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Canadian Tire Series News & Notes: Barrie

Shepherd Accepts, Not Embraces, by Text-Enhance">Part-Time Role

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A part-time schedule is not ideal, but Pete Shepherd III has gotten practically every ounce of success out of it.

In the two NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 starts this season, the Brampton, Ont., driver has a perfect record with June wins at Delaware (Ont.) Speedway and the half-mile oval at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park near Bowmanville, Ont. Add in the final few races of last season and the 27-year-old has three victories in his last four efforts. Despite the limited opportunities, Shepherd is not surprised at the success.

“I’m not surprised at all,” he said. “We work hard on the car and behind the scenes a lot goes on for us to stay in step with the teams that race more often.”

Five total series wins in just 22 starts is more than staying in step. The results begs the ‘what if’ question, but Shepherd doesn’t spend a lot of time dwelling on that.

“I can only do what I can do,” he said. “We try to make the most of what’s available and we’ve done pretty well with that recently.”

However, it doesn’t mean that he doesn’t get frustrated at times especially when watching television.
“It doesn’t matter if I’m watching a Canadian Tire Series race or a (NASCAR) Sprint Cup Series race, it eats at me that I can’t get out there more.”

Shepherd had some opportunities in the U.S. in his younger years, but the time wasn’t right he laments in retrospect.

“I was just too young. Today, there are some young guys doing some great things, but that wasn’t really the case when I was down there,” he said. “I’ve matured so much and learned so much as a driver. So, yes, it bugs me.”

The undefeated driver comes into the Hudco Electric Supply 300 presented by G-Oil at Barrie (Ont.) Speedway as the defending champion and for as physical as the racing is on the .333-mile tri-oval Shepherd likes the fact that early trouble doesn’t necessarily spell doom.

“It’s tough racing there, that’s for sure, but you’re never out of it there,” he said. “I think last year we were down a couple laps early on. As long as you stay with it and protect your equipment as best you can, then you always have a chance there.”

Having not raced since mid-June, the driver of the National Exhaust/Diamond Material Handling Dodge is ready to get back on the track.

“I can’t wait,” he said. “The crowd at Barrie is always great and the racing is never dull. I wish the race was tomorrow.”



FAST FACTS

The Race: This is the 11th event of 12 in the 2013 season for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 and the seventh of eight oval track events on the schedule. This is the series’ ninth visit to the Barrie track.

The Procedure: The starting field is 24 cars, including provisionals. The first 21 cars will qualify through two-lap time trials while the remaining three spots will be awarded through the provisional process. The race will be 300 laps covering 99.99 miles.

The Track: Barrie Speedway opened in 1965 and has had substantial improvements made since 1999. At that time, the track was widened and lengthened from a .25-mile oval to its current unique .333-mile tri-oval configuration. The tri-oval and pit road are situated on the backstretch.

The Records: The one-lap qualifying record for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series at Barrie is 13.903 seconds (86.226 mph) set by Don Thomson Jr. on June 28, 2008. The 300-lap race record is held by D.J. Kennington at 1 hour, 40 minutes, 8 seconds established on Sept. 11, 2010 for an average speed of 59.860 mph.

The History: Barrie Speedway has hosted more NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 events than any other track. Kennington leads all drivers with three wins including both visits in 2007 – the series’ inaugural season. Last year, Pete Shepherd III won a typically exciting race that was delayed a day due to rain.

BARRIE RACE NOTES

Dodge Dominant:

Dodge has won seven of the eight previous Barrie Speedway events with D.J. Kennington (No. 17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors Dodge) and Scott Steckly (No. 22 Canadian Tire/Sylvania Dodge) accounting for five of those. The only non-Dodge winner was the Chevrolet of Don Thomson Jr. in Sept. 2009.

Little Separation: Barrie Speedway is close quarters competition from start to finish. Kennington holds the series mark for both largest and smallest margin of victory. He outdistanced Dave Whitlock by 1.453 seconds in Sept. 2007 and Thomson by a scant .015 seconds in the 2010 event.

Long And Short Of It: The 300-lap Hudco Electric Supply-sponsored event in Barrie is one of three races scheduled for that number of laps. The Canadian Tire Series went 300 laps in July at Motoplex Speedway in Vernon, B.C., and on Aug. 17 at Riverside International Speedway in Antigonish, N.S. Barrie and Riverside are .333-mile tracks while Motoplex is a half-mile circuit.





Race Hudco Electric Supply 300 presented by G-Oil

Place Barrie (Ont.) Speedway

Date Saturday, Sept. 8

Time 7 p.m. ET

TV Schedule TSN, Sat. Sept. 14, 2 p.m. ET; RDS2, Fri., Oct. 4, 8 p.m. ET

Track Layout .333-mile asphalt tri-oval

2012 Winner Pete Shepherd III

2012 Pole Sitter Steve Mathews

Event Schedule

Practice 1-1:30 p.m.; Final Practice 2-2:30 p.m.; Qualifying 4:45 p.m.; On-Track Autograph Session 5:30 p.m.; Driver Introductions 6:30 p.m.

