2016-11-12

APHAËL LESSARD COURONNÉ CHAMPION 2016 DU CARS SUPER LATE MODEL TOUR

RAPHAËL LESSARD

#99 FRL Express/Team Coach Imaging

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RAPHAËL LESSARD COURONNÉ CHAMPION 2016 DU

CARS SUPER LATE MODEL TOUR

 

Le Beauceron se paye également une 4e victoire de la saison au Southern National Motorsports Park!

 

LUCAMA, Caroline du Nord, 12 novembre 2016 – Raphaël Lessard a été couronné champion de la série CARS Super Late Model Tour samedi alors que le jeune de 15 ans n'avait qu'à prendre le départ de l'épreuve pour s'assurer du titre. Raphaël est devenu le 2e non-américain à être champion de la série, le premier étant Mario Gosselin en 1997, mais également le plus jeune canadien à jamais remporter une série de stock car américaine.

 

« Je ne peux assez remercier l'équipe de David Gilliland, ma Toyota Camri était une fois de plus parfaite. Je n'aurais jamais pu gagner le championnat sans eux, je ne pouvais pas demander mieux comme équipe. Je tiens aussi à remercier mon chef d'équipe Seth Smith qui a cru en moi dès le début, ainsi que mes parents qui me suivent depuis que je suis tout petit et qui n'ont jamais arrêté de me supporter. J'aimerais également remercier mon agent Robert Desrosiers sans qui tout ça ne serait pas possible, ainsi que Toyota, TRD, CSX, Team Coach Imaging et JBL Audio » de dire un Raphaël ému d'avoir remporté le championnat.

 

Fidèle à son habitude, Lessard a connu un excellent début de course en passant de la 7e place à la 2e lors des dix premiers tours en piste du CSX Play it Safe 250 presented by MMIA, une course de 125 tours. C'est d'ailleurs au Southern National Motorsports Park le 3 avril dernier, que la saison de Raphaël Lessard avait débuté et où il avait signé une troisième place, imposant déjà son rythme pour le reste de la saison.

 

Le pilote de la voiture #99 FRL Express/Team Coach Imaging/Toyota/JBLAudio de l'équipe David Gilliland Racing a mené toute une course. C'est au 82e tour que Lessard a été capable de prendre la tête du peloton, en menant une belle bagarre avec Brandon Setzer et Matt Craig. L'épreuve, qui s'était déroulée sans problème, s'est corsée à la mi-course, lors d'une relance, lorsque Raphaël et Brandon Setzer se sont touchés. Lessard a tout de même réussi à garder l'avantage sur Setzer et Craig.

 

Par la suite, c'est avec Cole Tim, le coéquipier de Raphaël, que la course s'est jouée. Au final, Raphaël a connu une fin de course parfaite se donnant une belle avance sur le deuxième, puis récoltant sa 4e victoire de la saison en Super Late Model.

 

« Le début de la course a très bien été, la voiture #54 de Matt Craig était très rapide alors j'essayais de le suivre et de le pousser à bruler ses pneus. Ça a marché puisqu'il s'est mis à ralentir, et quand j'ai vu Brandon Setzer se rapprocher je me suis dit que c'était le temps de passer Craig pour la première place. Le reste de la course a vraiment bien été. J'ai eu un petit accrochage avec Setzer à la relance, mais honnêtement je ne sais pas ce qui s'est passé, mais au moins sa voiture n'a pas eu de dommage » de dire Raphaël.

 

La prochaine course de Raphaël sera lors du Snowball Derby le 4 décembre prochain au 5 Flags Speedway à Pensacola en Floride.

 

Raphael Lessard sera de retour pour une tournée médias à Montréal lundi matin à 10 h 30, puis à Québec lundi en fin d'après-midi, à 16 h 30.


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2016-11-11

NASCAR to Surpass 10 Million Miles on Sunoco Green E15

NASCAR to Surpass 10 Million Miles on Sunoco Green E15

American-Made Ethanol from American-Grown Corn Has Helped Fuel Sport Since 2011;

10 Million Miles Equivalent to 400 Laps Around the Earth

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (November 11, 2016) – NASCAR announced today that it will surpass 10 million competition miles on Sunoco Green E15, a biofuel blended with 15 percent American-made ethanol, by the end of the 2016 season. The achievement will be celebrated during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™ race at Phoenix International Raceway this weekend. The 10 million miles will have been accumulated across practice, qualifying and racing laps since the biofuel was adopted by the sport.

