Stouffville, ON - (Monday, September 18, 2006)- The final CASCAR Super Series race
of the 2006 season is in the books. Gibbons qualified fifth for the Dodge Charger 250 and
came home in eighth after a late race incident.
Gibbons who started from the inside of row three at the drop of the green, chose to qualify
with a race set up to increase his chances of having a great car throughout the day.
In the first 100 laps he slid back as far as 7th but moved back up to the fifth spot by lap 89.
When the caution came out for the second time the Canadian Tire/Monroe Brakes driver pitted
and came back onto the race track in 9th. Gibbons passed two more cars before once again
the caution flag flew and the leaders pitted.
Crew Chief Dave Hernen made the call to change all four tires, but CASCAR rules only allow
2 tires per stop, so Gibbons made two trips down pit road to the attention of his crew.
Once the racing resumed Gibbons was posted 8th on the board and was in good position with
75 laps remaining. The Chevy driver was sitting in 6th with less than 40 to go, and looked
set for another top five finish. As the laps wound down the caution came out and the field was set for
a five lap shoot out, things were about to get exciting.
The green flag came out and Gibbons moved up to 5th, before another caution occurred. Now it was
down to a green, white, checkered finish. Gibbons never one to back down, went hard into turn one
and was tapped from behind sending him into the car ahead and spinning the two of them around.
Gibbons got the car going again but lost 3 positions and crossed the finish line in 8th.
"We had a good car that I know could have won with, but we have been plagued with the same problems
ever since building this car. We need to do alot of homework over the winter to fix it. Next year we want to
come back and be a force to be reckoned with in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series." Gibbons
commented at the conclusion of the event.
Race Summary: Mark Dilley won the Dodge event, followed by Chevy driver Don Thompson Jr., and
D.J. Kennington in third. J.R. Fitzpatrick went on to win his first CASCAR Super Series Championship.
In 2006 Canadian Tire celebrates their 10 year partnership with two-time National Champion
Peter Gibbons, and his Chevrolet, Monte Carlo, who equipped with more than 350 automotive
parts and products, from Canadian Tire have been setting records at racetracks across the country.
Lisa Gibson Denise Gibbons
Canadian Tire Gibbons Motorsports
416-544-7655 905-640-2209
lgibson@cantire.com dgibbons1@msn.com