NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Qualifying: Andrew Ranger To Start On Pole For Sunday's Dickies 200

BOWMANVILLE, Ont. – Andrew Ranger earned the pole position in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series qualifying for the Dickies 200 at Mosport International Raceway. He worked his way around the 2.459-mile, 10-turn road course in a series track record 85.119 seconds for an average lap speed of 104.000 mph.

It is the first pole of the season for Ranger (No. 27 Wal-Mart/Tide Ford) and the fourth of his series career. He last started first on the grid last July in Edmonton. All four poles have come on road courses for the product of Roxton Pond, Que.

The previous track record of 85.375 seconds (103.688 mph) was set by Scott Steckly (No. 22 Canadian Tire/Tow Truck in a Box Dodge) on June 14, 2008.

This time around, Steckly will start on the outside of Ranger for Sunday’s race. He posted a time of 85.398 seconds (103.661 mph). He finished second to Ranger a year ago in road-course events in Montreal and Trois-Rivieres, Que.

The second row will consist of Kerry Micks (No. 02 Beyond Digital Imaging Ford) who timed in at 85.832 seconds (103.136 mph) and Don Thomson Jr. (No. 4 Home Hardware Chevrolet) with his time of 85.845 seconds (103.121 mph).

Rounding out the top 10 qualifiers is DJ Kennington, Anthony Simone, Dave Whitlock, Robin Buck, Mark Dilley and Jason Hathaway.

The Dickies 200 is scheduled to get underway Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. ET

For more information, contact: Shon Sbarra, NASCAR PR, (704) 309-5493 or ssbarra@nascar.com

Qualifying Results

NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES - Dickies 200 Lineup
Race Sunday; Qualifying Saturday
at Mosport International Raceway
Bowmanville, Ontario
Lap Length: 2.459 miles
1. (27) Andrew Ranger, Roxton Pond, Que., Ford, 104.000
2. (22) Scott Steckly, Milverton, Ont., Dodge, 103.661
3. (02) Kerry Micks, Mt. Albert, Ont., Ford, 103.136
4. (4) Don Thomson, Jr., Hamilton, Ont., Chevrolet, 103.121
5. (17) DJ Kennington, St. Thomas, Ont., Dodge, 103.102
6. (95) Anthony Simone, Holland Landing, Ont., Chevrolet, 103.002
7. (39) Dave Whitlock, Petrolia, Ont., Dodge, 102.681
8. (66) Robin Buck, Campbellville, Ont., Ford, 102.670
9. (9) Mark Dilley, Barrie, Ont., Dodge, 102.183
10. (3) Jason Hathaway, Appin, Ont., Dodge, 101.694
11. (60) Ron Beauchamp, Jr., Windsor, Ont., Dodge, 101.578
12. (69) Trevor Seibert, Williams Lake, B.C., Ford, 101.389
13. (84) Jim Lapcevich, Hamilton, Ont., Chevrolet, 101.093
14. (56) Howie Scannell, Jr., Milton, Ont., Dodge, 100.571
15. (18) Kent Nuhn, Williamsford, Ont., Chevrolet, 99.875
16. (44) Jarrad Whissell, Calgary, Alb., Ford, 99.310
17. (77) Derek Lynch, Warkworth, Ont., Dodge, 98.958
18. (40) Joey Hanssen, Venray, Holland, Dodge, 98.902
19. (23) Jeff Lapcevich, Grimsby, Ont., Chevrolet, 98.544
20. (29) Pierre Bourque, Ottawa, Ont., Dodge, 98.187
21. (21) Jason White, Sun Peaks, B.C., Chevrolet, 96.269
22. (49) John Fletcher, Ancaster, Ont., Dodge, 95.401
23. (67) David Thorndyke, Oshawa, Ont., Chevrolet, 94.332
24. (55) Dexter Stacey, Kahnawake, Que., Pontiac, 91.549