# Donald Chisholm (racing driver)

Donald Chisholm (born April 14, 1976 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian professional racing driver. Chisholm currently drives the No. 89 Keltic Ford/Nova Construction Ford Fusion for NOVA Racing in the Parts For Trucks Pro Stock Tour and part-time in NASCAR Pinty's Series driving the No. 89 NOVA Racing Ford Fusion.

## Racing career
### Maritime Pro Stock Tour

In 2015 Chisholm came into the season with hopes of capturing his first Pro Stock Tour championship. Despite picking up just one win in the Lucas Oil 150 at Riverside International Speedway, Chisholm put together one of the most consistent performances of his career. He would record eight top five finishes, along with eleven top tens in twelve starts to capture the title by just nine points over 2nd place Dylan Blenkhorn.

### NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

Donald Chisholm made his NASCAR Canadian Tire Series debut at Riverside International Speedway, his hometown track, in 2007. He was forced to retire with steering issues on lap 243, finishing a disappointing 16th. He returned to Riverside the following season, but didn't fare much better, finishing the race in 14th. Chisholm added a second race to his schedule in 2008, finishing all the laps at Kawartha Speedway on his way to a 10th-place finish for his first career top 10.
Chisholm picked up his first career pole at the 2014 Wilson Equipment 300 at Riverside with a speed of 82.443 mph. He would go on to lead 103 laps in the event to pick up his first career win, beating out series regular Andrew Ranger who faded late after leading 106 laps to finish 4th. The win was an emotional one for the Chisholm Family as Donald lost his father, John "Nova" Chisholm, earlier in the year.

## Personal life

Donald is the son of entrepreneur and philanthropist John Chisholm. John built Riverside International Speedway in 1969 and repurchased the track in 2005, renovating it into its current state. John Chisholm was inducted into the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2015.

## Motorsports career results
### NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### Pinty's Series

NASCAR Pinty's Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
| 2007 | NOVA Racing | 98 | Chevy | HAM | MSP | BAR | MPS | EDM | CGV | MSP | CTR | HAM | BAR | RIS 16 | KWA | | 42nd | 115 |
| 2008 | NOVA Racing | 98 | Chevy | HAM | MSP | BAR | ASE | MPS | EDM | CGV | MSP | CTR | HAM | BAR | RIS 14 | KWA 10 | 34th | 255 |
| 2009 | NOVA Racing | 98 | Chevy | ASE | DEL | MSP | ASE | MPS | EDM | SAS | MSP | CTR | CGV | BAR | RIS 5 | KWA 17 | 31st | 267 |
| 2010 | NOVA Racing | 89 | Ford | DEL 17 | MSP | ASE | TOR | EDM | MPS | SAS | CTR | MSP | CGV | BAR | RIS 16 | KWA 11 | 32nd | 362 |
| 2011 | NOVA Racing | 89 | Ford | MSP | ICAR | DEL 19 | MSP | TOR | MPS | SAS | CTR | CGV | BAR | RIS 3 | KWA 22 | | 33rd | 368 |
| 2012 | NOVA Racing | 89 | Ford | MSP | ICAR | MSP | DEL | MPS | EDM | SAS | CTR | CGV | BAR | RIS 6 | KWA 9 | | 37th | 73 |
| 2013 | DJK Racing | 28 | Ford | MSP | DEL | MSP | ICAR | MPS | SAS | ASE | CTR | RIS 7 | MSP | BAR | | | 29th | 75 |
| 2013 | DJK Racing | 28 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | KWA 7 | | 29th | 75 |
| 2014 | DJK Racing | 28 | Ford | MSP | ACD | ICAR | EIR | SAS | ASE | CTR | RIS 1 | MSP | BAR | KWA 12 | | | 32nd | 80 |
| 2015 | NOVA Racing | 89 | Ford | MSP | ACD | SSS | ICAR | EIR | SAS | ASE | CTR | RIS 15 | MSP | KWA | | | 45th | 29 |
| 2016 | NOVA Racing | 89 | Ford | MSP | SSS | ACD | ICAR | TOR | EIR | SAS | CTR | RIS 4 | MSP | ASE | KWA | | 43rd | 41 |
| 2017 | NOVA Racing | 89 | Ford | MSP | DEL | ACD | ICAR | TOR | SAS | SAS | EIR | CTR | RIS 13 | MSP | ASE | JUK 8 | 31st | 68 |
| 2018 | NOVA Racing | 89 | Ford | MSP | JUK | ACD | TOR | SAS | SAS | EIR | CTR | RIS 17 | MSP | ASE | NHA | JUK | 44th | 27 |
| 2019 | NOVA Racing | 89 | Ford | MSP | JUK | ACD | TOR | SAS | SAS | EIR | CTR | RIS 9 | MSP | ASE | NHA | JUK | 37th | 36 |

