# 2009 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

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

| Team | Car | Number | Driver |
| Erb Racing | Dodge Charger | 22 | Scott Steckly |
| Champion 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
#### The top 10

| Position | Driver | Points | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Winnings ($) |
| 1 | Andrew Ranger | 2190 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 87,100 |
| 2 | D. J. Kennington | 2023 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 72,275 |
| 3 | Ron Beauchamp Jr. | 2023 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 64,000 |
| 4 | Scott Steckly | 1953 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 69,000 |
| 5 | Kerry Micks | 1942 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 44,850 |
| 6 | Don Thomson Jr. | 1841 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 39,950 |
| 7 | Jason Hathaway | 1819 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 37,830 |
| 8 | Anthony Simone | 1800 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 38,700 |
| 9 | Mark Dilley | 1767 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 39,000 |
| 10 | Dave Whitlock | 1746 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 42,600 |