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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

{allcanada} Statistical Advance: Analyzing The Velocity Prairie Thunder At Auto Clearing Speedway

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 makes its second visit to Auto Clearing Motor Speedway in Saskatoon, Sask., on Wednesday, Aug. 4 for the Velocity Prairie Thunder presented by Bayer Crop Science. It is the 2010 season's seventh event and the fourth of eight races on oval tracks on the year. Additionally, it is the final event in the series' three-race swing through Western Canada. Below is a statistical look at the recent performance of selected drivers in Saskatoon, as well as some statistical trends:

Auto Clearing Motor Speedway Data
Race:
#7 of 13 (8/4/10)
Track Layout: .333-mile tri-oval
Race Length: 250 laps (83.25 miles)

ACMS Records
1-Lap Qualifying: Don Thomson Jr., 14.949 seconds, 80.193 mph, July 29, 2009
250-Lap Race: Scott Steckly, 1 hour, 19 minutes, 9 seconds, 63.108 mph, July 29, 2009

Series Race Winners in Saskatoon
Scott Steckly, 1

Series Pole Winners in Saskatoon
Don Thomson Jr., 1

Manufacturer Wins in Saskatoon
Dodge, 1

Ron Beauchamp Jr. (No. 60 Mopar/Mobil 1 Dodge)
• Logged a seventh-place finish a year ago in Saskatoon
• Has top-10 finishes in each of his last five races on ovals
• One of seven drivers to start all 44 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races, to date

Pierre Bourque (No. 00 Aaron's Dodge)
• Finished 15th in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series' inaugural event at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway
• Finished sixth in season opener at Delaware (Ont.) Speedway, a series career-best
• Has participated in every series event this season after being a part-time competitor in the first three Canadian Tire Series seasons

Mark Dilley (No. 9 Leland/PartSource Dodge)
• Battled to a finish of 12th a season ago in Saskatoon
• Posted his first top five of the season in last outing in Vernon, B.C.
• Has posted top-10 finishes in four of last six oval-track starts dating back to 2009

JR Fitzpatrick (No. 84 Schick Hydro Chevrolet)
• Will be making his Auto Clearing Motor Speedway debut
• Has won three of the last four series road-course races – Montreal (2009), Mosport and Edmonton
• Collected his sixth series victory on July 25 at Edmonton City Centre Airport
• Collected his fifth series victory on June 13 at Mosport International Raceway
• Five of his six career series wins have come on road courses – Mosport (2), Edmonton (2) and Montreal
• Currently leads the championship points standings – 7 points over DJ Kennington
• Finished seventh on June 19 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisc., in his first NASCAR Nationwide Series start in 2010 and first for JR Motorsports

John Gaunt (No. 11 Hy-Tech Drilling Dodge)
• Posted an 11th-place finish last season at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway
• Led nine laps in last season's Saskatoon event
• Logged his second top-10 finish of the season on July 31 at Motoplex Speedway
• Is sharing seat time this year with reigning NASCAR K&N Pro Series West champion Jason Bowles, who is racing selected road-course events this year

Jason Hathaway (No. 3 Snap-on Tools/Rockstar Energy Drink Dodge)
• Finished fourth last season in Saskatoon
• Has a streak of six top-10 finishes in oval-track starts dating back to last season
• Has finished inside the top 10 in eight of last nine series starts
• Is one of seven drivers to start all 44 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races

DJ Kennington (No. 17 Castrol Edge Dodge)
• Notched a third-place finish in last season's ACMS event
• Led five laps a year ago in the Velocity Prairie Thunder
• Earned the victory in three of his last seven series starts
• Collected his sixth career series win and second of 2010 on July 3 at Autodrome St. Eustache
• Collected his fifth series-career win in 2010 season opener on June 5 at Delaware Speedway
• Is currently ranked second in the points standings – 7 points behind JR Fitzpatrick

Joey McColm (No. 50 Watch It! Dodge)
• Will be making Auto Clearing Motor Speedway debut
• Logged his first top-10 finish in 2010 on July 25 in Edmonton
• Has started all six NASCAR Canadian Tire Series events in 2010

Kerry Micks (No. 02 Dickies/Beyond Digital Imaging Ford)
• Garnered a 10th-place finish in his debut at the track last season
• Had a streak of 12 consecutive top-10 finishes dating back to last season, snapped in his last outing
• Has one oval-track win (Mosport Speedway in 2008) and two (Montreal and Trois-Rivieres in 2007) road-course wins in NCATS action
• Is one of seven drivers to compete in all 44 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races

Todd Nichol (No. 6 Bayer Crop Science Chevrolet)
• Finished 18th last season at the Saskatchewan track
• Is making just his second start of the 2010 season

Anthony Simone (No. 95 Graphix Factory/Castrol/Bell Chevrolet)
• Finished fifth last season at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway
• Has consecutive top-10 finishes after a slow start in 2010
• Posted a season-best second-place finish last Sunday in Edmonton
• Posted a pair of runner-up finishes on road courses – Mosport and Trois-Rivieres – last season

Scott Steckly (No. 22 Canadian Tire/MotoMaster Dodge)
• Won the inaugural Canadian Tire Series event last season at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway
• Led 75 laps last season in Saskatoon after starting from the rear of the field due to an engine change
• Collected his first win of the season on July 31 at Motoplex Speedway in Vernon, B.C.
• Has finished inside the top five in four of six starts this season
• Has eight NASCAR Canadian Tire Series wins to his credit
• Won 2008 series championship

Don Thomson Jr. (No. 4 Home Hardware Chevrolet)
• Posted a runner-up finish to Scott Steckly last season in Saskatoon
• Won the inaugural pole at Auto Clearing last season
• Has a current streak of five straight top-10s
• Holds the overall series career mark for poles with 11
• His five series wins is the fourth-highest total in series history

James Van Domselaar (No. 14 Steel-Craft Door Products Chevrolet)
• Making his track debut in Velocity Prairie Thunder
• Event marks his first Canadian Tire Series oval-track start after competing several times on road courses

Nathan Weenk (No. 48 Mid West Combustion Chevrolet)
• In series debut, finished 13th a season ago at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway
• Logged his first Canadian Tire Series top-10 finish on July 31 at Motoplex Speedway
• Driving only Saskatoon-based car in the field

Jason White (No. 21 A&W/Zimmer-Wheaton GMC Chevrolet)
• Registered a ninth-place finish a season ago in Saskatchewan
• Was 2008 series Rookie of the Year

NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES presented by MOBIL 1 At ACMS
• This is just the second NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race and NASCAR-sanctioned event in the province of Saskatchewan.
• The Wednesday event is the only non-Saturday or Sunday show on the series schedule.
• In last year's race, there were five caution periods for 40 laps and the race lead exchanged 12 times involving four drivers.
• Last year's top 10 consisted of five Dodges, three Chevrolets and two Fords.

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