2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

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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.

2008 Schedule and results[]

Date Event Track Location Pole Winner Race Winner
May 24, 2008 The Crown Jewel 200 Cayuga International Speedway Hamilton, ON Don Thomson Jr. Scott Steckly
June 15, 2008 Dickies 200 Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, ON Scott Steckly J. R. Fitzpatrick
June 28, 2008 A&W 300 Barrie Speedway Barrie, ON Don Thomson Jr. Scott Steckly
July 5, 2008 National Kodak 250 Autodrome Saint-Eustache Saint-Eustache, QC Don Thomson Jr. Scott Steckly
July 19, 2008 A&W 300 SunValley Speedway Vernon, BC Don Thomson Jr. Don Thomson Jr.
July 25, 2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy Rexall Edmonton Indy Edmonton, AB Andrew Ranger Alex Tagliani
August 2, 2008 NAPA 100 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, QC Kerry Micks Andrew Ranger
August 9, 2008 Full Throttle Energy Drink 200 Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, ON Scott Steckly* Kerry Micks
August 17, 2008 GP3R 100 Circuit Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, QC J. R. Fitzpatrick Andrew Ranger
August 30, 2008 Coke Zero 200 Cayuga International Speedway Hamilton, ON Don Thomson Jr. Mark Dilley
September 6, 2008 Pizza Pizza 300 Barrie Speedway Barrie, ON Don Thomson Jr. Don Thomson Jr.
September 20, 2008 Atlantic Dodge Dealers 300 Riverside Speedway Antigonish, NS J. R. Fitzpatrick Scott Steckly
September 27, 2008 Dodge Ram 250 Kawartha Speedway Fraserville, ON Don Thomson Jr. Jason Hathaway

* – Set by owners points

Final standings[]

Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems
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
9 0 0 2 1715

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