Alex Guenette (born April 25, 1996) is a Canadian professional

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driver. The

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race car driver currently competes in the

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, driving the No. 3 for Team 3 Red/Ed Hakonson Racing. He has also competed in other series, most notably the

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and

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Racing career

Early years

Guenette began his racing career at the age of seven, his father and grandfather being professional race car drivers. Before stock cars, Guenette raced

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and four-wheelers. He tested stock cars in 2011 at age fifteen, was rookie of the year in the 2012 Quebec Super Truck Series and finished second in the 2013 World Series of Asphalt. A longstanding tradition of Guenette's is to eat

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on race mornings.

ARCA Racing Series

Guenette ran one ARCA race, at

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for Mario Gosselin, a fellow Canadian. He finished 20th, two laps down.

NASCAR Pinty's Series

Guenette ran the entire Canadian Tire Series schedule in 2013. Running

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s for Jacombs Racing, 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. Guenette was the series' most popular driver in 2013. In 2014, he ran four races in the 39, but with grandfather Jacques Guenette as the owner. He posted a best finish of second, which he accomplished twice, once at St. Eustache and once at

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Guenette's first Truck start came for Gosselin, at

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, driving the No. 39

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, running double duty with the

race that weekend. He was running near the top ten until oil line issues hampered Guenette's effort, and he finished 25th. In 2014, both of his starts came at

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. 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

for Turner Motorsports. In final practice, he posted the fastest 10-lap average. He qualified twelfth and finished ninth after a flat tire dropped him from sixth.

NASCAR Xfinity Series

Guenette made his Xfinity debut on May 14, 2016 in the Ollie's Bargain Outlet 200. Driving the No. 97 for

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, he finished fifteenth in his heat and twenty-seventh in the main race. Returning to the No. 97 at

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a few weeks later, Guenette posted his best career finish and only lead lap finish, a 24th. Running a third race for Obaika at

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, an early wreck eliminated him from contention. For the series' next race at

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, Guenette signed with fellow Canadian team King Autosport, finishing 26th. Guenette did not return to NASCAR competition in 2017. In 2023, Guenette returned to NASCAR competition in the

at the

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driving the #36 for

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Motorsports career results

NASCAR

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

Camping World Truck Series

Pinty's Series

ARCA Racing Series

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guenette, Alex Living people 1996 births Sportspeople from Terrebonne, Quebec Racing drivers from Quebec ARCA Menards Series drivers NASCAR drivers Canadian racing drivers