The 2026 CarGurus 200 was the first stock car race of the 2026 NASCAR Canada Series. The race was held on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, a 2.459 mi (3.957 km) road course in Clarington, Ontario, Canada. The race went beyond the scheduled 51 lap distance, going into double overtime. Polesitter Gary Klutt took the lead from Kyle Steckly and scored his first NASCAR Canada Series win since 2015. L. P. Dumoulin got by Steckly to finish second, with Steckly rounding out the podium in third.
Report
Background Canadian Tire Motorsport Park is a multi-track motorsport venue located north of Bowmanville in Clarington, Ontario, Canada, approximately 75 kilometres (47 miles) east of Toronto. The facility features a 3.957 km (2.459 mi), 10-turn road course; a 2.9 km (1.8 mi) advance driver and race driver training facility with a 0.402 km (0.250 mi) skid pad (Driver Development Centre) and a 1.5 km (0.93 mi) kart track.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake0Glenn StyresGlenn Styres RacingChevrolet1J. P. BergeronProlon RacingFord3Connor Bell (R)Ed Hakonson RacingChevrolet8Dexter StaceyEd Hakonson RacingChevrolet9Mathieu KingsburyInnovation Auto SportChevrolet14Geoff Johnson (R)Powersports GarageFord17D. J. KenningtonDJK RacingDodge19Keith Bean (R)BC Race CarsChevrolet22Kyle StecklyMBS MotorsportsChevrolet24Josh Hurley (R)BC Race CarsFord27Andrew RangerInnovation Auto SportChevrolet28Brad Ranson (R)DJK RacingChevrolet38Tyler Gonzalez (R)RGR MotorsportsFord39Alex GuenetteJASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet42Ryan KluttLegendary Motorcar CompanyDodge45William Larue (R)Larue MotorsportChevrolet47L. P. DumoulinDumoulin CompétitionDodge48Ron Tomlinson (R)Tomlinson MotorsportsChevrolet54Dave CoursolCoursol PerformanceDodge67David ThorndykePromotive RacingChevrolet69Domenic ScrivoMBS MotorsportsChevrolet71Gary KluttLegendary Motorcar CompanyDodge73Sylvain Ouellet (R)Theetge MotorsportChevrolet74Kevin LacroixInnovation Auto SportChevrolet80Alex TaglianiTheetge MotorsportChevrolet84Larry JacksonLarry Jackson RacingDodge85Darryl TimmersLarry Jackson RacingDodge87Sam FellowsFellows McGraw RacingChevrolet88Simon CharbonneauEighty8 RacingChevrolet93Jacques Guenette Sr. (R)JASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet96Marc-Antoine CamirandPaillé Course//RacingChevrolet98Malcolm StrachanJim Bray AutosportFord
Practice Two practice sessions were held on Saturday, May 16, the first at 12:45 PM EST and the second at 2:15 PM EST. Connor Bell would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:22.849 and a speed of 106.850 mph (171.958 km/h). Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Connor BellEd Hakonson RacingChevrolet1:22.849106.850247L. P. DumoulinDumoulin CompétitionDodge1:22.989106.670371Gary KluttLegendary Motorcar CompanyDodge1:23.223106.370Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 16, at 5:35 PM EST. Gary Klutt, driving for Legendary Motorcar Company, would win the pole, with a lap of 1:22.576 and a speed of 107.203 mph (172.527 km/h).
