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

RaceNameTrackDate
1The Crown Jewel 200Cayuga International Speedway, HamiltonMay 24
2Dickies 200 presented by Lucas OilMosport International Raceway, BowmanvilleJune 15
3A&W 300Barrie Speedway, BarrieJune 28
4National Kodak 250Autodrome Saint-Eustache, Saint-EustacheJuly 5
5A&W Crusin' the Dub 300SunValley Speedway, VernonJuly 19
6Rexall Edmonton Indy 100City Centre Airport, EdmontonJuly 25
7NAPA 100Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, MontrealAugust 2
8Full Throttle Energy Drink 200Mosport International Raceway, BowmanvilleAugust 9
9GP3R 100Circuit Trois-Rivières, Trois-RivièresAugust 17
10Coke Zero 200 presented by Sicard Holiday CampersCayuga International Speedway, HamiltonAugust 30
11Pizza Pizza 300Barrie Speedway, BarrieSeptember 6
12Atlantic Dodge Dealers 300Riverside Speedway, AntigonishSeptember 20
13Dodge Dealers of Ontario 250Kawartha Speedway, PeterboroughSeptember 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

See also

References

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