The 2026 Bud Light 125 was the second race of the 2026 NASCAR Canada Series. The race was originally scheduled for Saturday, June 6, 2026, but was moved to the following day, June 7, due to weather, at Autodrome Chaudière, a 0.250 mi (0.402 km) oval shaped racetrack in Vallée-Jonction, Quebec, Canada and was the first race of a doubleheader. Marc-Antoine Camirand was able to hold off a charge from Donald Theetge on the final restart and score his first win of the season. Theetge finished in second, with Will Larue narrowly beating Alex Labbé to secure the third position.
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Background Autodrome Chaudière is a 0.250 mi (0.402 km), high banked, asphalt short track located in Vallée-Jonction, Quebec, Canada, about 65 km (40 mi) south of Quebec City. The circuit opened in 1992 as a dirt track. In 2005, the track underwent resurfacing to convert it into an asphalt track.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake0Glenn StyresGlenn Styres RacingChevrolet3Alex TaglianiEd Hakonson RacingChevrolet8Connor Bell (R)Ed Hakonson RacingChevrolet9Mathieu KingsburyInnovation Auto SportChevrolet10Rob Naismith (R)MRN Racing Inc.Chevrolet17D. J. KenningtonDJK RacingDodge27Andrew RangerInnovation Auto SportChevrolet36Alex LabbéLL MotorsportsChevrolet37Simon Dion-ViensSDV AutosportDodge38Mike GoudieRGR MotorsportsFord39Alex GuenetteJASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet45William Larue (R)Larue MotorsportsChevrolet47L. P. DumoulinDumoulin CompétitionDodge54Dave CoursolCoursol PerformanceChevrolet74Kevin LacroixInnovation Auto SportChevrolet80Donald TheetgeTheetge MotorsportsChevrolet83Martin Goulet Jr. (R)Goulet MotorsportsChevrolet84Larry JacksonLarry Jackson RacingDodge85Herby DrescherLarry Jackson RacingDodge96Marc-Antoine CamirandPaillé Course//RacingChevrolet
Practice Two practice sessions were scheduled for Saturday, June 6, with the first scheduled for 11:20 AM EST and the second scheduled for 12:55 PM EST. Activity at the track was canceled due to weather. Qualifying Qualifying was scheduled for Saturday, June 6, at 4:00 PM EST. Due to the cancellation of on-track activity on Saturday, the starting lineup was set by the rulebook, using points from the previous season.
Starting lineup Pos.#DriverTeamMake196Marc-Antoine CamirandPaillé Course//RacingChevrolet217D. J. KenningtonDJK RacingDodge327Andrew RangerInnovation Auto SportChevrolet480Donald TheetgeTheetge MotorsportsChevrolet574Kevin LacroixInnovation Auto SportChevrolet63Alex TaglianiEd Hakonson RacingChevrolet747L. P. DumoulinDumoulin CompétitionDodge89Mathieu KingsburyInnovation Auto SportChevrolet984Larry JacksonLarry Jackson RacingDodge1039Alex GuenetteJASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet1154Dave CoursolCoursol PerformanceChevrolet1236Alex LabbéLL MotorsportsChevrolet1345Will Larue (R)Larue MotorsportsChevrolet148Connor Bell (R)Ed Hakonson RacingChevrolet1585Herby DrescherLarry Jackson RacingDodge160Glenn StyresGlenn Styres RacingChevrolet1738Michael GoudieRGR MotorsportsFord1837Simon Dion-ViensSDV AutosportDodge1983Martin Goulet Jr. (R)Goulet MotorsportsChevrolet2010Rob Naismith (R)MRN Racing Inc.Chevrolet
Race results PosSt#DriverTeamManufacturerLapsLedStatusPoints1196Marc-Antoine CamirandPaillé Course//RacingChevrolet125113Running452480Donald TheetgeTheetge MotorsportsChevrolet12512Running4331345Will Larue (R)Larue MotorsportsChevrolet1250Running4141236Alex LabbéLL MotorsportsChevrolet1250Running405327Andrew RangerInnovation Auto SportChevrolet1250Running396217D. J. KenningtonDJK RacingDodge1250Running38789Mathieu KingsburgInnovation Auto SportChevrolet1250Running3781983Martin Goulet Jr. (R)Goulet MotorsportsChevrolet1250Running3691837Simon Dion-ViensSDV AutosportDodge1250Running3510574Kevin LacroixInnovation Auto SportChevrolet1250Running3411148Connor Bell (R)Ed Hakonson RacingChevrolet1250Running33122010Rob Naismith (R)MRN Racing Inc.Chevrolet1250Running3213984Larry JacksonLarry Jackson RacingDodge1250Running31141039Alex GuenetteJASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet1230Running30151154Dave CoursolCoursol PerformanceChevrolet1130Running2916747L. P. DumoulinDumoulin CompétitionDodge1090Accident281763Alex TaglianiEd Hakonson RacingChevrolet1090Accident2718160Glenn StyresGlenn Styres RacingChevrolet780Running26191738Michael GoudieRGR MotorsportsFord470Suspension25201585Herby DrescherLarry Jackson RacingDodge40Ignition24
Standings after the race PosDriverPoints 91Marc-Antoine Camirand83 62D. J. Kennington73 (–10) 13L. P. Dumoulin71 (–12) 4Alex Guenette70 (–13) 35Connor Bell69 (–14) 126Will Larue68 (–15) 127Andrew Ranger65 (–18) 38Dave Coursol62 (–21) 119Mathieu Kingsbury61 (–22) 1310Larry Jackson52 (–31)
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