2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

Race #1 - Dodge Dealers 200

It was a clear day in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada as the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series entered Round 1 of the 2008 season at the Cayuga International Speedway for the Crown Jewel 200.

Jason White led the field to the Green Flag as the second season of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series began for the second season in a row at Cayuga. White would lead for the first seventeen laps before Peter Gibbons took over the lead as he pulled away from much of the field, while at the same time, Kerry Micks, had moved up from his seventeenth starting spot and into the Top 5 by lap 70, and just eleven laps later, Micks took the lead and he began to leave the field behind him, and aside from losing the lead briefly during the lone round of pit stops, Micks went on uncontested to score the win.

Other Noticeables:
Kerry Micks scored his 1st win of the season,
Micks led 2 times for 117 laps, including the final 62 laps,
It was the 3rd win of his career in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and his first since 2007 at Circuit de Trois-Rivieres; 5 races ago,
Anthony Simone(4th) and Shawn McGlynn(17th) made their NASCAR Canadian Tire Series debuts,
Kerry Micks, who finished 1st, is the points leader, leading Peter Gibbons by 20 points

1.02-Kerry Micks (117 laps led)
2.1-Peter Gibbons (64 laps led)
3.22-Scott Steckly
4.95-Anthony Simone
5.77-Derek Lynch (1 lap led)
6.19-Brad Graham-1 lap
7.21-Jason White-1 lap (17 laps led)
8.4-Don Thomson Jr.-1 lap
9.18-Kent Nuhn-1 lap (1 lap led)
10.9-Mark Dilley-1 lap
11.7-Alex Tagliani-1 lap
12.39-Dave Whitlock-2 laps
13.12-John Gaunt-2 laps
14.13-Nik Lapcevich-2 laps
15.84-J.R. Fitzpatrick-2 laps
16.3-Jason Hathaway-2 laps
17.81-Shawn McGlynn-2 laps
18.25-Jim Lapcevich-3 laps
19.27-Andrew Ranger-3 laps
20.17-D.J. Kennington-3 laps
21.56-Joey McColm-4 laps
22.10-Doug Brown-106 laps (Header)
23.60-Ron Beauchamp Jr. (Disqualified)

Jason White-1-17
Peter Gibbons-18-81
Kerry Micks-82-136
Derek Lynch-137
Kent Nuhn-138
Kerry Micks-139-200

5 Lead Changes among 5 drivers

Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps

Margin of Victory: 17.147 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 32 Minutes and 48 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 2nd race of the season the Dickies 200 Presented by Lucas Oil at the Mosport International Raceway.

Scott Steckly won the pole, with a time of 86.619 seconds, beating J.R. Fitzpatrick by 0.036 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Scott Steckly won his 1st pole of the year,
Steckly won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and his first since 2007 at Barrie; 4 races ago,
Ron Beauchamp Jr., who won this race one year ago, will be starting 10th,
Kerry Micks, who will start 21st, has a 20 point lead over Peter Gibbons

1.22-Scott Steckly
2.84-J.R. Fitzpatrick
3.4-Don Thomson Jr.
4.27-Andrew Ranger
5.7-Alex Tagliani
6.17-D.J. Kennington
7.29-Pierre Bourque
8.42-Peter Klutt
9.77-Derek Lynch
10.60-Ron Beauchamp Jr.
11.1-Peter Gibbons
12.39-Dave Whitlock
13.23-Jeff Lapcevich
14.3-Jason Hathaway
15.10-Doug Brown
16.21-Jason White
17.71-Bryan Cathcart
18.88-Robin Buck
19.12-John Gaunt
20.44-Jarrad Whissell
21.02-Kerry Micks
22.56-Joey McColm
23.69-Trevor Seibert
24.18-Kent Nuhn
25.95-Anthony Simone
26.19-Brad Graham
27.25-Jim Lapcevich
28.67-David Thorndyke
29.9-Mark Dilley

Did Not Qualify
30.75-Trevor Monaghan
31.81-Shawn McGlynn

Prior to the green flag, the following driver will drop to the back for the following reasons:
17-D.J. Kennington: driver change

Race #2 - Dickies 200 Presented by Lucas Oil

It was a cloudy day in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada as the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series entered Round 2 of the 2008 season at the Mosport International Raceway for the Dickies 200 Presented by Lucas Oil.

