Scott Steckly won the Komatsu 300 at Riverside International Speedway on Saturday and extended his lead in the championship standings of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.
Steckly - who set the pace in practice and qualifying on the .333-mile tri-oval earlier in the day - battled back-and-forth with Pete Shepherd III for much of the 300-lap event, before pulling away in the closing laps.
He became the fifth different driver to win in five visits by the series to the high-banked Nova Scotia track.
Shepherd held on for second, with Donald Chisolm third and DJ Kennington in fourth. Kerry Micks finished fifth.
The victory marks a series leading third win this year for the 2008 series champion and his 11th career series win. Steckly holds a 94-point lead over Kennington (1,785 to 1,691) as the series prepares to close out its season on Saturday, Sept. 24, during the Kawartha 250 at Kawartha Speedway.
NCATS Komatsu 300 – Results
No. Driver Team Car Laps
1. Scott Steckly, Canadian Tire/MotoMaster Dodge, 300
2. Pete Shepherd, III Hy-Tech Drilling/Nat'l Exhaust Dodge, 300
3. Donald Chisholm, Nova Construction/Keltic Ford, 300
4. D.J. Kennington, Castrol Edge Dodge, 300
5. Kerry Micks, Dickies/Beyond Digital Imaging Ford, 300
6. J.R. Fitzpatrick, Equipment Express Chevrolet, 299
7. Jason Hathaway, Snap-on Tools/Vortex Brake Pads Dodge, 299
8. Ron Beauchamp Jr, Mopar/Mobil 1 Dodge, 298
9. Chris Raabe*, Canadian Tire/MotoMaster/Sylvania Dodge, 298
10. Mark Dilley, Rheem/Exide Dodge, 297
11. Noel Dowler*, EMCO/Whitemud Mechanical Dodge, 296
12. John Flemming*, Roofing Connection Chevrolet, 295
13. Isabelle Tremblay*, Groupe Beton Brunet/ADF Diesel Ford, 294
14. Derek White, Leavitt Chevrolet, 293
15. Don Thomson Jr, Farmers Feed Families Dodge, 220
16. Jason White, A&W Cruisin' The Dub Dodge, 182
17. L.P. Dumoulin*, Maskimo/Somavrac Dodge, 126
18. Dexter Stacey, Playground Poker Club Dodge, 126
19. Hugo Vannini*, Vannini Motorsports Ford, 19
Steckly - who set the pace in practice and qualifying on the .333-mile tri-oval earlier in the day - battled back-and-forth with Pete Shepherd III for much of the 300-lap event, before pulling away in the closing laps.
He became the fifth different driver to win in five visits by the series to the high-banked Nova Scotia track.
Shepherd held on for second, with Donald Chisolm third and DJ Kennington in fourth. Kerry Micks finished fifth.
The victory marks a series leading third win this year for the 2008 series champion and his 11th career series win. Steckly holds a 94-point lead over Kennington (1,785 to 1,691) as the series prepares to close out its season on Saturday, Sept. 24, during the Kawartha 250 at Kawartha Speedway.
NCATS Komatsu 300 – Results
No. Driver Team Car Laps
1. Scott Steckly, Canadian Tire/MotoMaster Dodge, 300
2. Pete Shepherd, III Hy-Tech Drilling/Nat'l Exhaust Dodge, 300
3. Donald Chisholm, Nova Construction/Keltic Ford, 300
4. D.J. Kennington, Castrol Edge Dodge, 300
5. Kerry Micks, Dickies/Beyond Digital Imaging Ford, 300
6. J.R. Fitzpatrick, Equipment Express Chevrolet, 299
7. Jason Hathaway, Snap-on Tools/Vortex Brake Pads Dodge, 299
8. Ron Beauchamp Jr, Mopar/Mobil 1 Dodge, 298
9. Chris Raabe*, Canadian Tire/MotoMaster/Sylvania Dodge, 298
10. Mark Dilley, Rheem/Exide Dodge, 297
11. Noel Dowler*, EMCO/Whitemud Mechanical Dodge, 296
12. John Flemming*, Roofing Connection Chevrolet, 295
13. Isabelle Tremblay*, Groupe Beton Brunet/ADF Diesel Ford, 294
14. Derek White, Leavitt Chevrolet, 293
15. Don Thomson Jr, Farmers Feed Families Dodge, 220
16. Jason White, A&W Cruisin' The Dub Dodge, 182
17. L.P. Dumoulin*, Maskimo/Somavrac Dodge, 126
18. Dexter Stacey, Playground Poker Club Dodge, 126
19. Hugo Vannini*, Vannini Motorsports Ford, 19