The series will provide new racing opportunities for teams and drivers from the former cascar series. The organization and sport of stock car racing has its roots in the american deep south during the prohibition period, when moonshiners, as they were called, would soup up their cars so they could outrun the police. Nascar announces touring series most popular drivers. Series releasenascar media photo daytona beach, fla. The xfinity series was formerly known as the nascar sportsman division 19501967. The long awaited eleven race 2014 nascar canadian tire series season launches this weekend at the victoria day speedfest presented by castrol, at. Those who live up to their names make one for themselves. Aug 27, 2017 the nascar camping world truck series silverado 250 will mark bolen motorsports second trip across the border in nascar camping world truck series competition.
The following is a list of female nascar drivers who have participated in a national or regional touring series race since the organizations inception in 1949, along with statistical totals for their nascar careers. Aug 25, 2019 past nascar gander outdoors truck series races on the historical and scenic canadian tire motorsport park road course have ended in hot tempers and dramatic last lap passes. Dillon born february 27, 1992 is an american professional stock car racing driver. 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. Roush fenway racing wont field xfinity series team in 2019. While some female nascar drivers have transitioned or attempted to transition from openwheel racing and sports car racing sarah fisher, janet guthrie, danica patrick. The nascar camping world truck series silverado 250 will mark bolen motorsports second trip across the border in nascar camping world truck series competition. A 100lap nascar pintys series race in the first race for the canadian series in the united states. Kennington born july 15, 1977 is a canadian professional stock car racing driver. Jan 03, 2019 he had also been voted nascars most popular driver four times. 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. Road america and canadian tire motorsport park august 22, 2019 nascar wire service main page, nascar news, nascar xfinity series, top stories 0 elkhart lake, wi august 25. Nascar pintys series page 9 tims corner motorsports. Chase elliott, kyle larson to team with gms racing, take.
The fans have spoken, and they have selected a pair of series champions as well as a pair of repeat award winners in balloting for the nascar regional touring series 2014. Who are the most popular drivers in the nascar regional. In 2009 andrew ranger was voted the most popular nascar canadian tire series driver. He currently competes fulltime in the nascar cup series, driving the no. Nascar busch series grand national division 19952003. Nascar canadian tire series standings for 2015 click on the driver to see 2015 racelevel statistics for that driver. 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. Chase elliott, kyle larson take aim at kyle busch bounty. Racing in the cascar super series what is now the nascar canadian tire series at age 16, fitzpatrick finished 11th in the point standings and second in the rookie of the year standings in 2004. Some 20 years and seven nascar cup series championships later, jimmie is still the. Nascar canadian tire series 2015 schedule released. Veteran canadian drivers compete in the series on a parttime basis for fun.
Click on the year to see detailed race results and standings for that year. Fitzpatrick was born in cambridge, ontario, and got his first taste of racing in karts at the age of six, moving quickly to the canadian association for stock car auto racing cascar junior ranks and then on to late model stock cars by the time he was years old racing in the cascar super series what is now the nascar canadian tire series at age 16. Oct 06, 2015 the xfinity series and camping world truck series host a combination banquet on nov. He is the younger brother of fellow nascar driver austin dillon, son of former driver and rcr general manager mike dillon, and grandson of richard childress. During the 20 season, he suffered an upperbody injury in a wreck at canadian tire motorsport park, leading to. Fitzpatrick won for the second time in nine races in the nascar canadian tire series, taking the napa autopro 100 at circuit gilles villeneuve in montreal saturday. Julia landauer becomes first female driver to lead a nascar pintys series race and first american to lead a canadian series event since 2011. Last year, ranger competed in three ncats races, with first, second and third place finishes. Tagliani autosport ready for 2014 nascar canadian tire series.
They also announced a television contract with tsn to carry all events with select races being aired live. Jason white will be presented with the most popular driver award for the 2011 nascar canadian tire series as the nascar night of champions touring awards gala taking place at the nascar hall of fame in charlotte on saturday, december 10 th. The long awaited eleven race 2014 nascar canadian tire series season launches this weekend at the victoria day speedfest presented by castrol, at canadas most famous racing address, canadian. Ill be very proud to be representing all the canadian race fans that weekend in charlotte and show. I think my greatest and most humbling achievement was being honoured as the 2015 nascar canadian tire series most popular driver. Fitzpatrick was also the most popular driver in the series. Tagliani autosport ready for 2014 nascar canadian tire. In 2007, fitzpatrick earned two wins, four topfives, seven top10s and three pole awards in the canadian tire series where sponsorship came from milwaukee tools.
In 1988, charlottedaytona dash series later the goodys dash series driver shawna robinson became the first woman to win a nascar touring series event, also earning rookie of the year and most popular driver honors. Canadian tire ending partnership with canadian nascar series. Fitzpatrick born may 9, 1988 is a canadian professional stock car racing driver. Brett moffitt dominates canadian tire, wins second playoff race. Ron fellows shares memories on nascar jimmie johnson day 4.
He is eighth on nascar s alltime win list 55 wins and his 697 consecutive. The fans have spoken, and they have selected a pair of series champions as well as a pair of repeat award winners in balloting for the nascar regional touring series 2014 most popular driver. Chase elliott wrecks ty dillon to win nascar trucks. Feb 12, 2017 the series will provide new racing opportunities for teams and drivers from the former cascar series. Nascar is an acronym for the national association for stock car auto racing. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox sports. Canadian tire motorsport park archives nascar talk nbc. A development driver for joe gibbs racing, the 19yearold from hinckley, ohio, is driving parttime in the xfinity series as well as racing in the nascar camping world truck series for red horse. Aug 23, 2019 nascar gander outdoors truck series driver tyler dippel has been indefinitely suspended ahead of this weekends race at canadian tire motorsport park. The most popular driver award winners for 2015 are. Nascar most popular driver online voting for all divisions.
