ACMS adding seats for inaugural Canadian Tire Series event

With 36 days still to go before the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series invades Auto Clearing Motor Speedway (ACMS) in Saskatoon, Sask., for the first time, track officials have announced that existing seating for the Velocity Prairie Thunder presented by Bayer CropScience is sold out.

As a result, 1,500 bleacher seats will be added for the 250-lap race on Wednesday, July 29. Those tickets are on sale now. Specific information can be found at the track’s website, www.autoclearingmotorspeedway.ca.

Ranger dominates Dickies 200

BOWMANVILLE, Ont. – Andrew Ranger won the Dickies in dominating fashion in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series action at Mosport International Raceway.

Ranger (No. 27 Wal-Mart/Tide Ford), out of Roxton Pond, Que., took the lead from Anthony Simone (No. 95 Crown Modular/United Lumber Chevrolet) on Lap 39 and ran away from the field. Ranger beat Simone to the finish line by 6.678, the largest margin of victory in series history.

QUALIFYING: Ranger to start on the Dickies 200 pole

BOWMANVILLE, Ont. – Andrew Ranger earned the pole position in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series qualifying for the Dickies 200 at Mosport International Raceway. He worked his way around the 2.459-mile, 10-turn road course in a series track record 85.119 seconds for an average lap speed of 104.000 mph.

It is the first pole of the season for Ranger (No. 27 Wal-Mart/Tide Ford) and the fourth of his series career. He last started first on the grid last July in Edmonton. All four poles have come on road courses for the product of Roxton Pond, Que.

PRACTICE: Ranger tops the charts

BOWMANVILLE, Ont. – Both NASCAR Canadian Tire Series practice sessions are complete at Mosport International Raceway for the Dickies 200 and Andrew Ranger turned in the fastest lap in each. His quickest lap, overall, timed in at 85.163 seconds for an average speed of 105.680 mph.

LIVE: Canadian Tire Series hits the road at Mosport International

The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series is set for its first road course event of the season with the Dickies 200 at Mosport International Raceway.

Follow the links below to follow all the action from Bowmanville, Ont., throughout Saturday and Sunday.  

To get updates throughout the day: LAP BY LAP

CREW PROFILE: Sandy Hamilton

A big part of any NASCAR driver and team are the crewmembers, who toil behind the scenes in preparing and maintaining the race cars. Throughout the season, we will profile many of these hard working men and women on the NASCAR Home Tracks website to let you see the job they do in the sport.
 
Today's profile features Sandy Hamilton, crew chief for driver Don Thomson Jr. in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.

SANDY HAMILTON

News & Notes: The Road Suits Fitzpatrick’s Style Perfectly

Although he has yet to make his NASCAR Canadian Tire Series debut this year, the 2009 race season has already been an eventful one for JR Fitzpatrick.

The 21-year-old driver out of Cambridge, Ont., began the season by leading 17 laps and a fourth-place finish in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway for TRG Motorsports. He went on to make three more starts for that team, but decided to part ways shortly thereafter.

Great Homecoming For DJ

Delaware, Ont. – On the third attempt at a green-white-checkered finish, DJ Kennington won the Delaware 200 presented by Belfor Restoration Services in a heated NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race Saturday night at Delaware Speedway in front of a near capacity crowd.

QUALIFYING: Dilley back in front

DELAWARE, Ont. – In the first visit to Delaware Speedway for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, Mark Dilley posted the fastest qualifying time. He navigated the historic half-mile oval in 19.133 seconds for an average lap speed of 94.078 mph.

Dilley (No. 9 Dodge/Leland Industries Dodge), racing out of Barrie, Ont., earned his first pole since taking the honors at Kawartha Speedway in the 2007 season finale. It is his third series career pole. He also won at his home track of Barrie Speedway in July 2007.

Kennington Tops Practice Chart Again

DELAWARE, Ont. - For the second time in as many races, DJ Kennington topped the charts in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series practice. He worked his way around the half-mile oval in 19.015 seconds which works out to an average speed of 94.662 mph after leading the pack in practice two weeks ago at Autodrome St. Eustache.

Kennington (No. 17 Castrol/Mahindra Tractor Dodge), out of nearby St. Thomas, Ont., turned in that quick time on his 32nd lap of the session. He logged 37 laps overall.