This is a gallery of images from August 30, 1998 at Mosport Park (now Canadian Tire Motorsport Park). The CASCAR Super Series race was notable for being the lone stock car outing by road racing star Scott Maxwell. The photos were taken by Ed Gatner. A brief report, produced by Inside Track Comm., working for CASCAR, appears below the gallery.
BOWMANVILLE, ON – Toronto’s Scott Maxwell took part in his first ever CASCAR Castrol Super Series event on Sunday afternoon (August 30, 1998) and managed a surprise win in his series debut. Driving the STP / Ford Performance Parts Taurus, the road racing star diced with polesitter Robin Buck through most of the race and managed to score a solid victory in the 75 lap UAP/NAPA Presents Canadian Auction Group 300 at Mosport Park.
Buck, a former road racer, himself, has been a CASCAR regular for the past few seasons and took second at the finish, ahead of Barrie’s Alan Turner.
On the strength of his seventh place run, reigning CASCAR National champion Dave Whitlock jumped ahead of Peter Gibbons in the championship hunt. Gibbons struggled to a 28th-place finish.
CASCAR Castrol Super Series (National Series) UAP/NAPA PRESENTS CANADIAN AUCTION GROUP 300 km Aug. 30, 1998 Round #3 Mosport Park Bowmanville, Ontario
START FIN. CAR# DRIVER (HOMETOWN) SPONSOR / MAKE LAPS 1. 3 68 Scott Maxwell (Toronto, ON) STP / Ford Performance Taurus 75 2. 1 66 Robin Buck (Oakville, ON) UAP/NAPA Pontiac Grand Prix 75 3. 11 16 Alan Turner (Barrie, ON) Blue Streak / Gates / PRC Chass. Chevy Monte Carlo 75 4. 12 79 Wade Lee (Calgary, AB) GM Goodwrench Service Pontiac Grand Prix 75 5. 17 02 Kerry Micks (Mt. Albert, ON) Ford Fast Lane Ford Taurus 75 6. 7 2 Carl Harr (St. Albert, AB) GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Monte Carlo 74 7. 8 98 Dave Whitlock (Petrolia, ON) Ford Quality Care Service Taurus 74 8. 6 35 Kevin Dowler (Edmonton, AB) Ford of Canada Ford Taurus 74 9. 9 5 Larry Caruso (Thornhill, ON) Mopar Performance Dodge Avenger 74 10. 24 17 D.J. Kennington (St. Thomas, ON) Castrol Canada Dodge Avenger 74 11. 20 88 Dave Jacombs (Mt. Hope, ON) Ford Racing / Ford Performance Parts Taurus 73 12. 19 31 Kelly Williams (Inglewood, ON) GM Goodwrench / Gargoyles / Inside Track Pontiac G.P. 73 13. 25 3 Dan Shirtliff (Huntsville, ON) GM Goodwrench / Snap-On Chevrolet Monte Carlo 72 14. 14 97 Rob Neely (Milton, ON) Champion / Mopar / QEW-427 / Midas Dodge Avenger 72 15. 2 4 Don Thomson Jr. (Hamilton, ON) HMS Equipment Chevrolet Monte Carlo 71 16. 10 25 Jim Lapcevich (Hamilton, ON) Tim Hortons / Ford Performance Parts Taurus 70 17. 29 43 Sean Dupuis (Windsor, ON) STP / Ford Performance Parts Ford Taurus 70 18. 23 46 Dan Shirley (Saskatoon, SK) AC Delco Chevrolet Monte Carlo 69 19. 28 04 Andy Farr (Chesterfield, MI) De Walt Dodge Avenger 69 20. 16 93 Alex Nagy (Brantford, ON) AC Delco / Snap-On Chevrolet Monte Carlo 61 21. 13 55 Neil Fair (Ancaster, ON) Two-Way Transport. / Fairway Chevrolet Monte Carlo 60 22. 4 52 Bill Rowse Jr. (Corunna, ON) TMC Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 57 23. 26 61 John Fletcher (Milton, ON) Wix Filters / Victor Reinz Chevrolet Monte Carlo 53 24. 30 9 Steve Smith (Burlington, ON) Peel Chrysler Dodge Avenger 50 25. 18 84 Victor Sifton (Toronto, ON) Canadian Auction Group Ford Taurus 46 26. 15 41 Daryl Harr (St. Albert, AB) Westworld Computers Chevrolet Monte Carlo 43 27. 22 48 Doug Cathcart (Carp, ON) Chevrolet Monte Carlo 39 28. 5 1 Peter Gibbons (Stouffville, ON) Canadian Tire Chevrolet Monte Carlo 29 29. 27 6 Todd Nichol (St. Albert, AB) Rocky Mtn. Sales Chevrolet Monte Carlo 27 30. 21 57 Joe Gonsalves (Concord, ON) Toronto Camping Centre Chevrolet Monte Carlo 9
