Big Ron, truly one of Canada’s greatest driving talents, used his talents in the wet to take the win at yesterday’s rain shortened Nationwide Series race at Montreal’s famed Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Running in 6th when the rain began on lap 21, Fellows stopped for rains which moved him way back to 26th on the track for the restart.
Driving Dale Jr’s GoDaddy.com car, Fellows showed his true talents when the green finally came back out when he quickly carved back through the field into the top 5. When then leader, fellow Canuck Jacques Villeneuve headed into the pits, Fellows took over the top spot and didn’t look back.
Yet another Canadian, series regular Patrick Carpentier, finished in the 2nd spot. Villeneuve was one of the unfortunate drivers whose team wasn’t prepared with a windshield wiper and JV managed to punt another driver he didn’t see under yellow. The resulting penalty put well back in the field.
In the super emotional victory lane video below, it is obvious why Ron Fellows has been a fan favorite for years and why Corvette racing built their program around him.
As I mentioned earlier in the week, the Canadian Motorsports Expo is on this weekend at the Toronto Congress Center. There really is a bit of something for everyone this year, from road racing to rally, stock cars and even a monster truck. For those looking for new performance or safety gear for the upcoming season, there are far more vendors this year than last, with all sorts of goodies. The show runs till the end of tomorrow.
Canadian racers and race fans alike have stayed on top of Canadian racing for years by picking up a print copy of Inside Track Motorsport News. Every year, fans look forward to the Reader’s Choice Awards, when fans can vote for their fave racer. Thanks to this cool thing called the internet, we can vote for Ron Fellows by the IT Breaking News Blog and following the link.
For the 2nd year in a row, the Canadian Motorsports Expo will invade the Toronto Congress Center to provide a bit of sunshine to the middle of winter. Following some facility construction delays, the CME has announced that the 2008 show will be held February 29 to March 2, 2008.
The CME is a great way for participants and fans of all types of racing in Canada to get off the couch and get the racing juices flowing. There will be cars and bikes on display, all sorts of racing related vendors and how to seminars. Fans will have an opportunity to get autographs from a few celebrity drivers. One would expect that Ron Fellows will likely put in an appearance and I’m sure we’ll see some other big names.
It’s Father’s Day weekend and what better way to spend it, but in front of the TV watching the world’s premiere 24 hour race. Speed TV will be broadcasting 20 hours of the race, but there are other ways to keep up with the action. The official Le Mans site has up to the minute reports and pics, while Radio Le Mans offers live or by podcast.
Above, the Number 8 Audi is wheeled back to the garage this morning for a replacement differential after the sister car had problems in the warm up session.
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