2015 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series


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. Louis-Philippe Dumoulin entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion; 2015 was the final season that Canadian Tire sponsored the series, 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 and Alex Tagliani completed the season's winners, the former taking Rookie of the Year honors ahead of Marc-Antoine Camirand.

Drivers

ManufacturerCar OwnerRace DriverCrew Chief
00ChevroletDerek WhiteKevin O'Connell ' Vic Decker
00ChevroletDerek WhiteDerek White Vic Decker
00ChevroletDerek WhitePaul Jean ' Vic Decker
00ChevroletDerek WhiteOlivier Bedard ' Vic Decker
00ChevroletDerek WhiteBrandon White Simone Charron
01ChevroletDennis LaForceDennis LaForce ' Jim McIntosh
02FordSusan MicksKerry Micks Rino Montanari
02FordSusan MicksMark Dilley Rino Montanari
03DodgeMarc ArseneauElie Arseneau Julien Jousse
3ChevroletEd HakonsonJason HathawayCraig Masters
04DodgeEric KerubJean-François DumoulinEric Laperle
5Chevrolet Kevin DowlerNoel Dowler Dave Jacombs
5Dodge Kevin DowlerNoel Dowler Dave Jacombs
06DodgeCarlos de QuesadaCarlos de Quesada ' Ron Easton
8FordBud MorrisKevin Poitras ' Rob White
09ChevroletTrevor SeibertRyley Seibert Al Lebert
9DodgeSusan MicksDwayne Baker ' Ray McCaughui
10DodgePat RyderD. J. Casey Greg Yeomans
11DodgeCharles HarveyCharles Harvey ' Al Lebert
14ChevroletJames Van DomselaarJames Van Domselaar Steve Yakimchuk
17DodgeDoug KenningtonD. J. KenningtonDave Wight
18ChevroletColin LivingstonPier-Luc Ouellette ' Tyler Case
18ChevroletColin LivingstonAlex Tagliani Tyler Case
18ChevroletColin LivingstonDavid Michaud ' Tyler Case
21DodgeRob McConnellJason White Rob McConnell
22DodgeScott StecklyScott StecklyRandy Steckly
24DodgeScott StecklySpencer Gallagher Mike Knott
25FordBud MorrisJoey McColmRyan Weiss
27DodgeDwight KennedyAndrew RangerBill Burns
28DodgeD. J. KenningtonJamie Krzysik ' Al Lebert
29DodgeRay Courtemanche Jr.Ray Courtemanche Jr. Serge Labelle
34DodgeJeff LapcevichCayden Lapcevich ' Rob McConnell
36DodgeDave JacombsAlex Labbé Randy Smith
37DodgeClement SamsonSimon Dion-Viens Clement Samson
42ChevroletPeter KluttRyan Klutt Luigi Ciarafoni
47DodgeMartin RoyLouis-Philippe DumoulinMario Gosselin
51DodgeMurray HaukaasNick Jewell Dave Hall
53DodgeKevin DowlerAdam Dowler ' Ron Easton
56DodgeDan BrayMatthew ScannellHowie Scannell Jr.
59Chevrolet Peter KluttGary Klutt 'John Fletcher
59Dodge Peter KluttGary Klutt 'John Fletcher
67ChevroletDavid ThorndykeDavid Thorndyke Kattie Smilovsky
69ChevroletTrevor SeibertTrevor Seibert Al Lebert
71DodgePatrice BriseboisPatrice Brisebois Yves Boisvert
74DodgeSylvain LacroixKevin Lacroix ' Jean-Pierre Cyr
76Dodge Sherri LapcevichJeff Lapcevich Don Thomson, Jr.
76Dodge Sherri LapcevichCayden Lapcevich ' Don Thomson, Jr.
76Chevrolet Sherri LapcevichJason Hankewich Kevin Hein
77DodgeKatherine AlmeidaJocelyn Fecteau Sebastien Berube
87FordBud MorrisErica Thiering ' Ed Wrong
87FordBud MorrisKevin Poitras ' Ed Wrong
87FordBud MorrisJosh Collins ' Ed Wrong
89FordDonald ChisholmDonald Chisholm George Koszkulics
94DodgeRay Courtemanche Jr.Dave Coursol Andre Coursol
95DodgePeter SimoneAnthony Simone Jeff Walt
98DodgeJim BrayLarry Jackson Dave Stephens
99ChevroletDerek WhiteMarc-Antoine CamirandRobin 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.
leads the field just before the start of the Budweiser 300 at Chaudière.
No.Race TitleTrackDate
1Pinty's presents the Clarington 200Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, BowmanvilleMay 17
2Budweiser 300Autodrome Chaudière, Vallée-JonctionJune 13
3Leland Industries 300 presented by JohnsonvilleSunset Speedway, InnisfilJune 20
4Ecko Unlimited 100Circuit ICAR, MirabelJuly 5
5Alberta Has Energy 300Edmonton International Raceway, WetaskiwinJuly 11
6Velocity Prairie Thunder 250Auto Clearing Motor Speedway, SaskatoonJuly 15
7Lucas Oil National 250 pres. by Lacroix TuningAutodrome Saint-Eustache, Saint-EustacheJuly 25
8JuliaWine.com Le 50 ToursCircuit Trois-Rivières, Trois-RivièresAugust 2
9Wounded Warriors Canada 300Riverside International Speedway, James RiverAugust 15
10Pinty's presents the Clarington 200Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, BowmanvilleAugust 30
11Pinty's 250Kawartha Speedway, Cavan MonaghanSeptember 19

Results and standings

Races

Drivers' championship

Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.
DriverMSPACDSUNICAREIRVERSTECTRRIVMSPKAWPoints
1Scott Steckly5*16*451*1*10*91*72446
2Jason Hathaway7121132158611*442
3Andrew Ranger94202631236*10428
4Louis-Philippe Dumoulin61010421345724420
5Gary Klutt '1768101472281111383
6Marc-Antoine Camirand23118755362275382
7D. J. Kennington43169416571643
8Jean-François Dumoulin314514118821559381
9Alex Tagliani51*3776387356
10Joey McColm189111281517179138348
11Matthew Scannell1212141313171211132419326
12Mark Dilley17171442413239
13Alex LabbéDNS127611423229
14Cayden Lapcevich '171831596197
15Kevin Lacroix '261*161*2621184
16Anthony Simone256192392918179
17Erica Thiering '161313201718167
18Noel Dowler912615134
19James Van Domselaar991414130
20Kerry Micks14151610121
21Jeff Lapcevich2103119
22Simon Dion-Viens13171017119
23Dave Coursol15161215118
24Larry Jackson2481513116
25Dwayne Baker '15121420115
26Ray Courtemanche Jr.2018DNS11895
27Kevin Poitras '10231287
28Adam Dowler '19101687
29Ryan Klutt11242572
30Josh Collins '101266
31Jamie Krzysik '161260
32Nick Jewell201157
33Jocelyn Fecteau132055
34Jason Hankewich151954
35David Thorndyke191950
36Patrice Brisebois192049
37Jason White182248
38Trevor Seibert222145
39Carlos de Quesada '182842
40Pier-Luc Ouellette '836
41D. J. Casey1133
42David Michaud '1232
43Derek White1430
44Charles Harvey '1430
45Donald Chisholm1529
46Olivier Bedard '1628
47Brandon White1727
48Dennis LaForce '1826
49Paul Jean 'QL21925
50Kevin O'Connell 2123
51Ryley Seibert2123
52Elie Arseneau2222
53Spencer Gallagher2222
DriverMSPACDSUNICAREIRVERSTECTRRIVMSPKAWPoints

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