NASCAR Canada Series 2026 Schedule back in Canadian Indy Race

NASCAR is down one province and up 2 more races from the 2025 to the 2026 schedule and they are back in to the upcoming 2026 Ontario Honda Dealers Indy on the Streets of Markham race weekend, where the last time with Indy was 2023. The stockcar series is run on ovals, roads and street circuits and starts with the May Victoria Day holiday weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.

From Nascar Canada Series “The 2026 schedule reflects our continued commitment to offering a balanced and competitive season for our teams and our fans,” said Alan Labrosse, General Manager of the NASCAR Canada Series. “With a variety of track types and strategic event spacing, we believe this calendar provides a strong foundation for both sporting and operational success.”

"The 2026 season includes three doubleheaders at Autodrome Chaudière, Autodrome Montmagny and Edmonton International Raceway, with events spanning across Québec, Ontario, Nova Scotia and Alberta. The calendar features five oval tracks, along with three road course venues, including a return to Calabogie Motorsports Park following a successful first appearance last year.

The schedule also features two street circuits. The Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières (GP3R), a pillar of Canadian motorsport tradition, once again delivers its unmistakable urban challenge. The Ontario Honda Dealers Indy returns to the calendar as well, now hosted on the streets of Markham, reviving one of Canada’s most celebrated motorsport weekends."

Two photos by Fresh Joe from the time of CASCAR before it became the NASCAR Series

2026 NASCAR Canada Schedule

1) May 16-17: Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (ON)

2) June 6: Autodrome Chaudière (QC) *Double header

3) June 27: Riverside International Speedway (NS)

4) July 4: Autodrome Montmagny (QC) *Double header

5) July 18–19: Calabogie Motorsports Park (ON)

6) July 25: Edmonton International Raceway (AB) *Double header

7) August 8-9: Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières (QC) Street Circuit

8) August 14-15: Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham (ON) Street Circuit

9) August 29: Complexe ICAR (QC)

10) September 5-6: Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (ON)

11) September 12: Delaware Speedway (ON)

NASCAR Canada 2025 schedule

Drivers in the NASCAR Canada Series are undoubtedly right now practicing on winter tires as they await the start of the official race season beginning May 18, 2025. The Canadian national stock car race series will run on road courses, ovals and street circuits in five provinces with a few new tracks thrown in for good measure. Photo at top by Joe Hamilton.

“The 2025 schedule showcases the diversity and quality of Canadian motorsports, said Alan Labrosse, General Manager of the NASCAR Canada Series.” “With a strong combination of classic venues and thrilling new tracks, this calendar represents the very best of what NASCAR Canada has to offer, all while ensuring our teams and competitors can thrive.”

The Series opener remains in Canadian Tire Motorsports Park during the "May 24" holiday weekend while Calabogie Motorsports Park near Ottawa will hold its inaugural NASCAR Canada road course race in July. Twelve races are featured in the schedule, two to three races per month from May into September, finishing in Quebec on September 21.

"NASCAR Canada is thrilled to return to Autodrome Chaudière in May, where last year’s event drew a record-breaking crowd. The series also raced in front of a sold-out audience at Edmonton International Raceway, showcasing incredible support from fans. Following their resounding success, the NASCAR Canada Championship will conclude at Autodrome Montmagny, in front of thousands of passionate viewers."

2025 NASCAR Canada Schedule 

Date                      Track and Location

May 18                 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, ON 

May 31                 Autodrome Chaudière, QC

June 21                 Sunset Speedway, ON* 

June 28                 Riverside International Speedway, NS*

July 12                  Edmonton International Raceway, AB*

July 16                  Sutherland Automotive Speedway, SK*

July 27                  Calabogie Motorsports Park, ON

August 10             Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières, QC

August 23             Complexe ICAR, QC

August 31             Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, ON

September 13        Delaware Speedway, ON

September 21        Autodrome Montmagny, QC

Driver Marc-Antoine Camirand completed the 2024 season as the Champion, his second consecutive title, followed by Kevin Lacroix and 3rd place in the standings, Andrew Ranger. The points count was pretty close and the drivers capable of taking the championship is fairly large so each race is highly contested and often full or racing drama like the one which resulted in anger management training that one driver was mandated to attend after an incident at an ICAR race.

NASCAR Canada Series 2025 Race Schedule

Canada's premier national stockcar series has released their 2025 schedule with five provinces taking part in the year's high octane excitement. NASCAR Canada will feature a number of road, ovals and street circuits with racing beginning May 18 (otherwise known as the May 24 weekend) in the beautiful Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Between the May start and the September finale there are 12 races on the card, sadly there will be no participation in the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto race weekend.

