Mirabel, Quebec - Andrew Ranger collected his third win of the season, on Saturday, as Paillé Course//Racing was at Circuit ICAR in Mirabel, QC, in the NASCAR Canada series. Marc-Antoine Camirand also had a strong outing, earning a third-place finish.

 

Andrew Ranger was hoping to be back strong at Circuit ICAR, where he had won four times in the past, and knew that his GM Paillé/Chevrolet Canada n° 27 Camaro could be very fast. Second in practice, just 0.009 second behind the leader, he posted the fastest time in qualifying, setting a new track record and earning his first pole position of the season.

 

“My team Innovation Auto Sport prepared a very fast car, and we were aiming at the victory here,” told Ranger. Right at the start of the race, he set a quick pace, but conceded the lead after 6 laps.

 

“I have been able to take the lead back with about 12 laps to go and I pushed to keep the lead during those last laps. We are very happy with this third win of the season. It has been a very good day for my team Innovation Auto Sport and Paillé Course//Racing. It has been an almost perfect day with the pole and the win. It feels very good to be back in victory lane after a disappointing end of the race at GP3R,” concluded Ranger.

 

Marc-Antoine Camirand also scored a strong podium finish, earning the third place in the Evirum 100.

 

“During practice session and qualifying, I struggled a bit to find speed in my GM Paillé/Chevrolet Canada n°96 Camaro, but my team Camirand Performance worked hard throughout the day,” Camirand mentioned.

 

Sixth in practice and fifth in qualifying, Camirand was hoping that he could have a car to battle for the win in the 43-lap race. “At the beginning of the race, I quickly climbed to fourth spot, and for most of the race, the top-four set up a very fast pace. I was saving my car and I knew that I could be very strong at the end,” stated Camirand.

 

After the last restart with 12 laps to go, he took the third spot and started putting pressure on the leaders.

 

“We had a very fast pace at the end. I could have taken a few more laps, because I believe that my car was better on the long run. We are still very happy with this third place. We score good championship points, and we are heading to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park with good momentum,” concluded Camirand.

 

With three races left in the season, Camirand leads the NASCAR Canada series’ drivers’ standings, with 23 points over Ranger.

 

Paillé Course//Racing, with drivers Andrew Ranger and Marc-Antoine Camirand, will be back on track next weekend, on the fast road course of the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, near Bowmanville, ON.