2025 NASCAR Canada Series

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D. J. Kennington, the current points leader. D.J. Kennington Martinsville 2018 (cropped).jpg
D. J. Kennington, the current points leader.

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

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverRef
Chevrolet Ed Hakonson Racing3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Hathaway 4 [1]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Connor Bell 2 [2]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dexter Stacey 1 [3]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexandre Fortin 1 [4]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justin Arseneau 1 [5]
TBA 4
Group Theetge 80 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani 5 [6] [7]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Donald Theetge 7
Innovation Auto Sport 9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mathieu Kingsbury [8]
74 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin Lacroix [9]
Paillé Course//Racing27 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Ranger [10]
96 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marc-Antoine Camirand [10]
Dodge DJK Racing 17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D. J. Kennington [7]
Dumoulin Compétition 47 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg L. P. Dumoulin [11]

Partial schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverRoundsRef
Chevrolet Dumoulin Compétition 50 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Ghirelli 7 [12]
Ed Hakonson Racing7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Raphaël Lessard 7 [13]
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Danny Chisholm (R)1 [1]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sara Thorne2 [14]
92 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dexter Stacey 7 [15]
Eighty8 Racing88 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Simon Charbonneau (R)1, 5, 7–8 [1] [2]
Fellows McGraw Racing87 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sam Fellows1, 5, 7–10 [16]
Glenn Styres Racing 0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Glenn Styres 1 [1]
Group Theetge 73 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Donald Theetge 7 [15]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marc-André Lachapelle8 [5]
JASS Racing39 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Guenette 1, 5–10, 12 [17]
93 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Guenette Sr.5, 8 [18]
Larue Motorsports45 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg William Larue 2, 6 [19] [14]
Legendary Motorcar Company 42 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ryan Klutt1 [1]
LL Motorsports36 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Labbé 6–8 [19]
MBS Motorsports22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Steckly 1, 7 [20] [21]
69 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Domenic Scrivo (R)1, 5, 7–8 [1]
MRN Racing10 Flag of None.svg Rob Naismith4 [22]
Promotive Racing67 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Thorndyke1 [23]
Todd Musker Racing00 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Todd Musker5 [18]
Thomas Cavanagh Construction24 Flag of None.svg Jeff Cavanagh5 [18]
Tomlinson48 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ronald Tomlinson5 [18]
Benoit Couture55 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Serge Bourdeau7–8 [15]
75 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Benoit Couture5, 7 [18]
Dodge Powersports Garage14 Flag of None.svg Geoff Johnson5 [18]
Coursol Performance54 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Coursol1, 6–8 [1] [19]
DJK Racing 28 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Vargas 1–7 [24]
46 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matthew Shirley3–4 [25] [26]
Dumoulin Compétition 04 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jean-François Dumoulin 6–8 [19]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bryan Cathcart2 [27]
Equipe de Course97 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxime Gauvreau6 [19]
Larry Jackson Racing 84 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Darryl Timmers (R)1 [1]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Larry Jackson 1–2, 5–12 [19]
851 [1]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Darryl Timmers (R)7 [15]
99 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matthew Scannell1 [1]
Legendary Motorcar Company 6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Klutt1 [1]
59 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gary Klutt 1, 5, 7, 10 [28]
SDV Autosport37 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Simon Dion-Viens6–8 [19]
Ford BC Race Cars24 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Hurley (R)1 [1]
Brent Wheller Motorsports81 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brent Wheller1, 5 [1]
Jim Bray Autosport98 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Malcolm Strachan1, 5 [1]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brent Wheller2 [14]
Prolon Racing1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg J. P. Bergeron 1, 5, 7–8 [1]
TBATBATBA Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Amber Balcaen TBA [29]

Driver changes

Schedule

On 20 December 2024, NASCAR announced the 2025 schedule. It will run 12 races across 5 provinces. [30]

