The NASCAR Canada Series will kick off its 19th season of racing this weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. The season will feature series regulars such as Kevin Lacroix and Marc-Antoine Camirand battling for the championship, while other drivers like Alex Guenette, DJ Kennington, and Alex Tagliani fight to dethrone the frontrunners.
Camirand enters the new season aiming for his fourth NASCAR Canada championship in five years and his third title in a row. Lacroix, despite showing moments of dominance, is still searching for his first championship after finishing second in points five times.
Kennington, a two-time champion in 2010 and 2012, finished runner-up in the drivers’ standings last season, 23 points behind Camirand. The St. Thomas, Ontario, native captured his first win since 2022 at Riverside.
Other returning drivers include Donald Theetge, Louis-Philippe Dumoulin, and Andrew Ranger.
All NASCAR Canada races in 2026 will air live on REV TV in Canada and tape-delayed broadcasts on TSN. Streaming coverage in the United States and elsewhere is still to be determined.
QUALIFYING FORMAT:
NASCAR Road Race style (group) qualifying
STARTING LINEUP PROCEDURES:
Starting Positions 1st through 21st will be determined from qualifying.
Provisional Starting Positions 22nd through 25th have been established
for up to four additional starting positions which will be available to the
highest ranking car owners in the final 2025 NASCAR Canada Series Championship
car owner point standings
Provisional Starting Position 26th has been established for up to one
additional starting position which will be available to any past NASCAR Canada
Series Champion driver who participated as a driver in the 2025 NASCAR Canada
Series and who did not qualify for one of the original 25 starting positions
RACE PROCEDURE:
Non-Mandatory pit stops for fuel or tires will be allowed. Unless
otherwise authorized by the Series Director, the changing of tires(s) and the
addition of fuel will not be permitted during the same pit stop. A maximum of
two (2) tires per stop will be permitted
TIRE ALLOTMENT:
The maximum
tire allotment available for this event is as follows: Four (4) tires for
practice, four (4) tires for qualifying and to begin the race with four (4)
additional tires for use during the race for a total of twelve (12) tires. A
team representative must designate four (4) ‘Qualifying/Race Tires’ and four
(4) ‘Change Tires’ to NASCAR Officials at the designated time. All teams will
be required to have one (1) set of four (4) mounted wet condition tires in
their assigned pit stall.
RACE:
CARGURUS 200
PLACE:
CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORTS PARK
DATE:
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2026
TIME:
2:10 PM ET
TELEVISION:
CANADA: REV TV / US: N/A
TRACK LAYOUT:
2.459-MILE PAVED OVAL
LAPS / MILES:
51 LAPS / 125.409 MILES
BREAKS:
NO BREAK
2025 POLE:
KYLE STECKLY
2025 WINNER:
MARC-ANTOINE CAMIRAND
EVENT SCHEDULE:
SATURDAY (ET): 12:45 – 1:15P: NCaS PRACTICE 1; 2:15 – 2:45P: NCaS FINAL PRACTICE; 5:35P: NCaS QUALIFYING; SUNDAY: 2:10P: NCaS RACE
TWITTER:
@NASCARCanada_
EVENT HASHTAGS:
#NASCARCanada