# 2018 NASCAR Pinty's Series

The 2018 NASCAR Pinty's Series was the twelfth season of the Pinty's Series, the national stock car racing series in Canada sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the Clarington 200 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on 20 May and concluded with the Pinty's Fall Brawl at Jukasa Motor Speedway on 29 September. Alex Labbé entered the season as the defending Drivers' champion. Louis-Philippe Dumoulin won the championship, seven points in front of Alex Tagliani.

## Drivers

| No. | Manufacturer | Car Owner | Race Driver | Crew Chief |
| 1 | Ford 6 Dodge 5 | Bud Morris | James Vance (R) 4 | Joey McColm 5 Francis Bacon 4 Dave Stephens 2 |
| 1 | Ford 6 Dodge 5 | Bud Morris | Joey McColm 3 | Joey McColm 5 Francis Bacon 4 Dave Stephens 2 |
| 1 | Ford 6 Dodge 5 | Bud Morris | Larry Jackson 3 | Joey McColm 5 Francis Bacon 4 Dave Stephens 2 |
| 1 | Ford 6 Dodge 5 | Bud Morris | Julia Landauer 1 | Joey McColm 5 Francis Bacon 4 Dave Stephens 2 |
| 02 | Ford | Susan Micks | Kerry Micks 7 | Rick Walz 5 Clare Bartlett 2 Terry Wilson 2 Rino Montanari 4 |
| 02 | Ford | Susan Micks | Mark Dilley 6 | Rick Walz 5 Clare Bartlett 2 Terry Wilson 2 Rino Montanari 4 |
| 3 | Chevrolet | Ed Hakonson | Cole Powell | Craig Masters 12 |
| 3 | Chevrolet | Ed Hakonson | Cole Powell | Jason Hathaway 1 |
| 04 | Dodge | Eric Kerub | Jean-François Dumoulin 10 | Gerard Bouffard 10 |
| 04 | Dodge | Eric Kerub | Larry Jackson 2 | Benoit Laganiere 3 |
| 04 | Dodge | Eric Kerub | Kerry Micks 1 | Benoit Laganiere 3 |
| 4 | Dodge | Rob McConnell | Trevor Monaghan 1 | Rob McConnell |
| 5 | Dodge | Kevin Dowler | Noel Dowler 3 | Kevin Dowler |
| 07 | Dodge | Jean-François Dumoulin | Frédéric Gabillon (R) 1 | Bill Burns |
| 9 | Ford | Susan Micks | Jean-Frédéric Laberge (R) 1 | Kerry Micks 1 |
| 9 | Ford | Susan Micks | Christopher Sahakian (R) 1 | Rino Montanari 1 |
| 10 | Dodge | Murray Haukaas | Luc Haukaas (R) 3 | David Hall 2 |
| 10 | Dodge | Murray Haukaas | Luc Haukaas (R) 3 | Nick Jewell 1 |
| 11 | Dodge 2 | Martin Cote | Martin Cote (R) 3 |
| 11 | Dodge 2 | Martin Cote | Martin Cote (R) 3 | Lus Drapeau 2 |
| 11 | Chevrolet 1 | Martin Cote | Martin Cote (R) 3 | Denis Nadeau 1 |
| 17 | Dodge | D. J. Kennington | D. J. Kennington | Ted McAlister 9 |
| 17 | Dodge | D. J. Kennington | D. J. Kennington | Scott Fletcher 1 |
| 17 | Dodge | D. J. Kennington | D. J. Kennington | Doug Thorne 3 |
| 18 | Chevrolet | Scott Steckly | Alex Tagliani | Tyler Case |
| 19 | Ford | Dave Jacombs | Adam Martin | Ron Easton |
| 20 | Dodge | Anthony Parisien | Raymond Guay (R) 3 | Herby Drescher |
| 21 | Dodge | Melissa McKenzie | Jason White 1 | Rob McConnell |
| 22 | Chevrolet | Scott Steckly | Marc-Antoine Camirand | Randy Steckly 10 |
| 22 | Chevrolet | Scott Steckly | Marc-Antoine Camirand | Warren Jones 3 |
| 24 | Chevrolet | Scott Steckly | Donald Theetge | Greg Gibson |
| 25 | Dodge 5 Ford 2 | Bud Morris | Larry Jackson 3 | Dave Stephens 3 |
| 25 | Dodge 5 Ford 2 | Bud Morris | Julia Landauer 1 | Todd Cresswell 1 |
| 25 | Dodge 5 Ford 2 | Bud Morris | Joey McColm 2 | Ryan Weiss 1 |
| 25 | Dodge 5 Ford 2 | Bud Morris | Joey McColm 2 | Francis Bacon 1 |
| 27 | Dodge | Doug Kennington | Andrew Ranger | David Wight |