Canadian Tire Series Stat Advance: Barrie

Analyzing The Hudco Electric Supply 300 Presented By G-Oil


DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 travels to Barrie (Ont.) Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 7 for the Hudco Electric Supply 300 presented by G-Oil for the 2013 season’s penultimate race. Below is a statistical look at the recent performance of the series and selected drivers at Barrie, as well as some other statistical trends:

Barrie Race Setup
• Pete Shepherd III has wins in both of his series starts this year and victories in three of his last four outings dating back to last season including Barrie a year ago.
• Points leader D.J. Kennington has three Barrie victories and seven top-10 finishes in eight starts at the track.
• Scott Steckly has two wins at Barrie and has led a series-best 768 laps on the .333-mile oval.
• Mark Dilley – 2011 Barrie winner – has four top fives at Barrie in eight outings.
• Jason Hathaway has five top-10 finishes in eight by Text-Enhance">career Barrie starts including a runner-up finish in 2011.

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series At Barrie Speedway

• This is the series’ ninth time to compete at the track, the most of any venue.
• The Hudco Electric Supply 300 will be aired on TSN on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 2 p.m. ET and on RDS2 on Friday, Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. ET.
• Dodge has seven wins at the track while Chevrolet has one.
• Three (Sept. 2008, 2011 and 2012) of the eight Barrie races has gone beyond the scheduled distance of 300 laps.
• In the previous six races at the track, there has been an average of 11.75 caution periods for 96.88 laps with earliest coming at Lap 2 in 2009 and the latest at Lap 298 in 2011.
• At Barrie, the average finishing position for the polesitter is 7.75 and the average starting position for the race winner is 5.5.
• The lead has changed hands an average of 11.13 with a high of 17 on Sept. 6, 2008.

Barrie Data

Race: #11 of 12 (9/7/13)
Track Layout: .333-mile paved tri-oval
Race Length: 300 laps (99.99 miles)

Records
1-Lap Qualifying: Don Thomson Jr., Chevrolet, 13.903 seconds, 86.226 mph, June 28, 2008
300-Lap Race: D.J. Kennington, Chevrolet, 1 hr., 40 min., 8 sec., 59.860 mph, Sept. 11, 2010

Race by Text-Enhance">Winners

D.J. Kennington ... 3
Scott Steckly ... 2
Mark Dilley ... 1
Pete Shepherd III ... 1
Don Thomson Jr. ... 1

Pole by Text-Enhance">Winners
Don Thomson Jr. ... 2
Ron Beauchamp Jr. ... 1
Mark Dilley ... 1
Steve Mathews ... 1
Kerry Micks ... 1
Anthony Simone ... 1
Scott Steckly ... 1

Manufacturer Wins

Dodge ... 7
Chevrolet ... 1

Laps Led
Scott Steckly ... 768
Don Thomson Jr. ... 409
D.J. Kennington ... 323

Selected Driver Information:

Ron Beauchamp Jr. (No. 60 Mopar/Exide/Pennzoil Dodge)
• Finished seventh at Barrie a year ago.
• Scored track-best finish of sixth in 2007 (July) and 2010 Barrie Speedway events.
• One of just four drivers to start all 85 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.
Noel Dowler (No. 5 EMCO/Praxair/Safety Kleen Dodge)
• Recorded a series career-best finish of third a season ago at Barrie.
• Finished 17th at Barrie in his rookie season of 2011.
• Has a current streak of three top-10 finishes on oval tracks.
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin (No. 47 WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge)
• Finished 11th a season ago at Barrie
• Posted a 13th-place Barrie in 2011 – his first career start on an oval.
• Won both road course events this season at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
• Scored his first career pole win last season at Trois-Rivieres, Quebec.
• Was the 2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Rookie of the Year.
• Made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut on Aug. 20, 2012 at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Alex Guenette (No. 39 Kawasaki/Motos Illimitées/DLGL Dodge)
• Making Barrie Speedway debut in the Hudco Electric Supply 300.
• Scored a season-best finish of second in last start on July 27 at St. Eustache, Que.
• Has a slight edge on Ryley Seibert atop the series’ rookie-of-the-year standings.
Jason Hathaway (No. 3 Snap-on Tools/Rockstar Energy Drink Dodge)
• Registered an eighth-place finish last season at Barrie.
• Finished a Barrie career-best second in 2011.
• Scored a fifth-place finish in 2009 Barrie race.
• Has five top-10 finishes in eight starts on the .333-mile tri-oval.
• Has led 73 laps at Barrie.
• Snapped a 59-race winless streak in last start on Aug. 17 at Riverside International Speedway for second series career win.
• One of four drivers to start all 85 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.
D.J. Kennington (No. 17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors Dodge)
• Finished 21st in last season’s Hudco 300.
• Has three Barrie victories to his credit – 2007 (2) and 2010.
• Has seven top-10 finishes in eight starts at the Ontario oval.
• Leads point standings by three over Scott Steckly.
• Tops the all-time Canadian Tire Series wins list with 19.
• Won 2010 and 2012 series championships.
• Scored a single-season series record of seven wins in 2012.
• One of four drivers to start all 85 NCATS races.
Martin Roy (No. 90 Batteries Expert/Gamache/Veloce Dodge)
• Scored an 18th-place finish last season in his track debut.
• Posted a career-best finish of second on Sept. 1 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
• Won 2012 series Rookie-of-the-Year honors.
Ryley Seibert (No. 09 Lake Excavating/Emco Waterworks Dodge)
• Making Barrie debut in the Hudco Electric Supply 300 presented by G-Oil.
• Scored a season-best finish of eighth on July 13 at his home track – Motoplex Speedway in Vernon, B.C.
• Trails Alex Guenette by a slim margin in series’ rookie-of-the-year standings.
Pete Shepherd III (No. 7 National Exhaust Dodge)
• Won last year’s Barrie Speedway race.
• Finished third in 2010 and eighth in Sept. 2008 at the Ontario oval.
• Has won both events he has entered this season.
• Has three wins in his last four Canadian Tire Series starts.
Scott Steckly (No. 22 Canadian Tire Dodge)
• Recorded a ninth-place finish last year at Barrie.
• Won both 2008 visits to the Ontario oval.
• Has five top-five finishes in eight Barrie starts.
• Trails D.J. Kennington by just three points in the championship standings.
• His 14 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series victories rank third on the all-time list.
• Won 2008 and 2011 series championships.
• One of four drivers to start all 85 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.
Jason White (No. 21 Bowers & Wilkins Dodge)
• Finished 17th last season in the Barrie event.
• Best Barrie finish was 13th in 2010.
• Recorded a season-best finish of fifth in July at Autodrome St. Eustache.
• Was 2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Rookie of the Year.

