2025 NASCAR Canada Series

The 2025 NASCAR Canada Series is the nineteenth season of the Canada Series, the national stock car racing series in Canada sanctioned by NASCAR. The season began with a race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on May 18 and will conclude with the race at Autodrome Montmagny Speedway on September 21.

Marc-Antoine Camirand entered the season as the defending champion.

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

Manufacturer Team No. Driver Ref
Chevrolet Ed Hackonson Racing 3 Jason Hathaway 3 [1]
TBA 9
Group Theetge 80 Alex Tagliani [2][3]
Donald Theetge
Innovation Auto Sport 9 Mathieu Kingsbury [4]
74 Kevin Lacroix [5]
Paillé Course//Racing 27 Andrew Ranger [6]
96 Marc-Antoine Camirand [6]
Dodge DJK Racing 17 D. J. Kennington [3]
28 Ryan Vargas (R) [7]
Dumoulin Compétition 47 L. P. Dumolin [8]
Larry Jackson Racing 84 Darryl Timmers (R) 1 [1]
Larry Jackson 11 [9]

Partial schedule

Manufacturer Team No. Driver Races Ref
Chevrolet Ed Hackonson Racing 8 Danny Chisholm (R) 1 [1]
Sara Thorne 1 [10]
Eighty8 Racing 88 Simon Charbonneau (R) 1 [1]
Fellows McGraw Racing 87 Sam Fellows 5 [11]
Glenn Styres Racing 0 Glenn Styres 11 [1]
JASS Racing 39 Alex Guenette 7 [12]
Larue Motorsports 45 William Larue 2 [9][10]
Legendary Motorcar Company 42 Ryan Klutt 1 [1]
LL Motorsports 36 Alex Labbé 1 [9]
MBS Motorsports 22 Kyle Steckly 1 [13][14]
69 Domenic Scrivo (R) 1 [1]
Promotive Racing 67 David Thorndyke 1 [15]
Steven Duguay 83 Martin Goulet Jr. 1 [9]
Dodge Coursol Performance 54 Dave Coursol 2 [1][9]
Dumoulin Compétition 04 Jean-François Dumoulin 1 [9]
Bryan Cathcart 1 [16]
Equipe de Course 97 Maxime Gauvreau 1 [9]
Larry Jackson Racing 85 Larry Jackson 1 [1]
99 Matthew Scannell 1 [1]
Legendary Motorcar Company 6 Peter Klutt 1 [1]
59 Gary Klutt 4 [17]
SDV Autosport 37 Simon Dion-Viens 1 [9]
Ford BC Race Cars 24 Josh Hurley (R) 1 [1]
Brent Wheller Motorsports 81 Brent Wheller 1 [1]
Jim Bray Autosport 98 Malcolm Strachan 1 [1]
Brent Wheller 1 [10]
TBA 1 [9]
Prolon Racing 1 J. P. Bergeron 1 [1]
TBA TBA TBA Amber Balcaen TBA [18]

Driver changes

  • Ryan Vargas will make his Canada Series debut in 2025 and will run full-time in the series in the No. 28 car for DJK Racing, contingent upon the team finding sponsorship for every race. He will be the first American to run full-time in the Canada Series since 2001 as well as the first since NASCAR's acquisition of it in 2007. Vargas ran full-time in the NASCAR Euro Series in 2024 and has also previously competed in the NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series.[7]

Schedule

On 20 December 2024, NASCAR announced the 2025 schedule. It will run 12 races across 5 provinces.[19]

No. Race Title Track Location Date
1 Clarington 200 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario 18 May
2 NASCAR Canada 300 Riverside International Speedway Antigonish 28 June
3 NAPA 300 Edmonton International Raceway Wetaskiwin 12 July
4 NASCAR 250 - Presented by Leland Industries Sutherland Automotive Speedway Saskatoon 16 July
5 TBA Calabogie Motorsports Park Calabogie 27 July
6 Bud Light 250 [N 1] Autodrome Chaudière Vallée-Jonction 2 August
7 TBA Circuit Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières 10 August
8 TBA Circuit ICAR Mirabel, Quebec 23 August
9 TBA Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario 31 August
10 Delaware 200 Delaware Speedway Delaware, Ontario 13 September
11 TBA Autodrome Montmagny Speedway Montmagny, Quebec 21 September
TBA Sunset 225 [N 2] Sunset Speedway Innisfil TBA

Results and standings

Races

No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Manufacturer No Report
1 Clarington 200 Kyle Steckly Malcolm Strachan Marc-Antoine Camirand Chevrolet 96 Report
2 NASCAR Canada 300 D.J. Kennington D.J. Kennington D.J. Kennington Dodge 17 Report
3 NAPA 300
4 NASCAR 250 - Presented by Leland Industries
5 TBA
6 Bud Light 250 Report
7 TBA
8 TBA
9 TBA
10 Delaware 200
11 TBA
TBA Sunset 225

Drivers' championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results, Owners' points, or heat race. L –Led race lap (1 point). * – Led most race laps (1 point). (R) - Rookie of the Year candidate.

