2025 NAPA 300

2025 NAPA 300
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 3 of 12 in the 2025 NASCAR Canada Series season
Location Edmonton International Raceway in County of Wetaskiwin No. 10, Alberta, Canada
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.250 miles (0.402 km)
Distance 310 laps, 77.50 mi (124.72 km)
Scheduled distance 300 laps, 75.0 mi (120.70 km)
Average speed 54.439 miles per hour (87.611 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Group Theetge
Time 12.924
Most laps led
Driver Donald Theetge Group Theetge
Laps 108
Winner
No. 96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing

The 2025 NAPA 300 was the third stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Canada Series. The race was held on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Edmonton International Raceway, a 0.250 mi (0.402 km) oval shaped racetrack outside Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Edmonton. The race went beyond the scheduled 300 lap distance after a late race caution and would be completed after 310 laps. The race was won by Marc-Antoine Camirand, driving for Paillé Course//Racing, his second win of the season.[4][5][6] Donald Theetge, driving for Group Theetge, led the most laps and finished in second, and Kevin Lacroix, driving for Innovation Auto Sport, would finish third.

Report

Background

Edmonton International Raceway is a 0.250 mi (0.402 km), paved oval auto racing facility, located outside Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Edmonton. The track is the first in Alberta to be sanctioned by NASCAR.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make
3 Jason Hathaway Ed Hackonson Racing Chevrolet
04 Bryan Cathcart Dumoulin Compétition Dodge
9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet
10 Rob Naismith MRN Racing Chevrolet
17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge
27 Andrew Ranger Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet
28 Ryan Vargas DJK Racing Dodge
46 Matthew Shirley (R) DJK Racing Dodge
47 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge
74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet
80 Donald Theetge Group Theetge Chevrolet
96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet

Practice

The first and only practice session took place on Saturday, July 12, at 12:35 PM MT. Donald Theetge would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 13.005 seconds with a speed of 69.204 mph (111.373 km/h).[7][8]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 80 Donald Theetge Group Theetge Chevrolet 13.005 69.204
2 27 Andrew Ranger Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 13.051 68.960
3 74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 13.113 68.634
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 12, at 4:50 PM MT. Donald Theetge, driving for Group Theetge, would win the pole with a lap of 12.924 seconds and a speed of 69.638 mph (112.071 km/h).[9]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 80 Donald Theetge Group Theetge Chevrolet 12.924 69.638
2 27 Andrew Ranger Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 12.928 69.616
3 9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 12.978 69.348
4 74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 12.997 69.247
5 28 Ryan Vargas DJK Racing Dodge 13.009 69.183
6 47 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 13.015 69.151
7 17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge 13.023 69.109
8 3 Jason Hathaway Ed Hackonson Racing Chevrolet 13.041 69.013
9 96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 13.066 68.881
10 46 Matthew Shirley DJK Racing Dodge 13.139 68.498
Withdrew
11 04 Bryan Cathcart Dumoulin Compétition Dodge
12 10 Rob Naismith MRN Racing Chevrolet
Full qualifying results

Race results

Pos St # Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Led Status Points
1 9 96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 310 71 Running 47
2 1 80 Donald Theetge Group Theetge Dodge 310 108 Running 44
3 4 74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 310 50 Running 42
4 2 27 Andrew Ranger Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 310 0 Running 40
5 7 17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge 310 81 Running 40
6 5 28 Ryan Vargas DJK Racing Dodge 310 0 Running 38
7 3 9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 310 0 Running 37
8 8 3 Jason Hathway Ed Hackonson Racing Chevrolet 309 0 Running 36
9 10 46 Matthew Shirley DJK Racing Dodge 307 0 Running 35
10 6 47 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 201 0 Vibration 34

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points
1 1 Marc-Antoine Camirand 125
1 2 D. J. Kennington 125 (–0)
3 Andrew Ranger 118 (–7)
1 4 Kevin Lacroix 117 (–8)
1 5 Ryan Vargas 112 (–13)
2 6 L. P. Dumoulin 109 (–16)
7 Jason Hathaway 106 (–19)
8 Mathieu Kingsbury 105 (–20)
12 9 Donald Theetge 74 (–51)
1 10 Larry Jackson 57 (–68)

References

  1. ^ "2025 NAPA 300 Provisional Entry List" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 NAPA 300 Qualifying Results" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 NAPA 300 Results" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  4. ^ "Marc-Antoine Camirand Wins NAPA 300 and Reclaims Championship Lead". NASCAR Canada Series. July 13, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  5. ^ "Camirand victorious at Edmonton International Raceway; Ranger just shy of the podium". Speedway Digest. July 15, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  6. ^ Williams, Peter (July 14, 2025). "Camirand takes first at NASCAR NAPA 300". The Wetaskiwin Times. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  7. ^ "Donald Theetge Recorded the Fastest Time in Practice at the NAPA 300". NASCAR Canada Series. July 12, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  8. ^ "2025 NAPA 300 Practice Results" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. July 12, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  9. ^ "Donald Theetge Clinched the E3 Spark Plugs Pole Award Ahead of the NAPA 300". NASCAR Canada Series. July 12, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.