


The2016 NASCAR Pinty's Series was the tenth season of theNASCAR Pinty's Series. Beginning on May 22 atCanadian Tire Motorsport Park, the season consisted of twelve races at eleven different venues inCanada. The season ended atKawartha Speedway on September 18.Scott Steckly was the defending Drivers' Champion.[1]Cayden Lapcevich won the 2016 championship when the Green Flag dropped at the last race, as there were not enough entries for Lapcevich to lose that many points thatAndrew Ranger could have taken the championship. Lapcevich won the championship by a 54-point margin over Ranger.
The season was the first since naming rights of the series were transferred fromCanadian Tire to frozen chicken supplierPinty's.[2]
| No. | Manufacturer | Car Owner | Race Driver | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Chevrolet | Dennis LaForce | Shania LaForce(R)1 | Dennis LaForce |
| 1 | Dodge3 | Bud Morris | Robin Buck3 | Alan Haringa3 |
| Ford8 | Larry Jackson4 | Ed Wrong6 Frank Millman1 Dave Stephens1 | ||
| Kevin Poitras(R)1 | ||||
| Joey McColm3 | ||||
| 02 | Ford | Susan Micks | Kerry Micks5 | Rino Montanari |
| Mark Dilley7 | ||||
| 03 | Dodge | Marc Arseneau | Elie Arseneau1 | Brandon White |
| 3 | Chevrolet | Ed Hakonson | Jason Hathaway | Craig Masters |
| 04 | Dodge | Eric Kerub | Jean-François Dumoulin6 | Robin McCluskey |
| 06 | Dodge | Carlos de Quesada | Carlos de Quesada(R)2 | Randy Smith |
| Daniel Morad2 | ||||
| 8 | Ford2 | Bud Morris | Kevin Poitras(R)2 | Ed Wrong2 |
| Dodge2 | Larry Jackson1 | David Stephens1 | ||
| Paul Geniole Jr.(R)1 | Paul Geniole Sr.1 | |||
| 09 | Dodge | Trevor Seibert | Jamie Krzysik(R)2 | Jeff Walt |
| 9 | Ford8 | Susan Micks | Adam Martin6 | Don Jacobson5 Terry Wilson3 Kevin Hein2 |
| Kerry Micks2 | ||||
| Dodge1 | Jason Hankewich2 | |||
| Chevrolet1 | ||||
| 11 | Dodge | Martin Cote | Martin Cote(R)2 | Dave Coursol |
| 17 | Dodge | Doug Kennington1 | D. J. Kennington | Ted McAlister |
| D. J. Kennington11 | ||||
| 18 | Chevrolet | Colin Livingston | Pier-Luc Ouellette(R)1 | Tyler Case |
| Alex Tagliani11 | ||||
| 20 | Dodge | Anthony Parisien | Raymond Guay(R)2 | Herby Drescher |
| 21 | Dodge | Rob McConnell | Jason White2 | Rob McConnell |
| 22 | Dodge | Scott Steckly | Kaz Grala2 | Randy Steckly |
| Donald Theetge2 | ||||
| John Farrano1 | ||||
| 25 | Ford | Bud Morris | Joey McColm1 | Ryan Weiss1 Joey McColm5 Paul Geniole1 Ed Wrong2 Frank Millman1 |
| Josh Collins(R)4 | ||||
| Larry Jackson3 | ||||
| Kevin Poitras(R)1 | ||||
| Simon Dion-Viens1 | ||||
| 27 | Dodge | Doug Kennington | Andrew Ranger | Lawrence Roy1 |
| Dave Wight11 | ||||
| 32 | Ford | Alain Lord Mounir | Alex Labbé | Mario Gosselin1 |
| Ron Easton9 | ||||
| Randy Smith1 | ||||
| Dave Jacombs1 | ||||
| 36 | Ford | Dave Jacombs | Jeffrey Earnhardt1 | Randy Smith |
| 37 | Dodge | Clement Samson | Simon Dion-Viens2 | Clement Samson |
| 40 | Dodge | Mario Michaud1 | David Michaud(R)2 | Frederick Cyr1 |
| David Michaud1 | Jonathan Lavoie1 | |||
| 42 | Chevrolet | Peter Klutt | Ryan Klutt1 | Jason Humphries |
| Peter Klutt3 | ||||
| 46 | Dodge | Scott Steckly | Brett Taylor(R)3 | Mike Knott3 |
| Waylon Farrell(R)1 | Randy Steckly1 | |||
| 47 | Dodge | Marc-André Bergeron | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | Bill Burns |
| 48 | Dodge | Gordon Coates | Dwayne Baker(R)3 | Kyle Baker |
| 51 | Dodge | Murray Haukaas | Nick Jewell1 | Dave Hall |
| 53 | Dodge | Kevin Dowler | Noel Dowler2 | Kevin Dowler |
| 56 | Dodge10 | Dan Bray1 Jim Bray11 | Matthew Scannell3 | Howie Scannell Jr.5 Deven Brown3 Jonathan Lavoie1 Gene Depot1 |
| David Michaud(R)2 | ||||
| Robin Buck1 | ||||
| Kelly Admiraal3 | ||||
| Derek Lynch1 | ||||
| Chevrolet1 | Bryan Cathcart(R)1 | Derek Lynch1 | ||
