Klutt Scores First NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Victory

Gary Klutt celebrates winning the the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series event Sunday at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.  Photo by Matthew Murnaghan/Getty Images for NASCAR

Gary Klutt celebrates winning the the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series event Sunday at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Photo by Matthew Murnaghan/Getty Images for NASCAR

Gary Klutt was at the right place at the right time and it paid off for him Sunday at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario.

Sitting in third place behind leader Scott Steckly and Andrew Ranger on the final lap, Klutt was able to get past the duo after they made contact in turns 9 and 10 allowing the Halton Hills, Ontario rookie to win the Pinty’s presents the Clarington 200 and score his first career NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 win in his seventh start.

Steckly, who was going after his first career road course win, took the lead from Matthew Scannell on lap 36 and was able to remain in front until three-time series champion has his incident with Ranger on the final circuit of the 51-lap season opener.

Jeff Lapcevich followed Klutt to finish second for the fourth time in the past five races at CTMP while J.F. Dumoulin scored a career-best third-place finish in his 20th career start. D.J. Kennington was fourth while Steckly recovered to finish fifth.

Klutt also captured his first career pole award during qualifying on Saturday.

Defending series champion L.P. Dumoulin rebounded from a spin on lap 38 to finish sixth with Jason Hathaway, Pier-Luc Ouellette, Ranger and Kevin Poitras completing the top 10.

The race was slowed three times by caution with 17 cars finishing on the lead lap.

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park – Bowmanville, Ontario
Pinty’s presents the Clarington 200 – May 17, 2015

Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status
1 1 59 Gary Klutt * CTL Corp/Legendary Motorcar Chevrolet 51 47 4 Running
2 6 76 Jeff Lapcevich Tim Hortons Dodge 51 43 1 Running
3 13 04 J.F. Dumoulin Bernier Crepeau Chrysler/Bellemare Dodge 51 41 Running
4 7 17 D.J. Kennington Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors Dodge 51 41 1 Running
5 3 22 Scott Steckly Canadian Tire Dodge 51 41 2 Running
6 4 47 L.P. Dumoulin WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge 51 38 Running
7 10 3 Jason Hathaway Fast Eddie/Choko/HGC Chevrolet 51 37 Running
8 9 18 Pier-Luc Ouellette * EpiPen/CGI/CanTorque Chevrolet 51 36 Running
9 2 27 Andrew Ranger Mopar/Pennzoil/Exide Dodge 51 36 1 Running
10 17 8 Kevin Poitras * TSC Stores Ford 51 34 Running
11 15 42 Ryan Klutt * Legendary Motorcar Chevrolet 51 33 Running
12 11 56 Matthew Scannell OMVIC/IGPC Ethanol/Stratafax Dodge 51 33 1 Running
13 19 37 Simon Dion-Viens * Bestbuy Pièces d’auto/Zone Garage Dodge 51 31 Running
14 8 02 Kerry Micks Johnsonville/Leland/BDI Ford 51 30 Running
15 20 94 Dave Coursol * La Cite de Mirabel/Blackshape Dodge 51 29 Running
16 26 87 Erica Thiering * #RaceCarByAva/CBRT Ford 51 28 Running
17 18 34 Cayden Lapcevich * Tim Hortons Dodge 51 27 Running
18 21 25 Joey McColm PartSource/Toronto Maple Leafs Ford 50 26 Running
19 24 67 David Thorndyke LubeSource/Thorsons EVT Chevrolet 50 25 Running
20 22 29 Ray Courtemanche Jr. La Cite de Mirabel/Blackshape Dodge 50 24 Running
21 23 00 Kevin O’Connell * Gemini Southern Chevrolet 49 23 Running
22 14 69 Trevor Seibert Lake Excavating/Area 27 Chevrolet 41 22 Running
23 12 99 Marc-Antoine Camirand * Grafoid/Braille Battery Chevrolet 36 21 Running
24 25 98 Larry Jackson OMVIC/IGPC Ethanol/B&B Decals Dodge 32 20 Clutch
25 27 95 Anthony Simone Innovative Plumbing & Mechanical Dodge 24 19 Oil Leak
26 5 74 Kevin Lacroix * Uni-Select/Pieces D’Auto Lacroix Dodge 4 18 Accident
27 16 36 Alex Labbe Lou’s BBQ/VR Victoriaville Dodge 0 17 Did Not Start

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RACE STATISTICS

Fastest Qualifier: Gary Klut, Time: 83.261 Seconds, Speed: 106.321 mph

Time of Race: 1 hrs., 30 mins, 35 secs Average Speed: 83.068 mph Margin of Victory: .571 Seconds

Caution Flags: Laps 31-34 (Car 99 stopped on track {[42] free pass}); 39-40 (Debris on track [02]); 43-44 (Car 69 spin in turn 8 [34]). 3 for 8 laps.

Lap Leaders: Gary Klutt * 1-11, Andrew Ranger 12-14, Jeff Lapcevich 15-16, D.J. Kennington 17-18, Scott Steckly 19, Andrew Ranger 20-22, Matthew Scannell 23-35, Scott Steckly 36-50, Gary Klutt * 51.

Total Laps Led: Scott Steckly 16, Matthew Scannell 13, Gary Klutt * 12, Andrew Ranger 6, Jeff Lapcevich 2, D.J. Kennington 2. 8 changes involving 6 drivers.

 

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