2016-07-14

Analyzing the United Site Services 70 at NHMS


K&N Pro Series East Stat Advance: New Hampshire

Analyzing the United Site Services 70 at NHMS

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 13, 2016) — The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East heads to back to the track that has hosted the division more times than any other track in series history when it rolls into New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, for the United Site Services 70 on Saturday. Below is a look at the race itself and some of the selected participants.

 

United Site Services Race Setup: 
This marks the K&N Pro Series East's only visit to New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2016. Once again, the race is a companion event to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series New England 300.
Justin Haley, who picked up his second win of the season in the most recent race at Columbus Motor Speedway, holds a 40-point lead atop the series standings over Noah Gragson.

 

At New Hampshire Motor Speedway:
History:
• The track opened in 1990 on the site of the old Briar Motorsports Park road course and immediately became New England's largest sports facility of any kind. Measuring 1.058 miles in length, it is the largest speedway in the region, and with seating for nearly 100,00 people, it has the largest capacity of any venue.
• Tommy Ellis won the first NASCAR-sanctioned race held at New Hampshire, winning a 300-lap combination event involving both the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.
• NHMS has hosted 69 previous NASCAR K&N Pro Series East events. The track plays host to two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races each season.

 

Notebook:
• The list of winners at New Hampshire is a virtual who's who of NASCAR K&N East Pro Series competition, including Daytona 500 champion Joey Logano, current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competitors Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Larson, current NASCAR Camping World Truck Series point leader William Byron, four-time series champion and NASCAR Xfinity Series race winner Andy Santerre, and multi-time series champions Mike Stefanik, Jamie Aube, Brad Leighton and Mike Olsen.
• There have been 29 different winners in K&N Pro Series competition at NHMS, including active driver Eddie MacDonald with three wins.

 

New Hampshire Data:
Race: #9 of 14 overall
Race Date: Saturday, July 16 at 6:45 p.m. ET
Track Layout: 1.058-mile semi-banked paved oval
Banking/Turns: 7 degrees (turns), 2 degrees (straightaways)
Race Length: 70 laps (74 miles)

 

Qualifying/Race Data:
2015 Winner: William Byron
2015 Pole Sitter: William Byron
1-lap Qualifying Record: Ben Rhodes, 128.580 mph (29.622 seconds, July 2014)
70-lap Race Record: 102.861 mph (William Byron, 2015)

 

Selected Driver Highlights:
Kyle Benjamin (No. 40 FEVR Chevrolet)
• Heads into the weekend ranked third in the standings with four top fives and five top 10s in eight races.
• Has made two career starts at New Hampshire with a best finish of 11th in 2014.\
• Has one career win in the series, at Bristol last season.
• Is a NASCAR Next alumnus.

 

Spencer Davis (No. 41 Ruud.com Chevrolet)
• Is fourth in the standings with five top-five finishes in eight starts.
• Earned his first career win at Dominion Raceway.
• Finished sixth last season at NHMS in his only career start at the track.
• Is a member of the 2016-17 NASCAR Next class.

 

Tyler Dippel (No. 38 East West Marine/TyCar Chevrolet)
• Is ranked sixth in the K&N Pro Series East standings with one win, one top five and three top 10s through eight races.
• Won at Mobile in only his second career series start. 
• Is a member of the 2016-17 NASCAR Next class.

 

Noah Gragson (No. 55 AlertID/Speed Vegas/Colliers International Ford)
• Heads into the weekend ranked second in the standings with three top five finishes in eight races, leaping three spots in the last two starts.
• Won his first career K&N Pro Series East race at Stafford Motor Speedway in June.
• The Las Vegas native finished second in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West standings in 2015 with two wins and 7 top fives in 13 races.
• Is a member of the 2016-17 NASCAR Next class.

 

Todd Gilliland (No. 16 Fire Alarm Services Toyota)
• Currently sits second in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West standings with three wins through seven races.
• Has made four K&N Pro Series East starts this season, including a win in the season opener at New Smyrna Speedway in February.
• Is making his first career start at New Hampshire.

 

Kaz Grala (No. 3 NETTTS Toyota)
• Has started six races this season with three top fives and four top 10s.
• Has two career starts at NHMS with a best finish of third in this race in 2015.

