2014 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

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Louis-Philippe Dumoulin won the championship.
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J. R. Fitzpatrick finished second by three points.
D. J. Kennington finished third by 51 points. DJ Kennington.JPG
D. J. Kennington finished third by 51 points.
The start of the Alberta Has Energy 300 at Edmonton International Raceway, the fourth round of the championship. Alberta Has Energy 300 green flag.jpg
The start of the Alberta Has Energy 300 at Edmonton International Raceway, the fourth round of the championship.

The 2014 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season was the eighth season of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, which took place in the summer of 2014. 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 18 and ended with the Pinty's 250 at Kawartha Speedway on September 20. [1] Scott Steckly entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion.

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Louis-Philippe Dumoulin won his first series championship at Kawartha Speedway, finishing three points ahead of J. R. Fitzpatrick. [2] Dumoulin won two races during the season, at Saskatoon and Trois-Rivières, and finished every race inside the top nine placings; this run included nine top-five finishes. Fitzpatrick won one more race than Dumoulin – winning both Canadian Tire Motorsport Park races, as well as the Kawartha finale – but only recorded three further top-five finishes. Despite not winning a race, D. J. Kennington finished third in the championship, eight points ahead of defending champion Steckly, who won at Saint-Eustache.

Three other drivers won races during the season, including Jason Hathaway and Andrew Ranger, who each won two races; Hathaway won the series' inaugural race at the quarter-mile Autodrome Chaudière as well as winning at Barrie Speedway, while Ranger won back-to-back races at ICAR and Edmonton International Raceway, another new venue to the 2014 schedule. The season's other winner was Donald Chisholm, who only contested two races during the year. Chisholm was the winner at Riverside International Speedway, a track that his father owned until his death in July 2014; it was his maiden series victory.

