NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
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NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
racing series in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
that is based from the old CASCAR Super Series
CASCAR Super Series
The CASCAR Super Series was Canada's premier stock car touring division. It was sanctioned by CASCAR. The series ended after the 2006 season after NASCAR purchased CASCAR...
which was founded in 1981.
History
Now in its fifth season, the 2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season
The 2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season is the fifth season of the NCATS. This season comprises twelve races at eleven different venues. Seven of these events will be contested on oval courses.-Overview:...
Capacity crowds have been the hallmark of the young series, racing in front of 50,000 plus fans at Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Toronto and Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. The heated action and Canada’s excitement for the NASCAR brand have been two of the primary reasons for the tremendous support.
NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
announced in September 2006 the purchase of the CASCAR Super Series
CASCAR Super Series
The CASCAR Super Series was Canada's premier stock car touring division. It was sanctioned by CASCAR. The series ended after the 2006 season after NASCAR purchased CASCAR...
, the top stock-car racing series at the time. At the same time, they announced a long-term sponsorship agreement with Canadian Tire
Canadian Tire
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited is one of Canada's 60 largest publicly traded companies. The firm operates an inter-related network of businesses engaged in retailing hardgoods, apparel and petroleum as well as financial and automotive services, employing more than 58,000 people across Canada...
as the title sponsor. They also introduced a television contract was signed with TSN
The Sports Network
The Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
to carry all events as inked with select races being aired live.
The 2007 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season was the first with the first even being held on May 26, 2007 at Cayuga Motor Speedway and Don Thomson Jr. won a spirited battle for the first series win. Andrew Ranger
Andrew Ranger
Andrew Ranger is a Canadian racing driver driving in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in the #27 Ford Fusion for Jacombs racing and the #35 Waste Management Chevy in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East...
, in his first year of stock-car competition, won the second race at Mosport International Raceway. He took over the lead in the point standings after that event and never relinquished it on his way to the first championship. The first season saw no less than five races decided on last lap passes.
The second season, the 2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season, featured Scott Steckly
Scott Steckly
Scott Steckly is a Canadian auto racer and driver from Milverton, Ontario, Canada. He is a driver and owner in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. He drives the number 22 Canadian Tire Dodge Charger for Erb Racing, a team in which he is a partial owner...
who dominated many events He won three of the first four events of the year and held a tight grip on the driver championship point standings all season long. He set a series record with four victories throughout the year.
The third year, the 2009 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season had Andrew Ranger
Andrew Ranger
Andrew Ranger is a Canadian racing driver driving in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in the #27 Ford Fusion for Jacombs racing and the #35 Waste Management Chevy in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East...
, taking center stage by winning his second series championship in three seasons. He completed his transition from the open-wheel racing world by incorporating his highly-skilled abilities on the road courses with equally as strong program on the oval tracks. On the season, he won a single-season series record six races—three on road courses and three on ovals.
The 2010 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season belonged to D.J. Kennington. He won his first series title on the power of five wins, nine top fives and 11 top-10 finishes. Kennington battled JR Fitzpatrick for the points lead all season long as the two exchanged the top spot an unprecedented five times. In the Montreal event at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a motor racing circuit, venue for the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series....
, three female drivers (Maryeve Dufault
Maryeve Dufault
Maryeve Dufault is a Canadian model and race car driver from Sorel, Quebec. She appeared as a model on the American game show The Price is Right. She also has raced in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and Nationwide Series....
, Caitlin Johnston and Isabelle Tremblay) were in the record setting race that saw 34 drivers enter. This would also be the first live race to be broadcast nationwide on TSN. Kennington finished 2nd to fellow Canadian Tire Series competitor Jason Bowles
Jason Bowles
Jason Bowles , is an American race car driver and 2009 K&N Pro Series West champion. He currently drives for Gaunt Brothers Racing in the #75 Fuel Doctor Toyota in the K&N Pro Series East and West.-Early Career:...
in the Toyota All-Star Showdown
Toyota All-Star Showdown
The Toyota All-Star Showdown is a nonpoints, all-star race that brings together the top drivers in NASCAR's lower-level series.It was inaugurated in 2003, and all six events so far have been held at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale in suburban Los Angeles...
against the fellow NASCAR K&N Pro Series showing that Canadian teams are here to compete.