“The 2025 schedule showcases the diversity and quality of Canadian motorsports, said Alan Labrosse, General Manager of the NASCAR Canada Series.” “With a strong combination of classic venues and thrilling new tracks, this calendar represents the very best of what NASCAR Canada has to offer, all while ensuring our teams and competitors can thrive.”

“As we continue to elevate our sport worldwide, we’re looking for innovative ways to entertain our current fans and reach new ones,” said Chad Seigler, NASCAR’s Vice President, Chief International Officer. “We’re confident that next year’s schedule and the addition of new venues will help us achieve that goal.”

"The iconic Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières (GP3R), a staple of the NASCAR Canada Series, is scheduled for August, while the scenic Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) will host both the season opener in May and the final road-course event of the season in August. NASCAR Canada is thrilled to return to Autodrome Chaudière in May, where last year’s event drew a record-breaking crowd. The series also raced in front of a sold-out audience at Edmonton International Raceway, showcasing incredible support from fans. Following their resounding success, the NASCAR Canada Championship will conclude at Autodrome Montmagny, in front of thousands of passionate viewers."

These are some photos by Fresh Joe from the time of CASCAR before it became the NASCAR Series

2025 SCHEDULE

1. Sunday, May 18

Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Bowmanville, ON

2. Saturday, May 31
Autodrome Chaudière
Vallée-Jonction, QC

3. Saturday, Jun 21
Sunset Speedway
Innisfil, ON

4. Saturday, Jun 28
Riverside International Speedway
Antigonish, NS

5. Saturday, Jul 12
Edmonton International Raceway
Wetaskiwin, AB

6. Wednesday, Jul 16
Sutherland Automotive Speedway
Saskatoon, SK

7. Sunday, Jul 27
Calabogie Motorsports Park NEW ADDITION
Calabogie, ON

8. Sunday, Aug 10
Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières, QC

9. Saturday, Aug 23
Circuit ICAR
Mirabel, QC

10. Sunday, Aug 31
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Bowmanville, ON

11. Saturday, Sep 13
Delaware Speedway
Delaware, ON

12. Sunday, Sep 21
Autodrome Montmagny
Montmagny, QC

Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo 2024

Cars, cars and more cars are back for the 9th annual Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo in Halls 1-3 in the International Centre from March 8 to 10, 2024. Everything from Truck-O-Rama, racing and racetracks to restored classics will be at the show, joined by the Miss Motorama Pinup Pageant, part of Motorama Mayhem taking place Saturday, March 9. NASCAR Canada Series stockcar racing will have three-time champion L.P. Dumoulin's number 47 car at the show.

Also featured at the show will be a pair of Monster Trucks (Hellion and Gravitron) as well as tuner, import and modern modified cars in Spring Fever.

It's always cool to see some DMC DeLorean - especially Back to the Future Outatime

I'm here on opening day and the place is jammed with automotive fans. Plus it is student day and there are a lot of school buses in the parking lot bringing youth to the show.

Rust Bros star Mike Hall

From the show's website, "Coming off a show that attracted record-setting crowds, in 2023, the 2024 show is looking to be even better. Celebrity guests for this year’s show include The Rust Bros, courtesy of eBay Motors. They’re the stars of Rust Valley Restorers on History. Also appearing will be Farmtruck & Azn, from Street Outlaws, and Constance Nunes from the Netflix series Car Masters, Rust to Riches. She’ll be there all three days, while the Rust Bros and Farmtruck & Azn will be there Saturday and Sunday."

The Bat like mobile drag car

SHOW HOURS
Friday, March 8: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 9: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 10: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

See more of the cars after the jump.

NASCAR Canada Series 2024 Race Schedule

Top Canadian stock car series formerly known as the NASCAR Pinty's Series takes on new presenting partner and changes name to NASCAR Canada Series for the 2024 season. The upcoming season includes 13 races across the country beginning May 19 under new General Manager Alan Labrosse. It also looks like they are out of the 2024 Honda Indy Toronto as they are otherwise occupied on that date. These photos are from a previous season race at Cayuga Speedway.

