Road course ace Louis-Philippe Dumoulin won the exciting NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season opening race, the Pinty’s presents the Vortex Brake Pads 200 in front of a huge crowd at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. It was his first career Series victory.
The Quebec native with an extensive sports car racing background was followed to the line by Grimsby, ON resident Jeff Lapcevich. Jason Hathaway of Dutton was third.
The Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Michelin held its second race of the weekend. David Ostella took the checkered flag in Platinum Cup over Saturday’s race winner Spencer Pigot. For the second straight day, Tim Sanderson was the victor in Gold Cup.
Sunday's racing action also saw the Canadian Touring Car Championship complete their weekend doubleheader. Scott Nichol took the win in Super Touring over Benjamin Distaulo. Michel Sallenbach was first in the Touring Class and Karl Wittmer took the victory in B-Spec.
In Canadian Supercar, Frank Fusillo took the top step of the podium in the S1 class over Guy Leclerc. Simon Dion-Viens was first in S2.
The final race of the weekend saw Florida native Doug Peterson win the SCCCA Trans-Am Series race over defending Series champion Tony Ave. Ave set a nice track Trans-Am record with a fast lap time of 1:17.354.
NASCAR CANDADIAN TIRE SERIES presented by MOBIL 1-Pinty's presents the Vortex 200 Results Sunday at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (Road Course) Bowmanville, Ontario
Lap length: 2.459 miles (Start position in parentheses)
1. (2) L.P. Dumoulin, Trois-Rivieres, Que., Dodge, 51 laps, 69.500 mph.
2. (10) Jeff Lapcevich, Grimsby, Ont., Dodge, 51.
3. (11) Jason Hathaway, Dutton, Ont., Dodge, 51.
4. (5) D.J. Kennington, St. Thomas, Ont., Dodge, 51.
5. (7) Robin Buck, Campbellville, Ont., Dodge, 51.
6. (4) Kerry Micks, Mt. Albert, Ont., Ford, 51.
7. (14) Ty Dillon, Welcome, N.C., Chevrolet, 51.
8. (12) Noel Dowler, Sherwood Park, Alta., Dodge, 51.
9. (18) Trevor Seibert, Williams Lake, B.C., Dodge, 51.
10. (17) Brad Graham, Glencoe, Ont., Ford, 51.
11. (21) Ryley Seibert, Williams Lake, B.C., Dodge, 51.
12. (27) Ray Courtemanche Jr., Montreal, Que., Dodge, 51.
13. (24) Hugo Vannini, Repentigny, Que., Ford, 51.
14. (28) David Thorndyke, Oshawa, Ont., Chevrolet, 51.
15. (15) Jason White, Sun Peaks, B.C., Dodge, 51.
16. (22) Ron Beauchamp, Jr., Windsor, Ont., Dodge, 51.
17. (16) Ryan Klutt, Halton Hills, Ont., Chevrolet, 50.
18. (20) Steve Mathews, New Liskeard, Ont., Ford, 49.
19. (8) Peter Klutt, Halton Hills, Ont., Chevrolet, 43, suspension.
20. (13) Martin Roy, Napierville, Que., Dodge, 37, off track.
21. (9) Howie Scannell Jr., Milton, Ont., Dodge, 22, rear end.
22. (26) Larry Jackson, Oakville, Ont., Dodge, 20, off track.
23. (19) Daniel Bois, Bracebridge, Ont., Dodge, 16, rear end.
24. (3) Scott Steckly, Milverton, Ont., Dodge, 12, accident.
25. (23) Joey McColm, Ajax, Ont., Dodge, 11, brakes.
26. (6) Alex Guennette, Terrebonne, Que., Dodge, 10, engine.
27. (1) J.R. Fitzpatrick, Cambridge, Ont., Chevrolet, 7, drive shaft.
28. (25) Derek White, Kahnawake, Que., Chevrolet, 5, engine.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 48 minutes 16 seconds Margin of Victory: .651 seconds Fastest Qualifier: J.Fitzpatrick (106.289 mph, 83.286 seconds) Caution Flags: 3 for 13 laps.
Lead Changes: 6 among 6 drivers.
Lap Leaders: J. Fitzpatrick 1-6; L. Dumoulin 7-10; S. Steckly 11-12; J. Lapcevich 13-15; T. Seibert 16-21; M. Roy 22-23; L. Dumoulin 24-51.
Standings: 1. L. Dumoulin, 48; 2. J. Lapcevich, 43; 3. J. Hathaway, 41; 4. D. Kennington, 40; 5. R. Buck, 39; 6. K. Micks, 38; 7. T. Dillon, 37; 8. N. Dowler, 36; 9. T. Seibert, 36; 10. B. Graham, 34.
Photo Credit – John Walker
