrick Motorsports teammate Don Thomson (2nd in points) also experienced a motor failure and will join Fitzpatrick at the back for the start of the race, with a motor loaned to him by Peter Gibbons.

The CASCAR 100 starts at 4 p.m.

STARTING ORDER (top 15): 1. Kerry Micks 2. Robin Buck 3. Scott Steckly 4. Ron Beauchamp 5. Peter Gibbons 6. Jeff Lapcevich 7. Dave Whitlock 8. Kenny Habul 9. Jim Lapcevich 10. Jason Hathaway 11. Mark Dilley 12. DJ Kennington 13. Brad Graham 14. Pierre Bourque 15. Doug Brown

CARQUEST PST: Flemming Leads The Pack Into Center For Speed

Halifax, NS (August 23, 2006) – John Flemming, Halifax, NS sits on top of the yearly points championship, as The CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour visits the Centre For Speed in Shediac, NB for the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour 100 this Saturday night. Flemming holds a mere 19-point lead over Brad Mann, Glen Livet, NB in second place after eight of 11 events.

Rounding out the top five in points are Gordie Ryan, Wellington, NS, Wayne Smith, Timberlea, NS and Shawn Tucker, Fredericton, NB. Shawn Turple, Enfield, NS has momentum going into Center For Speed, winning the Antigonish Mall 200 last Saturday at the inaugural race at the New Riverside Speedway in James River, NS. This was Turple’s first win on the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour since starting in 2005. Now that he has tasted victory, it has made him hungry for more wins.

George Koszkulics, New Glasgow, NS, who finished second in Riverside has ordered tires and is making the trip looking to finish one position better than last week. Smith, the third place finisher at Riverside, is hoping that his strong run last Saturday is the start of strong performance in the remaining three races, allowing him to move ahead in the points.

A couple of Islanders, Kent Vincent, Crapaud, PE and Greg Proude, North Wiltshire, PE are in the top ten in points and are ready to strike if those ahead of them have a bad night. Dan MacKay, Halifax, NS and Stacey Clements, Five Island Lake, NS are having strong years while quietly performing well and finishing races to maximize their points.

Who will come out of Center For Speed with the CARQUEST points lead? The answer will be known later Saturday night after 100-laps of hard racing around the flat track in Shediac. The only certainty is that the racing will be intense, which means lots of side by side racing.

Another battle is being waged by the new drivers vying for the EIT Race Radio Rookie of the Year award. Russell Smith, Lakeside, NS holds a 64-point lead over Bobby Nielsen, Vernon River, PE. Mike Stevens, Riverview, NB Sandy Livingston, Springhill, NS and Roger Crane, Montague, PE are all in the hunt for this coveted award. These drivers sit from 17th to 23rd in the CARQUEST point standings.

Grandstands open at 3 PM, while Time Trials go at 5:10 PM with racing at 6 PM.

From Ken Cunning

ChampCar chatter

TSN has a pair of stories on ChampCar.

In the first, Sebastien Bourdais tries to rally his fellow frenchman to jeer Paul Tracy this weekend in Montreal. If you missed it on Sunday night, PT was on Wind Tunnel saying that Talladega Nights was really about he (Ricky Bobby) and Bourdais (Jean Girard)... and that he's hated Bourdais "ever since he tried to kiss me on the lips." You'll have to see the movie to get it, but you can imagine....

And then PT did his best Don Cherry routine, making fun of the frenchman for coming after him while wearing a helmet.

In the other, the ChampCar race in Montreal may be toast after this weekend - according to most - but there's talk that former Quebec Nordiques owner Marcel Aubut is trying to lure the tour to Quebec City.

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES 2007 SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 24, 2006) – The 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series schedule was announced today, a 36-race slate starting with the 49th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 18 at Daytona International Speedway. On Sunday, Nov. 18, Homestead-Miami Speedway will again host the season finale.

Other key dates:
· On Sunday, July 1, New Hampshire International Speedway will host the first event in the “Race to the Chase,” the 10-race prelude to the “Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup.”
· On Sunday, July 29, the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard will be held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
· On the evening of Saturday, Sept. 8, Richmond International Raceway will be the final event in the “Race to the Chase.”
· The week after Richmond, on Sunday, Sept. 16, New Hampshire again will have the kick-off event in the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, which covers the season’s last 10 races and determines the series champion.

In addition to the 36-race regular schedule, the series’ two traditional “non-points” events are again slated, both for Saturday nights. The 29th annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona will be held on Feb. 10, while the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge is set for May 19 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.