No.Race Title Track LocationDate
1Clarington 200 R  Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario 18 May
2NASCAR Canada 300 O  Riverside International Speedway Antigonish, Nova Scotia 28 June
3NAPA 300 O  Edmonton International Raceway Wetaskiwin, Alberta12 July
4Leland Industries 250 O  Sutherland Automotive Speedway Saskatoon, Saskatchewan16 July
5Calabogie 150 Clash of the Titans R  Calabogie Motorsports Park Calabogie, Ontario 27 July
6Bud Light 250 [N 1]  O  Autodrome Chaudière Vallée-Jonction, Quebec2 August
760 Tours Rousseau Métal
(Rousseau Metal 60 Laps) [N 2]
 R  Circuit Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, Quebec10 August
8Evirium 100 R  Circuit ICAR Mirabel, Quebec 23 August
9WeatherTech 200 R  Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario 31 August
10Delaware 200 O  Delaware Speedway Delaware, Ontario 13 September
11TBA [N 3]  O  Delaware Speedway Delaware, Ontario 13 September
12TBA R  Autodrome Montmagny Speedway Montmagny, Quebec 21 September

Results and standings

Races

No.Race Pole position Most laps ledWinning driverManufacturerNoReport
1Clarington 200 Kyle Steckly Malcolm Strachan Marc-Antoine Camirand Chevrolet 96 Report
2NASCAR Canada 300 D.J. Kennington D.J. Kennington D.J. Kennington Dodge 17 Report
3NAPA 300 Donald Theetge Donald Theetge Marc-Antoine Camirand Chevrolet 96 Report
4Leland Industries 250 Kevin Lacroix Kevin Lacroix Kevin Lacroix Chevrolet 74 Report
5Calabogie 150 Clash of the Titans Gary Klutt Marc-Antoine Camirand Connor Bell Chevrolet 3 Report
6Bud Light 250 Donald Theetge Donald Theetge Will Larue Chevrolet 45 Report
7Les 60 Tours Rousseau Métal Marc-Antoine Camirand Andrew Ranger Andrew Ranger Chevrolet 27 Report
8Evirium 100 Andrew Ranger Marc-Antoine Camirand Marc-Antoine Camirand Chevrolet 96 Report
9WeatherTech 200 Andrew Ranger Sam Fellows Marc-Antoine Camirand Chevrolet 96 Report
10Delaware 200
11Delaware 200
12TBA

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 DEL AMS Points
1 Marc-Antoine Camirand 1L71L4L4L*162L279
2 D.J. Kennington 71L*5L6847276
3 Andrew Ranger 64485L141L*272
4 L.P. Dumoulin 581033133263
5 Kevin Lacroix 86L3L1L*24310L261
6 Mathieu Kingsbury 1557775L13250
7 Ryan Vargas 12L36522727227
8 Donald Theetge 142L*92L*28169
9 Alex Guenette 42L128151
10 Jason Hathaway 9982L149
11 Larry Jackson 2110171014148
12 Gary Klutt 2L16L1898
13Dave Coursol1481694
14 Alex Tagliani 18L6L20L91
15 Will Larue (R)2L1L*90
16Sam Fellows20112180
17 J.P. Bergeron 26151180
18 Domenic Scrivo (R)2591979
19Brent Wheller221221L78
20Simon Charbonneau (R)16142676
21 Alex Labbé 6973
22Matthew Shirley (R)91069
23Darryl Timmers (R)13669
24 J.F. Dumoulin 15568
25Malcolm Strachan3L*2067
26Simon Dion-Viens111562
27 Dexter Stacey 92356
28Benoit Couture (R)132451
29 Kyle Steckly 271249
30 Connor Bell 1L47
31 Raphaël Lessard 440
32Danny Chisholm (R)1034
33Todd Musker (R)1034
34Josh Hurley (R)1133
35Sara Thorne (R)1133
36Rob Naismith (R)1133
37Ron Tomlinson (R)1232
38Bryan Cathcart1331
39 Glenn Styres 1727
40Maxime Gauvreau1727
41Serge Bourdeau1727
42Jacques Guenette1826
42Ryan Klutt1925
43Jeff Cavanagh1925
44Alexandre Fortin2222
45David Thorndyke2321
46Geoff Johnson2321
47Peter Klutt2420
48 Vittorio Ghirelli 2519
49Matthew Scannell2816
50Martin Goulet Jr.2915

