DAYTONA BEACH, FL – The Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières, held in the heart of the city, is the longest standing street race in North America. The 11-turn urban track has been a staple event within the NASCAR Canada series for 17 seasons.
This year the festivities will kick off on Thursday with the annual Downtown parade, where fans can see the cars and meet the stars. Then on Friday, NASCAR Canada will receive a special visit from the Grands Frères Grandes Soeurs de Trois-Rivières. Practice will take place at noon on Saturday, followed by the Qualifying session at 4 PM. The green flag of the Richard et cie présente Le 60 tours Rousseau Métal will be at 2:15 PM on Sunday. Exceptionally, the race will air live on RDS Info, with the special program commencing at 2 PM.
The GP3R is home to some of the most iconic and memorable finishes in NASCAR Canada history. In 2007, Kerry Micks and Andrew Ranger crashed into each other coming to the finish line. Micks was able to beat Ranger by only 0.012 seconds, producing one of the closest race finishes in series history. In 2015, Ranger came in second again, but this time to Kevin Lacroix by a mere 0.048 seconds.
However, Ranger is no stranger to victory at this track. He holds the record with four wins, including three in a row between 2008 to 2010, and again in 2012. For 11 consecutive years Ranger never placed worse than second. This year, the GM Paillé driver will be going for his fifth win at the track, not only for the prestige of walking away from this event victorious, but for the haul of points that he needs in order to climb back up to first in the championship standings.
This year, Alex Tagliani, equipped with the No. 80 St-Hubert/BFL Canada/440 Laval Chevrolet/Qwick Wick/Arobas/La Petite Bretonne Chevrolet, will be looking to tie Ranger’s record of four wins. Tagliani, who is only running the road courses this season, has three previous wins on the streets of Trois-Rivières, dating from 2017, 2018 and 2021.
Lacroix, driving in the No. 74 NAPA Racing Dodge, has two wins at the track, and will be looking at clinching another as he continues his championship pursuit.
Hometown hero Louis-Philippe Dumoulin also has two wins in front of his home crowd. He will pilot the No. 47 WeatherTech/Omnifab Dodge, while his brother Jean-François Dumoulin in the No. 04 Omnifab/Bellemare/Trois-Rivières Mitsubishi/Bernier Crépeau Dodge is looking for his first career win— his best career finish at the track was a second-place finish in 2021.
Alex Guénette returns to the site of his first and only victory in NASCAR Canada. He is set to command the No. 39 Casino Grand Royal Wôlinak/DLGL Chevrolet. Marc-Antoine Camirand is seeking to extend his points gap in the championship battle aboard the No. 96 GM Paillé Chevrolet. He is the defending winner in the streets of Trois-Rivières.
Jean-Philippe Bergeron, driving the No. 1 Eracer Hydration Drink/Prolon Controls/J C Perreault Ford, will be in the pursuit of a strong finish in front of his fans and partners, namely Prolon Controls.
Alex Labbé, the 2017 series champion, will take to the track in the No. 36 AB Express/Lussier Chevrolet/VR Victoriaville Chevrolet. He and 2020 Champion Jason Hathaway in the No. 3 ASSA ABLOY/Accentra/Leland Industries Chevrolet are searching for their first wins at this event.
Five drivers will be making their first appearances at the GP3R as a part of the NASCAR Canada series. This includes Steve Côté in the No. 29 Evirum/BKFC Chevrolet, Fréderick Ladouceur in the No. 51 L’entrepôt Pièces D’autos/DLGL Technologies Corporation/Investissement Ray Junior Dodge, Domenic Scrivo driving the No. 69 Sierra Excavating/Bolton GM, the No. 75 Ben et Florentine Dodge of Benoît Couture, and Simon Charbonneau piloting the No. 88 TransGestion/NAPA/IAI-Experts Conseils/Complexe Auto Plus.
Donald Theetge is at the helm of the No. 73 Groupe Theetge/Revêtement Vulcain Chevrolet and is coming off a fourth-place finish in Edmonton, looking to carry that momentum into another good result in Trois-Rivières. He will also be honouring his brother with a special livery that will be revealed this weekend.