 

Six years ago, NASCAR entered into a groundbreaking partnership with Sunoco and American Ethanol, launching its long-term biofuels program to reduce emissions across its three national series. After an exhaustive analysis, Sunoco formulated Sunoco Green E15 to allow for a seamless transition, and the biofuel made its debut at Daytona International Speedway in 2011. All the ethanol for Green E15 is produced from American-grown corn at Sunoco's ethanol manufacturing facility in Fulton, N.Y.

 

"As we approach 10 million miles on Sunoco Green E15 across our three national series, it's evident that the renewable, higher ethanol blended fuel performs flawlessly against our rigorous racing conditions," said Brent Dewar, NASCAR Chief Operating Officer. "This remarkable milestone is the result of an industry-wide commitment to demonstrate high performance racing with reduced emissions, while educating our fans about the benefits of sustainable and renewable American ethanol." 

 

Since transitioning to the biofuel, NASCAR has helped validate the fuel's qualities in front of an audience of millions of NASCAR fans and is helping shift attitudes and behaviors around the use of ethanol. According to new research conducted in July, when compared to non-fans, NASCAR fans are more likely to support the use of ethanol blended gasoline to fuel NASCAR race cars, their own car, and cars on the road today to increase U.S. energy independence. Source: Custom Environment-Related Tracker commissioned by NASCAR and conducted by Toluna (July 2016).

 

"We are thrilled to reach this important milestone with NASCAR and to be a part of the effort to reduce the sport's impact on the environment with Sunoco Green E15, while increasing horsepower and standing up to the most demanding conditions on the track," said Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy. "Like their favorite NASCAR drivers, consumers are now utilizing a fuel with a blend of 15 percent ethanol. Americans have already driven over 500 million miles on E15. Today, nearly 400 stations across 28 states sell E15 and those numbers continue to climb. Consumer demand is on the rise because Americans are finding out that E15 is the right choice for their engines, their wallets and the environment."

The move to Sunoco Green E15 coincided with the incorporation of more technology into NASCAR race cars. In 2012, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series transitioned from carbureted engines to electronic fuel injection using an electronic control unit (ECU) – the first computer technology used in a NASCAR race car. In addition, the series moved from analog gauges to a digital dashboard this season.

 

"As a lifelong fan and a proud team owner, I am certain that the switch to an ethanol blend has been a great move by NASCAR," said Richard Childress, Chairman and CEO of RCR. "We're proud of our connection to the ethanol industry and all of the good that it's doing for our country, and could not be more pleased to celebrate passing 10 million miles with the industry."

 

During the pace car laps at the start of the race on Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway, NASCAR fans at the start/finish line will be asked to participate in a coordinated American Ethanol green flag wave to help commemorate the 10 million-mile achievement.

 

Click here for an infographic on the 10 million-mile milestone.

 

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup will continue with the Can-Am 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. 

 

About NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States. NASCAR consists of three national series (the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™, NASCAR XFINITY Series™, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™), four regional series, one local grassroots series and three international series. The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. Based in Daytona Beach, Fla., with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and Europe. For more information visit http://www.NASCAR.com and http://www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat ('NASCAR').For race tickets, visit www.NASCAR.com/tickets.

 

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2016-11-10

2017 ARCA Racing Series schedule released; Elko, Road America return

TOLEDO, Ohio (Nov. 10, 2016) – The 65th consecutive season for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards is set in stone, as Series officials released the 2017 schedule Thursday to include 20 race-dates across 13 states.

Another healthy mix of superspeedways, paved short tracks, dirt tracks and a road course will highlight the 2017 tour, including returns trips to Elko Speedway in Minnesota and Road America in Wisconsin. ARCA raced at the Elko short track 2012-2014 and once at the Road America road course in 2013. 

"We are pleased to announce our full and complete 20-race, 2017 schedule," said ARCA President Ron Drager. "From superspeedways recognized as among the most famed tracks in the world, to historic short tracks, to mile dirt tracks and road course venues, the schedule highlights the long standing diversity of the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards. We're especially pleased to welcome back to the schedule Elko Speedway and Road America."

The series will kick off the 2017 campaign with the 54th running of the Lucas Oil 200 at Daytona February 18 which precedes NASCAR's Unlimited later that night. For the sixth consecutive year, the ARCA Racing Series will crown the Series champion at Kansas Speedway where ARCA's race season concludes under the lights October 20.