 

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Practice Results

Scott Steckly, a two-time race winner at Barrie Speedway, was the quickest in practice. Matthew Manor/NASCAR

BARRIE, ONTARIO – Championshp contender Scott Steckly topped the charts in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 practice on Saturday for the Hudco Electric Supply 300 presented by G-Oil at Barrie Speedway.

Steckly, out of Milverton, Ont., and two-time Barrie race winner, patrolled the .333 mile track in 14.121 seconds for an average speed of 84.895. That time is just over the 13.903 track record, set by Don Thomson Jr. in 2008.

Steckly enters the penultimate race of the season trailing first-place DJ Kennington by three points.

L.P. Dumoulin had the second-fastest car on the track at 14.152 seconds (84.709 mph) followed by series rookie Alex Guenette at 14.166 (84.625 mph).

Peter Shepherd III was fourth at 14.174 (84.577 mph) while Jason Hathaway was fifth at 14.176 (84.565 mph).

J.R. Fitzpatrick, was the sixth quickest, followed by Kennington, Mark Dilley, Ron Beauchamp, Jr. and Hugo Vannini.


Pos No. Name Sponsor Best Tm Best Speed In Lap Laps Diff

1 22 Scott Steckly Canadian Tire 14.121 84.895 59 78

2 47 L.P. Dumoulin WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare 14.152 84.709 70 73 0.031

3 39 Alex Guenette * Kawasaki/Motos Illimitees, DLGL 14.166 84.625 84 98 0.045

4 7 Pete Shepherd III National Exhaust/Rama Smoke Shop 14.174 84.577 39 51 0.053

5 3 Jason Hathaway Snap on Tools/Rockstar Energy Drink 14.176 84.565 44 60 0.055

6 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick Equipment Express 14.211 84.357 34 53 0.090

7 17 D.J. Kennington Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors 14.258 84.079 55 57 0.137

8 2 Mark Dilley Gaunt Collision/Leland/BDI 14.297 83.850 67 67 0.176

9 60 Ron Beauchamp, Jr. Mopar/Exide/Pennzoil 14.344 83.575 55 61 0.223

10 97 Hugo Vannini VTI Motorsports 14.406 83.215 24 60 0.285

11 90 Martin Roy Batteries Expert/Veloce 14.413 83.175 57 58 0.292

12 21 Jason White Bowers & Wilkins/Castrol 14.448 82.973 37 42 0.327

13 5 Noel Dowler EMCO/Praxair/Safety Kleen 14.527 82.522 36 49 0.406

14 9 Ryley Seibert * Lake Excavating/Emco 14.527 82.522 73 89 0.406

15 28 Dave Connelly Schneider's/Metro 14.613 82.037 40 43 0.492

16 56 Larry Jackson OMVIV/Touchwood Cabinets 14.629 81.947 47 52 0.508

17 50 Joey McColm Canada's Best Store Fixtures/Espar 14.762 81.209 5 6 0.641

18 29 Ray Courtemanche Jr. La Cite De Mirabel Inc. 14.781 81.104 67 69 0.660

19 98 Howie Scannell Jr. OMVIC/Trailers by Jim Bray 14.821 80.885 26 30 0.700

 

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Qualifying Results

QUALIFYING: Steckly Earns 2nd Barrie Pole
Canadian by Text-Enhance">Tire Points Leader Kennington Starts 3rd


BARRIE, Ont., Canada -- A day later, Scott Steckly is still fast at Barrie Speedway.

The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 championshp contender won the Heluva Good! Pole Award for Sunday's Hudco Electric Supply 300 presented by G-Oil after rain Saturday pushed qualifying and the race up a day.

