2026 Le Tours 45 CarGurus

2026 Le Tours 45 CarGurus
Race details
Race 10 of 14 in the 2026 NASCAR Canada Series season
Date August 9, 2026
Location Circuit Trois-Rivières in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 1.521 miles (2.448 km)
Distance 45 laps, 68.445 mi (110.152 km)
Average speed 50.430 miles per hour (81.159 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Innovation Auto Sport
Time 1:08.256
Grid positions set by heat results
Most laps led
Driver Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing
Laps 24
Winner
No. 96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing
Television in the United States
Network REV TV on YouTube

The 2026 Le Tours 45 CarGurus, also called the CarGurus 45, was the tenth stock car race of the 2026 NASCAR Canada Series. The race was held on Sunday, August 9, at Circuit Trois-Rivières, a 1.521 mi (2.448 km) street circuit in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. The race weekend featured a pair of sprint races, the Omnifab Sprints, inspired by The Duel at Daytona, to set the starting lineup.[1] Due to encountering mechanical issues, Kevin Lacroix, who had led the opening twenty-one laps, was forced to retire, handing the lead to Marc-Antoine Camirand, who would lead for the remainder of the race and score the win.[2] L. P. Dumoulin finished the race in second and Alex Guenette rounded out the podium in third.

Report

Background

The Circuit Trois-Rivières is a street circuit in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. The circuit has been the home of the annual Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières, the longest-running street race in North America, since 1967.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make
04 J. F. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge
1 Jean-Philippe Bergeron Prolon Racing Team Ford
3 Connor Bell (R) Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet
7 Raphaël Lessard DJK Racing Dodge
8 Justin Arseneau Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet
9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet
17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge
24 Jared Odrick (R) BC Race Cars Ford
27 Andrew Ranger Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet
36 Alex Labbé LL Motorsports Chevrolet
37 Simon Dion-Viens SDV Autosport Dodge
39 Alex Guenette JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet
45 Will Larue (R) Larue Motorsports Chevrolet
47 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge
50 Vittorio Ghirelli Dumoulin Compétition Chevrolet
53 Herby Drescher Herby Motorsports Dodge
54 Dave Coursol Coursol Performance Dodge
55 Serge Bordeau BCM Motorsports Dodge
69 Domenic Scrivo MBS Motorsports Chevrolet
73 Donald Theetge Theetge Motorsports Chevrolet
74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet
75 Benoît Couture BCM Motorsports Dodge
80 Alex Tagliani Theetge Motorsports Chevrolet
83 Martin Goulet Jr. (R) Goulet Motorsports Chevrolet
84 Larry Jackson 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
94 Sylvain Ouellet (R) Theetge Motorsports Chevrolet
96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet

Practice

Practice was held on Saturday, August 7, at 8:40 AM EST.[3] Alex Labbé set the fastest time with a lap of 1:08.196 and a speed of 80.292 mph (129.217 km/h).[4][5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 36 Alex Labbé LL Motorsports Chevrolet 1:08.196 80.292
2 96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 1:08.202 80.285
3 27 Andrew Ranger Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 1:08.241 80.239
Full practice results

Qualifying and Sprints

Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 7, at 12:00 PM EST.[3] Qualifying determined the front row and the Omnifab Sprints starting lineup, and the sprints set the lineup for the race.[3] Kevin Lacroix secured the pole for the sprint and main event with a lap of 1:08.256 and a speed of 80.222 mph (129.105 km/h), while Marc-Antoine Camirand secured second for main event and pole for the sprint with a lap of 1:08.267 and a speed of 80.209 mph (129.084 km/h).[6][7] Camirand and Lacroix both won their sprints from the pole.[8]

Qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 1:08.256 80.222
2 96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 1:08.267 80.209
3 27 Andrew Ranger Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 1:08.284 80.189
4 88 Simon Charbonneau Eighty8 Racing Chevrolet 1:08.295 80.176
5 39 Alex Guenette JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet 1:08.448 79.996
6 36 Alex Labbé LL Motorsports Chevrolet 1:08.623 79.792
7 50 Vittorio Ghirelli Dumoulin Compétition Chevrolet 1:08.637 79.776
8 47 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 1:08.701 79.702
9 80 Alex Tagliani Theetge Motorsports Chevrolet 1:08.741 79.656
10 45 Will Larue (R) Larue Motorsports Chevrolet 1:09.074 79.272
11 87 Sam Fellows Fellows McGraw Racing Chevrolet 1:09.246 79.075
12 17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge 1:09.355 78.950
13 04 J. F. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 1:09.387 78.914
14 9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 1:09.421 78.875
15 7 Raphaël Lessard DJK Racing Dodge 1:09.518 78.765
16 3 Connor Bell (R) Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet 1:09.555 78.723
17 73 Donald Theetge Theetge Motorsports Chevrolet 1:09.609 78.662
18 8 Justin Arseneau (R) Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet 1:09.674 78.589
19 1 J. P. Bergeron Prolon Racing Team Ford 1:10.326 77.860
20 54 Dave Coursol Coursol Performance Dodge 1:10.553 77.630
21 37 Simon Dion-Viens SDV Autosport Dodge 1:10.648 77.505
22 53 Herby Drescher Herby Motorsports Dodge 1:10.945 77.181
23 83 Martin Goulet Jr. (R) Goulet Motorsports Chevrolet 1:11.042 77.076
24 69 Domenic Scrivo MBS Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.266 75.770
25 94 Sylvain Ouellet (R) Theetge Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.507 75.518
26 75 Ben Couture BCM Motorsports Dodge 1:12.616 75.405
27 55 Serge Bordeau BCM Motorsports Dodge 1:12.752 75.264
28 93 Jacques Guenette Sr. (R) JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet 1:16.235 71.825
29 84 Larry Jackson Larry Jackson Racing Dodge 1:17.449 70.699
30 24 Jared Odrick (R) BC Race Cars Ford – –
Full qualifying results