 

Justin Haley (No. 5 Braun Auto Chevrolet)
• Has two wins this season and leads the series standings with seven top fives and eight top 10s in eight races.
• Finished eighth In his one career start at New Hampshire last season.

 

Corey LaJoie (No. 41 Chevrolet)
• Making his first series start of the season.
• Finished second in the 2012 final standings with five wins and 10 top fives in 14 races that season.
• Posted a career-best NHMS finish of second in his most recent start at the track in 2012.

 

Eddie MacDonald (No. 71 Grimm Racing Chevrolet)
• Is the active career win leader at New Hampshire with three victories, including a season sweep of a pair of races in 2008.
• Has seven career K&N Pro Series East wins and was the championship runner-up in 2009.
• Finished eighth at Bristol and 13th at Stafford in his only two series starts this season.

 

Austin Theriault (No. 1 Hattori Racing Toyota)
• Is fifth in the standings with four top fives and four top 10s through eight races.
• Finished a career best second at Columbus Motor Speedway in the series' most recent event.
• Finished 19th in his only career start at New Hampshire, in 2012.

 

Up To Speed:
• The 2016 season is the 30th for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.
• The 2016 schedule features 14 races at 13 different tracks across the United States.
• Third-generation driver Todd Gilliland earned his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series East victory in his series debut at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway.
• Tyler Dippel collected his first series win in just his second series start at Mobile (Ala.) International Speedway.
• Justin Haley recorded his first K&N East win at Greenville (S.C.) Pickens Speedway after leading a total of 28 laps, following that effort with his second win at Columbus Motor Speedway in the series' most recent race.
• Chad Finchum earned his first series victory at Tennessee's Bristol Motor Speedway.
• Austin Cindric kept the new winner trend going winning the Biscuitville 125 at Virginia International Raceway.
• There have been seven first-time winners through eight races this season.

 

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Jason Christley
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Analyzing the Pinty’s Grand Prix of Toronto at Honda Indy Toronto


Pinty's Stat Advance: Toronto

Analyzing the Pinty's Grand Prix of Toronto at Honda Indy Toronto

                            

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 13, 2016) – The 2016 NASCAR Pinty's Series returns for the first time since 2011 to Honda Indy Toronto for the Pinty's Grand Prix of Toronto. Below is a statistical look at the performance of the series at the road course and selected drivers:

 

Pinty's Grand Prix of Toronto Setup:
• This is the series' third visit to the track. 
• Andrew Ranger has been victorious in both previous NASCAR-sanctioned events at the course. Ranger won the pole and led every lap in his win in 2010.
• Josten's Rookie of the Year contender Cayden Lapcevich enters this event for the first time in second-place in the standings and has already recorded a pair of runner-up finishes this season. 

 

At Honda Indy Toronto:
History
• This will be the 30th event at Honda Indy Toronto. IndyCar will be competing on Sunday with the NPS racing on Saturday afternoon.
• D.J. Kennington and Jason Hathaway enter this event as the only drivers to compete in every NPS event held in the history of the series. Kennington has finished in the top five in both previous events.
• The event weekend was originally known as the Molson Toronto Indy, the event dates back to 1986 at the site formerly known as Exhibition Place.

 

Notebook
• Andrew Ranger has won two races this season and enters as the points leader for the NPS entering Toronto.
• Ranger has led 62 of the 73 laps ran in competition in the previous two events at the track.
• Dodge has been the winning manufacturer for both NPS events at the facility in 2011 and 2011, respectively.