In between Daytona and Kansas is one of the most diverse schedules in racing with race events on eight superspeedways, nine paved short tracks, two dirt tracks and one road course.

The series will race at conjunction event venues with all three of NASCAR's top-tier divisions including Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Trucks, as well as the Verizon IndyCar Series, the USAC Silver Crown Series and the ARCA CRA Super Series.

Prior to the 2017 season, series officials will celebrate the 2016 season one final time with the annual national championship awards banquet at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis Saturday, December 10.

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DIRTcar Racing and World of Outlaws Adopt Unified Dirt Late Model Council Specs

DIRTcar

DIRTcar Racing and World of Outlaws Adopt Unified Dirt Late Model Council Specs

Posted: 09 Nov 2016 10:39 AM PST

CONCORD, N.C. – Nov. 9, 2016 – DIRTcar Racing and the World of Outlaws will officially adopt the Unified Dirt Late Model Council's technical and driver personal protection specifications, adding them to the rule books for the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series, DIRTcar Late Models and DIRTcar Pro Late Models.

The Council's sanctioning body committee met in October to develop unified specifications for all Council members, including the World of Outlaws, Lucas Oil Series, MLRA, Ultimate Series, Southern Nationals Series, AMLS, MARS, DIRTcar Racing and Eldora Speedway. All dirt late model sanctioning series will be encouraged to adopt the specifications effective January 1, 2017.

The adopted specifications, detailed in the below bulletin, will be integrated into the 2017 General Rules and Specifications. This includes fuel cells, battery and electrical systems, wheels and wheel discs/covers, and personal safety equipment such as drivers' gloves, head and neck systems, seats and fire suppression.

In addition to the outlined technical and driver personal protection specifications, the Council will meet at PRI in December to address weighted suspension components, rear end construction materials and axels. Specifications for these components will be released after the December meeting.

DIRTcar Racing and World of Outlaws continue to work with their partners to ensure the safety and consistency of its cars and drivers, and to solidify the sport in all its facets.

THIS DOCUMENT IS INTENDED AS A GUIDE TO THE UNIFIED LATE MODEL COUNCIL RULES, RULE ADJUSTMENTS, RULE ADDITIONS, REFINEMENTS, AND ADDENDUMS.

Please note: The bullet points of this bulletin will be applied to each Series' individual rule book, amending the applicable rule section or in some cases creating a new section.

LATE MODEL TECHNICAL BULLETIN

Effective January 1, 2017

Fuel, Fuel Cells, Fuel Systems:
An approved fuel cell must be used at all times.

The only fuel cells that are approved are those that meet and/or exceed the FIA / FT3 specifications.

Fuel cells must be used in accordance with the FT3 specifications. Alterations of any kind will not be permitted. (Example: alterations to top plate, alterations or removal of foam, etc.)

Fuel valve plate, fuel pickup and fuel return fittings must be on the top of the fuel cell.

Fuel cells that are not contained within a welded steel tubing "rack" must have two (2) equally spaced steel straps that measure two (2) inches wide by 1/8 inch in thickness that completely surround the fuel cell. The straps must be bolted to the frame. Longitudinal (front to rear) orientation is recommended for strap mounting.
Willy's Carburetor roll over plate part # WCD4000 is approved for competition.

Electrical Systems, Batteries, Electrical Accessories:
The battery must be securely mounted with positive fasteners and brackets.

The battery terminals must be insulated or enclosed with a non-conductive material that will prevent contact with any part of the race car should the battery become dislodged from the battery mount.

One (1) mandatory battery disconnect switch must be installed on the rear deck, behind the driver seat, in a location that is easily accessible from outside the race car. The switch must be clearly labeled with off/on direction. The switch must be directly in-line with the NEGATIVE battery cable and be capable of completely disconnecting the NEGATIVE terminal of the battery from the race car. Negative or "ground" wiring connections must not be made anywhere from the battery negative terminal to the input side of the disconnect switch. An additional battery disconnect switch within the drivers reach may also be used.

Wheel, Wheel Discs, Wheel Spacers:
Only aluminum wheels will be permitted.

Only approved wheel discs will be permitted. Approved wheel discs are wheel discs that are fastened to the wheel using a minimum of three (3), 5/16 inch diameter magnetic steel hex head bolts. The use of wheel discs with any other type of fastener will not be permitted.

Only aluminum wheel spacers will be permitted.

Personal Safety Equipment:
Drivers must wear gloves at all times they are on track, during practice and competition.

