NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
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| NASCAR Canadian Tire Series | |
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| Sport | Auto racing |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Country(ies) |  Canada |
| 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]
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 2008 Schedule
| Date | Event | Track | Location | Pole Winner | Race Winner |
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| May 24, 2008 | The Crown Jewel 200 | Cayuga International Speedway | Hamilton, ON | Don Thomson Jr | Scott Steckly |
| June 15, 2008 | Dickies 200 | Mosport International Raceway | Bowmanville, ON | ||
| June 28, 2008 | A&W 300 | Barrie Speedway | Barrie, ON | ||
| July 5, 2008 | National Kodak 250 | Autodrome St-Eustache | St-Eustache, QC | ||
| July 19, 2008 | SunValley Speedway | Vernon, BC | |||
| July 25, 2008 | Rexall Edmonton Indy | Rexall Edmonton Indy | Edmonton, AB | ||
| August 2, 2008 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Montreal, QC | |||
| August 9, 2008 | Full Throttle Energy Drink 200 | Mosport International Raceway | Bowmanville, ON | ||
| August 17, 2008 | Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres | Circuit Trois-Rivières | Trois-Rivières, QC | ||
| August 30, 2008 | Cayuga International Speedway | Hamilton, ON | |||
| September 6, 2008 | Pizza Pizza 300 | Barrie Speedway | Barrie, ON | ||
| September 20, 2008 | Atlantic Dodge Dealers 300 | Riverside Speedway | Antigonish, NS | ||
| September 27, 2008 | Dodge Ram 250 | Kawartha Downs | Fraserville, ON |
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