2015 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

NASCAR season February 2025 2015 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series 2014 2016 thumb|Scott Steckly, the 2015 champion The 2015 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series was the ninth season of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, which took place in the summer of 2015. The season consisted of 11 races at 10 different venues, of which 7 were held on ovals. It began with the Pinty's presents the Clarington 200 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on May 17 and ended with the Pinty's 250 at Kawartha Speedway on September 19.http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/12/18/nascar-canadian-tire-series-2015-schedule-released/ NASCAR Canadian Tire Series 2015 schedule released Jerry Bonkowski MotorSportsTalk NBC Sports December 18, 2014 January 2, 2015 Louis-Philippe Dumoulin entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion; 2015 was the final season that Canadian Tire sponsored the series,Pappone Jeff https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/news/motorsports/canadian-tire-looking-to-end-partnership-with-canadian-nascar-series/article23023894/ Canadian Tire ending partnership with Canadian NASCAR series The Globe and Mail February 17, 2015 February 18, 2015 with Pinty's taking over the title sponsorship from 2016. Scott Steckly won his fourth series championship by four points, holding off an end-of-season points surge by Jason Hathaway. After taking three top-five finishes in the first four races, Steckly won back-to-back events at Edmonton and Saskatoon, before adding a third win at Antigonish and ultimately sealed the championship with second place in the final race. Hathaway won at Chaudière before winning the final two races to close in on Steckly. Andrew Ranger completed the championship top-3, 14 points in arrears of Hathaway. Ranger won one race during the season, winning at Saint-Eustache. Rookie Kevin Lacroix was the only other driver to win more than once; he won two Quebec races at Circuit ICAR and Circuit Trois-Rivières. Gary Klutt (Canadian Tire Motorsport Park) and Alex Tagliani (Sunset Speedway) completed the season's winners, the former taking Rookie of the Year honors ahead of Marc-Antoine Camirand. Drivers No. Car numberManufacturerCar OwnerRace DriverCrew Chief 00 Chevrolet Derek White Kevin O'Connell (R) 1 1 Vic Decker Derek White 1 7 Paul Jean (R) 1 8 Olivier Bedard (R) 1 10 Brandon White 1 11 Simone Charron 01 Chevrolet Dennis LaForce Dennis LaForce (R) 1 5 Jim McIntosh 02 Ford Susan Micks Kerry Micks 4 1, 4, 8, 10 Rino Montanari Mark Dilley 7 2–3, 5–7, 9, 11 03 Dodge Marc Arseneau Elie Arseneau 1 4 Julien Jousse 3 Chevrolet Ed Hakonson Jason Hathaway Craig Masters 04 Dodge Eric Kerub Jean-François Dumoulin Eric Laperle 5 Chevrolet 1 3 Kevin Dowler Noel Dowler 4 3, 5–6, 11 Dave Jacombs Dodge 3 5–6, 11 06 Dodge Carlos de Quesada Carlos de Quesada (R) 2 8, 10 Ron Easton 8 Ford Bud Morris Kevin Poitras (R) 1 1 Rob White 09 Chevrolet Trevor Seibert Ryley Seibert 1 10 Al Lebert 9 Dodge Susan Micks Dwayne Baker (R) 4 2–3, 9, 11 Ray McCaughui 10 Dodge Pat Ryder D. J. Casey 1 9 Greg Yeomans 11 Dodge Charles Harvey Charles Harvey (R) 1 8 Al Lebert 14 Chevrolet James Van Domselaar James Van Domselaar 4 5–6, 10–11 Steve Yakimchuk 17 Dodge Doug Kennington D. J. Kennington Dave Wight 18 Chevrolet Colin Livingston Pier-Luc Ouellette (R) 1 1 Tyler Case Alex Tagliani 9 2–8, 10–11 David Michaud (R) 1 9 21 Dodge Rob McConnell Jason White 2 3, 11 Rob McConnell 22 Dodge Scott Steckly Scott Steckly Randy Steckly 24 Dodge Scott