2012-08-14

La lutte pour les championnats se poursuivra à l'Autodrome Drummond. et 4 finales de 25 tours pour les Modifiés 358.

Mardi 14 août 2012 – Dave Paryzo – Directeur des communications

 

Ce  samedi 18 août, l’action reprendra de plus belle à l’Autodrome Drummond avec des bagarres spectaculaires pour le haut du classement dans chacune des catégories. La formule de la soirée pour les Modifiés 358 sera rien de moins que 4 épreuves finales de 25 tours avec des arrêts obligatoires au centre de la piste dans le « Pit Road ».

 

Tout d’abord, chez les Modifiés 358 avec sept  gagnants différents en huit programmes, la compétition n’a jamais été aussi forte.  Steve Bernard #54 bénéficie d’uniquement trois points d’avantage sur Sébastien Gougeon #44, le gagnant du dernier programme. Plusieurs coureurs dont, Gino Clair #22J, Alan Therrien #39A et Kayle Robidoux #46 n’ont toujours pas visité le cercle des vainqueurs cette saison. Ils seront sans aucun doute eux aussi à surveiller de près puisqu’une bourse intéressante de 3 000 $ sera remise au gagnant du combiné des 4 courses.

 

Classement Modifié 358

1-Steve Bernard #54 (1) 481 pts.

2-Sébastien Gougeon #44 (1) 479 pts.

3-David Hébert #1 (1) 460 pts.

4-Gino Clair #22J 443 pts.

5-Dominic Dufault #63 (1)427 pts.

 

Du côté des Sportsmans, même si Guy Ouellette #27G a pris avantage au classement avec sa victoire du 4 août dernier, rien n’est gagné pour autant. Steve Bernier #25, le champion défendant, n’a pas dit son dernier mot et demeura au plus fort de la lutte jusqu’à la fin de la saison.

 

Classement Sportsman

1-Guy Ouellette #27G (2) 464 pts.

2-Steve Bernier #25 (2) 459 pts.

3-Mathieu Desjardins #1M 449 pts.

4-Martin Pelletier #92 402 pts.

5-Jacques Pelletier #98 400 pts. 

 

En Pro-Stock, avec sa victoire inattendue du dernier programme, Richard Bertrand #08 entre dans la danse pour l’obtention de la couronne de champion avec les deux rivaux de l’heure, François Adam #01 et Jocelyn Roy #48. Avec encore deux programmes à faire le meilleur est à venir.

 

Classement Pro-Stock

1-François Adam #01 (2) 479 pts.

2-Jocelyn Roy #48 (1) 470 pts.

3-Richard Bertrand #08 (1) 466 pts.

 

Puis, finalement pour une 3e fois cette saison, les Lightning Sprints visiteront le circuit du Centre du Québec.

 

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L’Autodrome Drummond, la F1 de la terre battue !

 

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Directeur des communications

 


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Tous les pilotes en piste pour la Soirée Lucas Oil

                                        

Après 3 semaines de relâche à l’Autodrome St-Eustache

Après trois semaines de congé, dont une à cause de la pluie, les pilotes de toutes les catégories de l’ANCA sont anxieux de renouer avec la compétition. C’est par la présentation de la Coupe Lucas Oil, ce samedi le 18 août que les hostilités reprendront à l’Autodrome St-Eustache.

 

De retour d’une manche de la Série Masters Canada-USA disputée à Plattsburgh, samedi le 4 août dernier, où ils ont participé à un programme combiné de quatre courses de 20 tours, où la tension était à son plus haut, comme c’est le cas dans ce genre de course, les pilotes de la division Sportsman seront en piste  pour la coupe Lucas Oil, la septième épreuve  de leur championnat local. Ce sera la première course avec « bonis fidélité » pour les pilotes Sportsman éligibles selon ce qui a été annoncé lors de la réunion du 26 novembre dernier en prévision de la saison 2012.

