The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will be returning to the famous 3.957 km road course at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park this weekend (August 29-31) with the Chevrolet Silverado 250.
There will be four Canadians joining the Truck Series regulars – Alex Tagliani, Ray Courtemanche Jr., Cameron Hayley and Andrew Ranger.
Canadian Tire Series Stat Advance: CTMP
Analyzing The Pinty’s Presents The Clarington 200
By Jason Cunningham, NASCAR
August 26, 2014 – 10:00am
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The 2014 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 returns to Ontario and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for the Pinty’s presents the Clarington 200 on Sunday in rural Bowmanville. Below is a statistical look at the performance of the series and selected drivers at the track:
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Race Setup:
• Season points leader L.P. Dumoulin is the defending winner of the Pinty’s presents the Clarington 200. He swept both events at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in 2013 to become the first driver in series history to win back-to-back races at the road course.
• J.R. Fitzpatrick has a series-leading four wins at CTMP in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 action, including the 2014 season opener.
• Andrew Ranger won at CTMP in both of his championship seasons, including the series’ inaugural event at the track in 2007.
• Multi-time champions D.J. Kennington and Scott Steckly will be looking to end different streaks this week. Kennington is in the midst of the second-longest winless drought of his career (12 races) while Steckly is still in search of his first career road course triumph.
At Canadian Tire Motorsport Park:
History
• Opened in 1961 as Mosport Park. The name Mosport was a contraction of motor sport.
• Has played host to the American Le Mans Series, CASCAR Super Series, Can-Am, Formula 1, IndyCar, Tudor United SportsCar and USAC Champ Car, among others, through the years.
• Welcomed the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 for the first time on June 17, 2007 in an event won by Andrew Ranger.
• Was renamed from Mosport International Raceway to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in February 2012.
• Held the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event on Sept. 1, 2013.
Notebook
• CTMP has welcomed the NCATS nine times previously, which the most events for any road course since the series began competition in 2007.
• This is the second season in a row that CTMP will have two NCATS road course events after single races there from 2007-12.
• Seven drivers have participated in all nine previous events, and all seven are expected to extend the streak this week.
• The nine previous races have produced four different winners, led by J.R. Fitzpatrick’s four.
• There have been four different pole winners in eight contests, led by Andrew Ranger’s four.
• There has yet to be a wire-to-wire victory at CTMP, but Ranger twice won from the pole.
• Fitzpatrick was the youngest CTMP race winner at 20 years, 1 month and 6 days.
• L.P. Dumoulin was the oldest CTMP victor at 34 years, 6 months and 11 days.
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Data
Race #: 9 of 11 overall, 2 of 2 at CTMP
Track Layout: 2.459-mile, 10-turn road course
Race Length: 51 laps (125.4 miles, 201.8 kilometers)
Telecast: TSN2 – Sat., Sept. 6, 5:30 p.m.; RDS2 – TBA
IndyCar Results from Sonoma
GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma
Scott Dixon
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Simon Pagenaud
Takuma Sato
Juan Pablo Montoya
Josef Newgarden
Mikhail Aleshin (R)
Marco Andretti
Justin Wilson
Will Power
Sebastien Bourdais
James Hinchcliffe
Tony Kanaan
Mike Conway
Jack Hawksworth (R)
Sebastian Saavedra
Ryan Briscoe
Helio Castroneves
Carlos Munoz (R)
Graham Rahal
Charlie Kimball
Carlos Huertas (R)
Qualifying Results for today’s Verizon IndyCar Race from Sonoma California
Pos. Car Driver Time (sec.) Speed (MPH) Round
1 12 Will Power 77.4126 110.912
2 67 Josef Newgarden 77.7318 110.457
3 9 Scott Dixon 77.9044 110.212
4 27 James Hinchcliffe 77.9565 110.138
5 8 Ryan Briscoe 78.1217 109.905
6 3 Helio Castroneves 78.8771 108.853
7 11 Sebastien Bourdais 77.7176 110.477
8 10 Tony Kanaan 77.7231 110.469
9 34 Carlos Munoz (R) 77.7257 110.465
10 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay 77.7499 110.431
11 83 Charlie Kimball 77.7532 110.426
12 7 Mikhail Aleshin (R) 78.7700 109.001
13 25 Marco Andretti 78.2681 109.700
14 15 Graham Rahal 78.1249 109.901
15 77 Simon Pagenaud 78.2767 109.688
16 19 Justin Wilson 78.2296 109.754
17 20 Mike Conway 78.3518 109.583
18 98 Jack Hawksworth (R) 78.2310 109.752
19 2 Juan Pablo Montoya 78.8102 108.945
20 14 Takuma Sato 78.4104 109.501
21 18 Carlos Huertas (R) 78.9603 108.738
22 17 Sebastian Saavedra 78.5202 109.348
IndyCar 2015 Schedule Speculation
RACER.Com
At least three new venues, a Texas race dropped and an old standby in Canada scrambling to stay alive appear to be the developing storylines for the 2015 Verizon IndyCar series schedule. RACER’s Marshall Pruett did a speculative story on the schedule earlier this month and a few things have changed since then.