 

Honda Indy Toronto Data
Race #: 5 of 12
Track Layout: 1.755-mile road course
Race Length: 35 laps (61.4 miles/100 kilometers)
Telecast: TSN – July 23 at 2:30 p.m. ET; RDS – Aug. 5 at 10 p.m. ET

 

Qualifying/Race Data (most recent event)
2011 Race Winner: Kevin Lacroix, Dodge, 78.956 mph, 49 mins. 8 secs.
2011 Pole Winner: Jason Bowles, Dodge, 82.801 mph, 76.26 secs.
Qualifying Record: Jason Bowles, Dodge, 82.801 mph, 76.26 secs., July 9, 2011

 

Active Category Leaders at Honda Indy Toronto:
Wins
1. Andrew Ranger … 2

Poles
1. Andrew Ranger … 1

 

Top Fives
1. Andrew Ranger … 2
    DJ Kennington … 2
    Kerry Micks … 2

 

Top 10s
1. Andrew Ranger … 2
   DJ Kennington … 2
   Kerry Micks … 2
   Peter Klutt … 2

 

Laps Led
1. Andrew Ranger … 62

 

Laps Completed
1. Andrew Ranger … 73 (all)
    D.J. Kennington … 73
    Three others … 73

 

Starts
1. Nine drivers … 2 (all)

 

Select Driver Highlights:
Robin Buck (No. 56 OMVIC/ B&B Decals Dodge)
• Has scored two NPS wins with his first coming at the inaugural event at ICAR in 2011. He added a second win at Trois-Rivieres later that season. 
• Has made two starts at Honda Indy Toronto with a podium finish (3rd) in 2011.
• In addition to his pair of wins, Buck has collected 12 top-five and 17 top-10 finishes in 27 career starts – all on road courses.

 

J.F. Dumoulin (No. 04 Bernier Crepeau Chrysler/Bellemare Dodge)
• Has 18 top 10s in 32 career NPS starts with a best finish of third at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park last May.
• 23 of his 32 appearances have come on road courses, where he's posted an average finish of 13th.
• Has made one start at Toronto finishing 17th in 2011.

 

L.P. Dumoulin (No. 47 WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge)
• The 2014 NPS Champion and 2011 Rookie of the Year has four wins, a pole, 24 top fives and 38 top 10s in 63 career starts.
• Has three wins, 14 top fives, 17 top 10s and an average finish of ninth in 27 career road course starts.
• Has registered finishes of 21st (2010) and seventh in 2011 at Toronto.

 

Jason Hathaway (No. 3 Fast Eddie/Choko/HGC Chevrolet)
• Has eight wins and 70 top 10s in 113 career starts. Is one of two drivers to compete in every race in NPS history.
• Has 19 top 10s, an average finish of 11th with one win in the second visit at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park last year in 41 career road course starts.
• In the two Toronto events he's posted an average finish of 21st with a best showing of 20th in 2011. He finished 22nd in 2010.

 

D.J. Kennington (No. 17 Castrol Edge Dodge)
• The 2010 and 2012 NPS champion. Currently is tied for second in all-time NPS career wins (19), top fives (75) and top 10s (94), and is one of two drivers to start each of the 113 all-time events. Also ranks second in series history in laps led (2,797) and fifth in poles (11).
• Has two wins, 27 top fives, 33 top 10s and an average finish of seventh in 41 career road course starts.
• In the two Toronto events he's one of three drivers to finish in the top-five in both events with a best showing of third in 2010.

 

Gary Klutt (No. 59 Pioneer Family Pools/PoolSuppliesCanada.ca Dodge)
• Has a win, a pole and 12 top 10s in 21 career NPS starts. Both the pole and win came in last year's season-opener at CTMP.
• Has a win and a pole (CTMP, May 2015), seven top 10s and an average finish of ninth in 11 career road races.
• This will be the NASCAR Next driver's first start at Toronto.

 

Alex Labbe (No. 36 Can-Am/Kappa/Cyclops Gear Dodge)
• Has one win (Chaudiere – 2016) five poles, seven top fives and 11 top 10s in 19 career starts. 
• In 12 career road course starts he has seven top 10s, an average finish of ninth and a best result of second (ICAR- 2016).
• This will be his first start at Toronto.

 

Kevin Lacroix (No. 74 Bumper To Bumper/Total/Go Fast Dodge)
• Has two wins, four top-five and five top-10 finishes in 10 career starts. 
• Recorded two wins in seven starts during his debut season in 2015. Won road races at Circuit ICAR and Circuit de Trois-Rivieres.
• Is the first driver in series history to record two victories in rookie season.
• Became the first driver in the history of the series to win a caution-free race last season at ICAR in his first start at the track.
• This will be his first start on the Toronto road course.

