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Racing fans could be forgiven for thinking they were seeing double after the same three drivers took the top spots in two NASCAR races on Wednesday night.

At the first double-header NASCAR event at the Wyant Group Raceway, Quebec native Alex Labbe won the first race under a blazing hot sun, followed by veteran D.J. Kennington and last year’s Saskatoon event winner Cayden Lapcevich.

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The second race, played out in the cool shadows of the grandstand, flipped the order as well as the temperature. Lapcevich took first to repeat his feat from 2016, Kennington was runner-up once again and Labbé rounded out the top three.

“(Racing twice) is tough, but I think it’s really good for a day we had like today,” Labbe said.

The racing on the outskirts of Saskatoon for the NASCAR Pinty’s Series event was ferocious enough to bring drivers to their knees. Literally.

Labbe collapsed in the arms of his crew after emerging victorious from his car following race one. It prompted a hectic couple of minutes as his team began screaming for medical support, but a few water bottles later — both drank and poured over his head — Labbe was all smiles.