LP Dumoulin set the quickest time during practice for the
Pinty’s Grand Prix of Toronto at Exhibition Place.
Dumoulin’s No.47 Weathertech/Bellemare Dodge found speed
late setting a time of 1:16.267 seconds (82.841 mph) around the 1.74-mile
street course at the end of the one-hour session.
The Trois-Rivieres, Quebec driver’s best finish on the
Streets of Toronto is a runner-up finish in 2017. Dumoulin, fresh off his 100th
career start last week at Chaudiere, will be looking to score his first win of
2019.
“I mean, it was a fast lap, but we had to work for
it,” Dumpoulin said. “We took the car apart in the winter to make it
better and we’re even better from Mosport. There are a couple of things that we
have learned over the years that we put into this that worked and there are
alwsys some things that don’t work.
“It’s practice of course, so it’s fun but still a bit
of work to be done.”
Marc-Antoine Camirand was second quick with a time of
1:16.933 (82.123). Camirand will look to redeem himself after a heartbreaking
accident in 2017.
2016 Toronto winner Alex Tagliani was third quick after
practice with a lap time of 1:16.947 (82.108). 2017 Series Champion Alex Labbé
and Gary Klutt rounded out the top five.
Anthony Simone and J.F Dumoulin were sixth and seventh
respectively.
Peter Klutt, Kevin Lacroix and Donald Theetge completed the
top ten.
Three-time Toronto winner Andrew Ranger was originally
listed as second-quick with a time of 1:16.853 (82.209). However, after being
assessed a penalty by NASCAR all of Ranger’s lap times have been disallowed.
Qualifying for the Pinty’s Grand Prix of Toronto will
commence at 5:20 p.m. Fans can catch all the qualifying action live with no
geographic restrictions on Fanschoice.TV.
The green flag will be dropping Saturday at 5:30 p.m, fans can tune in live on Fanschoice in the U.S and on TSN.ca in Canada.
- L.P. Dumoulin 1:16.267
- Marc-Antoine Camirand -.666
- Alex Tagliani -.680
- Alex Labbe -.787
- Gary Klutt -.864
- Anthony Simone -1.218
- J.F. Dumoulin -1.760
- Peter Klutt -2.034
- Kevin Lacroix -2.426
- Donald Theetge -2.744
- Jason White -2.811
- Mark Dilley -3.302
- J.F. Laberge -3.397
- Jason Hathaway -3.767
- D.J. Kennington -4.355
- Brett Taylor -5.505
- T.J. Rinomato -7.716
- David Thorndyke -9.925
- Andrew Ranger DISALLOWED
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