# 2024 Freshstone Dirt Classic

The 2024 Freshstone Dirt Classic was the 6th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Canada Series. The race was held on July 11, 2024 at Ohsweken Speedway, a 0.604 km (0.375 mi) oval shaped dirt track located in Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada. The race was 100 laps, or 60.350 km (37.500 mi). NASCAR Cup Series regular Chase Briscoe started on the pole. Briscoe lost the lead after suffering a flat tire during a lap 8 caution. He would later rebound and battle with Ken Schrader, but Marc-Antoine Camirand had the car to beat, outpacing the field on each restart. Camirand would go on to win the race, his second win of the 2024 season. Camirand led 92 of the 100 laps.

## Report
### Background

The Ohsweken Speedway is a 0.375 miles (0.604 km) dirt track in the village of Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada. In 1994, race car driver Glenn Styres built the 0.375 miles (0.604 km) mile track on 80 acres (32 ha) of Styres family-owned land on the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation Reserve southeast of Brantford, Ontario.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make |
| 0 | Glenn Styres | Glenn Styres Racing | Chevrolet |
| 1 | Chase Briscoe | Dave Jacombs Racing | Ford |
| 3 | Jason Hathaway | Ed Hackonson Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Trevor Monaghan | Trevor Monaghan Motorsports | Dodge |
| 17 | D. J. Kennington | DJK Racing | Dodge |
| 22 | Kyle Steckly | 22 Racing | Chevrolet |
| 24 | Thomas Nepveu | Dave Jacombs Racing | Ford |
| 27 | Andrew Ranger | Wight Motorsports Inc. | Chevrolet |
| 29 | Steve Cote (R) | Allrem Racing | Chevrolet |
| 31 | Daniel Bois | MBS Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 32 | Cayden Lapcevich | Glenn Styres Racing | Chevrolet |
| 47 | L.P. Dumoulin | Dumoulin Compétition | Dodge |
| 52 | Ken Schrader | 22 Racing | Chevrolet |
| 74 | Kevin Lacroix | Innovation Auto Sport | Dodge |
| 80 | Donald Theetge | Group Theetge | Chevrolet |
| 84 | Larry Jackson | Larry Jackson Racing | Dodge |
| 96 | Marc-Antoine Camirand | Paillé Racing | Chevrolet |
| 98 | Bryan Cathcart | Jim Bray Autosport | Ford |
| 99 | Amber Balcaen | Larry Jackson Racing | Dodge |

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Thursday, July 11, at 6:30 PM EST. Kevin Lacroix would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 19.825 and a speed of 68.096 mph (109.590 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 74 | Kevin Lacroix | Innovation Auto Sport | Dodge | 19.825 | 68.096 |
| 2 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Wight Motorsports Inc. | Chevrolet | 19.900 | 67.839 |
| 3 | 96 | Marc-Antoine Camirand | Paillé Racing | Chevrolet | 19.925 | 67.754 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Practice results determined the lineup for the three 10 lap qualifying heat races. The heats were won by Chase Briscoe, Andrew Ranger, and Marc-Antoine Camirand.

##### Heat races
###### Heat Race #1

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | 1 | Chase Briscoe | Dave Jacombs Racing | Ford |
| 2 | 52 | Ken Schrader | 22 Racing | Chevrolet |
| 3 | 29 | Steve Cote (R) | Allrem Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 0 | Glenn Styres | Glenn Styres Racing | Chevrolet |
| 5 | 74 | Kevin Lacroix | Innovation Auto Sport | Dodge |
| 6 | 24 | Thomas Nepveu | Dave Jacombs Racing | Ford |
| Combined heat race results |||||

###### Heat Race #2

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Wight Motorsports Inc. | Chevrolet |
| 2 | 80 | Donald Theetge | Group Theetge | Chevrolet |
| 3 | 22 | Kyle Steckly | 22 Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 17 | D. J. Kennington | DJK Racing | Dodge |
| 5 | 98 | Bryan Cathcart | Jim Bray Autosport | Ford |
| 6 | 32 | Cayden Lapcevich | Glenn Styres Racing | Chevrolet |
| Combined heat race results |||||

