2013 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

Race #1 - Pinty's Presents the Vortex 200

It was a cloudy day in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada as the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series entered the first round 1 at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for the Pinty's Presents the Vortex 200.

Jeff Lapcevich led the field to the green flag but it was Louis-Philippe Dumoulin who led the first eleven laps as the tricky road course proved to be pretty tame compared to previous events. Only one driver failed to finish the race, that being J.R. Fitzpatrick who wrecked trying to get to pitroad. With only two cautions, the raced turned out to be decided by fuel mileage as drivers had to try and make it on one stop but when they made it was the deciding factor. Scott Steckly, who had won the 2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Championship, made his stop when the first caution came out on Lap 17 and as others pitted he found himself in first and was on his way to score the win.

However, Louis-Philippe Dumoulin would take fuel only during his stop and was able to cut down Steckly's lead and was able to pass him with just two laps to go and was able to score the second win of his career in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.

Other Noticeables:
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin scored his 1st win of the season,
Dumoulin led 3 times for 28 laps, including the final 2 laps,
It was the 2nd win of his career in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and his first since 2011 at Circuit ICAR 24 races ago,
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin, who finished 1st, is the points leader, leading Jeff Lapcevich by 5 points

1.47-Louis-Philippe Dumoulin (28 laps led)
2.76-Jeff Lapcevich (11 laps led)
3.22-Scott Steckly (8 laps led)
4.02-Kerry Micks
5.66-Robin Buck
6.39-Alex Guenette
7.60-Ron Beauchamp Jr.
8.5-Noel Dowler (3 laps led)
9.29-Ray Courtemanche Jr.
10.15-Steven Mathews
11.69-Trevor Seibert
12.97-Hugo Vannini
13.59-Ryan Klutt
14.19-Brad Graham
15.56-Howie Scannell Jr.
16.21-Jason White
17.09-Ryley Seibert
18.17-D.J. Kennington
19.90-Martin Roy
20.42-Peter Klutt
21.67-David Thorndyke
22.99-Derek White
23.8-Joey McColm-1 lap
24.98-Larry Jackson-1 lap
25.4-Ty Dillon-1 lap
26.28-Daniel Bois-1 lap (1 lap led)
27.3-Jason Hathaway-1 lap
28.84-J.R. Fitzpatrick-28 laps (Accident)

Jeff Lapcevich-Pole
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin-1-11
Jeff Lapcevich-12-18
Daniel Bois-19
Jeff Lapcevich-20-23
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin-24-38
Noel Dowler-39-41
Scott Steckly-42-49
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin-50-51

7 Lead Change among 5 drivers

Caution Flags: 2 for 4 laps
Lap 17 (Car #4 Stalled Turn 3),
Lap 32 (Car #09 Spin Turn 6 after contact from 90)

Margin of Victory: 2.280 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 30 Minutes and 18 Seconds

Race #2 - EMCO 200

It was a clear day in Delaware, Ontario, Canada as the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series entered Round 2 at the Delaware Speedway for the EMCO 200.

J.R. Fitzpatrick led the field to the green flag and he would quickly begin to pull away from the field as for the tricky half mile track turned out to be a very calm and easy day for the drivers as only one caution would come out, allowing for a lot of passing for position however not for the lead. One week after being the only DNF(Did Not Finish) of the first race of the season at the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, J.R. Fitzpatrick came into this race looking for redemption and did he ever by completing dominating the day, never being passed at all and led all 200 laps to score his first win of the 2013 season.

Other Noticeables:
J.R. Fitzpatrick scored his 1st win of the season,
Fitzpatrick led 1 time for 200 laps, including all 200 laps,
It was the 9th win of his career in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and his first since 2011 at Auto Clearing 8 races ago,
Steven Mathews, who finished 3rd, is the points leader, tied with Ron Beauchamp Jr.