Evirum and Pinty's are now servings as Presenting Partners starting in the 18th season of the race series. From NASCAR, "Evirum is excited to join NASCAR Canada as one of their Presenting Partners and as its Official Residual Materials Management and Environmental Solutions Provider,” said Julien Remillard, Evirum president. “Our involvement in this thrilling series dates back to last season, where we offered support to some drivers, race promoters, and race track operators. When the opportunity to become a Series Partner presented itself, it was a natural progression in alignment with our expanding presence across Canada and the United States. We eagerly anticipate sharing our expertise with NASCAR Canada and its stakeholders to bolster their recycling and sustainability efforts." 

NASCAR at the Honda Indy Toronto 

Pinty's has been a major sponsor of the series since 2016 and I am glad they are continuing into the future. "Once again, we are very proud to associate the name of our Pinty’s brand with NASCAR Canada as a presenting partner, thus supporting motorsport in Canada, which will now have a new race in Quebec,” said Yanick Gervais, Olymel president and CEO."

Getting ready in the pits

NASCAR Canada Series will bring their top talent and high performance 550 horsepower V8 engines built around Chev, Dodge or Ford cars to six provinces in 2024. Racing opens on the Victoria Day weekend at the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park and the year's finale will be held for the first time in Quebec on September 22nd. There will also be a dirt race at Ohsweken Speedway in addition to the many asphalt tracks on the calendar.

2024 NASCAR Canada Series Schedule (watch on TSN and RDS in Canada)
DATE                     TRACK CITY
Sunday, May 19     Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Bowmanville, Ont.
Saturday, June 1     Autodrome Chaudière Vallée-Jonction, Que.
Saturday, June 22   Eastbound International Speedway. Avondale, N.L.
Saturday, June 29   Riverside Speedway. Antigonish, N.S.
Sunday, June 30     Riverside Speedway. Antigonish, N.S.
Thursday, July 11   Ohsweken Speedway. Ohsweken, Ont.
Saturday, July 20    Sutherland Automotive Speedway. Saskatoon, Sask.
Saturday, July 27    Edmonton International Raceway. Wetaskiwin, Alb.
Sunday, Aug. 11     Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières. Trois-Rivières, Que.
Saturday, Aug. 17   Delaware Speedway. Delaware, Ont.
Saturday, Aug. 24   Circuit ICAR. Mirabel, Que.
Sunday, Sept. 1       Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Bowmanville, Ont.
Sunday, Sept. 22     Autodrome Montmagny Speedway. Montmagny, Que.

Fan Friday at Honda Indy Toronto 2023

Honda Indy Toronto starts today with the gates opening at 8am and cars on the track a half hour later. And the day is well known as Fan Friday as the Ontario Honda Dealers makes it possible for race fans to attend the event for free, but ask for a voluntary donation in support of Make-A-Wish Canada. Over 11 years almost one million dollars has been raised by fans and all donations will be matched by the Honda Canada Foundation (up to $100k). You can donate in person in the Enercare Centre or even online (https://makeawish.ca/honda-indy-donation). USF Pro 2000 teams wait off track for their 9:15am practice session one in the photo at top.

“We encourage our Honda Indy Toronto patrons to get involved by making a voluntary donation to Make-A-Wish Canada as part of Your Ontario Honda Dealers Present Honda Fan Friday,” said Jeff Atkinson, president of Honda Indy Toronto. “We are extremely grateful for our partnership with Honda Canada and the Ontario Honda Dealers Association and the positive impact this collaboration is having. We encourage everyone to come out and take advantage of our great General Admission pricing, and kids 12 and under are admitted free.”

By the way if you have a Presto Card you can show it at the IndyCar paddock to gain free access on Friday only: From Go Transit's website "On Fan Friday, PRESTO card holders get even more racing fan fun because your PRESTO card becomes your Paddock Pass. Just show your PRESTO card and gain access to the Paddock (known as the locker room of motorsports)."

Safety team gather for a quick briefing 

In addition to racing you can always check out the various series paddocks, the vendors and entertainment on Thunder Alley, the Honda World display across the pedestrian bridge with a large Truck Stop food and beverage area nearby, a beer garden at the far end of Thunder Alley and the UNIBET Finish Line lounge along the Enercare Centre.

All the race series will be on the track today, but the day is also special as NASCAR Pinty's Series will headline Fan Friday as they undergo practice and qualifications from 11:15am to 12:35pm then at 5:10pm the 80 minute Tiffany Gate Grand Prix of Toronto race will be held. Certainly a tight schedule for the big stockcars but an exciting time for fans on the first day of race weekend. After the race head to Victory Circle and catch a glimpse of the victorious drivers splash champagne at each other.

