1979 NASCAR North Tour

The field has finished qualifying for the 15th race of the season the Milton 35 at the Catamount Stadium.

Keith Cavanagh won the pole, with a time of 18.189 seconds, beating Claude Leclerc by 0.095 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Keith Cavanagh won his 1st pole of the year,
Cavanagh won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR North Tour Series in his 13th start,
Beaver Dragon, who will be starting 4th, will be trying to improve on his 8 point lead over Hector Leclair

1.44-Keith Cavanagh
2.11-Claude Leclerc
3.07-Tom Rosati
4.7-Beaver Dragon
5.71-Bobby Dragon
6.0-Roger Laperle
7.X-Pete Silva
8.59-Hector Leclair
9.81-Andy Isbister
10.69-Gardiner Leavitt
11.34-Steve Poulin
12.8-Mike Barry
13.2-Dan Perez
14.61-Brad Kennedy
15.25-Randy Corey
16.16-Stub Fadden
17.41-Jamie Aube
18.48-Robbie Crouch

Race #15 - Milton 35

The NASCAR North Tour Series made their 15th stop of 1979 in Milton, Vermont at the Catamount Stadium, for the Milton 35.

Keith Cavanagh led the field to the Green Flag as with only thirty five laps being the scheduled distance, drivers quickly had to make their moves and get the best finish they possibly could. Cavanagh would pull away from the rest of the pack, but driving up from his fourth starting spot was points leader Beaver Dragon. Dragon would catch Cavanah, passing him on lap thirteen, and would go on and score his series leading fourth win of the season.

Other Noticeables:
Beaver Dragon scored his 4th win of the year,
Dragon led 1 time for 23 laps, which were the final 23 laps,
It was the 4th win of his career in the NASCAR North Tour Series and his first since the last Catamount event; 2 races ago,
Beaver Dragon, who finished 1st, kept his points lead, leading Hector Leclair by 20 points

1.7-Beaver Dragon (23 laps led)
2.81-Andy Isbister
3.44-Keith Cavanagh (12 laps led)
4.11-Claude Leclerc
5.34-Steve Poulin
6.07-Tom Rosati
7.0-Roger Laperle
8.2-Dan Perez
9.25-Randy Corey
10.X-Pete Silva
11.71-Bobby Dragon
12.8-Mike Barry
13.59-Hector Leclair
14.41-Jamie Aube
15.48-Robbie Crouch
16.69-Gardiner Leavitt
17.16-Stub Fadden
18.61-Brad Kennedy

Keith Cavanagh-1-12
Beaver Dragon-13-35

1 Lead Change among 2 drivers

Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps

Margin of Victory: 3.378 Seconds

Time of Race: 16 Minutes and 50 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 16th race of the season the Molson 100 at Circuit Deux Montagne.

Del Thompson won the pole, with a time of 19.287 seconds, beating Robbie Crouch by 0.062 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Del Thompson won his 1st pole of the year,
Thompson won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR North Tour Series in his 13th start,
Beaver Dragon, who will be starting 5th, will be trying to improve on his 20 point lead over Hector Leclair

1.04-Del Thompson
2.48-Robbie Crouch
3.44-Keith Cavanagh
4.2-Dan Perez
5.7-Beaver Dragon
6.81-Andy Isbister
7.00-Roger Laperle
8.1-Gardiner Leavitt
9.11-Claude Leclerc
10.X-Pete Silva
11.34-Steve Poulin
12.25-Randy Corey
13.24-Phil Gerbode
14.07-Tom Rosati
15.41-Jamie Aube
16.59-Hector Leclair

*Note for this race I used Autodrome Montmagny as a replacement since Circuit Deux Montagne has not been made for NR2003.

Race #16 - Molson 100

The NASCAR North Tour Series made their 16th stop of 1979 in St. Eustache, Quebec, Canada at Circuit Deux Montagne, for the Molson 100.

Del Thompson led the field to the green and would lead the first three laps as the fans in attendance were given one of the most competitive races in series history as Keith Cavanagh and Del Thompson stayed side-by-side for nearly ten straight laps battling for the lead in the first twenty laps before Thompson took the advantage and took over but right on their bumpers was the #2 Nova of Dan Perez, who was making his tenth career start and on the 35th lap he made his move for the lead. For the remaining sixty six laps, Perez was on defense as he would go on to score his first win in his career.

Other Noticeables:
Dan Perez scored his 1st win of the year,
Perez led 1 time for 66 laps, which were the final 66 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR North Tour Series in his 10th start,
Beaver Dragon, who finished 8th, kept his points lead, leading Hector Leclair by 16 points

1.2-Dan Perez (66 laps led)
2.44-Keith Cavanagh (10 laps led)
3.04-Del Thompson (24 laps led)
4.X-Pete Silva
5.24-Phil Gerbode
6.59-Hector Leclair
7.1-Gardiner Leavitt
8.7-Beaver Dragon-1 lap
9.81-Andy Isbister-1 lap
10.00-Roger Laperle-1 lap
11.48-Robbie Crouch-1 lap
12.11-Claude Leclerc-1 lap
13.34-Steve Poulin-1 lap
14.07-Tom Rosati-1 lap
15.25-Randy Corey-1 lap
16.41-Jamie Aube-3 laps

Del Thompson-1-3
Keith Cavanagh-4-5
Del Thompson-6
Keith Cavanagh-7
Del Thompson-8
Keith Cavanagh-9
Del Thompson-10
Keith Cavanagh-11-16
Del Thompson-17-34
Dan Perez-35-100

9 Lead Changes among 3 drivers

Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps

Margin of Victory: 1.968 Seconds

Time of Race: 39 Minutes and 48 Seconds