ST>Philip Brown wrote:
ST>> I've seen CASCAR on Speed channel before.  When does there season start?

ST>Sorry for the late reply.

ST>I'm not sure when CASCAR starts up.  I'm sure it will be in June some
ST>time as thats really when the nice weather start.

No problem.   The CASCAR web site with it's schedule is
http://www.cascar.ca/schedule.html

Here is the first race (May 23, 2006)

CASCAR - Scott Steckly Wins Barrie Opener

It was a day of happy "firsts" for CASCAR racer Scott Steckly. The
veteran stock car driver won his first-ever Super Series race, in his
inaugural outing in his new Dodge Charger. The Milverton, Ont., resident
lined up 10th in the field of 22 who took the green flag in Monday's
GO-RACING.CA 300 at Barrie Speedway, and employed clever pit strategy
and superb driving to break through to victory lane.

After running in ninth-place for the first third of the season-opening
event, Steckly pitted relatively early for two tires and fuel during the
race's second of 11 cautions, on lap 75. The move paid off as it left
him well-positioned when the remainder of the front-runners eventually
made their stops, with just over 100 laps remaining.

By the time everyone had pitted, Steckly was in front of the field, with
a multi-car buffer zone of slower cars separating him from the pack of
contenders. With 70 laps to go, Steckly enjoyed a healthy lead over
Dodge Charger drivers Mark Dilley (Dodge-sponsored) and DJ Kennington
(Castrol).

Misfortune struck for Dilley and Kennington, however, as both saw
top-three finishes slip away in the closing laps. Kennington was sent
spinning after contact with another racer with just over 20 laps
remaining, while Dilley saw second-place disappear on a lap 247 restart
when he and several others slid on fluid and parts from a car that had
lost its axle assembly.

Dilley's bad luck cleared the way for Fitzpatrick Motorsports teammates
Don Thomson Jr. and J.R. Fitzpatrick to slip into second and third,
respectively, behind Steckly. At the checkered flag, Steckly finished
.326 seconds ahead of the polesitter Thomson, with Fitzpatrick close
behind. Doug Brown recorded his best-ever Super Series finish when he
came home in fourth, while Dilley recovered from his spin to take fifth.

In victory lane, Steckly was ecstatic to have registered his first
victory in eight years on Canada's top racing tour. "It's just awesome.
I want to thank everyone on the crew who helped us out, plus Dodge and
MOPAR. I want to thank ERB Transport, too. The car was just hooked up.
We made a lot of adjustments after the 50 lap heat race [on Saturday]
and we planned to pit early and get track position. We knew the car
would be there to the end."

For his part, Thomson (Home Hardware Chevy) was pleased to finish
second, although he was upset at having hit fluid during the late-race
restart, which resulted in Dilley's spin. J.R. Fitzpatrick's first
outing for his new sponsor, Milwaukee Tools, resulted in a podium
position.

Following the first race event of the season, which awarded points for
qualifying, the heat races and the feature event, Don Thomson leads the
standings in his quest for a sixth-consecutive CASCAR Super Series
National Championship. The CASCAR Super Series resumes June 10 at
Montreal's Autodrome St-Eustache.

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