2025 NASCAR Canada 300

2025 NASCAR Canada 300
Race details[1][2][3][4]
Race 2 of 12 in the 2025 NASCAR Canada Series season
Location Riverside International Speedway in James River, Nova Scotia, Canada
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.333 miles (0.536 km)
Distance 300 laps, 99.9 mi (160.773 km)
Average speed 64.788 miles per hour (104.266 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
DJK Racing
Time 14.562
Most laps led
Driver D. J. Kennington DJK Racing
Laps 147
Winner
No. 17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing

The 2025 NASCAR Canada 300, also called the Riverside 300, was the second stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Canada Series. The race was held on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Riverside International Speedway, a 0.333 mi (0.536 km) oval shaped racetrack in James River, Nova Scotia, Canada. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. The race was won by D. J. Kennington, driving for DJK Racing, after he started on pole and led the most laps.[5] Will Larue, driving for Larue Motorsports, finished in second, and Ryan Vargas, also driving for DJK Racing, scored his first career podium in third.[6]

Report

Background

Riverside International Speedway is a 0.333 mi (0.536 km), high banked, asphalt short track located in James River, Nova Scotia, Canada, about 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of the town of Antigonish.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make
3 Jason Hathaway Ed Hackonson Racing Chevrolet
04 Bryan Cathcart Dumoulin Compétition Dodge
8 Sara Thorne Ed Hackonson Racing Chevrolet
9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet
17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge
27 Andrew Ranger Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet
28 Ryan Vargas DJK Racing Dodge
45 Will Larue Larue Motorsports Chevrolet
47 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge
74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet
80 Donald Theetge Group Theetge Chevrolet
84 Larry Jackson Larry Jackson Racing Dodge
96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet
98 Brent Wheller Jim Bray Autosport Ford

Practice

The first and only practice session took place on Saturday, June 28, at 1:30 PM AST and lasted for 45 minutes. Donald Theetge would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 14.658 seconds with a speed of 81.785 mph (131.620 km/h).[7][8]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 80 Donald Theetge DJK Racing Dodge 14.658 81.785
2 45 Will Larue Larue Motorsports Chevrolet 14.693 81.590
3 96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 14.743 81.313
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 28, at 7:00 PM AST. D. J. Kennington, driving for DJK Racing, would win the pole with a lap of 14.562 seconds and a speed of 82.324 mph (132.488 km/h).[9][3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge 14.562 82.324
2 74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 14.647 81.846
3 80 Donald Theetge Group Theetge Chevrolet 14.657 81.790
4 9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 14.716 81.462
5 27 Andrew Ranger Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 14.741 81.324
6 3 Jason Hathaway Ed Hackonson Racing Chevrolet 14.808 80.656
7 45 Will Larue Larue Motorsports Chevrolet 14.848 80.738
8 96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 14.872 80.608
9 28 Ryan Vargas DJK Racing Dodge 14.873 80.602
10 47 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 14.879 80.570
11 84 Larry Jackson Larry Jackson Racing Dodge 15.203 78.853
12 8 Sara Thorne Ed Hackonson Racing Chevrolet 15.337 78.164
13 04 Bryan Cathcart Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 15.507 77.307
14 98 Brent Wheller Jim Bray Autosport Ford 15.544 77.123
Full qualifying results

Race results

Pos[10] St # Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Led Status Points
1 1 17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge 300 147 Running 48
2 7 45 Will Larue Larue Motorsports Chevrolet 300 30 Running 43
3 9 28 Ryan Vargas DJK Racing Dodge 300 0 Running 41
4 5 27 Andrew Ranger Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 300 0 Running 40
5 4 9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 300 0 Running 39
6 2 74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 300 123 Running 39
7 8 96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 299 0 Running 37
8 10 47 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 299 0 Running 36
9 6 3 Jason Hathway Ed Hackonson Racing Chevrolet 299 0 Running 35
10 11 84 Larry Jackson Larry Jackson Racing Dodge 298 0 Running 34
11 12 8 Sara Thorne Ed Hackonson Racing Chevrolet 295 0 Running 33
12 14 98 Brent Wheller Jim Bray Autosport Ford 252 0 Running 32
13 13 04 Bryan Cathcart Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 19 0 Electrical 31
14 3 80 Donald Theetge Group Theetge Chevrolet 2 0 Suspension 30

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points
6 1 D. J. Kennington 85
1 2 Marc-Antoine Camirand 84 (–1)
3 3 Andrew Ranger 78 (–7)
1 4 L. P. Dumoulin 75 (–10)
3 5 Kevin Lacroix 75 (–10)
6 6 Ryan Vargas 74 (–11)
2 7 Jason Hathaway 70 (–15)
7 8 Mathieu Kingsbury 68 (–17)
12 9 Larry Jackson 57 (–28)
12 10 Brent Wheller 54 (–31)

References

  1. ^ "2025 Riverside International Speedway Official Event Schedule" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 Riverside 300 Provisional Entry List" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "2025 Riverside 300 Qualifying Results" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "2025 Riverside 300 Results" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  5. ^ Turner, Bryce (June 29, 2025). "NASCAR Canada: Kennington Scores Dominating Victory At Riverside". Inside Track Motorsport News. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  6. ^ "DJ Kennington Wins NASCAR Canada 300 at Riverside International Speedway". NASCAR Canada Series. June 29, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  7. ^ "Donald Theetge Goes Quickest in Practice at Riverside International Speedway". NASCAR Canada Series. June 28, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  8. ^ "2025 Riverside 300 Practice Results" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. June 28, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  9. ^ "D.J. Kennington Clinched Pole Position Ahead of the NASCAR Canada 300". NASCAR Canada Series. June 28, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  10. ^ "2025 Riverside 300 results". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
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