 

C’est Steve Côté qui domine, tant au championnat local que dans la Série Masters Canada USA dans la catégorie-reine de l’ASE. Maxime Pelletier tentera le tout pour tout pour rattraper les points de retard qui le séparent de la tête du classement, une lutte qui sera très intéressante à suivre.,

 

Les pilotes des autres divisions de l’ANCA seront tous en piste pour la suite de leurs championnats respectifs.  Les Jason Morand, de Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac (Sport Compactes), Stéphane Aubin de Boisbriand (Légendes Modifiées), Steve Ladouceur de Ste-Agathe (Production) et Robert Guindon de Repentigny (Challenge 4) tenteront de conserver ou d’accentuer leur position en tête de leur classement respectif. On sait que la lutte est vive dans toutes les classes et que personne ne se fera de cadeau à ce stade de la saison. La lutte la plus vive en ce moment est certes celle des Challenge 4, alors que seulement six points séparent les quatre premiers au classement.

 

Pour l’occasion les pilotes Sportsman seront invités à accéder aux puits à 17h00, tandis que les autres divisions y accéderont à 17h30. Il y aura des périodes d’essais à compter de 17h45 et le signal du premier départ des courses préliminaires sera donné à 19h45.

 

Comme à l’accoutumée, l’admission dans la section « admission générale » est de 20$ pour les adultes, 10$ pour les 13-17 ans et les enfants de 12 ans et moins seront admis gratuitement. L’accès aux puits est, quant à elle, de 25$ pour tous.

 

Pour toute information et les détails de l’horaire, on peut consulter les sites www.autodrome.ca et www.anca-qc.com , on peut aussi appeler au 514-591-4388 ou au 450-472-6222.

 

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ARCA Steers for Madison Int'l Speedway Short Track

For Immediate Release:

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

 

Veteran Frank Kimmel, Rookie/Defending Winner Alex Bowman Ready for ARCA Short Track Go

 

(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 14, 2012) - ARCA veteran Frank Kimmel knows how to win races. The second-generation racer has 75 career ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards victories, second on the all-time ARCA win list.

 

Team Messina Rookie Challenge contender Alex Bowman is certainly learning how to win races, and it didn't take long. The Tucson, Ariz. driver won at Madison Int'l Speedway in his ARCA debut in August of 2011.

 

Both championship contending drivers will be returning for the Herr's Live Life with Flavor 200 at Madison Int'l Sunday afternoon, August 26, ready to test their short track skills on the half-mile short track oval.

 

Kimmel finished sixth in last year's race, and was not happy with the result. However, Kimmel has joined forces with ThorSport Racing for 2012, and has shown marked improvement in performance. In fact, the Clarksville, Indiana racer snapped a winless streak that stretched nearly four years when he dominated the ARCA race at Lucas Oil Raceway just last month. In addition, the nine-time ARCA champion is currently third in championship points, just 45 points from the lead.

 

"We didn't run very well last year (at Madison), so I'm looking to redeem myself," Kimmel said.

 

"I'm just glad to be going to a short track. I think anytime you can run on a smaller track, the driver becomes more important. Horsepower and aero doesn't always make or break you.

 

"The way the track is shaped - longer straightaways and tighter corners - brakes will be a factor, so you've got to manage that. As for the track itself, I really like Madison. You can run side-by-side all the way around. The bottom lane is where everyone wants to be for the most part, but the top lane can work too; it's not a death sentence up there. As tight as the track is, you can definitely pass at Madison, which makes for great racing."

 

Bowman also found out you can pass at Madison, working his way through the field twice last year after pit stops, taking the lead for good on lap 142 of the 200-lap race. Once out front and with very little brakes left, Bowman had to hold off current 2012 point leader Chris Buescher in a heated battle to the checkered flag to earn the hard-fought victory.

 

"I can't say I expected to win there (at Madison) in my first start, but I wasn't too surprised either," Bowman said.

 

"We had a really good car, and we had run really strong runs in the East Series last year."

