2026 CarGurus 200

2026 CarGurus 200
Race details[1]
Race 1 of 14 in the 2026 NASCAR Canada Series season
Date May 17, 2026
Location Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Clarington, Ontario, Canada
Course 10-turn road course
Course length 2.459 miles (3.957 km)
Distance 58 laps, 142.622 mi (229.528 km)
Scheduled distance 51 laps, 125.41 mi (201.81 km)
Pole position
Driver
Legendary Motorcar Company
Time 1:22.576
Most laps led
Driver Gary Klutt Legendary Motorcar Company
Laps 19
Winner
No. 19 Gary Klutt Legendary Motorcar Company

The 2026 CarGurus 200 was the first stock car race of the 2026 NASCAR Canada Series. The race was held on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, a 2.459 mi (3.957 km) road course in Clarington, Ontario, Canada. The race went beyond the scheduled 51 lap distance, going into double overtime.[2] Polesitter Gary Klutt took the lead from Kyle Steckly and scored his first NASCAR Canada Series win since 2015.[3] L. P. Dumoulin got by Steckly to finish second, with Steckly rounding out the podium in third.

Report

Background

Canadian Tire Motorsport Park is a multi-track motorsport venue located north of Bowmanville in Clarington, Ontario, Canada, approximately 75 kilometres (47 miles) east of Toronto. The facility features a 3.957 km (2.459 mi), 10-turn road course; a 2.9 km (1.8 mi) advance driver and race driver training facility with a 0.402 km (0.250 mi) skid pad (Driver Development Centre) and a 1.5 km (0.93 mi) kart track.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make
0 Glenn Styres Glenn Styres Racing Chevrolet
1 J. P. Bergeron Prolon Racing Ford
3 Connor Bell (R) Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet
8 Dexter Stacey Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet
9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet
14 Geoff Johnson (R) Powersports Garage Ford
17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge
19 Keith Bean (R) BC Race Cars Chevrolet
22 Kyle Steckly MBS Motorsports Chevrolet
24 Josh Hurley (R) BC Race Cars Ford
27 Andrew Ranger Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet
28 Brad Ranson (R) DJK Racing Chevrolet
38 Tyler Gonzalez (R) RGR Motorsports Ford
39 Alex Guenette JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet
42 Ryan Klutt Legendary Motorcar Company Dodge
45 William Larue (R) Larue Motorsport Chevrolet
47 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge
48 Ron Tomlinson (R) Tomlinson Motorsports Chevrolet
54 Dave Coursol Coursol Performance Dodge
67 David Thorndyke Promotive Racing Chevrolet
69 Domenic Scrivo MBS Motorsports Chevrolet
71 Gary Klutt Legendary Motorcar Company Dodge
73 Sylvain Ouellet (R) Theetge Motorsport Chevrolet
74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet
80 Alex Tagliani Theetge Motorsport Chevrolet
84 Larry Jackson Larry Jackson Racing Dodge
85 Darryl Timmers Larry Jackson Racing Dodge
87 Sam Fellows Fellows McGraw Racing Chevrolet
88 Simon Charbonneau Eighty8 Racing Chevrolet
93 Jacques Guenette Sr. (R) JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet
96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet
98 Malcolm Strachan Jim Bray Autosport Ford

Practice

Two practice sessions were held on Saturday, May 16, the first at 12:45 PM EST and the second at 2:15 PM EST.[4] Connor Bell would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:22.849 and a speed of 106.850 mph (171.958 km/h).[5][6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 3 Connor Bell Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet 1:22.849 106.850
2 47 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 1:22.989 106.670
3 71 Gary Klutt Legendary Motorcar Company Dodge 1:23.223 106.370
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 16, at 5:35 PM EST.[4] Gary Klutt, driving for Legendary Motorcar Company, would win the pole, with a lap of 1:22.576 and a speed of 107.203 mph (172.527 km/h).[7][8]

Qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 71 Gary Klutt Legendary Motorcar Company Dodge 1:22.576 107.203
2 96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 1:22.697 107.046
3 22 Kyle Steckly MBS Motorsports Chevrolet 1:22.773 106.948
4 80 Alex Tagliani Theetge Motorsport Chevrolet 1:22.857 106.839
5 74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 1:22.940 106.733
6 27 Andrew Ranger Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 1:22.988 106.671
7 45 Will Larue (R) Larue Motorsport Chevrolet 1:23.205 106.393
8 17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge 1:23.214 106.381
9 87 Sam Fellows Fellows McGraw Racing Chevrolet 1:23.471 106.054
10 38 Tyler Gonzalez (R) RGR Motorsports Ford 1:23.473 106.051
11 39 Alex Guenette JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet 1:23.513 106.000
12 47 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 1:23.585 105.909
13 3 Connor Bell (R) Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet 1:23.886 105.529
14 98 Malcolm Strachan Jim Bray Autosport Ford 1:24.041 105.334
15 42 Ryan Klutt Legendary Motorcar Company Dodge 1:24.161 105.184
16 1 J. P. Bergeron Prolon Racing Ford 1:24.304 105.006
17 9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 1:24.482 104.784
18 88 Simon Charbonneau Eighty8 Racing Chevrolet 1:24.546 104.705
19 84 Larry Jackson Larry Jackson Racing Dodge 1:24.980 104.170
20 54 Dave Coursol Coursol Performance Dodge 1:25.039 104.098
21 8 Dexter Stacey Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet 1:25.070 104.060
22 24 Josh Hurley (R) BC Race Cars Ford 1:25.482 103.559
23 85 Darryl Timmers Larry Jackson Racing Dodge 1:25.982 102.956
24 28 Brad Ranson (R) DJK Racing Chevrolet 1:26.032 102.897
25 48 Ron Tomlinson (R) Tomlinson Motorsports Chevrolet 1:26.831 101.950
26 73 Sylvain Ouellet (R) Theetge Motorsport Chevrolet 1:27.042 101.703
27 0 Glenn Styres Glenn Styres Racing Chevrolet 1:27.300 101.402
28 69 Domenic Scrivo MBS Motorsports Chevrolet 1:27.329 101.370
29 14 Geoff Johnson Powersports Garage Ford 1:28.664 99.842
30 67 David Thorndyke Promotive Racing Chevrolet 1:30.020 98.338
31 93 Jacques Guenette Sr. JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet 1:31.938 96.287
32 19 Keith Bean (R) BC Race Cars Chevrolet – –

