Tagliani Triumphs In Pinty’s Grand Prix Of Toronto

Alex Tagliani was able to hold off Andrew Ranger in a green-white-checker finish in the NASCAR Pinty’s Series Grand Prix of Toronto on Saturday. Photo by Matthew Manor/NASCAR

Alex Tagliani knew holding off Andrew Ranger on a green-white-checkered finish was going to be tough in the closing laps of the Pinty’s Grand Prix of Toronto – and the veteran was correct.

Tagliani edged Ranger by just .184 seconds to score the closest win in the history of the race held at Honda Indy Toronto. It was the second win of the season for Tagliani and fourth overall in his career.

Kevin Lacroix followed in third with L.P. Dumoulin and Kerry Micks rounding out the top five.

Ranger started from the E3 Spark Plugs pole and led the field to green before Daniel Morad dove to the inside pushing Ranger and Tagliani almost into the Turn 1 outside wall to take the lead.

Lacroix took advantage of the contact and quickly passed Morad in turn 3 and remained out front for the first eight laps of the race until Ranger took the lead on lap 9.

Morad, who was a last-minute replacement for Carlos de Quesada who was unable to compete due to health reasons, qualified third and led five laps.

NASCAR Next driver Gary Klutt finished sixth with Morad, Cayden Lapcevich, Peter Klutt and J.F. Dumoulin completing the top-10.

The race was slowed by just two cautions with Patrick Dussault getting knocked into the wall on lap 30 to bring out the final caution of the day and set up the two-lap dash to the finish.

Ranger remains the points leader and now holds a 13-point margin over Lapcevich in the standings. Alex Labbe is third.

The NASCAR Pinty’s Series will now head west for its annual doubleheader over a span of five days.

Edmonton International Raceway will host the Edmonton Has New Energy 300 on Saturday, July 23 while Wyant Group Raceway in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan will host the Saskatoon 250 on Wednesday, July 27.

NASCAR Pinty’s Series
Toronto Exhibition Place – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pinty’s Grand Prix Of Toronto – July 16, 2016

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	B/Points	Status
1	2	18	Alex Tagliani	Epipen/Riobel/ComplexeJCP/Juste du Pin/Cantorque	37	48	5	Running
2	1	27	Andrew Ranger	Mopar/Pennzoil/Mopar Express Lane Dodge	37	43	1	Running
3	4	74	Kevin Lacroix *	Bumper to Bumper/Total/Go Fast Dodge	37	42	1	Running
4	7	47	L.P. Dumoulin	WeatherTech Canada / Bellemare / Eibach Dodge	37	40		Running
5	9	2	Kerry Micks	Johnsonville/Leland/Avenue Auto Parts Ford	37	39		Running
6	13	59	Gary Klutt	Pioneer Pools/Bothwell-Accurate/CTL Dodge	37	38		Running
7	3	6	Daniel Morad	Insync Healthcare System Dodge	37	38	1	Running
8	16	76	Cayden Lapcevich *	Bay King Chysler Dodge	37	36		Running
9	14	42	Peter Klutt	Epic Racewear/BASF/Legendary Motorcar Co.	37	35		Running
10	8	4	J.F. Dumoulin	Spectra Premium/Bernier Crepeau/Bellemare Dodge	37	34		Running
11	10	3	Jason Hathaway	Raybestos/Fast Eddie/Choko/HGC Chevrolet	37	33		Running
12	6	32	Alex Labbe	Can-Am/Kappa/Cyclops Gear/Lou’s BBQ Ford	37	32		Running
13	17	56	Matthew Scannell	OMVIC/IGPC Ethanol/B&B Decals Dodge	37	31		Running
14	23	75	Bryan Cathcart *	Apsley Peterborough Transport Chevrolet	37	30		Running
15	20	21	Jason White	YourGMCtruckstore.com Chevrolet	37	29		Running
16	22	25	Josh Collins *	Eastbound International Speedway/Ed Collins Cont.	36	28		Running
17	26	9	Adam Martin	Johnsonville/Candy Tree/Reser’s Ford	36	27		Running
18	24	67	David Thorndyke	Thorsons EVT Chevrolet	36	26		Running
19	21	46	Brett Taylor *	365 Security/Hardknocks Fighting Dodge	32	25		Running
20	5	71	Patrick Dussault *	Dussault Const./MultiPlis/Perry Auto Dodge	29	24		Off Track
21	18	8	Kevin Poitras *	Piloti Ford	29	23		Off Track
22	15	1	Robin Buck	Ontario Chrysler Dealers Ad Assoc. Dodge	28	22		Steering
23	19	22	John Farrano	Tower Events Dodge	11	21		Transmission
24	25	87	Larry Jackson	CBRT/Piloti/Speedy Dodge	10	20		Off Track
25	12	17	D.J. Kennington	Castrol Edge Dodge	6	19		Off Track
26	11	95	Anthony Simone	Innovative Plumbing/InkYourRide Dodge	3	18		Off Track

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RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Andrew Ranger, Time: 77.912 Seconds, Speed: 81.091 mph
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 1 mins, 42 secs Average Speed: 63.146 mph Margin of Victory: .184 Seconds\
Caution Flags: Laps 13-15 (Oil in turn #8 {free pass[67]}); 30-34 (Contact between cars 71 & 8 [21]). 2 for 8 laps.
Lap Leaders: Kevin Lacroix * 1-8, Andrew Ranger 9-19, Daniel Morad 20-24, Alex Tagliani 25-37.
Total Laps Led: Alex Tagliani 13, Andrew Ranger 11, Kevin Lacroix * 8, Daniel Morad 5. 3 changes involving 4 drivers.