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Photo Finish Decides Milton CAT American-Candian Tour CAN-AM 200 at Montmagny

A thrilling CAN-AM 200 at Autodrome Montmagny ended in a photo finish, with Raphael Lessard taking the victory over Jeff Cote in the $10,000-to-win Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour event.

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A thrilling CAN-AM 200 at Autodrome Montmagny ended in a photo finish, with Raphael Lessard taking the victory over Jeff Cote in the $10,000-to-win Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour event.

A caution for Patrick Laperle's stalled car set up a late-race restart with nine laps to go, erasing the advantage Cote had built over Lessard on a green flag run. The two Quebec natives then battled door-to-door, trading paint over the final laps for the CAN-AM 200 victory.

Coming out of the final corner, the two drivers were deadlocked alongside one another, crossing the line in a photo finish. After review, series officials declared Lessard the victor, who crossed the line 0.005 seconds ahead of Cote according to electronic timing and scoring.

Lessard first took the lead on lap 44, after misfortune for his teammate, William Larue. Larue pulled out to an early lead, but fell off the pace from the top spot with a mechanical issue.

Cote took the lead for the first time on lap 116, but Lessard moved back out front on lap 132. Cote reclaimed the top spot after another battle on lap 149, and started to stretch out his advantage before the late caution set the stage for the fierce battle for the win.

Lessard entered the race as the points leader in the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour. The race is his second ACT win of the season, adding to a victory at White Mountain Motorsports Park. Cote is a three-time race winner with Serie ACT LMS Quebec, leading that championship battle.

Gabe Brown finished third, followed by Dany Gariepy and Jesse Switser.

The next event on the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour schedule is another $10,000 to win race, the 8th annual Milton CAT Midsummer Classic 250 at White Mountain Motorsports Park. That event is scheduled for Saturday, August 2.

CAN-AM 200 Unofficial Results
FinNoDriverLapsDiff
148qcRaphael Lessard200---
251qcJeff Cote2000.005
347nhGabe Brown2000.288
437qcDany Gariepy2000.591
525nhJesse Switser2000.990
617qcMaxime Gauvreau2001.241
731ctAlexendre Tardif2001.659
819qcDany Trepanier2001.949
944qcPatrick Cliche2002.358
1060nhD.J. Shaw2002.799
118eqcMartin Goulet, Jr.2003.635
127aKarl Allard2003.826
1372qcL.P. Lauzier2004.288
1445nhKasey Beattie2005.089
1518vtKaiden Fisher1991 Lap
1656qcCharles Bernier1982 Laps
1703qcSebastien Couture1973 Laps
1833qcRemi Perreault1973 Laps
1915qcChristopher Bedard1964 Laps
2011qcClaude Leclerc1964 Laps
2177qcDaniel Verner1946 Laps
2291qcPatrick Laperle1919 Laps
2336nhErick Sands18713 Laps
246qcFelix Gratton18713 Laps
2541qcJonathan Bouvrette18515 Laps
2647qcDavid Gagnon17624 Laps
2721tnJean-Francois Dery17228 Laps
2821LAlex Labbe15446 Laps
2973maCole Littlewood14159 Laps
3038qcGaetan Gaudreault13070 Laps
3103maDerek Gluchacki12674 Laps
3269qcVincent Rivard97103 Laps
3366qcSimon Roussin89111 Laps
349mxYvon Bedard71129 Laps
3545qcWilliam Larue43157 Laps
368qcMaxime Robin32168 Laps
3792qcJonathan Desbiens2198 Laps
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