2014 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

Race #6 - National 250

It was a clear night in St. Eustache, Quebec, Canada as the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series entered Round 6 at the Autodrome St. Eustache for the National 250.

J.R. Fitzpatrick led the field to the Green Flag but it would be points leader Louis-Philippe Dumoulin who would lead the first lap. With a racing surface that drivers had complained about since arriving, drivers took the race slow and kept to themselves during the event as only one caution would fly during the whole event. Andrew Ranger, who already had won a race before this event, took advantage of his experience and would drive into the lead within the first hundred laps and began to pull away from the field as drivers had one shot at a pit stop to try and catch Ranger.

Scott Steckly came into this event looking to win back-to-back events at the track as his team hit the right setup and began to close on Ranger as the laps counted down and with one lap to go both him and Ranger were side by side and gave fans a thrilling finish as both drivers crossed the line in nearly a tie with the photo finish showing Ranger had scored the win and scored the closest finish in the history of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.

Other Noticeables:
Andrew Ranger scored his 2nd win of the season,
Ranger led 1 time for 174 laps, including the final 174 laps,
It was the 18th win of his career in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and his first since Circuit ICAR; 4 races ago,
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin, who finished 10th, kept his points lead, leading D.J. Kennington by 3 points

1.27-Andrew Ranger (174 laps led)
2.22-Scott Steckly
3.39-Alex Guenette (49 laps led)
4.95-Anthony Simone
5.02-Mark Dilley (14 laps led)
6.17-D.J. Kennington
7.18-Alex Tagliani
8.84-J.R. Fitzpatrick-1 lap (12 laps led)
9.56-Matthew Scannell-1 lap
10.47-Louis-Philippe Dumoulin-1 lap (1 lap led)
11.5-Noel Dowler-1 lap
12.3-Jason Hathaway-1 lap
13.76-Jeff Lapcevich-1 lap
14.97-Hugo Vannini-1 lap
15.24-Ray Courtemanche Jr.-1 lap
16.72-Alex Labbe-1 lap
17.25-Joey McColm-2 laps

J.R. Fitzpatrick-Pole
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin-1
J.R. Fitzpatrick-2-13
Mark Dilley-14-27
Alex Guenette-28-76
Andrew Ranger-77-250

4 Lead Changes among 5 drivers

Caution Flags: 1 for 5 laps
Lap 28 (Car #02 Spin Turn 3)

Margin of Victory: 0.022 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour and 39 Minutes

The field has finished qualifying for the 7th race of the season the JuliaWine.com Le 50 Tours at Circuit de Trois-Rivieres.

Louis-Philippe Dumoulin won the pole, with a time of 79.038 seconds, beating J.R. Fitzpatrick by 0.296 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin won his 1st pole of the year,
Dumoulin won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and his first since 2011 at Circuit de Trois-Rivieres; 36 races ago,
D.J. Kennington, the winner of this race the past two years, will be starting 20th,
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin, who will start 1st, will be trying to improve on his 3 point lead over D.J. Kennington

1.47-Louis-Philippe Dumoulin
2.84-J.R. Fitzpatrick
3.27-Andrew Ranger
4.04-Jean Francois Dumoulin
5.02-Kerry Micks
6.88-Marc-Antoine Camirand
7.76-Jeff Lapcevich
8.25-Joey McColm
9.3-Jason Hathaway
10.5-Noel Dowler
11.39-Alex Guenette
12.36-Alex Labbe
13.37-Simon Dion-Viens
14.94-Dave Coursol
15.99-Matt Pritiko
16.29-Ray Courtemanche Jr.
17.72-Xavier Coupal
18.7-Jacques Villeneuve
19.18-Alex Tagliani
20.17-D.J. Kennington
21.22-Scott Steckly
22.24-Luc Lesage
23.00-Dominic Jacques
24.9-Vaughn Gittin Jr.
25.97-Hugo Vannini
26.16-Benoit Theetge
27.59-Gary Klutt
28.95-Anthony Simone
29.71-Patrice Brisebois
30.77-Jocelyn Fecteau
31.03-Elie Arseneau
32.42-Peter Klutt
33.56-Matthew Scannell

Race #7 - JuliaWine.com Le 50 Tours

It was a clear day in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada as the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series entered Round 7 at the Circuit de Trois-Rivieres for the JuliaWine.com Le 50 Tours.

