Jeff Gordon ... and Andrew Ranger, award winners in NASCAR!
The actuality of motor sport last weekend had a strong connotation NASCAR, both in the United States for fans of Quebec, which was attended by a number forty-third edition of the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres. An event which, while not presenting two series of North American level (Indy Lights and Star Mazda) always brings together passionate. For many of them, the series is henceforth to follow the NASCAR Canadian Tire, Canada's national championship recognized by NASCAR, with drivers like Andrew Ranger, the brothers Jean-Francois and Louis-Philippe Dumoulin, Patrice Brisebois and other .
This year, after the race has been postponed for more than two hours because of a severe thunderstorm, Andrew Ranger wins was before the local hero, the Louis-Philippe Dumoulin Trifluvien, author of the pole position. For the latter, send a shining face a Ranger and experienced drivers in Ontario with well superiors Budgets Dumoulin family, this is a real achievement that deserves to be emphasized. In other races, has noted the dual success of Marc-Antoine Camirand in the Canadian Touring Car Championship. Two success that make Camirand the holder in the greatest number of victories (eleven) in the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres, all epochs and series combined.
In the United States, the series featuring NASCAR Sprint Cup evolved on the Super Oval Pocono, Pennsylvania. Again, tropical storms have disrupted the flow of business. After having begun with an hour late, the race was eventually stopped due to rain after ten laps mid-race. Californian Jeff Gordon wins under incredible circumstances. Indeed, while the rain was threatening, multiple champion Jimmie Johnson, then head, lost control of his Chevrolet and brought with him the three drivers who followed him. Gordon then saw the road open before him and took control. Neutralized by the accident of the first four, the race never resumed, rain ending the hostilities less than a minute later!
Behind Jeff Gordon, found his teammate Kasey Kahne, Martin Truex Jr. (Toyota), Brad Keselowski (Dodge) and defending champion Tony Stewart (Chevrolet).
The NASCAR Nationwide Series was for his part on the oval Iowa Speedway last weekend. The championship leader Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet) took the opportunity to increase his lead over teammate of Childress Racing, Austin Dillon, with an indisputable victory. As for the Camping World Trucks Series NASCAR, it was at Pocono and another driver Childress Racing (Joey Coulter) has prevailed.
IndyCar, the New Zealander Scott Dixon (Dallara-Honda) won the race run on the road course at Mid-Ohio. Party fourteenth, the Quebecois Alex Tagliani harvest a "Top 10". The American Le Mans Series was also to schedule a Mid-Ohio, with the win going without surprise Klaus Graf (the brother of the former tennis champion Steffi Graf) and Lucas Luhr on their Honda ARX prototype. This is their fifth gain online.
Finally, World Championship Rally, we celebrated the five hundredth ordeal cash for WRC Rally Finland. Despite strong pressure from local favorites, Sebastien Loeb and his co-driver Daniel Elena harvest victory with their Citroen DS3 WRC.
