The xfinity series was formerly known as the nascar sportsman division 19501967. The word nascar doesnt always mean big teams and big bucks. Championship points standings for the nascar canadian tire series 2016. When 1989 sprint cup series champ retired in 2005, he had established himself one of the elite drivers of his era. Nascar home tracks the official website of nascars. Sawyer taken at michigan in august by larry scavnicky of frontstretch photos. This is an unofficial page compiled by from many different sources. Nascar budweiser late model sportsman series 19821983.
Hathaway wins 100th canadian tire series race jason hathaway said prior to the budweiser 300 that to win the 100th race in the history of the nascar canadian tire series presented by mobil 1 would. Pintys series notables to race daytona speedweeks while the daytona 500 is one of the most anticipated events of the nascar season, the other races during the speedweek camirand resigns with. World wide technology raceway at gateway, canadian tire motorsport park and bristol motor speedway round of 8. Brett moffitt was fastest in final practice for sundays gander outdoors truck series race at canadian tire. Oct 16, 2007 the nascar canadian tire series presented by sirius finished off its first season with its awards banquet saturday, oct. In 2009 andrew ranger was voted the most popular nascar canadian tire series driver. The season consisted of 11 races at 10 different venues, of which 7 were held on ovals. Then start racing at different bigger, more popular tracks. Nascar completed its purchase of the series formerly known as cascar in september, 2006.
Jr motorsports is the management company and racing operation for dale earnhardt jr. Truck series practice report from canadian tire motorsport. Napa auto parts to sponsor chase elliott in the nationwide. Among the most popular tools drivers and teams will use to prepare for the. Most updated information and news on nascar canada results, stats, drivers, events. Nascar canadian tire series 2016 standings driver database. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver rankings owners crew chiefs. Shop for your favorite nascar driver s apparel, tshirts, hats, twill jackets, fleece, customizedpersonalized gear, diecast cars, womens and kids apparel, flags, tailgating gear and more.
He also competed in the nascar camping world truck series, driving the no. World truck series at the time when he won at canadian tire motorsports park on sept. Jan 10, 2019 the nascar pintys series th season will feature some of canadas most iconic tracks, including nine oval track events and five road course races. He currently competes fulltime in the nascar pintys series, driving the no. Nascar reveals rules changes for xfinity, gander trucks. The race series will be contested over a fourmonth period, starting with the seasonopening race on may 21 at canadas victoria day weekend on the road course at. The series is one of three national divisions of nascar, ranking as the third tier behind the secondtier nascar xfinity series and the top level nascar cup series.
Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox sports. Nascar teams compete in all three national nascar series. Kyle busch is nascars reigning cup champion and the resident villain of the series. We try to make it as complete as possible and update it as often as needed. The team often shares a single manufacturer for all of the teams cars, but each car has an. Nascar driver arrested in canada for smuggling fox sports. Victories at the atlanta motor speedway and at the canadian tire motorsport park. Current and historical nascar race results by track. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox. Click on the year to see detailed race results and standings for that year. A veteran of the nascar canadian tire series, he raced in the series from 2011 to 2015.
Serie nascar pintys, commonly abbreviated as nps, is a national nascar racing series in canada, with one race in the united. Nascar canadian tire series inside track motorsport news. Kennington also competes parttime in the nascar xfinity series, driving the no. The early years of nascar were mostly a period of growth. Individual driver statistics for the 2016 nascar canadian tire series. A team is limited to four cars in each of the nascar series. Nascar camping world truck series most popular driver. Nascar racing is a popular, growing sport in canada, enjoyed by millions of passionate fans, steve o. With the first week of may in the books, here is where the grid currently stands. John ryan fitzpatrick may 9, 1988 age 32cambridge, ontario. Austin hill and johnny sauter got around another canadian, fellow truck series playoff driver stewart friesen, on the last lap to round out the top six.
