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| Kevin Lacroix put on a dominating performance to win the Pinty's Grand Prix of Toronto to take home his third victory of the season. Matt Manor/NASCAR |
Toronto, Ont -- It only took Kevin Lacroix seven laps to get the lead, once he got there he didn't look back.
The 28-year-old driver from Saint- Eustache, Quebec, held off hard charges from Marc- Antoine Camirand, LP Dumoulin and Adam Andretti to win the Pinty's Grand Prix of Toronto Sunday at Exhibition Place.
This race win was Lacroix's second consecutive win following his win at Quebec's Circuit ICAR last week. This marked the championship points leader's third win of the season, extending his points lead over Alex Labbe by 13 points. Lacroix nearly lost his lead to Camirand with six laps to go when the St. Leonard d'Aston, Quebec, native hit the wall forcing a late race yellow. Lacroix then continued his dominating performance holding off LP Dumoulin and Andretti to claim his first victory in Toronto.
LP Dumoulin picked up his best finish of 2017 finishing second. Adam Andretti finished third and became the first American to sit on the podium since Jason Bowles in 2010.
Alex Labbe finished in fourth, while JF Dumoulin ended up fifth notching his first top five since CTMP in 2015. DJ Kennington came home sixth followed by Cayden Lapcevich in seventh.
Anthony Simone brought his car home eighth while the father/son duo of Gary and Peter Klutt rounded out the top ten finishers.
Polesitter Andrew Ranger limped home in 15th after an early run in with Alex Tagliani. Tagliani went on to finish 14th.
The NASCAR Pinty's Series heads west to Wyant Group Raceway for the Velocity Prairie Thunder Twin 100s presented by Bayer on July 26th.
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | B/Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 74 | Kevin Lacroix | Bumper to Bumper/Total/Gates/Go Fast Dodge | 35 | 48 | 5 | Running |
| 2 | 7 | 47 | L.P. Dumoulin | WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge | 35 | 42 | Running | |
| 3 | 4 | 44 | Adam Andretti * | Engineered Components/Anchor Bolt & Screw | 35 | 41 | Running | |
| 4 | 6 | 32 | Alex Labbe | Can-Am/Kappa/Cyclops Gear/Lou's BBQ Ford | 35 | 40 | Running | |
| 5 | 10 | 4 | J.F. Dumoulin | Spectra Premium/Bellemare/Bernier Dodge | 35 | 39 | Running | |
| 6 | 11 | 17 | D.J. Kennington | Castrol Edge Dodge | 35 | 38 | Running | |
| 7 | 13 | 76 | Cayden Lapcevich | Bay King Chrysler Dodge | 35 | 37 | Running | |
| 8 | 8 | 95 | Anthony Simone | Innovative Plumbing/InkYourRide Dodge | 35 | 36 | Running | |
| 9 | 9 | 59 | Gary Klutt | Pioneer Family Pools Dodge | 35 | 35 | Running | |
| 10 | 12 | 42 | Peter Klutt | Legendary Motorcar Chevrolet | 35 | 34 | Running | |
| 11 | 18 | 69 | Trevor Seibert | Lake Excavating/Avion Motorsports Chevrolet | 35 | 33 | Running | |
| 12 | 20 | 25 | Larry Jackson | Wonder/Dunright Foam/CBRT/B&B Decals Dodge | 35 | 32 | Running | |
| 13 | 17 | 9 | Adam Martin * | Johsonville/Oliviers/Reser's Ford | 35 | 31 | Running | |
| 14 | 2 | 18 | Alex Tagliani | Epipen/Lowe's/St. Hubert/Fast Wheels Dodge | 33 | 31 | 1 | Running |
| 15 | 1 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Mopar/Pennzoil/Mopar Express Lane Dodge | 33 | 30 | 1 | Running |
| 16 | 5 | 22 | Marc-Antoine Camirand | GM Paillè Chevrolet | 29 | 28 | Accident | |
| 17 | 16 | 43 | Robin Buck | Ontario Chrysler Dealers Ad Assoc. Dodge | 22 | 27 | Off Track | |
| 18 | 15 | 8 | Brett Taylor * | Piloti/CBRT/365 Security Dodge | 15 | 26 | Accident | |
| 19 | 19 | 11 | Martin Cote | GO-VR.com Dodge | 8 | 25 | Off Track | |
| 20 | 14 | 2 | Matthew Scannell | OMVIC/Leland/Beyond Digital Ford | 1 | 24 | Accident |
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: Laps 2-3 (Car 02 contact with tire wall {free pass[none]}); 9-11 (Car 11 contact with trire wall [none]); 30-31 (Car 44 stopped on track [27]). 3 for 7 laps.
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. 4 changes involving 3 drivers.
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
Next Race: Wyant Group Raceway on Juy 26/2017
* Jostens Rookie of the Year contender
*Denotes Jostens Rookie of the Year candidate
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