Scott Steckly led the field to the Green Flag but it was Don Thomson Jr. who would lead the first laps as a threatening sky kept all drivers on the watch of the weather to see when they had to switch to rain tires. Andrew Ranger would take the lead and have a great race long battle with Scott Steckly as two late race cautions caused the race to be extended two laps by way of NASCAR's Green, White, Checkered rule. Just before they were about to, the clouds opened up and rained on the track causing the clouds to darken and make the racing surface.

Steckly would get a slow restart while everyone of the drivers all had slick tires and drove slowly around the track searching for grip, but J.R. Fitzpatrick, who restarted fourth, had moved his way up to second by the time Steckly got back to Turn 10 and took the white flag as Fitzpatrick pulled to the inside in Turn 1, having much better grip due to his rain tires his crew had applied back on Lap 30. Fitzpatrick was able to pull away from a struggling Steckly over the final lap and scored the win, leading only the final lap for his second career win.

Other Noticeables:
J.R. Fitzpatrick scored his 1st win of the season,
Fitzpatrick led 1 time for 1 lap, which was the final lap,
It was the 2nd win of his career in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and his first since 2007 at Sun Valley; 10 races ago,
Jarrad Whissell, who finished 15th, made his NASCAR Canadian Tire Series debut,
Scott Steckly, who finished 2nd, is the new points leader, leading Don Thomson Jr. by 28 points

1.84-J.R. Fitzpatrick (1 lap led)
2.22-Scott Steckly (13 laps led)
3.4-Don Thomson Jr. (11 laps led)
4.27-Andrew Ranger (28 laps led)
5.7-Alex Tagliani
6.17-D.J. Kennington
7.29-Pierre Bourque
8.77-Derek Lynch
9.23-Jeff Lapcevich
10.3-Jason Hathaway
11.42-Peter Klutt
12.1-Peter Gibbons
13.19-Brad Graham
14.10-Doug Brown
15.44-Jarrad Whissell
16.39-Dave Whitlock
17.21-Jason White
18.71-Bryan Cathcart
19.12-John Gaunt
20.02-Kerry Micks
21.60-Ron Beauchamp Jr.
22.88-Robin Buck
23.18-Kent Nuhn-1 lap
24.95-Anthony Simone-1 lap
25.67-David Thorndyke-1 lap
26.56-Joey McColm-1 lap
27.69-Trevor Seibert-5 laps (Accident)
28.25-Jim Lapcevich-15 laps (Accident)
29.9-Mark Dilley-53 laps (Clutch)

Scott Steckly-Pole
Don Thomson Jr.-1-11
Andrew Ranger-12-27
Scott Steckly-28-29
Andrew Ranger-30-41
Scott Steckly-42-52
J.R. Fitzpatrick-53

5 Lead Changes among 4 drivers

Caution Flags: 2 for 4 laps
Lap 39 (Car #25 Accident Turn 10),
Lap 50 (Car #69 Accident Turn 10)

Margin of Victory: 3.103 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 40 Minutes and 2 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 3rd race of the season the A&W 300 at the Barrie Speedway.

J.R. Fitzpatrick won the pole, with a time of 16.926 seconds, beating D.J. Kennington by 0.066 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
J.R. Fitzpatrick won his 1st pole of the year,
Fitzpatrick won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and his first since 2007 at Sun Valley; 11 races ago,
Kerry Micks, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 13th,
Scott Steckly, who will start 8th, has a 28 point lead over Don Thomson Jr.

1.84-J.R. Fitzpatrick
2.17-D.J. Kennington
3.27-Andrew Ranger
4.7-Alex Tagliani
5.4-Don Thomson Jr.
6.9-Mark Dilley
7.19-Brad Graham
8.22-Scott Steckly
9.95-Anthony Simone
10.77-Derek Lynch
11.60-Ron Beauchamp Jr.
12.18-Kent Nuhn
13.02-Kerry Micks
14.25-Jim Lapcevich
15.12-John Gaunt
16.56-Joey McColm
17.3-Jason Hathaway
18.1-Peter Gibbons
19.21-Jason White
20.10-Doug Brown
21.39-Dave Whitlock

Did Not Qualify
22.81-Shawn McGlynn