The 2016 NASCAR Pinty's Series was the tenth season of the NASCAR Pinty's Series. Beginning on May 22 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, the season consisted of twelve races at eleven different venues in Canada. The season ended at Kawartha Speedway on September 18. Scott Steckly was the defending Drivers' Champion.[1] Cayden Lapcevich won the 2016 championship when the Green Flag dropped at the last race, as there were not enough entries for Lapcevich to lose that many points that Andrew Ranger could have taken the championship. Lapcevich won the championship by a 54-point margin over Ranger.
The season was the first since naming rights of the series were transferred from Canadian Tire to frozen chicken supplier Pinty's.[2]
| Manufacturer | Car Owner | Race Driver | Crew Chief | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Chevrolet | Dennis LaForce | Shania LaForce (R) | Dennis LaForce | |
| 1 | Dodge | Bud Morris | Robin Buck | Alan Haringa | |
| Ford | Larry Jackson | Ed Wrong Frank Millman Dave Stephens | |||
| Kevin Poitras (R) | |||||
| Joey McColm | |||||
| 02 | Ford | Susan Micks | Kerry Micks | Rino Montanari | |
| Mark Dilley | |||||
| 03 | Dodge | Marc Arseneau | Elie Arseneau | Brandon White | |
| 3 | Chevrolet | Ed Hakonson | Jason Hathaway | Craig Masters | |
| 04 | Dodge | Eric Kerub | Jean-François Dumoulin | Robin McCluskey | |
| 06 | Dodge | Carlos de Quesada | Carlos de Quesada (R) | Randy Smith | |
| Daniel Morad | |||||
| 8 | Ford | Bud Morris | Kevin Poitras (R) | Ed Wrong | |
| Dodge | Larry Jackson | David Stephens | |||
| Paul Geniole Jr. (R) | Paul Geniole Sr. | ||||
| 09 | Dodge | Trevor Seibert | Jamie Krzysik (R) | Jeff Walt | |
| 9 | Ford | Susan Micks | Adam Martin | Don Jacobson Terry Wilson Kevin Hein | |
| Kerry Micks | |||||
| Dodge | Jason Hankewich | ||||
| Chevrolet | |||||
| 11 | Dodge | Martin Cote | Martin Cote (R) | Dave Coursol | |
| 17 | Dodge | Doug Kennington | D. J. Kennington | Ted McAlister | |
| D. J. Kennington | |||||
| 18 | Chevrolet | Colin Livingston | Pier-Luc Ouellette (R) | Tyler Case | |
| Alex Tagliani | |||||
| 20 | Dodge | Anthony Parisien | Raymond Guay (R) | Herby Drescher | |
| 21 | Dodge | Rob McConnell | Jason White | Rob McConnell | |
| 22 | Dodge | Scott Steckly | Kaz Grala | Randy Steckly | |
| Donald Theetge | |||||
| John Farrano | |||||
| 25 | Ford | Bud Morris | Joey McColm | Ryan Weiss Joey McColm Paul Geniole Ed Wrong Frank Millman | |
| Josh Collins (R) | |||||
| Larry Jackson | |||||
| Kevin Poitras (R) | |||||
| Simon Dion-Viens | |||||
| 27 | Dodge | Doug Kennington | Andrew Ranger | Lawrence Roy | |
| Dave Wight | |||||
| 32 | Ford | Alain Lord Mounir | Alex Labbé | Mario Gosselin | |
| Ron Easton | |||||
| Randy Smith | |||||
| Dave Jacombs | |||||
| 36 | Ford | Dave Jacombs | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Randy Smith | |
| 37 | Dodge | Clement Samson | Simon Dion-Viens | Clement Samson | |
| 40 | Dodge | Mario Michaud | David Michaud (R) | Frederick Cyr | |
| David Michaud | Jonathan Lavoie | ||||
| 42 | Chevrolet | Peter Klutt | Ryan Klutt | Jason Humphries | |
| Peter Klutt | |||||
| 46 | Dodge | Scott Steckly | Brett Taylor (R) | Mike Knott | |
| Waylon Farrell (R) | Randy Steckly | ||||
| 47 | Dodge | Marc-André Bergeron | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | Bill Burns | |
| 48 | Dodge | Gordon Coates | Dwayne Baker (R) | Kyle Baker | |
| 51 | Dodge | Murray Haukaas | Nick Jewell | Dave Hall | |
| 53 | Dodge | Kevin Dowler | Noel Dowler | Kevin Dowler | |
| 56 | Dodge | Dan Bray Jim Bray | Matthew Scannell | Howie Scannell Jr. Deven Brown Jonathan Lavoie Gene Depot | |
| David Michaud (R) | |||||
| Robin Buck | |||||
| Kelly Admiraal | |||||