Race results

Pos St # Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Led Status Points
1 1 71 Gary Klutt Legendary Motorcar Company Dodge 58 19 Running 48
2 12 47 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 58 4 Running 43
3 3 22 Kyle Steckly MBS Motorsports Chevrolet 58 6 Running 42
4 11 39 Alex Guenette JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet 58 0 Running 40
5 15 42 Ryan Klutt Legendary Motorcar Company Dodge 58 0 Running 39
6 16 1 J. P. Bergeron Prolon Racing Ford 58 0 Running 38
7 25 85 Darryl Timmers Larry Jackson Racing Dodge 58 0 Running 37
8 13 3 Connor Bell (R) Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet 58 0 Running 36
9 8 17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge 58 0 Running 35
10 2 96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 58 17 Running 35
11 20 54 Dave Coursol Coursol Performance Dodge 58 0 Running 33
12 18 88 Simon Charbonneau Eighty8 Racing Chevrolet 58 0 Running 32
13 21 8 Dexter Stacey Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet 58 0 Running 31
14 26 48 Ron Tomlinson (R) Tomlinson Motorsports Chevrolet 58 0 Running 30
15 24 24 Josh Hurley (R) BC Race Cars Ford 58 9 Running 30
16 23 69 Domenic Scrivo MBS Motorsports Chevrolet 58 0 Running 28
17 9 87 Sam Fellows Fellows McGraw Racing Chevrolet 58 0 Running 27
18 7 45 Will Larue (R) Larue Motorsport Chevrolet 58 2 Running 27
19 6 27 Andrew Ranger Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 57 1 Running 26
20 17 9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 57 0 Running 24
21 31 93 Jacques Guenette Sr. JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet 57 0 Running 23
22 30 67 David Thorndyke Promotive Racing Chevrolet 53 0 Running 22
23 19 84 Larry Jackson Larry Jackson Racing Dodge 52 0 Running 21
24 4 80 Alex Tagliani Theetge Motorsport Chevrolet 51 0 Accident 20
25 28 0 Glenn Styres Glenn Styres Racing Chevrolet 48 0 Running 19
26 27 73 Sylvain Ouellet (R) Theetge Motorsport Chevrolet 22 0 Mechanical 18
27 5 74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 21 0 Accident 17
28 29 14 Geoff Johnson (R) Powersports Garage Ford 7 0 Transmission 16
29 14 98 Malcolm Strachan Jim Bray Autosport Ford 7 0 Electrical 15
30 10 38 Tyler Gonzalez (R) RGR Motorsports Ford 6 0 Engine 14
31 22 28 Brad Ranson (R) DJK Racing Dodge 4 0 Electrical 13
32 32 19 Keith Bean (R) BC Race Cars Chevrolet 0 0 Did Not Start 12

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points
1 Gary Klutt 48
2 L. P. Dumoulin 43 (–5)
3 Kyle Steckly 42 (–6)
4 Alex Guenette 40 (–8)
5 Ryan Klutt 39 (–9)
6 J. P. Bergeron 38 (–10)
7 Darryl Timmers 37 (–11)
8 Connor Bell 36 (–12)
9 D. J. Kennington 35 (–13)
10 Marc-Antoine Camirand 35 (–13)

References

  1. ↑ "2026 CarGurus 200 Provisional Entry List". NASCAR Canada Series. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Gary Klutt Turns Pole Position into Victory in Season-Opening CarGurus 200 at CTMP". NASCAR Canada Series. May 17, 2026. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  3. ↑ Turner, Bryce (May 17, 2026). "NASCAR Canada: Gary Klutt scores Second Win at CTMP". Inside Track Motorsport News. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "NASCAR Canada 2026 Season Begins with CarGurus 200 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park". NASCAR Canada Series. May 12, 2026. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Connor Bell Quickest in Practice at CTMP". NASCAR Canada Series. May 16, 2026. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  6. ↑ "2026 CarGurus 200 Practice Results" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. May 16, 2026. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Gary Klutt Secures Pole Position Ahead of the CarGurus 200". NASCAR Canada Series. May 16, 2026. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  8. ↑ "2026 CarGurus 200 Qualifying Results" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
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