2025 Leland Industries 250

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2025 Leland Industries 250
Race details [1] [2]
Race 4 of 12 in the 2025 NASCAR Canada Series season
DateJuly 16, 2025
Location Sutherland Automotive Speedway in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.333 miles (0.536 km)
Distance 250 laps, 83.250 mi (133.977 km)
Pole position
Driver Innovation Auto Sport
Time 14.888
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport
Laps 226
Winner
No. 74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport

The 2025 Leland Industries 250, also called the Leland 250, was the fourth stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Canada Series. The race was held on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at Sutherland Automotive Speedway in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. The race was won by Kevin Lacroix, although he did not cross the finish line first; on the final lap, Marc-Antoine Camirand took the lead from Lacroix after a bump and run move and initially was declared the winner before being penalized for rough driving, with the win being handed to Lacroix. [3] Because of Camirand's penalty, Jason Hathaway was scored in second, while L. P. Dumoulin rounded out the podium in third.

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Background

Sutherland Automotive Speedway is a paved oval auto racing facility just north of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is owned and operated by the Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association Ltd. (SSCRA). Construction of the 0.333 mi (0.536 km) walled track with progressive banking began in April 2005. The track opened in July 2006, a year ahead of schedule.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake
3 Jason Hathaway Ed Hackonson Racing Chevrolet
9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet
10 Rob Naismith (R)MRN Racing Chevrolet
17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge
27 Andrew Ranger Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet
28 Ryan Vargas DJK Racing Dodge
46 Matthew Shirley (R) DJK Racing Dodge
47 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge
74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet
80 Donald Theetge Group Theetge Chevrolet
96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Wednesday, July 16, at 12:15 PM CT. [4] L. P. Dumoulin would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 14.892 seconds and a speed of 80.500 mph (129.552 km/h). [5] [6]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
147 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Competition Dodge 14.89280.500
280 Donald Theetge Group Theetge Chevrolet 14.90080.456
328 Ryan Vargas DJK Racing Dodge 14.99979.925
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Wednesday, July 16, at 4:35 PM CT. [4] Kevin Lacroix, driving for Innovation Auto Sport, would win the pole with a lap of 14.888 seconds and a speed of 80.521 mph (129.586 km/h). [7] [2]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
174 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 14.88880.521
23 Jason Hathaway Ed Hackonson Racing Chevrolet 14.91580.375
317 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge 14.92680.316
480 Donald Theetge Group Theetge Chevrolet 14.95680.155
547 L. P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 14.98180.021
69 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 14.98480.005
728 Ryan Vargas DJK Racing Dodge 15.02579.787
896 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 15.06879.559
946 Matthew Shirley (R) DJK Racing Dodge 15.20078.868
1027 Andrew Ranger Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 15.25678.579
1110 Rob Naismith (R)MRN Racing Chevrolet 15.71776.274
Full qualifying results

Race results

PosSt#DriverTeamManufacturerLapsLedStatusPoints
1174Kevin LacroixInnovation Auto SportChevrolet250226Running48
223Jason HathawayEd Hackonson RacingChevrolet25023Running43
3547L. P. DumoulinDumoulin CompétitionDodge2500Running41
4896Marc-Antoine Camirand [N 1] Paillé Course//RacingChevrolet2491Running41
5728Ryan VargasDJK RacingDodge2490Running39
6317D. J. KenningtonDJK RacingDodge2490Running38
769Mathieu KingsburyInnovation Auto SportChevrolet2480Running37
81027Andrew RangerPaillé Course//RacingChevrolet2480Running36
9480Donald TheetgeGroup TheetgeChevrolet2480Running35
10946Matthew Shirley (R)DJK RacingDodge2480Running34
111110Rob Naismith (R)MRN RacingChevrolet2420Running33
  1. Camirand originally finished the race in 1st, but was penalized a lap due to rough driving.

Standings after the race

PosDriverPoints
1rightarrow.png 1 Marc-Antoine Camirand 166
1uparrow green.svg 22 Kevin Lacroix 165 (–1)
1downarrow red.svg 13 D. J. Kennington 163 (–3)
1downarrow red.svg 14 Andrew Ranger 154 (–12)
1rightarrow.png 5 Ryan Vargas 151 (–15)
1rightarrow.png 6 L. P. Dumoulin 150 (–16)
1rightarrow.png 7 Jason Hathaway 149 (–17)
1rightarrow.png 8 Mathieu Kingsbury 142 (–24)
1rightarrow.png 9 Donald Theetge 109 (–57)
1uparrow green.svg 710 Matthew Shirley 69 (–97)

References

  1. "2025 Leland Industries 250 Provisional Entry List". NASCAR Canada Series. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "2025 Leland 250 Qualifying Results" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  3. Zary, Darren (July 17, 2025). "NASCAR Canada: 'Rough driving' penalty at the finish line for Saskatoon's Leland 250 race". Saskatoon StarPhoenix . Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "The Western Swing Moves to Sutherland Automotive Speedway for the Leland Industries 250". NASCAR Canada Series. July 15, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  5. "Louis-Philippe Dumoulin Quickest in Practice at the Leland Industries 250". NASCAR Canada Series. July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  6. "2025 Leland 250 Practice Results" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  7. "Kevin Lacroix Earns E3 Spark Plugs Pole Award Ahead of the Leland Industries 250". NASCAR Canada Series. July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
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