 

Bowman, who has five wins overall on the ARCA tour - three this year at Salem, Winchester and Iowa - is currently fourth in championship points in the No. 22 Cunningham Motorsports Dodge. Considering where his victories have come this year, short track racing has been his specialty.

 

"The biggest thing at Madison is having a car that turns. It's so tight there. We ran out of brakes last year racing our way back through the field. So we just backed the corner up getting in. We ran hot last year too and had to fill it with water, so we used up our car getting back to the front.

"The track snugged up when the sun went down, but we were able to stay pretty consistent throughout the race. We came in and got tires for the last run; that's what won that one."

 

With five races to go in the season, Bowman is certainly not out of the championship hunt; however, he is 230 points from first.

 

"I'm not thinking about points so much right now. We just wanna go win, see what happens. We'll work on winning the rest and let the points work themselves out on their own."

 

Chase Elliott Files Entry for Madison
Chase Elliott is only 16 years old, and all the while honing his short track skills in the ARCA Racing Series. The son of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Bill Elliott has also filed an entry for the Herr's Live Life with Flavor 200 at Madison.

 

In just four ARCA Racing Series starts, despite racing on tracks that he hasn't, for the most part, seen before, he's on the fast track towards the front. Elliott finished 10th in his series debut at Mobile Int'l Speedway in early March. It got better from there when Elliott placed fourth at Salem in April and seventh at Berlin just last Saturday. In his career-first road course race, he wowed the ARCA regulars with a second-place finish, losing the lead only on the final lap at New Jersey Motorsports Park.

 

"We have had some decent runs in the ARCA Series; we just need a little more to close the deal. I'm confident the Aaron's Dream Machine-Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet will be fast enough to win at Madison," Elliott said. "We're capable of winning in the ARCA Series, and I won't be satisfied until we do."

 

In addition to Elliott's ARCA schedule this year, which includes Salem Speedway on September 15, he's currently second in points in the NASCAR K&N Pro East Series standings, running full-time on the K&N tour.

 

ARCA's Fifth Trip to Madison Int'l Speedway
The ARCA Racing Series stretches out over five decades at Madison Int'l Speedway, having first raced there in July of 1970 - two-time ARCA champion Ramo Stott earned the victory. Tom Bowsher won the ARCA race at Madison in May of 1971, and Bruce Gould is in the history books at the 1973 ARCA victor. However, nearly 40 years would elapse before the ARCA Racing Series would return to Madison in last year's Herr's Live Life with Flavor 200.

 

The ARCA Racing Series is often regarded as the most versatile tour in America with its unique combinations of superspeedways, short tracks, road courses and even a couple of mile dirt tracks upcoming on the schedule in Springfield, Illinois in late August and in DuQuoin, Illinois in early September.

 

Weekend Schedule
Practice for the ARCA Racing Series at Madison is scheduled for Saturday, August 25 from 1-1:45 p.m., followed by a final practice from 2:15-3. Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell goes off at 4:40. The 200-lap Herr's Live Life with Flavor 200 at Madison begins at 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon, August 26. The race will feature live audio coverage and live timing and scoring on ARCARacing.com.

 

ARCA Celebrating 60th Anniversary Season

2012 is the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards' 60th Anniversary Season, featuring 20 races at 18 tracks. The complete 2012 event schedule is available at ARCARacing.com.

 

The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards has crowned an ARCA national champion each year since its inaugural season in 1953, and has toured over 200 race tracks in 26 states since its inception. The series has tested the abilities of drivers and race teams over the most diverse schedule of stock car racing events in the world, visiting tracks ranging from 0.375 mile to 2.66 miles in length, on both paved and dirt surfaces as well as a left- and right-turn road course in its most recent season. This year, the series visited Alabama's Mobile International Speedway and Minnesota's Elko Speedway for the first time.

 

Founded by John and Mildred Marcum in 1953 in Toledo, Ohio, the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is recognized among the leading sanctioning bodies in the country. Closing in on completing its sixth decade after hundreds of thousands of miles of racing, ARCA administers over 100 race events each season in three professional touring series and local weekly events.

