Don Thomson Jr. (born August 24, 1962) is a Canadian former racing driver in the NASCAR Canada Series. He drove the No. 4 Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for Fitzpatrick Motorsports for more than two decades before moving over in 2011 to the drive the No. 8 Dodge becoming teammates with Jason Hathaway. He retired after the 2011 season after winning multiple championships.
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| Born | August 24, 1962 Ayr, Ontario, Canada | ||||||
| Achievements | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 CASCAR Super Series Champion | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 144th (2008) | ||||||
| First race | 2008 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Canada Series career | |||||||
| 134 races run over 11 years | |||||||
| 2011 position | 5th | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) | ||||||
| First race | 2001 Mopar 250 (Delaware) | ||||||
| Last race | 2011 Kawartha 250 (Kawartha) | ||||||
| First win | 2001 Budweiser 150 (Kawartha) | ||||||
| Last win | 2011 Keystone Light 200 (Delaware) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of July 11, 2012. | |||||||
Racing career
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Thomson was the 2001 to 2005 champion in the CASCAR Super Series, the premiere stockcar series in Canada picking up many wins. He moved to the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series when CASCAR was purchased by NASCAR in 2007.
He won the first race in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series history at Cayuga International Speedway on May 26, 2007[1] as well as Mosport Speedway (2007); SunValley (2008), Riverside (2008). Thomson has 9 poles which include SunValley (2007), Cayuga-2 (2007); Cayuga-1 (2008), Barrie-1 (2008), Saint-Eustache (2008), SunValley (2008), Cayuga-2 (2008), Barrie-2 (2008), Kawartha (2008). He also finished second in points in 2008 finishing 24 points behind Scott Steckly.
In 2009 he picked up one win at Barrie Speedway while in 2010 his performance improved getting one win at Mosport International Raceway.
Motorsports career results
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edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Nationwide Series
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NNSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2008 | MSRP Motorsports | 90 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | MXC | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV 40 |
GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 144th | 43 | [2] |
References
edit- ^ "Thomson wins inaugural NASCAR Canadian Tire race", Joe Duarte, Retrieved July 4, 2007
- ^ "Don Thomson Jr. – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
External links
edit- Driver profile
- Don Thomson Jr. driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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