1979 NASCAR North Tour

The field has finished qualifying for the 4th race of the season the Winston 150 at Catamount Stadium.

Bobby Dragon won the pole, with a time of 18.205 seconds, beating Beaver Dragon by 0.178 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Bobby Dragon won his 2nd pole of the year and second in a row,
Dragon won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR North Tour Series and his first since Sanair; 1 race ago,
Beaver Dragon, who will be starting 2nd, will be trying to improve on his 26 point lead over Jeb Balise and Gardiner Leavitt

1.71-Bobby Dragon
2.7-Beaver Dragon
3.10-Gilles Lussier
4.0-Dick McCabe
5.16-Stub Fadden
6.24-Phil Gerbode
7.11-Claude Leclerc
8.8-Mike Barry
9.26-Laurent Rioux
10.01-Norm Andrews
11.44-Keith Cavanagh
12.34-Steve Poulin
13.1-Gardiner Leavitt
14.07-Tom Rosati
15.59-Hector Leclair
16.41-Jamie Aube
17.19-Sonny Bonnett
18.81-Andy Isbister
19.61-Brad Kennedy
20.48-Robbie Crouch
21.51-Jeb Balise

Race #4 - Winston 150

The NASCAR North Tour Series made their 4th stop of 1979 at the Catamount Stadium, in Milton, Vermont, for the Winston 150.

Bobby Dragon led the field to the green and would lead the first two laps before his brother Beaver would pass him for the lead before Bobby would retake the lead as for the second time the NASCAR North Tour Series raced at the Catamount Stadium, where Gardiner Leavitt would be looking to win back-to-back events there. Unlike the first event at the track, there were cautions and great racing, but up front it was similar as Bobby Dragon would lead all but four laps and score his first career NASCAR win.

Other Noticeables:
Bobby Dragon scored his 1st win of the year,
Dragon led 3 times for 146 laps, including the final 76 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR North Tour Series in his 4th start,
Brad Kennedy(8th) and Sonny Bonnett(21st) made their NASCAR North Tour Series debuts,
Beaver Dragon, who finished 3rd, kept his points lead, leading Hector Leclair by 30 points

1.71-Bobby Dragon (146 laps led)
2.59-Hector Leclair (3 laps led)
3.7-Beaver Dragon (1 lap led)
4.16-Stub Fadden
5.07-Tom Rosati
6.34-Steve Poulin
7.11-Claude Leclerc
8.61-Brad Kennedy-1 lap
9.1-Gardiner Leavitt-1 lap
10.44-Keith Cavanagh-1 lap
11.81-Andy Isbister-1 lap
12.41-Jamie Aube-1 lap
13.8-Mike Barry-1 lap
14.24-Phil Gerbode-1 lap
15.0-Dick McCabe-1 lap
16.01-Norm Andrews-2 laps
17.48-Robbie Crouch-2 laps
18.26-Laurent Rioux-3 laps
19.51-Jeb Balise-86 laps (Accident)
20.10-Gilles Lussier-136 laps (Clutch)
21.19-Sonny Bonnett-145 laps (Camshaft)

Bobby Dragon-1-2
Beaver Dragon-3
Bobby Dragon-4-71
Hector Leclair-72-74
Bobby Dragon-75-150

4 Lead Changes among 3 drivers

Caution Flags: 2 for 10 laps
Lap 14 (Car #10 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 63 (Car #26 Stalled Turn 1)

Margin of Victory: 6.304 Seconds

Time of Race: 56 Minutes and 44 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 5th race of the season the Molson 100 at Circuit Deux Montagne.

Dan Perez won the pole, with a time of 19.306 seconds, beating Hector Leclair by 0.038 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Dan Perez won his 1st pole of the year,
Perez won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR North Tour Series in his 1st start,
Beaver Dragon, who will be starting 11th, will be trying to improve on his 30 point lead over Hector Leclair

1.2-Dan Perez
2.59-Hector Leclair
3.24-Tim Dykman
4.12-Roger Briere
5.26-Laurent Rioux
6.44-Keith Cavanagh
7.41-Jamie Aube
8.70-Jean-Paul Larose
9.10-Gilles Lussier
10.81-Andy Isbister
11.7-Beaver Dragon
12.48-Robbie Crouch
13.71-Bobby Dragon
14.11-Claude Leclerc
15.00-Roger Laperle
16.1-Gardiner Leavitt
17.07-Tom Rosati
18.34-Steve Poulin
19.04-Del Thompson
20.X-Pete Silva
21.51-Jeb Balise

*Note for this race I used Autodrome Montmagny as a replacement since Circuit Deux Montagne has not been made for NR2003.

Race #5 - Molson 100

The NASCAR North Tour Series made their 5th stop of 1979 at the Circuit Deux Montagne, in St. Eustache, Quebec, Canada, for the Molson 100.

Dan Perez led the field to the green but it would be Hector Leclair, who would take the lead in Turn 3, who would lead the first lap. Just like the first event at Circuit Deux Montagne earlier in the season, the driver who started second dominated the race as Hector Leclair would lose the lead only one time, thanks to lap traffic, and would lead all but four laps for his first career NASCAR North Tour Series win.

Other Noticeables:
Hector Leclair scored his 1st win of the year,
Leclair led 2 times for 96 laps, including the final 32 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR North Tour Series in his 5th start,
Dan Perez(6th) and Pete Silva(12th) made their NASCAR North Tour Series debuts,
Beaver Dragon, who finished 4th, kept his points lead, leading Hector Leclair by 24 points

1.59-Hector Leclair (96 laps led)
2.26-Laurent Rioux (4 laps led)
3.24-Tim Dykman
4.7-Beaver Dragon
5.44-Keith Cavanagh
6.2-Dan Perez
7.71-Bobby Dragon
8.04-Del Thompson
9.41-Jamie Aube
10.00-Roger Laperle
11.11-Claude Leclerc
12.X-Pete Silva
13.70-Jean-Paul Larose
14.10-Gilles Lussier
15.48-Robbie Crouch-1 lap
16.12-Roger Briere-1 lap
17.81-Andy Isbister-1 lap
18.1-Gardiner Leavitt-1 lap
19.34-Steve Poulin-1 lap
20.51-Jeb Balise-1 lap
21.07-Tom Rosati-1 lap

Dan Perez-Pole
Hector Leclair-1-64
Laurent Rioux-65-68
Hector Leclair-69-100

2 Lead Changes among 2 drivers

Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps

Margin of Victory: 0.659 Seconds

Time of Race: 39 Minutes and 54 Seconds