| Derek Lynch | |||||
| Chevrolet | Bryan Cathcart (R) | Derek Lynch | |||
| 59 | Dodge | Peter Klutt | Gary Klutt | John Fletcher | |
| 67 | Chevrolet | David Thorndyke | David Thorndyke | Kattie Smilovsky | |
| 69 | Dodge | Trevor Seibert | Trevor Seibert | Al Lebert | |
| Ryley Seibert | |||||
| 71 | Dodge | Patrice Brisebois | Patrick Dussault (R) | Jonathan Cote | |
| 74 | Dodge | Sylvain Lacroix | Kevin Lacroix | Don Thomson Jr. | |
| 75 | Chevrolet | Denise McCullough | Bryan Cathcart (R) | Derek Lynch | |
| Dodge | Derek Lynch | Gene Depot | |||
| 76 | Dodge | Sherri Lapcevich | Cayden Lapcevich (R) | Jeff Lapcevich | |
| 77 | Dodge | Katherine Almeida | Jocelyn Fecteau | Eric-Pierre Martel | |
| 83 | Chevrolet | Menno Admiraal | Ian Admiraal | Craig Raudman | |
| Daniel Vaandrager | |||||
| 84 | Dodge | Brian Barton | Larry Jackson | Dave Stephens | |
| 87 | Chevrolet | Bud Morris | Mel Shaw (R) | Al Lebert | |
| Dodge | Larry Jackson | Dave Stephens | |||
| 89 | Ford | Donald Chisholm | Donald Chisholm | George Koszkulics | |
| 95 | Dodge | Peter Simone | Anthony Simone | Jeff Walt | |
| 99 | Chevrolet | Brandon White | Marc-Antoine Camirand | Brandon White |
The 2016 Pinty's Series schedule was released on December 16, 2015 and featured twelve events, one more than the 2015 season.[3] The additional race was held on July 16 at Exhibition Place in Toronto, which returned to the schedule after a five-year absence.[3]
| No. | Race title | Tracks | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarington 200 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville | May 22 | |
| 2 | Leland Industries 300 presented by Dickies | Sunset Speedway, Innisfil | June 18 | |
| 3 | CRS Express 300 | Autodrome Chaudière, Vallée-Jonction | June 24 | |
| 4 | Ecko Unlimited 100 | Circuit ICAR, Mirabel | July 3 | |
| 5 | Pinty's Grand Prix of Toronto | Exhibition Place, Toronto | July 16 | |
| 6 | Alberta Has New Energy 300 | Edmonton International Raceway, Wetaskiwin | July 23 | |
| 7 | Prairie Velocity Thunder 250 | Wyant Group Raceway, Saskatoon | July 27 | |
| 8 | Can-Am 50 Tours | Circuit Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières | August 14 | |
| 9 | Bumper to Bumper 300 | Riverside International Speedway, Antigonish | August 20 | |
| 10 | Can-Am 200 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville | September 4 | |
| 11 | Lucas Oil 250 | Autodrome Saint-Eustache, Saint-Eustache | September 10 | |
| 12 | Kawartha 250 | Kawartha Speedway, Fraserville | September 18 |
| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarington 200[4] | Alex Labbé | Jason Hathaway | Andrew Ranger | Dodge | |
| 2 | Leland Industries 300 presented by Dickies[5] | Cayden Lapcevich | Alex Tagliani | Alex Tagliani | Chevrolet | |
| 3 | CRS Express 300[6] | Alex Labbé | Alex Labbé | Alex Labbé | Ford | |
| 4 | Ecko Unlimited 100[7] | Alex Labbé | Andrew Ranger | Andrew Ranger | Dodge | |
| 5 | Pinty's Grand Prix of Toronto[8] | Andrew Ranger | Alex Tagliani | Alex Tagliani | Chevrolet | |
| 6 | Alberta Has New Energy 300[9] | Kevin Lacroix | Alex Tagliani | Alex Tagliani | Chevrolet | |
| 7 | Prairie Velocity Thunder 250[10] | Andrew Ranger | Cayden Lapcevich | Cayden Lapcevich | Dodge | |
| 8 | Can-Am 50 Tours[11] | Kevin Lacroix | Kevin Lacroix | Kevin Lacroix | Dodge | |
| 9 | Bumper to Bumper 300[12] | Donald Chisholm | Alex Tagliani | Cayden Lapcevich | Dodge | |
| 10 | Can-Am 200[13] | Alex Tagliani | Kevin Lacroix | Kevin Lacroix | Dodge | |
| 11 | Lucas Oil 250[14] | Alex Labbé | D. J. Kennington | Cayden Lapcevich | Dodge | |
| 12 | Kawartha 250[15] | Donald Theetge | Jason Hathaway | Jason Hathaway | Chevrolet |
See also: List of NASCAR points scoring systems.