Canada's national race series the NASCAR Pinty's teams provide a high level of excitement in their big muscle cars. They rip through the course, not afraid to mix it up and their cars take the punishment that leaves large circles from rubbing tires across the sides, or worse. There are 26 drivers scheduled to mix it up in Exhibition Place.

The current top five Pinty's drivers are as follows.

1 Treyten Lapcevich 139 

2 Kevin Lacroix 122 

3 L.P. Dumoulin 116 

4 Alex Guenette 114 

5 Marc-Antoine Camirand 112

Scott Steckly former driver and team owner taking care of business

The outdoor NASCAR Pinty's Series paddock

In today's NASCAR Pinty's Series field there are three previous winners of the Toronto Grand Prix; Alex Tagliani #18 car, Andrew Ranger #27 car and Kevin Lacroix #74 car. As well there are four Series Champions; D.J. Kensington #17 car, Andrew Ranger, LP Dumoulin #47 car and 2022 defending Champion Marc-Antoine Camirand #96 car. The field is loaded with talent and the drivers love being in front of Toronto's large base of race fans.

NASCAR qualications have the top five drivers as Alex Tagliani, Andrew Ranger, L.P. Dumoulin, Kevin Lacroix and Gary Klutt. These guys are ready to rock.

IndyCar practice one starts at 1:30pm.

IndyCar practice one

Friday, July 14 schedule
Time/Series/Session
8:00 AM GATES OPEN
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM USF2000 Practice 1
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM USF Pro 2000 Practice 1
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Radicals Practice
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM USF2000 & USF Pro 2000 Autograph Session (Heritage Court in Enercare Centre)
11:15 AM - 12:35 PM NASCAR Pinty's Series Practice & Qualifying
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM NTT INDYCAR SERIES Autograph Session (Heritage Court in Enercare Centre)
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM Sports Car Championship Canada Practice & Qualifying
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM NASCAR Pinty's Series Autograph Session (Heritage Court in Enercare Centre)
1:35 PM - 1:55 PM USF2000 Qualifying 1
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM USF Pro 2000 Qualifying 1
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM NTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice 1
4:30 PM - 4:55 PM Radicals Qualifying
5:10 PM - 6:30 PM NASCAR Pinty's Series Race

Great crowds for Fan Friday 

See more of the IndyTO after the jump.

Honda Indy Toronto 2023 build continues

As the Honda Indy Toronto race weekend is fast approaching, the work setting up the temporary street course and all the associated grandstands, suites and assorted structures and components continue to be erected. Most of the track is built with concrete blocks and fencing, the pedestrian bridge is up across the track and sponsor signage and painting is underway. It won't be long before the big rigs of the racing teams start to show up on site and setup in their individual paddocks as the event runs from July 14-16, 2023.  You can see my first post of the initial build here.

Princes' Gates and Turn 1

Work on Lake Shore Boulevard, outside Exhibition Place takes place overnight starting Thursday, June 9, 2023 with full closures of the following streets on July 12; SB Strachan Ave (Fleet to Lake Shore) and Lake Shore Boulevard West (Strachan to Ontario). Lake Shore will remain closed until 1am on July 17, 2023.

Manitoba Drive - the far side of the track

Turn 5 at BMO Field

As the 35th edition of the race comes to town we can expect more of the high speed, exciting racing and the family friendly festival that provides plenty of on track action along with off track events, attractions, live entertainment, driver autographs, food trucks and beer gardens and the ever popular Thunder Alley. New for this year is the UNIBET Start Line Lounge and the UNIBET Victory Circle.

Turn 11 looking towards the pits and the pedestrian bridge

Panorama from BMO Field to Princes' Gates

Canada's own NASCAR Pinty's Series stockcars will be featured on Friday, July 14 with practice, qualifications and the race taking place all on the same day with the Tiffany Gates Grand Prix of Toronto starting at 5:10pm. You can watch them for free because the 14th is Fan Friday at Honda Indy Toronto sponsored by the Ontario Honda Dealers Association in support of Make-A-Wish Canada.

“We’re honoured to add Tiffany Gate to our fantastic list of Honda Indy Toronto partners as the new title sponsor of the NASCAR Pinty’s Series race. Tiffany Gate’s involvement provides further momentum to Fan Friday to increase the charitable impact that this great weekend in downtown Toronto will have again,” said Jeff Atkinson, president of Honda Indy Toronto. “Our festival goers having the opportunity to sample an assorted selection of Tiffany Gate’s classic comfort food is also a great new feature added to Thunder Alley.”

