Maritime Racing
Ranger Racks Up Another NCATS Pole
Series Release/Photo by: 5/18/2014 | Matthew Manor/Getty Images for NASCAR (5/18/2014)
MIRABEL, Que. (July 5, 2014) – Airports are traditionally used for leaving home, but Andrew Ranger is right at home at Circuit ICAR in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 competition.
Ranger, from Roxton Pond, Quebec, nabbed his second pole in a row qualifying at the 2.113-mile road course on the grounds of the old Montreal-Mirabel International Airport. He is also the two-time defending winner of the Jiffy Lube 100 presented by La Petite Bretonne.
After he led the 29-car field in both practice sessions earlier in the day, the two-time series titlist posted a fast lap of 95.956 seconds (79.274 mph) during qualifying for his 14th career pole, which now has him tied with J.R. Fitzpatrick for the Canadian Tire Series all-time record.
Marc-Antoine Camirand qualified second at 96.029 (79.214) and will join Ranger on the front row for Sunday’s third race of the season. Alex Guenette was third-fastest at 96.576 (78.765).
L.P. Dumoulin and Alex Labbe completed the top five while Kerry Micks, Elie Arseneau, Alex Tagliani, Gary Klutt and Jason Hathaway rounded out the top 10
Defending series champion Scott Steckly qualified 11th followed by J.R. Fitzpatrick and D.J. Kennington.
Sunday’s Jiffy Lube 100 presented by La Petite Bretonne is scheduled to take the green flag at 2:35 p.m.
QUALIFYING RESULTS – ICAR – July 5th, 2014
| Pos | No. | Name | Sponsor | Best Tm | Best Speed | In Lap | Laps | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Mopar/Excide | 1:35.956 | 79.274 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 99 | Marc-Antoine Camirand * | Flrx-Sol/Guru/Elitech | 1:36.029 | 79.214 | 1 | 2 | 0.073 |
| 3 | 39 | Alex Guenette | Motos Illimitees | 1:36.576 | 78.765 | 1 | 3 | 0.620 |
| 4 | 47 | L.P. Dumoulin | WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare | 1:36.614 | 78.734 | 1 | 4 | 0.658 |
| 5 | 36 | Alex Labbe * | VR Victoriaville | 1:36.840 | 78.550 | 1 | 5 | 0.884 |
| 6 | 02 | Kerry Micks | Johnsonville/Leland/BDI | 1:37.113 | 78.329 | 2 | 3 | 1.157 |
| 7 | 03 | Elie Arseneau | Circuit ICAR/Jiffy Lube | 1:37.136 | 78.311 | 1 | 5 | 1.180 |
| 8 | 18 | Alex Tagliani | EpiPen/Dicom Express | 1:37.257 | 78.213 | 2 | 4 | 1.301 |
| 9 | 59 | Gary Klutt * | CTL Financing/Legendary Motorcar | 1:37.290 | 78.187 | 1 | 5 | 1.334 |
| 10 | 3 | Jason Hathaway | Rockstar Energy Drink/Fast Eddie | 1:37.587 | 77.949 | 1 | 4 | 1.631 |
| 11 | 22 | Scott Steckly | Canadian Tire/Sylvania | 1:37.699 | 77.860 | 1 | 4 | 1.743 |
| 12 | 84 | J.R. Fitzpatrick | Equipment Express | 1:37.733 | 77.832 | 3 | 4 | 1.777 |
| 13 | 17 | D.J. Kennington | Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors | 1:37.781 | 77.794 | 1 | 4 | 1.825 |
| 14 | 04 | J.F. Dumoulin | Bernier Crepeau Chrysler/Bellmare | 1:37.932 | 77.674 | 2 | 5 | 1.976 |
| 15 | 42 | Peter Klutt | Legendary Motorcar | 1:38.254 | 77.420 | 2 | 3 | 2.298 |
| 16 | 76 | Jeff Lapcevich | Tim Hortons | 1:38.486 | 77.237 | 2 | 3 | 2.530 |
| 17 | 72 | Xavier Coupal * | Lou’s BBQ | 1:38.777 | 77.010 | 1 | 3 | 2.821 |
| 18 | 5 | Noel Dowler | EMCO/Empire Mechanical | 1:38.794 | 76.997 | 2 | 6 | 2.838 |
| 19 | 24 | Luc Lesage * | Sportschief | 1:38.848 | 76.955 | 2 | 4 | 2.892 |
| 20 | 95 | Anthony Simone | Innovative Plumbing & Mechanical | 1:38.922 | 76.897 | 3 | 3 | 2.966 |
| 21 | 97 | Hugo Vannini | VTI Motorsports | 1:39.131 | 76.735 | 2 | 4 | 3.175 |
| 22 | 37 | Simon Dion-Viens * | Bestbuy Pieces D’anto/Zone Garage | 1:39.339 | 76.574 | 2 | 4 | 3.383 |
| 23 | 71 | Patrice Brisebois | Jiffy Lube | 1:39.375 | 76.546 | 2 | 5 | 3.419 |
| 24 | 29 | Ray Courtemanche Jr. | La Cite De Mirabel/Blackshape Aircraft | 1:39.417 | 76.514 | 6 | 6 | 3.461 |
| 25 | 28 | Jason White | Bowers & Wilkins | 1:39.426 | 76.507 | 1 | 3 | 3.470 |
| 26 | 88 | Derek White | 99 Resto Bar | 1:39.608 | 76.367 | 1 | 4 | 3.652 |
| 27 | 56 | Matthew Scannell * | OMVIC/B&B Decals | 1:40.051 | 76.029 | 8 | 8 | 4.095 |
| 28 | 25 | Joey McColm | Espar | 1:40.768 | 75.488 | 1 | 3 | 4.812 |
| 29 | 77 | Jocelyn Fecteau * | Octane 7.0 | 1:45.703 | 71.964 | 4 | 4 | 9.747 |