There are no changes from the 2006 schedule, in terms of sites. There are, however, several adjustments to the schedule’s order.

· In July, the schedule will go from New Hampshire (July 1), to Daytona (July 7) and then Chicagoland Speedway (July 15). Previously, the order was Daytona-Chicago-New Hampshire.
· Also, Indianapolis’ event will close out July (July 29), followed the next week (Aug. 5) by Pocono Raceway. Previously, Pocono preceded Indianapolis. Those two races will follow the season’s final open week.

Date Site
Feb 10 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona – Daytona International Speedway*
Feb 18 Daytona International Speedway
Feb 25 California Speedway
Mar 11 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Mar 18 Atlanta Motor Speedway
Mar 25 Bristol Motor Speedway
Apr 1 Martinsville Speedway
Apr 15 Texas Motor Speedway
Apr 21 Phoenix International Raceway
Apr 29 Talladega Superspeedway
May 5 Richmond International Raceway
May 12 Darlington Raceway
May 19 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge – Lowe’s Motor Speedway*
May 27 Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Jun 3 Dover International Speedway
Jun 10 Pocono Raceway
Jun 17 Michigan International Speedway
Jun 24 Infineon Raceway
Jul 1 New Hampshire International Speedway
Jul 7 Daytona International Speedway
Jul 15 Chicagoland Speedway
Jul 29 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Aug 5 Pocono Raceway
Aug 12 Watkins Glen International
Aug 19 Michigan International Speedway
Aug 25 Bristol Motor Speedway
Sep 2 California Speedway
Sep 8 Richmond International Raceway
Sep 16 New Hampshire International Speedway
Sep 23 Dover International Speedway
Sep 30 Kansas Speedway
Oct 7 Talladega Superspeedway
Oct 13 Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Oct 21 Martinsville Speedway
Oct 28 Atlanta Motor Speedway
Nov 4 Texas Motor Speedway
Nov 11 Phoenix International Raceway
Nov 18 Homestead-Miami Speedway

*Non-championship points events Tentative-Subject to Change

It’s the Ladies Night to Shine at The Fredericton Inn Points Racing This Saturday

Courtesy Miranda Carr

August 23rd, 2006, Fredericton, NB – Once a season the ladies get their night to shine. This Saturday, under the lights, the girls get to show the boys how it’s done. Due to poor weather last week and the cancellation of their event, Fredericton Inn has hoped on board this weekend to sponsor Saturday night’s Points Racing.

The ladies of the night will be trying the same heats, dashes and features as the Coast Tire Street Stock division. The drivers of the Coast Tire Street Stock division give up their car for this event. Fans can expect to see some exciting racing as the girls always put on a good show.

This weekend there will also be Regular Points racing in all three divisions. The CARQUEST Pro Stocks, Martin’s Home Heating Sportsman and Coast Tire Street Stock will be roaring through the Geary woods at their usual start time of 7:00pm this Saturday night. NBIS hasn’t had a great year with Mother Nature washing out many events this season. However; this week the 2006 schedule has been revised to accommodate the new dates for any rained out events. Please check out the schedule online for any revised dates.

The Martin’s Home Heating Sportsman division will have a busy weekend this weekend. On Saturday they will take part in regular points racing at NBIS and on Sunday they will take part in Part 2 of the Liteco Challenge at Riverglade Speedway. Start time for this race will be 2:00pm. Come to Riverglade and cheer on the your favourite NBIS Sportsman driver.

Speed Weekend is approaching very Fast! There is only 8 more days until the official start of Speed Weekend with the Bridges Farms Corn Boil starting at 7:00pm. This will be the kick off to the 6th Annual Speed Weekend 2006. This weekend has many events in store with the O’Leary Pontiac Excitement Sportsman 150 on Saturday and the feature event of the weekend, The Irving Oil Pro Stock 250, on Sunday. Please check out www.nbisonline.com for more details regarding start times and events.

Which lady will take home the win this weekend? Who will be the adventurous one to make the first spin? Only the fans who attend this Saturday night’s race at NBIS will know so check the race out this weekend to see the big girls play.

The Fredericton Inn Present Points RacingSaturday, August 26th at 7:00pmPit gates open at 3pmGrandstands open at 5pmRacing starts at 7pmRegular points racing in the CARQUEST Pro Stock, Martin’s Home Heating Sportsman, and Coast Tire Street Stock Divisions Ticket Prices:Adults (16 and over) $12Youth (ages 9-15) $9Children (ages 8 and under) FREE Family Pass: Two adults, Two youth plus 4 pop and 4 fries for $35.