Drivers

No.ManufacturerCar OwnerRace DriverCrew Chief
00 Chevrolet Derek White Derek White 2TBA
Dominic Jacques 1(R)
02 Ford Susan Micks Kerry Micks 3Rino Montanari
Mark Dilley 8
03 Dodge Marc ArseneauElie Arseneau 2TBA
3 Chevrolet Ed Hakonson Jason Hathaway Craig Masters
04 Dodge Paul Corbeil Jean-François Dumoulin 3TBA
5 Dodge 7Kevin DowlerNoel DowlerDave Jacombs
Chevrolet 4
7 Dodge Dave Jacombs Jacques Villeneuve 1TBA
9 Ford 4Susan MicksRuss Bond 1(R)TBA
Vaughn Gittin Jr. 1(R) [3]
Kerry Micks 1
Curtis Fielding 1(R)
Dodge 2 Kerry Micks 1
Dwayne Baker 1(R)
13 Dodge Rob McConnellTrevor Monaghan 1TBA
14 Chevrolet James Van DomselaarJames Van Domselaar 4TBA
15 Ford Bill MathewsSteve Mathews 3Rick McColl
16 Chevrolet Benoit TheetgeBenoit Theetge 1(R)TBA
17 Dodge Doug Kennington D. J. Kennington Dave Wight
18 Dodge Bronte Tagliani Stefan Rzadzinski 2(R)Tyler Case
Alex Tagliani 9
19 Ford Reginald ArseneaultBrad Graham 1TBA
22 Dodge Scott Steckly Scott Steckly Randy Steckly
24 Dodge Scott Steckly Luc Lesage 4(R)TBA
Ray Courtemanche Jr. 2
Stefan Rzadzinski 2(R)
John Flemming 1
James White 1(R)
25 Dodge Bud MorrisJoey McColmRyan Weiss
27 Dodge D. J. Kennington Andrew Ranger Bill Burns
28 Dodge 6 D. J. Kennington Jason White 4Lawrence Roy
Jamie Krzysik 1(R)
Ian Admiraal 1(R)
Ford 2 Donald Chisholm 2
29 Dodge Ray Courtemanche Jr. Ray Courtemanche Jr. 4Mike Knott
33 Chevrolet Bob DeLormeBob DeLorme 1(R)TBA
36 Dodge Ghislain Labbé Alex Labbé 2TBA
37 Dodge Clement SamsonSimon Dion-Viens 4(R)TBA
39 Dodge Jacques Guenette Alex Guenette 4 Martin Roy
42 Chevrolet Peter KluttPeter Klutt 4TBA
47 Dodge Marc-Andre Bergeron Louis-Philippe Dumoulin Mario Gosselin
48 Chevrolet Kevin KozackSteve Mathews 2TBA
51 Dodge Murray HaukaasNick Jewell 2TBA
56 Dodge Dan BrayMatthew Scannell 8(R)Howie Scannell Jr.
Larry Jackson 2
57 Chevrolet Dennis LaForceShania LaForce 1(R)TBA
Dennis LaForce 1(R)
59 Chevrolet Peter KluttRyan Klutt 1(R)TBA
Gary Klutt 3
61 Dodge Peter KluttRyan Klutt 1(R)TBA
Gary Klutt 1
66 Dodge Fraser BullRobin Buck 2Fraser Bull
67 Chevrolet David ThorndykeDavid Thorndyke 2TBA
71 Dodge Patrice Brisebois Patrice Brisebois 2TBA
72 Dodge Dave JacombsErica Thiering 5(R)TBA
Xavier Coupal 2
Alex Labbé 2
76 Dodge Sherri LapcevichJeff Lapcevich 7Chris Couvillon
77 Dodge Katherine AlmeidaJocelyn Fecteau 4(R)TBA
83 Dodge Menno AdmiraalBob Attrell 1(R)TBA
Ian Admiraal 1(R)
84 Chevrolet John Fitzpatrick J. R. Fitzpatrick Don Thomson Jr.
87 Ford Bud MorrisSteve Mathews 2Rick McColl
88 Chevrolet Derek White Marc-Antoine Camirand 3TBA
Derek White 1
90 Dodge Normand RoyPaul Jean 1(R)TBA
94 Dodge Ray Courtemanche Jr. Dave Coursol 1TBA
95 Dodge Peter SimoneAnthony Simone 7Jeff Walt
97 Ford 5Yvon VanniniHugo Vannini 5Yvon Vannini
Chevrolet 2Jason Hankewich 2
98 Dodge Jim BrayLarry Jackson 3TBA
99 Chevrolet Derek White Matt Pritiko 3(R)TBA
Marc-Antoine Camirand 2

Schedule

No.Race Title Track Date [4]
1 Pinty's presents the Clarington 200 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville May 18
2Budweiser 300 Autodrome Chaudière, Vallée-Jonction June 15 [lower-alpha 1]
3Jiffy Lube 100 presented by La Petite Bretonne Circuit ICAR, Mirabel July 6
4Alberta Has Energy 300 Edmonton International Raceway, Wetaskiwin July 11
5Velocity Prairie Thunder 250 Auto Clearing Motor Speedway, Saskatoon July 16
6National 250 Autodrome Saint-Eustache, Saint-Eustache July 26
7JuliaWine.com le 50 Tours [lower-alpha 2] Circuit Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières August 10
8Wilson Equipment 300 Riverside International Speedway, James River August 16
9 Pinty's presents the Clarington 200 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville August 31
10Wahta Springs 300 Barrie Speedway, Oro-Medonte September 6
11Pinty's 250 Kawartha Speedway, Cavan–Monaghan September 20
Notes
  1. The Budweiser 300 was postponed a day because of persistent rain. [5]
  2. The JuliaWine.com le 50 Tours event had been extended due to a green–white–checker finish, but finished under a red flag due to time constraints, after an incident involving Xavier Coupal and Marc-Antoine Camirand, which launched Coupal's car into a series of rolls. [6]

