Statistical Advance: Analyzing The Jiffy Lube 100 presented by Snap-on At Circuit ICAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 2, 2013) – The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 makes its first of three Quebec appearances on Sunday, July 7 in the Jiffy Lube 100 presented by Snap-on at Circuit ICAR in Mirabel with a scheduled start time of 1:30 p.m. ET. Below is a statistical look at the recent performance of selected drivers at Delaware, as well as some other statistical trends:

Circuit ICAR Race Setup

·         Andrew Ranger is the defending race champion and has 13 series career road-course wins with eight of those coming in the Province in Quebec.

·         Scott Steckly has a pair of podium finishes in two ICAR starts.

·         Quebec native Louis-Philippe Dumoulin has finished fourth in each of the two Canadian Tire Series events at Circuit ICAR.

·         J.R. Fitzpatrick has a pair of top-10 finishes in two ICAR starts including a runner-up finish a season ago.

·         Jeff Lapcevich has scored a top 10 in each of his two Circuit ICAR appearances.

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series At Circuit ICAR

·         This is the series’ third visit to the road course set up on the grounds of the Mirabel, Quebec Airport.

·         The television premier for the Jiffy Lube 100 presented by Snap-on is scheduled for Sunday, July 14 at 11 a.m. ET on TSN, Friday, July 26 at 11 p.m. ET on RDS2 and Saturday, July 27 at 10 a.m. ET on RDS.

·         The Jiffy Lube 100 presented by Snap-on is 102 kilometers in length.

·         This is the first time for this event to be held in July; the previous two races were in June.

·         In two Circuit ICAR events, there has been an average of four caution periods for 9.5 laps with the earliest coming at Lap 3 in both years and the latest on Lap 28 in 2011.

·         The average starting position of the winner is 11.5, while the pole sitter has an average finish of 5.5.

·         There has been an average of 3.5 lead changes in the short history of this event.

·         The most laps led by a race winner are 25 by Andrew Ranger in 2012 and the fewest is two by Robin Buck in 2011.

Circuit ICAR Data

Race: #4 of 12 (7/7/13)

Track Layout: 2.113-mile road course

Race Length: 30 laps (63.37 miles)

Records

1-Lap Qualifying: Alex Tagliani, Dodge, 96.499 seconds, 78.828 mph, June 4, 2011

30-Lap Race: Robin Buck, Dodge, 1 hr., 13 min., 5 sec., 57.246 mph, June 5, 2011

Race Winners

Robin Buck…………………………………. 1

Andrew Ranger ……………………………. 1

Pole Winners

Alex Tagliani ……………………………….. 1

Manufacturer Wins

Dodge……………………………………….. 2

Laps Led

Andrew Ranger ………………………….. 29

Alex Tagliani ……………………………… 24

D.J. Kennington ………………………….. 6

Selected Driver Information:

Elie Arseneau (No. 03 Prime Racing/Circuit ICAR Dodge)

·         Finished 28th last season in the Jiffy Lube 100 after transmission problems early in the race.

·         Recorded a 12th-place finish in inaugural ICAR event in 2011.

·         Is a driving instructor at Circuit ICAR.

Ron Beauchamp Jr. (No. 60 Mopar/Exide/Pennzoil Dodge)

·         Finished ninth last season at Circuit ICAR.

·         Scored a 14th-place finish in the 2011 inaugural ICAR event.

·         One of four drivers to start all 78 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.

Noel Dowler (No. 5 EMCO/Praxair/Safety Kleen Dodge)

·         Placed 18th a season ago at the Mirabel circuit.

·         Has scored a top 10 in four of his last six series starts dating back to last season.

·         Posted a third-place finish last season at Barrie (Ontario) Speedway for his first series top five.

Jean-Francois Dumoulin (No. 04 ACASS/Bellmare/Marac Dodge)

·         Finished seventh a year ago at Circuit ICAR.

·         Scored a 22nd-place finish in the inaugural ICAR event in 2011.

·         Has top-10 finishes in three of his last four series starts.

Louis-Philipe Dumoulin (No. 47 WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge)

·         Scored a fourth-place finish in each of his two Circuit ICAR starts.

·         Registered his first Canadian Tire Series victory in the season opener on May 19 on the road course at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

·         Scored his first career pole win last season at Trois-Rivieres, Quebec.

·         Was the 2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Rookie of the Year.

·         Made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut on Aug. 20, 2012 at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

J.R. Fitzpatrick (No. 84 Equipment Express Chevrolet)

·         Was the runner-up to Andrew Ranger last season in the Jiffy Lube 100.

·         Recorded a seventh-place finish in 2011 at ICAR.

·         Has led 3 laps at the Quebec airport course.

·         Seven of his eight career series wins have come on road courses – CTMP (3), Edmonton (2) and Montreal (2); his oval track win came in July 2007 at Motoplex Speedway.

Jason Hathaway (No. 3 Snap-on Tools/Rockstar Energy Drink Dodge)

·         Finished 23rd last year in this event.

·         Scored a track-best finish of 15th in the 2011 inaugural event.

·         Has top-five finishes in two of three NCATS events this season.

·         One of four drivers to start all 78 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.

D.J. Kennington (No. 17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors Dodge)

·         Registered a fifth-place finish last season at Circuit ICAR for his best finish in two tries at the track.

·         Finished 20th in his 2011 track debut.

·         Tops the all-time Canadian Tire Series wins list with 18.

·         Won 2010 and 2012 series championships.

·         Scored a single-season series record of seven wins in 2012.

·         One of four drivers to start all 78 NCATS races.

Jeff Lapcevich (No. 76 Tim Hortons Dodge)

·         Finished eighth last season in the Jiffy Lube 100.

·         Track-best finish of sixth came in the 2011 inaugural event.

·         Has posted a top-10 finish in 11 of his last 15 series starts dating back to the 2011 season.

·         Changed car number to 76 from 23 to honor the passing of his father, Joe, earlier this year.

Kerry Micks (No. 02 Leland/Beyond Digital Imaging/Dickies Ford)

·         Finished 21st a year ago in this event.

·         Scored a 19th-place finish in his 2011 track debut.

·         Two of his three series-career wins have been road-course wins (Montreal and Trois-Rivieres in 2007).

·         Recorded his first series pole win since May 2010 (St. Eustache) on June 22 at CTMP (oval).

Andrew Ranger (No. 27 La Cite De Mirabel Dodge)

·         Won last year’s Jiffy Lube 100.

·         Has 13 series career road-course win with eight of those coming in Quebec.

·         His 16 series career wins rank second on series’ all-time list.

·         Won 2007 and 2009 series titles.

Martin Roy (No. 90 Batteries Expert/Gamache Dodge)

·         Registered a 10th-place finish in last year’s Jiffy Lube 100 for best finish in two ICAR outings.

·         Finished 26th in 2011 at Mirabel track in series debut.

·         Has a top-10 finish in four of last five series starts dating back to the 2012 season.

·         Won 2012 series Rookie-of-the-Year honors.

Ryley Seibert (No. 09 Lake Excavating/Marshall’s Dodge)

·         Making Circuit ICAR debut.

·         Leads series Rookie-of-the-Year standings this season.

Scott Steckly (No. 22 Canadian Tire Dodge)

·         Finished third a year ago at Circuit ICAR.

·         Scored a runner-up finish to Robin Buck in the inaugural NCATS event at ICAR.

·         His 11 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series victories rank third on the all-time list.

·         Won 2008 and 2011 series championships.

·         One of four drivers to start all 78 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races.