Pos. Driver MSP RIS EIR SAS CMP ACD CTR ICAR MSP DEL AMS SUN Points
1 D.J. Kennington 7 1L* 85
2 Marc-Antoine Camirand 1L 7 84
3 Andrew Ranger 6 4 78
4 L.P. Dumolin 5 8 75
5 Kevin Lacroix 8 6L 75
6 Ryan Vargas 12L 3 74
7 Jason Hathaway 9 9 70
8 Mathieu Kingsbury 15 9 68
9 Larry Jackson 21 10 54
10 Brent Wheller 22 12 57
11 Gary Klutt 2L 43
11 Will Larue (R) 2L 43
13 Malcolm Strachan 3L* 43
14 Alex Guenette 4 40
15 Danny Chisholm (R) 10 34
16 Josh Hurley (R) 11 33
16 Sara Thorne (R) 11 33
18 Darryl Timmers (R) 13 31
18 Bryan Cathcart 13 31
20 Dave Coursol 14 30
20 Donald Theetge 14 30
22 Simon Charbonneau 16 28
23 Glenn Styres 17 28
24 Alex Tagliani 18L 27
25 Ryan Klutt 19 25
26 Sam Fellows 20 24
27 David Thorndyke 23 21
28 Peter Klutt 24 20
29 Domenic Scrivo (R) 25 19
30 J.P. Bergeron 26 18
31 Kyle Steckley 27 17
32 Matthew Scannell 28 16

Footnotes

  1. ^ Race was originally scheduled to be held on May 31 but was moved to August 2.
  2. ^ Race was originally scheduled to be held on June 21 but was moved to a later date.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Clarington 200 Entry List" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  2. ^ "Tagliani and Theetge Team Up Again With a Fresh Look, New Crew Chief, and Big Goals for the 2025 NASCAR Canada Series". NASCAR Canada Series. May 7, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Turner, Bryce (May 12, 2025). "NASCAR Canada: 2025 Season Opener Set For Action At CTMP". Inside Track Motorsport News. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  4. ^ "Mathieu Kingsbury: Gearing Up for His First Full Season in NASCAR Canada". NASCAR Canada Series. June 12, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  5. ^ "Kevin Lacroix Set to Return to NASCAR Canada in 2025 with Title Ambitions". Speedway Digest. May 13, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Paillé Course//Racing Ready to Set New Records in 2025". NASCAR Canada Series. March 12, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  7. ^ a b Srigley, Joseph (March 25, 2025). "Ryan Vargas Making Jump to NASCAR Canada Series in 2025". TobyChristie.com.
  8. ^ "New Partnership with WeatherTech: Louis-Philippe Dumoulin Returns to NASCAR Canada for the 2025 to 2027 Seasons". NASCAR Canada Series. March 20, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i "2025 Bud Light 250 Entry List" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. May 27, 2025. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  10. ^ a b c "2025 Riverside 300 Entry List" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  11. ^ "Fellows McGraw Racing to Compete at 2025 NASCAR Canada Road Courses". NASCAR Canada Series. May 14, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  12. ^ "Alex Guénette Returns to NASCAR Canada in 2025 with JASS Racing". NASCAR Canada Series. May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  13. ^ "2025 NASCAR Canada Season Opener Set for Action at CTMP". NASCAR Canada Series. May 12, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  14. ^ "Kyle Steckly: Calm Behind the Wheel, Clear About the Road Ahead". NASCAR Canada Series. May 16, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  15. ^ "Thorndyke Racing Into a New Season". NASCAR Canada Series. May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  16. ^ "2025 Riverside 300 results" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. June 29, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  17. ^ "On Track and On Air: Gary Klutt's New Journey this Season". NASCAR Canada Series. May 14, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  18. ^ Dwivedi, Neha (June 10, 2025). "Amber Balcaen Seeks Collaboration for Upcoming Efforts in the NASCAR Canada Series". The SportsRush. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  19. ^ "NASCAR Canada Series Announces 2025 Schedule". NASCAR.ca. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.