CAsCAR Reunion
CASCAR was Canada’s top stock car sanctioning body, overseeing national and regional championships and creating consistent rules packages for many of the nation’s top racing facilities. On Sunday, February 12,
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2012, the Canadian Motor- sports Expo Powered by Inside Track Motorsport News will host a CASCAR Reunion to celebrate this golden era in Canadian racing. Te highlight will be an on-stage forum fea- turing CASCAR founder Tony Novotny and several prominent racers and personalities from throughout the sanctioning body’s storied history. Founded by Novotny in
1981, the Canadian Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (CASCAR) ultimately gave way (in 2007) to the present day NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. At its peak, the CASCAR
Super Series appeared at ovals and road courses across Canada, producing legendary champions like Don Tomson Jr., Dave Whitlock, Peter Gibbons, Steve Robblee, Dan Shirtliff, Mark Dilley, Kerry Micks, Andy Farr, Wayne Keeling, J.R. Fitzpatrick and others. Canadian Tire Se- ries champs Scott Steckly and DJ Kennington both cut their teeth competing in CASCAR races. “We are very excited to be
hosting the CASCAR Reunion on Sunday, February 12 at the CME,” said the CME’s Greg MacPherson. “Te series laid the groundwork for NASCAR coming to Canada, proving that
efore there was a NASCAR Canadian Tire Series,
the country and its racers would support a unified, professional stock car series. Tony Novotny and some of his early partners had a vision, and while it was never easy, he and the racers, their families, the sponsors and fans worked together to create something pretty special. We’re looking forward to having Tony joined on stage by some past CASCAR champions and other CASCAR personalities for a trip down memory lane.” Talking about the CASCAR
Reunion at the CME, Novotny said, “It’s going to be pretty neat to see a bunch of good friends and talk about the old days. Tere should be a lot of fun sto- ries. It was a lot of work and we had our ups and downs. But looking back, we put on some good racing and ran into a lot of good people over the years. It’ll be nice to see everyone again.”
Canadian Motorsport HaLL oF FaME
Te Canadian Motorsport
Hall of Fame will feature the latest addition to the Hall’s col- lection at its display during the Canadian Motorsports Expo on February 10, 11 and 12, 2012. Te vehicle is a Grand-Am
Daytona Prototype, owned by the Wilkins Family. Te car – Riley Chassis #001 – is the first-ever Riley DP produced for Grand-Am competition, and was active between 2003 and 2011. Originally owned by Chip Ganassi, the car won several races for Ganassi Racing. It also won while being race-prepped and run by Woodbridge, ON’s AIM Autosport. Te car’s appearance at the
Canadian Motorsports Expo Powered by Inside Track Mo-
Recongnise anyone from this 1988 banquet shot? If so, don't miss the CASCAR Reunion on Sunday.
torsport News, will mark the first time that the vehicle – re- stored to its most memorable ‘AIM era’ colours – will be pub- licly displayed by the Hall of Fame. Te vehicle was loaned to Te Hall late last year. In addition to exhibiting the
AIM Daytona Prototype, the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame (CMHF) booth at the CME will be staffed by several inductees to the Hall, including Canadian racing champions Craig Hill, Bill Brack, Ron Fel- lows and Ross de St. Croix. Hall of Fame Chairman Dr. Hugh Scully and motorsport journal- ists Dean McNulty (Toronto Sun) and Norris MacDonald (Toronto Star) will also be mak- ing guest appearances at the CMHF booth.
Jrp paViLion One of North America’s
largest distributors of high per- formance parts and accessories – Johnston Research and Per- formance ( JRP, Inc.) – will be hosting the 5,000 square-foot ‘JRP Pavilion’ at the 2012 Cana- dian Motorsports Expo on Feb- ruary 10-12, 2012 at Toronto’s International Centre. JRP’s manufacturers will have exhibits and factory representa-
tives to answer questions at the JRP Pavilion, creating an op- portunity – on Canadian soil – that Canadians have tradition- ally had to travel to the U.S. or Europe to experience. Established in 1993, JRP has
grown into one of Canada’s largest automotive distribution companies, through their pas- sion for motorsport and their knowledge of performance parts gained as a result of traveling the globe looking for the best products.
JonEs BroWn ExHiBitor HospitaLity arEa
Toronto-based Jones Brown
Motorsports will sponsor the Exhibitor Hospitality Area and Seminar Rooms at the Cana- dian Motorsports Expo on Feb- ruary 10, 11 and 12, 2012. Te Jones Brown Motor-
sports Exhibitor Hospitality Area will feature light refresh- ments, including bottled water, coffee, tea and light snacks, served all weekend courtesy of Jones Brown Motorsports. Jones Brown Motorsports is
Canada’s only motorsports-spe- cific insurance provider and has been a supporter of the Cana- dian Motorsports Expo since the show’s inception in 2007. •
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