Starting from 3rd place Car 74 Kevin Lacroix Bumper to Bumper/Total/Gates/Go Fast Dodge won the 2017 Pinty’s Grand Prix of Toronto Sunday at Exhibition Place. This is Lacroix’s 3rd road course win of 2017 & 1st Pinty’s Grand Prix of Toronto win. 2nd Place Car 47 L.P. Dumoulin WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge, started from 7th place. followed by 3rd place Car 44 Adam Andretti * Engineered Components/Anchor Bolt & Screw, started from 4th place was the highest finishing Rookie.
4th Place Car 32 Alex Labbe Can-Am/Kappa/Cyclops Gear/Lou’s BBQ Ford, started from 6th place followed by 5th place Car 4 J.F. Dumoulin Spectra Premium/Bellemare/Bernier Dodge, started from 10th place. 6th Place Car 17 D.J. Kennington Castrol Edge Dodge, started from 11th place followed by 7th place Car 76 Cayden Lapcevich Bay King Chrysler Dodge, started from 13th place. 8th Place Car 95 Anthony Simone Innovative Plumbing/InkYourRide Dodge, started from 8th place followed by 9th place Car 59 Gary Klutt Pioneer Family Pools Dodge, started from 9th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 42 Peter Klutt Legendary Motorcar Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 12th place.
The race had 3 Cautions: 1st Caution on Lap 2 for Car 02 contact with tire wall. 2nd Caution on Lap 9 for Car 11 contact with tire wall. 3rd Caution on Lap 30 for Car 44 stopped on track.
The race had 4 changes among 3 drivers. Lap Leaders: Andrew Ranger 1-3, Alex Tagliani 4, Andrew Ranger 5, Alex Tagliani 6, Kevin Lacroix 7-35. Total Laps Led: Kevin Lacroix 29, Andrew Ranger 4, Alex Tagliani 2.
Top 10 Driver Points: Kevin Lacroix 222, Alex Labbe 209, L.P. Dumoulin 192, Andrew Ranger 188, Cayden Lapcevich 186, D.J. Kennington 183, J.F. Dumoulin 180, Alex Tagliani 179, Adam Martin * 162, Larry Jackson 153
TSN Taped Coverage: Saturday, July 22, 2017 Pinty’s Grand Prix 2pm TSN2
TSN Tape Delayed Schedule
http://www.tsn.ca/nascar-pinty-s-series-schedule-1.439227
2017 Pinty’s Grand Prix of Toronto at Exhibition Place Race Results
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 3. Car 74 Kevin Lacroix Bumper to Bumper/Total/Gates/Go Fast Dodge 35 Running
2. 7. Car 47 L.P. Dumoulin WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge 35 Running
3. 4. Car 44 Adam Andretti * Engineered Components/Anchor Bolt & Screw 35 Running
4. 6. Car 32 Alex Labbe Can-Am/Kappa/Cyclops Gear/Lou’s BBQ Ford 35 Running
5. 10. Car 4 J.F. Dumoulin Spectra Premium/Bellemare/Bernier Dodge 35 Running
6. 11. Car 17 D.J. Kennington Castrol Edge Dodge 35 Running
7. 13. Car 76 Cayden Lapcevich Bay King Chrysler Dodge 35 Running
8. 8. Car 95 Anthony Simone Innovative Plumbing/InkYourRide Dodge 35 Running
9. 9. Car 59 Gary Klutt Pioneer Family Pools Dodge 35 Running
10. 12. Car 42 Peter Klutt Legendary Motorcar Chevrolet 35 Running
11. 18. Car 69 Trevor Seibert Lake Excavating/Avion Motorsports Chevrolet 35 Running
12. 20. Car 25 Larry Jackson Wonder/Dunright Foam/CBRT/B&B Decals Dodge 35 Running
13. 17. Car 9 Adam Martin * Johsonville/Oliviers/Reser’s Ford 35 Running
14. 1. Car 27 Andrew Ranger Mopar/Pennzoil/Mopar Express Lane Dodge 33 Running
15. 2. Car 18 Alex Tagliani Epipen/Lowe’s/St. Hubert/Fast Wheels Dodge 33 Running
16. 5. Car 22 Marc-Antoine Camirand GM Paillè Chevrolet 29 Accident
17. 16. Car 43 Robin Buck Ontario Chrysler Dealers Ad Assoc. Dodge 22 Off Track
18. 15. Car 8 Brett Taylor * Piloti/CBRT/365 Security Dodge 15 Accident
19. 19. Car 11 Martin Cote GO-VR.com Dodge 8 Off Track
20. 14. Car 2 Matthew Scannell OMVIC/Leland/Beyond Digital Ford 1 Accident
RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Andrew Ranger, Time: 76.785 Seconds, Speed: 82.282 mph
Time of Race: 0 hrs., 57 mins, 3 secs Average Speed: 64.601 mph Margin of Victory: 1.207 Seconds
Caution Flags: 3 for 7 laps. 4 Lead changes among 3 drivers.
EVENT NOTES:
– At the beginning of the race, car No. 44 dropped to the rear of the field for missing the drivers meeting.
CONTINGENCY AWARDS
COCA-COLA MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Larry Jackson, 25 Wonder/Dunright Foam/CBRT/B&B Decals Dodge
DODGE/MOPAR QUICK THREE – 1ST: Kevin Lacroix, 74 Bumper to Bumper/Total/Gates/Go Fast Dodge
DODGE/MOPAR QUICK THREE – 2ND: L.P. Dumoulin, 47 WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge
DODGE/MOPAR QUICK THREE – 3RD: Adam Andretti *, 44 Engineered Components/Anchor Bolt & Screw Chevrolet
DODGE/MOPAR-POWERED QUICK THREE – 1ST: Larry Jackson, 25 Wonder/Dunright Foam/CBRT/B&B Decals Dodge
DODGE/MOPAR-POWERED QUICK THREE – 2ND: Andrew Ranger, 27 Mopar/Pennzoil/Mopar Express Lane Dodge
E3 SPARK PLUG POLE AWARD: Andrew Ranger, 27 Mopar/Pennzoil/Mopar Express Lane Dodge
FDP BRAKE ON THE RACE AWARD: Andrew Ranger, 27 Mopar/Pennzoil/Mopar Express Lane Dodge
JOSTENS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Adam Andretti *, 44 Engineered Components/Anchor Bolt & Screw Chevrolet
LELAND INDUSTRIES LAP LEADER AWARD: Kevin Lacroix, 74 Bumper to Bumper/Total/Gates/Go Fast Dodge
SPECTRA PREMIUM CREW CONSISTENCY AWARD: Kevin Lacroix, 74 Bumper to Bumper/Total/Gates/Go Fast Dodge
Top 10 Driver Points: Kevin Lacroix 222, Alex Labbe 209, L.P. Dumoulin 192, Andrew Ranger 188, Cayden Lapcevich 186, D.J. Kennington 183, J.F. Dumoulin 180, Alex Tagliani 179, Adam Martin * 162, Larry Jackson 153
* Jostens Rookie of the Year contender
*Denotes Jostens Rookie of the Year candidate
Next Race: Velocity Prairie Thunder Twin 100s presented by Bayer Wyant Group Raceway on Juy 26/17
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