Photo Credit: Ashley McCubbin
Alex Tagliani continues to show speed.
The driver of the No. 18 EpiPen/Riobel/ComplexeJCP/Juste du Pin Chevrolet topped the practice chart with a lap of one minute and 7.08 seconds. Tagliani enters this weekend with momentum following a top-six finish in each of his series starts this year, including three wins. The Lachenaie, Quebec native has two poles (2009, `13) an average finish of 10th and a best result of third (2015) in six previous Trois-Rivieres appearances.
Kevin Lacroix was second quickest, posting a time 0.60 seconds off of Tagliani. The driver of the No. 74 Bumper to Bumper/Total/Go Fast Dodge is another favourite entering this weekend after becoming the first driver in the history of the series to win a caution-free race last season at ICAR in his first start at the track. He then backed it up with a win last year at Trois-Riveries, too. He enters this weekend with some momentum following an eighth place finish in Saskatoon.
Daniel Morad was third quickest, looking to back up his top-10 finish from the Honda Indy Toronto, followed by points leader Andrew Ranger. The driver of the No. 27 Mopar/Pennzoil/Mopar Express Line Dodge enters this weekend leading the points by a single point ahead of Cayden Lapcevich. Ranger is the master of the streets of Quebec, posting a finish of first or second in each of his nine starts.
Marc-Antoine Camirand rounded out the top-five as he makes his return to the series this weekend with his first start of the year. Notably, he made his series debut at Circuit de Trois-Rivieres in 2013, and earned his first pole there in 2014. He was strong last season, finishing sixth for his best finish in three starts.
J.F. Dumoulin was sixth, followed by L.P. Dumoulin, Gary Klutt, Jason Hathaway and Simon Dion-Viens.
