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Sport | Auto racing |
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Founded | 1981 |
Country | ![]() |
Most recent champion(s) | Andrew Ranger |
The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series is a NASCAR series in Canada. It is the successor to the former CASCAR Super Series. All 13 events of the 2008 season will be broadcast tape delayed on TSN.[1]
NASCAR's purchase of CASCAR
NASCAR began talking with the former CASCAR series in November 2004, when the two bodies signed a multi-year marketing and operational agreement. The purchase came in September 2006. The series replaced CASCAR's Super Series. The series title sponsor is Canadian Tire.[2]
The Canadian Tire Series champion is given an opportunity to participate in the Toyota All-Star Showdown in Irwindale Speedway in California.
The cars
The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series uses steel tube-framed silhouette 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.
2008 Schedule
Date | Event | Track | Location |
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May 24, 2008 | The Crown Jewel 200 | Cayuga International Speedway | Hamilton, ON |
May 31, 2008 | National 250 | Autodrome St. Eustache | Saint-Eustache, QC |
June 15, 2008 | Mosport International Raceway | Bowmanville, ON | |
June 28, 2008 | Barrie Speedway | Barrie, ON | |
July 12, 2008 | SunValley Speedway | Vernon, BC | |
July 19, 2008 | Grand Prix Edmonton | Grand Prix Edmonton | Edmonton, AB |
August 2, 2008 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Montreal, QC | |
August 9, 2008 | Mosport International Raceway | Bowmanville, ON | |
August 17, 2008 | Grend Prix de Trois-Rivieres | Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres | Trois-Rivières, QC |
August 30, 2008 | Cayuga International Speedway | Hamilton, ON | |
September 6, 2008 | Barrie Speedway | Barrie, ON | |
September 20, 2008 | Riverside Speedway | Antigonish, NS | |
September 27, 2008 | Dodge Charger 250 | Kawartha Downs | Fraserville, ON |