MIRABEL, Que. -- Andrew Ranger held off J.R. Fitzpatrick and Scott Steckly in a green-white-checker finish to pick up his first NASCAR Canadian Tire Series win of the season taking the ICAR Lucas Oil Grand Prix presented by Budweiser Sunday at Circuit ICAR.

Ranger, a two-time series champion out of Roxton Pond, Que., took the lead in his No. 27 Dodge/GC Motorsports Dodge from D.J. Kennington on Lap 7 and remained out front the rest of the way to pick up his 17th career win in the series. It was his 12th on a road course with seven of those coming in his home province of Quebec.

Fitzpatrick, who trailed Ranger to the line by .507 seconds, followed his season-opening win two weeks ago with a runner-up finish. Steckly rebounded from an early penalty for rough driving to finish third while Louis-Philippe Dumoulin and Kennington finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

Alex Labbe finished an impressive sixth in his series debut followed by Jean-Francois Dumoulin in seventh. Jeff Lapcevich, Ron Beauchamp Jr. and rookie Martin Roy completed the top 10.
The race was slowed due to caution four times for 10 laps.

In the point standings, Fitzpatrick was able to retain his place at the top, but has just a one-point advantage over Ranger. Both Kennington and Steckly sit seven points back.

The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series takes on an oval track for the first time in 2012 in its next outing on Saturday, June 16 on the Speedway at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ont.

RESULTS

NASCAR CANDADIAN TIRE SERIES-ICAR Lucas Oil Grand Prix presented by Budweiser Results
Sunday
At Circuit ICAR
Mirabel, Que.
Lap length: 2.113 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (16) Andrew Ranger, Roxton Pond, Que., Dodge, 31 laps, 54.359 mph.
2. (3) JR Fitzpatrick, Cambridge, Ont., Chevrolet, 31.
3. (1) Scott Steckly, Milverton, Ont., Dodge, 31.
4. (12) Louis-Philippe Dumoulin, Trois-Rivieres, Que., Dodge, 31.
5. (2) DJ Kennington, St. Thomas, Ont., Dodge, 31.
6. (25) Alex Labbe, St. Albert, Que., Dodge, 31.
7. (26) J.F. Dumoulin, Trois-Rivieres, Que., Dodge, 31.
8. (9) Jeff Lapcevich, Grimsby, Ont., Dodge, 31.
9. (5) Ron Beauchamp, Jr., Windsor, Ont., Dodge, 31.
10. (21) Martin Roy, Napierville, Que, Dodge, 31.
11. (13) Steve Cote, Ile Bizard, Que, Chevrolet, 31.
12. (20) Larry Jackson, Oakville, Ont., Dodge, 31.
13. (6) Jason White, Sun Peaks, B.C., Dodge, 31.
14. (19) Dave Coursol, St. Jerome, Que., Dodge, 31.
15. (24) Ray Courtemanche Jr., Montreal, Que., Dodge, 31.
16. (17) Howie Scannell Jr., Milton, Ont., Dodge, 31.
17. (14) Hugo Vannini, Repentigny, Que., Ford, 31.
18. (10) Noel Dowler, Sherwood Park, Alta., Dodge, 31.
19. (29) Michel Pilon, Blainville, Que., Chevrolet, 31.
20. (22) Jarrad Whissell, Calgary, Alta., Ford, 31.
21. (4) Kerry Micks, Mt. Albert, Ont., Ford, 30.
22. (23) Mike Scholz, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Chevrolet, 29, off track.
23. (7) Jason Hathaway, Dutton, Ont., Dodge, 24.
24. (18) Derek White, Kahnawake, Que., Chevrolet, 23, off track.
25. (11) Isabelle Tremblay, St. Hippolyte, Que., Dodge, 15, rear end.
26. (15) Robin Buck, Campbellville, Ont., Dodge, 6, off track.
27. (8) Dexter Stacey, Kahnawake, Que., Dodge, 5, off track.
28. (27) Elie Arseneau, Laval, Que., Chevrolet, 4, suspension.
29. (28) Dave Connelly, Arnprior, Ont., Dodge, 1, suspension.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 12 minutes 18 seconds
Margin of Victory: .507 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: None (weather)
Caution Flags: 4 for 10 laps.
Lead Changes: 1 among 2 drivers.
Lap Leaders: D. Kennington 1-6; A. Ranger 7-31.
Standings: 1. J. Fitzpatrick, 90; 2. A. Ranger, 89; 3. D. Kennington, 83; 4. S. Steckly, 83; 5. L. Dumoulin, 79; 6. J. Lapcevich, 72; 7. R. Beauchamp,Jr., 69; 8. J. White, 63; 9. K. Micks, 60; 10. M. Roy, 60.