Headlining the weekend RaceFest will be the NTT IndyCar Series with practice, qualification and racing spread over the full three days. The IndyCar race will be on Sunday, July 16 with driver introductions at 1:10pm and the race beginning at 1:53pm. The race, the only international race on this year's schedule, will be 85-laps (244.31km) on the 2.874km, 11 turn temporary street circuit.

Ontario Drive

Lake Shore Boulevard West still untouched

Turn 11

Race series featured in the Honda Indy Toronto 2023 are as follows.

NTT INDYCAR SERIES - North America's premier open-wheel race series.
NASCAR Pinty’s Series - Racing in 5 provinces of Canada on ovals, road and dirt tracks.
USF Pro 2000 Presented by Cooper Tires - formerly Indy Pro 2000.
USF2000 Presented by Cooper Tires
Sports Car Championship Canada presented by Michelin - open to GT4 and TC sports cars.
Radical Cup Canada presented by Michelin (This is the first time at Honda Indy Toronto for this series)

From Honda Indy Toronto "The Radical brand is internationally recognized with 14 championships around the world for Radical sportscars. The Radical race car is exciting to watch and drive with it’s incredible downforce combined with exhilarating speed! Radical is the only prototype manufacturer to offer a premium factory supported single-make series on multiple continents, all with GT eclipsing performance but without approaching anything like a GT budget. Radicals are a lightweight race car that uses superbike technology. They are totally driver focused and rewarding to drive. Cars are easy to operate and offer unparalleled levels of performance."

Turn 10 Grandstand view from under the pedestrian bridge

NASCAR Pinty's Series 2022 Schedule

2022 is here and by gosh, we deserve a return to normal, and normal means it's time to race. Canada's national race series sponsored by those good people at Pinty's Delicious Food returns to the asphalt (and one dirt track) starting in May at Sunset Speedway. I am extremely glad that the stock cars will make it back to the Honda Indy Toronto in July, an exciting part of the 13-race schedule that goes to two street courses, two road courses and the dirt track at Ohsweken Speedway.

From NASCAR; “It was important for us to return to a traditional-looking schedule for the 2022 season,” said Brandon Igdalsky, Managing Director, NASCAR Touring Series. “We want to bring the exciting, side-by-side racing of the NASCAR Pinty’s Series to our fans across Canada and have appreciated their patience as we navigated the past two seasons. We will continue working with local and provincial officials to put on safe events for our fans and competitors.”

Both 2020 and 2021 the NASCAR Pinty's Series had felt the impact of Covid-19 restrictions with cancellations here and there - heck, remember the six-race, three weekend Pinty’s Fan Cave Challenge? Then while things started to return to normal in the third quarter of 2021 the Omicron variant began to hit hard, spreading fast and furious. So fast that the Ontario government seemed to just give up with all this pandemic control stuff. Forget about reporting infections, forget about testing, just go to work, get back to school and hopefully it's just a cold now. Well if we are all going to get it and if it really is mild for the vaccinated, then normal life will return. As comedian Jimmy Carr says; the survivors of Covid-19 think we may have over reacted to the pandemic, those that died might have thought that we could have done more!

NASCAR continues; "Other highlights of the 2022 schedule include: A return of the fan-favorite Honda Indy Toronto street course race on Friday, July 15. Andrew Ranger and Alex Tagliani have combined to win five of the previous six races at Exhibition Place. Two Pinty’s Series races at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP), including the traditional Victoria Day weekend race on Sunday, May 22. The second visit will be the season’s penultimate race on Sunday, Sept 4. The 52nd annual Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières (GP3R) will be run on Sunday, Aug. 7. Quebec-born drivers have won the last seven events. All races will air on TSN and RDS. Start times and complete broadcast schedules will be released at a later date."

2022 NASCAR Pinty’s Series Schedule (subject to change)

DATE: TRACK (CITY)
Saturday, May 14: Sunset Speedway (Innisfil, Ont.)
Sunday, May 22: Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Bowmanville, Ont.)
Saturday, June 11: Autodrome Chaudière (Vallée-Jonction, Que.)
Saturday, June 25: TBD (TBD)
Friday, July 15: Exhibition Place (Toronto, Ont.)
Saturday, July 23: Edmonton International Raceway (Wetaskiwin, Alb.)
Wednesday, July 27: Wyant Group Raceway (Saskatoon, Sask.) 125-lap twin features
Wednesday, July 27: Wyant Group Raceway (Saskatoon, Sask.) 125-lap twin features
Sunday, Aug. 7: Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières (Trois-Rivières, Que.)
Tuesday, Aug. 16: Ohsweken Speedway (Ohsweken, Ont.)
Saturday, Aug. 27: Circuit ICAR (Mirabel, Que.)
Sunday, Sept. 4: Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Bowmanville, Ont.)

