Without a doubt, every time the NASCAR Canada Series competes at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (CTMP), it all comes down to the final seconds of the event.
Sunday’s ASSA ABLOY 200 followed that pattern to a tee, as Marc-Antoine Camirand gave up every last millisecond of lap time to fend off polesitter Gary Klutt as they, along with LP Dumoulin, battled in NASCAR overtime.
The 2022 NASCAR Canada Series champion worked the art of defense perfectly over the final two laps, pulling away just enough from Gary Klutt to avoid a charge into the final turn, arriving at the start-finish line with the lead and the victory. .
It is the 10th NASCAR Canada Series victory for the 45-year-old driver, who has been a mainstay in the Canadian series since 2018. Sunday’s victory makes him just the ninth driver to achieve a double-digit win total. in the series.
Gary Klutt, a part-time competitor, returned to Canadian Tire Motorsports Park on Sunday and recorded a second-place finish, his best finish in the NASCAR Canada Series since the Halton Hills, Ont., native earned his only victory, at this same track . in 2015.
Three-time NASCAR Canada Series champion LP Dumoulin had a quiet afternoon at CTMP, earning a third-place finish, finishing just ahead of junior Sam Fellows, who posted his first top-five finish, in fourth.
Alex Labbé, driving the No. 36 Chevrolet for the newly formed LL Motorsports, managed a top-five finish in the season-opening NASCAR Canada Series. The veteran Xfinity Series driver will run an eight-race schedule in 2024.
DJ Kennington finished in sixth place, with JP Bergeron, Andrew Ranger, LP Montour and Alex Tagliani completing the top 10 finishers.
After showing incredible pace all weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Kevin Lacroix came within 10 laps of winning Sunday’s ASSA ABLOY 200 before a mechanical issue forced him to stop on track, finishing 28th.
To no one’s surprise, the NASCAR Canada Series delivered once again at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, and will not take the weekend off, before tackling the first oval race of the season at the Autodrome Chaudiere on Saturday, June 1.
Race results – ASSA ABLOY 200:
Range | # | Driver | State |
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1 | 96 | Marc-Antoine Camirand | Run |
2 | 59 | Gary Klutt | Run |
3 | 47 | LP Dumoulin | Run |
4 | 87 | Sam mates | Run |
5 | 36 | Alex Labbé | Run |
6 | 17 | DJ Kennington | Run |
7 | 1 | JP Bergeron | Run |
8 | 27 | andres ranger | Run |
9 | 13 | LP Montour | Run |
10 | 80 | Alex Tagliani | Run |
eleven | 42 | Ryan Klutt | Run |
12 | 3 | Jason Hathaway | Run |
13 | 29 | Steve Cote | Run |
14 | 6 | Peter Klutt | Run |
fifteen | 53 | Herby Drescher | Run |
sixteen | 98 | Malcolm Strachan | Run |
17 | 84 | Larry Jackson | Run |
18 | 69 | Domenico Scrivo | Run |
19 | 0 | Glen Styres | Run |
twenty | 67 | David Thorndyke | Run |
twenty-one | 19 | Danny Chisholm | Run |
22 | 31 | Daniel Bois | Run |
23 | 88 | Simon Charbonneau | Run |
24 | 75 | Benoit Couture | Run |
25 | 92 | Stacey Dexter | Run |
26 | 99 | Matthew Scannell | Run |
27 | 24 | Thomas Nepveu | Retired |
28 | 74 | Kevin Lacroix | Retired |
29 | 66 | Stacey Wallace | Retired |
30 | 38 | Michael Goudie | Retired |
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