 

Cayden Lapcevich (No. 76 Fastline Motorsports Dodge)
• Has made 10 career starts in the NASCAR Pinty's Series and recorded his career-best second-place finish twice this season Sunset Speedway on June 18th and Chaudiere on June 24th.
• Enters this weekend second in the points standings behind Andrew Ranger (168-162). He'll make his debut at Toronto on Saturday.

 

Kerry Micks (No. 02 Leland/Johnsonville Ford)
• Has made 88 NPS starts with three wins, four poles, 30 top-five and 54 top-10 finishes.
• Is one of three drivers to finish in the top five in both previous Toronto events. Finished fourth in 2011 and fifth in 2010 on the road course.

 

Andrew Ranger (No. 27 Mopar/Pennzoil Dodge)
• The 2007 and 2009 NPS champion and after his wins this season at CTMP and most recently at ICAR, holds the record for all-time wins with 22 and tied for first in poles (17). Has 51 top fives and 73 top 10s in 87 career starts.
• Has won both races at Toronto (2010, 2011) and has led 62 of the 73 laps of competition. 
• Currently holds the series' record for consecutive wins at a track with three (ICAR, 2012-14; Trois-Rivieres, 2008-10) and can equal that mark Saturday if he wins in Toronto.

 

Alex Tagliani (No. 18 EpiPen/Riobel/Complexe JCP/Juste du Chevrolet)
• Has three wins, six poles and 12 top fives, 21 top 10s in 37 career NPS starts.
• Has a win (Edmonton, 2008), four poles, six top fives and an average finish of 12th in 15 road course starts.
• Will make his first start at Toronto this Saturday.

 

Other Driver Notes
• Rookie Josh Collins is scheduled to make his first start at Toronto. He's the first driver in series history to compete in the series from Newfoundland. He finished seventh at Sunset for his best career finish in five starts.
• Peter Klutt is one of nine drivers to have started both races in 2010 and 2011. He finished ninth in both events.

 

Up To Speed:
• The 2016 season is the first for new series sponsor Pinty's and the 10th overall for the Canadian-based NASCAR division.
• The 2016 schedule features 12 races at 11 different tracks across five provinces and a return to the road course in Toronto as part of the IndyCar weekend in July.
• Quebec native Andrew Ranger took the lead on the penultimate lap of the season opening race at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park to score the win.
• Alex Tagliani made Quebec drivers two-for-two this season after he won the Leland Industries 300 at Sunset Speedway for his third career series victory.
• Alex Labbe won from the pole last weekend in an exciting finish with rookie Cayden Lapcevich. It was Labbe's first career win.
• Andrew Ranger retook the points lead and also became the first multi-race winner of the season with his third win at ICAR two weeks ago.
• The NPS will travel west for its annual visits to Edmonton (Alberta) International Raceway and Wyant Group Raceway in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on Saturday July 23 and Wednesday, July 27, respectively.

 

Contact:
Tim Southers
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Entry List Grows To Nearly 50 For 43rd Annual HP Hood Oxford 250

Entry List Grows To Nearly 50 For 43rd Annual HP Hood Oxford 250

 

NAPLES, ME (July 14) – Entries from every corner of the United States, as well as Canada, continue to make their way into the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) offices for the 43rd Annual HP Hood Oxford 250.  Annually, the best attended race for both fans and participants, the HP Hood Oxford 250 will take place on August 26-28 at the legendary Oxford Plains Speedway, paying $25,000 to the winner.  With additional lap leader bonus money also on the line, this year's HP Hood Oxford 250 winner could potentially take home up to $50,000. 

            Several drivers have already punched their tickets to the prestigious race through the "Road To The Oxford 250" qualifying events, including this year's Easter Bunny 150 winner, Ben Rowe, and Wayne Helliwell, Jr., Scott Farrington, and Florida's Dalton Sargeant, each who advanced through a recent "non-winner's" race at Oxford Plains a couple of weeks ago.