In just four seasons, seven drivers have moved up to compete in NASCAR's top series. Fitzpatrick, Kennington, Ranger, Steckly and Thomson have competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, while Pierre Bourque
Pierre Bourque
Pierre Bourque, CQ is a businessman and politician in Quebec, Canada. He founded the Vision Montreal political party and served as mayor of Montreal from 1994 to 2001.-Background:...
and Derek White
Derek White
Derek White is an American writer of Absurdist fiction, a visual artist, author of the review website 5cense, editor of Calamari Press, and publisher of the avant-garde literary journal Sleeping Fish...
have raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Ranger finished third in the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series event in Montreal after having a spirited battle with eventual race winner Carl Edwards
Carl Edwards
Carl Michael Edwards, II is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #99 Fastenal/Aflac Ford Fusion in the Sprint Cup Series and the #60 Ford in the Nationwide Series for Roush Fenway Racing...
for much of the race. Many of these young drivers have promising careers in the higher divisions of NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
representing Canada's talent.
Tracks
The following are the tracks which have been, and are currently used in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series:| Years | Track | Location | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-Present | Mosport International Raceway | Bowmanville, Ontario Bowmanville, Ontario Bowmanville is the largest community in the Municipality of Clarington in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario about 75 km east of Toronto and 15 km east of Oshawa along Highway 2... |
Road course |
| 2007-Present | Barrie Speedway Barrie Speedway The Barrie Speedway is a 1/3 mile tri-oval racing track located in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada, north of Barrie. It is a member of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series for the Ontario Provincial and continental championships, and hosts a NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race, with D. J. Kennington... |
Barrie, Ontario Barrie, Ontario Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe, approximately 90 km north of Toronto. Although located in Simcoe County, the city is politically independent... |
Oval course |
| 2007-Present | Riverside Speedway Riverside Speedway Riverside Speedway is a 1/3 mile, high banked, asphalt short track located in James River, Nova Scotia, Canada, about ten kilometres southwest of the town of Antigonish.- History :... |
Antigonish, Nova Scotia Antigonish, Nova Scotia Antigonish is a Canadian town in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia. The town is home to St. Francis Xavier University and the oldest continuous highland games in North America.-History:... |
Oval course |
| 2007-Present | Kawartha Speedway Kawartha Speedway Kawartha Speedway is a 3/8 mile paved oval located in Fraserville, Ontario, approximately 10 km southwest of Peterborough. The paved track is within the harness racing track, temporary grandstands are brought onto the harness racing tracks surface. In 2006 Kawartha Speedway held the final CASCAR... |
Fraserville, Ontario | Oval course |
| 2007-Present | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Circuit Gilles Villeneuve The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a motor racing circuit, venue for the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.... |
Montreal, Quebec | Road course |
| 2007-Present | Circuit Trois-Rivières Circuit Trois-Rivières The Circuit Trois-Rivières is a street circuit located in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. The circuit has hosted American Le Mans Series, Grand-Am Rolex Series, Trans-Am series and Formula Atlantic races in the past... |
Trois-Rivières, Quebec Trois-Rivières, Quebec Trois-Rivières is a city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence Rivers. It is situated in the Mauricie administrative region, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of Bécancour... |
Road course |
| 2007-Present | Motoplex Speedway | Vernon, British Columbia Vernon, British Columbia Vernon is a city in the south-central region of British Columbia, Canada. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped found the famed Coldstream Ranch, the City of Vernon was incorporated on December 30, 1892. The City of Vernon has a population of 35,944 , while... |
Oval course |
| 2007-2009 | Cayuga International Speedway | Cayuga, Ontario Cayuga, Ontario Cayuga is an unincorporated community and county seat in the province of Ontario, Canada located at the intersection of Highway 3 and Munsee Street and along the Grand River in Haldimand County. Cayuga is about a 20 minute drive from Lake Erie and 30 minutes south of Hamilton and 115 minutes south... |
Road course |
| 2007-2010 | City Centre Airport Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport Edmonton City Centre Airport, , is located within the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is bordered by Yellowhead Trail to the north, Kingsway to the south, 121 Street to the west, and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology to the east. It encompasses approximately of land just north... |
Edmonton, Alberta | Road course |
| 2008-2010 | Autodrome St-Eustache | St-Eustache, Quebec | Oval course |
| 2009-Present | Delaware Speedway Delaware Speedway Delaware Speedway is a half-mile paved race track that is one of the oldest continuously operating tracks in Canada. It is located a few minutes west of London, Ontario northeast of Delaware, Ontario. It hosts stock car racing every Friday night during the summer... |
Delaware, Ontario Delaware, Ontario Delaware is a community located about west of and outside of London, Ontario, within Middlesex County. Delaware stradles the Thames River. Delaware is accessed by the old highway linking London and Chatham and the freeway linking Sarnia along with Port Huron and Toronto.- History :The community... |
Oval course |
| 2009-Present | Auto Clearing Motor Speedway Auto Clearing Motor Speedway Auto Clearing Motor Speedway is a paved oval auto racing facility located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is owned and operated by the Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association Ltd... |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Oval course |
| 2010-Present | Exhibition Place Exhibition Place Exhibition Place is a mixed-use district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by the shoreline of Lake Ontario, just west of downtown. The 197–acre area includes expo, trade, and banquet centres, theatre and music buildings, monuments, parkland, sports facilities, and a number of civic, provincial,... |
Toronto, Ontario | Road course |
| 2011-Present | Circuit ICAR | Mirabel, Quebec Mirabel, Quebec Mirabel is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is an off-island suburb north-west of Montreal.Mirabel is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality and census division of Quebec, coextensive with the city of Mirabel. Its geographical code is 74.Mirabel's population was... |
Road course |
Cars
A gradual implementation of both competition and safety-based modifications have been made to the cars used in the CASCAR Super SeriesCASCAR Super Series
The CASCAR Super Series was Canada's premier stock car touring division. It was sanctioned by CASCAR. The series ended after the 2006 season after NASCAR purchased CASCAR...
