CASCAR: Shawn McGlynn wins Saturday’s Sportsman Series race at Barrie Speedway

BARRIE, ON – On Saturday night at Barrie Speedway, Shawn McGlynn earned his second career CASCAR Sportsman Series victory. The Kitchener, ON racer started on the pole for the 100-lap feature race and led all but one lap en route to the checkered flag.

The event was the third Sportsman Series race of the season, and the second of the summer at the 1/3-mile Barrie-area tri-oval. And as was the case for the July 2 race at Barrie Speedway, the winner was hounded throughout by defending Sportsman Series champion Dion Verhoeven, who went on to finish second after a spirited challenge.

Hometown favourite Ron Lethbridge set the fastest lap of the race in his Cash Advance / Fuel Genie Dodge and earned the third and final podium position. In the end, the top five finishers came home in the positions they had started the race, although the running order was scrambled throughout.

McGlynn earned the pole position by posting a time of 14.255 seconds during qualifying. The effort was a new Barrie track record for the CASCAR Sportsman Series. Near the two-thirds point of the race, with Verhoeven all over leader McGlynn, the pair got together in turns 2 and again in turn 4. As the lead duo struggled to regain control, Verhoeven’s McRoberts Pontiac crossed the start/finish line ahead of McGlynn’s Ford.

But the lead was short-lived and McGlynn quickly reclaimed the top spot and he went on to take the checkered flag 1.073 seconds in front of Verhoeven. Eastern Ontario racers Dave Connelly and Steve Munro came home behind Lethbridge, all on the lead lap, to complete the top five finishers.

The next race for the CASCAR Sportsman Series takes place Saturday, Sept. 2 at Cayuga Speedway Park, as part of the Labour Day Classic Weekend.

CASCAR SPORTSMAN SERIES
RESULTS: Barrie Speedway
Race #3 // August 19, 2006 // Barrie, ON // 100 Laps

FIN. ST. # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR / MAKE LAPS
1 1 81 Shawn McGlynn (Kitchener, ON) McGlynn Motorsports Ford Taurus 100
2 2 77 Dion Verhoeven (Kerwood, ON) McRoberts Fuels Pontiac Grand Prix 100
3 3 95 Ron Lethbridge (Barrie, ON) Cash Advance / The Fuel Genie Dodge Charger 100
4 4 82 Dave Connelly (Arnprior, ON) Maple Leaf Foods Dodge Charger 100
5 5 00 Steve Munro (Carp, ON) Mattel Hot Wheels Chevrolet Monte Carlo 100
6 8 48 Doug Cathcart (Richmond, ON) Cathcart Mechanical Performance Pontiac Grand Prix 99
7 10 10 Josh Wood (London, ON) Pontiac Grand Prix 99
8 12 67 Scott Mitchell (St. Catharines, ON) Martindale Dental Chevrolet Monte Carlo 98
9 7 11 Cole Weber (New Hamburg, ON) Haffner Motors / Harman Dodge Charger 98
10 13 36 Alan Lebert (Stony Point, ON) Al's Yardworks Pontiac Grand Prix 89
11 11 7 Joey McColm (Ajax, ON) R Pontiac Grand Prix 57
12 6 32 Mike Alguire (London, ON) A-DOR Construction Pontiac Grand Prix 50
13 9 9 Kevin D’Amore (LaSalle, ON) Integration Action for Inclusion Dodge Charger 7

R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender.
TIME OF RACE: 29 minutes and 48.592 seconds // MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.073 seconds // CAUTIONS: 3 for a total of 18 Laps // LAP LEADERS: #81 Shawn McGlynn (1-67), #77 Dion Verhoeven (68), #81 Shawn McGlynn (69-100) // POLE AWARD: #81 Shawn McGlynn (14.255 seconds / 75.763 mph ** New Sportsman Series Record) // FASTEST LAP OF THE RACE: #95 Ron Lethbridge (14.286 seconds)

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