Don Thomson Jr. won the Torbram Electric 300 part of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series schedule on Saturday night in front of a full-capacity crowd.
Racing in Barrie is the epitome of short-track competition and Thomson hold a race-high 106 laps on the cozy .333-mile tri-oval and took his Chevrolet across the finish line in front of the others for the first time this season.
The veteran beat Mark Dilley to the line by .180 seconds. It was Thomson’s fifth series career win and his first since last September.
Scott Steckly led a fair portion of the final third of the race but an incident blocked Steckly causing him to lose the race lead to Thomson before eventually finishing third.
Both series contenders had, as expected, a tough race. Andrew Ranger and DJ Kennington finished 9th and 10th allowing the Quebecer to extend his championship lead to 138 points.
The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series heads east for next week’s Komatsu 300 at Riverside International Speedway in Antigonish, N.S.
NCTS Race results - Torbram Electric 300
Pos. Driver Make Laps
1. Don Thompson Jr Chevrolet 300
2. Mark Dilley Dodge 300
3. Scott Steckly Dodge 300
4. Brad Graham Dodge 300
5. Jason Hathaway Dodge 300
...
9. Andrew Ranger Ford 294
etc.
NCTS Standings – After Torbram 300
Pos. Driver Points
1. Andrew Ranger 1862
2. DJ Kennington 1724
3. Ron Beauchamps Jr 1693
4. Scott Steckly 1676
5. Kerry Micks 1621
etc.
Racing in Barrie is the epitome of short-track competition and Thomson hold a race-high 106 laps on the cozy .333-mile tri-oval and took his Chevrolet across the finish line in front of the others for the first time this season.
The veteran beat Mark Dilley to the line by .180 seconds. It was Thomson’s fifth series career win and his first since last September.
Scott Steckly led a fair portion of the final third of the race but an incident blocked Steckly causing him to lose the race lead to Thomson before eventually finishing third.
Both series contenders had, as expected, a tough race. Andrew Ranger and DJ Kennington finished 9th and 10th allowing the Quebecer to extend his championship lead to 138 points.
The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series heads east for next week’s Komatsu 300 at Riverside International Speedway in Antigonish, N.S.
NCTS Race results - Torbram Electric 300
Pos. Driver Make Laps
1. Don Thompson Jr Chevrolet 300
2. Mark Dilley Dodge 300
3. Scott Steckly Dodge 300
4. Brad Graham Dodge 300
5. Jason Hathaway Dodge 300
...
9. Andrew Ranger Ford 294
etc.
NCTS Standings – After Torbram 300
Pos. Driver Points
1. Andrew Ranger 1862
2. DJ Kennington 1724
3. Ron Beauchamps Jr 1693
4. Scott Steckly 1676
5. Kerry Micks 1621
etc.