| 28 | Dodge 10 Chevrolet 1 Ford 1 | D. J. Kennington | Noah Gragson 1 | Doug Thorne 3 Zack Yeo 4 Rob McConnell 1 Dave Stephens 1 Rick Verberne 1 Ed Wrong 1 Donald Reinhart 1 |
| 28 | Dodge 10 Chevrolet 1 Ford 1 | D. J. Kennington | Jason White 5 | Doug Thorne 3 Zack Yeo 4 Rob McConnell 1 Dave Stephens 1 Rick Verberne 1 Ed Wrong 1 Donald Reinhart 1 |
| 28 | Dodge 10 Chevrolet 1 Ford 1 | D. J. Kennington | Joey McColm 2 | Doug Thorne 3 Zack Yeo 4 Rob McConnell 1 Dave Stephens 1 Rick Verberne 1 Ed Wrong 1 Donald Reinhart 1 |
| 28 | Dodge 10 Chevrolet 1 Ford 1 | D. J. Kennington | Larry Jackson 1 | Doug Thorne 3 Zack Yeo 4 Rob McConnell 1 Dave Stephens 1 Rick Verberne 1 Ed Wrong 1 Donald Reinhart 1 |
| 28 | Dodge 10 Chevrolet 1 Ford 1 | D. J. Kennington | Brandon McReynolds 1 | Doug Thorne 3 Zack Yeo 4 Rob McConnell 1 Dave Stephens 1 Rick Verberne 1 Ed Wrong 1 Donald Reinhart 1 |
| 28 | Dodge 10 Chevrolet 1 Ford 1 | D. J. Kennington | Robin Buck 1 | Doug Thorne 3 Zack Yeo 4 Rob McConnell 1 Dave Stephens 1 Rick Verberne 1 Ed Wrong 1 Donald Reinhart 1 |
| 28 | Dodge 10 Chevrolet 1 Ford 1 | D. J. Kennington | Julia Landauer 1 | Doug Thorne 3 Zack Yeo 4 Rob McConnell 1 Dave Stephens 1 Rick Verberne 1 Ed Wrong 1 Donald Reinhart 1 |
| 34 | Chevrolet | Lewis Krzysik | Jamie Krzysik (R) 3 | Lewis Krzysik |
| 36 | Chevrolet | Dave Jacombs | Alex Labbé 1 | Dave Jacombs |
| 37 | Dodge 3 Ford 1 | Clement Samson | Simon Dion-Viens 4 | Zack Yeo 1 |
| 37 | Dodge 3 Ford 1 | Clement Samson | Simon Dion-Viens 4 | Randy Smith 2 |
| 37 | Dodge 3 Ford 1 | Clement Samson | Simon Dion-Viens 4 | Ben Beauchamps 1 |
| 42 | Chevrolet | Peter Klutt | Peter Klutt 2 | Jason Humphries |
| 42 | Chevrolet | Peter Klutt | Ryan Klutt 1 | Jason Humphries |
| 43 | Dodge 4 Ford 1 | Ben Busch | Shantel Kalika (R) 3 | Ben Busch 3 |
| 43 | Dodge 4 Ford 1 | Ben Busch | Larry Jackson 2 | Dave Stephens 2 |
| 46 | Dodge | Joey McColm | Brett Taylor (R) 12 | Ed Wrong 12 |
| 46 | Dodge | Joey McColm | Joey McColm 1 | Todd Cresswell 1 |
| 47 | Dodge | Marc-André Bergeron | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | Robin McCluskey |
| 56 | Chevrolet | Dan Bray | Brad Graham 2 | Mike Knott |
| 56 | Chevrolet | Dan Bray | David Michaud (R) 2 | Mike Knott |
| 56 | Chevrolet | Dan Bray | Luc Lesage (R) 1 | Mike Knott |
| 56 | Chevrolet | Dan Bray | Malcolm Strachan (R) 1 | Mike Knott |
| 59 | Dodge | Peter Klutt | Gary Klutt 3 | John Fletcher |
| 67 | Chevrolet | David Thorndyke | David Thorndyke 2 | Kattie Smilovsky |
| 74 | Dodge | Sylvain Lacroix | Kevin Lacroix | Don Thomson Jr. |
| 77 | Dodge | Katherine Almeida | Jocelyn Fecteau 3 | Eric-Pierre Martel |
| 79 | Ford | Dave Jacombs | Peter Shepherd III 6 | Ray McCaughey 6 |
| 79 | Ford | Dave Jacombs | Steve Cote (R) 1 | Jonathan Cote 1 |
| 89 | Ford | Donald Chisholm | Donald Chisholm 1 | George Koszkulics |
| 95 | Dodge | Peter Simone | Anthony Simone 6 | Jeremy Coulter 2 |
| 95 | Dodge | Peter Simone | Anthony Simone 6 | Greg Franklin 4 |
| 97 | Dodge | Peter Simone | Connor James (R) 3 | Patrick Ripley 2 |
| 97 | Dodge | Peter Simone | Connor James (R) 3 | Rob James 1 |
| 97 | Dodge | Peter Simone | Armani Williams 1 | Glen Schnurr 1 |
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### Notes

