Music: {allcanada} Statistical Advance: Analyzing The ICAR Lucas Oil Grand Prix At Circuit ICAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series takes to the road once again in the ICAR Lucas Oil Grand Prix presented by Budweiser at Circuit ICAR in Mirabel, Que. The race is scheduled to take the green flag on Sunday, June 3 at 1:30 p.m. ET. Below is a statistical look at the recent performance of selected drivers at ICAR, as well as some other statistical trends:

Circuit ICAR Race Setup
• Robin Buck, last year's ICAR winner, has scored a top-10 finish in six of his last seven series starts – all on road courses.
• Andrew Ranger looks for his first ICAR win to go along with his six previous NASCAR Canadian Tire Series victories in his native Quebec.
• Six of J.R. Fitzpatrick's seven series career wins have come on road courses.
• L.P. Dumoulin, who finished fourth last season at Circuit ICAR, has a streak of four consecutive top-10 finishes in road courses.

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series At Circuit ICAR
• This is the series' second to the 15-turn, 2.113-mile road course set up on the grounds of the Mirabel Airport.
• The race's television premier is scheduled for Saturday, June 16 at 12:30 p.m. ET on TSN and Wednesday, June 27 at 10 p.m. ET on RDS2.
• The ICAR Lucas Oil Grand Prix presented by Budweiser is 102 kilometers in length.
• This is the second straight season that ICAR has been the second event on the schedule.
• Last year, there were four caution periods for nine laps.
• The first caution came at Lap 3 while the last came at Lap 28.
• Polesitter Alex Tagliani finished eighth and race winner Robin Back started seventh.
• There were six official lead changes involving four drivers in last year's race.

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Circuit ICAR Data
Race: #2 of 12 (6/3/12)
Track Layout: 2.113-mile road course
Race Length: 30 laps (63.37 miles)

Records
1-Lap Qualifying: Alex Tagliani, Dodge, 96.499 seconds, 78.828 mph, June 4, 2011
30-Lap Race: Robin Buck, Dodge, 1 hr., 13 min., 5 sec., 57.246 mph, June 5, 2011

Race Winners
Robin Buck ... 1

Pole Winners
Alex Tagliani ... 1

Manufacturer Wins
Dodge ... 1

Laps Led
Alex Tagliani ... 24
Andrew Ranger ... 4
J.R. Fitzpatrick ... 3
Robin Buck ... 2

Selected drivers:
Ron Beauchamp Jr. (No. 60 Mopar/Mobil 1 Dodge)
• Finished 14th last season at Circuit ICAR.
• Last top 10 at a road course was August 2010 at Montreal.
• Finished seventh in last season's final point standings.
• One of five drivers to start all 64 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.

Robin Buck (No. 66 Quaker State Dodge)
• Won last year's inaugural event at the 2.113-mile circuit.
• Registered two wins and four top-five finishes in his five 2011 road-course starts.
• Has scored six top 10s in his last seven Canadian Tire Series start – all on road courses.
• Has led two laps of competition at ICAR.
• Earned both of his series-career wins – Circuit ICAR and Circuit de Trois-Rivieres – last season.

Noel Dowler (No. 5 EMCO/Kohler Dodge)
• Made his series debut in last year's ICAR event and finished 27th.
• Scored a season-best finish of 11th last season at Riverside International Speedway in Antigonish, N.S.
• Finished third in last year's Rookie of the Year standings.

L.P. Dumoulin (No. 47 WeatherTech Canada/Bellmare Dodge)
• Posted a fourth-place finish in last season's ICAR race which is his series career-best.
• Has a current streak of four straight top 10s on road courses dating back to Toronto last year.
• Was the 2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Rookie of the Year.
• Now a teammate of defending series champion Scott Steckly.
• Made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut on Aug. 20, 2012 at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

J.R. Fitzpatrick (No. 84 Equipment Express Chevrolet)
• Finished seventh a season ago at Circuit ICAR.
• Has four top-10 finishes in his last six series road-course starts.
• Led three laps of action in last year's ICAR event.
• Six of his seven career series wins have come on road courses – CTMP (3), Edmonton (2) and Montreal.
• Has made a pair of NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts this season.

Jason Hathaway (No. 3 Snap-on Tools/Rockstar Energy Drink/Vortex Brake Pads Dodge)
• Finished 15th a season ago at ICAR.
• Has registered a top-10 finish in three of his last four series starts dating back to last season.
• One of five drivers to start all 64 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.

D.J. Kennington (No. 17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Dodge)
• Finished 20th in last year's ICAR event – his worst series finish since a 28th-place result in August 2010 at Montreal.
• Has a current streak of three consecutive top-five finishes and four straight top 10s.
• Has four top-10 finishes in his last five series road-course starts.
• Has 11 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series victories – tied with Scott Steckly for second on the all-time list.
• Won 2010 series championship.
• One of five drivers to start all 64 NCATS races.

Peter Klutt (No. 42 Legendary Motorcar Chevrolet)
• Finished 11th a season ago at Circuit ICAR.
• Has top-10 finishes in two of his last four series starts dating back to Toronto last year.

Jeff Lapcevich (No. 23 Tim Hortons Dodge)
• Scored a sixth-place finish last June at Circuit ICAR.
• Has a streak of five straight top-10 finishes in Canadian Tire Series action.
• Has top-10 finishes in five of his last six road-course starts dating back to the beginning of last season.
• In 2012, will compete fulltime in the Canadian Tire Series for the first time.

Kerry Micks (No. 02 Leland/Beyond Digital Imaging/PartSource Ford)
• Finished 19th a season ago at ICAR after starting fourth.
• Has a streak of five consecutive top-10 finishes dating back to the Montreal race last year.
• Two of his three series-career wins have come on road-course wins (Montreal and Trois-Rivieres in 2007).
• Is one of five drivers to compete in all 64 NCATS races.

Andrew Ranger (No. 27 Dodge/GC Motorsport Dodge)
• Finished 21st in last year's race at Circuit ICAR.
• Has top-five finishes in his last four Canadian Tire Series starts.
• Has finished inside the top 10 in 23 of his last 24 series starts dating back to the 2008 season.
• Has won 11 of his 20 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series road-course starts.
• Is the series' all-time leader with 16 victories.
• Tied with Don Thomson Jr. at 11 atop the all-time list for pole wins.
• Won the series championship in 2007 and 2009.

Scott Steckly (No. 22 Canadian Tire Dodge)
• Was the runner-up last season at ICAR.
• Has three consecutive top-five finishes dating back to last season.
• Has scored a top-10 finish in five of his last six series starts.
• Has 11 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series victories – tied with D.J. Kennington for second on the all-time list.
• Won 2008 and 2011 series championships.
• One of five drivers to start all 64 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.

Isabelle Tremblay (No. 07 Frank Lyman Design Dodge)
• Finished 25th in last year's Grand Prix at Circuit ICAR.
• Was second to L.P. Dumoulin in the 2011 Rookie of the Year standings.
• Is a teammate of fellow Quebecer Martin Roy in a newly formed team.

Jason White (No. 21 A&W/Bowers & Wilkins Dodge)
• Finished 10th at ICAR last season.
• Was 2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Rookie of the Year.