quick history & points FAst FActs
thE sEriEs: The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series was established by NASCAR in 2007 after it purchased the Canadian Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (CASCAR) in 2006.
thE sponsor: Canadian Tire operates an inter-related network of businesses engaged in retailing (hardgoods, apparel and petroleum) and services (financial and automotive) throughout Canada.
thE cArs: The fiberglass-bodied cars house a 350-360 cubic inch V8 motor. They weigh 3,000 pounds and have a wheelbase of 107 inches. They run on unleaded racing fuel and have an estimated top speed of 160 mph.
thE schEDuLE: The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Presented by Mobil 1 opened its 2013 season on May 19 at Canadian Tire Motor- sport Park, near Bowmanville, Ontario. The series is featured at many of Canada’s top oval tracks and road courses, from British Columbia to the Maritimes. Of the 12 scheduled events, four will take place on road courses (two at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, and one each at Circuit ICAR (Mirabel, Quebec) and the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières (Trois-Rivières, Quebec). The other eight will be contested on short track ovals. A hightlight event in 2013 will be the tour’s Labour Day race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, immediately prior to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at the legendary road course, located northeast of Toronto, Ontario.
Greg MacPherson
chAmpionship points systEm
Championship points will be awarded to each driver and to each car owner in each event, according to their fin- ishing position, as follows:
FINISH POINTS Barrie Speedway always produces a thrilling finish.
1st .............................. 43 2nd ............................ 42 3rd.............................. 41 4th.............................. 40 5th.............................. 39 6th.............................. 38 7th.............................. 37 8th.............................. 36 9th.............................. 35 10th ............................ 34 11th ............................ 33 12th ............................ 32 13th ............................ 31 14th ............................ 30 15th ............................ 29 16th ............................ 28 17th ............................ 27 18th ............................ 26 19th ............................ 25 20th ............................ 24 21st ............................ 23 22nd .......................... 22 23rd............................ 21 24th ............................ 20 25th ............................ 19 26th ............................ 18 27th ............................ 17 28th ............................ 16 29th ............................ 15 30th ............................ 14 31st ............................ 13 32nd .......................... 12 33rd............................ 11 34th ............................ 10 35th.............................. 9 36th.............................. 8 37th.............................. 7 38th.............................. 6 39th.............................. 5 40th.............................. 4 41st .............................. 3 42nd ............................ 2 43rd.............................. 1
NOTE:
•In addition to the foregoing, one (1) point will be awarded for positions after 43rd place.
• If a car makes a qualifying at- tempt, but fails to earn one of the available starting positions, the car owner and driver will be awarded points, starting with the position following the last position in the starting field.
• A driver will be credited only with points earned in the car in which he/she started the race, and the starting driver will be credited with all points earned by that car in that race. To be eligible for points, the car must be entered in the event and the driver must start the race. A driver cannot receive points for more than one car in the race.
• Three additional bonus points will be awarded to each driver and car owner that wins the race, one additional bonus point will be awarded to each driver and car owner whose car officially leads a lap, and one additional bonus point will be awarded to the driver and car owner leading the most official laps. (In the event of ties, dupli- cate points will be awarded.) NASCAR Officials will deter- mine the official leader(s) of the race. The official lap leader and finishing positions will be deter- mined at the start/finish line.
Roger Tepper / NASCAR
Vernon, BC’s Motoplex Speedway.
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