VERNON, British Columbia. — Don Thomson, Jr. passed point-leader Scott Steckly with just eight laps remaining in the A&W Cruisin’ The Dub 300 at Sun Valley Speedway.
Steckly was in position to collect his third-straight NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Sirius Satellite Radio late-model triumph before Thomson made the pass for his first victory of the season and his third overall in the series.
Thomson became just the second driver in the series to win a race from the pole. It was Thomson’s fourth pole of the season.
“We have been qualifying great all year, but it wasn’t turning into good results for one reason or another,” said Thomson. “Poles are nice, but we really wanted to get the win.”
Steckly was seemingly headed for another win, but his Dodge was a handful as the race was reaching its conclusion.
“It was just too loose to hold him off,” said Steckly. “I had to be careful going into the turns and wait to get on the gas. I was trying to make the car as wide as possible, but (Thomson) is too good for that.”
John Gaunt finished a career-best third, followed by Mark Dilley and D.J. Kennington.
The finish:
Don Thomson, Jr., Scott Steckly, John Gaunt, Mark Dilley, D.J. Kennington, Derek Lynch, Jason White, Todd Nichol, Dave Whitlock, Peter Gibbons, Andrew Ranger, Kent Nuhn, Anthony Simone, Brad Graham, Ron Beauchamp, Jr., Jason Hathaway, Alex Tagliani, J.R. Fitzpatrick, Kerry Micks.