Alex Guenette | |||||||
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Born |
Terrebonne, Quebec |
April 25, 1996 ||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
4 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 97 (Obaika Racing) No. 90 (King Autosport) |
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2016 position | 49th | ||||||
Best finish | 49th (2016) | ||||||
First race | 2016 Ollie's Bargain Outlet 200 (Dover) | ||||||
Last race | 2016 Alsco 300 (Kentucky) | ||||||
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
2014 position | 54th | ||||||
Best finish | 54th (2014) | ||||||
First race | 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Mosport) | ||||||
Last race | 2014 Kroger 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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NASCAR Pinty's Series career | |||||||
16 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 10th (2013) | ||||||
First race | 2013 Pinty's Presents the Vortex 200 (Mosport) | ||||||
Last race | 2014 JuliaWine.com Le 50 Tours (Trois-Rivieres) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of July 8, 2016. |
Alex Guenette (born April 25, 1996) is a Canadian professional driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 97 Chevrolet Camaro for Obaika Racing, and the No. 90 Chevrolet Camaro for King Autosport. He has also competed in other series, most notably the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Pinty's Series.
Guenette ran one ARCA race, at Talladega Superspeedway in 2014 for Mario Gosselin, a fellow Canadian. He finished 20th, two laps down.
Guenette ran the entire Canadian Tire Series schedule in 2013. Running Dodges for Dave Jacombs, he posted two top fives and another three top tens in the No. 39, compared to two did not finishes. Of the top fives, the best finish was a second place at Autodrome St. Eustache. He received major funding from Motos Illimitees, DLGL, and Kawasaki. In 2014, he ran four races in the 39, but with family member Jacques Guenette as the owner. He posted a best finish of second, which he accomplished twice, once at St. Eustache and once at Circuit ICAR.
Guenette's first Truck start came for Gosselin, at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, driving the No. 39 Chevrolet Silverado. Oil line issues hampered Guenette's effort, and he finished 25th. In 2014, both of his starts came at Martinsville Speedway. In the spring race, he start and parked for Gosselin, finishing last after running only 32 laps. For the fall, Guenette was picked to drive the No. 32 Chevrolet Silverado for Turner Motorsports. In final practice, he posted the fastest 10-lap average. He qualified twelfth and finished ninth.