Results and standings

Races

RaceName Pole position Most laps ledWinning driverManufacturer
1 Pinty's presents the Clarington 200 Andrew Ranger J. R. Fitzpatrick J. R. Fitzpatrick Chevrolet
2Budweiser 300Steve Mathews Jason Hathaway Jason Hathaway Chevrolet
3Jiffy Lube 100 presented by La Petite Bretonne Andrew Ranger Andrew Ranger Andrew Ranger Dodge
4Alberta Has Energy 300 Alex Tagliani Alex Tagliani Andrew Ranger Dodge
5Velocity Prairie Thunder 250 Scott Steckly Scott Steckly Louis-Philippe Dumoulin Dodge
6National 250 Alex Labbé Scott Steckly Scott Steckly Dodge
7JuliaWine.com le 50 Tours Marc-Antoine Camirand Louis-Philippe Dumoulin Louis-Philippe Dumoulin Dodge
8Wilson Equipment 300 Donald Chisholm Andrew Ranger Donald Chisholm Ford
9 Pinty's presents the Clarington 200 Andrew Ranger J. R. Fitzpatrick J. R. Fitzpatrick Chevrolet
10Wahta Springs 300 J. R. Fitzpatrick Jason Hathaway Jason Hathaway Chevrolet
11Pinty's 250 J. R. Fitzpatrick J. R. Fitzpatrick J. R. Fitzpatrick Chevrolet

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 ACD ICAR EIR VER STE CTR RIV MSP BAR KAW Points
1 Louis-Philippe Dumoulin 4532131*6449453
2 J. R. Fitzpatrick 1*864710571*21*450
3 D. J. Kennington 5712589183735402
4 Scott Steckly 254783*1*16155132394
5 Jason Hathaway 241*93211812301*3393
6 Andrew Ranger 21121*14824*291523378
7Noel Dowler2291110969813716366
8Joey McColm1716266617101110614347
9 Alex Tagliani 14513*51225201021273
10 Mark Dilley 219191475124271
11Jeff Lapcevich22756256255
12Matthew Scannell (R)12181529102898223
13Steve Mathews233121516177218
14Anthony Simone2815134311113194
15 Ray Courtemanche Jr. 101717141224170
16 Kerry Micks 63161414168
17 Alex Guenette 6227161
18Erica Thiering (R)131110819159
19Larry Jackson713171615153
20 Alex Labbé 416152139
21Hugo Vannini711231327139
22 Marc-Antoine Camirand 192820317135
23 Stefan Rzadzinski (R)1391114129
24James Van Domselaar17181511115
25 Gary Klutt 828622112
26Luc Lesage (R)8221921106
27 Jean-François Dumoulin 14412102
28Peter Klutt910333193
29Jocelyn Fecteau (R)1425301889
30 Jason White 2710292684
31Simon Dion-Viens (R)DNQ115212784
32Matt Pritiko (R)16112283
33 Donald Chisholm 11279
34Robin Buck3877
35 Derek White 20162571
36Nick Jewell141262
37David Thorndyke111958
38Ian Admiraal (R)181753
39Ryan Klutt (R)261151
40 Patrice Brisebois 212245
41Xavier Coupal (R)242341
42Elie Arseneau203236
43John Flemming935
44Brad Graham935
45James White (R)1034
46Dave Coursol1331
47Paul Jean (R)1331
48 Vaughn Gittin Jr. (R)1430
49Bob Attrell (R)1529
50Bob DeLorme (R)1529
51Jamie Krzysik (R)1628
52Dennis LaForce (R)1628
53Dominic Jacques (R)1727
54Russ Bond (R)1826
55Trevor Monaghan1826
56Jason Hankewich (R)Wth1925
57Shania LaForce (R)2024
58Dwayne Baker (R)2024
59Curtis Fielding (R)2321
60 Jacques Villeneuve 2420
61Benoit Theetge (R)2618
Pos.Driver MSP ACD ICAR EIR VER STE CTR RIV MSP BAR KAW Points
Notes

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