New Brunswick International Speedway is Canada’s Fastest Short Track. The 1/3 of a mile high-banked paved oval features three classes of racing on a weekly basis: CARQUEST Pro Stocks, Martin’s Home Heating, and Coast Tire Street Stocks. Over 60,000 people are expected to attend over 25 events during the 2006 season. NBIS is located off Highway 7 on Route 660 in Geary, NB, and is within minutes of Saint John and Fredericton.

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CASCAR heads to Montréal for its first-ever appearance as part of the G.P. de Montréal ChampCar race weekend

TORONTO, ON – In recent years, CASCAR has been front and centre at most of the major Canadian urban road racing events. Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver and Trois-Rivières have all played host to Canada’s top racing series. And this weekend, you can add Montréal to that list. While CASCAR has contested many races at Autodrome St-Eustache – an oval located northwest of the city – Saturday afternoon’s GO-RACING.CA 100 at the legendary Circuit Gilles Villeneuve circuit marks the first time that the touring stock car series will share the stage with the ChampCar World Series in downtown Montréal.

The GO-RACING.CA 100 is the eighth Super Series race of the season and the fourth and final road race on the 2006 CASCAR schedule. So far this year, road course victories have gone to Kerry Micks (Mosport), Jeff Lapcevich (Edmonton) and Don Thomson (Trois-Rivières).

In terms of the championship chase, five-time and current champ Don Thomson Jr. (Home Hardware Chevy) is within striking distance of his Fitzpatrick Motorsports teammate J.R. Fitzpatrick (Milwaukee Tools Chevy), with just 23 markers separating them after seven events. And while many eyes will be focusing on these two doing battle for the title, there are still a total of four racers within 100 points of Fitzpatrick (Thomson, Micks, Dave Whitlock and Scott Steckly) as the series heads into the homestretch.

Although he’s not in contention for the championship, veteran racer Jeff Lapcevich will have a new look when he shows up this weekend at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The Caistor Centre, ON driver recently announced that he will add sponsorship from CARHARTT to his Tim Hortons / EMCEA Transport car for the rest of the season, in the wake of an agreement with Team RaceSportz.

Lapcevich is hoping that the additional sponsorship – coupled with his experience at the Villeneuve circuit – will pay dividends on Saturday afternoon. “I’ve raced the Montréal circuit six times. We ran the Player’s Ltd/GM Motorsport Series there in the early 1990s, and we also competed in the Motorola Cup three times,” said Lapcevich, who is currently putting the finishing touches on his car’s suspension settings in advance of this weekend’s action.

There will be some local flavour in the field at Montréal, in the form of hometown racers Richard Durivage (Miapoxy Chevy) and series newcomer Bertrand Godin (Arctic Cat Chevy). As well, Pierre Bourque (Driving.ca / Canada.com Dodge) from nearby Ottawa, ON will be making his third and final outing of the season with Whitlock Motorsports. “We’ve made vast improvements in the two races I’ve been in so far this year, and the same is expected this weekend,” said Bourque. “This weekend’s race is huge. The ChampCars are here competing with us, and while the crowds know they will see a great race with them, I really think our show will be even better.”

In addition to the CASCAR and ChampCar series, the Formula 1600 and the Atlantic Series will also be in action at le Circuit Gilles Villeneuve this weekend.

CASCAR will take to the track for a pair of half-hour practice sessions on Friday (starting at 11: 45 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), in advance of the series’ lone qualifying session, at 8:35 a.m. on Saturday morning. The GO-RACING.CA 100 is scheduled to take the green flag at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.

SCHEDULE: GO-RACING.CA 100 (Montréal, Quebec)
CASCAR Super Series

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2006

11:45 a.m. – 12: 15 p.m. CASCAR Super Series practice session #1
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. CASCAR Super Series practice session #2

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2006

8:35 a.m. – 9:05 a.m. CASCAR Super Series qualifying session
4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. START: GO-RACING.CA 100 CASCAR SUPER SERIES FEATURE RACE


POINT STANDINGS

CASCAR Super Series (As of August 13, 2006): 1. #84 J.R. Fitzpatrick (1221 pts.); 2. #4 Don Thomson Jr. (1198); 3. #02 Kerry Micks (1173); 4. #39 Dave Whitlock (1154); 5. #22 Scott Steckly (1147); 6. #9 Mark Dilley (1114); 7. #19 Brad Graham (1107); 8. #60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. (1103); 9. #1 Peter Gibbons (1084); 10. #10 Doug Brown (1081); 11. #17 DJ Kennington (1070); 12. #25 Jim Lapcevich (1055); 13. #3 Jason Hathaway ® (1048); 14. #11 Ron Van Es (954); 15. #09 Kent Nuhn (926)

