Kevin Lacroix (left) edges Andrew Ranger at the line to win in Saturday’s NASCAR Pinty’s Series race at Circuit ICAR. Photo by Matthew Manor/NASCAR
A late caution set up an overtime opportunity for Kevin Lacroix, and he pounced.
The 28-year-old driver out of Saint-Eustache, Quebec, used the extra laps Saturday evening to go take the lead and hold off a charging Andrew Ranger to the checkered flag of the Ecko Unlimited 75 at Circuit ICAR.
It was Lacroix’s second win in three years on the flat road course of the Mirabel airport. This time, it was accomplished on the new .624 mile layout. It was also the second win of the season for Lacroix, the championship points leader four races into the 13-race calendar.
A caution for a stopped race car on lap 73 pushed the race to 79 laps. Lacroix took the lead from Marc-Antoine Camirand coming out of turn one in NASCAR overtime. It was then a hard battle with Andrew Ranger, with Lacroix taking home the win by .114 seconds.
Ranger nearly passed Lacroix coming to line, before settling for second. Ranger has four wins and two seconds in seven starts at ICAR, including a runner-up finish to Lacroix in 2015.
Camirand led 13 laps and came home third.
Alex Labbe, who came into this race as the series points leader, finished fourth. Alex Tagliani won the E3 Spark Plugs Pole Award earlier in the afternoon and led a race-high 61 laps before coming home fifth.
Simone Dion-Viens finished sixth, followed by Larry Jackson, D.J. Kennington, Anthony Simone and David Michuad.
With the win, Lacroix opened a five-point lead on Labbe and 16 over Ranger. L.P. Dumoulin is another eight points back, one point ahead of defending series champion Cayden Lapcevich. Lapcevich qualified fifth but wound up 16th after suspension issue cut his race short at lap 56.
The NASCAR Pinty’s Series will be back in action Saturday, July 15 for the Pinty’s Grand Prix of Toronto at Exhibition Place.
NASCAR Pinty’s Series
Circuit ICAR – Mirabel, Quebec, Canada
Ecko Unlimited 75 – July 8, 2017
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | B/Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 74 | Kevin Lacroix | Bumper to Bumper/Total/Gates/Go Fast Dodge | 79 | 47 | 4 | Running |
| 2 | 4 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Mopar/Pennzoil/Mopar Express Lane Dodge | 79 | 42 | Running | |
| 3 | 6 | 22 | Marc-Antoine Camirand | GM Paillè Chevrolet | 79 | 42 | 1 | Running |
| 4 | 3 | 32 | Alex Labbe | Can-Am/Kappa/Cyclops Gear/Lou’s BBQ Ford | 79 | 40 | Running | |
| 5 | 1 | 18 | Alex Tagliani | Epipen/Lowe’s/St. Hubert/Fast Wheels Dodge | 79 | 41 | 2 | Running |
| 6 | 12 | 25 | Simon Dion-Viens | Bestbuy Pièces d’auto/Castrol Canada Dodge | 79 | 38 | Running | |
| 7 | 17 | 8 | Larry Jackson | CBRT/Piloti/BramKal Contractors Dodge | 79 | 37 | Running | |
| 8 | 13 | 17 | D.J. Kennington | Castrol Edge Dodge | 76 | 36 | Running | |
| 9 | 10 | 95 | Anthony Simone | Innovative Plumbing & Mechanical Dodge | 75 | 35 | Running | |
| 10 | 15 | 56 | David Michaud * | Excavation Mario Michaud/IGPC Dodge | 72 | 34 | Running | |
| 11 | 9 | 03 | Elie Arseneau | ECKO Unlimited Dodge | 72 | 33 | Running | |
| 12 | 16 | 20 | Raymond Guay * | Classique International de Canot Dodge | 72 | 32 | Running | |
| 13 | 11 | 04 | J.F. Dumoulin | Spectra Premium/Bellemare/Bernier Dodge | 72 | 31 | Running | |
| 14 | 7 | 47 | L.P. Dumoulin | WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge | 63 | 30 | Running | |
| 15 | 14 | 9 | Adam Martin * | Johsonville/Oliviers/Reser’s Ford | 62 | 29 | Running | |
| 16 | 5 | 76 | Cayden Lapcevich | Fastline Motorsports Dodge | 56 | 28 | Suspension | |
| 17 | 8 | 02 | Matthew Scannell | OMVIC/Leland/Beyond Digital Ford | 10 | 27 | Suspension |
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RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Alex Tagliani, Time: 49.304 Seconds, Speed: 49.943 mph
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 18 mins, 53 secs Average Speed: 41.101 mph Margin of Victory: .114 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 12-17 (Car 02 stopped on track {[free pass] none}); 55-60 (Car 9 stopped in turn #1 [17]); 73-76 (Car 03 stopped on track [8]). 3 for 16 laps.
Lap Leaders: Alex Tagliani 1-61, Kevin Lacroix 62-64, Marc-Antoine Camirand 65-77, Kevin Lacroix 78-79.
Total Laps Led: Alex Tagliani 61, Marc-Antoine Camirand 13, Kevin Lacroix 5. 3 changes involving 3 drivers.
Top 10 Driver Points: Kevin Lacroix 174, Alex Labbe 169, Andrew Ranger 158, L.P. Dumoulin 150, Cayden Lapcevich 149, Alex Tagliani 148, D.J. Kennington 145, J.F. Dumoulin 141, Adam Martin * 131, Larry Jackson 121
* Jostens Rookie of the Year contender
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