The 2020 NASCAR Pinty's FanCave Challenge was the fourteenth season of the Pinty's Series, the national stock car racing series in Canada sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the QwickWick 125 at Sunset Speedway on August 15 and concluded with the Pinty's 125 at Jukasa Motor Speedway on September 28.
Andrew Ranger entered the season as the defending drivers' champion, however he did not compete in any races. Jason Hathaway won the championship, finishing 14 points ahead of Kevin Lacroix. [1]
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race Driver | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Team 3 Red/Ed Hakonson Racing | 3 | Jason Hathaway | Craig Masters |
| 33 | Brett Taylor | Howie Scannell Jr. | ||
| 92 | Dexter Stacey | Bud Roy | ||
| Wight Motorsports | 80 | Donald Theetge | David Wight | |
| 22 Racing | 18 | Treyten Lapcevich (R)2 | Tyler Case | |
| Alex Tagliani 4 | ||||
| Dodge | DJK Racing | 17 | D. J. Kennington | Rick Verbern |
| 28 | Jason White 4 | Doug Devine | ||
| Kenny Forth 2 | ||||
| Dumoulin Compétition | 47 | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | Robin McCluskey | |
| Lacroix Motorsport | 74 | Kevin Lacroix | Adam Marchitto | |
| Larry Jackson Racing2 Jim Bray Motorsports4 | 98 | Larry Jackson 4 | David Stephens | |
| Todd Cresswell (R)2 | ||||
| Ford | Team 3 Red/Ed Hakonson Racing | 8 | Connor James (R) | Jamie Wagar |
| Manufacturer | Car Owner | No. | Race Driver | Crew Chief | Round(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | 22 Racing | 24 | J. R. Fitzpatrick | Greg Gibson | 4 |
| Dodge | Canada's Best Racing Team | 1 | Anthony Simone | Joey McColm | 5 |
| Lacroix Motorsport | 75 | Mathieu Kingsbury (R) | Jean-Pierre Cyr | 4 | |
| Larry Jackson Racing | 84 | Larry Jackson | Unknown | 2 | |
| Ford | Jacombs Racing | 32 | Cole Powell | Ron Easton | 2 |
On 5 December 2019, NASCAR announced the 2020 schedule. It included an inaugural race at Ohsweken Speedway, which would have become the first dirt track race in series history. [2] The COVID-19 pandemic caused the series to make considerable schedule and format changes. The season was ultimately contested over three weekends at three different tracks, with each track holding 125 lap doubleheader races. [3]
| No. | Race Title | Track | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QwickWick 125 | Sunset Speedway, Innisfil | 15 August |
| 2 | Canadian Tire 125 | ||
| 3 | Pinty's 125 | Flamboro Speedway, Millgrove | 29 August |
| 4 | PartyCasino 125 | ||
| 5 | Motomaster 125 | Jukasa Motor Speedway, Cayuga | 12 September |
| 6 | Pinty's 125 |
| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QwickWick 125 [4] | D. J. Kennington | Jason Hathaway | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | Dodge |
| 2 | Canadian Tire 125 [5] | Brett Taylor | Jason Hathaway | Jason Hathaway | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Pinty's 125 [6] | Jason Hathaway | Jason Hathaway | Jason Hathaway | Chevrolet |
| 4 | PartyCasino 125 [7] | D. J. Kennington | Kevin Lacroix | Kevin Lacroix | Dodge |
| 5 | Motomaster 125 [8] | Brett Taylor | Jason Hathaway | Jason Hathaway | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Pinty's 125 [9] | D. J. Kennington | D. J. Kennington | D. J. Kennington | Chevrolet |
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or Owners' points. * – Most laps led.
| Pos. | Driver | SUN | SUN | FLA | FLA | JUK | JUK | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Hathaway | 9* | 1* | 1* | 2 | 1* | 3 | 265 |
| 2 | Kevin Lacroix | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1* | 2 | 4 | 251 |
| 3 | D. J. Kennington | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1* | 247 |
| 4 | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 231 |
| 5 | Donald Theetge | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 225 |
| 6 | Brett Taylor | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 222 |
| 7 | Larry Jackson | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 212 |
| 8 | Connor James (R) | 10 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 211 |
| 9 | Dexter Stacey | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 204 |
| 10 | Anthony Simone | 13 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 165 | |
| 11 | J. R. Fitzpatrick | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 151 | ||
| 12 | Alex Tagliani | 4 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 147 | ||
| 13 | Jason White | 12 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 138 | ||
| 14 | Mathieu Kingsbury (R) | 5 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 131 | ||
| 15 | Treyten Lapcevich (R) | 2 | 4 | 83 | ||||
| 16 | Kenny Forth | 9 | 9 | 70 | ||||
| 17 | Cole Powell | 15 | 12 | 61 | ||||
| 18 | Todd Cresswell (R) | 16 | 15 | 57 | ||||
| Pos. | Driver | SUN | SUN | FLA | FLA | JUK | JUK | Points |
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