1.84-J.R. Fitzpatrick (200 laps led)
2.7-Peter Shepherd
3.15-Steven Mathews
4.56-Larry Jackson
5.17-D.J. Kennington
6.60-Ron Beauchamp Jr.
7.97-Hugo Vannini
8.90-Martin Roy-1 lap
9.50-Joey McColm-1 lap
10.28-Dave Connelly-1 lap
11.19-Brad Graham-1 lap
12.5-Noel Dowler-1 lap
13.39-Alex Guenette-1 lap
14.21-Jason White-1 lap
15.3-Jason Hathaway-2 laps
16.69-Trevor Seibert-2 laps
17.76-Jeff Lapcevich-2 laps
18.47-Louis-Philippe Dumoulin-3 laps
19.09-Ryley Seibert-3 laps
20.02-Mark Dilley-3 laps
21.29-Ray Courtemanche Jr.-3 laps
22.22-Scott Steckly-4 laps

J.R. Fitzpatrick-1-200

0 Lead Change among 1 drivers

Caution Flags: 1 for 5 laps
Lap 148 (Car #02 Spin Turn 4 after contact from 3)

Margin of Victory: 3.004 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 25 Minutes and 58 Seconds

Race #3 - Clarington 200

It was a clear day in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada as the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series entered Round 3 at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Oval for the Clarington 200.

Jason White led the field to the green flag and he would quickly begin to pull away from the field as it looked like for the second race in a row, the pole sitter would lead every lap before his car began to fade just after the halfway point allowing Scott Steckly to take the lead. Without the aid of any cautions, drivers had only one chance to work on their car as Steckly would pull away and aside from giving up the lead for two laps during a round of pit stops, no one could stop Steckly as he held off Peter Shepherd and Jason Hathaway to score his first win of 2013.

Other Noticeables:
Scott Steckly scored his 1st win of the season,
Steckly led 1 time for 92 laps, including the final 64 laps,
It was the 14th win of his career in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and his first since 2012 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 7 races ago,
Steven Mathews, who finished 8th, is still the points leader, leading Scott Steckly by 1 point

1.22-Scott Steckly (92 laps led)
2.7-Peter Shepherd
3.3-Jason Hathaway
4.84-J.R. Fitzpatrick
5.90-Martin Roy
6.76-Jeff Lapcevich
7.17-D.J. Kennington
8.15-Steven Mathews (2 laps led)
9.21-Jason White (106 laps led)
10.47-Louis-Philippe Dumoulin
11.02-Kerry Micks
12.56-Larry Jackson-1 lap
13.97-Hugo Vannini-1 lap
14.09-Ryley Seibert-1 lap
15.39-Alex Guenette-1 lap
16.28-Dave Connelly-1 lap
17.29-Ray Courtemanche Jr.-1 lap
18.99-Brandon White-1 lap
19.5-Noel Dowler-2 laps
20.60-Ron Beauchamp Jr.-2 laps
21.69-Trevor Seibert-2 laps

Jason White-1-106
Scott Steckly-107-133
Steven Mathews-134-135
Scott Steckly-136-200

3 Lead Change among 3 drivers

Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps

Margin of Victory: 1.166 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 38 Minutes and 15 Seconds

Race #4 - Jiffy Lube 100 Presented by Snap-On

It was a cloudy day in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada as the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series entered Round 4 at Circuit ICAR for the Jiffy Lube 100 Presented by Snap-On.

D.J. Kennington led the field to the green flag but it would be Scott Steckly who would lead the first lap as he quickly began to pull away as no one would be a threat as by lap 15 Steckly would have a lead of over fifteen seconds as many fans had started to leave the track early and many track side reporters described this race as "one of the most boring races in the series history" as Steckly would lead all thirty laps and score his second win in a row in 2013.

Other Noticeables:
Scott Steckly scored his 2nd win of the season and second in a row,
Steckly led 1 time for 30 laps, including all 30 laps,
It was the 15th win of his career in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and his first since Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Oval 1 race ago,
Scott Steckly, who finished 1st, became the new points leader, leading Louis-Philippe Dumoulin by 9 points

1.22-Scott Steckly (30 laps led)
2.47-Louis-Philippe Dumoulin
3.27-Andrew Ranger
4.84-J.R. Fitzpatrick
5.60-Ron Beauchamp Jr.
6.36-Alex Labbe
7.76-Jeff Lapcevich
8.28-Derek White
9.17-D.J. Kennington
10.04-Jean Francois Dumoulin
11.56-Howie Scannell Jr.
12.39-Alex Guenette
13.90-Martin Roy
14.5-Noel Dowler
15.3-Jason Hathaway
16.21-Jason White
17.09-Ryley Seibert
18.02-Kerry Micks
19.98-Larry Jackson
20.99-Brandon White
21.03-Elie Arseneau
22.69-Trevor Seibert
23.29-Ray Courtemanche Jr.
24.97-Hugo Vannini

D.J. Kennington-Pole
Scott Steckly-1-30

0 Lead Changes among 1 driver

Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps

Margin of Victory: 30.461 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 1 Minute and 3 Seconds