### Maritime Pro Stock Tour
#### Parts For Trucks Pro Stock Tour

Parts For Trucks Pro Stock Tour results :
| Year | Team | Number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
| 2009 | NOVA Racing | 89 | SSW 26 | RIS 4 | PEI$^2$ - | 660$^1$ - | SSW2 26 | IWK 29 | OBS - | SSW3 8 | SSW4 7 | RIS3 3 | 660-2 - | SSW5 3 | 20th | 1689 |
| 2010 | NOVA Racing | 89 | SSW$^1$ 6 | RIS 3 | OBS 7 | SSW2 4 | IWK 13 | 660 7 | OBS2 4 | SSW3 5 | RIS3 1 | 660-2 25 | SSW4 2 | | 3rd | 2131 |
| 2011 | NOVA Racing | 89 | SSW 7 | PIR 2 | RIS 1 | OBS 5 | SSW2 8 | 660 10 | IWK 16 | OBS2 26 | SSW3 8 | RIS3 14 | PIR2 3 | SSW4 21 | 8th | 2192 |
| 2012 | NOVA Racing | 89 | SSW 8 | PIR - | RIS 20 | SSW2 2 | OBS 1 | 660 8 | IWK 21 | OBS2 15 | SSW3 19 | RIS3 9 | PIR2 5 | SSW4 12 | 7th | 2181 |
| 2013 | NOVA Racing | 89 | SSW 16 | PIR$^1$ - | RIS 1 | SSW2 19 | PIR2 14 | 660 25 | IWK 2 | OBS - | SSW3 12 | PIR3 - | RIS3 2 | SSW4 20 | 17th | 1621 |
| 2014 | NOVA Racing | 89 | SSW 7 | PIR 11 | RIS$^1$ 3 | SSW2 8 | PIR2 16 | 660 - | IWK 2 | OBS - | SSW3 10 | PIR3 - | RIS3 4 | SSW4 10 | 14th | 1691 |
| 2015 | NOVA Racing | 89 | SSW 4 | PIR 5 | RIS 2 | SSW2 6 | PIR2 7 | 660 4 | IWK 9 | OBS 12 | SSW3 3 | PIR3 5 | RIS3 1 | SSW4 5 | 1st | 2348 |
$^1$Race delayed due to weather and held later in the season than shown.
$^2$Race cancelled and combined with Round 7

#### IWK 250 results

| Year | Make | Finish | Team |
| 2007* | Chevrolet | 27 | NOVA Racing |
| 2008 | Chevrolet | 23 | NOVA Racing |
| 2009 | Ford | 29 | NOVA Racing |
| 2010 | Ford | 13 | NOVA Racing |
| 2011 | Ford | 16 | NOVA Racing |
| 2012 | Ford | 21 | NOVA Racing |
| 2013 | Ford | 2 | NOVA Racing |
| 2014 | Ford | 2 | NOVA Racing |
| 2015 | Ford | 9 | NOVA Racing |
| 2016 | Ford | 1 | NOVA Racing |
| 2017 | Ford | 14 | NOVA Racing |
| 2018 | Ford | 23 | NOVA Racing |
$^*$ Event run as part of the Pro All Stars Series