Sprint 1 results

Pos St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Points
1 1 96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 15 15 Running 5
2 3 36 Alex Labbé LL Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 Running 4
3 4 47 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 15 0 Running 3
4 6 17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge 15 0 Running 2
5 5 45 Will Larue (R) Larue Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 Running 1
6 9 8 Justin Arseneau Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet 15 0 Running 0
7 2 88 Simon Charbonneau Eighty8 Racing Chevrolet 15 0 Running 0
8 8 8 Connor Bell (R) Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet 15 0 Running 0
9 11 53 Herby Drescher Herby Motorsports Dodge 15 0 Running 0
10 7 9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 15 0 Running 0
11 15 24 Jared Odrick (R) BC Race Cars Ford 15 0 Running 0
12 12 69 Domenic Scrivo MBS Motorsports Chevrolet 14 0 Running 0
13 13 75 Ben Couture BCM Motorsports Dodge 14 0 Running 0
14 14 93 Jacques Guenette Sr. (R) JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet 14 0 Running 0
15 10 54 Dave Coursol Coursol Performance Dodge 7 0 DNF 0
Official race results

Sprint 2 Results

Pos St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Points
1 1 74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 15 15 Running 5
2 2 27 Andrew Ranger Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 15 0 Running 4
3 5 80 Alex Tagliani Theetge Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 Running 3
4 3 39 Alex Guenette JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet 15 0 Running 2
5 4 50 Vittorio Ghirelli Dumoulin Compétition Chevrolet 15 0 Running 1
6 8 7 Raphaël Lessard DJK Racing Dodge 15 0 Running 0
7 7 04 J. F. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 15 0 Running 0
8 6 87 Sam Fellows Fellows McGraw Racing Chevrolet 15 0 Running 0
9 10 1 J. P. Bergeron Prolon Racing Team Ford 15 0 Running 0
10 11 37 Simon Dion-Viens SDV Autosport Dodge 15 0 Running 0
11 12 83 Martin Goulet Jr. (R) Goulet Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 Running 0
12 13 94 Sylvain Ouellet (R) Theetge Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 Running 0
13 14 55 Serge Bordeau BCM Motorsports Chevrolet 14 0 Running 0
14 9 73 Donald Theetge Theetge Motorsports Chevrolet 9 0 DNF 0
15 15 84 Larry Jackson Larry Jackson Racing Dodge 4 0 DNF 0
Official race results

Starting lineup

Pos. # Driver Team Make Notes
1 74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet Fastest in pole qualifying, Sprint 2 winner
2 96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet Second in pole qualifying, Sprint 1 winner
3 27 Andrew Ranger Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet Second in Sprint 2
4 36 Alex Labbé LL Motorsports Chevrolet Second in Sprint 1
5 80 Alex Tagliani Theetge Motorsports Chevrolet Third in Sprint 2
6 47 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge Third in Sprint 1
7 39 Alex Guenette JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet Fourth in Sprint 2
8 17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge Fourth in Sprint 1
9 50 Vittorio Ghirelli Dumoulin Compétition Chevrolet Fifth in Sprint 2
10 45 Will Larue (R) Larue Motorsports Chevrolet Fifth in Sprint 1
11 7 Raphaël Lessard DJK Racing Dodge Sixth in Sprint 2
12 8 Justin Arseneau Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet Sixth in Sprint 1
13 04 J. F. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge Seventh in Sprint 2
14 88 Simon Charbonneau Eighty8 Racing Chevrolet Seventh in Sprint 1
15 87 Sam Fellows Fellows McGraw Racing Chevrolet Eighth in Sprint 2
16 3 Connor Bell (R) Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet Eighth in Sprint 1
17 1 J. P. Bergeron Prolon Racing Team Ford Ninth in Sprint 2
18 53 Herby Drescher Herby Motorsports Dodge Ninth in Sprint 1
19 37 Simon Dion-Viens SDV Autosport Dodge Tenth in Sprint 2
20 9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet Tenth in Sprint 1
21 83 Martin Goulet Jr. (R) Goulet Motorsports Chevrolet Eleventh in Sprint 2
22 84 Larry Jackson Larry Jackson Racing Dodge Fifteenth in Sprint 2
23 69 Domenic Scrivo MBS Motorsports Chevrolet Twelfth in Sprint 1
24 54 Dave Coursol Coursol Performance Dodge Fifteenth in Sprint 1
25 93 Jacques Guenette Sr. (R) JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet Fourteenth in Sprint 1
26 73 Donald Theetge Theetge Motorsports Chevrolet Fourteenth in Sprint 2
27 94 Sylvain Ouellet (R) Theetge Motorsports Chevrolet Twelfth in Sprint 2
28 24 Jared Odrick (R) BC Race Cars Ford Eleventh in Sprint 1
29 55 Serge Bordeau BCM Motorsports Dodge Thirteenth in Sprint 2
30 75 Benoît Couture BCM Motorsports Dodge Thirteenth in Sprint 1

