2009 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

February 2025 2009 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series 2008 2010 thumb|Andrew Ranger, the 2009 champion. thumb|D. J. Kennington finished runner up in points. The 2009 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series was the third racing season since the buy out of the CASCAR Super Series. Highlights The 2009 calendar is highlighted with a race added to Saskatchewan at the Auto Clearing Motor Speedway, a return to Delaware Speedway and the dates at Cayuga, Ontario removed. Important car changes are Joey Hanssen came from the Netherlands to run a second D. J. Kennington's car, J. R. Fitzpatrick has graduated to NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and will only run part-time and as well as American NASCAR star Cale Gale will run a couple of races. Again all of the races will air on TSN on tape delay. The 2009 season will be David Whitlock's last season as he started it off great with a win in Quebec. Formula One driver Jacques Villeneuve made his series debut in the Tide 250 (4th race of the year) finishing last after wrecking out on the 1st lap where Scott Steckly went to victory lane. During the western road swing of races Andrew Ranger won two of the three taking the points lead with Steckly picking up the 3rd and the first ever race in Saskatchewan. Ranger then went on to win the next two races. Montreal is the most famed race, as it is paired with the NASCAR Nationwide Series. An eventful last lap ended with Scott Steckly on his roof and . R. Fitzpatrick picking up his first win of the season. At the end of the season Don Thomson Jr. finally won after a disappointing first half of the year at Barrie Speedway. Andrew Ranger ended up getting his 6th win of 13 and locking up the championship with a win at Riverside Speedway on September 20, 2009. The final weekend of racing took place at Kawartha Speedway where D. J. Kennington picked up his second win of the season. The race was delayed many times and was run on Sunday instead of Saturday due to rain. Andrew Ranger won his second championship in three years with the biggest points margin in series history. He will be eligible for the Toyota All-Star Shootout in January, looking to expand his NASCAR career to the next level. The 2009 Rookie of the year was Joey Hanssen, who beat out Dexter Stacey. Teams and drivers TeamCarNumberDriver Erb Racing Dodge Charger 22 Scott StecklyChampion Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 13 Cale Gale White Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 21 Jason White Fitzpatrick Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 4 Don Thomson Jr. Fitzpatrick Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 84 J. R. Fitzpatrick Jacombs Racing Ford Fusion 27 Andrew Ranger DJK Racing Ford Fusion 17 D. J. Kennington DJK Racing Ford Fusion 40 Joey Hanssen WJS Motorsports Pontiac 55 Dexter Stacey Jacombs Racing Ford Fusion 7 Jacques Villeneuve Micks Motorsports Ford Fusion 2 Kerry Micks Whitlock Motorsports Dodge Avenger 9 Mark Dilley Team3Red Racing Dodge Intrepid 3 Jason Hathaway Brad Graham Racing Dodge Avenger 19 Brad Graham Whitlock Motorsports Dodge Avenger 39 Dave Whitlock Whitlock Motorsports Dodge Avenger 29 Pierre Bourque Unknown Chevrolet Monte Carlo 5 Andre Coursol Team Race Sportz Dodge Charger 82 Dave Connelly Fastline Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 23 Jeff Lapcevich Fastline Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 25 Jim Lapcevich Simone Autosport Chevrolet Monte Carlo 95 Anthony Simone Beauchamp Motorsports Dodge Avenger 60 Ron Beauchamp Jr. Unknown Dodge Avenger 12 John Gaunt Nuhn Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 18 Kent Nuhn Schedule and results Date Event Track Location Pole winner Race winner May 23 Tufoil 250 Autodrome Saint-Eustache Saint-Eustache, QC Scott Steckly Dave Whitlock June 6 Delaware 200 Delaware Speedway Delaware, ON Mark Dilley D. J. Kennington June 14 Dickies 200 Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, ON Andrew Ranger Andrew Ranger July 11 ** Tide 250 Autodrome Saint-Eustache Saint-Eustache, QC D. J. Kennington Scott Steckly July 18 A&W 300 SunValley Speedway Vernon, BC Ron Beauchamp Jr. Andrew Ranger July 25 Canadian Tire 100 Rexall Edmonton Indy Edmonton, AB Andrew Ranger Andrew Ranger July 29 Velocity Prairie Thunder Auto Clearing Motor Speedway Saskatoon, SK Don Thomson Jr. Scott Steckly August 8 Vortex Brake Pads 200 Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, ON Don Thomson Jr. Andrew Ranger August 16 GP3R 100 Circuit Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, QC Alex Tagliani Andrew Ranger August 30 NAPA Autopro 100 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, QC Alex Tagliani J. R. Fitzpatrick September 12 Torbram Electric 300 Barrie Speedway Barrie, ON Anthony Simone Don Thomson Jr. September 19 Komatsu 300 Riverside Speedway Antigonish, NS D. J. Kennington Andrew Ranger September 26** Z-Line Designs 250 presented by Dodge Dealers and Coke Kawartha Speedway Fraserville, ON Ron Beauchamp Jr. D. J. Kennington * - Set by owners points** - Race was rained out, ran the next day. Points standings Driver standings List of NASCAR points scoring systems The top 10 Position Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s Winnings ($)1Andrew Ranger219013681387,1002D. J. Kennington202313291072,2753Ron Beauchamp Jr.202313081164,0004Scott Steckly19531329969,0005Kerry Micks194213051144,8506Don Thomson Jr.18411315939,9507Jason Hathaway181913021037,8308Anthony Simone18001304838,7009Mark Dilley17671304639,00010Dave Whitlock17461312842,600 See also 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series 2009 NASCAR Camping World West Series 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series 2009 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2009 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 2009 NASCAR Corona Series 2009 NASCAR Mini Stock Series References Official Website External links Canadian Tire Series Standings and Statistics for 2009 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season * Category:NASCAR Pinty's Series