2008 Coke Zero 200

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2008 Coke Zero 200 Pres. by Sicard Holiday Campers
Race details[1]
Race 10 of 13 in the 2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season
Date August 30, 2008 (2008-August-30)
Official name Coke Zero 200
Location Cayuga International Speedway (Nelles Corners, Haldimand County, Ontario)
Course Permanent racing facility
0.625 mi (1.005 km)
Distance 203 laps, 125 mi (201 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 123.75 mi (199 km)
Weather Start of race: Warm with temperatures approaching 26 °C (79 °F)
End of race: Cold with temperatures plummeting to 14 °C (57 °F)
Average speed 69.552 miles per hour (111.933 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
John Fitzpatrick
Most laps led
Driver Mark Dilley Dave Dilley
Laps 80
Winner
No. 9 Mark Dilley Dave Dilley
Television in the United States
Network TSN (tape-delayed - shown only in Canada)
Announcers Dave Bradley and Billy Rowse Jr. (color commentators)
Todd Lewis (pit reporter)

The 2008 Coke Zero 200 Pres. by Sicard Holiday Campers,[2] the second running of the Coke Zero 200 event, was a NASCAR Canadian Tire Series racing event that was held on August 30, 2008, at Cayuga International Speedway in Haldimand County's community of Nelles Corners.

This race is not related to the 2008 Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing event; which took place on July 5, 2008 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Summary

Pre-race

Don Thomson, Jr. would clinch the pole position for this race by driving up to 107.645 miles per hour (173.238 km/h) during the same-day qualifying sessions.[2]

Prior to the race, a pre-race invocation was given which was followed by the singing of the American and Canadian national anthems.

Race

There were 22 drivers on the grid; all of them were born in Canada. Out of this 203-lap event, about 23% of this event was held under a caution flag while the average green flag run was 20 laps. Anthony Simone would be credited as the last-place finisher due to problems with his suspension on the fourth lap. He would commit a false start violation and be black flagged. However, Thomson, Jr. was not disqualified and went on to continue the race.[2]

The average speed of the race was 69.552 miles per hour (111.933 km/h) and the event lasted for one hour and forty-nine minutes; not counting the 165-minute delay that occurred due to the instability of the racing lights. Mark Dilley would defeat Andrew Ranger by nearly three-quarters of a second in front of an undisclosed amount of spectators. A problem with their electricity generator caused a 10-lap caution with all the cars forced to stop where they were. At the end of the race, 12 cars made up the lead lap. Most of the field were driving vehicles that was affiliated with either the Chevrolet or Dodge manufacturer.[2]

Major sponsors for the drivers on the starting grid include Wal-Mart, Tim Hortons, Home Hardware, Interstate Batteries, and Ubisoft. Individual driver winnings for this event ranged from $8,200 for the winner ($9,112.71 when adjusted for inflation) all the way to a meager $980 for the last-place finisher ($1,089.08 when adjusted for inflation).[2] Due to the small qualifying grid typically found at NASCAR Canadian Tire Series racing events, everyone qualified for this racing event.[3] Although the price of gas was recorded at nearly $1.30/litre ($5.20/gallon) just prior to race day for some of the busier gas stations,[4] those who could afford to go to the race greatly appreciated the race prior to the lengthy blackout.

Due to the mostly regional atmosphere of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, this race was never aired in any other country besides Canada.

Finishing order

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  1. 9-Mark Dilley
  2. 27-Andrew Ranger
  3. 77-Derek Lynch
  4. 3-Jason Hathaway
  5. 60-Ron Beauchamp, Jr.
  6. 25-Jim Lapecevich
  7. 4-Don Thomson, Jr.
  8. 39-Dave Whitlock
  9. 1-Peter Gibbons
  10. 17-D.J. Kennington
  11. 18-Kent Nuhn
  12. 84-J.R. Fitzpatrick
  13. 02-Kerry Micks, 1 lap down
  14. 12-John Gaunt, 1 lap down
  15. 21-Jason White, 1 lap down
  16. 7-Peter Shepherd, 1 lap down
  17. 49-John Fletcher, 5 laps down
  18. 22-Scott Steckly, 8 laps down
  19. 19-Brad Graham, 27 laps down
  20. 13-Nik Lapcevich, 38 laps down
  21. 10-Doug Brown*, 149 laps down
  22. 95-Anthony Simone*, 199 laps down

* Driver failed to finish race

Timeline

  • Start of race: Don Thomson, Jr. started the race with the pole position
  • Lap 3: D.J. Kennington took over the lead from Don Thomson, Jr.
  • Lap 4: Anthony Simone had problems with his suspension; causing him to withdraw from the event
  • Lap 5-12: Jason Hathaway and Kent Nuhn crashed into each other; causing the race's first caution flag
  • Lap 13: Scott Steckly took over the lead from D.J. Kennington
  • Lap 14: D.J. Kennington took over the leaf from Scott Steckly
  • Lap 24: Kerry Micks took over the lead from D.J. Kennington
  • Lap 50-54: Jason White would spin hazardously into turn 3; bringing out the second caution flag
  • Lap 54: Doug Brown's vehicle had an issue with his ring gear; forcing him to leave the race
  • Lap 57: D.J. Kennington took over the lead from Kerry Micks
  • Lap 70: Mark Dilley took over the lead from D.J. Kennington
  • Lap 81-91: Lighting failure at the track caused the third caution flag
  • Lap 95-97: Kent Nuhn spun dangerously into turn 3; causing the fourth caution flag
  • Lap 137: Ron Beauchamp, Jr. took over the lead from Mark Dilley
  • Lap 162-166: D.J. Kennington would spin unsafely into turn 4; causing the fifth caution of the race
  • Lap 163: Mark Dilley took over the lead from Ron Beauchamp, Jr.
  • Lap 164: Kent Nuhn took over the lead from Mark Dilley
  • Lap 167: Ron Beauchamp, Jr. took over the lead from Mark Dilley
  • Lap 184-191: Kerry Micks performed a hazardous spin into turn 4; causing the sixth caution of the event
  • Lap 192: Mark Dilley took over the lead from Ron Beauchamp, Jr.
  • Lap 196-201: John Gaunt caused the final caution of the race by stopping dangerously into turn 4; making the race go into overtime
  • Finish: Mark Dilley won the race

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points[2]
1 Scott Steckly 1639
2 Andrew Ranger 1571
3 D.J. Kennington 1551
4 Don Thomson, Jr. 1526
5 Kerry Micks 1459

References

  1. ↑ Weather information for the 2008 Coke Zero 200 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2008 Coke Zero 200 racing information at Racing Reference
  3. ↑ Qualifying information for the 2008 Coke Zero 200 at Racing Reference
  4. ↑ Local gas prices prior to the 2008 Coke Zero 200 at HamiltonGasPrices.Com (Wayback Machine)
Preceded by NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season
2008		 Succeeded by
2008 Pizza Pizza 300
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