Hathaway Takes Canadian Tire Road Course Win At CTMP

Jason Hathaway celebrates his first road-course win in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Sunday at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Photo by Matthew Manor/Getty Images for NASCAR

Jason Hathaway celebrates his first road-course win in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Sunday at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Photo by Matthew Manor/Getty Images for NASCAR

Jason Hathaway has raced in every event in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series history. He’s been a race winner and a championship contender.

After Sunday’s race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, he can add highlight to his résumé: Road-course winner.

Hathaway, a self-professed “oval guy” held off road-course aces L.P. Dumoulin and Jeff Lapcevich following a late-race restart to win the Pinty’s presents the Clarington 200.

More importantly, the moved the 38-year-old from St. Thomas, Ontario, to second in the championship standings heading into the season finale at Kawartha Speedway on Sept. 19. He is nine points behind Scott Steckly, who finished seventh, and has the same points total as Andrew Ranger. Ranger won the pole position and led the most laps (15) before tire issues dropped him to sixth.

D.J. Kennington finished fourth and J.F. Dumoulin fifth.

Hathaway’s weekend started off with an up and down Saturday. His crew had to change an engine prior to qualifying, but he added a sponsor when Muskoka Aviation Centre in Gravenhurst, Ontario, joined his team for Sunday’s race.

Hathaway’s No. 3 Muskoka Aircraft Center/HGC Chevrolet took the lead from Dumoulin with three laps to go following the race’s final restart. Dumoulin had gone to the front on lap 42 after Lapcevich and Alex Tagliani, who led 12 laps, had tangled for the lead.

Following Ranger and Steckly, Tagliani, rookie Cayden Lapcevich and Kerry Micks rounded out the top 10.

After the race, Jeff Lapcevich, who had finished second in the four of the last six races at CTMP, announced Sunday’s event was his final with the series as he will turn his attention his son Cayden’s race career.

The Pinty’s presents the Clarington 200 had seven lead changes among seven different drivers.

The 2015 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will conclude the season Sept. 19 with the Pinty’s 200 at Kawartha.

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park – Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
Pinty’s presents the Clarington 200 – Aug. 30, 2015

Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status
1 10 3 Jason Hathaway Muskoka Aircraft Center/HGC Chevrolet 51 47 4 Running
2 13 47 L.P. Dumoulin WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge 51 43 1 Running
3 3 76 Jeff Lapcevich Tim Hortons Dodge 51 42 1 Running
4 8 17 D.J. Kennington Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors Dodge 51 40 Running
5 12 4 J.F. Dumoulin Bernier Crepeau Chrysler/Bellemare Dodge 51 39 Running
6 1 27 Andrew Ranger Mopar/Pennzoil Dodge 51 40 2 Running
7 6 22 Scott Steckly Canadian Tire Dodge 51 37 Running
8 4 18 Alex Tagliani EpiPen/CGI/CanTorque Chevrolet 51 37 1 Running
9 29 34 Cayden Lapcevich * Tim Hortons Dodge 51 35 Running
10 14 2 Kerry Micks Johnsonville/Leland/BDI Ford 51 34 Running
11 19 59 Gary Klutt * CTL Corp./Legendary Motorcar Chevrolet 51 33 Running
12 11 87 Kevin Poitras * TSC Stores Ford 51 32 Running
13 26 25 Joey McColm TSC Stores Ford 51 31 Running
14 20 14 James Van Domselaar Steel-Craft Door Products Chevrolet 51 30 Running
15 22 94 Dave Coursol * La Cite de Mirabel/Blackshape Dodge 51 29 Running
16 25 0 Olivier Bedard * Prolon/J.C. Perrault Chevrolet 51 28 Running
17 18 37 Simon Dion-Viens * Bestbuy Pièces d’auto/Zone Garage Dodge 51 27 Running
18 23 29 Ray Courtemanche Jr. La Cite de Mirabel/Blackshape Dodge 51 26 Running
19 27 67 David Thorndyke Thorsons EVT Chevrolet 51 25 Running
20 28 77 Jocelyn Fecteau * Pneus Chartrand/Metal Mulisha Dodge 51 24 Running
21 21 9 Ryley Seibert Lake Excavating/EMCO Waterworks Chevrolet 46 23 Wheel Bearing
22 15 24 Spencer Gallagher Allegiant Travel Dodge 45 22 Radiator
23 7 36 Alex Labbe Lou’s BBQ/VR Victoriaville Dodge 43 21 Off Track
24 9 56 Matthew Scannell OMVIC/IGPC Ethanol/B&G Performance Dodge 37 21 1 Off Track
25 17 42 Ryan Klutt * Legendary Motorcar Chevrolet 34 19 Engine
26 2 74 Kevin Lacroix * Auto Parts Plus/Total Dodge 20 19 1 Clutch
27 5 99 Marc-Antoine Camirand * Grafoid/Braille Battery Chevrolet 19 17 Running
28 16 6 Carlos de Quesada * Insync Healthcare System Dodge 15 16 Accident
29 24 95 Anthony Simone Innovative Plumbing & Mechanical Dodge 0 15 Ignition

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Fastest Qualifier: Andrew Ranger, Time: 82.807 Seconds, Speed: 106.904 mph
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 38 mins, 52 secs Average Speed: 76.108 mph Margin of Victory: .310 Seconds
Caution Flags: [Beneficiary] Laps 11-13 (Car #99 stopped on track [none]); 17-20 (Debris on track [none]); 38-40 (Fluid on track [none]); 44-47 (Cars #59, 24 & 36 accident [99]).  4 for 14 laps.
Lap Leaders: Andrew Ranger 1-15, Kevin Lacroix * 16-18, Matthew Scannell 19-22, Alex Tagliani 23-33, Jeff Lapcevich 34-40, Alex Tagliani 41, L.P. Dumoulin 42-48, Jason Hathaway 49-51.
Total Laps Led: Andrew Ranger 15, Alex Tagliani 12, L.P. Dumoulin 7, Jeff Lapcevich 7, Matthew Scannell 4, Kevin Lacroix * 3, Jason Hathaway 3.  7 changes involving 7 drivers.

* Jostens Rookie of the Year contender

 

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