MONTREAL -- Andrew Ranger took one bump that nearly cost him the win and gave it right back to grab the checkered flag in the NAPA AUTOPRO 100 Sunday.
After losing the lead briefly to Jason Bowles on the white-flag lap, Ranger muscled past on the final turn to claim the victory in a NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 race that he had dominated until the final circuit around the 2.709-mile Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
It is Ranger's second win in three years at Montreal's 2.709-mile course; he was second in last year's event.
It's the third win of the season -- all on road-courses -- for the Roxton Pond, Quebec, driver who is running a partial schedule in the series along with his NASCAR K&N Pro Series obligations. The two-time NASCAR Canadian Tire Series champion has 12 career wins in the series with nine coming on road courses.
Don Thomson Jr. finished second, followed by Robin Buck, Scott Steckly and Jason Hathaway. Kerry Micks Trevor Seibert, J.F. Dumoulin, Ron Beauchamp Jr. and rookie John Farano rounded out the top 10.
Bowles, the 2009 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West champion, limped his car across the line in 20th with major hood damage.
Bowles and Ranger ran 1-2, respectively, in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Infineon Raceway in Sonama, Calif., earlier this year before Bowles ran out of gas 100 yards from the finish line and handed that win to Ranger. Sunday in Montreal, Bowles had several restarts to challenge Ranger include one on Lap 3 where they made contact in Turn 1 that briefly put Bowles into the lead. However, Ranger quickly regained the top spot.
Bowles took advantage of a green-white-checkered finish to make a move for the lead on Ranger in the hairpin Turn 10. Ranger wobbled from the contact but slipped back into second. As the leaders went through the final chicane, Ranger returned the favor. Bowles spun into the retaining wall and Ranger kept the momentum and took the lead.
Points leader JR Fitzpatrick and his closest challenger DJ Kennington both suffered mechanical issues early. Fitzpatrick, who started on the front row alongside Ranger, picked up enough spots through attrition to finish 18th. Kennington completed just 14 laps of 24 laps and finished 28th.
The next NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race will be the Wild Wing 300 presented by DriveWise at Barrie (Ont.) Speedway.
NCATS Montreal 8/29/10 Unofficial Results
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | B/Points | Total Award | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Dodge Dealers of Quebec Dodge | 24 | 190 | 10 | $8,600 | Running |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | Don Thomson, Jr. | Home Hardware Chevrolet | 24 | 170 | 3,200 | Running | |
| 3 | 13 | 66 | Robin Buck | Durabody Ford | 24 | 165 | 2,700 | Running | |
| 4 | 10 | 22 | Scott Steckly | Canadian Tire Jumpstart Dodge | 24 | 160 | 5,400 | Running | |
| 5 | 16 | 3 | Jason Hathaway | Snap-on Tools/Rockstar Dodge | 24 | 155 | 3,000 | Running | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Kerry Micks | Dickies/Beyond Digital Imaging Ford | 24 | 150 | 1,800 | Running | |
| 7 | 11 | 69 | Trevor Seibert | Lake Excavating/EMCO Waterworks Dodge | 24 | 146 | 2,350 | Running | |
| 8 | 15 | 4 | J.F. Dumoulin | Group Bellemare/GP3R Dodge | 24 | 142 | 2,000 | Running | |
| 9 | 18 | 60 | Ron Beauchamp, Jr. | Mopar/Mobil 1 Dodge | 24 | 138 | 1,400 | Running | |
| 10 | 17 | 59 | John Farano * | Tower Events/RDA Chevrolet | 24 | 134 | 1,300 | Running | |
| 11 | 27 | 21 | Jason White | A&W/Zimmer-Wheaton GMC Chevrolet | 24 | 130 | 1,200 | Running | |