 

CONTACT:

Griffin Hickman, ARCA

Don Radebaugh, ARCA

 


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DERNIÈRE PARTICIPATION DE LA SAISON POUR DM COMPETITION

Pour diffusion immédiate

 

 Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve - Série Canadian Touring Car Championship

 

Trois-Rivières, le 14 août 2012 – Pour la deuxième fois cette année, Jacques Deshaies sera en piste sur le Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve à bord de la Mazda 3 GT n°27 St-Casimir Autos Polaris/Mazda Pointe-aux-Trembles/Autonet.ca de l’équipe de course DM Compétition. Davantage familiarisé avec ce tracé, le pilote souhaite faire de cette dernière course un succès.

 

Suite aux différents avaries vécus à Trois-Rivières, des réglages mineurs ont été apportés à la voiture afin de s’adapter au Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve.

 

« Nous sommes une jeune équipe et avons dû faire face à plusieurs problèmes mécaniques cette saison, mais ce qui fait notre force, c’est le travail d’équipe, la ténacité et l’ingéniosité de chacun », explique le propriétaire de l’équipe de course DM Compétition.

 

Rallier le fil d’arrivée est l’objectif principal pour Montréal. « Avec tout le travail effectué, nous sommes positifs. La voiture est au point, nous pouvons compter sur sa fiabilité. De plus, c’est un circuit que je connais maintenant et je suis en confiance sur cette piste. Il s’agit d’être stratégique », partage Jacques Deshaies.

 

La participation à cet événement est possible grâce aux partenariats, notamment avec Mazda Pointe-aux-Trembles et St-Casimir Autos concessionnaire Polaris qui se sont joints à l’équipe pour la fin de la saison. DM Compétition souhaite également souligner le support constant d’Autonet.ca et Wajax.

 

Napa200 Montréal - Série Canadian Touring Car Championship : Jeudi 16 août : qualifs à 11h / première course à 15h – Vendredi 17 août : seconde course à 13h35.

           

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LOMBARDI HONDA RACING - 4 voitures en action au Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve...

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L'équipe Lombardi Honda Racing vise de nouveaux podiums

 

 

Montréal (Québec), le 14 août 2012.- L'équipe Lombardi Honda Racing sera au Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve ce week-end pour disputer les deux épreuves du Championnat canadien Touring Car dans le cadre du NAPA 200. Deux courses que l'équipe compte mettre à profit pour récolter de nouveaux podiums avec un trio de pilotes inédit en classe Super Touring composé de Benjamin Distaulo, présentement deuxième au championnat, Roger Ledoux et Greg Pootmans, ainsi que le retour de Simon Dion-Viens en classe B-Spec.

 

Ce second rendez-vous de la saison sur le Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve de Montréal est attendu avec impatience par Benjamin Distaulo qui s'est hissé au deuxième rang du championnat après deux podiums au Grand prix de Trois-Rivières. « Rouler sur le Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve est toujours un privilège. Mais le faire avec en plus la possibilité de grimper sur le podium, voire de gagner la course, est spécial. Nous sommes réalistes cependant, aller chercher la victoire sera très difficile car, avec la longue ligne droite du casino et la différence de puissance entre les voitures dans la classe Super Touring, ce n'est pas une piste faite pour la maniabilité de nos Honda Civic Si. Mais tout peut arriver en course et je veux être aux avant-postes pour pouvoir en profiter le cas échéant » explique Benjamin Distaulo, pilote et chef d'équipe du Lombardi Honda Racing.

 

Pour l'épauler, l'équipe montréalaise a misé sur l'expérimenté Greg Pootmans pour piloter la Honda Civic Si habituellement pilotée par Éric Lacouture. « Éric s'est blessé au cou récemment, pour le remplacer nous avons choisi Greg car il est très rapide, connaît bien la piste et même s'il va devoir apprendre à piloter une Civic de classe Super Touring, je suis confiant qu'il va pouvoir m'aider avec une bonne position finale, enlevant peut-être ainsi quelques points à nos adversaires directs » explique Benjamin Distaulo.