Louis-Philippe Dumoulin led the field to the Green Flag and would quickly begin to pull himself away from the field as he was looking for maximum points, easily leading the most laps and trying to score yet another win on a road course. The race would have five cautions that would slow the event giving drivers chances at Dumoulin but no one could until with ten laps to go Dumoulin brakes began to fade, allowing J.R. Fitzpatrick to pass him and go on to score his first win in over a year.

Other Noticeables:
J.R. Fitzpatrick scored his 1st win of the season,
Fitzpatrick led 1 time for 10 laps, including the final 10 laps,
It was the 10th win of his career in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and his first since 2013 at Delaware; 18 races ago,
Vaughn Gittin Jr.(12th) and Dominic Jacques(20th) made their NASCAR Canadian Tire Series debuts,
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin, who finished 10th, kept his points lead, leading J.R. Fitzpatrick by 10 points

1.84-J.R. Fitzpatrick (10 laps led)
2.47-Louis-Philippe Dumoulin (40 laps led)
3.02-Kerry Micks
4.27-Andrew Ranger
5.04-Jean Francois Dumoulin
6.29-Ray Courtemanche Jr.
7.99-Matt Pritiko
8.5-Noel Dowler
9.3-Jason Hathaway
10.39-Alex Guenette
11.22-Scott Steckly
12.9-Vaughn Gittin Jr.
13.76-Jeff Lapcevich
14.37-Simon Dion-Viens
15.25-Joey McColm
16.56-Matthew Scannell
17.94-Dave Coursol
18.36-Alex Labbe
19.59-Gary Klutt
20.00-Dominic Jacques
21.24-Luc Lesage
22.18-Alex Tagliani-1 lap
23.17-D.J. Kennington-1 lap
24.88-Marc-Antoine Camirand-1 lap
25.7-Jacques Villeneuve-1 lap
26.16-Benoit Theetge-1 lap
27.71-Patrice Brisebois-1 lap
28.03-Elie Arseneau-1 lap
29.97-Hugo Vannini-1 lap
30.95-Anthony Simone-2 laps
31.42-Peter Klutt-6 laps (Gearbox)
32.77-Jocelyn Fecteau-10 laps (Accident)
33.72-Xavier Coupal-41 laps (Accident)

Louis-Philippe Dumoulin-1-40
J.R. Fitzpatrick-41-50

1 Lead Change among 2 drivers

Caution Flags: 5 for 10 laps
Lap 14 (Car #99 Spin Turn 3 after contact from 88),
Lap 17 (Cars #36 and 76 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 22 (Cars #71, 22, 77, 03, 16 and 18 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 25 (Car #7 Spin Turn 3 after contact from 29),
Lap 28 (Car #17 Spin Turn 3 after contact from 29)

Margin of Victory: 11.728 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 26 Minutes and 34 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 8th race of the season the Wilson Equipment 300 at the Riverside International Speedway.

Andrew Ranger won the pole, with a time of 17.791 seconds, beating D.J. Kennington by 0.214 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Andrew Ranger won his 1st pole of the year,
Ranger won his 11th career pole in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and his first since 2010 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve; 36 races ago,
D.J. Kennington, the winner of this race one year ago, will be starting 2nd,
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin, who will start 10th, will be trying to improve on his 10 point lead over J.R. Fitzpatrick

1.27-Andrew Ranger
2.17-D.J. Kennington
3.02-Mark Dilley
4.84-J.R. Fitzpatrick
5.28-Donald Chisholm
6.72-Alex Labbe
7.25-Joey McColm
8.56-Matthew Scannell
9.3-Jason Hathaway
10.47-Louis-Philippe Dumoulin
11.22-Scott Steckly
12.24-John Flemming
13.9-Kerry Micks
14.18-Stefan Rzadzinski
15.90-Paul Jean
16.5-Noel Dowler