The 2016 NASCAR Pinty's Series was the tenth season of the NASCAR Pinty's Series. Beginning on May 22 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, the season consisted of twelve races at eleven different venues in Canada. The season ended at Kawartha Speedway on September 18. Scott Steckly was the defending Drivers' Champion. Cayden Lapcevich won the 2016 championship when the Green Flag dropped at the last race, as there were not enough entries for Lapcevich to lose that many points that Andrew Ranger could have taken the championship. Lapcevich won the championship by a 54-point margin over Ranger.
The season was the first since naming rights of the series were transferred from Canadian Tire to frozen chicken supplier Pinty's.
Drivers
Manufacturer Car Owner Race Driver Crew Chief 01 Chevrolet Dennis LaForce Shania LaForce (R) Dennis LaForce 1 Dodge Bud Morris Robin Buck Alan Haringa Ford Larry Jackson Ed Wrong Frank Millman Dave Stephens Kevin Poitras (R) Joey McColm 02 Ford Susan Micks Kerry Micks Rino Montanari Mark Dilley 03 Dodge Marc Arseneau Elie Arseneau Brandon White 3 Chevrolet Ed Hakonson Jason Hathaway Craig Masters 04 Dodge Eric Kerub Jean-François Dumoulin Robin McCluskey 06 Dodge Carlos de Quesada Carlos de Quesada (R) Randy Smith Daniel Morad 8 Ford Bud Morris Kevin Poitras (R) Ed Wrong Dodge Larry Jackson David Stephens Paul Geniole Jr. (R) Paul Geniole Sr. 09 Dodge Trevor Seibert Jamie Krzysik (R) Jeff Walt 9 Ford Susan Micks Adam Martin Don Jacobson Terry Wilson Kevin Hein Kerry Micks Dodge Jason Hankewich Chevrolet 11 Dodge Martin Cote Martin Cote (R) Dave Coursol 17 Dodge Doug Kennington D. J. Kennington Ted McAlister D. J. Kennington 18 Chevrolet Colin Livingston Pier-Luc Ouellette (R) Tyler Case Alex Tagliani 20 Dodge Anthony Parisien Raymond Guay (R) Herby Drescher 21 Dodge Rob McConnell Jason White Rob McConnell 22 Dodge Scott Steckly Kaz Grala Randy Steckly Donald Theetge John Farano 25 Ford Bud Morris Joey McColm Ryan Weiss Joey McColm Paul Geniole Ed Wrong Frank Millman Josh Collins (R) Larry Jackson Kevin Poitras (R) Simon Dion-Viens 27 Dodge Doug Kennington Andrew Ranger Lawrence Roy Dave Wight 32 Ford Alain Lord Mounir Alex Labbé Mario Gosselin Ron Easton Randy Smith Dave Jacombs 36 Ford Dave Jacombs Jeffrey Earnhardt Randy Smith 37 Dodge Clement Samson Simon Dion-Viens Clement Samson 40 Dodge Mario Michaud David Michaud (R) Frederick Cyr David Michaud Jonathan Lavoie 42 Chevrolet Peter Klutt Ryan Klutt Jason Humphries Peter Klutt 46 Dodge Scott Steckly Brett Taylor (R) Mike Knott Waylon Farrell (R) Randy Steckly 47 Dodge Marc-André Bergeron Louis-Philippe Dumoulin Bill Burns 48 Dodge Gordon Coates Dwayne Baker (R) Kyle Baker 51 Dodge Murray Haukaas Nick Jewell Dave Hall 53 Dodge Kevin Dowler Noel Dowler Kevin Dowler 56 Dodge Dan Bray Jim Bray Matthew Scannell Howie Scannell Jr. Deven Brown Jonathan Lavoie Gene Depot David Michaud (R) Robin Buck Kelly Admiraal Derek Lynch Chevrolet Bryan Cathcart (R) Derek Lynch 59 Dodge Peter Klutt Gary Klutt John Fletcher 67 Chevrolet David Thorndyke David Thorndyke Kattie Smilovsky 69 Dodge Trevor Seibert Trevor Seibert Al Lebert Ryley Seibert 71 Dodge Patrice Brisebois Patrick Dussault (R) Jonathan Cote 74 Dodge Sylvain Lacroix Kevin Lacroix Don Thomson Jr. 75 Chevrolet Denise McCullough Bryan Cathcart (R) Derek Lynch Dodge Derek Lynch Gene Depot 76 Dodge Sherri Lapcevich Cayden Lapcevich (R) Jeff Lapcevich 77 Dodge Katherine Almeida Jocelyn Fecteau Eric-Pierre Martel 83 Chevrolet Menno Admiraal Ian Admiraal Craig Raudman Daniel Vaandrager 84 Dodge Brian Barton Larry Jackson Dave Stephens 87 Chevrolet Bud Morris Mel Shaw (R) Al Lebert Dodge Larry Jackson Dave Stephens 89 Ford Donald Chisholm Donald Chisholm George Koszkulics 95 Dodge Peter Simone Anthony Simone Jeff Walt 99 Chevrolet Brandon White Marc-Antoine Camirand Brandon White
Schedule The 2016 Pinty's Series schedule was released on December 16, 2015 and featured twelve events, one more than the 2015 season. The additional race was held on July 16 at Exhibition Place in Toronto, which returned to the schedule after a five-year absence.