###### Heat Race #3

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | 96 | Marc-Antoine Camirand | Paillé Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | 31 | Daniel Bois | MBS Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 3 | 4 | Trevor Monaghan | Trevor Monaghan Motorsports | Dodge |
| 4 | 3 | Jason Hathaway | Ed Hackonson Racing | Chevrolet |
| 5 | 99 | Amber Balcaen | Larry Jackson Racing | Dodge |
| 6 | 47 | L.P. Dumoulin | Dumoulin Compétition | Dodge |
| 7 | 84 | Larry Jackson | Larry Jackson Racing | Dodge |
| Combined heat race results |||||

###### Starting lineup

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | 1 | Chase Briscoe | Dave Jacombs Racing | Ford |
| 2 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Wight Motorsports Inc. | Chevrolet |
| 3 | 96 | Marc-Antoine Camirand | Paillé Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 52 | Ken Schrader | 22 Racing | Chevrolet |
| 5 | 80 | Donald Theetge | Group Theetge | Chevrolet |
| 6 | 31 | Daniel Bois | MBS Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 7 | 29 | Steve Cote (R) | Allrem Racing | Chevrolet |
| 8 | 22 | Kyle Steckly | 22 Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | 4 | Trevor Monaghan | Trevor Monaghan Motorsports | Dodge |
| 10 | 0 | Glenn Styres | Glenn Styres Racing | Chevrolet |
| 11 | 17 | D. J. Kennington | DJK Racing | Dodge |
| 12 | 3 | Jason Hathaway | Ed Hackonson Racing | Chevrolet |
| 13 | 74 | Kevin Lacroix | Innovation Auto Sport | Dodge |
| 14 | 98 | Bryan Cathcart | Jim Bray Autosport | Ford |
| 15 | 99 | Amber Balcaen | Larry Jackson Racing | Dodge |
| 16 | 24 | Thomas Nepveu | Dave Jacombs Racing | Ford |
| 17 | 32 | Cayden Lapcevich | Glenn Styres Racing | Chevrolet |
| 18 | 47 | L.P. Dumoulin | Dumoulin Compétition | Dodge |
| 19 | 84 | Larry Jackson | Larry Jackson Racing | Dodge |
| Official starting lineup |||||

## Race results

| Pos | St | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
| 1 | 3 | 96 | Marc-Antoine Camirand | Paillé Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 92 | Running | 48 |
| 2 | 2 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Wight Motorsports Inc. | Chevrolet | 100 | 1 | Running | 43 |
| 3 | 4 | 52 | Ken Schrader | 22 Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 8 | 22 | Kyle Steckly | 22 Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Chase Briscoe | Dave Jacombs Racing | Ford | 100 | 7 | Running | 40 |
| 6 | 17 | 32 | Cayden Lapcevich | Glenn Styres Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 13 | 74 | Kevin Lacroix | Innovation Auto Sport | Dodge | 100 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 7 | 29 | Steve Cote (R) | Allrem Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 6 | 31 | Daniel Bois | MBS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 5 | 80 | Donald Theetge | Group Theetge | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 11 | 17 | D.J. Kennington | DJK Racing | Dodge | 100 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 18 | 47 | L.P. Dumoulin | Dumoulin Compétition | Dodge | 100 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 9 | 4 | Trevor Monaghan | Trevor Monaghan Motorsports | Dodge | 100 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 12 | 3 | Jason Hathaway | Ed Hackonson Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 19 | 84 | Larry Jackson | Larry Jackson Racing | Dodge | 99 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 16 | 24 | Thomas Nepveu | Dave Jacombs Racing | Ford | 97 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 14 | 98 | Bryan Cathcart | Jim Bray Autosport | Ford | 96 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 18 | 10 | 0 | Glenn Styres | Glenn Styres Racing | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Driveshaft | 26 |
| 19 | 15 | 99 | Amber Balcaen | Larry Jackson Racing | Dodge | 43 | 0 | Brakes | 25 |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 2 | 1 | Marc-Antoine Camirand | 249 |
| 1 | 2 | Andrew Ranger | 248 (-1) |
| 1 | 3 | Kevin Lacroix | 238 (-11) |
| | 4 | L.P. Dumoulin | 229 (-20) |
| | 5 | Jason Hathaway | 223 (-26) |
| | 6 | D. J. Kennington | 215 (-34) |
| | 7 | Larry Jackson | 187 (-62) |
| 2 | 8 | Donald Theetge | 177 (-72) |
| 1 | 9 | Thomas Nepveu | 175 (-74) |
| 1 | 10 | Glenn Styres | 172 (-77) |