2017-07-16

Un bris mécanique en fin de course à Toronto ruine les chances de succès de Tagliani






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Un bris mécanique en fin de course à Toronto ruine les chances de succès de Tagliani


Montréal, 16 juillet 2017 - Le cinquantième départ d'Alex Tagliani en série NASCAR Pinty's ne s'est pas terminé comme l'aurait espéré le pilote de Lachenaie qui a croisé l'arrivée au ralenti à la suite d'un bris mécanique au 31e des 35 tours du Grand Prix Pinty's de Toronto disputé samedi. S'élançant de l'extérieur de la première rangée à côté du détenteur de la position de tête, Andrew Ranger, les deux protagonistes se sont échangés les commandes de la course à quelques reprises entre le troisième et sixième tour avant de s'accrocher, ouvrant ainsi la voie à Kevin Lacroix qui a filé vers sa troisième victoire de la saison en cinq départs.


À la suite de l'incident entre Tagliani et Ranger, ce dernier a dû retraiter aux stands pour réparer où il a perdu trois tours avant de revenir en piste, tandis que le pilote de la voiture EpiPen-Lowe's-St Hubert-Spectra Premium a été pénalisé d'un passage dans les puits par les officiels de la série. Revenu en piste au cinquième rang, Tagliani a lentement remonté jusqu'au deuxième rang avant d'être victime d'un ennui mécanique. Après sa deuxième visite aux stands, il est revenu en piste pour marquer le plus de points. Tagliani a croisé l'arrivée au 14e rang devant Ranger. Les deux pilotes accusaient deux tours de retard sur le vainqueur.


« Une opportunité ratée de marquer plus de points, a déclaré Tagliani plusieurs heures après la course. J'étais satisfait de la façon dont le weekend se déroulait, du moins jusqu'au lancement de la course. Andrew (Ranger) et moi avons échangé le premier rang à quelques reprises au début de la course, mais à un moment donné alors que nous étions deux de large dans un virage, il n'y avait pas de place pour les deux voitures. Comme Andrew était à l'extérieur, c'est lui qui a écopé. C'est dommage qu'un tel incident se soit produit et désolé pour Andrew, mais c'est l'une des conséquences de la course. Après ma pénalité, j'ai remonté les meneurs et tout semblait aller pour le mieux. Malheureusement, le bris d'une barre arrière a ruiné toute chance d'un bon résultat. L'axe arrière se promenait à droite et à gauche sur la piste ce qui rendait la Dodge EpiPen-Lowe's-St Hubert difficile à maîtriser. Tout cela est derrière nous maintenant. Nous allons dans l'Ouest canadien pour disputer trois courses sur des pistes ovales. Nous allons tenter de marquer le plus de points afin de relancer notre saison. »


Vingt pilotes ont pris le départ sur le circuit urbain de 2,82 kilomètres comprenant 11 virages du Toronto Exhibition Place et 15 ont croisé l'arrivée dont 13 sur le tour du vainqueur. La course a été neutralisée à trois reprises durant sept tours.


Au classement des pilotes, Tagliani occupe maintenant le huitième rang avec 179 points, à neuf longueurs du cinquième rang occupé par Ranger. La victoire de Lacroix lui permet de conforter sa place au premier rang avec 222 points, 13 de mieux que Labbé qui a terminé quatrième à Toronto.


En 50 départs en NASCAR Pinty's, Tag a inscrit cinq victoires, huit positions de tête, 19 top cinq et 31 top dix. Les amateurs pourront revoir le déroulement du Grand Prix Pinty's de Toronto sur les ondes de RDS le dimanche 6 août à 14 heures.


Le championnat national de voiture de stock-car se déplace dans l'Ouest canadien pour les trois prochaines courses. Premier arrêt au Wyant Group Raceway à Saskatoon le mercredi 26 juillet pour un programme double en soirée alors que deux sprints de 100 tours seront à l'affiche sur l'ovale d'un tiers de mille. Trois jours plus tard, les pilotes se disputeront la victoire sur l'ovale d'un quart de mille du Edmonton International Raceway, une épreuve de 300 tours.


