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Pete Sheperd III took advantage of every opportunity on the track to finally win the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series' EMCO 200 presented at Delaware Speedway on Saturday.
Shepherd took the lead from J.R. Fitzpatrick on Lap 151 and held on through three restarts and the final 49 laps to take the checkered flag.
Despite having only 17 starts in his NCTS career, this victory was the fourth for Shepherd. It also marked Shepherd's first win at Delaware, where his previous best finish in three starts at Delaware was fifth, twice.
Fitzpatrick crossed the line second and was joined on the podium by Steve Mathews. D.J. Kennington, and Martin Roy rounded out the top five. It was a career-best run for Mathews while Roy tied his previous best finish.
Noel Dowler, Larry Jackson, Hugo Vannini, Dave Connelly and Joey McColm brought home the remainder of the top-10 finishers in the second race on the 2013 slate.
The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will return to action with the Clarington 200 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park on June 22 in Bowmanville, Ont.
Championship standings after 2 races:
Pos. Driver Points
1 D.J. Kennington 81
2 Jeff Lapcevich 75
3 Jason Hathaway 74
4 Noel Dowler 74
5 L.P. Dumoulin 73
6 Steve Mathews 67
7 Hugo Vannini 67
8 Martin Roy 65
9 Trevor Seibert 62
10 Brad Graham 62
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Shepherd took the lead from J.R. Fitzpatrick on Lap 151 and held on through three restarts and the final 49 laps to take the checkered flag.
Despite having only 17 starts in his NCTS career, this victory was the fourth for Shepherd. It also marked Shepherd's first win at Delaware, where his previous best finish in three starts at Delaware was fifth, twice.
Fitzpatrick crossed the line second and was joined on the podium by Steve Mathews. D.J. Kennington, and Martin Roy rounded out the top five. It was a career-best run for Mathews while Roy tied his previous best finish.
Noel Dowler, Larry Jackson, Hugo Vannini, Dave Connelly and Joey McColm brought home the remainder of the top-10 finishers in the second race on the 2013 slate.
The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will return to action with the Clarington 200 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park on June 22 in Bowmanville, Ont.
Championship standings after 2 races:
Pos. Driver Points
1 D.J. Kennington 81
2 Jeff Lapcevich 75
3 Jason Hathaway 74
4 Noel Dowler 74
5 L.P. Dumoulin 73
6 Steve Mathews 67
7 Hugo Vannini 67
8 Martin Roy 65
9 Trevor Seibert 62
10 Brad Graham 62
(...)