No. Race title Tracks Date 1 Clarington 200 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville May 22 2 Leland Industries 300 presented by Dickies Sunset Speedway, Innisfil June 18 3 CRS Express 300 Autodrome Chaudière, Vallée-Jonction June 24 4 Ecko Unlimited 100 Circuit ICAR, Mirabel July 3 5 Pinty's Grand Prix of Toronto Exhibition Place, Toronto July 16 6 Alberta Has New Energy 300 Edmonton International Raceway, Wetaskiwin July 23 7 Prairie Velocity Thunder 250 Wyant Group Raceway, Saskatoon July 27 8 Can-Am 50 Tours Circuit Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières August 14 9 Bumper to Bumper 300 Riverside International Speedway, Antigonish August 20 10 Can-Am 200 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville September 4 11 Lucas Oil 250 Autodrome Saint-Eustache, Saint-Eustache September 10 12 Kawartha 250 Kawartha Speedway, Fraserville September 18 Notes
Results and standings
Races No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver 1 Clarington 200 Alex Labbé Jason Hathaway Andrew Ranger Dodge 2 Leland Industries 300 presented by Dickies Cayden Lapcevich Alex Tagliani Alex Tagliani Chevrolet 3 CRS Express 300 Alex Labbé Alex Labbé Alex Labbé Ford 4 Ecko Unlimited 100 Alex Labbé Andrew Ranger Andrew Ranger Dodge 5 Pinty's Grand Prix of Toronto Andrew Ranger Alex Tagliani Alex Tagliani Chevrolet 6 Alberta Has New Energy 300 Kevin Lacroix Alex Tagliani Alex Tagliani Chevrolet 7 Prairie Velocity Thunder 250 Andrew Ranger Cayden Lapcevich Cayden Lapcevich Dodge 8 Can-Am 50 Tours Kevin Lacroix Kevin Lacroix Kevin Lacroix Dodge 9 Bumper to Bumper 300 Donald Chisholm Alex Tagliani Cayden Lapcevich Dodge 10 Can-Am 200 Alex Tagliani Kevin Lacroix Kevin Lacroix Dodge 11 Lucas Oil 250 Alex Labbé D. J. Kennington Cayden Lapcevich Dodge 12 Kawartha 250 Donald Theetge Jason Hathaway Jason Hathaway Chevrolet
Drivers' championship
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or Owner's points. * – Most laps led. Driver MSP SUN ACD ICAR TOR EIR WYA CTR RIV MSP STE KAW Points 1 Cayden Lapcevich (R) 4 2 2 8 8 3 1* 6 1 3 1 2 505 2 Andrew Ranger 1 8 8 1* 2 6 5 2 14 21 8 14 451 3 Alex Tagliani 1* 3 6 1* 1* 4 3 9* 17 5 8 446 4 Kevin Lacroix 23 5 6 3 3 15 8 1* 10 1* 11 12 443 5 Louis-Philippe Dumoulin 12 12 11 13 4 2 2 8 2 2 14 5 443 6 D. J. Kennington 3 6 10 4 25 10 6 9 8 8 2* 4 438 7 Alex Labbé 5 15 1* 2 12 7 3 4 12 23 9 3 8 Gary Klutt 10 13 13 7 6 9 7 22 13 6 7 9 407 9 Jason Hathaway 9* 17 7 21 11 17 17 18 3 5 10 1* 401 10 Larry Jackson 13 3 12 17 24 11 11 12 6 11 320 11 Mark Dilley 14 5 5 10 7 3 6 261 12 Kerry Micks 7 16 14 5 20 9 7 230 13 Adam Martin 4 15 17 6 18 4 200 14 Anthony Simone 19 19 15 19 26 21 19 15 Wth 199 15 Jean-François Dumoulin 6 9 10 10 20 12 197 16 Patrick Dussault (R) 16 10 20 16 11 147 17 Simon Dion-Viens 8 12 17 13 127 18 Josh Collins (R) 7 14 18 16 122 19 David Michaud (R) 18 9 11 19 119 20 Joey McColm 14 13 19 16 114 21 Robin Buck 2 Wth 22 4 104 22 Kelly Admiraal 8 11 11 102 23 Kevin Poitras (R) 21 20 21 14 100 24 Dwayne Baker (R) 16 5 15 96 25 Peter Klutt 23 9 7 93 26 Brett Taylor (R) 17 19 10 86 27 Matthew Scannell 25 9 13 85 28 Jocelyn Fecteau 22 13 13 84 29 Bryan Cathcart (R) 15 14 22 81 30 Daniel Morad 7 5 77 31 David Thorndyke 26 18 14 74 32 Donald Theetge 4 13 72 33 Jamie Krzysik (R) 4 13 71 34 Derek Lynch 11 10 67 35 Jason Hankewich 12 12 64 36 Noel Dowler 16 9 63 37 Ian Admiraal 18 15 16 38 Raymond Guay (R) 16 12 60 39 Martin Cote (R) 14 16 58 40 Jason White 18 15 55 41 Kaz Grala 20 15 53 42 Carlos de Quesada (R) 22 24 42 43 Donald Chisholm 4 41 44 Elie Arseneau 5 39 45 Jeffrey Earnhardt 7 37 46 Trevor Seibert 10 Wth Wth 34 47 Pier-Luc Ouellette (R) 11 33 48 Ryley Seibert 14 30 49 Marc-Antoine Camirand 15 29 50 Waylon Farrell (R) 15 29 51 Shania LaForce (R) 16 28 52 Paul Geniole Jr. (R) 17 27 53 Nick Jewell 18 26 54 John Farano 23 21 55 Mel Shaw (R) 24 20 56 Ryan Klutt 27 17 Driver MSP SUN ACD ICAR TOR EIR WYA CTR RIV MSP STE KAW Points
See also 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West 2016 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2016 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 2016 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
References
External links
Pinty's Series Standings and Statistics for 2016