 

Greg Pootmans n'est cependant pas un inconnu pour le personnel de Lombardi Honda Racing puisqu'il avait pris part à quelques courses sur l'une des Honda Fit de l'équipe en début de saison.

 

La recrue Roger Ledoux sera également en piste en classe Super Touring avec sa Honda Civic Si. « Roger continue sa progression, il a roulé de très bon temps à Trois-Rivières, nous sommes très satisfaits de sa progression depuis le début de la saison. Il est rapide et doit simplement acquérir un peu plus d'expérience pour être constant. Mais je crois que comme il connaît déjà le Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, un "Top 8" ou 9 est possible pour lui » confie B.Distaulo.

 

L'équipe Lombardi Honda Racing sera aussi de retour dans la classe B-Spec, alors que Simon Dion-Viens sera aux commandes de la Honda Fit avec laquelle il avait déjà roulé au Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve en juin, lors du programme double disputé en soutien du Grand Prix du Canada.

 

Championne à de multiples reprises dans la série Honda/Michelin puis en Touring Car canadien en 2009 et 2010, l'équipe Lombardi Honda Racing se présente à cet important et médiatique programme au Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve avec de sérieuses ambitions. Trois présences en piste sont à l'horaire de ce week-end un peu particulier puisque réparti sur les journées de jeudi, vendredi et samedi pour répondre aux impératifs de NASCAR. Les pilotes du Championnat canadien Touring Car seront en piste jeudi matin pour une séance de qualification, qui sera suivie de la première des deux courses en après-midi, à compter de 15h00. Vendredi, la seconde manche sera présentée à 13h30.

 

Toute information concernant le concessionnaire Lombardi Honda est accessible sur le site www.lombardihonda.com. Pour information sur l’équipe de course, visitez le site www.lombardiracing.com ou encore rendez-vous sur la page Lombardi Honda Racing sur Facebook.

 

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NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Presented By Mobil 1 Statistical Advance: Montreal

For Immediate Release

  

Analyzing The NAPA AUTOPRO 100 At Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 14, 2012) – The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 tackles the final road course of the season at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in the NAPA AUTOPRO 100 on Saturday, Aug. 18. Below is a statistical look at the recent performance of the series and selected drivers at Montreal, as well as some other statistical trends:

 

Montreal Race Setup

·         Andrew Ranger has three Montreal wins in five starts with victories in 2008, 2010 and 2011. His other two efforts at the Quebec track resulted in second-place finishes.

·         Points leader D.J. Kennington has three top-five finishes in Montreal, but his last two starts at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve have resulted in finishes of 28th (2010) and 18th (2011).

·         J.R. Fitzpatrick has a start from the pole (2007), led a grand total of 42 laps, and scored a win (2009) in Montreal, but also has three finishes outside of the top 10 in five Montreal starts.

·         Kerry Micks has four career top-five and five top-10 finishes at Montreal with his worst finish being sixth in 2010.

 

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series At Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

·         This is the series’ sixth visit to the track situated on Île Notre-Dame in Montreal.

·         The NAPA AUTOPRO 100 will be telecast live by RDS beginning at 9:30 a.m. and shown in its entirety on tape-delayed basis on TSN beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 18.

·         The average starting field in Montreal is 33.8 cars with an average of 21 cars finishing on the lead lap.

·         In the previous five races at the track, there has been an average of 2.8 caution periods for 6.8 laps with earliest coming at Lap 2 in 2009 and the latest at Lap 22 also in 2009

·         In Montreal, the average finishing position for the polesitter is 10.8 and the average starting position for the race winner is 2.6.

·         In the previous five Montreal events, the closest margin of victory was .103 seconds as Kerry Micks edged Andrew Ranger, and the largest margin to win a race was 2.846 as Ranger outdistanced Scott Steckly.

·         Only three drivers – J.R. Fitzpatrick (42), Micks (28) and Ranger (48) – have led laps in the previous five events.

