2012-09-05

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Presented By Mobil 1 Statistical Advance: Barrie

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Analyzing The Wahta Springs 300 At Barrie Speedway

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 4, 2012) – The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 travels to Barrie (Ont.) Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 8 for the Wahta Springs 300. 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

·         Points leader D.J. Kennington has three Barrie victories and seven top-10 finishes in seven starts at the track.

·         Scott Steckly has two wins at Barrie and has led a series-best 658 laps on the .333-mile oval.

·         Defending race winner Mark Dilley has four top fives at Barrie in seven outings.

·         Andrew Ranger has posted a top-10 finish in four of his five Barrie starts.

 

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series At Barrie Speedway

·         This is the series’ eighth time to compete at the track, the most of any venue.

·         The Wahta Springs 300 will be aired on TSN on Saturday, Sept. 15 at noon ET and on RDS2 on Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 10 p.m. ET.

·         Dodge has six wins at the track while Chevrolet has one.

·         Just two (Sept. 2008 and 2011) of the seven 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 11.57 caution periods for 92.86 laps with earliest coming at Lap 2 in 2009 and the latest at Lap 298 a year ago.

·         At Barrie, the average finishing position for the polesitter is 8.29 and the average starting position for the race winner is 5.14.

·         The lead has changed hands an average of 11.29 with a high of 17 on Sept. 6, 2008.

 

Barrie Data

Race: #10 of 12 (9/8/12)

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 Winners

D.J. Kennington................................. 3

Scott Steckly..................................... 2

Mark Dilley......................................... 1

Don Thomson Jr. ............................... 1

 

Pole Winners

Don Thomson Jr. ............................... 2

Ron Beauchamp Jr. ........................... 1

Mark Dilley......................................... 1

Kerry Micks........................................ 1

Anthony Simone................................. 1

Scott Steckly..................................... 1

 

Manufacturer Wins

Dodge............................................... 6

Chevrolet........................................... 1

 

Laps Led

Scott Steckly.................................. 658

Don Thomson Jr. ........................... 409

D.J. Kennington.............................. 323

 

Selected Driver Information:

Ron Beauchamp Jr. (No. 60 Mopar/Exide/Mobil 1 Dodge)

·         Finished 15th a year ago at Barrie.

·         Scored top-10 finishes in 2007 July race (sixth) and 2010 (sixth) in Wahta Springs 300.

·         Has recorded top 10s in six of his last eight starts overall.

·         One of just four drivers to start all 72 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.

 

Mark Dilley (No. 02 PartSource/BDI/Leland Ford)

·         Won last year’s Barrie race.

·         Scored second-place finishes in July 2007 and Sept. 2009 at Barrie.

·         Has four top fives in seven tries on the tight .333-mile oval.

·         Is the owner of three career Canadian Tire Series victories.

·         Sharing time with Kerry Micks this season behind the wheel of the No. 02 Ford.

 

Noel Dowler (No. 5 EMCO-Kohler/Rheem Dodge)

·         Finished 17th last year at Barrie in his rookie season.

·         Logged three straight top-10 finishes from June 16 to July 14.

·         Finished third in last year’s Rookie of the Year standings.

 

Louis-Philippe Dumoulin (No. 47 WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge)

·         Posted a 13th-place Barrie finish last year – his first start on an oval.

·         Earned his first career Canadian Tire Series pole position on Aug. 4 at Trois-Rivieres, Que.

·         Opened the season with back-to-back top-five road-course finishes.

·         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.

 

J.R. Fitzpatrick (No. 84 Equipment Express Chevrolet)

·         Scored a ninth-place finish a year ago at Barrie.

·         Career-best Barrie finish was fifth in 2010.

·         Has four top-10 finishes in six starts on the .333-mile track.

·         Has led 98 laps in series action at the Barrie event.

·         Seven of his eight career series wins have come on road courses – CTMP (3), Edmonton (2) and Montreal (2).

·         Has made a pair of NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts this season.

 

Jason Hathaway (No. 3 Snap-on Tools/Vortex Brake Pads/Rockstar Energy Drink Dodge)

·         Finished a Barrie career-best second in last season’s race.

·         Scored a fifth-place finish in 2009 Barrie race.

·         Has four top-10 finishes in seven starts on the .333-mile tri-oval.

·         Has led 73 laps at Barrie.

·         One of only four drivers to start all 72 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.

 

D.J. Kennington (No. 17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors Dodge)

·         Finished seventh in last season’s Wahta Springs 300.

·         Has three Barrie victories to his credit – 2007 (2) and 2010.

·         Worst Barrie finish in seven starts was 10th in 2009.

·         Had a series record five-race winning streak snapped on aug. 5 at Trois-Rivieres, Que. The streak equaled the modern era NASCAR touring series record shared with Ricky Craven (NASCAR K&N Pro Series East-1991), Herschel McGriff (NASCAR K&N Pro Series West-1972), Richie Evans (NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour-1985) and Mike Stefanik (NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour-1997) among currently NASCAR-sanctioned series.

·         Sits atop the championship standings with a 33-point lead.

·         Has a current streak of 11 straight top-five finishes and 12 consecutive top 10s.

·         Won 2010 series championship.

·         One of four drivers to start all 72 NCATS races.

 

Jeff Lapcevich (No. 23 Tim Hortons Dodge)

·         Placed fifth a year ago in Barrie to establish his career-best finish at .333-mile track.

·         Finished eighth in 2010 Barrie event.

·         Has recorded top-10 finishes in eight of his last 10 series starts.

 

Andrew Ranger (No. 27 Dodge/GC Motorsports Dodge)

·         Finished ninth in his last Barrie start in 2009.

·         Has four top-10 finishes in five starts at Barrie with a best finish of fifth in July 2007.

·         Has led 29 laps at Barrie Speedway.

·         Has finished inside the top 10 in 30 of his last 32 series starts dating back to the 2008 season.

·         Tied with Don Thomson Jr. at 11 atop the all-time list for pole wins.

·         Won the series championship in 2007 and 2009.

 

Martin Roy (No. 90 Veloce/Battery Expert Dodge)

·         Making track debut in this year’s Wahta Springs 300.

·         Has finished inside the top 10 in three of his last five starts overall.

·         Is the current leader in the series’ Rookie of the Year standings.

 

Pete Shepherd III (No. 7 National Exhaust Dodge)

·         Finished 21st a year ago in the Barrie event.

·         Finished a Barrie career-best third in 2010 and eighth in Sept. 2008.

·         Closed 2011 with a pair of top-10 finishes.

 

Scott Steckly (No. 22 Canadian Tire Dodge)

·         Recorded a 14th-place finish last year at Barrie.

·         Won both 2008 visits to the Ontario oval.

·         Has five top-five finishes in seven Barrie starts.

·         Has 10 top-10 finishes in his last 11 series starts dating back to last season.

·         Won 2008 and 2011 series championships.

·         One of just four drivers to start all 72 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.

 

Jason White (No. 21 Bowers & Wilkins at Future Shop Dodge)

·         Scored an 18th-place finish in last year’s Wahta Springs 300.

·         Best Barrie finish was 13th in 2010.

·         Recorded his first series top-five finish on July 14 at Motoplex Speedway in Vernon, B.C.

·         Was 2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Rookie of the Year.

 

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Posted by Marc Patrick Roy at 5.9.12

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