Steckly Spencer Gallagher 1 10 Mike Knott 25 Ford Bud Morris Joey McColm Ryan Weiss 27 Dodge Dwight Kennedy Andrew Ranger Bill Burns 28 Dodge D. J. Kennington Jamie Krzysik (R) 2 5–6 Al Lebert 29 Dodge Ray Courtemanche Jr. Ray Courtemanche Jr. 4 1, 4, 8, 10 Serge Labelle 34 Dodge Jeff Lapcevich Cayden Lapcevich (R) 2 1, 10 Rob McConnell 36 Dodge Dave Jacombs Alex Labbé 7 1–4, 7–8, 10 Randy Smith 37 Dodge Clement Samson Simon Dion-Viens 4 1, 4, 8, 10 Clement Samson 42 Chevrolet Peter Klutt Ryan Klutt 3 1, 8, 10 Luigi Ciarafoni 47 Dodge Martin Roy Louis-Philippe Dumoulin Mario Gosselin 51 Dodge Murray Haukaas Nick Jewell 2 5–6 Dave Hall 53 Dodge Kevin Dowler Adam Dowler (R) 3 5–6, 11 Ron Easton 56 Dodge Dan Bray Matthew Scannell Howie Scannell Jr. 59 Chevrolet 4 1, 4, 8, 10 Peter Klutt Gary Klutt (R) John Fletcher Dodge 7 2–3, 5–7, 9, 11 67 Chevrolet David Thorndyke David Thorndyke 2 1, 10 Kattie Smilovsky 69 Chevrolet Trevor Seibert Trevor Seibert 2 1, 4 Al Lebert 71 Dodge Patrice Brisebois Patrice Brisebois 2 4, 8 Yves Boisvert 74 Dodge Sylvain Lacroix Kevin Lacroix (R) 6 1, 4, 7–8, 10–11 Jean-Pierre Cyr 76 Dodge 7 1–4, 8, 10–11 Sherri Lapcevich Jeff Lapcevich 3 1, 4, 10 Don Thomson Jr. Cayden Lapcevich (R) 4 2–3, 8, 11 Chevrolet 2 5–6 Jason Hankewich 2 5–6 Kevin Hein 77 Dodge Katherine Almeida Jocelyn Fecteau 2 8, 10 Sebastien Berube 87 Ford Bud Morris Erica Thiering (R) 6 1–6 Ed Wrong Kevin Poitras (R) 2 8, 10 Josh Collins (R) 2 9, 11 89 Ford Donald Chisholm Donald Chisholm 1 9 George Koszkulics 94 Dodge Ray Courtemanche Jr. Dave Coursol 4 1, 4, 8, 10 Andre Coursol 95 Dodge Peter Simone Anthony Simone 7 1–4, 7, 10–11 Jeff Walt 98 Dodge Jim Bray Larry Jackson 5 1–3, 7 Dave Stephens 99 Chevrolet Derek White Marc-Antoine Camirand Robin McCluskey Schedule The series' 2015 schedule was released on December 18, 2014. In February 2015, Sunset Speedway was added to the schedule to replace Barrie Speedway, after circuit owners halted racing at the track.http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/05/canadas-barrie-speedway-soldclosed-race-events-moved-to-nearby-sunset-speedway/ Canada's Barrie Speedway sold/closed, NASCAR race events moved to nearby Sunset Speedway Jerry Bonkowski MotorSportsTalk NBC Sports February 5, 2015 February 6, 2015 thumbnail|Alex Labbé leads the field just before the start of the Budweiser 300 at Chaudière. No.Race titleTrackDate1Pinty's presents the Clarington 200Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, BowmanvilleMay 17http://www.insidetracknews.com/news/breaking-news/item/3912-canadian-tire-motorsport-park-releases-2015-major-event-schedule%E2%80%8F.html CTMP unveils 2015 major events schedule InsideTrackNews.com Inside Track Motorsports News Wally Nesbitt November 19, 2014 November 19, 20142Budweiser 300Autodrome Chaudière, Vallée-JonctionJune 133Leland Industries 300 presented by JohnsonvilleSunset Speedway, InnisfilJune 204Ecko Unlimited 100Circuit ICAR, MirabelJuly 55Alberta Has Energy 300Edmonton International Raceway, WetaskiwinJuly 116Velocity Prairie Thunder 250Auto Clearing Motor Speedway, SaskatoonJuly 157Lucas Oil National 250 presented by Lacroix TuningAutodrome Saint-Eustache, Saint-EustacheJuly 258JuliaWine.com le 50 ToursCircuit Trois-Rivières, Trois-RivièresAugust 29Wounded Warriors Canada 300Riverside International Speedway, James RiverAugust 1510Pinty's presents the Clarington 200Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, BowmanvilleAugust 3011Pinty's 250Kawartha Speedway, Cavan MonaghanSeptember 19 Results and standings Races No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Manufacturer Winning manufacturer 1 Pinty's