Steckly, who was fastest in practice Saturday afternoon, won the pole with a lap of 14.348 seconds (83.552 mph) around the .333-mile oval. It is Steckly's second career pole at Barrie. Steckly enters the second-to-last event of the season trailing DJ Kennigton by three points.

Pete Shepherd III qualified second at 14.371 (83.418). Shepherd has won both series races he's entered this season.

Kennington qualified third at 14.388 (83.319).

Larry Jackson and Ron Beauchamp Jr. rounded out the top five.

Jason Hathaway was sixth quick, followed by JR Fitzpatrick, LP Dumoulin, Mark Dilley and Martin Roy.


Green flag for the Hudco Electric Supply 300 is slated for 1:30 p.m. ET Sunday.


Pos No. Name Sponsor Best Tm Best Speed In Lap Laps Diff

1 22 Scott Steckly Canadian Tire 14.347 83.558 2 2

2 7 Pete Shepherd III National Exhaust/Rama Smoke Shop 14.371 83.418 2 2 0.024

3 17 D.J. Kennington Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors 14.388 83.319 2 2 0.041

4 56 Larry Jackson OMVIV/Touchwood Cabinets 14.412 83.181 2 2 0.065

5 60 Ron Beauchamp, Jr. Mopar/Exide/Pennzoil 14.422 83.123 2 2 0.075

6 3 Jason Hathaway Snap on Tools/Rockstar Energy Drink 14.436 83.042 2 2 0.089

7 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick Equipment Express 14.456 82.928 2 2 0.109

8 47 L.P. Dumoulin WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare 14.496 82.699 2 2 0.149

9 02 Mark Dilley Gaunt Collision/Leland/BDI 14.506 82.642 2 2 0.159

10 90 Martin Roy Batteries Expert/Veloce 14.541 82.443 2 2 0.194

11 39 Alex Guenette * Polaris/Motos Illimitees, DLGL 14.544 82.426 2 2 0.197

12 97 Hugo Vannini VTI Motorsports 14.746 81.297 2 2 0.399

13 50 Joey McColm Canada's Best Store Fixtures/Espar 14.759 81.225 2 2 0.412

14 28 Dave Connelly Schneider's/Metro 14.813 80.929 2 2 0.466

15 5 Noel Dowler EMCO/Praxair/Safety Kleen 14.853 80.711 2 2 0.506

16 21 Jason White Bowers & Wilkins/Castrol 15.051 79.649 2 2 0.704

17 09 Ryley Seibert * Lake Excavating/Emco 15.112 79.328 2 2 0.765

18 29 Ray Courtemanche Jr. La Cite De Mirabel Inc. 15.119 79.291 2 2 0.772

19 98 Howie Scannell Jr. OMVIC/Trailers by Jim Bray 15.137 79.197 2 2 0.790

 

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This is what the Dodge teams are racing for!

Pole winner Scott Steckly, with 2 wins already at Barrie Speedway, trails DJ Kennington by 3 points at the start of today's race. Should make for an even more interesting event


1 lap to go before the Hudco Electric Supply 300


GREEN FLAG!!


We are set for 300 laps at Barrie Speedway as Scott Steckly leads the field to green


Lap 2 cars are getting a feel for the track

Lap 4 Scott Steckly still leading as the cars go around single file

Lap 6 - Ron Beauchamp Jr is trying to find his way around Mark Dilley for 7th

Lap 7 Dilley is able to hold of Beauchamp Jr and maintain his position

Lap 10 - Scott Steckly still leads, followed by Peter Shepherd III and DJ Kennington

Lap 11 - We have the first caution of the day as Dave Connelly spins in Turn 2

Lap 12 Connelly remains on track after his spin

Lap 13 - Under caution, Scott Steckly leads Shepherd III, Kennington, Jackson, Hathaway, Fitzpatrick, Dilley, Beauchamp Jr., Roy, LP. Dumoulin

Lap 16 - We are back under green

Shepherd and Steckly battle it out on the restart Lap 16

Lap 17 - the leaders are bunched up, fighting for position

Lap 18 - Larry Jackson falls behind as Alex Guenette and J. R. Fitzpatrick go underneath

Lap 20 here is a good battle brewing between Jackson and Beauchamp Jr. for 10th

Lap 22 - Jackson and Beauchamp Jr. are double file fighting for position 10 and 11

Lap 25 The top five are Steckly, Shepherd III, Kennington, Hathaway, and Dilley

Lap 27 - Shepherd is right on Steckly's bumper, looking to the inside on the turns

Lap 30 - Kennington and Jason Hathaway are in a similar battle, with Hathaway trying hard to maneuver around him

Lap 32 Jackson and Dumoulin are currently battling for 10th place, as Dumoulin looks to get inside the top 10

Lap 35 - The top five remain unchanged but Shepherd still looking on the inside to overtake Steckly

Lap 37 - Martin Roy gets pushed to the outside and loses position to Fitzpatrick, now running 5th

Lap 40 - Dowler and Scannell Jr. driving close, with Dowler rubbing some paint before overtaking him for 13th

Lap 44 - J. R Fitzpatrick is no starting to make his move, currently inside the top 4

Lap 45 - Steckly is coming up on lapped car of Dave Connelly

Lap 46 - Steckly moves to the outside of the lapped car

Lap 47 - Peter Shepherd III (Dodge) is now in pit road

They are saying it is problem with the transmission

Lap 50 - After Shepherd goes to pits for possible transmission problems, the new Top 5 are: Steckly, Kennington, Hathaway, Fitzpatrick, Roy


Lap 52 - Hathaway is riding Kennington Close.

