Race #11 - Wild Wing 300 Presented by DriveWiseIt was a clear day in Barrie, Ontario, Canada as the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series entered Round 11 of the 2010 season at the Barrie Speedway for the Wild Wing 300 Presented by DriveWise.
Ron Beauchamp Jr. led the field to the Green Flag and would lead the first thirty six laps around the 0.333 mile short track before he would be passed by Peter Shepherd III, who would be the class of the field, leading 111 of the event's 300 laps, but Shepherd would be shuffled out of contention late in the race during pit stops. Jeff Lapcevich would then take command of the event and appeared on his way to a upset victory, but with fifteen laps to go, D.J. Kennington would pass him and would pull away over the final laps to score his third win of 2010.
Other Noticeables:
D.J. Kennington scored his 3rd win of the season,
Kennington led 2 times for 47 laps, including the final 15 laps,
It was the 6th win of his career in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and his first since Mosport; 2 races ago,
J.R. Fitzpatrick, who finished 8th, kept his points lead, leading D.J. Kennington by 100 points
1.17-D.J. Kennington (47 laps led)
2.23-Jeff Lapcevich (102 laps led)
3.22-Scott Steckly (2 laps led)
4.60-Ron Beauchamp Jr. (36 laps led)
5.3-Jason Hathaway-1 lap
6.7-Peter Shepherd III-1 lap (111 laps led)
7.95-Anthony Simone-1 lap
8.84-J.R. Fitzpatrick-1 lap
9.9-Mark Dilley-2 laps (1 lap led)
10.56-Shawn McGlynn-2 laps
11.81-Kent Nuhn-2 laps
12.21-Jason White-3 laps
13.11-John Gaunt-3 laps (1 lap led)
14.4-Don Thomson Jr.-3 laps
15.00-Kenny Forth-3 laps
16.50-Joey McColm-4 laps
17.02-Kerry Micks-4 laps
18.55-Dexter Stacey-6 laps
Ron Beauchamp Jr.-1-36
Peter Shepherd III-37-125
D.J. Kennington-126-157
Peter Shepherd III-158-179
Jeff Lapcevich-180-185
Scott Steckly-186-187
John Gaunt-188
Mark Dilley-189
Jeff Lapcevich-190-285
D.J. Kennington-286-300
9 Lead Changes among 7 drivers
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps
Margin of Victory: 2.010 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 33 Minutes and 59 Seconds
Ron Beauchamp Jr. leads the field to the Green Flag.Peter Shepherd III passes Ron Beauchamp Jr. for the lead on Lap 37.D.J. Kennington passes Peter Shepherd III for the lead on Lap 126.Peter Shepherd III passes D.J. Kennington to retake the lead on Lap 158.Jeff Lapcevich passes Peter Shepherd III for the lead on Lap 180.D.J. Kennington passes Jeff Lapcevich for the 9th and final lead change on Lap 286.D.J. Kennington takes the Checkered Flag.