(key)
Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or Owner's points. * – Most laps led.| Driver | MSP | SUN | ACD | ICAR | TOR | EIR | WYA | CTR | RIV | MSP | STE | KAW | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cayden Lapcevich (R) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1* | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 505 | |
| 2 | Andrew Ranger | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1* | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 451 | |
| 3 | Alex Tagliani | 1* | 3 | 6 | 1* | 1* | 4 | 3 | 9* | 17 | 5 | 8 | 446 | ||
| 4 | Kevin Lacroix | 23 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 1* | 10 | 1* | 11 | 12 | 443 | |
| 5 | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 443 | |
| 6 | D. J. Kennington | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2* | 4 | 438 | |
| 7 | Alex Labbé | 5 | 15 | 1* | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 3 | ||
| 8 | Gary Klutt | 10 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 407 | |
| 9 | Jason Hathaway | 9* | 17 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1* | 401 | |
| 10 | Larry Jackson | 13 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 320 | |||
| 11 | Mark Dilley | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 261 | ||||||
| 12 | Kerry Micks | 7 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 230 | ||||||
| 13 | Adam Martin | 4 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 200 | |||||||
| 14 | Anthony Simone | 19 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 15 | Wth | 199 | ||||
| 15 | Jean-François Dumoulin | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 197 | |||||||
| 16 | Patrick Dussault (R) | 16 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 147 | ||||||||
| 17 | Simon Dion-Viens | 8 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 127 | |||||||||
| 18 | Josh Collins (R) | 7 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 122 | |||||||||
| 19 | David Michaud (R) | 18 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 119 | |||||||||
| 20 | Joey McColm | 14 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 114 | |||||||||
| 21 | Robin Buck | 2 | Wth | 22 | 4 | 104 | |||||||||
| 22 | Kelly Admiraal | 8 | 11 | 11 | 102 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Kevin Poitras (R) | 21 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 100 | |||||||||
| 24 | Dwayne Baker (R) | 16 | 5 | 15 | 96 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Peter Klutt | 23 | 9 | 7 | 93 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Brett Taylor (R) | 17 | 19 | 10 | 86 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Matthew Scannell | 25 | 9 | 13 | 85 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Jocelyn Fecteau | 22 | 13 | 13 | 84 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Bryan Cathcart (R) | 15 | 14 | 22 | 81 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Daniel Morad | 7 | 5 | 77 | |||||||||||
| 31 | David Thorndyke | 26 | 18 | 14 | 74 | ||||||||||
| 32 | Donald Theetge | 4 | 13 | 72 | |||||||||||
| 33 | Jamie Krzysik (R) | 4 | 13 | 71 | |||||||||||
| 34 | Derek Lynch | 11 | 10 | 67 | |||||||||||
| 35 | Jason Hankewich | 12 | 12 | 64 | |||||||||||
| 36 | Noel Dowler | 16 | 9 | 63 | |||||||||||
| 37 | Ian Admiraal | 18 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 38 | Raymond Guay (R) | 16 | 12 | 60 | |||||||||||
| 39 | Martin Cote (R) | 14 | 16 | 58 | |||||||||||
| 40 | Jason White | 18 | 15 | 55 | |||||||||||
| 41 | Kaz Grala | 20 | 15 | 53 | |||||||||||
| 42 | Carlos de Quesada (R) | 22 | 24 | 42 | |||||||||||
| 43 | Donald Chisholm | 4 | 41 | ||||||||||||
| 44 | Elie Arseneau | 5 | 39 | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 7 | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Trevor Seibert | 10 | Wth | Wth | 34 | ||||||||||
| 47 | Pier-Luc Ouellette (R) | 11 | 33 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Ryley Seibert | 14 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 49 | Marc-Antoine Camirand | 15 | 29 | ||||||||||||
| 50 | Waylon Farrell (R) | 15 | 29 | ||||||||||||
| 51 | Shania LaForce (R) | 16 | 28 | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Paul Geniole Jr. (R) | 17 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| 53 | Nick Jewell | 18 | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 54 | John Farrano | 23 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 55 | Mel Shaw (R) | 24 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 56 | Ryan Klutt | 27 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Driver | MSP | SUN | ACD | ICAR | TOR | EIR | WYA | CTR | RIV | MSP | STE | KAW | Points |