Kennington moves to the outside off the turns but keeps his position!


Lap 55 - Steckly once again coming up on the rear of the field. He holds a 1.266 second advantage of Kennington

Lap 58 - McColm is coming up on Dowler, looking to gain position

Lap 60 - Steckly continues to make his away around lapped traffic. he just passes the No. 08 of Seibert

Lap 62 - The No. 07 of Peter Shepherd is behind the wall. They are working trying to get him back on the track

Lap 65 - Scott Steckly is now passing the No. 50 of Mccolm, he has a lead of .766 over Kennington

Lap 67 - Jason Hathaway moves past Kennington, taking the 2nd spot

Lap 68 - Kennington, back in 3rd, tries hard to regain his position from Hathaway as they both work around lapped traffic

Lap 70 - Race leaders work their way around Joey McColm and the rest of lapped traffic

Lap 73 - Steckly and Hathaway are now bumper to bumper as they go around Dilley

Lap 75 - Top 5: Steckly, Hathaway, Kennington, Fitzpatrick, Roy

Lap 77 - Alex Guenette and Beauchamp Jr. are fighting for position, with Guenette currently in 6th

Lap 79 - Guenette starts to pull away from Beauchamp Jr. as he comes up on McColm and Seibert, lapped cars in the pack

Lap 80 - Jason Hathaway has jumped in the lead making a strong move underneath Steckly

Steckly falls to second as Hathaway begins to pull away.

Lap 82 - We have a few cars spin out on turn 4

Some of the leaders were involved but it doesn't look like anyone took serious damage

Caution is out for the 2nd time today!




Lap 85 Under Caution the Top 10 are:
Hathaway
Steckly
Kennington
Fitzpatrick
Roy
Guenette
Beauchamp Jr.
Dumoulin
Jackson
White


Dowler, Scannell Jr., Dilley, Vannini, Seibert, McColm, Couremanche Jr., Connelly, and Shepherd make up positions
11-19

Lap 86 - We are still under caution as officials are cleaning up debris on the track

There will be no free pass on this caution.

Lap 87 - The debris is down in the groove between turn 3 and 4. It seems to have come from a large coke can just outside the track, and not the cars.


Pit road will be open this time by as Hathaway, Steckly, Kennington and Fitzpatrick all pull into pits

The 47 of LP Dumoulin did not pit


Lap 89 - Scott Steckly has to go back to pits as he had a wedge ring stuck to his car as he exited the pits


Lap 90 - The new top 5 are: Dumoulin, Hathaway, Kennington, Fitzpatrick, Jackson

Lap 91 - Steckly, fastest in practice and qualifying, now drops outside of the top 10 and falls to 11th place

Lap 92 - Cars in position 12-19 are not on the lead lap

Lap 94 - They are double file and we are back to GREEN!

Lap 95 - Right off the restart, Steckly begins to make his move and is battling White for the Top 10


Lap 96 - The No. 7 of Peter Shepherd III is now officially out of the race - tough break for that Dodge team!

Lap 98 - Hathaway takes the lead from LP Dumoulin and begins to pull away

Lap 100 - Hathaway leads Dumoulin, Fitzpatrick, Kennington and Guenette

Lap 101 - Guenette moved into the top 5 just after the last restart

Lap 102 - Scott Steckly continues to move back into position, now inside the top 10

Lap 103 - Steckly begins to pull away from White and pull bhind Dowler and Jackson in P9 and P8

Lap 105 - Hathaway continues to build on his lead, now up to over 1 second (1.103)

Lap 108 - Alex Guenette (Dodge) is creeping up on Fitzpatrick for 4th

Lap 110 - Good battle brewing between Fitzpatrick, Guenette and Beauchamp Jr. for positions 4-5-6

Lap 112 - The top five remain unchanged as Fitzpatrick, Guennete and Beauchamp Jr. still battle for position

Lap 115 - Hathaway, Dumoulin and Kennington (All are Dodge cars) are beginning to spread apart, each separated by nearly 1 sec

Lap 118 - Positions 4-9 are bunched up as there are a lot of cars battling for position

Lap 120 - Steckly now in 9th as he's trying to continue his climb back to the top 5

Lap 122 - Hathaway is now coming up on lapped traffic, passing Courtemanche Jr. and moving close to Dave Connelly

Lap 123 - Dumoulin and Kennington are right behind him

Lap 125 - Top Five: Hathaway leads Dumoulin, Kennington, Guenette and Fitzpatrick

Lap 126 - Alex Guenette was able to move around Fitzpatrick coming off of turn 2 on lap 124, but they still battle it out for position

Lap 127 - Guenette took nearly 100 laps of practice yesterday, he is looking confident on the track as he starts to close in on Kennington.

Lap 135 - Hathaway, Dumoulin and Kennington all have a lapped car in between each of them

Lap 138 - Guenette now moves to the outside of the lapped car Courtemanche Jr, followed by Fitzpatrick and Beauchamp Jr.

