Innovation Auto Sport

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Innovation Auto Sport
Owner(s) Kevin Lacroix
Mathieu Kingsbury
Series NASCAR Canada Series
Race drivers9. Mathieu Kingsbury
27. Andrew Ranger
74. Kevin Lacroix
Manufacturer Chevrolet
Career
Debut2024
Races competed20
Drivers' Championships 0
Race victories11

Innovation Auto Sport, also spelled as Innovation Autosport, is a Canadian professional auto racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Canada Series. Drivers Kevin Lacroix and Mathieu Kingsbury formed the team in 2024. [1]

Contents

NASCAR Canada Series

Car No. 9 History

The team fielded the No. 9 part-time for Mathieu Kingsbury in 2024. Kingsbury would continue driving the car in 2025, this time on a full time basis. [2]

Car No. 9 Results

NASCAR Canada Series results
YearDriverNo.Make12345678910111213NCSCPtsRef
2024 Mathieu Kingsbury 9 Dodge MSP ACD
15
AVE
15
RIS RIS OSK SAS EIR CTR ICAR MSP DEL AMS
4
98 [3]
2025 Chevy MSP
15
RIS
5
EDM
7
SAS
7
CMP
7
ACD
5
CTR
13
ICAR MSP DEL DEL AMS -*-* [4]

Car No. 27 History

The team fields the No. 27 for Andrew Ranger in partnership with Paillé Course//Racing. He scored the team's first win in 2024 at Autodrome Chaudière. [5] He would win the next race of the season at Eastbound International Speedway. [6] He would score a third win later in the season at Circuit ICAR. [7] Ranger returned in 2025, continuing to drive Innovation Auto Sport cars under the Paillé Course//Racing banner. [8]

Car No. 27 Results

NASCAR Canada Series results
YearDriverNo.Make12345678910111213NCSCPtsRef
2024 Andrew Ranger 27 Chevy MSP
8
ACD
1
AVE
1*
RIS
6
RIS
8
OSK
2
SAS
3
EIR
7
CTR
14
ICAR
1
MSP
4
DEL
2
AMS
19
488 [9]
2025 MSP
6
RIS
4
EDM
4
SAS
8
CMP
5
ACD
14
|CTR
1*
ICAR MSP DEL DEL AMS -*-* [10]

Car No. 74 History

Kevin Lacroix would drive the No. 74 in 2024. [1] Lacroix would score six wins during the season and finish second in points, only 10 points behind Marc-Antoine Camirand. [11] Lacroix returned full time in 2025, originally set to drive a Dodge as he had in past seasons. [12] However, would end up running a Chevrolet like his teammates. In the 2025 Leland Industries 250, Lacroix lost the lead on the final lap to Marc-Antoine Camirand, but Camirand was penalized for rough driving and Lacroix was awarded the win, his first of the season. [13]

Car No. 74 Results

NASCAR Canada Series results
YearDriverNo.Make12345678910111213NCSCPtsRef
2024 Kevin Lacroix 74 Dodge MSP
28
ACD
2
AVE
2
RIS
1*
RIS
1*
OSK
7
SAS
2
EIR
1*
CTR
23
ICAR
2*
MSP
1*
DEL
1*
AMS
1*
538 [14]
2025 Chevy MSP
8
RIS
6
EDM
3
SAS
1*
CMP
24
ACD
3
CTR
10
ICAR MSP DEL DEL AMS -*-* [15]

References

  1. 1 2 MacPherson, Greg (January 19, 2024). "Kevin Lacroix partners with Duroking Autosport for the 2024 NASCAR Canada Series season". Inside Track Motorsport News. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  2. "Mathieu Kingsbury: Gearing Up for His First Full Season in NASCAR Canada". NASCAR Canada Series. June 12, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  3. "Mathieu Kingsbury – 2024 NASCAR Canada Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  4. "Mathieu Kingsbury – 2025 NASCAR Canada Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  5. "Andrew Ranger breaks through in NASCAR Canada at Chaudiere". Short Track Scene. June 2, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  6. "Andrew Ranger goes 2-for-3 to start NASCAR Canada season after Eastbound win". Short Track Scene. June 22, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  7. "Ranger Earns Third Win of the Season at ICAR". NASCAR Canada Series. August 26, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  8. "Paillé Course//Racing Ready to Set New Records in 2025". NASCAR Canada Series. March 12, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  9. "Andrew Ranger – 2024 NASCAR Canada Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  10. "Andrew Ranger – 2025 NASCAR Canada Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  11. "Kevin Lacroix Crowned 2024 Vice-Champion in NASCAR Canada". Speedway Digest. September 23, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  12. "Kevin Lacroix Set to Return to NASCAR Canada in 2025 with Title Ambitions". NASCAR Canada Series. May 13, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  13. Zary, Darren (July 17, 2025). "NASCAR Canada: 'Rough driving' penalty at the finish line for Saskatoon's Leland 250 race". Saskatoon StarPhoenix . Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  14. "Kevin Lacroix – 2024 NASCAR Canada Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  15. "Kevin Lacroix – 2025 NASCAR Canada Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2025.