MONTREAL: NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Qualifying Record Run For Ranger

MONTREAL -- Andrew Ranger extended his dominance in road-course qualifying with a record run Saturday at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in advance of Sunday's NAPA AUTOPRO 100.

Ranger posted a top lap of 1 minutes, 45.003 seconds (92.877 seconds) around the 2.709-mile course for his ninth career pole position in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented Mobil 1. Ranger, who is only running a partial schedule in the series this year, has won the pole in all four road-course races he has entered. The Roxton Pond, Quebec, driver won the 2008 race at Montreal.

The top five qualifiers all exceeded the previous record set by Kerry Micks of 1:46.664 (91.465) in 2008.

Points leader JR Fitzpatrick qualified second at 1:45.085 (92.805). Jason Bowles, the 2009 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West champion, qualified third at 1:46.016 (91.990).

Micks and DJ Kennington rounded out the top five for Sunday's race, the fifth and final road-course race of the season. Mark Dilley qualified sixth, followed by Don Thomson Jr., Jeff Lapevich, Anthony Simone, and Scott Steckly.

The NAPA AUTOPRO 100 will air live Sunday on TSN and RDS. The broadcast will start at 11:30 a.m., with the green-flag scheduled for 11:40 a.m. Fitzpatrick is the defending race winner and holds a 16-point lead over Kennington entering the weekend.

Qualifying Results

NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES presented by MOBIL 1 - NAPA AUTOPRO 100 Lineup
Race Sunday; Qualifying Saturday
at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal, Quebec
Lap Length: 2.709 miles

1. (27) Andrew Ranger, Roxton Pond, Que., Dodge, 92.877
2. (84) JR Fitzpatrick, Cambridge, Ont., Chevrolet, 92.805
3. (11) Jason Bowles, Ontario, Calif., Dodge, 91.990
4. (02) Kerry Micks, Mt. Albert, Ont., Ford, 91.975
5. (17) DJ Kennington, St. Thomas, Ont., Dodge, 91.589
6. (9) Mark Dilley, Barrie, Ont., Dodge, 91.412
7. (4) Don Thomson, Jr., Hamilton, Ont., Chevrolet, 91.292
8. (23) Jeff Lapcevich, Grimsby, Ont., Chevrolet, 91.222
9. (95) Anthony Simone, Holland Landing, Ont., Chevrolet, 91.176
10. (22) Scott Steckly, Milverton, Ont., Dodge, 91.139
11. (69) Trevor Seibert, Williams Lake, B.C., Dodge, 91.101
12. (47) L.P. Dumoulin, Trois-Rivieres, Que., Dodge, 90.943
13. (66) Robin Buck, Campbellville, Ont., Ford, 90.629
14. (42) Peter Klutt, Halton Hills, Ont., Chevrolet, 90.615
15. (04) J.F. Dumoulin, Trois-Rivieres, Que., Dodge, 90.527
16. (3) Jason Hathaway, Appin, Ont., Dodge, 89.803
17. (59) John Farano, Toronto, Ont., Chevrolet, 89.729
18. (60) Ron Beauchamp, Jr., Windsor, Ont., Dodge, 89.485
19. (44) Jarrad Whissell, Calgary, Alta., Ford, 89.151
20. (00) Pierre Bourque, Ottawa, Ont., Dodge, 89.089
21. (50) Joey McColm, Ajax, Ont., Dodge, 88.829
22. (56) Howie Scannell, Jr., Milton, Ont., Dodge, 88.740
23. (71) Patrice Brisebois, West Mount, Que., Dodge, 88.087
24. (19) Brad Graham, Glencoe, Ont., Ford, 87.814
25. (01) Caitlin Johnston, Orangeville, Ont., Dodge, 87.289
26. (96) Marc-Andre Cliche, Vallee-Jonction, Que., Chevrolet, 86.663
27. (21) Jason White, Sun Peaks, B.C., Chevrolet, 86.216
28. (10) Maryeve Dufault, Sorel, Que., Dodge, 85.994
29. (55) Dexter Stacey, Kahnawake, Que., Chevrolet, 85.415
30. (99) Derek White, Kahnawake, Que., Chevrolet, Provisional
31. (81) Shawn McGlynn, Kitchener, Ont., Dodge, Provisional
32. (77) Isabelle Tremblay, St. Hippolyte, Que., Ford, Provisional
33. (67) David Thorndyke, Oshawa, Ont., Chevrolet, Provisional
34. (85) Michel Pilon, Blainville, Que., Chevrolet, Provisional

From Shon Sbarra, NASCAR Public Relations