Driver's gloves must meet or exceed the SFI 3.3 specification and have a legible and valid SFI 3.3 label.

Drivers, at all times they are on the track, must have their helmets correctly (following manufacturers installation and use instructions) connected to an approved head and neck restraint. The head and neck restraint must be SFI 38.1 approved and display a legible and valid SFI 38.1 label.

Race Car Installed Safety Equipment:

A. Seats
All racecars must be equipped with a complete driver full containment type seat with head rest and head surround. All seats must meet or exceed the SFI 39.2 specification and display a legible and valid SFI 39.2 label.

Seats must be used as supplied and instructed by the seat manufacturer with the exception of trimming the length of the left side head surround for the purpose of egress only. If the left side head surround is trimmed to a distance that is less than the most forward surface of the drivers helmet (usually the area crossing the chin) then a left side head net meeting the SFI 37.1 must be installed with a quick release latch.

Seats must be mounted to a seat frame that is welded to the racecar frame/roll cage structure. Attaching points, angles, and materials for the seat frame and mounting of the seat to the seat frame must be in accordance to the seat manufacturer instructions.

B. Fire Suppression
All racecars must be equipped with a thermally deployed automatic fire suppression system. The fire suppression system will consist of a DOT approved cylinder manufactured from aluminum or steel with a capacity of ten (10) lbs. of fire extinguishing agent, steel or steel reinforced lines, and two (2) thermally activated discharge nozzles.
All systems must meet or exceed SFI 17.1 specifications.

Systems must be fully charged with ten (10) lbs. of DuPont FE-36, 3M NOVEC 1230, or Fire Aide and display a legible and valid SFI and manufacturer label depicting fire extinguishing agent, capacity, and certification date. Cylinders that or beyond useful certification date must be inspected, serviced and re-labeled by the manufacturer.
Cylinders must be mounted forward of the fuel cell. Cylinders must be securely mounted to the frame/roll cage assembly. The certification label must be unobstructed and easily accessible for inspection when the mounting is complete.

The cylinder must be connected to the nozzles with steel or steel reinforced lines.
Two (2) thermally activated nozzles must be used. One (1) nozzle must be located directly above the fuel cell in the fuel cell area and the second nozzle must be located in the driver cockpit area.
An optional manual override cable may be added to the system.

As agreed by the Unified Late Model Council – November 5, 2016 rev.3



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2016-11-08

Nomination à l'Autodrome Chaudière.

Nomination à l'Autodrome Chaudière.



Sur la photo : Nicolas Dallaire (équipo.), Steve Gaudreau (équipo.) et Marc Bégin (Autodrome Chaudière)


Vallée Jonction, le mardi 8 novembre 2016 — M. Marc Bégin, Président du Conseil d'administration de l'Autodrome Chaudière, a le plaisir d'annoncer que l'entreprise équipo. prend en charge la direction générale, et ce, à compter de maintenant.

équipo. aura comme tâche d'assurer le développement de l'Autodrome Chaudière sous toutes les facettes.  « Nous sommes très heureux de s'adjoindre des services d'équipo.  Ils ont une vision qui cadre parfaitement avec la nôtre », a commenté Marc Bégin. « Leur connaissance et expertise dans le domaine de l'événement contribuera de façon importante au développement de l'Autodrome. »

équipo. en sera à un premier mandat de ce type.  M. Steve Gaudreau, directeur du développement a mentionné « nous sommes très excités face à ce nouveau projet, il s'agit d'une nouvelle étape pour notre organisation qui est en pleine croissance et il s'agit d'un défi très motivant.  L'Autodrome Chaudière est reconnu dans le milieu comme étant l'un plus beau site au Canada et il y a plusieurs styles de courses qui s'y tiennent. »

L'Autodrome Chaudière en profite pour mentionner à ses fidèles amateurs ainsi qu'aux différents partenaires que les préparatifs sont en cours et que des annonces devraient être faites dans les prochaines semaines.

« Nous tenons également à remercier André Poulin pour son excellent travail au courant de la dernière saison et nous lui souhaitons bonne chance dans ses nouveaux projets », a affirmé Marc Bégin au sujet de l'ancien promoteur.

