Alex Guenette

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Alex Guenette
Born (1996-04-25) April 25, 1996 (age 28)
Terrebonne, Quebec
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
Achievements
  • 2012 Quebec Super Truck Series Rookie of the Year
Awards
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
7 races run over 2 years
Car no., teamNo. 36 (DGM Racing)
2023 position53rd
Best finish49th (2016)
First race 2016 Ollie's Bargain Outlet 200 (Dover)
Last race 2016 Alsco 300 (Kentucky)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 2 years
2014 position54th
Best finish54th (2014)
First race 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Mosport)
Last race 2014 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
NASCAR Canada Series career
33 races run over 5 years
Car no., teamNo. 3 (Team 3 Red/Ed Hakonson Racing)
Best finish7th (2021)
First race 2013 Pinty's Presents the Vortex 200 (Mosport)
Last race 2022 Trois-Riveres (Grand Prix Trois-Riveres)
First win(2022 Trois-Riveres)
Last win(2022 Trois-Riveres)
WinsTop tens Poles
1210

Alex Guenette (born April 25, 1996) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver. The Quebec race car driver currently competes in the NASCAR Pinty's Series, driving the No. 3 for Team 3 Red/Ed Hakonson Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 36 Chevrolet Camaro for DGM Racing. He has also competed in other series, most notably the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and ARCA Racing Series. [1]

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Racing career

Early years

Guenette began his racing career at the age of seven, his father and grandfather being professional race car drivers. Before stock cars, Guenette raced go-karts, motocross and four-wheelers. He tested stock cars in 2011 at age fifteen, was rookie of the year in the 2012 Quebec Super Truck Series [2] and finished second in the 2013 World Series of Asphalt. [3] A longstanding tradition of Guenette's is to eat Tim Hortons on race mornings. [4]

ARCA Racing Series

Guenette ran one ARCA race, at Talladega Superspeedway in 2014 for Mario Gosselin, a fellow Canadian. He finished 20th, two laps down. [5]

NASCAR Pinty's Series

Guenette ran the entire Canadian Tire Series schedule in 2013. [2] Running Dodges for Jacombs Racing, he posted two top fives and another three top tens in the No. 39, compared to two did not finishes. Of the top fives, the best finish was a second place at Autodrome St. Eustache. He received major funding from Motos Illimitees, DLGL, and Kawasaki. [6] Guenette was the series' most popular driver in 2013. [7] In 2014, he ran four races in the 39, but with grandfather Jacques Guenette as the owner. He posted a best finish of second, which he accomplished twice, once at St. Eustache and once at Circuit ICAR. [8]

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Guenette's first Truck start came for Gosselin, at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, driving the No. 39 Chevrolet Silverado, running double duty with the NASCAR Pinty's Series race that weekend. [4] He was running near the top ten until oil line issues hampered Guenette's effort, and he finished 25th. [9] In 2014, both of his starts came at Martinsville Speedway. [10] In the spring race, he start and parked for Gosselin, finishing last after running only 32 laps. [11] For the fall, Guenette was picked to drive the No. 32 Chevrolet Silverado for Turner Motorsports. In final practice, he posted the fastest 10-lap average. [12] He qualified twelfth and finished ninth [13] after a flat tire dropped him from sixth. [14]

NASCAR Xfinity Series

Guenette made his Xfinity debut on May 14, 2016 in the Ollie's Bargain Outlet 200. Driving the No. 97 for Obaika Racing, he finished fifteenth in his heat and twenty-seventh in the main race. Returning to the No. 97 at Pocono Raceway a few weeks later, Guenette posted his best career finish and only lead lap finish, a 24th. Running a third race for Obaika at Daytona International Speedway, an early wreck eliminated him from contention. For the series' next race at Kentucky Speedway, Guenette signed with fellow Canadian team King Autosport, finishing 26th. [15] Guenette did not return to NASCAR competition in 2017. [16] In 2023, Guenette returned to NASCAR competition in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at the Chicago Street Course driving the #36 for DGM Racing.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2016 Obaika Racing 97 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV
27		 CLT POC
24		 MCH IOW DAY
38		49th49 [17]
King Autosport 90 Chevy KEN
26		 NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM
2023 DGM Racing 36 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON NSH CSC
15		 ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IRC GLN 53rd27 [18]
91 DAY
38		 DAR KAN BRI TEX
Emerling-Gase Motorsports 35 Toyota ROV
33		 LVS HOM MAR PHO

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122NCWTCPtsRef
2013 DGM Racing 39 Chevy DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP
25		 IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 70th19 [19]
2014 74 Chevy DAY MAR
36		 KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL 54th43 [20]
Turner Scott Motorsports 32 Chevy MAR
9		 TEX PHO HOM

Pinty's Series

NASCAR Pinty's Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213NPSCPtsRef
2013 Jacombs Racing39 Dodge MSP
26		 DEL
20		 MSP
17		 ICAR
10		 MPS
10		 SAS
11		 ASE
2		 CTR
20		 RIS
6		 MSP
18		 BAR
5		 KWA
17		10th368 [21]
2014 Guenette Racing39 Dodge MSP ACD
6		 ICAR
2		 EIR SAS ASE
2		 CTR
7		 RIS MSP BAR KWA 17th161 [22]
2019 Guenette Racing39 Dodge MSP JUK ACD TOR SAS SAS EIR CTR
11		 RIS MSP ASE 23rd107 [23]
22 Racing18 Chevy NHA
7		 JUK
7
2021 Rick Ware Racing 52 Dodge SUN
8		 SUN
6		 CTR
16		 ICAR
5		 MSP
11		 MSP
10		 FLA
8		 DEL
7		 DEL
4		 DEL
18		7th347 [24]
2022 Dave Jacombs Racing 39 Ford SUN MSP ACD AVE TOR
6		 EDM SAS SAS CTR
1		 OSK ICAR
3		 MSP
26		 DEL 23rd144 [25]

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920ARSCPtsRef
2014 DGM Racing 17 Chevy DAY MOB SLM TAL
20		 TOL NJE POC MCH ELK WIN CHI IRP POC BLN ISF MAD DSF SLM KEN KAN 113th130 [26]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Guenette Announces Full Canadian Slate | NASCAR Home Tracks". hometracks.nascar.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  3. ↑ "Alex Guénette en piste pour le grand départ :: Sports". Journal La Revue (in French). Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  4. 1 2 "Alex Guenette Live: A NASCAR driver's online diary - WHEELS.ca". WHEELS.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
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  6. ↑ "Alex Guenette 2013 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  7. ↑ "Pinty's Series: Most Popular Driver | NASCAR Home Tracks". hometracks.nascar.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  8. ↑ "Alex Guenette 2014 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  9. ↑ "Alex Guenette 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
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  18. ↑ "Alex Guenette - 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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