* ↑ Kevin Lacroix drove in the Pinty's Grand Prix of Toronto with a Chevrolet-powered backup car from Scott Steckly, after a crash in Qualifying with his Dodge-powered primary car.

## Schedule

On 27 November 2017, NASCAR announced the 2018 schedule. Delaware and ICAR were dropped from the schedule in favor of a second race at Jukasa and a race at New Hampshire, which marked the first race in series history outside Canada.
| No. | Race Title | Track | Date |
| 1 | Clarington 200 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville | 20 May |
| 2 | Rankin 200 | Jukasa Motor Speedway, Cayuga | 16 June |
| 3 | Bumper to Bumper 300 | Autodrome Chaudière, Vallée-Jonction | 30 June |
| 4 | Pinty's Grand Prix of Toronto | Exhibition Place, Toronto | 14 July |
| 5 | Velocity Prairie Thunder Twin 125s sponsored by Bayer CropScience | Wyant Group Raceway, Saskatoon | 25 July |
| 6 | Velocity Prairie Thunder Twin 125s sponsored by Bayer CropScience | Wyant Group Raceway, Saskatoon | 25 July |
| 7 | LUXXUR 300 presented by Bayer | Edmonton International Raceway, Wetaskiwin | 28 July |
| 8 | Le 50 tours Can-Am | Circuit Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières | 12 August |
| 9 | Bumper to Bumper 300 | Riverside International Speedway, Antigonish | 19 August |
| 10 | Total Quartz 200 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville | 26 August |
| 11 | Lucas Oil 250 | Autodrome Saint-Eustache, Saint-Eustache | 8 September |
| 12 | Visit New Hampshire 100 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | 22 September |
| 13 | Pinty's Fall Brawl | Jukasa Motor Speedway, Cayuga | 29 September |

### Notes

* ↑ The Bumper to Bumper 300 was postponed a day due to a rainfall warning.

## Results and standings
### Races

| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer |
| 1 | Clarington 200 | Kevin Lacroix | Kevin Lacroix | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | Dodge |
| 2 | Rankin 200 | Andrew Ranger | Kevin Lacroix | Kevin Lacroix | Dodge |
| 3 | Bumper to Bumper 300 | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | Andrew Ranger | Dodge |
| 4 | Pinty's Grand Prix of Toronto | Alex Tagliani | Alex Tagliani | Andrew Ranger | Dodge |
| 5 | Velocity Prairie Thunder Twin 125s sponsored by Bayer CropScience | Kevin Lacroix | Donald Theetge | Donald Theetge | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Velocity Prairie Thunder Twin 125s sponsored by Bayer CropScience | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin$^1$ | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | Cole Powell | Chevrolet |
| 7 | LUXXUR 300 presented by Bayer | Kevin Lacroix | Kevin Lacroix | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | Dodge |
| 8 | Le 50 tours Can-Am | Marc-Antoine Camirand | Marc-Antoine Camirand | Alex Tagliani | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Bumper to Bumper 300 | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin$^2$ | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | Dodge |
| 10 | Total Quartz 200 | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | Alex Tagliani | Alex Tagliani | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Lucas Oil 250 | Kevin Lacroix | Marc-Antoine Camirand | Marc-Antoine Camirand | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Visit New Hampshire 100 | Cole Powell | Kevin Lacroix | Kevin Lacroix | Dodge |
| 13 | Pinty's Fall Brawl | D. J. Kennington | D. J. Kennington | D. J. Kennington | Dodge |

#### Notes

* $^1$ – Starting grid was set by the fastest lap times from the first Port of Velocity Prairie Thunder Twin 125 race.
* $^2$ – The qualifying session for the Bumper to Bumper 300 was cancelled due to weather. The starting line-up was decided by Owners' championship.

