2015 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
Scott Steckly won the Canadian Tire Series championship and is here seen driving at the Budweiser 300.
The 2015 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series was the ninth season of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, which took place in the summer of 2015. The season consisted of 11 races at 10 different venues, of which 7 were held on ovals. It began with the Pinty's presents the Clarington 200 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on May 17 and ended with the Pinty's 250 at Kawartha Speedway on September 19.[1] L. P. Dumoulin entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion; 2015 was the final season that Canadian Tire sponsored the series,[2] with Pinty's taking over the title sponsorship from 2016.
Scott Steckly won his fourth series championship by four points, holding off an end-of-season points surge by Jason Hathaway. After taking three top-five finishes in the first four races, Steckly won back-to-back events at Edmonton and Saskatoon, before adding a third win at Antigonish and ultimately sealed the championship with second place in the final race. Hathaway won at Chaudière before winning the final two races to close in on Steckly. Andrew Ranger completed the championship top-3, 14 points in arrears of Hathaway. Ranger won one race during the season, winning at Saint-Eustache. Rookie Kevin Lacroix was the only other driver to win more than once; he won two Quebec races at Circuit ICAR and Circuit Trois-Rivières. Gary Klutt (Canadian Tire Motorsport Park) and Alex Tagliani (Sunset Speedway) completed the season's winners, the former taking Rookie of the Year honors ahead of Marc-Antoine Camirand.
Drivers
Schedule
The series' 2015 schedule was released on December 18, 2014.[1] In February 2015, Sunset Speedway was added to the schedule to replace Barrie Speedway, after circuit owners halted racing at the track.[3]
| No. |
Race Title |
Track |
Date[1] |
| 1 |
Pinty's presents the Clarington 200 |
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville |
May 17[4] |
| 2 |
Budweiser 300 |
Autodrome Chaudière, Vallée-Jonction |
June 13 |
| 3 |
Leland Industries 300 presented by Johnsonville |
Sunset Speedway, Innisfil[3] |
June 20 |
| 4 |
Ecko Unlimited 100 |
Circuit ICAR, Mirabel |
July 5 |
| 5 |
Alberta Has Energy 300 |
Edmonton International Raceway, Wetaskiwin |
July 11 |
| 6 |
Velocity Prairie Thunder 250 |
Auto Clearing Motor Speedway, Saskatoon |
July 15 |
| 7 |
Lucas Oil National 250 pres. by Lacroix Tuning |
Autodrome Saint-Eustache, Saint-Eustache |
July 25 |
| 8 |
JuliaWine.com Le 50 Tours |
Circuit Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières |
August 2 |
| 9 |
Wounded Warriors Canada 300 |
Riverside International Speedway, James River |
August 15 |
| 10 |
Pinty's presents the Clarington 200 |
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville |
August 30[4] |
| 11 |
Pinty's 250 |
Kawartha Speedway, Cavan Monaghan |
September 19 |
Results and standings
Races
Drivers' championship
(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.
| Pos |
Driver |
MSP |
CHA |
SUN |
ICA |
EDM |
ACL |
STE |
TRO |
RIV |
MSP |
KAW |
Points |
| 1 |
Scott Steckly |
5* |
16* |
4 |
5 |
1* |
1* |
10* |
9 |
1* |
7 |
2 |
446 |
| 2 |
Jason Hathaway |
7 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1* |
442 |
| 3 |
Andrew Ranger |
9 |
4 |
20 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6* |
10 |
428 |
| 4 |
L. P. Dumoulin |
6 |
10 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
13 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
420 |
| 5 |
Gary Klutt (R) |
1 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
14 |
7 |
22 |
8 |
11 |
11 |
383 |
| 6 |
Marc-Antoine Camirand (R) |
23 |
11 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
27 |
5 |
382 |
| 7 |
D. J. Kennington |
4 |
3 |
16 |
9 |
4 |
16 |
5 |
7 |
16 |
4 |
3 |
382 |
| 8 |
Jean-François Dumoulin |
3 |
14 |
5 |
14 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
21 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
381 |
| 9 |
Alex Tagliani |
|
5 |
1* |
3 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
|
8 |
7 |
356 |
| 10 |
Joey McColm |
18 |
9 |
11 |
12 |
8 |
15 |
17 |
17 |
9 |
13 |
8 |
348 |
| 11 |
Matthew Scannell |
12 |
12 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
17 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
24 |
19 |
326 |
| 12 |
Mark Dilley |
|
17 |
17 |
|
14 |
4 |
2 |
|
4 |
|
13 |
239 |
| 13 |
Alex Labbé |
DNS1 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
|
|
11 |
4 |
|
23 |
|
229 |
