By: Anthony Bruno for RaceCanada.ca
July 13, 2024
July 13, 2024
In a field with a couple big names from south of the border, it was a NASCAR Canada regular that dominated at Ohsweken Speedway.
Marc-Antoine Camirand laid a beat down on the field to win the Freshstone Dirt Classic ahead of Andrew Ranger and Cup Series legend Ken Schrader.
The 45 year-old took the lead early on from pole sitter Chase Briscoe and seemed almost untouchable from that point onwards.
He grabs his second win of the season, putting himself in a great position for a title challenge as the season moves along.
Ranger managed to get close to Camirand towards the end of stage two and the end of the race, but never had enough left in the tank to get a move done, thus settling for the runner up spot.
Schrader finishes up in third, showing great pace and consistency all night long, being one of the only drivers to have continued success using the high line.
Kyle Steckly comes home in fourth in his return to the series, a great showing for him, never venturing outside of the top 10 for most of the night.
Briscoe rounds out the top five in his NASCAR Canada debut, fighting back after an early puncture forced him to pit and fall to the back of the field.
A great night for Cayden Lapcevich, finishing in sixth place, looking relatively quick all night long with Kevin Lacroix behind him in seventh.
A rough night for hometown man and track owner Glenn Styres, who suffered a component failure in the rear of the car while running in the top 10, sending him for a spin and ending his night early.
Amber Balcaen also had a difficult race after suffering damage on lap two after spinning into one of the inner concrete barriers, taking her out of contention early on.
The series starts its western swing next, as NASCAR Canada heads to Sutherland Automotive Speedway in Saskatoon, SK on Saturday, July 20.