| 59 | Dodge | Peter Klutt | Gary Klutt | John Fletcher |
| 67 | Chevrolet | David Thorndyke | David Thorndyke3 | Kattie Smilovsky |
| 69 | Dodge | Trevor Seibert | Trevor Seibert3 | Al Lebert |
| Ryley Seibert1 | ||||
| 71 | Dodge | Patrice Brisebois | Patrick Dussault(R)5 | Jonathan Cote |
| 74 | Dodge | Sylvain Lacroix | Kevin Lacroix | Don Thomson Jr. |
| 75 | Chevrolet2 | Denise McCullough | Bryan Cathcart(R)2 | Derek Lynch2 |
| Dodge1 | Derek Lynch1 | Gene Depot1 | ||
| 76 | Dodge | Sherri Lapcevich | Cayden Lapcevich(R) | Jeff Lapcevich |
| 77 | Dodge | Katherine Almeida | Jocelyn Fecteau3 | Eric-Pierre Martel |
| 83 | Chevrolet | Menno Admiraal | Ian Admiraal3 | Craig Raudman2 |
| Daniel Vaandrager1 | ||||
| 84 | Dodge | Brian Barton | Larry Jackson1 | Dave Stephens |
| 87 | Chevrolet1 | Bud Morris | Mel Shaw(R)1 | Al Lebert1 |
| Dodge1 | Larry Jackson1 | Dave Stephens1 | ||
| 89 | Ford | Donald Chisholm | Donald Chisholm1 | George Koszkulics |
| 95 | Dodge | Peter Simone | Anthony Simone9 | Jeff Walt |
| 99 | Chevrolet | Brandon White | Marc-Antoine Camirand1 | Brandon White |
The 2016 Pinty's Series schedule was released on December 16, 2015 and featured twelve events, one more than the 2015 season.[3] The additional race was held on July 16 atExhibition Place inToronto, which returned to the schedule after a five-year absence.[3]
| No. | Race title | Tracks | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarington 200 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park,Bowmanville | May 22 |
| 2 | Leland Industries 300 presented by Dickies | Sunset Speedway,Innisfil | June 18 |
| 3 | CRS Express 300 | Autodrome Chaudière,Vallée-Jonction | June 24[a] |
| 4 | Ecko Unlimited 100 | Circuit ICAR,Mirabel | July 3 |
| 5 | Pinty's Grand Prix of Toronto | Exhibition Place,Toronto | July 16 |
| 6 | Alberta Has New Energy 300 | Edmonton International Raceway,Wetaskiwin | July 23 |
| 7 | Prairie Velocity Thunder 250 | Wyant Group Raceway,Saskatoon | July 27 |
| 8 | Can-Am 50 Tours | Circuit Trois-Rivières,Trois-Rivières | August 14 |
| 9 | Bumper to Bumper 300 | Riverside International Speedway,Antigonish | August 20 |
| 10 | Can-Am 200 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park,Bowmanville | September 4 |
| 11 | Lucas Oil 250 | Autodrome Saint-Eustache,Saint-Eustache | September 10 |
| 12 | Kawartha 250 | Kawartha Speedway,Fraserville | September 18[b] |
| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarington 200[6] | Alex Labbé | Jason Hathaway | Andrew Ranger | Dodge |
| 2 | Leland Industries 300 presented by Dickies[7] | Cayden Lapcevich | Alex Tagliani | Alex Tagliani | Chevrolet |
| 3 | CRS Express 300[8] | Alex Labbé | Alex Labbé | Alex Labbé | Ford |
| 4 | Ecko Unlimited 100[9] | Alex Labbé | Andrew Ranger | Andrew Ranger | Dodge |
| 5 | Pinty's Grand Prix of Toronto[10] | Andrew Ranger | Alex Tagliani | Alex Tagliani | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Alberta Has New Energy 300[11] | Kevin Lacroix | Alex Tagliani | Alex Tagliani | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Prairie Velocity Thunder 250[12] | Andrew Ranger | Cayden Lapcevich | Cayden Lapcevich | Dodge |
| 8 | Can-Am 50 Tours[13] | Kevin Lacroix | Kevin Lacroix | Kevin Lacroix | Dodge |
| 9 | Bumper to Bumper 300[14] | Donald Chisholm | Alex Tagliani | Cayden Lapcevich | Dodge |
| 10 | Can-Am 200[15] | Alex Tagliani | Kevin Lacroix | Kevin Lacroix | Dodge |
| 11 | Lucas Oil 250[16] | Alex Labbé | D. J. Kennington | Cayden Lapcevich | Dodge |
| 12 | Kawartha 250[17] | Donald Theetge | Jason Hathaway | Jason Hathaway | Chevrolet |
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time.Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or Owner's points. * – Most laps led.