·         The preliminary entry list of 38 cars this season is the most in series history.

 

Montreal Data

Race: #9 of 12 (8/18/12)

Track Layout: 2.709-mile temporary street course

Race Length: 23 laps (62.137 miles/100 kilometers)

 

Records

1-Lap Qualifying: Andrew Ranger, Dodge, 104.900 seconds, 93.003 mph, Aug. 19, 2011

23-Lap Race: Andrew Ranger, Ford, 54 min., 57 sec., 68.058 mph, Aug. 2, 2008

 

Race Winners

Andrew Ranger................................... 3

J.R. Fitzpatrick................................... 1

Kerry Micks ....................................... 1

 

Pole Winners

Andrew Ranger................................... 2

J.R. Fitzpatrick .................................. 1

Kerry Micks........................................ 1

Alex Tagliani....................................... 1

 

Manufacturer Wins

Dodge.............................................. 2

Ford.................................................. 2

Chevrolet........................................... 1

 

Laps Led

Andrew Ranger................................. 48

J.R. Fitzpatrick................................. 42

Kerry Micks...................................... 28

 

Selected Driver Information:

Ron Beauchamp Jr. (No. 60 Mopar/Exide/Mobil 1 Dodge)

·         Finished 12th a year ago in Montreal.

·         Scored top-10 finishes in 2009 (sixth) and 2010 (ninth) in NAPA AUTOPRO 100.

·         Has recorded top 10s in six of his last seven starts overall.

·         One of just four drivers to start all 71 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.

 

Patrice Brisebois (No. 71 L’Equipeur Dodge)

·         Registered a 28th-place finish last season at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

·         Best Montreal finish was 12th in 2009 covering three starts at the track.

·         Had an 18-year NHL career as a defenseman with the Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche covering 1,009 games and a 1992-93 Stanley Cup title with Montreal.

·         Was named in June as the Canadiens’ Player Development Coach.

 

Robin Buck (No. 66 Quaker State Dodge)

·         Scored a 13th-place finish a season in Montreal.

·         Posted third-place finishes in 2007 and 2010 in NAPA AUTOPRO 100.

·         Has scored seven top 10s in his last nine Canadian Tire Series starts – all on road courses.

 

Austin Dillon (No. 4 Fitzpatrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

·         Looking to make Canadian Tire Series debut in this year’s NAPA AUTOPRO 100.

·         Currently ranked fourth in NASCAR Nationwide Series standings including a June 29 win at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky.

·         In 2011 became the youngest NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion in series history.

·         Won 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year.

·         Set NASCAR Camping World Truck Series record for most poles as a rookie with seven in 2010.

 

Jean-Francois Dumoulin (No. 04 Bernier Crepeau/Bellemare Dodge)

·         Finished ninth last season on the Montreal track.

·         Registered an eighth-place finish in the 2010 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve event.

 

Louis-Philippe Dumoulin (No. 47 WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge)

·         Posted a 10th-place finish last year – his best in three Montreal starts.

·         Earned his first career Canadian Tire Series pole position on Aug. 4 at Trois-Rivieres, Que.

·         Opened the season with back-to-back top-five road-course finishes.

·         Was the 2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Rookie of the Year.

·         Now a teammate of defending series champion Scott Steckly.

·         Made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut on Aug. 20, 2012 at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

 

J.R. Fitzpatrick (No. 84 Equipment Express Chevrolet)

·         Placed sixth in last season’s NAPA AUTOPRO 100.

·         Won the 2009 Montreal event.

·         Won the series’ inaugural pole in 2007 on the famed 2.709-mile race course.

·         Has led 42 laps in series action at the Montreal event.

·         Six of his seven career series wins have come on road courses – CTMP (3), Edmonton (2) and Montreal.

·         Has made a pair of NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts this season.

 

Jason Hathaway (No. 3 Snap-on Tools/Vortex Brake Pads/Rockstar Energy Drink Dodge)

·         Finished 32nd last year in Montreal.

