Ranger Right at Home in Circuit ICAR NCATS Win July 7, 2014 NASCAR MIRABEL, Que. – Andrew Ranger is pretty close to unstoppable at Circuit ICAR. The two-time champion of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 led the final nine laps Sunday to take the checkered flag in the Jiffy Lube 100 presented by La Petite Bretonne. It was Rangers’ third straight win at the 2.113-mile, 16-turn road course on the grounds of Montreal-Mirabel International Airport. And it was Rangers’ 18th career win; 15 of which have come on road courses. Ranger took the lead from Alex Guenettte on Lap 21 and wound up beating last year’s series rookie of the year to the line by 3.682 seconds. L.P. Dumoulin finished third, followed by rookie Alex Labbe and Alex Tagliani. J.R. Fitzpatrick, Scott Steckly, rookie Gary Klutt, Jason Hathaway and Peter Klutt rounded out the top 10. Fitzpatrick maintains the edge in the season standings after three races, two tallies ahead of Dumoulin and 14 ahead of D.J. Kennington, who finished 12th Sunday. The Jiffy Lube 100 will air on TSN on Sunday, July 13 at 11 a.m., and on the French-language RDS on Thursday, July 17 at 9:30 p.m. The Canadian Tire Series’ next race will be contested on July 11 with the inaugural Alberta Has Energy 300 at Edmonton International Raceway in Wetaskiwin, Alberta. NASCAR Canadian Tire Series pres. by Mobil 1-Jiffy Lube 100 pres. by La Petite Bretonne Unofficial Results Sunday At Circuit ICAR Mirabel, Que. Lap length: 2.113 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Andrew Ranger, Roxton Pond, Que., Dodge, 30 laps, 37.952 mph. 2. (3) Alex Guenette, Terrebonne, Que., Dodge, 30. 3. (4) L.P. Dumoulin, Trois-Rivières, Que., Dodge, 30. 4. (5) Alex Labbe, St. Albert, Que, Dodge, 30. 5. (8) Alex Tagliani, Lachenaie, Que., Dodge, 30. 6. (12) J.R. Fitzpatrick, Ayr, Ont., Chevrolet, 30. 7. (11) Scott Steckly, Milverton, Ont., Dodge, 30. 8. (9) Gary Klutt, Halton Hills, Ont., Chevrolet, 30. 9. (10) Jason Hathaway, Dutton, Ont., Chevrolet, 30. 10. (15) Peter Klutt, Halton Hills, Ont., Chevrolet, 30. 11. (18) Noel Dowler, Sherwood Park, Alta., Dodge, 30. 12. (13) D.J. Kennington, St. Thomas, Ont., Dodge, 30. 13. (20) Anthony Simone, Holland Landing, Ont., Dodge, 30. 14. (14) J.F. Dumoulin, Trois-Rivières, Que., Dodge, 30. 15. (22) Simon Dion-Viens, Saint-Joseph-de-Kamouraska, Que., Dodge, 30. 16. (28) Derek White, Kahnawake, Que., Chevrolet, 30. 17. (24) Ray Courtemanche Jr., Montreal, Que., Dodge, 30. 18. (26) Matthew Scannell, Milton. Ont., Dodge, 30. 19. (6) Mark Dilley, Barrie, Ont., Ford, 29. 20. (7) Elie Arseneau, Bedford, Que., Dodge, 28. 21. (23) Patrice Brisebois, Montreal, Que., Dodge, 28. 22. (19) Luc Lesage, Trois-Rivières, Que., Dodge, 28. 23. (21) Hugo Vannini, Repentigny, Que., Ford, 28. 24. (17) Xavier Coupal, St. Jean sur Richelieu, Que, Dodge, 27. 25. (29) Jocelyn Fecteau, Montreal, Que., Dodge, 26. 26. (27) Joey McColm, Ajax, Ont., Dodge, 19. 27. (16) Jeff Lapcevich, Grimsby, Ont., Dodge, 5, fuel pump. 28. (2) Marc-Antoine Camirand, Saint-Leonard-d’Aston, Que, Chevrolet, 3, rear end. 29. (25) Jason White, Sun Peaks, B.C., Dodge, 1, accident. Race Statistics Time of Race: 0 hours 54 minutes 39 seconds Margin of Victory: .3.682 Fastest Qualifier: A.Ranger (79.274 mph, 95.956 seconds) Caution Flags: 1 for 2 laps. Lead Changes: 2 among 2 drivers. Lap Leaders: A. Ranger 1-6; A. Guenette 7-20; A. Ranger 21-30. Standings: 1. J. Fitzpatrick, 122; 2. L. Dumoulin, 120; 3. D. Kennington, 108; 4. J. Hathaway, 103; 5. A. Ranger, 103; 6. S. Steckly, 96; 7. H. Vannini, 91; 8. N. Dowler, 90; 9. R. Courtemanche Jr., 88; 10. A. Guenette, 81. Standings: 1. J. Fitzpatrick, 84; 2. L. Dumoulin, 79; 3. D. Kennington, 76; 4. H. Vannini, 70; 5. J. Hathaway, 68; 6. S. Mathews, 64; 7. R. Courtemanche Jr., 61; 8. S. Steckly, 59; 9. N. Dowler, 57; 10. J. McColm, 56.