Lap 140 - All three aforementioned drivers are now starting to creep up on Kennington who sits in third

Lap 141 - Steckly has been silently making his move, now in 7th place

Lap 142 - Caution no. 3 is out as the No. 56 of Larry Jackson spins on the backstretch coming out of turn 2



Lap 145 - Rundown of the field under cuation: (Dodge drivers in Bold)

Hathaway
Dumoulin
Kennington
Guenette
Fitzpatrick
Beauchamp Jr.
Steckly
Dowler
Roy
White
Jackson
Dilley
McColm
Seibert
Scannell Jr.
Courtemanche
Connelly
Vanninni
Shepherd III

Lap 148 - # 47 LP Dumoulin (Dodge) assessed a penalty for attempting to pit with one lap down.

Lap 149 - D.J. Kennington, who pitted during this caution, now moves into P4/

Lap 150 - Top five: Jason White, Ron Beauchamp Jr. Martin Roy, D.J Kennington, & Alex Guenette (All Are Dodge drivers)

Lap 151 - The No. 02 of Mark Dilley and No. 29 of Courtemanche Jr. are the free pass cars


Lap 152 GREEN FLAG


Lap 153 - Car No. 29 of Courtemanche will be assessed a drive through penalty


Lap 154 - Beauchamp Jr. takes the lead just after the restart but loses it to Kennington

Lap 157 - D.J. Kennington is the leader but the caution flag comes out as Noel Dowler spins out in turn 2

Lap 157 - There is debris in Turn 2 as Dowler is stalled on the track

Lap 158 - Drivers have been commanded to go high around Dowler in Turn 2

Lap 158 - Dowler will need a push to come off the track. The red flag will come out to help Dowler off the track.

Lap 159 - Under Red Flag, here is a rundown:

Kennington
Beauchamp Jr.
Steckly
Fitzpatrick
Roy
White
Guenette
Hathaway
Dilley
Jackson
McColm
Dumoulin
Scannell Jr.
Seibert
Dowler
Courtemanche Jr.
Connelly
Vannini
Shepherd III

Lap 159 - Red flag has been lifted and we are rolling field. The 56 of Larry Jackson is the free pass car

Lap 160 - There are reports of liquid on the track surface which will keep us under caution here at Barrie Speedway

Lap 161 - Dowler tried to stay on the track but is now in the infield. Officials are going over to check him out.

Lap 161 - Pit road is open and Beuchamp Jr. heads over for new tires & will give up the 2nd spot.

Lap 162 - After Beauchamp Jr.s pit stop, our top 2 spots mirror the championship standings, with Kennington ahead of Steckly by inches


Lap 165 - Back under green

Lap 166 - Kennington and Steckly are side by side fighting it out

Lap 167 - Fitzpatrick stays close to the leaders as all three are battling it out

Lap 168 - Fitzpatrick moves underneath Steckly

Lap 170 - Kennington now leads Fitzpatrick, Steckly, Roy and Guenette

Lap 173 - The top three cars are beginning to pull away from the field

Lap 174 - Guenette moves into the top 4

Lap 175 - Top 5 currently: Kennington leads Fitzpatrick, Steckly, Guenette, Beauchamp jr.

Lap 175 - Roy drops to 6th

Lap 177 - Beauchamp Jr. and Hathaway are back in the mix and are currently 5th and 6th, pushing Guenette hard for 4th

Lap 180 - Guenette and Beauchamp Jr. Are side by side into turn 2

Lap 181 - Officials are now saying that Dumoulin's 1 lap penalty was incorrect and he will get his 1 lap back

Dumoulin is currently P12 but that will change after the penalty reassessment


Lap 185 - Kennington, Fitzpatrick and Steckly are coming up on lapped cars

Lap 188 - Scannell Jr., one of the cars not on the lead lap, is not moving low, allowing cars to pass him

Lap 193 - Hathaway and Beauchamp Jr. continute to fight, with Beauchamp Jr. currently P4 and Hathaway trying to climb back inside the top 3, Hathaway sits in P5

Lap 195 - JR Fitzpatrick (Chevrolet) takes the lead from Kennington (Dodge) with a strong move coming off turn 4

lap 197 - Steckly moves in behind him for P2

Lap 200 - Current top 5: Fitzpatrick, Steckly, Kennington, Beauchamp Jr., Hathaway

Lap 200 - LP Dumoulin is ordered to the pits for smoke coming from the rear of his car

Lap 204 - There is a small fire coming out from under the car of the 47 who is in the infield

the caution is out as the smoke is starting to come out from underneath the No. 47 of Dumoulin


Lap 208 - No. 21 was to be the free pass car, but they have declined and decided to pit instead

Lap 209 Under Caution:

Fitzpatrick
Steckly
Kennington
Beauchamp Jr.
Hathaway
Guenette
Roy
Dilley
White
Jackson
McColm
Seibert
Scannell Jr.
Courtemanche Jr.
Connelly
Dumoulin
Dowler
Vannini
Shepherd III

So far we've had 7 leaders, 9 lead changes

And there are still 90 laps to go in today's Hudco Electric Supply 300 presented by G-Oil

Lap 211 - Pit road is open. Jackson, Dilley, Roy all decide to lap

Lap 212 - Still under caution, Roy will be the final car on the lead lap, currently in P8

Lap 213 - 11 cars are off the pace

Lap 214 one lap to go. We will be back under green on lap 215

Lap 215: GREEN FLAG - Fitzpatrick and Steckly lead the field back to green, battling for the lead.