| Pos. | Driver | MSP | SUN | ACD | ICAR | TOR | EIR | WYA | CTR | RIV | MSP | STE | KAW | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cayden Lapcevich(R) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1* | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 505 |
| 2 | Andrew Ranger | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1* | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 451 |
| 3 | Alex Tagliani | 1* | 3 | 6 | 1* | 1* | 4 | 3 | 9* | 17 | 5 | 8 | 446 | |
| 4 | Kevin Lacroix | 23 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 1* | 10 | 1* | 11 | 12 | 443 |
| 5 | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 443 |
| 6 | D. J. Kennington | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2* | 4 | 438 |
| 7 | Alex Labbé | 5 | 15 | 1* | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 423 |
| 8 | Gary Klutt | 10 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 407 |
| 9 | Jason Hathaway | 9* | 17 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1* | 401 |
| 10 | Larry Jackson | 13 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 320 | ||
| 11 | Mark Dilley | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 261 | |||||
| 12 | Kerry Micks | 7 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 230 | |||||
| 13 | Adam Martin | 4 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 200 | ||||||
| 14 | Anthony Simone | 19 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 15 | Wth | 199 | |||
| 15 | Jean-François Dumoulin | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 197 | ||||||
| 16 | Patrick Dussault(R) | 16 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 147 | |||||||
| 17 | Simon Dion-Viens | 8 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 127 | ||||||||
| 18 | Josh Collins(R) | 7 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 122 | ||||||||
| 19 | David Michaud(R) | 18 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 119 | ||||||||
| 20 | Joey McColm | 14 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 114 | ||||||||
| 21 | Robin Buck | 2 | Wth | 22 | 4 | 104 | ||||||||
| 22 | Kelly Admiraal | 8 | 11 | 11 | 102 | |||||||||
| 23 | Kevin Poitras(R) | 21 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 100 | ||||||||
| 24 | Dwayne Baker(R) | 16 | 5 | 15 | 96 | |||||||||
| 25 | Peter Klutt | 23 | 9 | 7 | 93 | |||||||||
| 26 | Brett Taylor(R) | 17 | 19 | 10 | 86 | |||||||||
| 27 | Matthew Scannell | 25 | 9 | 13 | 85 | |||||||||
| 28 | Jocelyn Fecteau | 22 | 13 | 13 | 84 | |||||||||
| 29 | Bryan Cathcart(R) | 15 | 14 | 22 | 81 | |||||||||
| 30 | Daniel Morad | 7 | 5 | 77 | ||||||||||
| 31 | David Thorndyke | 26 | 18 | 14 | 74 | |||||||||
| 32 | Donald Theetge | 4 | 13 | 72 | ||||||||||
| 33 | Jamie Krzysik(R) | 4 | 13 | 71 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Derek Lynch | 11 | 10 | 67 | ||||||||||
| 35 | Jason Hankewich | 12 | 12 | 64 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Noel Dowler | 16 | 9 | 63 | ||||||||||
| 37 | Ian Admiraal | 18 | 15 | 16 | 63 | |||||||||
| 38 | Raymond Guay(R) | 16 | 12 | 60 | ||||||||||
| 39 | Martin Cote(R) | 14 | 16 | 58 | ||||||||||
| 40 | Jason White | 18 | 15 | 55 | ||||||||||
| 41 | Kaz Grala | 20 | 15 | 53 | ||||||||||
| 42 | Carlos de Quesada(R) | 22 | 24 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 43 | Donald Chisholm | 4 | 41 | |||||||||||
| 44 | Elie Arseneau | 5 | 39 | |||||||||||
| 45 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 7 | 37 | |||||||||||
| 46 | Trevor Seibert | 10 | Wth | Wth | 34 | |||||||||
| 47 | Pier-Luc Ouellette(R) | 11 | 33 | |||||||||||
| 48 | Ryley Seibert | 14 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 49 | Marc-Antoine Camirand | 15 | 29 | |||||||||||
| 50 | Waylon Farrell(R) | 15 | 29 | |||||||||||
| 51 | Shania LaForce(R) | 16 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 52 | Paul Geniole Jr.(R) | 17 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 53 | Nick Jewell | 18 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 54 | John Farrano | 23 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 55 | Mel Shaw(R) | 24 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 56 | Ryan Klutt | 27 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | MSP | SUN | ACD | ICAR | TOR | EIR | WYA | CTR | RIV | MSP | STE | KAW | Points |