The NASCAR Canada trip to Newfoundland saw a champion on the top step once again.

 

Andrew Ranger took the victory in the Pro-Line 250 at Eastbound international Speedway, his second consecutive and 33rd for his career.

 

The Roxton Pond, Que. native finished nearly three and a half seconds ahead of pole sitter and runner up Kevin Lacroix.

Marc-Antoine Camirand rounded out the podium, holding station from where he started.

 

Lacroix held the lead from the start ahead of D.J. Kennington, showing his pace throughout the early part of the race.

 

This was until Camirand came up to challenge for the lead, with the two battling hard until contact was made.

 

This incident sent both drivers falling down the order, forcing them to fight back to the front and giving Ranger the number one position.

 

Donald Theetge would not let the 38 year-old win without a fight, pressuring him hard throughout the middle part of the race, eventually coming up just short of a podium in fourth place.

 

L.P. Dumoulin rounded out the top five positions, capping off another consistent weekend from him.

 

Jason Hathway took home a solid sixth place finish, with the front row starting Kennington falling to seventh.

 

It was a tale of two races for the local drivers in the field.

 

Brandon McFarlane, who started 11th, managed to power his way into the top 10, grabbing an eighth place finish and Josten’s Rookie of the Race honours, while Sara Thorne retired from the race just past the halfway mark at lap 134.

 

The series returns June 29 with a double header from Riverside International Speedway in Antigonish, N.S.

 

Race one gets underway at 8:30 P.M. MST