Mark Miles hopes to announce the official slate next weekend at Fontana but RACER has learned a couple of developments that could impact the number of races and where IndyCar could be going next year. If Dubai and Brasilia can be signed, sealed and delivered to open the season in late February and early March, it looks like IndyCar could have anywhere from 18 to 19 races.
A road course outside New Orleans at NOLA Motorsports Park seems to have the green light and will be the only new venue in the United States but maybe not North America. The big question mark is Toronto. Because of the Pan-Am Games, a staple of IndyCar since 1986 every July had been offered a June 8 date by the city. But it was the same date that Texas Speedway promoter Eddie Gossage wanted and it appears he’s going to get it. Toronto promoters Kim Green and Kevin Savoree are thought to be meeting with city officials about another possibility later in June but IndyCar is also looking at a Canadian option, should nothing be worked out at Toronto.
Tony Cotman, who serves as IndyCar’s track consultant as well as chief steward for Indy Lights, last week visited Canadian Tire Motorsport Park – better known as Mosport – to check out the venerable road course located about an hour’s drive east of Toronto. Indy cars under USAC sanction ran Mosport in 1968 but haven’t gone back because today’s cars are considered too fast for the 2.5-mile circuit. The track underwent a major facelift a few years ago but would likely take more upgrading to accommodate an IndyCar race.
It’s believed Circuit Mont-Tremblant (previously known as St. Jovite), a scenic road course 90mins northwest of Montreal that USAC ran in 1968 and Champ Car went back to in 2007 , is also on the radar as a possible backup for Toronto.
While the Canadian site remains in question, there will only be one race in Texas next year because promoter Mike Lanigan will not be returning to Houston’s Reliant Park . The June doubleheader featured great racing and a very visible title sponsor in Shell but poor attendance in the heat of the summer. Lanigan is thought to be exploring other Texas options for 2016. One is Circuit of Americas in Austin, current home of the United States Formula 1 Grand Prix, and the other possibility is an airport layout at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base.
Whether or not the Triple Crown remains intact may be contingent on Auto Club Speedway. It’s believed Pocono Raceway was granted its wish to get off the July 4th weekend so it will continue for the third straight year, but Fontana does not want to host the season finale on Labor Day weekend – like it will next weekend. And Miles is evidently set on stopping the 2015 schedule by Labor Day so finding Fontana a spot could be tricky.
It would seem New Orleans has the climate and atmosphere to make a Labor Day date work for the last race of 2015 but a March date is also being discussed. Sonoma Raceway hosting the finale could be another possibility.
Two years hence, however, Boston has jumped into the picture as a potential street race to close the 2016 season on Labor Day, after a potential race at Providence, R.I. apparently fell through.
Detroit will be a doubleheader again and, if Toronto is rescued, it will also feature two races so that would give IndyCar 17 events and 19 races.
RACER’S BEST GUESS AT 2015
FEBRUARY
Dubai (street circuit)
MARCH
Brasilia (road course)
St. Petersburg (street circuit)
APRIL
Long Beach (street)
Birmingham (road course)
MAY
Indianapolis (road course)
Indianapolis 500 (oval)
JUNE
Detroit (street, doubleheader)
Texas (oval)
Toronto (street) or Mosport (road course)
JULY
Iowa (oval)
Pocono (oval)
Fontana (oval)
AUGUST
Mid-Ohio (road course)
Milwaukee (oval)
Sonoma (road course)
SEPTEMBER
New Orleans (road course)