Starting from 2nd place Car 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick Equipment Express/Autism Speaks Chevrolet won the Pinty’s presents the Clarington 200 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. He also won the season opening race May 18 on the 2.459-mile road course at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. 2nd Place Car 76 Jeff Lapcevich Tim Hortons Dodge started from 7th place followed by 3rd placeCar 88 Marc-Antoine Camirand Burger Barn/Surface Chevrolet started from 3rd place.
4th Place Car 47 L.P. Dumoulin WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge started from 4th place followed by 5th place Car 22 Scott Steckly Canadian Tire/Sylvania Dodge started from 6th place. 6th Place Car 59 Gary Klutt CTL Financing/Legendary Motorcar Chevrolet started from 12th place followed by 7th place Car 17 D.J. Kennington Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors Dodge started from 5th place. 8th Place Car 66 Robin Buck Quaker State Dodge started from 8th place followed by 9th place Car 19 Brad Graham Holmar Plumbing Ford started from started from 19th place. Last in the Top 10 was Car 25 Joey McColm PartSource/Toronto Maple Leafs Dodge in 10th place who started from 23rd place.
The race had 2 Cautions for 6 laps: 1st Caution on lap 33 for Car 37 Simon Dion-Viens Bestbuy Pièces d’auto/Castrol Dodge stopped on track, 2nd Caution on lap 42 for Car 27 Andrew Ranger Mopar/Exide Dodge spinout in Turn 5.
The race also had 6 Lead changes among 5 drivers: Lap Leaders: Andrew Ranger 1-8, J.R. Fitzpatrick 9-13, L.P. Dumoulin 14-15, Andrew Ranger 16-22, Marc-Antoine Camirand * 23-24, Scott Steckly 25-33, J.R. Fitzpatrick 34-51. Total Laps Led: J.R. Fitzpatrick 23, Andrew Ranger 15, Scott Steckly 9, Marc-Antoine Camirand * 2, L.P. Dumoulin 2.
Car 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick Equipment Express/Autism Speaks Chevrolet won the Pinty’s presents the Clarington 200 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park with a Margin of Victory: 0.870 Seconds. This is always a good track for Fitzpatrick & he was able to sweep both races this year.
Fastest Qualifier Car 27 Andrew Ranger Mopar/Exide Dodge with a of Time: 83.261 Seconds, & of Speed: 106.321 mph. Andrew Ranger did lead 15 laps but ended up with a 29th place finish because of a a fuel pump failure.
Nascar Canadian Tire Series Round # 9 Race Results
Canadian Tire Motorsports Park Bowmnanville Ont.
August 31, 2014 Race: Pinty’s presents the Clarington 200
Finishing Position Starting Position Car # Driver Sponsor Laps Status
1. 2. Car 84 J.R. Fitzpatrick Equipment Express/Autism Speaks Chevrolet 51 Running
2. 7. Car 76 Jeff Lapcevich Tim Hortons Dodge 51 Running
3. 3. Car 88 Marc-Antoine Camirand Burger Barn/Surface Chevrolet 51 Running
4. 4. Car 47 L.P. Dumoulin WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge 51 Running
5. 6. Car 22 Scott Steckly Canadian Tire/Sylvania Dodge 51 Running
6. 12. Car 59 Gary Klutt CTL Financing/Legendary Motorcar Chevrolet 51 Running
7. 5. Car 17 D.J. Kennington Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors Dodge 51 Running
8. 8. Car 66 Robin Buck Quaker State Dodge 51 Running