| 12 | 26 | 96 | Marc-Andre Cliche * | LFL Transport/OCR Gaz Bar Chevrolet | 24 | 127 | 1,150 | Running | |
| 13 | 19 | 44 | Jarrad Whissell | SMS Equipment/Komatsu Ford | 24 | 124 | 2,145 | Running | |
| 14 | 29 | 55 | Dexter Stacey | Bully's Truck Stop Chevrolet | 24 | 121 | 1,140 | Running | |
| 15 | 30 | 99 | Derek White * | Snake's Poker Chevrolet | 24 | 118 | 1,135 | Running | |
| 16 | 34 | 85 | Michel Pilon * | Aquacoupe Technologie Chevrolet | 24 | 115 | 2,130 | Running | |
| 17 | 33 | 67 | David Thorndyke | Thorsons EVT Chevrolet | 24 | 112 | 1,125 | Running | |
| 18 | 2 | 84 | JR Fitzpatrick | Schick Hydro Chevrolet | 24 | 114 | 5 | 1,120 | Running |
| 19 | 23 | 71 | Patrice Brisebois * | L'equipeur Dodge | 24 | 106 | 1,110 | Running | |
| 20 | 3 | 11 | Jason Bowles | RaceWithRusty.com Dodge | 24 | 103 | 1,100 | Running | |
| 21 | 24 | 19 | Brad Graham | Holmar Plumbing Ford | 23 | 100 | 1,090 | Running | |
| 22 | 8 | 23 | Jeff Lapcevich | Tim Hortons Chevrolet | 23 | 97 | 1,080 | Running | |
| 23 | 31 | 81 | Shawn McGlynn * | RC Trailers/Wigs For Kids Dodge | 23 | 94 | 1,070 | Running | |
| 24 | 12 | 47 | L.P. Dumoulin * | Maskimo/Somavrac Dodge | 18 | 91 | 1,060 | Running | |
| 25 | 14 | 42 | Peter Klutt | Legendary Motorcar Chevrolet | 18 | 88 | 1,050 | Running | |
| 26 | 28 | 10 | Maryeve Dufault * | Dodge Dealers of Quebec Dodge | 18 | 85 | 1,040 | Running | |
| 27 | 9 | 95 | Anthony Simone | Rx100 Chevrolet | 15 | 82 | 1,030 | Mechanical | |
| 28 | 5 | 17 | DJ Kennington | Castrol Edge Dodge | 14 | 79 | 1,020 | Running | |
| 29 | 20 | 0 | Pierre Bourque | Telus Dodge | 12 | 76 | 1,010 | Steering | |
| 30 | 21 | 50 | Joey McColm | Race Time Radio Dodge | 11 | 73 | 1,000 | Off Track | |
| 31 | 6 | 9 | Mark Dilley | Exide Dodge | 10 | 70 | 800 | Running | |
| 32 | 32 | 77 | Isabelle Tremblay * | Groupe Beton Brunet/Infrabec Ford | 6 | 67 | 700 | Rear End | |
| 33 | 22 | 56 | Howie Scannell, Jr. | VR Emond/B&B Decals Dodge | 3 | 64 | 545 | Running | |
| 34 | 25 | 1 | Caitlin Johnston * | Pizza Pizza Dodge | 0 | 61 | 500 | Accident |
RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Andrew Ranger, Time: 105.003 Seconds, Speed: 92.877 mph
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 10 mins, 51 secs Average Speed: 55.059 mph Margin of Victory: .488 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 4-5 (Fluid on frontstretch); 8-9 (Car #77 stopped in Turn 6); 16-17 (Car #95 stopped in Turn 10); 19-21 (Contact between cars #42 and #47 in Turn 8). 4 for 9 laps.
Lap Leaders: Andrew Ranger 1, JR Fitzpatrick 2-4, Andrew Ranger 5-24.
Total Laps Led: Andrew Ranger 21, JR Fitzpatrick 3. 2 changes involving 2 drivers.
CONTINGENCY AWARDS
AUTOLITE SPARK PLUGS TIME TO CHANGE YOUR POSITION: Scott Steckly, 22 Canadian Tire Jumpstart Dodge
COCA-COLA MOVE OF THE RACE: Michel Pilon *, 85 Aquacoupe Technologie Chevrolet
DODGE-MOPAR FAST FIVE - 1ST: Andrew Ranger, 27 Dodge Dealers of Quebec Dodge
DODGE-MOPAR FAST FIVE - 2ND: Scott Steckly, 22 Canadian Tire Jumpstart Dodge
DODGE-MOPAR FAST FIVE - 3RD: Jason Hathaway, 3 Snap-on Tools/Rockstar Dodge
DODGE-MOPAR FAST FIVE - 4TH: Trevor Seibert, 69 Lake Excavating/EMCO Waterworks Dodge
DODGE-MOPAR FAST FIVE - 5TH: J.F. Dumoulin, 04 Group Bellemare/GP3R Dodge
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Andrew Ranger, 27 Dodge Dealers of Quebec Dodge
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE: Andrew Ranger, 27 Dodge Dealers of Quebec Dodge
VTECH FREE PASS: Jarrad Whissell, 44 SMS Equipment/Komatsu Ford
* Rookie of the Year Contender
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