Among those who have already entered are Pacific Northwest legend Garrett Evans, who will be attempting the Oxford 250 for the first time in his illustrious career, 6-time PASS North Super Late Model champion, Johnny Clark, the 2014 series champion and current points leader, DJ Shaw, 2-time PASS National Champion, Jay Fogleman, and his son, Tate, himself the defending PASS South Super Late Model champion, former champion Cassius Clark, and 2015 PASS National Champion, Joey Doiron.  

3-Time HP Hood Oxford 250 winner, Mike Rowe, is joined on the entry list by fellow 250 winners, Travis Benjamin and Joey Polewarcyzk, and last year's surprise winner, Glen Luce.  The state of Maine will be well represented by Reid Lanpher, David Oliver, Richie Dearborn, Alan Wilson, Dave Farrington, Jr., Mike Hopkins, Adam Polvinen, Scott Mulkern, Tim and TJ Brackett, Dennis Spencer, Jr., Wyatt Alexander, Scott Robbins, Jacob Dore, Garrett Hall, Shawn Martin, Gary Smith, Tracy Gordon, Larry Gelinas, Dan McKeague, Corey Bubar, Jeff Taylor, and veteran Kelly Moore.

New Hampshire natives Bryan Kruczek and Jeremy Davis will be hoping to return to victory lane in the biggest race of the year, along with fellow Granite State driver Derrick Griffith.  Massachusetts' Derek Ramstrom is hoping his big race experience will pay off and will be joined by fellow New Englanders Travis Stearns, Kyle Desouza, Brent Dragon, and North Carolina transplants, Ben Lynch and John-Michael Shenette.  Michael Scorzelli will make the trip from New York as well as New Brunswick's Matt Matheson, who will be looking for a win as he tries to take the trophy north of the border.

Entry forms for the 43rd Annual HP Hood Oxford 250 can be found at ProAllStarsSeries.com and OxfordPlains.com.  It will be a big weekend of action that will also feature the PASS Modifieds, ACT Late Models, Valenti Modified Series, the North East Mini Stock Tour, and much, much more.

The PASS North Super Late Models will be in action again on Saturday, July 23, along with the ACT Late Models, for Twin 150s at White Mountain Motorsports Park.  Racing will start at 5 PM and will also include the Tigers, Dwarfs, and Kids Trucks.  Entry forms for upcoming PASS action at White Mountain, Oxford Plains, Lee, and South Boston can be found at ProAllStarsSeries.com

The Pro All Stars Series is recognized as North America's premier sanctioning body for asphalt Super Late Models and boasts such marquee events as the Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory Motor Speedway and the legendary HP Hood Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway.  For media or marketing questions, please contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039 or alandietzpass@live.com.  Please visitProAllStarsSeries.com for more information and don't forget to "Like" the Pro All Stars Series on Facebook or follow us on Twitter at @PASSSLM14 to keep up with breaking news as it happens.

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2016-07-12

Langis Caron 150

Langis Caron 150    



Communiqué pour diffusion immédiate 

Le 12 juillet 2016, Québec 

Patience, stratégie et performance 

C'est ce vendredi 15 juillet à l'Autodrome Chaudière Vallée-Jonction que ce tiendra la 4e édition du traditionnel Langis Caron Frameco Lte 150 où les pilotes présents participeront à un programme de 3 fois 50 tours avec départ en positions inversées des pilotes sur le tour du meneur. 

Actuellement, 26 pilotes sont inscrits pour ce programme dont 2 nouvelles recrues soit le #4 Daniel Demers à bord de la voiture de location de Samuel Charland et le #2 Francis Boisclair de Québec qui a acquis l'ancienne voiture du double champion Steve McKibbins. 

Cette soirée commanditée, principalement par Frameco Lte, offrira aux pilotes présents près de 13 500$ en bourses et bonis de courses. En plus de ce partenaire majeur, nous avons pu compter sur l'implication du Forum Guide Auto ainsi que de Métalico inc pour rendre cette soirée des plus intéressantes pour les équipes présentes. 

Le #33 Philippe Poulin, actuellement en tête du classement général, à remporter l'édition 2014 du Langis Caron. Depuis le début de la saison, il se présente en piste avec une voiture très compétitive et déterminée à aller chercher la victoire. Avec la foule de supporteurs qu'il a le privilège d'avoir à chaque présence à l'Autodrome Chaudière Vallée-Jonction, il donnera assurément tout pour leur en mettre encore une fois plein la vue. 

