Don Thomson Jr. 8
Don Thomson Jr.
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| Sponsor | Farmers Feed Families |
| Manufacturer | Dodge |
| Owner | Ed Hakonson |
| Crewchief | Sandy Hamilton |
| Birthdate | Aug. 24, 1962 |
| Hometown | Hamilton, Ont. |
| Wife | Teresa |
| Occupation | Race Car Builder |
Career Highlights
• Made NASCAR Canadian Tire Series debut at Cayuga Motor Speedway in 2007 and won the series’ inaugural race for his first series and NASCAR victory
• Set a single-season series record with seven poles in 2008
• Five-time CASCAR Super Series national champion (2001-2005)
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Statistics
| Year | Rank | Races | Wins | Poles | Top 5s | Top 10s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| 2009 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2010 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| TOTALS | 51 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 38 |
WINS: 6 — Cayuga (5/26/07),Mosport Speedway (8/11/07), Vernon (7/19/08), Riverside (9/20/08), Barrie (9/12/09); Mosport Speedway (8/21/10)
POLES: 11 — Vernon (7/15/07), Cayuga (9/1/07), Cayuga (5/24/08), Barrie (6/28/08), St. Eustache (7/5/08), Vernon (7/19/08), Cayuga (8/30/08), Barrie (9/6/08), Kawartha (9/27/08), Saskatoon (7/29/09), Mosport Speedway (8/8/09)
Year-by-year Canadian Tire Series Recap
2010: Finished fourth in points. … Earned sixth series win on Aug. 21 at Mosport Speedway. … Established career high with nine top fives and 11 top 10s. 2009: Finished sixth in points. … Picked up his fifth career win on Sept. 12 at Barrie. … Extended his own series career record for poles to 11. 2009: Finished sixth in points. … Picked up his fifth career win on Sept. 12 at Barrie. … Extended his own series career record for poles to 11. 2008: Finished second in the point standings, just 24 points behind Scott Steckly. … Earned third career series win on July 19 at SunValley Speedway. … Fourth career win came on Sept. 20 at Riverside Int’l Speedway. … Established a single-season series record with seven poles (won pole at every oval-track event except one). … Holds series career pole record with nine. … Had a stretch of four straight top 10s from July 19 to Aug. 9. … Closed the season with four consecutive top-10 finishes, including three top fives. 2007: Finished fourth in championship point standings. … Collected first Canadian Tire Series win on May 26 at the series’ inaugural race. … Second win came on Aug. 11 at Mosport Speedway. … First series pole award came at Vernon. … Second pole came at Cayuga.
Noteworthy
Named 1991 CASCAR Super Series Rookie of the Year. … Won CASCAR Eastern Series titles in 1999 and 2000. … Won five consecutive CASCAR Super Series national championships (2001-05). … Held CASCAR career record for poles and laps led. … Collected a pair of feature wins during Speedweeks at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway.
