Series Veteran Takes NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Checkered Flag At CTMP

Bowmanville, Ontario – Jason Hathaway has raced in every event in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 history. He's been a race winner and a championship contender.

After Sunday's race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, he can add highlight to his résumé: Road-course winner.

Hathaway, a self-professed "oval guy" held off road-course aces L.P. Dumoulin and Jeff Lapcevich following a late-race restart to win the Pinty's presents the Clarington 200.

More importantly, the moved the 38-year-old from St. Thomas, Ontario, to second in the championship standings heading into the season finale at Kawartha Speedway on Sept. 19. He is nine points behind Scott Steckly, who finished seventh, and has the same points total as Andrew Ranger. Ranger won the pole position and led the most laps (15) before tire issues dropped him to sixth.

D.J. Kennington finished fourth and J.F. Dumoulin fifth.

Hathaway’s weekend started off with an up and down Saturday. His crew had to change an engine prior to qualifying, but he added a sponsor when Muskoka Aviation Centre in Gravenhurst, Ontario, joined his team for Sunday's race.

Hathaway's No. 3 Muskoka Aircraft Center/HGC Chevrolet took the lead from Dumoulin with three laps to go following the race's final restart. Dumoulin had gone to the front on Lap 42 after Lapcevich and Alex Tagliani, who led 12 laps, had tangled for the lead.

Following Ranger and Steckly, Tagliani, rookie Cayden Lapcevich and Kerry Micks rounded out the top 10.

After the race, Jeff Lapcevich, who had finished second in the four of the last six races at CTMP, announced Sunday’s event was his final with the series as he will turn his attention his son Cayden’s race career.

The Pinty's presents the Clarington 200 had seven lead changes among seven different drivers.

The 2015 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will conclude the season Sept. 19 with the Pinty's 200 at Kawartha.

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series pres. by Mobil 1-Pinty's presents the Clarington 200 Results
Sunday At Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ont.
Lap length: 2.459 miles
(Start position in parentheses)

1. (10) Jason Hathaway, St. Thomas, Ont., Chevrolet, 51 laps, 76.108 mph.
2. (13) L.P. Dumoulin, Trois-Rivieres, Que., Dodge, 51.
3. (3) Jeff Lapcevich, Ancaster, Ont., Dodge, 51.
4. (8) D.J. Kennington, St. Thomas, Ont., Dodge, 51.
5. (12) J.F. Dumoulin, Trois-Rivieres, Que., Dodge, 51.
6. (1) Andrew Ranger, Roxton Pond, Que., Dodge, 51.
7. (6) Scott Steckly, Milverton, Ont., Dodge, 51.
8. (4) Alex Tagliani, Lachenaie, Que., Chevrolet, 51.
9. (29) Cayden Lapcevich, Grimsby, Ont., Dodge, 51.
10. (14) Kerry Micks, Mount Albert, Ont., Ford, 51.
11. (19) Gary Klutt, Halton Hills, Ont., Chevrolet, 51.
12. (11) Kevin Poitras, Newcastle, Ont., Ford, 51.
13. (26) Joey McColm, Ajax, Ont., Ford, 51.
14. (20) James Van Domselaar, Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., Chevrolet, 51.
15. (22) Dave Coursol, Saint-Jerome, Que., Dodge, 51.
16. (25) Olivier Bedard, Terrebonne, Que, Chevrolet, 51.
17. (18) Simon Dion-Viens, Saint-Joseph-de-Kamouraska, Que., Dodge, 51.
18. (23) Ray Courtemanche Jr., Montreal, Que., Dodge, 51.
19. (27) David Thorndyke, Oshawa, Ont., Chevrolet, 51.
20. (28) Jocelyn Fecteau, Montreal, Que., Dodge, 51.
21. (21) Ryley Seibert, Williams Lake, B.C., Chevrolet, 46, wheel bearing.
22. (15) Spencer Gallagher, Las Vegas, Nev., Dodge, 45, radiator.
23. (7) Alex Labbe, Victoriaville, Que., Dodge, 43, off track.
24. (9) Matthew Scannell, Rockwood, Ont., Dodge, 37, off track.
25. (17) Ryan Klutt, Halton Hills, Ont., Chevrolet, 34, engine.
26. (2) Kevin Lacroix, Saint-Eustache, Que., Dodge, 20, clutch.
27. (5) Marc-Antoine Camirand, Saint-Leonard-d'Aston, Que., Chevrolet, 19.
28. (16) Carlos de Quesada, Gainesville, Fla., Dodge, 15, accident.
29. (24) Anthony Simone, Aurora, Ont., Dodge, 0, ignition.

Race Statistics

Time of Race: 1 hour 38 minutes 52 seconds
Margin of Victory: .310 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: A.Ranger (106.904 mph, 82.807 seconds)
Caution Flags: 4 for 14 laps.
Lead Changes: 7 among 7 drivers.

Lap Leaders: A. Ranger 1-15; K. Lacroix 16-18; M. Scannell 19-22; A. Tagliani 23-33; J. Lapcevich 34-40; A. Tagliani 41; L. Dumoulin 42-48; J. Hathaway 49-51.

Standings: 1. S. Steckly, 403; 2. J. Hathaway, 394; 3. A. Ranger, 394; 4. L. Dumoulin, 380; 5. D. Kennington, 359; 6. G. Klutt, 350; 7. J. Dumoulin, 346; 8. M. Camirand, 342; 8. A. Tagliani, 319; 10. J. McColm, 312.