2025 Bud Light 250

2025 Bud Light 250
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 6 of 12 in the 2025 NASCAR Canada Series season
Date August 2, 2025
Location Autodrome Chaudière in Vallée-Jonction, Quebec, Canada
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.250 miles (0.402 km)
Distance 250 laps, 62.5 mi (100.58 km)
Average speed 48.470 miles per hour (78.005 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Group Theetge
Time 13.374
Most laps led
Driver Donald Theetge Group Theetge
Laps 114
Winner
No. 45 Will Larue Larue Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network REV TV on YouTube

The 2025 Bud Light 250 was the sixth stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Canada Series. It was held on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at Autodrome Chaudière, a 0.250 mi (0.402 km) oval shaped racetrack in Vallée-Jonction, Quebec, Canada. Originally scheduled for May 31 as the second event of the season, the race was moved due to inclement weather.[4] The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. The race was won by Will Larue in just his fourth career start in the series.[5] Polesitter Donald Theetge finished in second, and Kevin Lacroix rounded out the podium in third.

Report

Background

Autodrome Chaudière is a 0.250 mi (0.402 km), high banked, asphalt short track located in Vallée-Jonction, Quebec, Canada, about 65 km (40 mi) south of Quebec City. The circuit opened in 1992 as a dirt track. In 2005, the track underwent resurfacing to convert it into an asphalt track.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make
3 Dexter Stacey Ed Hakonson Racing Chevrolet
04 Jean-François Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge
9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet
17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge
27 Andrew Ranger Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet
28 Ryan Vargas DJK Racing Dodge
36 Alex Labbé LL Motorsports Chevrolet
37 Simon Dion-Viens SDV Autosport Dodge
39 Alex Guenette JASS Racing Chevrolet
45 Will Larue (R) Larue Motorsports Chevrolet
47 L. P. Dumolin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge
54 Dave Coursol Coursol Performance Chevrolet
74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet
80 Donald Theetge Group Theetge Chevrolet
84 Larry Jackson Larry Jackson Racing Dodge
96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet
97 Maxime Gauvreau (R) Equipe de Course Chevrolet

Practice

The first and only practice session was originally scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 31, at 12:00 PM EST.[6] It was held on Saturday, August 2, at 12:00 PM EST. Donald Theetge would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 13.245 seconds and a speed of 67.950 mph (109.355 km/h).[7][8]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 80 Donald Theetge Group Theetge Chevrolet 13.245 67.950
2 45 Will Larue Larue Motorsports Chevrolet 13.289 67.725
3 9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 13.331 67.512
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was originally scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 31, at 4:00 PM EST.[6] It was held on Saturday, August 2, at 4:00 PM EST. Donald Theetge, driving for Group Theetge, would win the pole with a lap of 13.374 seconds and a speed of 67.295 mph (108.301 km/h).[9]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 80 Donald Theetge Group Theetge Chevrolet 13.374 67.295
2 39 Alex Guenette JASS Racing Chevrolet 13.476 66.785
3 96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 13.478 66.775
4 9 Mathieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 13.498 66.677
5 97 Maxime Gauvreau (R) Equipe de Course Chevrolet 13.511 66.612
6 36 Alex Labbé LL Motorsports Chevrolet 13.526 66.539
7 28 Ryan Vargas DJK Racing Dodge 13.527 66.534
8 45 Will Larue (R) Larue Motorsports Chevrolet 13.544 66.450
9 54 Dave Coursol Coursol Performance Chevrolet 13.552 66.411
10 74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 13.575 66.298
11 27 Andrew Ranger Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 13.612 66.118
12 47 L. P. Dumolin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 13.642 65.973
13 17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge 13.677 65.804
14 3 Dexter Stacey Ed Hackonson Racing Chevrolet 13.690 65.741
15 84 Larry Jackson Larry Jackson Racing Dodge 13.717 65.612
16 37 Simon Dion-Viens SDV Autosport Dodge 13.744 65.483
17 04 Jean-François Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 13.800 65.217

Race results

Pos St # Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Led Status Points
1 8 45 Will Larue (R) Larue Motorsports Chevrolet 250 99 Running 47
2 1 80 Donald Theetge Group Theetge Chevrolet 250 114 Running 44
3 10 74 Kevin Lacroix Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 250 0 Running 41
4 13 17 D.J. Kennington DJK Racing Dodge 250 0 Running 40
5 4 9 Matthieu Kingsbury Innovation Auto Sport Chevrolet 250 37 Running 40
6 6 36 Alex Labbé LL Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 Running 38
7 7 28 Ryan Vargas DJK Racing Dodge 250 0 Running 37
8 9 54 Dave Coursol Coursol Performance Chevrolet 250 0 Running 36
9 14 3 Dexter Stacey Ed Hackonson Racing Chevrolet 250 0 Running 35
10 15 84 Larry Jackson Larry Jackson Racing Dodge 250 0 Running 34
11 16 37 Simon Dion-Viens SDV Autosport Dodge 250 0 Running 33
12 2 39 Alex Guenette JASS Racing Chevrolet 246 0 Running 32
13 12 47 L.P. Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 233 0 Running 31
14 11 27 Andrew Ranger Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 230 0 Running 30
15 17 04 Jean-François Dumoulin Dumoulin Compétition Dodge 220 0 Vibration 29
16 3 96 Marc-Antoine Camirand Paillé Course//Racing Chevrolet 145 0 Accident 28
17 5 97 Maxime Gauvreau (R) Equipe de Course Chevrolet 133 0 Engine 27

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points
1 1 D. J. Kennington 239
1 2 Marc-Antoine Camirand 236 (–3)
2 3 Kevin Lacroix 226 (–13)
1 4 Andrew Ranger 224 (–15)
1 5 L. P. Dumoulin 222 (–17)
6 Mathieu Kingsbury 219 (–20)
7 Ryan Vargas 210 (–29)
1 8 Donald Theetge 153 (–86)
1 9 Jason Hathaway 149 (–90)
10 Larry Jackson 118 (–121)

References

  1. ^ "2025 Bud Light 250 Entry List". NASCAR Canada Series. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 Bud Light 250 Qualifying Results" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 Bud Light 250 Results" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  4. ^ "Bud Light 250 at Autodrome Chaudière Postponed to August 2 Due to Anticipated Inclement Weather Conditions". NASCAR Canada Series. May 28, 2025. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  5. ^ "Rookie William Larue Scores First NASCAR Canada Series Win at Bud Light 250". NASCAR Canada Series. August 3, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "NASCAR Canada Heads to Autodrome Chaudière for Bud Light 250". NASCAR Canada Series. May 27, 2025. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  7. ^ "Donald Theetge Goes Quickest in Practice at the Bud Light 250 at Autodrome Chaudière". NASCAR Canada Series. August 2, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  8. ^ "2025 Bud Light 250 Practice Results" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. August 2, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  9. ^ "Donald Theetge Claims Pole for Bud Light 250 at Autodrome Chaudière". NASCAR Canada Series. August 2, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
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