The 2026 Pinty's 300 was the fourth stock car race of the 2026 NASCAR Canada Series. The race was held on Saturday, June 27, 2026, at Riverside International Speedway, a 0.333 mi (0.536 km) oval shaped racetrack in James River, Nova Scotia, Canada. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. Kevin Lacroix was able to work his way up from a seventh-place starting spot to pass race leader Donald Theetge, who would be one of the drivers he'd hold off throughout the remainder of the race, and score his first win of the season and third at the track. Theetge ultimately finished the race in second with L. P. Dumoulin rounding out the podium in third.
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Background Riverside International Speedway is a 0.333 mi (0.536 km), high banked, asphalt short track located in James River, Nova Scotia, Canada, about 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of the town of Antigonish.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake3Alex TaglianiEd Hakonson RacingChevrolet8Connor Bell (R)Ed Hakonson RacingChevrolet9Mathieu KingsburyInnovation Auto SportChevrolet10Rob Naismith (R)MRN Racing Inc.Chevrolet17D. J. KenningtonDJK RacingDodge27Andrew RangerInnovation Auto SportChevrolet28Dexter StaceyDJK RacingDodge39Alex GuenetteJASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet47L. P. DumoulinDumoulin CompétitionDodge69Frédérik Ladouceur (R)MBS MotorsportsChevrolet74Kevin LacroixInnovation Auto SportChevrolet80Donald TheetgeTheetge MotorsportsChevrolet84Larry JacksonLarry Jackson RacingDodge85Howie Scannell Jr.Larry Jackson RacingDodge93Martin Goulet Jr. (R)JASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet96Marc-Antoine CamirandPaillé Course//RacingChevrolet98Herby DrescherBray AutosportFord
Practice The first of two practice sessions was held on Saturday, June 27, at 12:30 PM AST. The second of two practice sessions was held on Saturday, June 27, at 1:30 PM AST. Donald Theetge was fastest in both sessions, with a best time of 14.736 seconds and a speed of 81.352 mph (130.923 km/h). Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed180Donald TheetgeTheetge MotorsportsChevrolet14.73681.352296Marc-Antoine CamirandPaillé Course//RacingChevrolet14.79981.005327Andrew RangerInnovation Auto SportChevrolet14.87580.592Full practice results Qualifying Qualifying was scheduled for Saturday, June 27, at 5:00 PM AST. Due to the cancellation of qualifying due to rain, the starting lineup was set by the practice times, with Donald Theetge being awarded the pole.
Starting lineup Pos.#DriverTeamMake180Donald TheetgeTheetge MotorsportsChevrolet296Marc-Antoine CamirandPaillé Course//RacingChevrolet327Andrew RangerInnovation Auto SportChevrolet447L. P. DumoulinDumoulin CompétitionDodge539Alex GuenetteJASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet617D. J. KenningtonDJK RacingDodge774Kevin LacroixInnovation Auto SportChevrolet89Mathieu KingsburyInnovation Auto SportChevrolet928Dexter StaceyDJK RacingDodge1093Martin Goulet Jr. (R)JASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet118Connor Bell (R)Ed Hakonson RacingChevrolet123Alex TaglianiEd Hakonson RacingChevrolet1310Rob Naismith (R)MRN Racing Inc.Chevrolet1484Larry JacksonLarry Jackson RacingDodge1569Frédérik Ladouceur (R)MBS MotorsportsChevrolet1685Howie Scannell Jr.Larry Jackson RacingDodge1798Herby DrescherBray AutosportFord
Race results PosSt#DriverTeamManufacturerLapsLedStatusPoints1774Kevin LacroixInnovation Auto SportChevrolet300219Running482180Donald TheetgeTheetge MotorsportsChevrolet30070Running433447L. P. DumoulinDumoulin CompétitionDodge3000Running414296Marc-Antoine CamirandPaillé Course//RacingChevrolet30011Running415539Alex GuenetteJASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet3000Running39689Mathieu KingsburyInnovation Auto SportChevrolet3000Running387327Andrew RangerInnovation Auto SportChevrolet3000Running3781484Larry JacksonLarry Jackson RacingDodge2980Running369118Connor Bell (R)Ed Hakonson RacingChevrolet2970Running3510617D. J. KenningtonDJK RacingDodge2920Running3411123Alex TaglianiEd Hakonson RacingChevrolet2780Running33121310Rob Naismith (R)MRN Racing Inc.Chevrolet1720Suspension3213928Dexter StaceyDJK RacingDodge1370Brakes31141093Martin Goulet Jr. (R)JASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet310Engine30151569Frédérik Ladouceur (R)MBS MotorsportsChevrolet250Electrical29161685Howie Scannell Jr.Larry Jackson RacingDodge160Mechanical28171798Herby DrescherBray AutosportFord100Rear End27
Standings after the race PosDriverPoints1Marc-Antoine Camirand172 12L. P. Dumoulin148 (–24) 43Alex Guenette139 (–33)4Andrew Ranger139 (–33) 35Mathieu Kingsbury138 (–34) 46Kevin Lacroix137 (–35) 17Connor Bell137 (–35) 38D. J. Kennington136 (–36) 29Donald Theetge129 (–43) 210Larry Jackson120 (–52)
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