9. 19. Car 19 Brad Graham Holmar Plumbing Ford 51 Running
10. 23. Car 25 Joey McColm PartSource/Toronto Maple Leafs Dodge 51 Running
11. 15. Car 61 Ryan Klutt Indentify Yourself/Legendary Motorcar Dodge 51 Running
12. 20. Car 04 J.F. Dumoulin Bellemare/FX Boisvert Dodge 51 Running
13. 14. Car 5 Noel Dowler EMCO/Empire Mechanical Chevrolet 51 Running
14. 9. Car 02 Kerry Micks Johnsonville/Leland/Go Tire Ford 50 Running
15. 22.Car 14 James Van Domselaar Steel-Craft Door Products Chevrolet 50 Running
16. 18. Car 87 Steve Mathews TSC Stores/CBSF/Bill Mathews Ford Ford 50 Running
17. 26. Car 98 Larry Jackson OMVIC/B&B Decals Dodge 50 Running
18. 31. Car 77 Jocelyn Fecteau Octane 7.0/Pneus Chartrand Dodge 50 Running
19. 27. Car 67 David Thorndyke LubeSource/Thorsons EVT Chevrolet 50 Running
20. 10. Car 18 Alex Tagliani EpiPen/Dicom Express Dodge 49 24 Running
21. 13. Car 24 Luc Lesage Sportchief Dodge 49 Running
22. 25. Car 99 Matt Pritiko Global Warranty Chevrolet 48 Running
23. 29. Car 9 Curtis Fielding Fielding Estate Winery Ford 48 Engine
24. 30. Car 29 Ray Courtemanche Jr. La Cité de Mirabel Inc./Blackshape Dodge 48 Running
25. 28. Car 00 Derek White 99 Resto Bar Chevrolet 48 Running
26. 17. Car 28 Jason White Powder Ventures Dodge 47 Rear End
27. 24. Car 37 Simon Dion-Viens Bestbuy Pièces d’auto/Castrol Dodge 42 Running
28. 21. Car 56 Matthew Scannell OMVIC Dodge 40 Mechanical
29. 1. Car 27 Andrew Ranger Mopar/Exide Dodge 40 Fuel Pump
30. 11. Car 3 Jason Hathaway Princess Auto/Rockstar Energy Drink Chevrolet 39 Transmission
31. 16. Car 42 Peter Klutt Legendary Motorcar Chevrolet 31 Transmission
Race Stats:
Race Comments: J.R. Fitzpatrick won the Pinty’s presents the Clarington 200, his 10th career NASCAR Canadian Tire Series pres. by Mobil 1 victory overall, and record fifth at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
Fastest Qualifier: Andrew Ranger, Time: 83.261 Seconds, Speed: 106.321 mph
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 25 mins, 29 secs Average Speed: 88.023 mph Margin of Victory: 0.870 Seconds
CONTINGENCY AWARDS
3M LAP LEADER AWARD: J.R. Fitzpatrick, 84 Equipment Express/Autism Speaks Chevrolet. BREMBO BRAKETHROUGH PERFORMANCE AWARD: Jeff Lapcevich, 76 Tim Hortons Dodge.
COCA-COLA MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Joey McColm, 25 PartSource/Toronto Maple Leafs Dodge.
DODGE/MOPAR QUICK THREE
– 1ST: Jeff Lapcevich, 76 Tim Hortons Dodge. DODGE/MOPAR QUICK THREE
– 2ND: L.P. Dumoulin, 47 WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge.
– 3RD: Scott Steckly, 22 Canadian Tire/Sylvania Dodge.
DODGE/MOPAR-POWERED QUICK THREE
– 1ST – D.J. Kennington, 17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors Dodge.
– 2ND – Larry Jackson, 98 OMVIC/B&B Decals Dodge.
– 3RD: Jocelyn Fecteau , 77 Octane 7.0/Pneus Chartrand Dodge
MOBIL 1 DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: J.R. Fitzpatrick, 84 Equipment Express/Autism Speaks Chevrolet.
PINTY’S WINGMAN OF THE RACE AWARD: J.R. Fitzpatrick, 84 Equipment Express/Autism Speaks Chevrolet.
VTECH FREE PASS AWARD: Noel Dowler, 5 EMCO/Empire Mechanical Chevrolet
Next Race: Wahta Springs 300 on Sept. 6 at Ontario’s Barrie Speedway.