Mais il ne sera pas le seul à vouloir aller chercher cette victoire. Le #16 Rock Poulin qui a remporté la première édition a travaillé fort avec son équipe pour être présent ce vendredi lui dont la voiture a été sévèrement endommagée lors du programme du 1er juillet. Nous aurons aussi en piste le #67 Dominic Jacques vainqueur de l'an dernier qui avec la constance qu'on lui connait est un excellent candidat pour ce type de programme. 

On pourrait aussi être surpris par des pilotes comme le #41 Samuel Charland ou bien le #89 Marc Bertrand; deux pilotes qui n'hésitent pas à prendre leur place en piste. La discipline piste sera par contre de mise pour ce programme. 

On vous l'a annoncé déjà à deux reprises, mais cette fois-ci, c'est la bonne! Le #84 Martin Latulippe fait sa première sortie à bord de sa nouvelle construction. Le pilote de Vallée-Jonction est déjà dans plusieurs prédictions pour le podium. 

Un des pilotes favoris de la Beauce, le #18 Marc Bégin a travaillé fort sur la voiture depuis le dernier programme pour la rendre des plus compétitives. Assisterons-nous au premier podium de la saison du vétéran de St-Philibert? 

Les possibilités sont grandes; #22 Louis-Philippe Labrecque, #40 Sylvain Labbé, #81 Dave Trevors, #17 Jimmy Nadeau, #21 Éric Cloutier ou bien le # 37 Dany Gariepy; tous ces pilotes sont des aspirants à la victoire. 

Soyez de nôtre lors du plus gros programme de la saison 2016 Sportsman Qc Lucas Oil à l'Autodrome Chaudière Vallée-Jonction. 

Marie-Claude Levasseur, Relationniste



Ouverture Puits: 15h45

Ouverture estrades: 17h30

16h30​: Inspection 

17h30 ​: Pratique Sportsman Lucas oil

17h50​: Pratique Sport Compactes Elite Oricom

18h00 ​: Pratique Semi Pro Garage Gilles Roy

18h10​: Pratique Sportsman Lucas oil

18h30​: Pratique Sport Compactes Elite Oricom

18h40​: Pratique Semi pro Garage Gilles Roy

18h50​: Fin des pratiques

18h50           : PIT MEETING

 

PROGRAMME RÉGULIER

19H15 ​: Finale 1 juillet Semi-Pro Garage Gilles Roy (25 tours)

19h30​: Qualifications Sportsman Lucas oïl (3 x 10 tours)

 

19h50​: 2 Qualifications S.C. Élite Oricom (10 tours)

20h05​: Finale (B) (15 tours)

20h15​: Qualifications Semi Pro Élite Garage Gilles Roy (10 tours)

20h23​: 1e étape de 50 tours du Langis Caron 150

20h55​: 1e Finale Semi Pro Élite Garage Gilles Roy (25 tours)

21h10​: Finale 3e tranche Triple couronne SCÉ (50 tours)

21h30​: 2e étape de 50 tours du Langis Caron 150

22h00​: Intermission (Démonstration voitures téléguidés)  

22h10​: 2e Finale Semi Pro Garage Gilles Roy (25 tours)

22h30​: 3e étape de 50 tours du Langis Caron 150

23h00​: Podium

 

Horaire sujet a changements sans préavis.

Remis au samedi 16 juillet en cas de pluie

Prix d'entrées:  

Estrade: 30$  (adulte)

0 a 17 ans : Gratuit dans les estrades

Entrée puits: 35$ (adulte)

Enfants puits : 5$ (pour tous)

Visite puits : 5$ (pour tous)


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NASCAR Pinty's Series News & Notes: Toronto

Series Returns To Street Course For 30thHonda Indy

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 12, 2016) – At the start of the 2016 season for the NASCAR Pinty's Series, there was a new level or excitement for the NASCAR-sanctioned division.