Brett moffitt dominates at canadian tire motorsport park. From chase elliott turning ty dillon to cole custer and john hunter nemechek coming to blows, canadian tire motorsport park has produced multiple memorable finishes. A nascar spokesman confirmed that dippel, driver of the no. Trucks set for treacherous 10th turn at canadian tire. Ranger won the two biggest events of the year in dominant fashion at. Nascar pintys series archives nascar talk nbc sports. Nascar canadian tire series 2016 standings driver database. The nascar pintys series is the premier motorsports division in canada. Cindric, 19, was a teammate of briscoes at brad keselowski racing in 2017 and won his first major nascar race in september at canadian tire motorsport park.
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. Fitzpatrick takes nascar canadian tire series most popular driver award. After another limited schedule in 2012, during which he won the series most popular driver award, he moved to a fulltime slate in 20 and finished 12th in points. The truck series finishes at canadian tire motorsport park over the past few seasons have been. At the same time, they announced a longterm sponsorship agreement with canadian tire as the title sponsor. Past nascar gander outdoors truck series races on the historical and scenic canadian tire motorsport park road course have ended in hot tempers and dramatic last lap passes.
Nascar cup series drivers chase elliott and kyle larson will join gms racing in an effort to win the nascar gander. The official nascar canadian tire series schedule, point fund and tracks will be announced at. Nascar touring most popluar drivers named performance. Nascar has just announced that montreal driver ray courtemanche jr. Sawyer taken at michigan in august by larry scavnicky of frontstretch photos. Camping world was the title sponsor from 2009 to 2018. Get the latest news, highlights and recaps from the racing experts. In her sophomore dash series run, robinson became the first woman to earn the pole position for a nascar touring series race. Jason hathaway retires from fulltime nascar pintys. The quebec native last competed in the nascar xfinity series, driving for obaika racing and king autosport.
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. The series stretches from alberta to nova scotia, covering five provinces, seven oval. Nascar on thursday announced the 11race schedule for the nascar canadian tire series presented by mobil 1. He had also been voted nascars most popular driver four times. Rhodes, fifield, seuss among nascars most popular drivers.
He was honored as the 2007 nascar canadian tire series presented by sirius satellite radio champion at the season. 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. Ford performance teaming up young nascar stars, veteran racer. Racing in the cascar super series what is now the nascar canadian tire. Nascar budweiser late model sportsman series 19821983. While the daytona 500 is one of the most anticipated events of the nascar season, the other races during the speedweek. Then at 17, he achieved three topfive and five top10 finishes, scoring his first win. He has also competed in other series, most notably the nascar camping world truck series, nascar pintys series and arca racing series. The xfinity series is in wisconsin to turn left and right at road america, while the truck series heads up to bowmanville, ontario, canada, to. Nascar cup series drivers chase elliott and kyle larson will join gms racing in an effort to win kevin harvicks gander trucks bounty on kyle busch. Nascar completed its purchase of the series formerly known as cascar in september, 2006.
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. The early years of nascar were mostly a period of growth. See how what we learn on the track inspires what goes into our consumer tires. The nascar gander outdoors truck series heads north to canada for the second race of the playoffs and some roadcourse racing at canadian tire motorsports park. Courtemanche began racing in the nascar canadian tire series in 2011, competing on a parttime basis. The series is one of three national divisions of nascar, ranking as the third tier behind the secondtier nascar xfinity series and the top. Canada west racing we talk racing jason white voted most.
At age 18, he became the youngest driver to become a canadian tire series. It was known as the canadian tire series from 20072015. Nascar touring series most popular drivers revealed. 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 2015 standings driver database.
Alex guenette born april 25, 1996 is a canadian professional stock car racing driver. Oct 16, 2007 the nascar canadian tire series presented by sirius finished off its first season with its awards banquet saturday, oct. Ford performance teaming up young nascar stars, veteran. Individual driver statistics for the 2015 nascar canadian tire series. Among the most popular tools drivers and teams will use to prepare for the. The most popular form of auto racing in the united states. Sep 01, 20 chase elliott puts ty dillon into the tires on the final turn to take the win at canadian tire motorsports park. In 2008 he had one victory mosport, five topfives, six. He won the sunoco rookie of the year and most popular driver awards after qualifying for the series playoffs and winning the ford 200 seasonfinale at homesteadmiami speedway. Kennington also competes parttime in the nascar xfinity series. When 1989 sprint cup series champ retired in 2005, he had established himself one of the elite drivers of his era. The most popular driver award winners for 2014 are.
Stewart friesen got into the tire barrier at canadian tire motorsports park during practice for the nascar gander outdoors truck series. Year, races, champion, car owner, champions crew chief, rookie of the year, most popular driver. He currently competes fulltime in the nascar pintys series, driving the no. Jason hathaway retires from fulltime nascar pintys series. Most of the early tracks were short dirt tracks in the south. Nascar gander outdoors truck series driver tyler dippel has been indefinitely suspended ahead of this weekends race at canadian tire motorsport park.
Chase elliott nascar driver page bio and stats mrn. In september 2006 nascar announced the purchase of the cascar super series, the top canadian stockcar racing series at the time. Nov 29, 2012 nascar has just announced that montreal driver ray courtemanche jr. While the daytona 500 is one of the most anticipated events of the nascar season, the other races. Jason white will be presented with the most popular driver award for the 2011 nascar canadian tire series as the nascar night of champions touring awards gala taking place at the nascar hall of fame in charlotte on saturday, december 10 th ill be very proud to be representing all the canadian race fans that weekend in charlotte and show how much enthusiasm there is for. Click on the year to see detailed race results and standings.
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