Cayden Lapcevich (76) and Alex Labbe (32) battle for position in Sunday’s NASCAR Pinty’s Series race at Autodrome Chaudiere. Photo by Matt Manor/NASCAR
It was a wild weekend filled with rain and unpredictable weather for the NASCAR Pinty’s Series, but that didn’t stop Cayden Lapcevich from winning the CRS Express 300 at Autodrome Chaudiere.
The 17-year-old from Grimsby, Ontario, fought hard with defending race winner Alex Labbe in a race that ran 10 extra laps. In a scene almost identical to last year’s race at Chaudiere, Lapcevich and Labbe were battling for the victory coming to the white flag.
Lapcevich, who fought his way back from a mid-race run in with Adam Martin, brought his damaged No. 76 Fastline Dodge home 0.563 seconds ahead of Labbe, to take home his first win of the 2017 season and redeem himself from the second-place finish to Labbe at the quarter-mile bullring last year.
The win also marked the defending Pinty’s Series champion’s first win since last season at Quebec’s St. Eustache in September.
L.P. Dumoulin, who ran one of his strongest race of the season, finished third. D.J Kennington brought his car home in fourth-place, while pole winner Donald Theetge, who looked unstoppable in the early portion of the 300-lap event, wound up fifth.
Kevin Lacroix rebounded from being two laps down to finish sixth, with Alex Tagliani following in seventh. J.F Dumoulin, Andrew Ranger and Larry Jackson rounded out the top ten.
Following the CRS Express 300, Lacroix has relinquished his points lead to Labbe. Labbe now holds a two-point lead over Lacroix, while Lapcevich moved up to third — eight points behind Labbe and one ahead of Dumoulin.
The NASCAR Pinty’s Series will be back in action Saturday, July 8 for the Ecko Unlimited 100 at Circuit ICAR.
NASCAR Pinty’s Series
Autodrome Chaudiere – Vallée- Jonction, Quebec, Canada
CRS Express 300 – June 25, 2017
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | B/Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 76 | Cayden Lapcevich | Fastline Motorsports Dodge | 310 | 48 | 5 | Running |
| 2 | 2 | 32 | Alex Labbe | Can-Am/Kappa/Cyclops Gear/Lou’s BBQ Ford | 310 | 43 | 1 | Running |
| 3 | 5 | 47 | L.P. Dumoulin | WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge | 310 | 41 | Running | |
| 4 | 4 | 17 | D.J. Kennington | Castrol Edge Dodge | 310 | 41 | 1 | Running |
| 5 | 1 | 22 | Donald Theetge * | Circuit Acura/Le Soliet/L’Antidote Media Dodge | 310 | 40 | 1 | Running |
| 6 | 11 | 74 | Kevin Lacroix | Bumper to Bumper/Total/Gates/Go Fast Dodge | 310 | 38 | Running | |
| 7 | 7 | 18 | Alex Tagliani | Epipen/Lowe’s/St. Hubert/Fast Wheels Dodge | 310 | 37 | Running | |
| 8 | 9 | 4 | J.F. Dumoulin | Spectra Premium/Bellemare/Bernier Dodge | 310 | 36 | Running | |
| 9 | 6 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Mopar/Pennzoil/Mopar Express Lane Dodge | 309 | 35 | Running | |
| 10 | 14 | 8 | Larry Jackson | CBRT/Race4Autism Dodge | 307 | 34 | Running | |
| 11 | 10 | 9 | Adam Martin * | Johsonville/Oliviers/Reser’s Ford | 306 | 33 | Running | |
| 12 | 12 | 25 | Simon Dion-Viens | Bestbuy Pièces d’auto/Castrol Ford | 306 | 32 | Running | |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Mark Dilley | Leland/Avenue/Dickies Ford | 149 | 31 | Rear End | |
| 14 | 13 | 28 | John Fletcher | DJK Racing Dodge | 93 | 30 | Electrical |
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RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Donald Theetge *, Time: 13.181 Seconds, Speed: 68.280 mph
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 26 mins, 53 secs Average Speed: 53.520 mph Margin of Victory: .563 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 154-155 (Break {free pass{9]}); 204-211 (Debris [8]); 236-242 (Car 47 spin in turn #1 [74]); 255-260 (Car 25 spin in turn #4 [74]); 280-283 (Car 8 stopped in turn #2 [04] ); 299-307 (Car 27 spin in turn #2 [04]). 6 for 36 laps.
Lap Leaders: Alex Labbe 1-2, Donald Theetge * 3-9, D.J. Kennington 10-34, Donald Theetge * 35-155, Cayden Lapcevich 156-212, Alex Labbe 213-215, Cayden Lapcevich 216-242, Alex Labbe 243-249, Cayden Lapcevich 250-261, Alex Labbe 262-268, Cayden Lapcevich 269-283, Alex Labbe 284, Cayden Lapcevich 285-310.
Total Laps Led: Cayden Lapcevich 137, Donald Theetge * 128, D.J. Kennington 25, Alex Labbe 20. 12 changes involving 4 drivers.
*Denotes Josten’s Rookie of the Year candidate
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