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Marc-Antoine Camirand, the current NASCAR Canada Series 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

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Complete schedule

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Manufacturer Team No. Driver Ref
Chevrolet Ed Hackonson Racing 3 Canada Jason Hathaway 5 [1]
Canada Connor Bell 1 [2]
TBA 6
Group Theetge 80 Canada Alex Tagliani [3][4]
Canada Donald Theetge
Innovation Auto Sport 9 Canada Mathieu Kingsbury [5]
74 Canada Kevin Lacroix [6]
Paillé Course//Racing 27 Canada Andrew Ranger [7]
96 Canada Marc-Antoine Camirand [7]
Dodge DJK Racing 17 Canada D. J. Kennington [4]
28 United States Ryan Vargas (R) [8]
Dumoulin Compétition 47 Canada L. P. Dumoulin [9]

Partial schedule

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Manufacturer Team No. Driver Rounds Ref
Chevrolet Ed Hackonson Racing 8 Canada Danny Chisholm (R) 1 [1]
Canada Sara Thorne 2 [10]
Eighty8 Racing 88 Canada Simon Charbonneau (R) 1, 5 [1][2]
Fellows McGraw Racing 87 Canada Sam Fellows 7–10 [11]
Glenn Styres Racing 0 Canada Glenn Styres 1, 6 [1]
JASS Racing 39 Canada Alex Guenette 5–10, 12 [12]
93 Canada Jacques Guenette Sr. 5 [13]
Larue Motorsports 45 Canada William Larue 2, 6 [14][10]
Legendary Motorcar Company 42 Canada Ryan Klutt 1 [1]
LL Motorsports 36 Canada Alex Labbé 7 [14]
MBS Motorsports 22 Canada Kyle Steckly 1 [15][16]
69 Canada Domenic Scrivo (R) 1, 5 [1]
MRN Racing 10 N/A Rob Naismith 4 [17]
Promotive Racing 67 Canada David Thorndyke 1 [18]
Steven Duguay 83 Canada Martin Goulet Jr. 6 [14]
Todd Musker Racing 00 Canada Todd Musker 5 [13]
Thomas Cavanagh Construction 24 N/A Jeff Cavanagh 5 [13]
Tomlinson 48 Canada Ronald Tomlinson 5 [13]
Ben et Florentine/Excellence 75 Canada Benoit Couture 5 [13]
Dodge Powersports Garage 14 N/A Geoff Johnson 5 [13]
Coursol Performance 54 Canada Dave Coursol 1, 7 [1][14]
Dumoulin Compétition 04 Canada Jean-François Dumoulin 7 [14]
Canada Bryan Cathcart 2 [19]
Equipe de Course 97 Canada Maxime Gauvreau 7 [14]
DJK Racing 46 Canada Matthew Shirley 3–4 [20][21]
Larry Jackson Racing 84 Canada Darryl Timmers (R) 1 [1]
Canada Larry Jackson 1–2, 5–12 [14]
85 1 [1]
99 Canada Matthew Scannell 1 [1]
Legendary Motorcar Company 6 Canada Peter Klutt 1 [1]
59 Canada Gary Klutt 1, 7–8, 10 [22]
SDV Autosport 37 Canada Simon Dion-Viens 7 [14]
Ford BC Race Cars 24 United States Josh Hurley (R) 1 [1]
Brent Wheller Motorsports 81 Canada Brent Wheller 1, 5 [1]
Jim Bray Autosport 98 Canada Malcolm Strachan 1, 5 [1]
Canada Brent Wheller 2 [10]
TBA 7 [14]
Prolon Racing 1 Canada J. P. Bergeron 1, 5 [1]
TBA TBA TBA Canada Amber Balcaen TBA [23]
Italy Vittorio Ghirelli 8 [24]
Canada Raphaël Lessard 7 [25]

Driver changes

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  • Ryan Vargas will make his Canada Series debut in 2025 and will run full-time in the series in the No. 28 car for DJK Racing, contingent upon the team finding sponsorship for every race. He will be the first American to run full-time in the Canada Series since 2001 as well as the first since NASCAR's acquisition of it in 2007. Vargas ran full-time in the NASCAR Euro Series in 2024 and has also previously competed in the NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series.[8]

Schedule

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On 20 December 2024, NASCAR announced the 2025 schedule. It will run 12 races across 5 provinces.[26]

No. Race Title Track Location Date
1 Clarington 200  R  Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario 18 May
2 NASCAR Canada 300  O  Riverside International Speedway Antigonish, Nova Scotia 28 June
3 NAPA 300  O  Edmonton International Raceway Wetaskiwin, Alberta 12 July
4 Leland Industries 250  O  Sutherland Automotive Speedway Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 16 July
5 Calabogie 150 Clash of the Titans  R  Calabogie Motorsports Park Calabogie, Ontario 27 July
6 Bud Light 250 [N 1]  O  Autodrome Chaudière Vallée-Jonction, Quebec 2 August
7 TBA  R  Circuit Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, Quebec 10 August
8 TBA  R  Circuit ICAR Mirabel, Quebec 23 August
9 TBA  R  Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario 31 August
10 Delaware 200  O  Delaware Speedway Delaware, Ontario 13 September
11 TBA [N 2]  O  Delaware Speedway Delaware, Ontario 13 September
12 TBA  R  Autodrome Montmagny Speedway Montmagny, Quebec 21 September

