McGlynn’s third consecutive CASCAR Sportsman Series victory earns him his first points championship
PETERBOROUGH, ON – Shawn McGlynn continued his late-season domination of the CASCAR Sportsman Series with a victory, on Saturday night, in the 100-lap season finale at Kawartha Speedway. The result thrust the Kitchener, ON racer to the top of the point standings following the fifth and final race on the 2006 schedule.
“We had an awesome season and we couldn’t have hoped for more,” said McGlynn, who won the final three races of the season en route to the title. “We came here two points out of the lead and we knew we had to get the pole, lead the most laps and finish ahead of Dion Verhoeven by one position, so we weren’t holding anything back. We worked hard and came out on top.”
McGlynn’s Ford Taurus started on the pole, but it was 2005 series champion Verhoeven (McRoberts Fuels Pontiac) who jumped to the early lead from his starting position, immediately to McGlynn’s right. Verhoeven, from Kerwood, ON, showed the way for the first 13 laps, but gave way to Steve Munro (Mattel Hot Wheels Chevy) at that point. Munro, who hails from Carp, ON led until lap 34.
McGlynn was aware of the fact that in order to earn the championship, he would have to take the lead prior to lap 50 and lead the rest of the way to the checkered flag (thereby scoring ‘most laps led’ bonus points). And that’s exactly what he did, driving by Munro and into the lead, on lap 35, in what would be the race’s final lead change.
At the checkered flag, McGlynn came home 1.3-seconds ahead of Munro, with Verhoeven close behind. In the final point standings, McGlynn (407 pts.) denied Verhoeven (404) his second-consecutive Sportsman Series title by just three markers.
UNOFFICIAL FINAL POINT STANDINGS (Top 12 after 5 events, as of September 16, 2006): 1. #81 Shawn McGlynn (407 pts.); 2. #77 Dion Verhoeven (404); 3. #00 Steve Munro (382); 4. #32 Mike Alguire (370); 5. #11 Cole Weber (358); 6. #95 Ron Lethbridge (354); 7. #82 Dave Connelly (340); 8. #48 Doug Cathcart (333); 9. #67 Scott Mitchell (327); 9. #36 Alan Lebert (327); 11. #66 Josh Wood (273); 12. #20 Dave Didero (268)
CASCAR SPORTSMAN SERIES
RESULTS: Kawartha 100
Kawartha Speedway // Race #5 // September 16, 2006 // Peterborough, ON // 100 Laps
FIN. ST. # DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR / MAKE LAPS
1 1 81 Shawn McGlynn (Kitchener, ON) McGlynn Motorsports Ford Taurus 100
2 3 00 Steve Munro (Carp, ON) Mattel Hot Wheels Chevrolet Monte Carlo 100
3 2 77 Dion Verhoeven (Kerwood, ON) McRoberts Fuels Pontiac Grand Prix 100
4 5 32 Mike Alguire (London, ON) A-DOR Construction Pontiac Grand Prix 100
5 6 11 Cole Weber (New Hamburg, ON) Haffner Motors / Harman Dodge Charger 100
6 9 45 Bob Merrifield (Belle River, ON) Re/Max Preferred Realty Dodge Charger 100
7 7 95 Ron Lethbridge (Barrie, ON) Cash Advance / The Fuel Genie Dodge Charger 100
8 4 09 Kent Nuhn (Williamsford, ON) Nuhn’s Auto Parts Chevrolet Monte Carlo 100
9 8 82 Dave Connelly (Arnprior, ON) Maple Leaf Top Dogs / Maytag Dodge Charger 99
10 11 66 Josh Wood (London, ON) Pontiac Grand Prix 98
11 13 20 Dave Didero (Ancaster, ON) Mid-America Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 98
12 12 48 Doug Cathcart (Richmond, ON) Cathcart Mechanical Performance Pontiac Grand Prix 98
13 15 36 Alan Lebert (Stony Point, ON) Al's Yardworks Pontiac Grand Prix 95
14 14 50 Tom Bell (Mississauga, ON) ATTO Pontiac Grand Prix 91
15 10 39 Kevin D’Amore (LaSalle, ON) Integration Action for Inclusion Dodge Charger 61
16 16 67 Scott Mitchell (St. Catharines, ON) Martindale Dental Chevrolet Monte Carlo 6
R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender.
TIME OF RACE: 36 minutes and 14 seconds // MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.304 seconds // CAUTIONS: 2 for a total of 12 Laps // LAP LEADERS: #77 Dion Verhoeven (1-13); #00 Steve Munro (14-34); #81 Shawn McGlynn (35-100) // POLE AWARD: #81 Shawn McGlynn (18.472 seconds) // FASTEST LAP OF THE RACE: #81 Shawn McGlynn (18.556 seconds / 72.753 mph)
PHOTO: Shawn McGlynn earned his third consecutive CASCAR Sportsman Series victory on Saturday night at Kawartha Speedway. The win secured the series championship for the Kitchener, ON racer.
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