À propos de l'Autodrome Chaudière
En opération depuis 1992 et maintenant propriété d'un groupe d'homme d'affaires beaucerons, l'Autodrome Chaudière a comme mission d'offrir des événements sportifs diversifiés pour les amateurs et nouveaux adeptes et ont particulièrement à cœur la continuité des classes régionales qui ne cessent de progresser sous leurs nouvelles appellations soient Amateur, Sport Compact Élite et Semi Pro.

À propos d'équipo.
Établie à Québec, équipo est le co-équipier dans la gestion des événements sportifs. Dans le domaine de l'organisation événementielle depuis 5 ans.  équipo. a fait ses marques par le biais de la gestion de tournois sportifs auprès des entreprises et de ligues sportives axées uniquement aux adultes.

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2016-11-07

ALEX LABBE TO DEBUT IN XFINITY AT PHOENIX AND SEEKING A PINTY'S TITLE IN 2017


ALEX LABBE TO DEBUT IN XFINITY AT PHOENIX AND SEEKING A PINTY'S TITLE IN 2017




MONTREAL, QC – 2016-11-07 [updated 17h06] – The young St-Albert, QC stock car driver, Alex LABBÉ, will be the next Quebecois driver to make an attempt at the NASCAR XFINITY Series.  Driving the Mario GOSSELIN owned and prepared automobile, Labbé, 23 years old, will be racing in the Ticket Galaxy 200 at Phoenix International Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona this weekend.



"In addition to providing him a ride in the NASCAR Pinty's Series, we want Alex to continue his development in motorsports.  This is why we are providing him with the opportunity to rub fenders with the best and promising drivers of NASCAR, in at least five starts, behind the wheel of one of our Ford Can-Am Kappa Cyclops Gear NASCAR XFINITY cars" declared Alain Lord Mounir, Principal Officer for Go FAS Racing, Kappa clothes and Cyclop camera gear.

It will be important to finish.

The Ticket Galaxy 200, a NASCAR XFINITY race, will be held in the shadows of the Can-Am 500, for NASCAR Spring Cup cars.  Labbé will be competing in front of the NASCAR brass and all of the large teams.

Despite very modest expectations this weekend, he claims to be seeking experience and wants to rally the finish line, this race is in fact one of the many in his quest for a NASCAR Sprint Cup ride.

To get there, Labbé will need to convince NASCAR Officials that he has what it takes on the track to compete at those levels... short tracks, like Phoenix, intermediate tracks (1 to 2 miles), Speedways (2 miles) and finally Super Speedways (2.5 miles).  All of this may shake itself quickly for Labbé... but it is not automatic.

Intentions: Kick off 2017 at an intermediate track.

"Because the 2017 Pinty's Series calendar is still not available, we can't firm up our plans yet.  Of course my objective is to win the Pinty's title, but also to make my time in the XFINITY Series in order to be at the 2018 edition in Daytona" said a very smiling Alex Labbé.

Many changes expected in the Pinty's Series.

While he did not want to specify, Alex did confirm to us in the interview that many many important changes are to be expected in his chase for the Pinty's title.  He will not settle for anything less than providing Go FAS Racing, Can-Am, Kappa and Cyclops gear a title in Canada's premier NASCAR Series.

If he and his team are not ready to tell us more specific details, it is easy to believe that Labbé will want to surround himself with the people that have provided him with great success in his relatively short career, starting with Mario Gosselin, who will be handling crew chief duties for him this weekend.  Is an all Québécois team possible?

Larue steps in.

If fans and followers of the American-Canadian Tour is used to seeing Labbé sport the Larue snowplow and paving equipment colors, it will definitely be a weird feeling to see them on an XFINITY car.  For Labbé's first race in the Series, Larue, a Quebec company joins others to make this possible.  But the association doesn't stop there.  "As soon as the Pinty's schedule is known we will research which races we can do together in the Late Model and Super Late Model ranks."

The XFINITY race will be held on November 12, at Phoenix International Raceway (Phoenix, Arizona) and will be broadcasted in the USA on NBCSN and in Canada on TSN.

