Andrew Ranger took his No.27 Ford Fusion first at the finish line to earn his first ever victory on an oval during the A&W Cruisin' The Dub 300 on Saturday night at SunValley Speedway.
A dominant Ranger at times even had a 10 sconds lead at one time but a late restart made him work hard to beat Scott Steckly (Dodge) to the line by a mere .561 seconds.
After winning four races on road courses in his series career, the 22-year-old Range won for the first time on an oval track after flirting with it several times over the past two seasons.
The 2007 series champion now has five wins and is just one behind Steckly on the all-time win list. It was Ranger's second win of the 2009 season after winning at Mosport International Raceway in June.
Ron Beauchamp Jr. finished third, a lap down, as only Ranger and Steckly finished on the lead lap.
In the championship point standings, Ranger now holds a 42-point lead on Kennington and has a 45-point lead on Beauchamp.
The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series heads to Edmonton next Saturday, July 25, for the Canadian Tire 100 which is part of the Rexall Edmonton Indy weekend.
NCTS Sun Valley Race - Results
Pos. Driver Make Laps
1.Andrew Ranger Ford 306
2.Scott Stickly Dodge 306
3.Ron Beauchamp Jr. Dodge 305
4.DJ Kennington Dodge 304
5.Kerry Micks Ford 304
6. Etc ........
NCTS championship - After Sun Valley
Pos. Driver Points
1.Andrew Ranger 847
2.DJ Kennington 805
3. Ron Beauchamps Jr 802
4.Scott Steckly 798
5.Kerry Micks 760
A dominant Ranger at times even had a 10 sconds lead at one time but a late restart made him work hard to beat Scott Steckly (Dodge) to the line by a mere .561 seconds.
After winning four races on road courses in his series career, the 22-year-old Range won for the first time on an oval track after flirting with it several times over the past two seasons.
The 2007 series champion now has five wins and is just one behind Steckly on the all-time win list. It was Ranger's second win of the 2009 season after winning at Mosport International Raceway in June.
Ron Beauchamp Jr. finished third, a lap down, as only Ranger and Steckly finished on the lead lap.
In the championship point standings, Ranger now holds a 42-point lead on Kennington and has a 45-point lead on Beauchamp.
The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series heads to Edmonton next Saturday, July 25, for the Canadian Tire 100 which is part of the Rexall Edmonton Indy weekend.
NCTS Sun Valley Race - Results
Pos. Driver Make Laps
1.Andrew Ranger Ford 306
2.Scott Stickly Dodge 306
3.Ron Beauchamp Jr. Dodge 305
4.DJ Kennington Dodge 304
5.Kerry Micks Ford 304
6. Etc ........
NCTS championship - After Sun Valley
Pos. Driver Points
1.Andrew Ranger 847
2.DJ Kennington 805
3. Ron Beauchamps Jr 802
4.Scott Steckly 798
5.Kerry Micks 760