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Le cinquantième départ d'Alex Tagliani en série NASCAR Pinty's s'est soldé par une 14e position à l'arrivée à la suite d'un bris mécanique qui a ralenti sa vitesse en fin de course lors du Grand Prix Pinty's de Toronto.
Photo gracieuseté de Tagliani Autosport

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Closes Gap To Burton With Second NASCAR K&N Pro East Win of Season

Gilliland Dominates at New Hampshire

Closes Gap To Burton With Second NASCAR K&N Pro East Win of Season

 

LOUDON, N.H. – When Todd Gilliland announced he was going to run for both the East and West championship on the NASCAR K&N Pro Series this season, he knew it wasn't going to be easy. Saturday, Gilliland helped himself close the gap towards that goal.

The Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, driver captured his second victory of the season in the K&N Pro East with a dominating performance in the United Site Services 70 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The win helped him chip away on the points lead of championship front-runner Harrison Burton.

It was the third career victory on the East for Gilliland and his first at the 1.058-mile national-series oval. 

"My NAPA Auto Parts Camry was hooked up tonight," said Gilliland, who has 14 wins in 37 K&N Pro Series starts between the East and West. "The VHT has a lot of grip and when I was around other cars, I really turned the middle good. It sounds easy, but it was tough through practice. We weren't as good when we unloaded. It was kind of an unknown waking up this morning knowing two other series were going to run out here."

Gilliland's No. 16 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota started from the outside pole position, but he was quick to take the lead from Chase Purdy on the restart on lap eight. From there, the NASCAR Next driver pulled away and never was challenged for the remainder of the race. He led a total of 63 laps, and put all but the top six a lap down. 

Purdy, who captured his fourth straight 21 Means 21 Pole Award on Friday evening, finished second in the race. It was the third runner-up finish of the season for him. Purdy, who is also part of the NASCAR Next program, is teammates with Gilliland at David Gilliland Racing and leads the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings. It is the second 1-2 finish for DGR, which also accomplished the feat at Michigan's Berlin Raceway.

Ronnie Bassett Jr. finished third, while Burton slid by Sheldon Creed in the final laps and finished fourth. Tyler Dippel was sixth, followed by Ruben Garcia Jr., Dillon Bassett, Trey Hutchens and Brandon Oakley. 

Burton leads Gilliland by 14 points after nine of 14 races, while Purdy is 52 points back. Bassett Jr. and Garica round out the top five. 

The United Site Services 70 will air on NBCSN on Thursday, July 20 at 6 p.m. 

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East returns to the track at Iowa Speedway on July 28, where Gilliland is the defending race winner. 

RESULTS | RACE CENTRAL LIVE REPLAY

 

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NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES EAST-United Site Services 70 Results

Saturday

At New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Loudon, N.H.

Lap length: 1.058 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (3) Todd Gilliland, Sherrills Ford, N.C., Toyota, 70 laps, 111.789 mph.

2. (1) Chase Purdy, Meridian, Miss., Toyota, 70.

3. (2) Ronnie Bassett, Jr., Winston-Salem, NC, Chevrolet, 70.

4. (4) Harrison Burton, Huntersville, N.C., Toyota, 70.

5. (5) Sheldon Creed, Alpine, Calif., Toyota, 70.

6. (7) Tyler Dippel, Wallkill, N.Y., Ford, 70.

7. (9) Ruben Garcia Jr., Mexico City, Mexico, Toyota, 69.

8. (11) Dillon Bassett, Winston-Salem, N.C., Chevrolet, 69.

9. (6) Trey Hutchens, Lexington, NC, Chevrolet, 69.

10. (8) Brandon Oakley, Beavercreek, Ohio, Chevrolet, 69.

11. (14) Collin Cabre, Tampa, FL, Toyota, 69.

12. (20) Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, Mass., Chevrolet, 69.

13. (15) Andy Seuss, Hampstead, N.H., Chevrolet, 69.

14. (12) Jay Beasley, Las Vegas, Nev., Toyota, 69.

15. (10) Spencer Davis, Dawsonville, Ga., Toyota, 68.

16. (19) Chase Cabre, Tampa, Fla., Toyota, 68.

17. (21) Stafford Smith, Eagle, ID, Ford, 67.

18. (17) Jesse Iwuji, Carrollton, TX, Chevrolet, 64.

