List of Canadian NASCAR drivers

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Ron Fellows has won 6 NASCAR national series races (4 in Xfinity, 2 in Truck).
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Stewart Friesen currently runs full-time in the Truck Series where he has won 3 races.
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Raphaël Lessard won 1 Truck Series race.

This is a list of Canadians who have raced in at least one NASCAR national series event.

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Earl Ross is the only Canadian to have won a NASCAR Cup Series race. Ron Fellows is the only driver to have won at least one race in more than one NASCAR national series, as he has 4 wins in the Xfinity Series and 2 wins in the Truck Series. The other Canadian drivers to have won a NASCAR national series race are former driver Larry Pollard in the Xfinity Series (1 win) and active drivers Stewart Friesen (3 wins) and Raphaël Lessard (1 win) in the Truck Series.

Active drivers

All statistics in this table are as of August 31, 2023.

These drivers from Canada are competing in any of NASCAR's national or touring series, excluding the NASCAR Pinty's Series, which is NASCAR's Canadian series and consists almost entirely of Canadian drivers.

DriverImageCurrent team and seriesTotal national series startsNCS StartsNXS StartsNCTS StartsNCTS WinsAMS StartsDebut season(s)R-R Source
Amber Balcaen Amber Balcaen at Daytona (2022).jpg ARCA Menards Series
No. 22, Venturini Motorsports 		0000031 2017 (ARCA East)
2021 (ARCA West)
2022 (main ARCA)		 [1]
Stewart Friesen Stewart friesen (51430367581) (cropped).jpg Camping World Truck Series (full-time)
No. 52, Halmar Friesen Racing 		1571015630 2021 (Cup)
2016 (Truck)		 [2]
Alex Guenette Xfinity Series (part-time)
Nos. 36/91, DGM Racing 		906301 2013 (Truck)
2016 (Xfinity)
2014 (ARCA)		 [3]
Alex Labbé AlexLabbe2018Johnsonville180.jpg Xfinity Series (part-time)
Nos. 36/90/92, DGM Racing & Nos. 28/29, RSS Racing & No. 08, SS-Green Light Racing & No. 35 Emerling-Gase Motorsports 		1510151000 2016 (Xfinity) [4]
Dexter Stacey Dexter Stacey Road America 2013.jpg Xfinity Series (part-time)
No. 66, MBM Motorsports 		29027201 2012 (Xfinity)
2015 (Truck)
2013 (ARCA)		 [5]
Jason White Jason white (53544403676) (cropped).jpg Truck Series (part-time)
No. 22, Reaume Brothers Racing
ARCA Menards Series (part-time)
No. 44, Ferrier McClure Racing 		10001006 2018 (Truck)
2019 (main ARCA)		 [6]

Inactive and retired drivers

All statistics in this table are as of August 31, 2023.

These drivers have retired from racing or are inactive/without a ride in NASCAR in 2023.

DriverDebut seasonFinal seasonNCS StartsNCS WinsNXS StartsNXS WinsNCWTS StartsNCWTS Wins
Serge Adams 1968 1968 300000
Kelly Admiraal 2013 2014 004000
Francis Affleck 1984 1984 003000
Steve Arpin 2010 2012 009050
Claude Aubin 1982 1982 001000
John Banks 1974 1976 400000
Yvon Bedard 1987 1987 001000
Leo Bergeron 1953 1953 200000
Don Biederman 1966 1969 4200000
Pierre Bourque 2007 2010 000020
Buddie Boys 1984 1986 300000
Trevor Boys 1982 2009 10203090
Wheeler Boys 2008 2009 003030
Wallie Branston 1954 1954 100000
Jim Bray 1962 1978 1500000
Rick Bye 1995 1995 001000
Patrick Carpentier 2007 2016 42016010
Jerry Churchill 1971 1995 700070
Randy Churchill 1995 1995 000030
Terry Clattenburg 1986 1986 001000
Dan Corcoran 2019 2019 001010
Ray Courtemanche Jr. 2014 2014 000010
Les Covey 1972 1973 700000
Geoffrey Dessault 1953 1953 100000
Doug Didero 1991 1992 003000
Jack Donohue 1974 1976 500000
Kevin Dowler 2004 2004 000010
Noel Dowler 2012 2012 001000
Maryeve Dufault 2011 2013 002000
Yvon Duhamel 1973 1973 100000
Jean-François Dumoulin 2009 2009 001000
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin 2011 2012 002000
Frog Fagan 1967 1971 2000000
Ron Fellows 1995 2013 250254152
Dean Ferri 1991 1991 002000
J. R. Fitzpatrick 2007 2012 00140160
Dick Foley 1957 1960 700000
Billy Foster 1966 1967 100000
Peter Gibbons 1996 1997 002000
Mario Gosselin 1998 2017 20430470
John Graham 2004 2017 0014000
Daryl Harr 2009 2014 0021000
Jason Hathaway 2017 2017 000020
Cameron Hayley 2014 2016 0000490
Stew Hayward 2015 2015 000010
Allen Heath 1951 1958 500000
Cliff Hucul 1986 1986 200000
Terry Jones 2010 2017 000060
D. J. Kennington 2006 2019 160510120
Gary Kershaw 1981 1981 100000
Gary Klutt 2016 2019 100030
Roger Laperle 1982 1982 001000
Claude Leclerc 1986 1986 001000
Albert Lemieux 1952 1952 100000
Raphaël Lessard [7] 2019 2021 0000351
Randy MacDonald 1986 2008 50320940
Teri MacDonald 2002 2004 000070
Mike MacKenzie 2007 2007 001000
Rick O'Dell 1981 1981 100000
Vic Parsons 1972 1973 1900000
Leo Poirier 1988 1988 001000
Larry Pollard 1985 1990 4098100
Nick Rampling 1966 1966 300000
Andrew Ranger 2008 2014 1017010
Laurent Rioux 1983 1984 300000
Earl Ross 1973 1978 2610000
Martin Roy 2013 2017 0024010
Norman Schihl 1956 1956 100000
Lloyd Shaw 1953 1953 100000
Peter Shepherd III 2006 2018 001070
Victor Sifton 1995 1995 001000
Jack Simpson 1973 1978 300000
Roy Smith 1975 1989 2600000
Scott Steckly 2008 2008 001000
Ross Surgenor 1974 1974 200000
Alex Tagliani 2009 2020 008060
Kat Teasdale 1997 1998 001000
Donald Theetge 2018 2020 006000
Robbie Thompson 1999 2000 000020
Don Thomson Jr. 2008 2008 001000
Jason Thom 2000 2002 000060
Paul Tracy 2006 2008 006010
Al Turner 1986 1986 001000
Michael Valiante 2007 2007 001000
Dominique Van Wieringen 2016 2016 000010
Jacques Villeneuve [8]
Jacques Villeneuve at Mont-Tremblant 2010 01.jpg 		2007 2022 509070
Dylan Westbrook 2022 2022 000010
Derek White 2009 2016 1022060
Jim Wilson 1955 1956 300000

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References

  1. ↑ "Amber Balcaen Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Stewart Friesen Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Alex Guenette Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Alex Labbe Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Dexter Stacey Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Jason White Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Raphael Lessard Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Jacques Villeneuve Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
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