It was the charge of a champion that made the big difference in the race.

 

Andrew Ranger took his first victory since 2022 in the Bud Light 300 at Autodrome Chaudiere.

 

The three-time series champion needed a late pass on his team Kevin Lacroix in the dying laps to secure the win on the quarter mile oval.

 

Ranger started the race in ninth but ran within the top five for most of the day, seemingly find another gear after the mid race break at lap 160.

 

Lacroix came home in second after leading 160 laps on the day, a great result after the heartbreaking result of round one at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.

 

Marc-Antoine Camirand rounded out the podium, a great finish for the man that dominated the first 125 laps of the race. This sees him grab an early lead in the championship standings.

 

L.P Dumoulin came in fourth with Donald Theetge in fifth, an excellent finish for the latter who is runs the ovals this year in a tandem effort with the driver covering the road courses this year, Alex Tagliani.

 

Maxime Gauvreau was the top rookie, putting forth a solid outing to finish in 11th.

 

It was a rough night for several drivers in the field, one of them being Raphael Lessard.

 

The 22 year-old suffered an engine failure in practice, resulting in a replacement before qualifying. The bad fortune followed him into the race as it was another engine issue that forced him to retire on lap 116.

 

Rookie Will Larue, who ran well early on, was knocked out of this one at lap 111 with a power steering problem.

 

The series heads off to Eastbound International Speedway in Avondale, NL for Round Three of the championship.

 

Action kicks off on Saturday, June 22 at 10:30 A.M. EST/12 P.M. NDT.