 

From brand new series sponsor – Pinty's Delicious Foods, Inc. – coming on board this season with a new three-year deal to a return to Toronto, this year will be one of the most anticipated in the history of NASCAR's only Canadian touring series.

 

In addition to sponsoring the series, Pinty's also stepped up to sponsor the Pinty's Grand Prix of Toronto this Saturday at Honda Indy Toronto. The stock cars will join the IndyCar Series for the third time.

 

This will be the first time the series has competed at the 1.755-mile road course since 2011 and one driver looking forward to returning is current points leader and two-time series champion Andrew Ranger. Ranger won both previous events at the 

course in 2010 and 2011, respectively, and he returns this weekend looking for his third win of the season.

 

While there nearly 10 drivers competing in their third NPS race on the road course near downtown Toronto, the only other drivers to finish in the top-five in both races are Kerry Micks and D.J. Kennington. 

 

Micks, who makes a majority of his series' starts on road courses, finished fourth in 2011 and fifth in 2010, respectively. Kennington finished third in the inaugural event in 2010 and fifth in 2011.

 

This Honda Indy Toronto weekend is often the highest attended sporting event in the province of Toronto every year.

 

RACE: Pinty's Grand Prix of Toronto
PLACE: Honda Indy Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
DATE: Saturday, July 16
TIME: 3:50 p.m. ET
TELECAST: TSN 3/5 – Saturday, July 23, 2:30 p.m. ET; RDS2 – Aug. 5, 10 p.m. ET
TRACK LAYOUT: 2.113-mile, 14-turn airport road course
2015 POLE SITTER: No Event Held
2015 RACE WINNER: No Event Held 
EVENT SCHEDULE: Saturday – Practice 11 a.m. - Noon, Qualifying 5 p.m.; Sunday – Driver Autograph Session 12:40 p.m.
TRACK CONTACT: Kathleen Stelmach, (416) 341-9929, kathleen@torchiacom.com
TRACK TWITTER: @HondaIndy
EVENT TWITTER HASHTAG: #PintysGP
NASCAR CONTACT: Tim Southers, 386-235-3634, tsouthers@nascar.com; Twitter: @tsouth1968

 

Fast Facts:

The Race: This event is the fifth of 12 races on the NASCAR Pinty's Series schedule and the third of five road-course events. This is the series' third time participating in the event in Toronto.

 

The Procedure: The starting field is 32 cars, including provisionals. The first 27 cars will qualify through NASCAR road race style qualifying. There will be two qualifying groups based on practice times. The remaining five spots will be awarded through the provisional process. The race will be 35 laps covering just over 100 kilometers (61.4 miles).

 

The Track: The 11-turn, 1.755-mile temporary road course is set up on the streets of Toronto's Exhibition Place, a unique site situated along the shores of Lake Ontario immediately west of downtown Toronto. Exhibition Place is home to more than 100 special events and trade and consumer shows annually.

 

The History: Originally known as the Molson Toronto Indy, the event dates back to 1986 at the site formerly known as Exhibition Place. The CASCAR Super Series, predecessor to the NASCAR Pinty's Series, was a regular support series at the event.

 

The Pole Winners: Andrew Ranger was the inaugural event's pole winner in 2010. Jason Bowles captured the pole in 2011. Bowles set the track record at 76.260 seconds (82.801 mph) on July 9, 2011.

 

The Race Winners: Andrew Ranger has won both previous events for the NPS and set a race record time of 69.065 mph on July 17, 2010.

 

Pinty's Grand Prix of Toronto Notes:

Returning Drivers: Joining Ranger, Kennington and Micks in starting their third race at the facility include: Jason Hathaway, Peter Klutt, Derek White, Mark Dilley, L.P. Dumoulin, and Robin Buck.

 

Rookies Making First Start: A total of nine rookies are slated to start in Saturday's race tying the previous mark for most rookies with the 2011 event. Cayden Lapcevich leads this year's crop of talented rookies currently in second place in the standings – just six points behind Ranger (168-162).

 

Ranger Out Front At Toronto: In both of his wins, Ranger has done it in dominating fashion leading every lap in the inaugural event in 2010 (36) and the Roxton Pond, Que. native led 26 of 37 laps in 2011.

 

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