·         Best Circuit Gilles Villeneuve finish was fifth (2010) in five tries.

·         Has scored top-five finishes in four of his last six starts this season.

·         One of only four drivers to start all 71 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.

 

Timmy Hill (No. 10 affichage.ca Chevrolet)

·         Aims to make his Canadian Tire Series debut in this year’s Montreal event.

·         Currently ranked 17th in NASCAR Nationwide Series championship standings with a pair of top-10 finishes.

·         Was 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year at 18 years of age, the youngest in any of NASCAR’s national series to date.

·         Was 2009 Allison Legacy Series national champion with 10 victories.

 

D.J. Kennington (No. 17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors Dodge)

·         Scored an 18th-place finish last season after a 28th-place showing in 2010 at Montreal.

·         Registered fourth-place finishes in 2007, 2008 and 2009 Montreal races.

·         Had a series record five-race winning streak snapped on aug. 5 at Trois-Rivieres, Que. The streak equaled the modern era NASCAR touring series record shared with Ricky Craven (NASCAR K&N Pro Series East-1991), Herschel McGriff (NASCAR K&N Pro Series West-1972), Richie Evans (NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour-1985) and Mike Stefanik (NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour-1997) among currently NASCAR-sanctioned series.

·         Sits atop the championship standings with a 37-point lead.

·         Has a current streak of 10 straight top-five finishes and 11 consecutive top 10s.

·         Won 2010 series championship.

·         One of four drivers to start all 71 NCATS races.

 

Jeff Lapcevich (No. 23 Tim Hortons Dodge)

·         Placed fourth a year ago in Montreal to establish his career-best finish at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

·         Scored top-10 Montreal finishes of sixth in 2008 and eighth in 2007 and 2009.

·         Has recorded top-10 finishes in eight of his last nine series starts.

 

Kerry Micks (No. 02 PartSource/BDI/Leland Ford)

·         Was runner-up to Andrew Ranger in last year’s NAPA AUTOPRO 100.

·         Won in the series’ inaugural visit to Montreal in 2007.

·         Registered third-place Montreal finishes in 2008 and 2009 to go along with a sixth-place effort in 2010.

·         Has top-10 finishes in six of his last eight starts dating back to the Montreal race last year.

 

Andrew Ranger (No. 27 Dodge/GC Motorsports Dodge)

·         Has won the last two Montreal races and took the checkered flag in the 2008 event, as well.

·         Was the runner-up in the 2007 and 2009 editions of the NAPA AUTOPRO 100.

·         Has led a series-best 48 laps at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

·         Has finished inside the top 10 in 29 of his last 31 series starts dating back to the 2008 season.

·         Owns 13 Canadian Tire Series road-course wins in 24 career starts.

·         Tied with Don Thomson Jr. at 11 atop the all-time list for pole wins.

·         Won the series championship in 2007 and 2009.

 

Martin Roy (No. 90 Veloce/Battery Expert Dodge)

·         Finished 21st last season at Montreal in his only start at the track.

·         Has finished inside the top 10 in three of his last four starts overall.

·         Is the current leader in the series’ Rookie of the Year standings.

 

Trevor Seibert (No. 69 Lake Excavating Dodge)

·         Finished 11th a season ago at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

·         Posted top-10 Montreal finishes of seventh in 2010 and 10th in 2007.

·         Finished third July 22 at Edmonton – his best series finish since a fourth at Edmonton in 2009.

 

Scott Steckly (No. 22 Canadian Tire Dodge)

·         Recorded a seventh-place finish last year in Montreal.

·         Best Circuit Gilles Villeneuve finish in five starts was second in 2008.

·         Also registered top-five finishes of fifth in 2007 and fourth in 2010 at the Montreal track.

·         Has nine top-10 finishes in his last 10 series starts dating back to last season.

·         Has 11 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series victories – the third-highest total in series history.

·         Won 2008 and 2011 series championships.

·         One of just four drivers to start all 71 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.

 

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