The 2021 champion is LP Dumoulin of the number 47 car (Domoulin Competition) who has won three NASCAR Pinty's Series titles. Other drivers include Jason Hathaway of the number 3 car (Ed Hakonson Racing) who retired, came back and won the 2020 Championship title as well as Alex Tagliani of the number 18 car (22 Racing), Andrew Ranger of the number 27 car (DJK Racing) as well as two ladies in the lineup - Julia Landauer of the number 28 car (DJK Racing) and Shantel Kalika of the number 43 car (Busch Racing).

Joel Robinson of Fuel MediaLab suggests that we could see more of J.R. Fitzpatrick (First Josten's Rookie of the year) in the NASCAR Pinty's Series riding a Party Casino car, hopefully that comes true.

NASCAR Pinty's Series 2021 Schedule

Twelve races are scheduled in the upcoming NASCAR Pinty's Series for 2021, beginning in May and running into late September. Sadly the Honda Indy Toronto race will not be taking place this year so you will have to travel a bit, or check out TSN and RDS to see Canada's premier stockcar racing series.

Update: The best laid plans of mice and men are often foiled so the schedule has been thrown into disarray with some of the first races postponed. Here are some photos from Joe Hamilton's reserve.

NASCAR OFFICIAL STATEMENT MAY 20, 2021: "The start of the NASCAR Pinty’s Series season will be delayed due to the ongoing pandemic. NASCAR’s goal is to run a full championship season with a minimum of 10 races, potentially starting in August. We continue to work closely with local, provincial and federal officials to ensure the safety of all involved. An updated schedule will be released when finalized."

Hopefully the full schedule of races will be able to take place this year as vaccines will hopefully start bringing normal life back to Canada. The 2020 season was shortened to a six-race season under the banner of "Pinty's Fan Cave Challenge. This year will bring the 12 races to 8 tracks with the season opener at Sunset Speedway in Innisfil, Ontario May 23rd. 

2021 will only feature races in Ontario and Quebec which is a reduction in the travel from past years which also included races in the United States. It will be September 5th for NASCAR Pinty's Series to make it to my favourite track at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville.

From NASCAR Pinty's Series media release that the season will be "culminating with the championship race at Jukasa Motor Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 25. Jukasa has hosted the season finale every year since its return to the schedule in 2017.

“Our team has worked hard to put together a full schedule that will showcase the exciting, door-to-door racing Pinty’s Series fans have come to expect,” said Chad Seigler, NASCAR Vice President, International Business Development. “Out of an abundance of caution, we are focusing on stand-alone events, especially as we kick off the season. Though we are unsure of when we can welcome fans back to the race track, we will continue to work with local and provincial officials to put on as safe an event as possible. The health and safety of our competitors, officials and fans are our top priority.”

The Pinty’s Series will again serve as the opening act for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) with two races on Sunday, Sept. 5."

2021 NASCAR Pinty’s Series Schedule
DATE - TRACK; CITY
POSTPONED Sunday, May 23 - Sunset Speedway; Innisfil, Ont.
POSTPONED Saturday, June 19 - Jukasa Motor Speedway; Hagersville, Ont.
POSTPONED Sunday, July 18 - Flamboro Speedway*; Millgrove, Ont.
POSTPONED Sunday, July 18 - Flamboro Speedway*; Millgrove, Ont.
Sunday, Aug. 15 - Circuit Trois-Rivières; Trois-Rivières, Que.
Tuesday, Aug. 17 - Ohsweken Speedway; Ohsweken, Ont.
Saturday, Aug. 28 - Circuit ICAR; Mirabel, Que.
Sunday, Aug. 29 - Autodrome Chaudière*; Vallée-Jonction, Que.
Sunday, Aug. 29 - Autodrome Chaudière*; Vallée-Jonction, Que.
Sunday, Sept. 5 - Canadian Tire Motorsport Park*; Bowmanville, Ont.
Sunday, Sept. 5 - Canadian Tire Motorsport Park*; Bowmanville, Ont.
Saturday, Sept. 25 - Jukasa Motor Speedway; Hagersville, Ont.

*Twin features