Lap 216 - Kennington tried to move underneath Steckly for 2nd place but Steckly held him off.

Lap 218 - Top eight are signle file around the track

Lap 220 - Hathaway moves past Beauchamp Jr and into P4, just behind Kennington

Lap 222 - Guenette battles Beauchamp Jr for 5th currently trying to find his way around him on the outside

Lap 225 - 75 laps to go, the caution comes as the 50 spins out in Turn 2 on Lap 224. Currently under caution, Fitzpatrick (Chevrolet) leads Kennington, Hathaway, Steckly, Beauchamp Jr. (2-5 Are all Dodge cars)

Lap 225 - Kennington moved past Steckly before the caution come out, but not during the last completed lap


Lap 232 GREEN FLAG

Lap 233 - Scott Steckly on the outside of Kennington, jockeying for position.

Lap 234 - Kennington Is underneath, currently scored as P2

Lap 235 - Steckly is side be side with kennington going into the turns

Lap 236 - Caution is out as Jackson spins on the backstretch Jackson will head to the pits to check on his damage

Lap 237 - Seibert will be the free pass car


Lap 242 - GREEN FLAG


Lap 242 - Steckly is now underneath Kennington, with Hathaway just behind them both.

Lap 243 Steckly moves ahead of Kennington but they are bumper to bumper

Lap 245 - 55 laps remain as Steckly tries to pull away from Kennington and catch up to Fitzpatrick

Lap 246 - Fitzpatrick currently has a .3 second lead on Steckly, now down to .248

Lap 247 - The front of the field remains tight, and towards the rear, Seibert is beginning to move ahead of McColm and White P10

Lap 250 - Top 5: Fitzpatrick, Steckly, Kennington, Hathaway, Beauchamp Jr.

Lap 251 - The lead is now down to around .24 for Fitzpatrick, as Steckly and Kennington are side by side behind him.

Lap 254 - The top 4 cars are bunched up, and Kennington has now moved ahead of Steckly

Lap 255 Kennington pulls up side by side with Fitzpatrick coming out of turn 4 and passes him underneath on Turn 1 into turn 2

Lap 256 - Kennington is the new leader, followed by Fitzpatrick, hathaway and Steckly

Lap 258 - Hathaway is now trying the same move and pulls ahead of Fitzpatrick underneath coming out of Turn 2

Lap 259 - No. 97 Hugo Vanninni (Ford) is out of the race (rear end)

Lap 260 - 40 laps to go and Kennington remains in the lead, trying to use lapped cars to create some distance.

Lap 262 - Kennington now pushes his lead to over 1 second, currently at 1.197

Lap 265 - Hathaway, Fitzpatrick, Steckly now around lapped traffic and trying to move back closer to leader Kennington. The No. 5 of Dowler is behind the wall

Lap 268 - Kennington coming up on Scannell and pulls underneath to go around him. Hathaway and Fitzpatrick do the same

There are reports of debris on Turn 1. The Caution is out as officials will inspect

Lap 270 - UNDER CAUTION

Leader: Kennington

Hathaway
Fitzpatrick
Steckly
Beauchamp Jr.
Guenette
Roy
Dilley
Seibert
McColm
Scannell Jr.
White
Courtemanche Jr.
Connelly
Jackson
Dumoulin
Dowler
Vannini
Shepherd III

Seibert will be the free pass car

We are 27 laps away from the checkered flag of the Hudco Electric Supply 300 presented by G-Oil


Lap 278 GREEN FLAG

Lap 278 Kennington, Hathaway, Fitzpatrick, Steckly, Beauchamp Jr are top 5

Lap 281 - Hathaway briefly lost P2 to Fitzpatrick on the backstretch but regained it going into turn 3

Lap 283 - Hathaway goes to the inside of Kennington, trying to move past him and he does on the back stretch!

Lap 284 - We have a new leader as Hathaway reclaims the lead, Kennington falls to P3

Current top 5 on Lap 286 - Hathaway, Fitzpatrick, Kennington, Steckly, Beauchamp Jr.

Fitzpatrick now moves side by side with Hathaway.

Lap 288 - Both cars are side by side, with Fitzpatrick on the inside but Hathaway pulls away and slots back in front of him

Lap 290 - 10 laps to 1go, Kennington moves on the inside past Fitzpatrick for P2

Lap 291 - Fitzpatrick rides up on Kennington's bumper, trying to move him out of the way.

Lap 292 - Fitzpatrick and Kennington are side by side with Kennington being scored ahead

Lap 293 - Kennington now pulling away from Fitzpatrick, with Steckly challenging.