CASCAR Flo~Pro.Com Western Series (As of August 22, 2006): 1. #36 Jim White (1015 pts.); 2. #35 Kevin Dowler (1004); 3. #30 Derek Polack (988); 4. #71 Daryl Harr (957); 5. #6 Todd Nichol (932); 6. #2 Carl Harr (905); 7. #26 Shaun Polack (884); 8. #79 Wade Lee (875); 9. #21 Jason White (865); 10. #86 Shawn Press (836); 11. #24 Scott Dennis (826); 12. #48 Chris Dennis (483); 13. #96 Norm Hunger (478); 14. #87 James Ward (468); 15. #76 Dale Biesick (458)

CASCAR Sportsman Series (As of August 22, 2006): 1. #77 Dion Verhoeven (247 pts.); 2. #81 Shawn McGlynn (237); 3. #32 Mike Alguire (228); 4. #00 Steve Munro (227); 5. #95 Ron Lethbridge (217); 6. #11 Cole Weber (214); 7. #48 Doug Cathcart (205); 8. #67 Scott Mitchell (204); 9. #36 Alan Lebert (199); 10. #20 Dave Didero (136); 11. #66 Josh Wood (133); 12. #82 Dave Connelly (66); 13. #07 Joey McColm (63)

CASCAR ON TV: Watch the Arctic Cat 100 CASCAR Super Series race from the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières on Saturday, August 26 on SPORTSNET, starting at 9:00 p.m. (EAST, ONT & WEST) and at 5:00 p.m. (PACIFIC). For information regarding initial airings and replays of Super Series races, please check your local listings or visit http://www.cascar.ca/schedule/tv_schedule.html.

WESTERN SERIES: Last Saturday at Edmonton Int’l Raceway in Wetaskiwin, AB, the CASCAR Flo~Pro.Com Western Series took to the track for their sixth points race of the season. Former Western Series champ Daryl Harr, from nearby St. Albert, AB took the victory in the Competition Chevrolet CASCAR 200, coming home in front of Stony Plain, AB’s Derek Polack and Todd Nichol (St. Albert). Points leader Jim White was eighth, which allowed five-time series champion Kevin Dowler (who was fourth) to whittle White’s lead to just 11 points. The next Flo~Pro.Com Western Series race is scheduled for the Labour Day weekend at Sun Valley Speedway, in Vernon, BC.

Prepared by Inside Track Communications.

CASCAR: Jeff Lapcevich will drive for Carhartt!

ARNPRIOR, ON – RaceSportz is proud to announce that veteran driver Jeff Lapcevich will pilot the Carhartt Clothing Cascar Super Series car for the balance of the 2006 season.

With his strong road racing background, Jeff Lapcevich has dominated the road courses in CASCAR Super Series competition for last few years including six road course wins and a sweep of the road courses in 2004.

“We’re excited to have Jeff behind the wheel, Jeff has a number of victories in the last few years including the Griddly Headz 100 from Edmonton race this year as well as a numerous top 5 finishes” states owner Dave Connelly.

Jeff will sport the Carhartt colours on his car starting at the Grand Prix du Montreal race on August 25th,26th, and 27th. “Obviously it’s great timing to have Jeff behind the wheel going into the Montreal event, he’s certainly one of the favourites to win, but the real goal for the balance of the season is to get set for a championship run in 2007,” continued Connelly.

“I'm really happy to be carrying the Carhartt colours on my Tim Hortons/EMCEA Transport car. As a journeyman electrician myself, I've worn my share of Carhartts and know that their quality is second to none. I'm thrilled to have the chance to help get them to the Cascar podium. I'd like to thank Dave Connelly, D.J Kennington, and everyone at Carhartt for this opportunity," said Lapcevich.

The Carhartt car will continue to be supported by DeWALT, the United Association of Journeyman and Apprentices, Praxair, and Miller Welding Equipment. Along with these companies Jeff’s longtime sponsors will be on the car including Tim Horton’s, EMCEA Transport, Gates, Springer’s Meats, Troy Cove Marine, and B&J Electric.

For more information on the Team RaceSportz please call Karen Barsoski at (613) 623-1511.