Results and standings

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Races

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No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Manufacturer No Report
1 Clarington 200 Kyle Steckly Malcolm Strachan Marc-Antoine Camirand Chevrolet 96 Report
2 NASCAR Canada 300 D.J. Kennington D.J. Kennington D.J. Kennington Dodge 17 Report
3 NAPA 300 Donald Theetge Donald Theetge Marc-Antoine Camirand Chevrolet 96 Report
4 Leland Industries 250 Kevin Lacroix Kevin Lacroix Kevin Lacroix Chevrolet 74 Report
5 Calabogie 150 Clash of the Titans Gary Klutt Marc-Antoine Camirand Connor Bell Chevrolet 3 Report
6 Bud Light 250 Report
7 TBA
8 TBA
9 TBA
10 Delaware 200
11 TBA
12 TBA

Drivers' championship

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Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

(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 MSPFlag of Ontario RIS Flag of Nova Scotia EIR Flag of Alberta SAS Flag of Saskatchewan CMP Flag of Ontario ACD Flag of Quebec CTR Flag of Quebec ICAR Flag of Quebec MSP Flag of Ontario DEL Flag of Ontario DEL Flag of Ontario AMS Flag of Quebec Points
1 Marc-Antoine Camirand 1L 7 1L 4L 4L* 208
2 D.J. Kennington 7 1L* 5L 6 8 199
3 Andrew Ranger 6 4 4 8 5L 194
4 L.P. Dumoulin 5 8 10 3 3 191
5 Kevin Lacroix 8 6L 3L 1L* 24 185
6 Mathieu Kingsbury 15 5 7 7 7 179
7 Ryan Vargas 12L 3 6 5 22 173
8 Jason Hathaway 9 9 8 2L 149
9 Donald Theetge 14 2L* 9 109
10 Larry Jackson 21 10 17 84
11 Alex Guenette 4 2L 83
12 Brent Wheller 22 12 21L 78
13 Gary Klutt 2L 16L 72
14 Matthew Shirley (R) 9 10 69
15 Malcolm Strachan 3L* 20 67
16 Alex Tagliani 18L 6L 66
17 Simon Charbonneau (R) 16 14 58
18 Sam Fellows 20 11 57
19 Domenic Scrivo (R) 25 9 54
20 J.P. Bergeron 26 15 47
21 Connor Bell 1L 47
22 Will Larue (R) 2L 43
23 Danny Chrisholm (R) 10 34
24 Todd Musker (R) 10 34
25 Josh Hurley (R) 11 33
26 Sara Thorne (R) 11 33
27 Rob Naismith (R) 11 33
28 Ron Tomlinson (R) 12 32
29 Darryl Timmers (R) 13 31
30 Bryan Cathcart 13 31
31 Benoit Couture (R) 13 31
32 Dave Coursol 14 30
33 Glenn Styres 17 27
34 Jacques Guenette 18 26
35 Ryan Klutt 19 25
36 Jeff Cavanagh 19 25
37 David Thorndyke 23 21
38 Geoff Johnson 23 21
39 Peter Klutt 24 20
40 Kyle Steckly 27 17
41 Matthew Scannell 28 16

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.[27] Kevin Lacroix was the other driver involved in the incident and was given probation up to and including December 31, 2025

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Race was originally scheduled to be held on May 31 but was moved to August 2.
  2. ^ A second race at Delaware speedway was added after the cancellation of the Sunset 225.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Clarington 200 Entry List" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b Turner, Bryce (May 12, 2025). "NASCAR Canada: 2025 Season Opener Set For Action At CTMP". Inside Track Motorsport News. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  5. ^ "Mathieu Kingsbury: Gearing Up for His First Full Season in NASCAR Canada". NASCAR Canada Series. June 12, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  6. ^ "Kevin Lacroix Set to Return to NASCAR Canada in 2025 with Title Ambitions". Speedway Digest. May 13, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Paillé Course//Racing Ready to Set New Records in 2025". NASCAR Canada Series. March 12, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  8. ^ a b Srigley, Joseph (March 25, 2025). "Ryan Vargas Making Jump to NASCAR Canada Series in 2025". TobyChristie.com.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ a b c "2025 Riverside 300 Entry List" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  11. ^ "Fellows McGraw Racing to Compete at 2025 NASCAR Canada Road Courses". NASCAR Canada Series. May 14, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  12. ^ "Alex Guénette Returns to NASCAR Canada in 2025 with JASS Racing". NASCAR Canada Series. May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  13. ^ a b c d e f "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.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i "2025 Bud Light 250 Entry List" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. May 27, 2025. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  15. ^ "2025 NASCAR Canada Season Opener Set for Action at CTMP". NASCAR Canada Series. May 12, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  16. ^ "Kyle Steckly: Calm Behind the Wheel, Clear About the Road Ahead". NASCAR Canada Series. May 16, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  17. ^ "2025 Leland Industries 250 Entry List". NASCAR Canada Series. July 15, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  18. ^ "Thorndyke Racing Into a New Season". NASCAR Canada Series. May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  19. ^ "2025 Riverside 300 results" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. June 29, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  20. ^ "2025 NAPA 300 Entry List" (PDF). NASCAR Canada Series. July 9, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  21. ^ "Matthew Shirley Ready to Take On His Home Track in Saskatchewan". NASCAR Canada Series. July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  22. ^ "On Track and On Air: Gary Klutt's New Journey this Season". NASCAR Canada Series. May 14, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  23. ^ Dwivedi, Neha (June 10, 2025). "Amber Balcaen Seeks Collaboration for Upcoming Efforts in the NASCAR Canada Series". The SportsRush. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  24. ^ "Vittorio Ghirelli eager to represent NASCAR Euro Series at Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres". NASCAR Euro Series. July 10, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  25. ^ "Lessard to Once Again Sport the Lions' Colors!". Trois-Rivières Lions. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  26. ^ "NASCAR Canada Series Announces 2025 Schedule". NASCAR.ca. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  27. ^ "NASCAR Canada's Series Penalty Report – NAPA 300 at Edmonton International Raceway". July 16, 2025.
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