Guy Gagnon Repeats In Quebec-Eastern Ontario Regional Driving Championship
Drivers Guy Gagnon and Brett MacDonald will advance to the National Driving Championship after finishing one-two in the Quebec-Eastern Ontario Regional Driving Championship at Hippodrome 3R on Tuesday night (July 12).
Guy Gagnon of Gatineau, QC won his second straight Quebec-Eastern Ontario Regional Driving Championship. Gagnon, 47, also won this event in 2014. He will make his third appearance in the National Driving Championship.
In five of his six tournament drives, Gagnon finished no worse than fifth. His win in the first leg with pacer Northern Trophy gave him an early lead, one he would not relinquish.
Finishing the six race competition with a total of 42 points, Gagnon edged out Brett MacDonald of Embrun, ON for the overall title. MacDonald did not win a race throughout the tournament, but he did manage three runner-up scores along with his five top-five placings to accumulate 41 points. MacDonald finished second in the sixth and final race of the tournament with pacer Beach Terror, and that finish gave him just enough points to edge out Pascal Berube -- who finished third with 40 points -- for the coveted spot in the Nationals.
At 19 years of age, MacDonald was the youngest driver in any of the four regional driving competitions across Canada and he will make his National Driving Championship debut.
Official Point Totals
Guy Gagnon - 42
Brett MacDonald - 41
Pascal Berube - 40
Gord Brown - 37
Jacques Beaudoin - 37
Gaetan Lamy - 32
Sylvain Lacaille - 29
Louis Philippe Roy - 24
Gagnon and MacDonald complete the roster of eight drivers that advance to the National Driving Championship on October 14 at The Raceway at Western Fair District in London, Ont. James MacDonald & Trevor Henry will represent Ontario, Jason Hughes & Corey MacPherson are the Atlantic Province's drivers and Brandon Campbell and Jim Marino have qualified from Western Canada.
The winner of the National Driving Championship will represent Canada in the 2017 World Driving Championship, which will be hosted in Canada next August.