Established in 1981, CASCAR (Canadian Association for Stock Car Racing) is the governing body for amateur and professional stock car racing in Canada. CASCAR sanctions Canada's premier and only national stock car racing series, the CASCAR Super Series, a series that visits tracks across Canada, from Quebec to Alberta. CASCAR also sanctions two other racing series, the CASCAR Power Water Sportsman Series (in Ontario and Quebec) and the CASCAR FLO-PRO.COM Western Series (in Western Canada). With more than 150 member teams, CASCAR racing delivers exciting entertainment to fans across Canada.

Timmy Megenbier To Compete In Red Bull Smokin’ Streets Ultimate Driver Event

Courtesy MMP Design

MELROSE PARK, IL (August 23, 2006) – 15-year-old Timmy Megenbier has been invited to compete in the “Red Bull Smokin' Streets Ultimate Driver” karting event this Sunday, August 25th, 2006. The race will take place along the streets of downtown Kingston, Jamaica.

Megenbier, a recent WKA Grand National Champion, will be racing a Rotax powered Birel kart and will be the only American competing in the event. Drivers will compete for the prize of an all expenses trip to the Grand Prix Of Brazil Formula 1 race in October.

“I want to thank the Jamaican Karting Association, The Irie Karting Club and Red Bull for inviting me,” said Megenbier. “We have been racing against the Jamaican team for a few years and it will be great to compete with them on their home turf.”

Megenbier currently competes in the Skip Barber National Series, USAC Kenyon Midget Series and the Rotax Max Challenge series. He is a multi-time national karting champion and a Red Bull Drivers Search Semi-Finalist. In 2004 he competed in the Rotax World Finals in the Canary Islands and finished 5th, currently the highest finishing North American in the history of the Rotax series.

Megenbier would like to thank his sponsors for all of their support, including: Caputo/Wiscon Corp., Puma, Rahal Foods, Morse Automotive and Bell Helmets. For more information, contact us via phone at 708-243-9402 or visit our website at www.timmymegenbier.com.

McIntosh and Hinchcliffe set for A1 Team Canada Silverstone test

Courtesy Stuart Morrison Public Relations

Montreal, Québec (August 23, 2006) ­ Looking to build on its tenth place standing in last season’s inaugural A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, A1 Team Canada fires back into life next week, Wednesday 30th ­ Thursday 31st August, at Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom with two days of official pre-season testing.

Canadian stand-outs Sean McIntosh (21) and James Hinchcliffe (19) have been confirmed for the test with Vancouver’s McIntosh back in an A1GP car for the first time since he scored a thrilling last-to-first victory in Round 8’s Feature race in Indonesia in February. McIntosh’s win, A1 Team Canada’s first in the open-wheel racing series that pitches nation against nation, came in his last outing for the team before handing over to Québec’s Patrick Carpentier for the final three rounds.

Currently racing in the European-based World Series by Renault, where he sits seventh overall in the Driver Standings in a highly competitive international field, Sean’s looking forward to being reunited with the Canadian A1GP entry he steered to a total of nine top-ten finishes last season, including his Indonesian victory and a third place podium effort in just the second round in Germany last October.

“It’s hard to believe it’s been six months since I sat in the car so it’s not hard to believe I can’t wait to get back in it,” stated McIntosh. “Obviously I’ve got a lot more experience under my belt since starting last season’s A1GP Championship and I know Silverstone pretty well from my time competing in Formula Renault UK. With this being the only pre-season test scheduled we have to make sure we maximize our running time with the car and improving it ahead of the first race in October. Consistency will be key to putting together a championship bid, we know we can win races but we have to be up there at every race!”

Toronto’s James Hinchcliffe returns to the United Kingdom for his second taste of A1GP having first tested with A1 Team Canada at a private session in Wales last month. Hinchcliffe, a multiple race winner in Formula BMW USA, Star Mazda and the Champ Car Atlantic Series over the past three seasons, is suitably pleased to be asked back to represent Canada.

“It’s an honor to represent your country and for me to be able to test at Silverstone is really the icing on the cake,’ Hinchcliffe declared. “I’m looking forward to working with the guys on the team again after a pretty successful test at Pembrey a few weeks ago. It’s good to have Sean there as well as the rest of the A1GP field as a benchmark to where I’m at with developing the car. I’m sure I’ll learn a lot from Sean so I’m looking forward to teaming up with him at Silverstone!”

