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In a dramatic finish, Ryan Blaney drag-raced German Quiroga off the last corner at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park to the start-finish line to win Sunday afternoon's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chevrolet Silverado 250.
The two drivers duked it out for the win following the final restart, but a pass for the lead by Quiroga in Turn 8 on the final lap would be short lived, as Blaney set up his crucial move exiting the final turn allowing Blaney to score his third career series victory by 0.049 seconds.
Blaney's teammate, Canadian Alex Tagliani led the field from the pole in his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut and held the point until he strategically made a green flag pit stop on lap 8 with Gray Gaulding inheriting the lead.
The NASCAR Next driver would control the field for five laps before he headed to pit road and handed the lead to Canadian Andrew Ranger.
When Ranger pitted on lap 16, Blaney assumed command on lap 17. Utilizing a one-stop strategy, he stayed out until lap 29, when Quiroga shuffled to the top spot.
With the lead exchanging between Quiroga, Cole Custer and Johnny Sauter, crew chief Chad Kendrick's early-race pit stop call would prove to be beneficial for Blaney, as he climbed from outside the top 10 to reclaim the lead from Sauter on lap 44.
Blaney's healthy lead over Quiroga would be diminished when the first full-course caution would wave on lap 48 for the No. 8 of John Hunter Nemechek, who lost an engine in Turn 1. Under the yellow, the leaders elected to stay out, setting up for a restart twelve laps from the finish.
Quiroga couldn't make the pass on Blaney on the restart, but he would get another chance when the second and final caution of the day waved on lap 55 for Tagliani, who stalled on the track in Turn 5 because of a sticking throttle.
On the final restart, Blaney got a strong jump on the field and was able to clear Quiroga, but the Mexico City, Mexico native reeled him back in over the last eight laps before making his move in the Esses.
Coming out of Turn 10, Blaney made the crossover move to win his first race of the season. Quiroga matched his career-best finish in 42 starts.
Gaulding and Ranger to close out the top five third followed Erik Jones.
Calgary's Cameron Hayley finished 11th, Alex Tagliani crossed the line in 16th place, while Montreal Ray Courtemanche Jr. arrived home in 20th position.
The two drivers duked it out for the win following the final restart, but a pass for the lead by Quiroga in Turn 8 on the final lap would be short lived, as Blaney set up his crucial move exiting the final turn allowing Blaney to score his third career series victory by 0.049 seconds.
Blaney's teammate, Canadian Alex Tagliani led the field from the pole in his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut and held the point until he strategically made a green flag pit stop on lap 8 with Gray Gaulding inheriting the lead.
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| Photo finish wth Ryan Blaney (No. 29) beating German Quiroga. (Photo: Gerry Images for NASCAR) |
The NASCAR Next driver would control the field for five laps before he headed to pit road and handed the lead to Canadian Andrew Ranger.
When Ranger pitted on lap 16, Blaney assumed command on lap 17. Utilizing a one-stop strategy, he stayed out until lap 29, when Quiroga shuffled to the top spot.
With the lead exchanging between Quiroga, Cole Custer and Johnny Sauter, crew chief Chad Kendrick's early-race pit stop call would prove to be beneficial for Blaney, as he climbed from outside the top 10 to reclaim the lead from Sauter on lap 44.
Blaney's healthy lead over Quiroga would be diminished when the first full-course caution would wave on lap 48 for the No. 8 of John Hunter Nemechek, who lost an engine in Turn 1. Under the yellow, the leaders elected to stay out, setting up for a restart twelve laps from the finish.
Quiroga couldn't make the pass on Blaney on the restart, but he would get another chance when the second and final caution of the day waved on lap 55 for Tagliani, who stalled on the track in Turn 5 because of a sticking throttle.
On the final restart, Blaney got a strong jump on the field and was able to clear Quiroga, but the Mexico City, Mexico native reeled him back in over the last eight laps before making his move in the Esses.
Coming out of Turn 10, Blaney made the crossover move to win his first race of the season. Quiroga matched his career-best finish in 42 starts.
Gaulding and Ranger to close out the top five third followed Erik Jones.
Calgary's Cameron Hayley finished 11th, Alex Tagliani crossed the line in 16th place, while Montreal Ray Courtemanche Jr. arrived home in 20th position.