- Don Thomson, Jr.
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Don Thomson Jr. (born August 24, 1962) is a Canadian racing driver in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. He drove the #4 Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for Fitzpatrick Motorsports for more the two decades before moving over in 2011 to the drive the #8 Dodge becoming teammates with Jason Hathaway.
Racing career
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), St. 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 Barrie Speedway while in 2010 his performance improved getting one win at Mosport International Raceway.
References
- ^ "Thomson wins inaugural NASCAR Canadian Tire race", Joe Duarte, Retrieved July 4, 2007
Categories:- 1962 births
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