Québec’s Kevin Lacroix was also present at last month’s Pembrey test alongside James Hinchcliffe. The 17-year-old from St.Eustache, who lies third in the 2006 Star Mazda Series, impressed A1 Team Canada management and they continue to monitor his progress in North America. Lacroix is unable to test for A1 Team Canada at Silverstone next week as he prepares to race in Round 10 of the Star Mazda Series at Mosport in Canada, 2nd-3rd September.

The second season of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport kicks off on the 1st October with Round 1 hosted at the Zandvoort Circuit in Holland ­ www.a1gp.com.

ASA/NSRA Montgomery Defends Daffodil Cup

Courtesy Ken Keating

Langford, BC. Canada (Aug.19, 2006) -- In front of his home crowd and his family Jeff "The Hurricane" Montgomery put on a driving clinic in his quest to defend his title in the 44th Annual Times Colonist – Alpine Group Daffodil Cup Race Saturday Night at Western Speedway.

Close to four thousand people stood watching as twenty high powered cars came out of turn four in perfect formation as the N.S.R.A. flagman waved the green flag signaling the start of the fourty lap Daffodil Cup feature race. Gord Smith of Duncan and Ralph Deaver of Edgewood Washington shared the front row and battled side by side for the initial lead with Deaver taking top spot on lap two.

The yellow flag waved one lap later when Chris Root and Scott Aumen made contact sending Root around in turn four. Ralph Deaver continued to lead on the restart with Kyle Vantreight second, Monte Zema Jr of Spirit Lake Idaho third and Pat Bliss of West Linn Oregon fourth.

On lap six, Randy Price of Cobble Hill moved up to second with a heart stopping display of driving, sliding dirt style high on the outside passing the inside cars. On lap seven, Price took the lead from Deaver but the yellow flag waved once more as Chris Root again spun in turn four. Under N.S.R.A. rules, with a restart pending, Deaver was placed back in the lead as the entire field had not completed the lap on which the lead pass was made.

On the restart, Price held back several car lengths behind Deaver with Monte Zema Jr. in third with Jeff Montgomery now fourth Vantreight fifth and Darren Yates sixth. Price worked his way back to the front and again on the outside made the pass for the lead. Just a few laps after Price had taken the lead, Craig Deaver got into the back of Monte Zema Jr. and spun him around, both drivers were sent to the back of the field.

By lap twenty five, Price had Montgomery all over his rear bumper in a battle for the lead as Montgomery closed in quickly after gaining the second spot. Three laps later Montgomery blew by the leader and made the pass.

On lap thirty, the red flag waved for a spectacular crash in turn one involving Kyle Vantreight and Mike Basher of Tacoma Washington. They battled side by side trading paint and rubs for several laps until the heavy contact locked them together with Basher t-boning Vantreight in mid turn pushing him up against the concrete wall. Basher’s car ended up with the nose of the car in the cockpit of Vantreight’s car. Both drivers walked away uninjured.

Up front it was still Montgomery, Price, Scott Aumen and Darren Yates all four wanting the win but Montgomery was much faster of the four and with a clear track pulled away. He shot out of turn four on the restart and was never challenged for the lead.

Behind him Aumen moved to second around Price with Yates also looking for a way around. Both were sideways through all four turns with Pelk looking for a way to sneak into the battle. He also had his hands full with the Jake Mann, and Justin Mack looking to move up for position.

Yates, who won the Platinum Cup in Calgary the previous weekend, had to go through the B-main putting him in the back of the A-main. Yates moved very quickly from his fourteenth starting position to the front hoping to make a challenge for the win.

Craig Deaver as well started to make his way back towards the front when more bad luck struck the N.S.R.A. points leader. When Basher and Vantreight tangled Deaver realized he had a flat tire sending him to the pits and the back of the field for the restart and only ten laps remaining.

Deaver made his way up to ninth in the final ten laps and Andy Alberding, who entered the night second in points, was also plagued with bad luck all night. Alberding started in the back of the A-main and slowly made his way forward until Gord Smith ran him off the track in turn three. Alberding kept the car going, but again was forced to the back.

Jeff "The Hurricane" Montgomery, who has had his share of bad luck in previous races, would not be denied his first ASA/NSRA victory of 2006 however. He used a lot of patience and smart driving to get to the front in a very exciting race. With his victory he captured the Denny Rand Memorial Trophy as well as the prestigious Daffodil Cup.

He was followed across the line by fellow Canadian drivers Scott Aumen, in second with Randy Price holding on for third. Darren Yates and Jimmy Pelk rounded out the top five.