Nascar flags, nascar banners, garden flag nascar shop. I think my greatest and most humbling achievement was being honoured as the 2015 nascar canadian tire series most popular driver. Canadian tire has announced the end of its title sponsorship for the nascar canadian tire series, canadas top stock car league, at the conclusion of. It began with the pintys presents the clarington 200 at canadian tire motorsport park on may 17 and ended with the pintys 250 at kawartha speedway on september 19. Tyler dippel suspended indefinitely by nascar nascar talk. For the first time in series history, may 20, the nascar canadian tire series opens its season at the 2. The modified division is nascar s oldest division, and is the only openwheeled division that nascar sanctions. Nascar truck playoffs field expands to 10 for 2020 racer. If you are realy good you might get signed by a team to race in one of nascars lower series such as the canadian tire series. He swept both events at canadian tire motorsport park in 20 to become the first driver in series history to win backtoback races at the road course. This has to be one of the most popular answers whenever a nascar fan is asked what track they want to see on the schedule. In september 2006 nascar announced the purchase of the cascar super series, the top canadian stockcar racing series at the time.
Jr motorsports to field talented young driver in the no. Gander trucks playoff field expands to 10 drivers in 2020. While the daytona 500 is one of the most anticipated events of the nascar season, the other races during the speedweek. Who are the most popular drivers in the nascar regional. Year, races, champion, car owner, champions crew chief, rookie of the year, most popular driver. The team often shares a single manufacturer for all of the teams cars, but each car has an independent car number, driver, and crew chief. He is eighth on nascars alltime win list 55 wins and his 697 consecutive. The 2015 nascar canadian tire series was the ninth season of the nascar canadian tire series, which took place in the summer of 2015.
Nascar cup series gear is at the nascar superstore. But the victory isnt secure until alex tagliani, who also was contending for the win, loses a gear on the. Friesen will make his debut in nascars canadabased series next year. Nascar officials introduced rules changes tuesday for pit stops both for personnel and. A recap of the 20 nascar canadian tire series presented by mobil 1 season. Brett moffitt dominates canadian tire, wins second. Nascar busch series grand national division 19952003.
Since 2001, the cup series season has consisted of 36 races over 10 months. Nascar has just announced that montreal driver ray courtemanche jr. Kennington born july 15, 1977 is a canadian professional stock car racing driver. It was known as the canadian tire series from 20072015. At the same time, they announced a longterm sponsorship agreement with canadian tire as the title sponsor. Canadian tire motorsport park ctmp is the leading racing and automotive performance facility in canada. Nascar forced to postpone pintys series opener at ctmp. Along with that change will be tweaks to the eliminations that will bring the system more into line with that used in cup and the xfinity series. Thanks to a mix of fulltime and parttime teams, along with rides that feature occasional appearances from monster energy nascar cup series drivers, its tricky to keep tabs on it all. Aug 24, 2019 gander outdoors truck series driver tyler dippel has been suspended indefinitely for violating section 12. Biffle is another driver who has been popular on the advertising circuit, mixing good lucks and a friendly demeanor into success off the track. Canadian tire will end its decadelong partnership with the nascar canadian tire series ncts at the end of 2015, a move that may leave stock cars on shaky ground in this country. A group of score offroad racers dick landfield, jimmy smith, jim venable, and frank scoop vessels had concerns about desert racings future, and decided to create a pavement truck racing series.
Series race at canadian tire motorsports park is posted, 28 teamsdrivers for. The rules will be in place for four xfinity series races. Nascar canadian tire series standings for 2015 click on the driver to see 2015 racelevel statistics for that driver. He is eighth on nascar s alltime win list 55 wins and his 697 consecutive. Julia landauer becomes first female driver to lead a nascar pintys series race and first american to lead a canadian series event since 2011. Fitzpatrick was also the most popular driver in the series. The nascar cup series is the sports highest level of professional competition, and consequently it is the most popular and most profitable nascar series. Scott steckly wins fourth nascar canadian tire series championship as jason hathaway wins pintys 250 by norris mcdonald wheels editor thu. The organization posted a team best ninthplace finish at the track with driver john. A nascar driver has been arrested in what canadian police are calling the largest tobaccosmuggling bust in north american history. The new series includes a multiyear sponsorship agreement with retailer canadian tire. A lot of the teams a good portion, not all of them do utilize sharing pit crew.
