What Fans Need to Know about Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

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For the 14th race of the Camping World Truck Series season, the drivers get down to business at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for the Chevrolet Silverado 250. It is their only road course of the season. This world-class racetrack opened in 1961, with a win by Sir Sterling Moss – this is how corners 5A and 5B got their name – and has had no fewer than 16 formula 1 champions and ten Indy 500 winners that have graced the corners. Greats such as: A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti, Rick Mears, Jackie Stewart and even ‘The King’ Richard Petty.

The track, a 2.459 mile, ten-turn asphalt road course has been host to: formula 1, IndyCar, United SportsCar and NASCAR.  2015 will be the Camping World Truck Series’ third visit to the track, which is one of the world’s fastest road courses. The inaugural race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park was in 2013, becoming the first time in 13 years the series has raced on a road course. Continue reading

Darrell Wallace Jr Wins at Martinsville in Wendell Scott Tribute Truck

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Driving a No. 34 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota painted and numbered as a tribute to NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee Wendell Scott—and with Scott’s family in attendance at Martinsville Speedway—polesitter Darrell Wallace Jr. held off Timothy Peters to win Saturday’s Kroger 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.

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Erik Jones Scores Las Vegas Jackpot With NASCAR Truck Series Victory

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He isn’t old enough to gamble, but Erik Jones played his cards right on Saturday night and won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rhino Linings 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Jones, 18, the youngest winner in NASCAR Truck Series history, made a late-race pass on his Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Darrell Wallace Jr. with 13 laps to go, earning his second victory in nine starts this season. Continue reading

Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 225 at Chicagoland Preview

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Sauter Continues To Lead The Pack   

Johnny Sauter has made the upper level of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series standings his home this season. He now leads the driver points standings over ThorSport teammate Matt Crafton by seven points and remains the only competitor to appear in the top-five all season. Continue reading

Ryan Blaney Wins a Thriller at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

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Ryan Blaney is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk, in our ‘Winners Circle’ Monday, September 1, 2014 at 10:05 pm ET.  Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast with any questions/comments.

Ryan Blaney and German Quiroga gave NASCAR Camping World Truck Series fans a thrilling door-to-door finish to the checkered flag

Edging out German Quiroga by 0.50 seconds, Ryan Blaney wins the Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park/Mosport on Sunday afternoon. In the closing laps the two raced door-to-door exchanging the lead all the way to the end with Blaney making the last pass for the lead in the final stretch just before the finish line for the victory.  Continue reading