Race results

Pos St # Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Led Status Points
1 2 96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 45 24 Running 58
2 6 47 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 45 0 Running 45
3 7 39 Alex Guenette JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet 45 0 Running 45
4 3 27 Andrew Ranger Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 45 0 Running 44
5 11 7 Raphaël Lessard DJK Racing Dodge 45 0 Running 39
6 12 8 Justin Arseneau Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet 45 0 Running 38
7 26 73 Donald Theetge Theetge Motorsports Chevrolet 45 0 Running 37
8 19 37 Simon Dion-Viens SDV Autosport Dodge 45 0 Running 36
9 13 04 J. F. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 45 0 Running 35
10 9 50 Vittorio Ghirelli Dumoulin Compétition Chevrolet 45 0 Running 35
11 24 54 Dave Coursol Coursol Performance Dodge 45 0 Running 33
12 22 84 Larry Jackson Larry Jackson Racing Dodge 45 0 Running 32
13 16 3 Connor Bell (R) Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet 45 0 Running 31
14 14 88 Simon Charbonneau Eighty8 Racing Chevrolet 45 0 Running 30
15 25 93 Jacques Guenette Sr. (R) JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet 45 0 Running 29
16 30 75 Benoît Couture BCM Motorsports Dodge 45 0 Running 28
17 27 94 Sylvain Ouellet (R) Theetge Motorsports Chevrolet 44 0 Running 27
18 10 45 Will Larue (R) Larue Motorsports Chevrolet 39 0 Electrical 28
19 21 83 Martin Goulet Jr. (R) Goulet Motorsports Chevrolet 38 0 Running 25
20 20 9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 36 0 Accident 24
21 29 55 Serge Bordeau BCM Motorsports Dodge 35 0 Mechanical 23
22 28 24 Jared Odrick (R) BC Race Cars Ford 34 0 Accident 22
23 4 36 Alex Labbé LL Motorsports Chevrolet 30 0 Mechanical 25
24 5 80 Alex Tagliani Theetge Motorsports Chevrolet 29 0 Accident 23
25 17 1 J. P. Bergeron Prolon Racing Team Ford 29 0 Engine 19
26 1 74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 22 21 Mechanical 24
27 18 53 Herby Drescher Herby Motorsports Dodge 14 0 Electrical 17
28 15 87 Sam Fellows Fellows McGraw Racing Chevrolet 13 0 Accident 16
29 8 17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge 10 0 Mechanical 17
30 23 69 Domenic Scrivo MBS Motorsports Chevrolet 9 0 Accident 16

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points
1 Marc-Antoine Camirand 455
1 2 L. P. Dumoulin 379 (–76)
1 3 Kevin Lacroix 367 (–88)
4 D. J. Kennington 340 (–115)
5 Connor Bell 332 (–123)
1 6 Donald Theetge 327 (–128)
1 7 Alex Tagliani 319 (–136)
1 8 Larry Jackson 308 (–147)
1 9 Will Larue 307 (–148)
10 Andrew Ranger 302 (–153)

References

  1. ↑ "Omnifab Sprints Bring Daytona-Inspired Format to GP3R". NASCAR Canada Series. August 6, 2026. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Marc-Antoine Camirand Wins the 45 Tours CarGurus at GP3R". NASCAR Canada Series. August 9, 2026. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "NASCAR Canada Heads to GP3R with Debut of Omnifab Sprints and 45 Tours CarGurus". NASCAR Canada Series. August 4, 2026. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Alex Labbé Leads Practice Session at Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières". NASCAR Canada Series. August 8, 2026. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  5. ↑ "2026 Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières Practice Results" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. August 8, 2026. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Kevin Lacroix Clinches E3 Spark Plugs Pole Award at Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières". NASCAR Canada Series. August 10, 2026. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  7. ↑ "2026 Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières Qualifying Results" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. August 8, 2026. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Omnifab Sprints Set the Field for Sunday's 45 Tours CarGurus". NASCAR Canada Series. August 9, 2026. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
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