2026 Pinty's 300

2026 Pinty's 300
Race details
Race 4 of 14 in the 2026 NASCAR Canada Series season
Date June 27, 2026
Location Riverside International Speedway in James River, Nova Scotia, Canada
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.333 miles (0.536 km)
Distance 300 laps, 99.9 mi (160.773 km)
Average speed 61.236 miles per hour (98.550 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Theetge Motorsports
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport
Laps 219
Winner
No. 74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport
Television in the United States
Network REV TV on YouTube

The 2026 Pinty's 300 was the fourth stock car race of the 2026 NASCAR Canada Series. The race was held on Saturday, June 27, 2026, at Riverside International Speedway, a 0.333 mi (0.536 km) oval shaped racetrack in James River, Nova Scotia, Canada. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. Kevin Lacroix was able to work his way up from a seventh-place starting spot to pass race leader Donald Theetge, who would be one of the drivers he'd hold off throughout the remainder of the race, and score his first win of the season and third at the track.[1] Theetge ultimately finished the race in second with L. P. Dumoulin rounding out the podium in third.

Report

Background

Riverside International Speedway is a 0.333 mi (0.536 km), high banked, asphalt short track located in James River, Nova Scotia, Canada, about 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of the town of Antigonish.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make
3 Alex Tagliani Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet
8 Connor Bell (R) Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet
9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet
10 Rob Naismith (R) MRN Racing Inc. Chevrolet
17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge
27 Andrew Ranger Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet
28 Dexter Stacey DJK Racing Dodge
39 Alex Guenette JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet
47 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge
69 Frédérik Ladouceur (R) MBS Motorsports Chevrolet
74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet
80 Donald Theetge Theetge Motorsports Chevrolet
84 Larry Jackson Larry Jackson Racing Dodge
85 Howie Scannell Jr. Larry Jackson Racing Dodge
93 Martin Goulet Jr. (R) JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet
96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet
98 Herby Drescher Bray Autosport Ford

Practice

The first of two practice sessions was held on Saturday, June 27, at 12:30 PM AST.[2] The second of two practice sessions was held on Saturday, June 27, at 1:30 PM AST.[2] Donald Theetge was fastest in both sessions, with a best time of 14.736 seconds and a speed of 81.352 mph (130.923 km/h).[3][4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 80 Donald Theetge Theetge Motorsports Chevrolet 14.736 81.352
2 96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 14.799 81.005
3 27 Andrew Ranger Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 14.875 80.592
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was scheduled for Saturday, June 27, at 5:00 PM AST.[2] Due to the cancellation of qualifying due to rain, the starting lineup was set by the practice times, with Donald Theetge being awarded the pole.[5]

Starting lineup

Pos. # Driver Team Make
1 80 Donald Theetge Theetge Motorsports Chevrolet
2 96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet
3 27 Andrew Ranger Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet
4 47 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge
5 39 Alex Guenette JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet
6 17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge
7 74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet
8 9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet
9 28 Dexter Stacey DJK Racing Dodge
10 93 Martin Goulet Jr. (R) JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet
11 8 Connor Bell (R) Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet
12 3 Alex Tagliani Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet
13 10 Rob Naismith (R) MRN Racing Inc. Chevrolet
14 84 Larry Jackson Larry Jackson Racing Dodge
15 69 Frédérik Ladouceur (R) MBS Motorsports Chevrolet
16 85 Howie Scannell Jr. Larry Jackson Racing Dodge
17 98 Herby Drescher Bray Autosport Ford

Race results

Pos St # Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Led Status Points
1 7 74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 300 219 Running 48
2 1 80 Donald Theetge Theetge Motorsports Chevrolet 300 70 Running 43
3 4 47 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 300 0 Running 41
4 2 96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 300 11 Running 41
5 5 39 Alex Guenette JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet 300 0 Running 39
6 8 9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 300 0 Running 38
7 3 27 Andrew Ranger Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 300 0 Running 37
8 14 84 Larry Jackson Larry Jackson Racing Dodge 298 0 Running 36
9 11 8 Connor Bell (R) Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet 297 0 Running 35
10 6 17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge 292 0 Running 34
11 12 3 Alex Tagliani Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet 278 0 Running 33
12 13 10 Rob Naismith (R) MRN Racing Inc. Chevrolet 172 0 Suspension 32
13 9 28 Dexter Stacey DJK Racing Dodge 137 0 Brakes 31
14 10 93 Martin Goulet Jr. (R) JASS Racing with XEMIS Racing Chevrolet 31 0 Engine 30
15 15 69 Frédérik Ladouceur (R) MBS Motorsports Chevrolet 25 0 Electrical 29
16 16 85 Howie Scannell Jr. Larry Jackson Racing Dodge 16 0 Mechanical 28
17 17 98 Herby Drescher Bray Autosport Ford 10 0 Rear End 27

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points
1 Marc-Antoine Camirand 172
1 2 L. P. Dumoulin 148 (–24)
4 3 Alex Guenette 139 (–33)
4 Andrew Ranger 139 (–33)
3 5 Mathieu Kingsbury 138 (–34)
4 6 Kevin Lacroix 137 (–35)
1 7 Connor Bell 137 (–35)
3 8 D. J. Kennington 136 (–36)
2 9 Donald Theetge 129 (–43)
2 10 Larry Jackson 120 (–52)

References

  1. ↑ "Kevin Lacroix Wins the Pinty's 300 at Riverside International Speedway". NASCAR Canada Series. June 28, 2026. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "NASCAR Canada Heads to the Maritimes for the Pinty's 300 at Riverside International Speedway". NASCAR Canada Series. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Donald Theetge Quickest in Practice". NASCAR Canada Series. June 27, 2026. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
  4. ↑ "2026 Pinty's 300 Practice Results" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. June 27, 2026. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Donald Theetge Claims the E3 Spark Plugs Award ahead of the Pinty's 300". NASCAR Canada Series. June 27, 2026. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
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