1979 NASCAR North Tour

Race #6 - Laval 100

The NASCAR North Tour Series made their 6th stop of 1979 at the Autodrome de Laval, in Laval, Quebec, Canada, for the Laval 100.

Bobby Dragon led the field to the green and quickly began to distance himself from everyone else as it appeared Dragon was well on his way to his second win of the season; enter Jamie Aube. Having started in sixth and having to work his way up, Jamie would swap the lead with Dragon before taking the lead with less then twenty laps to go. A late caution would set up a three laps shootout as Dragon would lose track position fast while Jamie would go on and hold off Laurent Rioux for his first career NASCAR North Tour Series win.

Other Noticeables:
Jamie Aube scored his 1st win of the year,
Aube led 2 times for 50 laps, including the final 16 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR North Tour Series in his 5th start,
Dan Bridges(7th), Denis Chicoine(13th), Bill Branham(19th) and J.C. Gratton(22nd) made their NASCAR North Tour Series debuts,
Beaver Dragon, who finished 5th, kept his points lead, leading Hector Leclair by 32 points

1.41-Jamie Aube (50 laps led)
2.26-Laurent Rioux
3.1-Gardiner Leavitt
4.83-Claude Aubin
5.7-Beaver Dragon
6.81-Andy Isbister
7.2-Dan Bridges
8.04-Del Thompson
9.59-Hector Leclair
10.51-Jeb Balise
11.07-Tom Rosati
12.44-Keith Cavanagh
13.87-Denis Chicoine
14.71-Bobby Dragon (50 laps led)
15.00-Roger Laperle
16.8-Mike Barry
17.16-Stub Fadden
18.70-Jean-Paul Larose-1 lap
19.37-Bill Branham-1 lap
20.11-Claude Leclerc-1 lap
21.48-Robbie Crouch-1 lap
22.6-J.C. Gratton-1 lap
23.35-Langis Caron-2 laps
24.2-Dan Perez-4 laps

Bobby Dragon-1-36
Jamie Aube-37-70
Bobby Dragon-71-84
Jamie Aube-85-100

3 Lead Changes among 2 drivers

Caution Flags: 3 for 15 laps
Lap 22 (Car #81 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 78 (Debris in Turn 1),
Lap 93 (Car #2 Spin Turn 2)

Margin of Victory: 0.523 Seconds

Time of Race: 41 Minutes and 6 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 7th race of the season the Molson 100 at Circuit Deux Montagne.

Tom Rosati won the pole, with a time of 19.316 seconds, beating Claude Leclerc by 0.016 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Tom Rosati won his 1st pole of the year,
Rosati won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR North Tour Series in his 7th start,
Beaver Dragon, who will be starting 6th, will be trying to improve on his 32 point lead over Hector Leclair

1.07-Tom Rosati
2.11-Claude Leclerc
3.1-Gardiner Leavitt
4.51-Jeb Balise
5.59-Hector Leclair
6.7-Beaver Dragon
7.2-Dan Perez
8.24-Tim Dykman
9.41-Jamie Aube
10.25-Randy Corey
11.81-Andy Isbister
12.44-Keith Cavanagh
13.70-Jean-Paul Larose
14.48-Robbie Crouch
15.34-Steve Poulin
16.04-Del Thompson

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

Race #7 - Molson 100

The NASCAR North Tour Series made their 7th stop of 1979 in St. Eustache, Quebec, Canada at Circuit Deux Montagne, for the Molson 100.

Tom Rosati led the field to the green and would lead the first lap before Claude Leclerc would take over the lead. With no cautions flying during the event, Jamie Aube would take the lead around the thirty lap mark and would lead for twenty laps before mechanical problems would strike handing the lead over to Gardiner Leavitt. Once in the lead, Leavitt would keep the lead while Beaver Dragon would work his way up from sixth spot and closed the margin from three seconds down to nearly three car lengths, but it would be Gardiner Leavitt scoring the win.

Other Noticeables:
Gardiner Leavitt scored his 2nd win of the year,
Leavitt led 1 time for 48 laps, including the final 48 laps,
It was the 2nd win of his career in the NASCAR North Tour Series and his first since Catamount; 6 races ago,
Randy Corey, who finished 7th, made his NASCAR North Tour Series debut,
Beaver Dragon, who finished 2nd, kept his points lead, leading Hector Leclair by 36 points

1.1-Gardiner Leavitt (48 laps led)
2.7-Beaver Dragon
3.34-Steve Poulin
4.59-Hector Leclair
5.11-Claude Leclerc (29 laps led)
6.44-Keith Cavanagh
7.25-Randy Corey
8.07-Tom Rosati (1 lap led)
9.81-Andy Isbister
10.2-Dan Perez
11.24-Tim Dykman-1 lap
12.70-Jean-Paul Larose-1 lap
13.04-Del Thompson-1 lap
14.48-Robbie Crouch-1 lap
15.51-Jeb Balise-2 laps
16.41-Jamie Aube-48 laps (Header) (22 laps led)

Tom Rosati-1
Claude Leclerc-2-30
Jamie Aube-31-53
Gardiner Leavitt-54-100

3 Lead Changes among 4 drivers

Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps

Margin of Victory: 0.772 Seconds

Time of Race: 39 Minutes and 58 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 8th race of the season the Milton 35 at the Catamount Stadium.

Bobby Dragon won the pole, with a time of 18.326 seconds, beating Brent Hatch by 0.019 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Bobby Dragon won his 4th pole of the year,
Dragon won his 4th career pole in the NASCAR North Tour Series and his first since Autodrome de Laval; 2 races ago,
Beaver Dragon, who will be starting 18th, will be trying to improve on his 36 point lead over Hector Leclair

1.71-Bobby Dragon
2.69-Brent Hatch
3.07-Tom Rosati
4.51-Jeb Balise
5.48-Robbie Crouch
6.04-Del Thompson
7.44-Keith Cavanagh
8.16-Stub Fadden
9.11-Claude Leclerc
10.41-Jamie Aube
11.81-Andy Isbister
12.8-Mike Barry
13.18-Ray Lepage
14.34-Steve Poulin
15.59-Hector Leclair
16.25-Randy Corey
17.1-Gardiner Leavitt
18.7-Beaver Dragon