QUEBEC CITY, QC – Just one week after CASCAR CARQUEST Series racer Jason Hathaway won his first-ever CARQUEST Series race, the Appin, ON racer returned to victory lane on Saturday night at Circuit Ste-Croix.

 The CARQUEST 100 was the third CARQUEST Series race of the season and took place at the 5/8-mile oval on the shores of the St. Lawrence River, near Quebec City. Hathaway’s E.L. Fordham Motors / TSC Stores Chevy started fourth in the 100 lap race and moved past race leader Brad Graham on lap 56 to become the fourth and final leader of the event.

 Finishing second to Hathaway at Ste-Croix was St-Jerome, QC racer Andre Coursol. The CARQUEST Chevy driver has been on the podium following all three CARQUEST Series races this season. Coursol set the fastest time during time trials and led the first 10 laps before Carp, ON racer Steve Munro took the top spot; a position he would hold until lap 22.

 Munro, who would eventually finish third at Circuit Ste-Croix, has also finished no worse than third so far in ’04. Brad Graham, the winner of Race #1 at Cayuga on June 5, led laps 23 -55 before giving way to Hathaway.

NEXT RACE: The fourth CARQUEST Series race of the season is part of a doubleheader CASCAR race weekend at Cayuga 2000 Speedway. The CARQUEST Series teams will be in action on Saturday, July 3, in advance of the ‘Canada Day Shootout’ finale, featuring the CASCAR Super Series on Sunday, July 4.

CASCAR CARQUEST SERIES
RESULTS: CARQUEST 100
Round #3 // June 26, 2004 // Circuit Ste-Croix
Quebec City, QC // 100 Laps // 5/8-mile oval

FIN.	ST.	#	DRIVER (HOMETOWN)	SPONSOR / MAKE	LAPS
1	4	76	Jason Hathaway (Appin  ON)	E.L. Fordham Motors / TSCStores Chevrolet Monte Carlo	100
2	1	18	Andre Coursol (St-Jerome  QC)	CARQUEST Chevrolet MonteCarlo	100
3	3	00	Steve Munro (Carp  ON)	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	100
4	8	36	Ken Grubb (Walkerton  ON)	Munday’s Mobile Service FordTaurus	100
5	5	80	Mike Hryniuk (LaSalle  ON)	One Stop Auto Pontiac GrandPrix	100
6	9	09	Kent Nuhn (Williamsford  ON) R	Pontiac Grand Prix	100
7	6	16	Paul DeJong (Pembroke  ON)	Giant Tiger Stores ChevroletMonte Carlo	99
8	7	7	Jerry Marinuk (Scotland  ON)	Olivetree Heights ChevroletMonte Carlo	99
9	11	12	Mark Patrick (Delaware  ON)	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	97
10	12	02	Scott O’Connor (Delaware  ON)	Tunks & Kosi Oldsmobile	97
11	10	66	Josh Wood (London  ON)	EMC Safety Fencing SpecialistsPontiac Grand Prix	86
12	2	6	Brad Graham (Glencoe  ON)	HB Material Handling Dodge	75
13	13	8	Michael Wagner (Campbellford  ON) R	Rogers DigitalCable Chevrolet Monte Carlo	12

 

R after the hometown denotes Rookie contender.
TIME OF RACE: 51 minutes and 41 seconds // MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.861 seconds // CAUTIONS: 6 for a total of 25 laps // LAP LEADERS: #18 Andre Coursol (1-10), #00 Steve Munro (11-22), #6 Brad Graham (23-55), #76 Jason Hathaway (56-100).

Prepared by Inside Track Communications.