. These have included a move to a Goodyear
Goodyear
Goodyear may relate to:* Charles Goodyear , inventor of vulcanized rubber* Gary Goodyear, Canadian politician*Joseph Goodyear* Julie Goodyear, British television actress* Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company...
9.5” tire, the same size that is used in all NASCAR stock-car series, on-dash electrical and ignition
Ignition
Ignition may refer to:*Making fire*CombustionEvents* Ignition , a Burning Man regional event held in Montreal, QuebecIn Media* Ignition , a top-down racing game for PC published in 1997...
systems, in-car fire suppression equipment and increased fuel cell protection. In 2009, the option of utilizing the NASCAR spec engine program was introduced. The cars uses steel tube-framed silhouette
Silhouette racing car
A silhouette racing car is a race car which, although bearing a superficial resemblance to a production model, differs mechanically in fundamental ways. The purpose of silhouette cars is to provide a manufacturer with a tangible link to their consumer product offering so as to derive maximum...
stock
Stock car racing
Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain, Brazil and Argentina. Traditionally, races are run on oval tracks measuring approximately in length...
cars powered by carbureted V8 engines. The cars have a relatively high minimum weight, so development of lightweight components is minimal. A number of components are specified by the rules, as parity is given priority over vehicle development. Manufacturer involvement is therefore limited largely to supply arrangements for long-developed crate motors, and branding on the largely standard bodywork.
Wins
| Rank | Manufacturer | Wins | Races | %Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodge Dodge Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide.... |
26 | 51 | 51.0% |
| 2 | Ford | 13 | 51 | 25.5% |
| 3 | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
12 | 51 | 23.5% |
Specifications
- Power: 550 hp
- Weight: 3000 lb (1,360.8 kg)
- Height: 49 in (1,245 mm)
- Length: 198 in (5,029 mm)
- Wheelbase: 105 in (2,667 mm)
- Width: 75 in (1,905 mm)
Types of cars used include the Ford Fusion, Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, Dodge Avenger
Dodge Avenger
The Dodge Avenger is a front-wheel drive, mid-size sedan, built by the Chrysler Corporation for the Dodge marque. In its initial debut, the Avenger was produced from 1995 to 2000 as a 2-door coupe...
and Pontiac
Pontiac
Pontiac was an automobile brand that was established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors' Oakland. Quickly overtaking its parent in popularity, it supplanted the Oakland brand entirely by 1933 and, for most of its life, became a companion make for Chevrolet. Pontiac was sold in the...
models.
Manufacturer representation
- Chrysler
- Dodge AvengerDodge AvengerThe Dodge Avenger is a front-wheel drive, mid-size sedan, built by the Chrysler Corporation for the Dodge marque. In its initial debut, the Avenger was produced from 1995 to 2000 as a 2-door coupe...
: 2007 - 2010 - Dodge ChallengerDodge ChallengerThe Dodge Challenger is the name of three different generations of automobiles marketed by the Dodge division of Chrysler.The first generation Dodge Challenger was a pony car built from 1970 to 1974, using the Chrysler E platform and sharing major components with the Plymouth Barracuda. The second...
