Andrew Ranger
Ranger in 2013 atRoad America
Born	(1986-11-20)November 20, 1986 (age 38) Roxton Pond,Quebec, Canada
Achievements	2007,2009,2019NASCAR Pinty's Series Champion 2003North American Fran Am 2000 Pro Champion
Awards	2009,2010NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Most Popular Driver 2004Toyota Atlantic Rookie of the Year
NASCARCup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	71st (2011)
First race	2011Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCARXfinity Series career
17 races run over 6 years
2013 position	75th
Best finish	49th (2011)
First race	2008NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal)
Last race	2013Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 (Mid-Ohio)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 2 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2014 position	57th
Best finish	57th (2014)
First race	2014Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Mosport)
Last race	2014Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Mosport)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
NASCARCanada Series career
161 races run over 16 years
Car no., team	No. 27 (Wight Motorsports)
2024 position	3rd
Best finish	1st (2007,2009,2019)
First race	2007 Dodge Dealers 200 (Cayuga)
Last race	2024 Proline 250 (Avondale)
First win	2007 Dickies 200 (Mosport)
Last win	2024 Proline 250 ( Avondale)
Wins Top tens Poles 33 127 28
Statistics current as of March 13, 2025.

Andrew Ranger (born November 20, 1986) is a Canadian professional racing driver who competes full-time in theNASCAR Canada Series, driving the No. 27Chevrolet for Wight Motorsports. Ranger is a veteran of the Canada Series having claimed 28 wins in 133 races. He was champion in 2007, 2009 and 2019, runner-up in 2016 and 2021, third in 2012 and 2015, and fourth in 2008.

Ranger was the 2002 CanadianFormula AKarting champion and 2003North American Fran Am 2000 Pro Champion. He raced in theToyota Atlantic series in 2004 with number 27, the same as Quebec racecar driversGilles Villeneuve andJacques Villeneuve, scoring six podiums (top 3 finishes) and winning the Rookie of the Year award.

Ranger made his debut in theChamp Car World Series in 2005 withConquest Racing, also driving the No. 27 car. He became the youngest driver in the series' history to finish on the podium with a second place at Monterrey. After a few solid finishes at the beginning of the season, Ranger's year went downhill as he mostly struggled in the second half of the season, but held on to 10th in the points championship.^[1]In2006, he remained with the Conquest Racing team. He ranked 10th in the standings with a best finish of 5th at the2006 Lexmark Indy 300.^[1]

With no sponsorship and Champ Car merging with theIndy Racing League, Andrew Ranger moved tostock car racing in theNASCAR Canadian Tire Series to drive the No. 27 Ford for Dave Jacombs.^[2] He won the second race in the series atMosport International Raceway, and the season points championship.^[1] He has also won atMontreal andTrois-Rivières during 2008. He has four poles to go along with his wins at, Mosport Int'l Raceway, Edmonton (2007); Edmonton (2008).

In 2009, he was the class of the field for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, winning the Dickies 200 atMosport International Raceway, the A&W 300 atSunValley Speedway (his first ever oval), The Rexall Edmonton Indy, Vortex Brake Pads 200 atMosport International Raceway, the GP3R 300 atCircuit Trois-Rivières and the Komatsu 300 At Riverside Speedway. On top of all of this he has 2 poles and many podium finishes. Ranger ended up winning the title by 167 points for his 2nd Championship in 3 years.

He drove for Fitz Motorsports at the August 2008NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal and he also drove for the team in four of the remaining 10 races of 2008 with a best finish of 19th atBristol Motor Speedway. In 2009, he drove the No. 11Tide/Ridemakerz.com /Toyota Camry to a 3rd-place finish after leading many laps in the 2009Napa Auto Parts 200 atCircuit Gilles Villeneuve. For 2010 he will drive for the No. 27Baker-Curb Racing Nationwide team with sponsorship fromDodge includingMontreal.

For 2010, Ranger drove part-time at the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series with the No. 27 Dave Jacombs Dodge. He ran some races for NDS Motorsports in their No. 35Waste Management Chevy in theNASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West series. He won the race atInfineon Raceway in theK&N Pro Series West on June 20. He picked up the win from pole inLime Rock Park in theK&N Pro Series East series. On July 17, he won from the pole at theToronto Indy 100, being the first driver to win all 3 NASCAR regional touring series in one year. His 3rd win of the year was atTrois-Rivières and atCircuit Gilles Villeneuve where he bumpedJason Bowles in the last turn for the win both times from the pole. In 2011 he again won at Montreal and Toronto on a limited basis schedule.

Ranger raced in the K&N Pro Series and the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series again in 2011. On May 22, 2011, Ranger won the ARCA race on the road course at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, New Jersey. On June 25, 2011, Andrew competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race atRoad America finishing sixth. Ranger made hisSprint Cup Series debut at Watkins Glen finishing 35th forFAS Lane Racing.^[1]

For 2012, Ranger ran in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and Nationwide Series for GC Motorsports. He won two Canadian Tire events in his home province ofQuebec atCircuit Gilles Villeneuve andCircuit ICAR along with the ARCA event atNew Jersey Motorsports Park.

In 2013, Ranger ran a partial schedule in the Canadian Tire Series. He also ran the road courses in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and in theARCA Racing Series. He won atNew Jersey Motorsports Park in the ARCA Racing Series for the third year in a row.

In2014, Ranger left Dave Jacombs's team and joinedD. J. Kennington's DJK Racing to drive the No. 27 Dodge.^[3] He would remain with the team through 2019. Ranger did not participate in the abbreviated2020 Pinty's Series season held during theCOVID-19 pandemic. He returned to the series in 2021 driving forRick Ware Racing's new Pinty's Series team. The team also gave him one race in their Xfinity (previously Nationwide) Series No. 17 car, which they field jointly withSS-Green Light Racing.^[4] He wanted to compete, but was replaced byJ. J. Yeley.

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(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by time.Italics - Pole position earned by points standings. * – Most laps led.)

^† Qualified but replaced by Larry Jackson
^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

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