### Drivers' championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or Owners' points. * – Most laps led.
| Pos. | Driver | MSP | JUK | ACD | TOR | WYA | WYA | EIR | CTR | RIV | MSP | STE | NHA | JUK | Points |
| 1 | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | 1 | 7 | 2* | 5 | 16 | 2* | 1 | 2 | 1* | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 523 |
| 2 | Alex Tagliani | 14 | 3 | 11 | 2* | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1* | 2 | 7 | 13 | 516 |
| 3 | D. J. Kennington | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1* | 511 |
| 4 | Cole Powell | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 508 |
| 5 | Kevin Lacroix | 5* | 1* | 16 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 2* | 20 | 8 | 2 | 13$^2$ | 1* | 3 | 490 |
| 6 | Marc-Antoine Camirand | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5* | 13 | 25 | 1* | 10 | 7 | 488 |
| 7 | Donald Theetge | 13 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 1* | 4 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 483 |
| 8 | Andrew Ranger | 12$^1$ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 474 |
| 9 | Adam Martin | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 411 |
| 10 | Brett Taylor (R) | 9 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | | 12 | 386 |
| 11 | Jean-François Dumoulin | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | | | | 4 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 333 |
| 12 | Larry Jackson | 17 | | 10 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 11 | | 21 | 319 |
| 13 | Kerry Micks | 7 | 18 | 12 | 17 | | | 17 | | | 21 | 4 | 13 | | 243 |
| 14 | Joey McColm | | 17 | 17 | | 8 | 11 | 16 | | | | 15 | 14 | 20 | 234 |
| 15 | Peter Shepherd III | | 9 | 8 | 10 | | | | | 6 | | | 2 | 4 | 225 |
| 16 | Mark Dilley | | | | | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 18 | | | | 14 | 197 |
| 17 | Anthony Simone | 18 | 13 | | 19 | | | | | | 5 | | 6 | 9 | 194 |
| 18 | Jason White | 15 | 11 | | 15 | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | 15 | 177 |
| 19 | Simon Dion-Viens | | | 9 | | | | | 17 | | 11 | 16 | | | 123 |
| 20 | James Vance (R) | 8 | | | 7 | | | | 18 | | 26 | | | | 117 |
| 21 | Noel Dowler | | | | | 9 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | 107 |
| 22 | Gary Klutt | 19 | | | 4 | | | | | | 7 | | | | 103 |
| 23 | Jamie Krzysik (R) | | | | | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | 97 |
| 24 | Luc Haukaas (R) | | | | | 13 | 12 | | | | | | | 17 | 90 |
| 25 | Connor James (R) | | 10 | | | | | | | 14 | | | | 19 | 89 |
| 26 | Julia Landauer | | | | | | | | | 15 | 16 | | 12 | | 89 |
| 27 | Shantel Kalika (R) | | | | | 15 | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | 89 |
| 28 | Jocelyn Fecteau | 20 | | | | | | | 19 | | 17 | | | | 76 |
| 29 | Martin Cote (R) | Wth | | | | | | | 21 | | 19 | | 17 | | 75 |
| 30 | Raymond Guay (R) | 21 | | | | | | | 16 | | 23 | | | | 72 |
| 31 | David Michaud (R) | | | 14 | | | | | | | | 6 | | | 68 |
| 32 | Peter Klutt | 11 | | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 64 |
| 33 | Brad Graham | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 56 |
| 34 | David Thorndyke | 16 | | | Wth | | | | | | 18 | | | | 54 |
| 35 | Noah Gragson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41 |
| 36 | Alex Labbé | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 41 |
| 37 | Frédéric Gabillon (R) | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 36 |
| 38 | Luc Lesage (R) | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | 35 |
| 39 | Brandon McReynolds | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | 35 |
| 40 | Malcolm Strachan (R) | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | 35 |
| 41 | Steve Cote (R) | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | 35 |
| 42 | Armani Williams | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 35 |
| 43 | Trevor Monaghan | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 28 |
| 44 | Donald Chisholm | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | 27 |
| 45 | Ryan Klutt | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | | | 24 |
| 46 | Jean-Frédéric Laberge (R) | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | | | 22 |
| 47 | Christopher Sahakian (R) | | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | 22 |
| 48 | Robin Buck | | | | | | | | | | 24 | | | | 20 |
| | Glenn Styres (R) | | Wth | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pos. | Driver | MSP | JUK | ACD | TOR | WYA | WYA | EIR | CTR | RIV | MSP | STE | NHA | JUK | Points |

#### Notes

* $^1$ – Andrew Ranger was assessed a time penalty for over-aggressive driving on the white-flag lap, dropping him to the end of the lead lap.
* $^2$ – Kevin Lacroix was parked for over-aggressive driving three laps before the finish.