presents the Clarington 200 Gary Klutt Scott Steckly Gary Klutt Chevrolet 2 Budweiser 300 Alex Labbé Scott Steckly Jason Hathaway Chevrolet 3 Leland Industries 300 presented by Johnsonville Gary Klutt Alex Tagliani Alex Tagliani Chevrolet 4 Ecko Unlimited 100 Alex Tagliani Kevin Lacroix Kevin Lacroix Dodge 5 Alberta Has Energy 300 Scott Steckly Scott Steckly Scott Steckly Dodge 6 Velocity Prairie Thunder 250 Scott Steckly Scott Steckly Scott Steckly Dodge 7 Lucas Oil National 250 presented by Lacroix Tuning Scott Steckly Scott Steckly Andrew Ranger Dodge 8 JuliaWine.com le 50 Tours Andrew Ranger Kevin Lacroix Kevin Lacroix Dodge 9 Wounded Warriors Canada 300 D. J. Kennington Scott Steckly Scott Steckly Dodge 10 Pinty's presents the Clarington 200 Andrew Ranger Andrew Ranger Jason Hathaway Chevrolet 11 Pinty's 250 Scott Steckly Jason Hathaway Jason Hathaway Chevrolet Drivers' championship List of NASCAR points scoring systems (key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led. Pos Position Driver MSP ACD SUN ICAR EIR VER STE CTR RIV MSP KAW Points 1 Scott Steckly 5* 16* 4 5 1* 1* 10* 9 1* 7 2 446 2 Jason Hathaway 7 1 2 11 3 2 15 8 6 1 1* 442 3 Andrew Ranger 9 4 20 2 6 3 1 2 3 6* 10 428 4 Louis-Philippe Dumoulin 6 10 10 4 2 13 4 5 7 2 4 420 5 Gary Klutt (R) 1 7 6 8 10 14 7 22 8 11 11 383 6 Marc-Antoine Camirand 23 11 8 7 5 5 3 6 2 27 5 382 7 D. J. Kennington 4 3 16 9 4 16 5 7 16 4 3 382 Kennington was penalized 18 points for infractions discovered during post-race inspection at Kawartha. 8 Jean-François Dumoulin 3 14 5 14 11 8 8 21 5 5 9 381 9 Alex Tagliani 5 1* 3 7 7 6 3 8 7 356 10 Joey McColm 18 9 11 12 8 15 17 17 9 13 8 348 11 Matthew Scannell 12 12 14 13 13 17 12 11 13 24 19 326 12 Mark Dilley 17 17 14 4 2 4 13 239 13 Alex Labbé DNS1 2 7 6 11 4 23 229 14 Cayden Lapcevich (R) 17 18 3 15 9 6 197 15 Kevin Lacroix (R) 26 1* 16 1* 26 21 184 16 Anthony Simone 25 6 19 23 9 29 18 179 17 Erica Thiering (R) 16 13 13 20 17 18 167 18 Noel Dowler 9 12 6 15 134 19 James Van Domselaar 9 9 14 14 130 20 Kerry Micks 14 15 16 10 121 21 Jeff Lapcevich 2 10 3 119 22 Simon Dion-Viens 13 17 10 17 119 23 Dave Coursol 15 16 12 15 118 24 Larry Jackson 24 8 15 13 116 25 Dwayne Baker (R) 15 12 14 20 115 26 Ray Courtemanche Jr. 20 18 DNS1 18 95 27 Kevin Poitras (R) 10 23 12 87 28 Adam Dowler (R) 19 10 16 87 29 Ryan Klutt 11 24 25 72 30 Josh Collins (R) 10 12 66 31 Jamie Krzysik (R) 16 12 60 32 Nick Jewell 20 11 57 33 Jocelyn Fecteau 13 20 55 34 Jason Hankewich 15 19 54 35 David Thorndyke 19 19 50 36 Patrice Brisebois 19 20 49 37 Jason White 18 22 48 38 Trevor Seibert 22 21 45 39 Carlos de Quesada (R) 18 28 42 40 Pier-Luc Ouellette (R) 8 36 41 D. J. Casey 11 33 42 David Michaud (R) 12 32 43 Derek White 14 30 44 Charles Harvey (R) 14 30 45 Donald Chisholm 15 29 46 Olivier Bedard (R) 16 28 47 Brandon White 17 27 48 Dennis LaForce (R) 18 26 49 Paul Jean (R) QL2 19 25 50 Kevin O'Connell (R) 21 23 51 Ryley Seibert 21 23 52 Elie Arseneau 22 22 53 Spencer Gallagher 22 22 Pos Position Driver MSP ACD SUN ICAR EIR VER STE CTR RIV MSP KAW Points Notes 1 – Alex Labbé and Ray Courtemanche Jr. received championship points, despite the fact that they did not start the race. 2 – Paul Jean qualified in the No. 00 for Derek White. See also Sports 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2015 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 2015 NASCAR Mexico Series 2015 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series References External links http://hometracks.nascar.com/series/canadian-tire-series Canadian Tire Series Standings and Statistics for 2015 Category:NASCAR Pinty's Series * NASCAR Canadian Tire Series