Steckly On A Roll Out West

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada – Scott Steckly is finding the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series by Mobil 1’s annual western swing to his liking.

After a dominant wire-to-wire win at Edmonton International Raceway just five days ago, the three-time series champion captured his second consecutive pole award at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway and second consecutive pole this season to put his No. 22 Canadian Tire Dodge in the top starting spot for tonight’s Velocity Prairie Thunder 250.

With a lap of 14.693 seconds (81.590 mph), Steckly earned his 15th career pole and just missed the track record he set last season at Saskatoon.

Mark Dilley, the runner up at Auto Clearing in 2012 and 2013, qualified second with a fast lap at 14.786 seconds (81.077 mph).

Defending series champion L.P. Dumoulin, who was fastest in final practice, earned the third starting position after posting a lap at 14.788 seconds (81.066 mph).

Andrew Ranger, who had to change the motor in his No. 27 Mopar / Pennzoil Dodge after practice, was fourth fastest in qualifying at 14.828 (80.847).  Alex Tagliani will line up in the fifth starting position in his No. 18 EpiPen /CGI/CanTorque Chevrolet after posting a lap at 14.857 (80.689).

Rookie Gary Klutt, Matthew Scannell, Noel Dowler, D.J. Kennington, and Joey McColm rounded out the top 10 in qualifying.

The green flag is scheduled to drop at 7:30 pm MT.

 

Pos No. Name Sponsor Best Tm Best Speed In Lap Laps Diff
1 22 Scott Steckly Canadian Tire 14.693 81.59 2 2
2 2 Mark Dilley Johnsonville/Leland/BDI 14.786 81.077 1 2 0.093
3 47 L.P. Dumoulin WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare 14.788 81.066 2 2 0.095
4 27 Andrew Ranger Mopar/Pennzoil 14.828 80.847 2 2 0.135
5 18 Alex Tagliani EpiPen/CGI/Cantorque 14.857 80.689 2 2 0.164
6 59 Gary Klutt * CTL Corp/Trailcon Leasing 14.863 80.657 1 2 0.17
7 56 Matthew Scannell OMVIC/Stratafax/B&B Decals 14.911 80.397 2 2 0.218
8 5 Noel Dowler EMCO/Empire Mechanical 14.917 80.365 2 2 0.224
9 17 D.J. Kennington Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors 14.929 80.3 2 2 0.236
10 25 Joey McColm Action Retail Outfitters 14.929 80.3 2 2 0.236
11 3 Jason Hathaway WSSL Auto Parts/Choko/HGC 14.93 80.295 1 2 0.237
12 4 J.F. Dumoulin Bernier Crepeau/Groupe Bellemare 14.968 80.091 2 2 0.275
13 53 Adam Dowler * MFP/Empire Mechanical 15.003 79.904 2 2 0.31
14 99 Marc-Antoine Camirand * Grafoid/Braille Battery 15.006 79.888 2 2 0.313
15 28 Jamie Krzysik Northwoods Hauling 15.165 79.05 2 2 0.472
16 14 James Van Domselaar Steel-Craft Door Products 15.192 78.91 1 2 0.499
17 51 Nick Jewell Prairie Dodge Dealers/Castrol Edge 15.192 78.91 2 2 0.499
18 76 Jason Hankewich* Get-A-Grip Tire 15.28 78.455 2 2 0.587
19 87 Erica Thiering * #RaceCayByAve/CBRT 15.32 78.251 2 2 0.627

* – Rookie of the Year contender

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