In English

Friday, November 11
12:30 PM, NXS Phoenix practice, NBCSN, TSN GO
3:00 PM, NXS Phoenix final practice, NBCSN, TSN GO

Saturday, November 12
4:00 PM, NXS Phoenix qualifying, NBCSN
7:00 PM, NXS Countdown, NBCSN, TSN2
7:30 PM, NXS Phoenix race, NBC, TSN2
10:00 PM, NXS Post Race Show, NBCSN

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ALEX LABBÉ EN XFINITY À PHOENIX ET À LA QUÊTE D'UN TITRE PINTY'S EN 2017


ALEX LABBÉ EN XFINITY À PHOENIX ET À LA QUÊTE D'UN TITRE PINTY'S EN 2017



MONTRÉAL, QC – 2016-11-07 – Le pilote de voitures stock-car Alex LABBÉ de St-Albert sera le prochain Québécois à tenter sa chance en NASCAR XFINITY.  Au volant de la voiture propriété de Mario GOSSELIN qui sera son chef d'équipe, Labbé, 23 ans, prendra part à l'épreuve Ticket Galaxy 200 au Phoenix International Raceway à Phoenix, Arizona ce weekend.


"En plus de lui confier à nouveau le volant de notre voiture en série NASCAR Pinty's, nous voulons qu'Alex continue de gravir les échelons vers les sommets de la course automobile.  C'est pourquoi nous lui permettrons de se frotter aux meilleurs pilotes de la relève de NASCAR avec au moins cinq départs au volant d'une de nos Ford Can-Am Kappa Cyclops Gear" de la série NASCAR XFINITY" déclara Alain Lord Mounir, dirigeant de Go FAS Racing, des vêtements Kappa et des caméras Cyclos Gear.

Il est important de terminer.

L'épreuve Ticket Galaxy 200, pour les voitures NASCAR XFINITY est disputée en marge de l'épreuve Can-Am 500, pour les voitures NASCAR Sprint Cup.  Labbé sera donc à l'œuvre devant la grosse gomme de NASCAR et les grosses écuries.

Même si les attentes de Labbé sont modestes en fin de semaine, il dit vouloir prendre de l'expérience et souhaite rallier le fil d'arrivée, cette course est en fait une marche de plus dans sa longue quête d'un volant en NASCAR Sprint.

Pour y arriver, Labbé devra démontrer aux dirigeants de NASCAR ses capacités en piste… les courtes pistes, comme Phoenix, les circuits intermédiaires (1 à 2 miles), les grandes pistes (2 miles) et finalement les super ovales de 2.5 miles ("super speedways").  Il se peut que le tout se bouscule et aille très vite pour Labbé… mais ce n'est pas automatique.

Il aimerait débuter la saison 2017 avec un circuit intermédiaire.

"Comme le calendrier 2017 de la série Pinty's n'est pas encore disponible, nous ne pouvons pas encore faire notre plan de match final.  Mais c'est certain que mon objectif est de remporter le titre en Pinty's, mais aussi de faire mes classes en XFINITY pour être du départ de l'édition 2018 du Daytona 500" lança un jubilant Alex Labbé.

De gros changements du côté Pinty's

Sans vouloir nous en dire plus, en entrevue Alex nous a confirmé que des changements importants sont à venir du côté de son équipe Pinty's afin se donner toutes les chances de remporter pour Go FAS Racing, Can-Am, Kappa et Cyclops gear un titre dans la première série NASCAR au Canada.

Si son équipe et lui ne sont pas prêts à nous en dire plus, il est permis de croire que Labbé va s'entourer des gens qui lui ont donné du succès dans sa jeune, mais très bien garnie carrière, commençant par Mario Gosselin.  Serait-il permis de penser à une équipe toute québécoise?

Larue s'implique.
Si les amateurs de la Série American-Canadian Tour sont habitués de voir Labbé piloté la voiture aux couleurs des équipements de déneigement et de pavage Larue, ce sera certes spécial de les voir sur une voiture XFINITY.  Pour cette première course en XFINITY, Larue, une entreprise de Québec, se joint aux autres partenaires pour rendre l'aventure possible.  Mais ça ne s'arrête pas là.  "Dès que le calendrier Pinty's sera connu ont va regarder quelles courses Late Model et Super Late Model nous pourrons faire ensemble".

La course XFINITY sera disputée le 12 novembre prochain, à la piste de Phoenix International Raceway (Phoenix, Arizona) et sera diffusée aux USA sur NBCSN et au Canada sur TSN.

En anglais

Vendredi, 11 novembre
12:30 PM, NXS Phoenix practice, NBCSN, TSN GO
3:00 PM, NXS Phoenix final practice, NBCSN, TSN GO

Samedi, 12 novembre
4:00 PM, NXS Phoenix qualifying, NBCSN
7:00 PM, NXS Countdown, NBCSN, TSN2
7:30 PM, NXS Phoenix race, NBC, TSN2
10:00 PM, NXS Post Race Show, NBCSN

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