The inaugural season of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series competition will begin on Saturday, May 26 at Cayuga International Speedway, and includes races across 10 tracks throughout Canada, with the season-ending event on Sunday, Sept. 23 at Kawartha Speedway.
“The 2007 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series calendar presents a challenging variety of racetracks in key markets, from the sizzle of running in conjunction with the NASCAR Busch Series race in Montreal and during the Champ Car event in Edmonton, to storied oval and road circuits across Canada, ” said George Silbermann, NASCAR’s managing director of racing operations. “Coupled with a strong, recognized series sponsor and a tremendous television package, this sets the stage for an outstanding season of racing. ”
Canadian Tire Corporation announced its official entitlement of the newly formed series in September, 2006. The series is also supported by Canada’s leading sports network, TSN, which will televise 12 one-hour broadcasts featuring racing action from each series event.
“As the country’s leading automotive retailer and an avid supporter of racing in Canada for more than twenty years, we are thrilled to be able to bring the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series to drivers and race fans across the country, ” said Tony Kuczynski, vice president, automotive, Canadian Tire.
“The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series offers TSN the opportunity to showcase and support Canadian drivers and Canadian racing as part of the network’s all-encompassing NASCAR coverage, ” said Phil King, president, TSN. “As NASCAR’s popularity north of the border continues to grow, TSN has enjoyed increased NASCAR audiences, which have more than doubled in the past 10 years. ”
The 2007 schedule will include a visit to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal’s famed 2.71-mile road course on August 3-4, as a companion event to the NASCAR Busch Series which will make its Canadian debut.
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The 2007 schedule includes races on eight ovals: Cayuga International Speedway (2), Barrie Speedway (2), Sun Valley Speedway, Mosport Speedway, Riverside Speedway, and Kawartha Speedway; and four road courses: Mosport International Raceway, Grand Prix Edmonton, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, and Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres.
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