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed171Gary KluttLegendary Motorcar CompanyDodge1:22.576107.203296Marc-Antoine CamirandPaillé Course//RacingChevrolet1:22.697107.046322Kyle StecklyMBS MotorsportsChevrolet1:22.773106.948480Alex TaglianiTheetge MotorsportChevrolet1:22.857106.839574Kevin LacroixInnovation Auto SportChevrolet1:22.940106.733627Andrew RangerInnovation Auto SportChevrolet1:22.988106.671745Will Larue (R)Larue MotorsportChevrolet1:23.205106.393817D. J. KenningtonDJK RacingDodge1:23.214106.381987Sam FellowsFellows McGraw RacingChevrolet1:23.471106.0541038Tyler Gonzalez (R)RGR MotorsportsFord1:23.473106.0511139Alex GuenetteJASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet1:23.513106.0001247L. P. DumoulinDumoulin CompétitionDodge1:23.585105.909133Connor Bell (R)Ed Hakonson RacingChevrolet1:23.886105.5291498Malcolm StrachanJim Bray AutosportFord1:24.041105.3341542Ryan KluttLegendary Motorcar CompanyDodge1:24.161105.184161J. P. BergeronProlon RacingFord1:24.304105.006179Mathieu KingsburyInnovation Auto SportChevrolet1:24.482104.7841888Simon CharbonneauEighty8 RacingChevrolet1:24.546104.7051984Larry JacksonLarry Jackson RacingDodge1:24.980104.1702054Dave CoursolCoursol PerformanceDodge1:25.039104.098218Dexter StaceyEd Hakonson RacingChevrolet1:25.070104.0602224Josh Hurley (R)BC Race CarsFord1:25.482103.5592385Darryl TimmersLarry Jackson RacingDodge1:25.982102.9562428Brad Ranson (R)DJK RacingChevrolet1:26.032102.8972548Ron Tomlinson (R)Tomlinson MotorsportsChevrolet1:26.831101.9502673Sylvain Ouellet (R)Theetge MotorsportChevrolet1:27.042101.703270Glenn StyresGlenn Styres RacingChevrolet1:27.300101.4022869Domenic ScrivoMBS MotorsportsChevrolet1:27.329101.3702914Geoff JohnsonPowersports GarageFord1:28.66499.8423067David ThorndykePromotive RacingChevrolet1:30.02098.3383193Jacques Guenette Sr.JASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet1:31.93896.2873219Keith Bean (R)BC Race CarsChevrolet––
Race results PosSt#DriverTeamManufacturerLapsLedStatusPoints1171Gary KluttLegendary Motorcar CompanyDodge5819Running4821247L. P. DumoulinDumoulin CompétitionDodge584Running433322Kyle StecklyMBS MotorsportsChevrolet586Running4241139Alex GuenetteJASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet580Running4051542Ryan KluttLegendary Motorcar CompanyDodge580Running396161J. P. BergeronProlon RacingFord580Running3872585Darryl TimmersLarry Jackson RacingDodge580Running378133Connor Bell (R)Ed Hakonson RacingChevrolet580Running369817D. J. KenningtonDJK RacingDodge580Running3510296Marc-Antoine CamirandPaillé Course//RacingChevrolet5817Running35112054Dave CoursolCoursol PerformanceDodge580Running33121888Simon CharbonneauEighty8 RacingChevrolet580Running3213218Dexter StaceyEd Hakonson RacingChevrolet580Running31142648Ron Tomlinson (R)Tomlinson MotorsportsChevrolet580Running30152424Josh Hurley (R)BC Race CarsFord589Running30162369Domenic ScrivoMBS MotorsportsChevrolet580Running2817987Sam FellowsFellows McGraw RacingChevrolet580Running2718745Will Larue (R)Larue MotorsportChevrolet582Running2719627Andrew RangerInnovation Auto SportChevrolet571Running2620179Mathieu KingsburyInnovation Auto SportChevrolet570Running24213193Jacques Guenette Sr.JASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet570Running23223067David ThorndykePromotive RacingChevrolet530Running22231984Larry JacksonLarry Jackson RacingDodge520Running2124480Alex TaglianiTheetge MotorsportChevrolet510Accident2025280Glenn StyresGlenn Styres RacingChevrolet480Running19262773Sylvain Ouellet (R)Theetge MotorsportChevrolet220Mechanical1827574Kevin LacroixInnovation Auto SportChevrolet210Accident17282914Geoff Johnson (R)Powersports GarageFord70Transmission16291498Malcolm StrachanJim Bray AutosportFord70Electrical15301038Tyler Gonzalez (R)RGR MotorsportsFord60Engine14312228Brad Ranson (R)DJK RacingDodge40Electrical13323219Keith Bean (R)BC Race CarsChevrolet00Did Not Start12
Standings after the race PosDriverPoints1Gary Klutt482L. P. Dumoulin43 (–5)3Kyle Steckly42 (–6)4Alex Guenette40 (–8)5Ryan Klutt39 (–9)6J. P. Bergeron38 (–10)7Darryl Timmers37 (–11)8Connor Bell36 (–12)9D. J. Kennington35 (–13)10Marc-Antoine Camirand35 (–13)
References