Andrew Ranger set a new NASCAR Canadian Tire track record at Circuit ICAR on his way of earning pole position for this Sunday's Jiffy Lube 100 presented by Snap-On.
Ranger clocked his run at 1 minute, 35.938 seconds around the 2.113-mile airport road-course for an average speed of 79.289 mph.
For the Roxton Pond,Qc native, it was a 12th career pole -- and first since Aug. 2011 -- tying him with JR Fitzpatrick for the series record. It also broke Alex Tagliani's track mark of 1:36.499 (78.828) set in the inaugural event in 2011.
Jeff Lapcevich qualified second at 1:36.544 (78.791), followed by Scott Steckly at 1:36.894 (78.506). LP Dumoulin, who was fastest in practice, qualified fourth and rookie Alex Labbe rounded out the top five.
JR Fitzpatrick qualified sixth, followed by Jason Hathaway, Kerry Micks, DJ Kennington and Elie Arseneau.
Kennington enters Sunday's race with a one-point lead on Hathaway, three over Lapcevich and five over Dumoulin.
The Jiffy Lube 100 presented by Snap-On is slated to take the green flag at 1:30 p.m.
Ranger clocked his run at 1 minute, 35.938 seconds around the 2.113-mile airport road-course for an average speed of 79.289 mph.
For the Roxton Pond,Qc native, it was a 12th career pole -- and first since Aug. 2011 -- tying him with JR Fitzpatrick for the series record. It also broke Alex Tagliani's track mark of 1:36.499 (78.828) set in the inaugural event in 2011.
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| Andrew Ranger (Photo: NASCAR Candian Tire Series) |
Jeff Lapcevich qualified second at 1:36.544 (78.791), followed by Scott Steckly at 1:36.894 (78.506). LP Dumoulin, who was fastest in practice, qualified fourth and rookie Alex Labbe rounded out the top five.
JR Fitzpatrick qualified sixth, followed by Jason Hathaway, Kerry Micks, DJ Kennington and Elie Arseneau.
Kennington enters Sunday's race with a one-point lead on Hathaway, three over Lapcevich and five over Dumoulin.
The Jiffy Lube 100 presented by Snap-On is slated to take the green flag at 1:30 p.m.