: 2011 – Present - Dodge ChargerDodge ChargerThe Dodge Charger is an American automobile manufactured by the Dodge division of Chrysler. There have been several different Dodge vehicles, built on three different platforms and sizes, all bearing the Charger nameplate...
: 2007 - 2010
- Dodge Avenger
- Ford
- Ford Fusion: 2007 – Present
- General Motors
- Chevrolet Monte Carlo SSChevrolet Monte CarloThe Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made two-door coupe introduced for model year 1970, and manufactured over six generations through model year 2007. It was marketed as a personal-luxury coupe through most of its history, with the last model version being classified as a full-sized coupe...
: 2007-Present - Chevrolet Impala SSChevrolet ImpalaThe Chevrolet Impala is a full-size automobile built by the Chevrolet division of General Motors introduced for the 1958 model year. Deriving its name from the southern African antelope, Chevrolet's most expensive passenger model through 1965 had become the best-selling automobile in the United...
: 2007-Present - PontiacPontiacPontiac was an automobile brand that was established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors' Oakland. Quickly overtaking its parent in popularity, it supplanted the Oakland brand entirely by 1933 and, for most of its life, became a companion make for Chevrolet. Pontiac was sold in the...
: 2007-Present
- Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
List of Series Champions
| Year | Champion | Owner | Number, Make | Points (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Andrew Ranger Andrew Ranger Andrew Ranger is a Canadian racing driver driving in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in the #27 Ford Fusion for Jacombs racing and the #35 Waste Management Chevy in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East... |
Dave Jacombs | #27, Walmart/Tide Tide Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the moon and the sun and the rotation of the Earth.... Ford Fusion |
1896 (103) |
| 2008 | Scott Steckly Scott Steckly Scott Steckly is a Canadian auto racer and driver from Milverton, Ontario, Canada. He is a driver and owner in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. He drives the number 22 Canadian Tire Dodge Charger for Erb Racing, a team in which he is a partial owner... |
Scott Steckly | #22, Tow Truck In A Box Dodge Charger Dodge Charger The Dodge Charger is an American automobile manufactured by the Dodge division of Chrysler. There have been several different Dodge vehicles, built on three different platforms and sizes, all bearing the Charger nameplate... |
2070 (24) |
| 2009 | Andrew Ranger Andrew Ranger Andrew Ranger is a Canadian racing driver driving in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in the #27 Ford Fusion for Jacombs racing and the #35 Waste Management Chevy in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East... |
David Jacombs | #27, Walmart/Tide Tide Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the moon and the sun and the rotation of the Earth.... Ford Fusion |
2190 (167) |
| 2010 | DJ Kennington | Doug Kennington | #17 Castrol Edge Dodge | 2117 |
Most Wins
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Races | %Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Ranger Andrew Ranger Andrew Ranger is a Canadian racing driver driving in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in the #27 Ford Fusion for Jacombs racing and the #35 Waste Management Chevy in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East... |
12 | 42 | 28.6% |
| 2 | D. J. Kennington D. J. Kennington -Canadian Tire Series:During this time he drove #17 Castrol sponsored car in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. He won both the Barrie Speedway races in 2007 plus D.J. got a pole and ended up Second in the points. Kennington struggled in the 2008 season with no wins... |
9 | 51 | 17.6% |
| 3 | Scott Steckly Scott Steckly Scott Steckly is a Canadian auto racer and driver from Milverton, Ontario, Canada. He is a driver and owner in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. He drives the number 22 Canadian Tire Dodge Charger for Erb Racing, a team in which he is a partial owner... |
8 | 51 | 15.7% |
| 4 | J. R. Fitzpatrick J. R. Fitzpatrick John Ryan Fitzpatrick is a Canadian stock car driver. He is currently the youngest driver to win the CASCAR Super Series championship... |
6 | 42 | 14.3% |
| Don Thomson, Jr. Don Thomson, Jr. Don Thomson Jr. is a Canadian racing driver in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. He drove the #4 Home Hardware Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for Fitzpatrick Motorsports for more the two decades before moving over in 2011 to the drive the #8 Dodge becoming teammates with Jason Hathaway.-Racing... |
6 | 51 | 11.8% | |
| 6 | Kerry Micks Kerry Micks Kerry Micks is a Canadian race car driver in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. He drives the #02 Beyond Digital Imaging/Dickies Ford Fusion for his own team which he and his wife created in 1990. From 1990 to 2006 he drove in Cascar he is the all time leader in starts with 165 and second in wins... |
3 | 51 | 5.9% |
External links
- Canadian Tire Series: Official page on NASCAR Home Tracks site
- TSN: Television coverage of the series in Canada