2025 Bud Light 250


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 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. 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. Polesitter Donald Theetge finished in second, and Kevin Lacroix rounded out the podium in third.

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Background

Autodrome Chaudière is a 0.250 mi, high banked, asphalt short track located in Vallée-Jonction, Quebec, Canada, about 65 km 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

' denotes rookie driver.
  • ' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake
3Dexter StaceyEd Hakonson RacingChevrolet
04Jean-François DumoulinDumoulin CompétitionDodge
9Mathieu KingsburyInnovation Auto SportChevrolet
17D. J. KenningtonDJK RacingDodge
27Andrew RangerPaillé Course//RacingChevrolet
28Ryan VargasDJK RacingDodge
36Alex LabbéLL MotorsportsChevrolet
37Simon Dion-ViensSDV AutosportDodge
39Alex GuenetteJASS RacingChevrolet
45Will Larue 'Larue MotorsportsChevrolet
47L. P. DumolinDumoulin CompétitionDodge
54Dave CoursolCoursol PerformanceChevrolet
74Kevin LacroixInnovation Auto SportChevrolet
80Donald TheetgeGroup TheetgeChevrolet
84Larry JacksonLarry Jackson RacingDodge
96Marc-Antoine CamirandPaillé Course//RacingChevrolet
97Maxime Gauvreau 'Equipe de CourseChevrolet

Practice

The first and only practice session was originally scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 31, at 12:00 PM EST. 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.

Qualifying

Qualifying was originally scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 31, at 4:00 PM EST. 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.
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
180Donald TheetgeGroup TheetgeChevrolet13.37467.295
239Alex GuenetteJASS RacingChevrolet13.47666.785
396Marc-Antoine CamirandPaillé Course//RacingChevrolet13.47866.775
49Mathieu KingsburyInnovation Auto SportChevrolet13.49866.677
597Maxime Gauvreau 'Equipe de CourseChevrolet13.51166.612
636Alex LabbéLL MotorsportsChevrolet13.52666.539
728Ryan VargasDJK RacingDodge13.52766.534
845Will Larue 'Larue MotorsportsChevrolet13.54466.450
954Dave CoursolCoursol PerformanceChevrolet13.55266.411
1074Kevin LacroixInnovation Auto SportChevrolet13.57566.298
1127Andrew RangerPaillé Course//RacingChevrolet13.61266.118
1247L. P. DumolinDumoulin CompétitionDodge13.64265.973
1317D. J. KenningtonDJK RacingDodge13.67765.804
143Dexter StaceyEd Hackonson RacingChevrolet13.69065.741
1584Larry JacksonLarry Jackson RacingDodge13.71765.612
1637Simon Dion-ViensSDV AutosportDodge13.74465.483
1704Jean-François DumoulinDumoulin CompétitionDodge13.80065.217