Scott steckly wins fourth nascar canadian tire series. Each year with the help from our friends at canadian tire, this series continues to grow and evolve. Ron fellows, canadian tire motorsport park coowner, has driven for team. The last nascar race at rockingham speedway was in 2004, and the track. Nascars top canadian series now looking for new title sponsor. Dec 20, 2017 nascar has released pit road speeds and caution vehicle speeds for 2018, with no changes from 2017 at the existing tracks for its three national series. View indepth 2020 information on your nascar canada teams, along with history, news, highres photos, high quality videos, expert analysis and opinions. Austin hill and johnny sauter got around another canadian, fellow truck series playoff driver stewart friesen, on the last lap to round out the top. Earnhardt has won nascars most popular driver award. Victories at the atlanta motor speedway and at the canadian tire motorsport park established nemecheks early entry into the inaugural nascar camping world truck series chase. Here in canada, teams in the nascar canadian tire series ncts are almost universally small and often familyrun. Canadian tire ending partnership with canadian nascar series. John hunter nemechek official site of front row motorsports.
As the season opener for the nascar pintys series at canadian tire motorsports park looms closer, the plans for various teams in the series continue to be revealed, with several announcements over the past couple of weeks. For example, indycar driver james hinchcliffe is probably the most popular canadian racer and a marketers dream and canadian tire may want to look at riding his rising star. Nascar camping world truck series victory watkins glen and two topfive. Most of the early tracks were short dirt tracks in the south.
Grading the top race teams for 2017 new, 1 comment evaluating how each of the top teams in the nascar cup series performed over the course of the 2017 season. The first race of the strictly stock series later to be known as the winston cup, nextel cup, sprint cup, monster energy cup, and now as just the cup series but then accurately named as the cars were stock right down to columnshifted transmissions whose linkages could not. Las vegas motor speedway, talladega superspeedway, martinsville speedway championship 4. Mar 21, 2018 jr motorsports has won two of the last four nascar xfinity series driver titles chase elliott, 2014 and william byron, 2017, and with three of the teams four drivers in the top three in points. Chicago and atlanta and 17 topfive finishes, as well as 42 top10 finishes with. From local grassroots racing to canadian touring series and the canucks who compete on the international stage, inside track motorsport news is the leader in terms of timely, indepth and thoughtprovoking coverage of the motorsports that matter to canadians. He won the 2010 and 2012 pintys series championships. The nascar cup series ncs is the sports highest level of professional competition. X1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour exhibition unclassified races.
Nascar pintys series archives nascar talk nbc sports. Canadian tire motorsports park 3233 concession rd clarington, on canada l1c 3k6 8008661072 directions to track. Veteran canadian drivers compete in the series on a parttime basis for fun. The nascar whelen modified tour nwmt previously the nascar winston modified tour and nascar featherlite modified series from 1985 until 2005 is a stock car racing series owned and operated by nascar in the modified division. Official website, pintys series motorsport current event.
The canadian has two poles, 15 laps led, one topfive and two top10 finishes across four career nascar gander outdoors truck series starts, all coming at the. Jr motorsports competes in multiple racing divisions, including the nascar nationwide series, in which it has earned 12 victories since its. Jan 21, 2020 nascar s truck series playoff field will be expanded from eight drivers to 10 for the 2020 season. Individual driver statistics for the 2015 nascar canadian tire. It is consequently the most popular and most profitable nascar series. Pitroad speed limits, caution vehicle speeds set for 2018. Nascar canadian tire series 2015 standings driver database. Nascar canadian tire series standings for 2015 racing. Erik jones wins truck series race at canadian tire motorsport. Writers and fans often use cup to refer to the cup series, and, although ambiguous, the use of nascar as a synonym for the cup series is common. Derek white, 45, who last year made his nascar sprint cup series. They also announced a television contract with tsn to carry all events with select races being aired live. Fitzpatrick has a seriesleading four wins at ctmp in nascar canadian tire series presented by mobil 1.
Chase elliott has been voted most popular driver the last two years and is quickly building a loyal and rabid. In addition to the pole award and wins, nemechek produced five topfive and 11 top10 finishes and finished eighth in the nascar camping world truck series driver point. Erik jones wins the camping world truck series race at canadian tire motorsport park. Matt kenseth gets darlington xfinity win after kyle busch cuts tire. The most popular driver award winners will be recognized as part of the nascar touring series awards on dec.