DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The NASCAR Pinty's Series will return to Sunset Speedway for the second consecutive year this Saturday for the Leland Industries 300 presented by Dickies and Alex Tagliani hopes this year's race is a repeat of last year's dominating performance.
Tagliani took the lead on Lap 108 and never looked back on the way to his second career series win. He also made series history by becoming the first driver the 10 seasons of the series to lap the entire field during a race with the win.
The Lachenaie, Quebec, native scored his lone other series win on the road course in Edmonton in 2008.
Tagliani passed teenager Cayden Lapcevich during a long green-flag stretch on the .333-mile oval that enabled him to drive away from the field for his first career oval track win. The popular racing veteran was making his 27th career start in the series. He had previously scored a win at Wisconsin's Road America in the open-wheel CHAMP Car Series.
He'll have plenty of competition if he hopes to compete.
Jason Hathaway picked up a pair of wins on ovals last year and ran second to Tagliani at Sunset. And Cayden Lapcevich finished third at his home track as a 16-year-old after leading more than 40 laps. Rookie Josh Collins will make his first career start in the NPS this Saturday at Sunset and will be joined by fellow Jostens Rookie of the Year contender Kevin Lacroix.
| RACE: | Leland Industries 300 pres. by Dickies |
|---|---|
| PLACE: | Sunset Speedway, Innisfil, Ont. |
| DATE: | Saturday, June 18 |
| TIME: | 6:30 p.m. ET |
| TELECAST: | TSN2 – June 25 at Noon. ET; RDS2 - July 9 at 10:30 p.m. |
| TRACK LAYOUT: | .333-mile asphalt oval |
| 2015 POLESITTER: | Gary Klutt |
| 2015 RACE WINNER: | Alex Tagliani |
| EVENT SCHEDULE: | Practice 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Final Practice 12:30-1 p.m., Qualifying 3 p.m., Driver Autograph Session 4:20 p.m. |
| TRACK CONTACT: | Spencer Lewis, 416-856-3730, limpertwo@hotmail.com |
| TRACK TWITTER: | @Sunset_Speedway |
| EVENT TWITTER HASHTAG: | #Leland300 |
| NASCAR CONTACT: | Tim Southers, 386-235-3634, tsouthers@nascar.com, Twitter: @Tsouth1968 |
Fast Facts:
The Procedure: The maximum starting field is 24 cars, including provisionals. The first 21 cars will have secured starting positions through two-lap time trials while the remaining three spots will be awarded through the provisional process. The race is scheduled for 300 laps (100 miles) and is an impound race with two change tires allowed.
The Track: Sunset Speedway opened in 1968 as a quarter-mile oval. The track was resurfaced and expanded to .333-miles in 2009.
Leland 300 presented by Dickies Notes:
Clean Race Helped Tagliani Lap FIeld: Tagliani set a blistering pace last year at Sunset, and was also assisted by a relatively clean race on the short track. The race was slowed on Lap 9 for a two car accident and the race went back to green flag conditions on Lap 20. By the time the third caution flag waved on Lap 288 for a multi-car spin, Tagliani had put the rest of the field a lap down.
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