| 14 |
Cayden Lapcevich (R) |
17 |
18 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
9 |
6 |
197 |
| 15 |
Kevin Lacroix (R) |
26 |
|
|
1* |
|
|
16 |
1* |
|
26 |
21 |
184 |
| 16 |
Anthony Simone |
25 |
6 |
19 |
23 |
|
|
9 |
|
|
29 |
18 |
179 |
| 17 |
Erica Thiering (R) |
16 |
13 |
13 |
20 |
17 |
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
167 |
| 18 |
Noel Dowler |
|
|
9 |
|
12 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
15 |
134 |
| 19 |
James Van Domselaar |
|
|
|
|
9 |
9 |
|
|
|
14 |
14 |
130 |
| 20 |
Kerry Micks |
14 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
10 |
|
121 |
| 21 |
Jeff Lapcevich |
2 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
119 |
| 22 |
Simon Dion-Viens (R) |
13 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
17 |
|
119 |
| 23 |
Dave Coursol (R) |
15 |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
15 |
|
118 |
| 24 |
Larry Jackson |
24 |
8 |
15 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
116 |
| 25 |
Dwayne Baker (R) |
|
15 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
20 |
115 |
| 26 |
Ray Courtemanche Jr. |
20 |
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
DNS1 |
|
18 |
|
95 |
| 27 |
Kevin Poitras (R) |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
23 |
|
12 |
|
87 |
| 28 |
Adam Dowler (R) |
|
|
|
|
19 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
16 |
87 |
| 29 |
Ryan Klutt (R) |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
24 |
|
25 |
|
72 |
| 30 |
Josh Collins (R) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
12 |
66 |
| 31 |
Jamie Krzysik (R) |
|
|
|
|
16 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
60 |
| 32 |
Nick Jewell |
|
|
|
|
20 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
57 |
| 33 |
Jocelyn Fecteau (R) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
20 |
|
55 |
| 34 |
Jason Hankewich (R) |
|
|
|
|
15 |
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
54 |
| 35 |
David Thorndyke |
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
50 |
| 36 |
Patrice Brisebois |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
49 |
| 37 |
Jason White |
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
48 |
| 38 |
Trevor Seibert |
22 |
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45 |
| 39 |
Carlos de Quesada (R) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
28 |
|
42 |
| 40 |
Pier-Luc Ouellette (R) |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36 |
| 41 |
D. J. Casey |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
33 |
| 42 |
David Michaud (R) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
32 |
| 43 |
Derek White |
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
30 |
| 44 |
Charles Harvey (R) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
30 |
| 45 |
Donald Chisholm |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
29 |
| 46 |
Olivier Bedard (R) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
|
28 |
| 47 |
Brandon White (R) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
27 |
| 48 |
Dennis LaForce (R) |
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
26 |
| 49 |
Paul Jean (R) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
QL2 |
19 |
|
|
|
25 |
| 50 |
Kevin O'Connell (R) |
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23 |
| 51 |
Ryley Seibert |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
23 |
| 52 |
Elie Arseneau |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
| 53 |
Spencer Gallagher |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
22 |
| Pos |
Driver |
MSP |
CHA |
SUN |
ICA |
EDM |
ACL |
STE |
TRO |
RIV |
MSP |
KAW |
Points |
- Notes
- 1 – Alex Labbé and Ray Courtemanche Jr. received championship points, despite the fact that they did not start the race.
- 2 – Paul Jean qualified in the No. 00 for Derek White.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Bonkowski, Jerry (December 18, 2014). "NASCAR Canadian Tire Series 2015 schedule released". MotorSportsTalk (NBC Sports). Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ↑ Pappone, Jeff (February 17, 2015). "Canadian Tire ending partnership with Canadian NASCAR series". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- 1 2 Bonkowski, Jerry (February 5, 2015). "Canada's Barrie Speedway sold/closed, NASCAR race events moved to nearby Sunset Speedway". MotorSportsTalk (NBC Sports). Retrieved February 6, 2015.
- 1 2 Nesbitt, Wally (November 19, 2014). "CTMP unveils 2015 major events schedule". InsideTrackNews.com (Inside Track Motorsports News). Retrieved November 19, 2014.
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