# 2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

The 2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series was an exciting season of racing and the second season of the series. Scott Steckly, who dominated many events He won three of the first four events of the year fought off a late season charge from Thomson Jr. to become the series second ever champion winning by a margin of 24 points. British Columbia native Jason White was the rookie of the year beating Anthony Simone. Past CASCAR champion Peter Gibbons decided to retire after a lengthy career.

## Schedule

| Race | Name | Track | Date |
| 1 | The Crown Jewel 200 | Cayuga International Speedway, Hamilton | May 24 |
| 2 | Dickies 200 presented by Lucas Oil | Mosport International Raceway, Bowmanville | June 15 |
| 3 | A&W 300 | Barrie Speedway, Barrie | June 28 |
| 4 | National Kodak 250 | Autodrome Saint-Eustache, Saint-Eustache | July 5 |
| 5 | A&W Crusin' the Dub 300 | SunValley Speedway, Vernon | July 19 |
| 6 | Rexall Edmonton Indy 100 | City Centre Airport, Edmonton | July 25 |
| 7 | NAPA 100 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal | August 2 |
| 8 | Full Throttle Energy Drink 200 | Mosport International Raceway, Bowmanville | August 9 |
| 9 | GP3R 100 | Circuit Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières | August 17 |
| 10 | Coke Zero 200 presented by Sicard Holiday Campers | Cayuga International Speedway, Hamilton | August 30 |
| 11 | Pizza Pizza 300 | Barrie Speedway, Barrie | September 6 |
| 12 | Atlantic Dodge Dealers 300 | Riverside Speedway, Antigonish | September 20 |
| 13 | Dodge Dealers of Ontario 250 | Kawartha Speedway, Peterborough | September 27 |

## Results

| Race | Event | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer |
| 1 | The Crown Jewel 200 | Don Thomson Jr. | Scott Steckly | Scott Steckly | Dodge |
| 2 | Dickies 200 | Scott Steckly | Peter Gibbons | J. R. Fitzpatrick | Chevrolet |
| 3 | A&W 300 | Don Thomson Jr. | Scott Steckly | Scott Steckly | Dodge |
| 4 | National Kodak 250 | Don Thomson Jr. | Don Thomson Jr. | Scott Steckly | Dodge |
| 5 | A&W Crusin' the Dub 300 | Don Thomson Jr. | Don Thomson Jr. | Don Thomson Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Rexall Edmonton Indy | Andrew Ranger | Alex Tagliani | Alex Tagliani | Ford |
| 7 | NAPA 100 | Kerry Micks | J. R. Fitzpatrick | Andrew Ranger | Ford |
| 8 | Full Throttle Energy Drink 200 | Scott Steckly* | Scott Steckly | Kerry Micks | Ford |
| 9 | GP3R 100 | J. R. Fitzpatrick | J. R. Fitzpatrick | Andrew Ranger | Ford |
| 10 | Coke Zero 200 | Don Thomson Jr. | Mark Dilley | Mark Dilley | Dodge |
| 11 | Pizza Pizza 300 | Don Thomson Jr. | Don Thomson Jr. | Scott Steckly | Dodge |
| 12 | Atlantic Dodge Dealers 300 | J. R. Fitzpatrick | J. R. Fitzpatrick | Don Thomson Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 13 | Dodge Dealers of Ontario 250 | Don Thomson Jr. | Jason Hathaway | Jason Hathaway | Dodge |
$^*$ – Set by owners points

## Final standings
### The top 10

| Position | Driver | Wins | Poles | Top 5s | Points |
| 1 | Scott Steckly | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2070 |
| 2 | Don Thomson Jr. | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2046 |
| 3 | D. J. Kennington | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1972 |
| 4 | Andrew Ranger | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1853 |
| 5 | Kerry Micks | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1828 |
| 6 | Mark Dilley | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1819 |
| 7 | J. R. Fitzpatrick | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1813 |
| 8 | Peter Gibbons | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1770 |
| 9 | Jason Hathaway | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1736 |
| 10 | Brad Graham | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1715 |