Gage Morin claims DIRTcar 358 Modified Series win at Cornwall
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CORNWALL, ON – September 6, 2015 – In the DIRTcar 358-Modified Series Jiffy Auto Service 125 at Cornwall Motor Speedway, local favorite Gage Morin started 21st on the grid, steadily advanced through the field, and then passed Chris Raabe with 2 laps to go to achieve his first ever DIRTcar Series victory.
‘’It was a fun race!” exclaimed Morin in the winner’s circle, “the car ran great in all the lanes and it’s always fun to win here in Cornwall.’’
Asked about possibly following the tour, the young gun – who has his race shop in the backyard of the speedway – said, “I would like to run it, but we’ll see with the car owner. “We have a little money in the bank right now!’’ Morin collected the 358 Modified winner’s share of $5,000.
Jordan McCreadie and Steve Bernard were on the front row as Bernard took the lead with Luke Whitteker in third. Soon Whitteker was able to pass McCreadie and he chased Bernard around the quarter-mile.
The leaders joined slower cars by lap 10 as Whitteker was close to Bernard. Lee Ladouceur moved into third as Lance Willix and Chris Raabe ran in the top 5. Alain Boisvert brought out the caution on lap 18.
Bernard kept the lead as Carey Terrance was on the move and advanced to third on the restart. The race went green for ten laps before Ladouceur slowed in the infield.
Bernard’s #54 car was able to pull away from the field as Raabe and Whitteker composed the top 3 by lap 45. Whitteker lost his great position and headed to the pits on the following lap. Steve Bernier slowed the field down as he stopped in the backstretch.
While Bernard still in front, Danny Johnson managed his way into the leader pack by taking second from Raabe on lap 59. Johnson used the inside lane to run with Bernard as the feature got closer to the mandatory pit stop. Johnson was faster inside and passed Bernard on lap 73. The race was stopped on lap 75 for the 10-minute pit stop.
When the race was back to green, Johnson quickly grabbed the lead while Raabe and Bernard were having a great battle for second. Raabe had the edge with Carey Terrance in fourth.
The field was slowed down with 35 laps to go as Simon Perreault spun out in turn 2.
Raabe picked up momentum on the restart and showed his nose to Johnson as both drivers made contact just as Lance Willix brought out another caution.
On the restart, Johnson and Raabe had another great battle. Raabe used the inside and passed Johnson on lap 102 as Billy Dunn quietly moved into third.
While running in third, Billy Dunn hit the wall after contact with a lapped car and lost his great third spot with 8 laps to go.
Dunn’s departure helped Morin, who had a fast machine in the final laps. He joined the top 3 and passed Johnson with 5 laps to go. Morin was able to pass Raabe on the last lap and completed his great work and won the feature.
The series will continue a busy month of September next weekend on Saturday, September 12 at Autodrome Drummond with another 125-lap event.
DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Race #1—Cornwall Motor Speedway, September 6, 2015 Event Summary
Jiffy Auto Service 125 Feature Results:
Gage Morin, Chris Raabe, Danny Johnson, Ryan Arbuthnot, Stephane Lafrance, Dominic Dufault, Steve Bernard, Yan Bussiere, Jeremy Wilder, Carey Terrance, Lee Ladouceur, Mario Clair, Jordan McCreadie, Simon Perreault, David Hebert, Kyle Dingwall, Roy Delormier, Fred Gamache, Gabriel Richer, Corey Wheeler, Billy Dunn, Brian McDonald, Paul St-Sauveur, Danny O’Brien, Mike Adderley, Steve Bernier, Luke Whitteker, Lee Ladouceur, Alain Boisvert
LAP LEADERS:
Bernard (1-72)
Johnson (73-101)
Raabe (102-122)
Morin (123-125)
Heat Races (8 laps, top 3 went to redraw, 5 to feature)
#1: Chris Raabe, Danny O’Brien, Kyle Dingwall, Yan Bussiere, David Hebert, Gage Morin, Ryan Arbuthnot, Gabriel Richer, David Papineau
#2: Carey Terrance, Jordan McCreadie, Steve Bernard, Fred Gamache, Corey Wheeler, Mike Adderley, Tim Obrien, Jeremy Wilder, Roger Levesque
#3: Lee Ladouceur, Lance Willix, Dominic Dufault, Simon Perreault, Steve Bernier, Alain Boisvert, Roy Delormier, Sebastien Fournier, Wallace Stacey, Charlie Rice
#4: Stephane Lafrance, Billy Dunn, Luke Whitteker, Danny Johnson, Lee Ladouceur, Mario Clair, Brian McDonald, Maxime Viens, Paul St-Sauveur
Consi 1: Gage Morin, Mike Adderley, Gabriel Richer, Ryan Arbuthnot, Jeremy Wilder, Tim Obrien, David Papineau, Roger Levesque
Consi 2: Alain Boisvert, Mario Clair, Brian McDonald, Roy Delormier, Paul St-Sauveur, Wallace Stacey, Maxime Viens, Charlie Rice, Sebastien Fournier
Cornwall Motor Speedway DIRTcar 358-Modified Series Race #1 Roster (37)
01 Chris Raabe – Napanee, Ontario
1 David Hebert – St-Damase, Quebec
1s Corey Wheeler – Cornwall, Ontario
9j Jordan McCreadie – Watertown, NY
10R Gabriel Richer – Les Coteaux, Quebec
16 Gage Morin – St-Andrews, Ontario
16W Lance Willix – Theresa, N.Y.
17D Danny O’Brien – Kingston, Ontario
21 Yan Bussiere – Drummondville, Quebec
22c Mario Clair – Drummondville, Quebec
22d Roy Delormier – Hogansburg, N.Y.
22j Jeremy Wilder – Fort Plain, N.Y.
23 Lee Ladouceur – Alexandria, Ontario
23b Dany Bilodeau – Victoriaville, Quebec
24b Roger Levesque – Kingston, Ontario
25* Steve Bernier – St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
26 Maxime Viens – Granby, Quebec
27j Danny Johnson – Rochester, N.Y.
37 Paul St-Sauveur – La Presentation, Quebec
38 Luke Whitteker – Brockville, Ontario
43 Sebastien Fournier – Granby, Quebec
47 Simon Perreault – Granby, Quebec
49 Billy Dunn – Watertown, N.Y.
54 Steve Bernard – Granby, Quebec
55 Dexter Stacey – Kahnawake, Quebec
63 Dominic Dufault – St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
66 Kyle Dingwall – South Dundas, Ontario
66 Fred Gamache – St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
66x Carey Terrance – Hogansburg, N. Y.
66W Wallace Stacey – Kahnawake, Quebec
R70 Ryan Arbuthnot – Renfrew, Ontario
73 Alain Boisvert – Dorval, Quebec
88 Tim O’Brien – Brockville, Ontario
99 Mike Adderley – Watertown, N.Y.
112 Charlie Rice – Hogansburg, N.Y.
115 Shephane LaFrance – St. Albert, Ontario
151 Brian McDonald – Cornwall, Ontario
188 David Papineau – Akwesasne, Ontario
2015 DIRTcar 358-Modified Series Schedule
Date Track Laps Winner
Sept. 6 Cornwall Motor Speedway 125 Gage Morin
Sept.12 Autodrome Drummond 125
Sept.18 Mohawk Raceway 75
Sept.19 Autodrome Granby 100
Sept.20 RPM Speedway 100
Oct.7 Weedsport Speedway 75
Oct.8 Brewerton Speedway 100
Oct.9 Rolling Wheels Raceway 50
Oct.10 NY State Fairgrounds 150
Oct.16 Brockville Speedway 100
Oct.23 Weedsport Speedway 125
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