2005 Can-Am Results & Points

May 21 Toronto Motorsports Park Cayuga, ON	W: Gianni Cantusci - Stittsville, ON R: Wally Clark - Niagara Falls, ON
May 22 Toronto Motorsports Park Cayuga, ON	W: Gianni Cantusci - Stittsville, ON R: DJ Raiser - Buffalo, NY
June 4 Grand Bend Motorplex Grand Bend, ON	W: Doug Box - London, ON R: Jim Lindsay - Guelph, ON
June 19 St. Thomas Dragway St. Thomas, ON	W: Wally Clark - Niagara Falls, ON R: Jim Lindsay - Guelph, ON
July 2 Grand Bend Motorplex Grand Bend, ON	W: Don Ahrens - Stratford, ON R: Vince Giglio - Kitchener, ON
July 23 Grand Bend Motorplex Grand Bend, ON	W: Victoria Smith - Cayuga, ON R: Tom Simon - Dundas, ON
August 7 St. Thomas Dragway St. Thomas, ON	W: Tom Simon - Dundas, ON R: DJ Raiser - Buffalo, NY
August 19 Lancaster Motorsports Park Lancaster, NY	Rain
September 3 Toronto Motorsports Park Cayuga, ON	W: Kirk Vanni - Binbrook, ON R: Chuck Nagy - Welland ON
September 4 Toronto Motorsports Park Cayuga, ON	W: Bill Little - Belmont, ON R: Lloyd Booker - Binbrook, ON
October 2 Toronto Motorsports Park Cayuga, ON	W: Dan Velenosi - Hamilton, ON R: Lloyd Booker - Binbrook, ON

2005 Points
(Final, unofficial)

1	Wally Clark	21
2	Kirk Vanni	20
3	Tom Simon	19
4	DJ Raiser	16
5	Jim Lindsay	15
	Bill Little	15
7	Chuck Nagy	14
	Dan Velenosi	14
	Doug Box	14
10	Lloyd Booker	13
	Gene Emes	13
12	Victoria Smith	12
	Vince Giglio	12
14	Barry Poole	11
	Jamie Groves	11
16	Mike Vanni	10
17	John Ulinskas	8
18	Don Ahrens	7
19	Ollie Stephan	6
20	Ken Emes	4
	Bill McDonald	4
	Rob Becker	4
23	Jim Fix	2
24	John McIntyre	1

The race for the Smith Performance Specialties Can-Am championship came down to the last event. Three racers arrived at Toronto Motorsports Park on Sunday, October 2 each separated by only one point. They joined nearly 30 Stock and Super Stock cars that turned out for the great weather and track conditions.

Kirk Vanni, looking to capitalize on a win at the Can-Am Labour Day Nationals, and Tom Simon had a shot at taking the top spot from Wally Clark. It all came to a quick end when the three racers lost first round and the top three positions in the points stayed as they were. That makes Wally Clark the Can-Am champion for the second year in a row.

Dan Velenosi beat Lloyd Booker in the final round. Booker made it his second final round of the year after advancing to the final round of the Sunday race of the Can-Am Labour Day Nationals. Velenosi had a better reaction time in the final, and got the win by taking the stripe and running 11.59 on an 11.58 dial.

Velenosi started his day by beating DJ Raiser in the first round and moved on to take out Gus Mantas, Ken Parkman and Richard Mowat.

Velenosi’s final round opponent Lloyd Booker eliminated Jamie Groves in the first round. The second round was a battle of the Dodges as Booker, driving his ’63 Belvedere beat Ken Drinkwater in his ’63 Dodge 330. Booker was the beneficiary of a third round bye. He then took out Don Cloake in the semi-finals. This race marked the return of veteran Super Stock racer Cloake after a long absence. Cloake ran some impressive 9.0s in his SS/AA ’68 ‘Cuda.

The series will hold its annual Banquet-Brunch Awards ceremony on November 13 at the New Sarum Diner. That is where the series will award its racers with money and products from some of the top names in the racing industry, including Strange Engineering, HTC Coatings, DaSilva Racing and more. Tickets are $15 each. Please reserve your tickets by calling 905-773-5535.

Thanks again to Hagersville Auto Body, Dupont Automotive Refinishes, North American Undercar, Stratford Motor Products, KC Auto Parts, Wix Filters, Dale’s Pharmacy, Drumbo Tent, Hydro Vac, Smith Performance, Welddare Metal Works, Performance Cellar, Fioravanti Engines, and Belmont Automotive for their support of the Labour Day Nationals.