Analyzing The Pinty’s 250 At Kawartha Speedway
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 17, 2013) – The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 travels to Kawartha Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 21 for the Pinty’s 250 to wrap up the 2013 season. Below is a statistical look at the recent performance of the series and selected drivers at Kawartha, as well as some other statistical trends:
Kawartha Race Setup
· Points leader D.J. Kennington has won the last two Kawartha events and has three wins in six starts at the track.
· Scott Steckly has top-10 finishes in each of his last four Kawartha starts.
· Jason Hathaway has won two of the last three series events after snapping a 59-race winless streak.
· Alex Guenette leads Ryley Seibert by three points in the battle for top rookie honors.
· Pete Shepherd III has four top 10s in four Kawartha starts including a 2010 victory.
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series At Kawartha Speedway
· This is the series’ seventh visit to the .375-mile progressive-banked track.
· The Pinty’s 250 will premiere on TSN2 at 5:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Oct. 6 and on RDS2 at 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18.
· Each of the six previous winners at Kawartha has driven a Dodge.
· For three of the six previous winners –Scott Steckly, Jason Hathaway and Pete Shepherd III – the Kawartha victory was the first of their series career.
· Both the 2008 and 2009 events at Kawartha Speedway were cut short due to rain.
· There has been an average of 8.8 caution periods for an average of 67.3 laps in the six prior races at Kawartha, with the earliest coming on Lap 2 in 2009 and the latest at Lap 248 a year ago.
· The lead has changed hands an average of 8.7 times in Kawartha races with a high of 14 in the 2009 event.
· The average starting position of the winner is 7.2, while the pole sitter has an average finish of 5.8.
Kawartha Data
Race: #12 of 12 (9/21/13)
Track Layout: .375-mile paved oval
Race Length: 250 laps (93.75 miles)
Records
1-Lap Qualifying: Mark Dilley, Dodge, 17.704 seconds, 76.254 mph, Sept. 23, 2007
250-Lap Race: Pete Shepherd III, Dodge, 1 hr., 49 min., 7 sec., 51.550 mph, Sept. 25, 2010
Race Winners
D.J. Kennington…………………………… 3
Jason Hathaway…………………………… 1
Pete Shepherd III………………………….. 1
Scott Steckly………………………………. 1
Pole Winners
Ron Beauchamp Jr. ……………………… 1
Mark Dilley………………………………….. 1
J.R. Fitzpatrick…………………………….. 1
D.J. Kennington…………………………… 1
Steve Mathews…………………………….. 1
Don Thomson Jr. …………………………. 1
Manufacturer Wins
Dodge……………………………………….. 6
Laps Led
J.R. Fitzpatrick………………………….. 303
D.J. Kennington………………………… 277
Don Thomson Jr. ……………………… 200
Selected Driver Information:
Ron Beauchamp Jr. (No. 60 Mopar/Exide/Pennzoil Dodge)
· Finished 11th in the Pinty’s 250 a year ago.
· Scored track-best finish of third in the 2007 and 2008 Barrie Speedway events.
· One of just four drivers to start all 86 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.
Noel Dowler (No. 5 EMCO/Praxair/Safety Kleen Dodge)
· Recorded a 24th-place finish a season ago at Kawartha.
· Finished 25th at Barrie in his rookie season of 2011.
· Has top-10 finishes in three of his last four oval-track events.
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin (No. 47 WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge)
· Registered a 10th-place finish last year at Kawartha.
· Posted a 16th-place Kawartha finish in his 2011 track debut.
· Won both road course events this season at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
· Scored his first career pole win last season at Trois-Rivieres, Quebec.
· Was the 2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Rookie of the Year.
· Made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut on Aug. 20, 2012 at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
J.R. Fitzpatrick (No. 84 Equipment Express Chevrolet)
· Finished third last season in the Pinty’s 250 after leading a race-high 216 laps.
· Posted a third-place finish in the 2011 Kawartha event, as well.
· Has led a series-best 303 laps at the .375-mile Ontario oval.
· Has top-five finishes in three of his last five series starts.
· Is the series’ all-time leader in poles with 14.
· Seven of his eight career series wins have come on road courses – CTMP (3), Edmonton (2) and Montreal (2); his oval track win came in July 2007 at Motoplex Speedway.
Alex Guenette (No. 39 Kawasaki/Motos Illimitées/DLGL Dodge)
· Making Kawartha Speedway debut in this year’s Pinty’s 250.
· Scored a season-best finish of second in last start on July 27 at St. Eustache, Que.
· Has a three-point edge on Ryley Seibert atop the series’ rookie-of-the-year standings.
Jason Hathaway (No. 3 Snap-on Tools/Rockstar Energy Drink Dodge)
· Placed 12th last season at Kawartha.
· Won the 2008 Kawartha event.
· Had consecutive top-10 finishes at the Ontario oval from 2008 to 2010.
· Has led 82 laps at Kawartha.
· Snapped a 59-race winless streak in last start on Aug. 17 at Riverside International Speedway for second series career win.
· Has won two of the last three series events.
· One of four drivers to start all 86 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.
D.J. Kennington (No. 17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors Dodge)
· Won last year’s edition of the Pinty’s 250 at Kawartha.
· Has three Kawartha victories to his credit – 2009, 2011 and 2012.
· Has five top-five finishes in six starts at the .375-mile oval.
· Has led a total of 277 laps in his Kawartha starts.
· Leads point standings by five over Scott Steckly.
· Tops the all-time Canadian Tire Series wins list with 19.
· Won 2010 and 2012 series championships.
· Scored a single-season series record of seven wins in 2012.
· One of four drivers to start all 86 NCATS races.
Martin Roy (No. 90 Batteries Expert/Gamache/Veloce Dodge)
· Scored a fifth-place finish last season in his track debut.
· Posted a career-best finish of second on Sept. 1 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
· Won 2012 series Rookie-of-the-Year honors.
Ryley Seibert (No. 09 Lake Excavating/Emco Waterworks Dodge)
· Making Kawartha debut in this year’s Pinty’s 250.
· Scored a season-best finish of eighth on July 13 at his home track – Motoplex Speedway in Vernon, B.C.
· Trails Alex Guenette by three points in series’ rookie-of-the-year standings.
Pete Shepherd III (No. 7 National Exhaust Dodge)
· Finished fourth last season at Kawartha Speedway.
· Won the 2010 Kawartha event – his first series victory.
· Has led 151 laps in four starts at Kawartha Speedway.
· Has won two of the three events he has entered this season.
· Has three wins in his last five Canadian Tire Series starts.
Scott Steckly (No. 22 Canadian Tire Dodge)
· Recorded a sixth-place finish last year at Kawartha.
· Won the series’ inaugural visit to the track in 2007 for his first victory.
· Has five top-10 finishes in six Kawartha starts.
· Trails D.J. Kennington by just five points in the championship standings.
· His 14 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series victories rank third on the all-time list.
· Won 2008 and 2011 series championships.
· One of four drivers to start all 86 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.
Jason White (No. 21 Bowers & Wilkins Dodge)
· Finished 14th last season in the Kawartha event.
· Best Kawartha finish was eighth in 2007 and 2011.
· Recorded a season-best finish of fifth in July at Autodrome St. Eustache.
· Was 2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Rookie of the Year.