Following Round 3 at the NAPA 300 at Edmonton International Raceway, Marc-Antoine Camirand was penalized 6 points in the NASCAR Canada Series Championship Owners points after being found guilty of intentionally wrecking another vehicle, regardless of whether that vehicle is removed from Competition as a result. [31] Kevin Lacroix was the other driver involved in the incident and was given probation up to and including December 31, 2025

Footnotes

  1. Race was originally scheduled to be held on May 31 but was moved to August 2.
  2. The full name of the event is: Richard & Cie. division Automobile présente les 60 Tours Rousseau Métal, en collaboration avec E. Boudreault VR (or Richard & Co., Automotive division presents the Rousseau Metal 60 Laps, in collaboration with E. Boudreault RVs.)
  3. A second race at Delaware speedway was added after the cancellation of the Sunset 225.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Clarington 200 Entry List" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "NASCAR Canada Series Makes Debut at Calabogie Motorsports Park for the Calabogie 150 Clash of the Titans". NASCAR Canada Series. July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  3. "2025 Bud Light 250 Provisional Entry List". NASCAR Canada Series. July 30, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  4. "NASCAR Canada Takes Over the Streets of Trois-Rivières at the 60 Tours Rousseau Métal". NASCAR Canada Series. August 6, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "NASCAR Canada Series Returns to Complexe ICAR for the Evirum 100". NASCAR Canada Series. August 20, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  6. "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.
  7. 1 2 Turner, Bryce (May 12, 2025). "NASCAR Canada: 2025 Season Opener Set For Action At CTMP". Inside Track Motorsport News. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
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  9. "Kevin Lacroix Set to Return to NASCAR Canada in 2025 with Title Ambitions". Speedway Digest. May 13, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Paillé Course//Racing Ready to Set New Records in 2025". NASCAR Canada Series. March 12, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  11. "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.
  12. "Vittorio Ghirelli eager to represent NASCAR Euro Series at Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres". NASCAR Euro Series. July 10, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  13. "Lessard to Once Again Sport the Lions' Colors!". Trois-Rivières Lions. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  14. 1 2 3 "2025 Riverside 300 Entry List" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "2025 GP3R Provisional Entry List". NASCAR Canada Series. August 6, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
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  17. "Alex Guénette Returns to NASCAR Canada in 2025 with JASS Racing". NASCAR Canada Series. May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NASCAR Canada Series Makes Debut at Calabogie Motorsports Park for the Calabogie 150 Clash of the Titans". NASCAR Canada Series. May 15, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
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  22. "2025 Leland Industries 250 Entry List". NASCAR Canada Series. July 15, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  23. "Thorndyke Racing Into a New Season". NASCAR Canada Series. May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  24. 1 2 Srigley, Joseph (March 25, 2025). "Ryan Vargas Making Jump to NASCAR Canada Series in 2025". TobyChristie.com.
  25. "2025 NAPA 300 Entry List" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. July 9, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  26. "Matthew Shirley Ready to Take On His Home Track in Saskatchewan". NASCAR Canada Series. July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  27. "2025 Riverside 300 results" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. June 29, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  28. "On Track and On Air: Gary Klutt's New Journey this Season". NASCAR Canada Series. May 14, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  29. Dwivedi, Neha (June 10, 2025). "Amber Balcaen Seeks Collaboration for Upcoming Efforts in the NASCAR Canada Series". The SportsRush. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  30. "NASCAR Canada Series Announces 2025 Schedule". NASCAR.ca . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  31. "NASCAR Canada's Series Penalty Report – NAPA 300 at Edmonton International Raceway". July 16, 2025.