19. (18) John Wood, Eagle, ID, Chevrolet, 33, vibration.

20. (13) Julia Landauer, New York City, NY, Ford, 14, overheating.

21. (16) Vinnie Miller, Metamora, Mich., Toyota, 12, mechanical.

 

Race Statistics

Time of Race: 39 minutes, 45 seconds

Margin of Victory: 7.558 seconds

Fastest Qualifier: C.Purdy * (126.052 mph, 30.216 seconds)

Caution Flags: 1 for 3 laps.

Lead Changes: 1 among 2 drivers.

Lap Leaders: C. Purdy 1-7; T. Gilliland 8-70.

Standings: 1. H. Burton, 387; 2. T. Gilliland, 373; 3. C. Purdy, 335; 4. R. Bassett,Jr., 331; 5. R. Garcia Jr., 321; 6. C. Cabre, 312; 7. J. Beasley, 300; 8. D. Bassett, 291; 9. H. Baize, 283; 10. T. Dippel, 283.



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Raabe Scores 150th Career Win




Raabe Scores 150th Career Win

 

PLATTSBURGH – Alexandria, Ontario native, Chris Raabe, collected his fourth win of the season at Airborne Park Speedway and win number 150 in an open wheel modified. 

Todd Stone of Middlebury, VT started on the pole and led the first 28 laps of the main event. Stone had to choose a lane to work around a lap car while coming to take the white flag and his choice of the outside lane came back to bite him as Raabepowered underneath off turn four. Raabe would pull away to a six car length victory on lap-30.

"You have to be at it a long time to be able to get to 150 wins," Raabe said. "I have a great group of guys that have been with me all the way."

At the beginning of the 2017 racing season the Raaberacing team set out for the "Drive For 150" and it has been checked off their list as of July 16.

"Now that we got to 150, we just need to set another goal."

Stone held on for the second spot. Greg Atkins' third place finish was his best finish of the season. Mike Perrotte and JesseyMueller completed the top five.

first time winner checked into victory lane in the Fidelis Care Sportsman division. Jamie LaFountain of Keeseville took the lead early and never looked back in dominating fashion. Lonnie Rivers finished a season best second place with his No. R7 machine. 

Connor Cleveland continued to flash his speed and skill as he worked from starting position 15 to a third place finish. Thomas Cook and Nick Heywood completed the top five.

The Poirier's True Value Renegade division went through a number of right rear tires and Brent Jarvis found himself in the right spot at the right time. Jarvis was sitting in third place with two laps to go when first place car, Jimmy Bushey and second place car Chris Murray both had flat tires. Jarvis would drive on to his seventh win of the season.

Bill Duprey finished second with Scott Fitzgerald crossing the line in third. Mark Caron and Murray completed the top five.

An invader from Autodrome Granby was victorious in the Busch Beer Mini-Mod division. Pierre Oliver Breault snapped Kris Clark's three race winning streak. Clark, Michael Whalen, Josh LaPorte and Caleb Sheppard rounded out the top five.

Shawn Walker of Plattsburgh won the Strictly Stock feature. Rolland Guay and Cody Kilburn completed the top three.

Along with our regular racing winners was the Make-A-Wish foundation. Liquor & Wine Warehouse along with Sportsman driver Codie Aubin, arranged for Benjamin from Jay to be a part of the night and he threw the green flag for Aubin's heat race and the Sportsman feature. 

During the intermission drivers walked through the grandstands and collected money via a helmet pass. In total, $1,245 was collected from the grandstands. The Carpenter family of Liquor & Wine Warehouse threw in $400 and Airborne Park Speedway rounded the total up to an even $2,000.

In addition, Liquor & Wine Warehouse threw out over 200 numbered t-shirts and they drew a number for a 100 bill. A random finishing position was drawn for each of the five regular racing divisions with the driver finishing in the position also receiving a 100 bill. Matt Woodruff, Jamy BegorMetal Man, Sheppard and Kilburn were recipients of the $100.

Racing action pauses this weekend as the Clinton County Fair is in town. Action resumes on July 29 for Airborne Legends Night. For more information and to stay up to date, visit airborneparkspeedway.com or on Facebook at Airborne Park Speedway.


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