Lap 294 - The red flag is out as the No. 98 of Howie Scannell Jr. had a small fire underneath him

The fire is out and the red flag is liftet, Scannell Jr. is behind the wall in the infield

Lap 295 - We have 5 laps to go, Hathaway leads Fitzpatrick, Kennington, Steckly, Beauchamp Jr., Guenette, Roy, Dilley, Seibert, McColm

Pit road is open on lap 298, still under caution

Coming out of the caution, we will attempt a green-white-checkered finish

Lap 300: Hathaway, Kennington, Fitzpatrick, Steckly, Beauchamp Jr

Lap 301 - GREEN FLAG

Lap 302 - WHITE FLAG for Hathaway, with Kennington challenging

CHECKERED FLAG - Jason Hathaway (Dodge) holds off DJ Kennington (Dodge) for the win!

Fitzpatrick, Steckly come in behind him, followed by Guenette in P5.




Unofficial Top 10:

Jason Hathaway
DJ Kennington
Scott Steckly
Alex Guenette
Martin Roy
Ryley Seibert
Mark Dilley
Ron Beauchamp Jr.
Joy McColm

This is Jason Hathaway's first win at the track!

 

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# 3 Jason Hataway & Dodge Wins at Barrie!

 

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Race re-cap & Dodge driver interviews

Hathaway Rallies Late For Barrie Win
Kennington Runner-Up To Maintain Canadian by Text-Enhance">Tire Points Lead

Barrie, Ont., Canada – While DJ Kennington and Scott Steckly are locked in a battle for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 championshp, Jason Hathaway played spoiler Sunday by coming away with the win in the Hudco Electric Supply 300 presented by G-Oil.

Hathaway took the lead from Kennington on Lap 284 and the No. 3 Snap on Tools/Rockstar Energy Drink Chevrolet survived a green-white-checkered finish that pushed the race to 303 laps on the .333-mile tri-oval.

Kennington settled for second in front of JR Fitzpatrick. Scott Steckly, who won the Heluva Good! Pole Award earlier in the day, finished fourth.

Kennington has a five-point lead over Steckly heading into the season finale in two weeks.

Rookie Alex Guenette finished fifth at Barrrie, followed by Martin Roy, Ryley Seibert, Mark Dilley, Ron Beauchamp Jr., and Joy McColm.

It was second win of the season and third by Text-Enhance">career victory for the 36-year-old from Dutton, Ont. Hathaway won at Riverside International Speedway in Antigonish, N.S., in August. Hathaway led a race-high 80 laps – one more than Steckly.

The race was scheduled for Saturday, but persistant rain forced NASCAR officials to move qualifying and the race to Sunday.

The Hudco Electric Supply 300 will air on TSN on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 2 p.m. ET, and on RDS on Friday, Oct. 4 at 8 p.m.

The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series championship will be decided in the season finale Saturday, Sept. 21 in the Pinty's 250 at Kawartha Speedway in Peterborough, Ont.

Jason Hathaway on the win at Barrie Speedway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1Gx3ZEBWC3k

Audio Link - 2nd interview Jason Hathaway

http://americaneg.vo.llnwd.net/o16/nascar/2013/2013hometracks/ncats/barrie_090813/ncats_barrie_jason-hathaway_winner.mp3



2nd place - D.J. Kennington - interview

http://americaneg.vo.llnwd.net/o16/nascar/2013/2013hometracks/ncats/barrie_090813/ncats_barrie_kennington_runner-up.mp3




Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status

1 6 3 Jason Hathaway Snap-On Tools/Rockstar Energy Drink Dodge 303 48 5 Running

2 3 17 D.J. Kennington Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors Dodge 303 43 1 Running

3 7 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick Equipment Express Chevrolet 303 42 1 Running

4 1 22 Scott Steckly Canadian Tire Dodge 303 41 1 Running

5 11 39 Alex Guenette * Motos Illimitees/DLGL/Polaris Dodge 303 39 Running

6 10 90 Martin Roy Batteries Expert/Gamache/Veloce Dodge 303 38 Running

7 17 09 Ryley Seibert * Lake Excavating/EMCO Waterworks Dodge 303 37 Running

8 9 02 Mark Dilley Gaunt Collision/Leland/BDI Ford 303 36 Running

9 5 60 Ron Beauchamp, Jr. Mopar/Exide/Pennzoil Dodge 303 36 1 Running

10 13 50 Joey McColm Canada's Best Store Fixtures/Espar Dodge 302 34 Running

11 18 29 Ray Courtemanche Jr. La Cite De Mirabel Inc. Dodge 297 33 Running

12 14 28 Dave Connelly Schneider's/Metro Dodge 297 32 Running

13 16 21 Jason White Bowers & Wilkins/Castrol Dodge 297 32 1 Running

14 19 98 Howie Scannell Jr. OMVIC./K&B Auto Service Dodge 288 30 Running

15 4 56 Larry Jackson OMVIC/Touchwood Cabinets Dodge 236 29 Mechanical

16 8 47 L.P. Dumoulin WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge 220 29 1 Running

17 15 5 Noel Dowler Emco, Rheem, Praxair Dodge 182 27 Electrical

18 12 97 Hugo Vannini VTI Motorsports Ford 121 26 Rear End

19 2 7 Pete Shepherd III National Exhaust/Rama Smoke Shop Dodge 41 25 Ring Gear