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The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series ((フランス語:Série NASCAR Canadian Tire)), commonly abbreviated as NCATS, is a national NASCAR racing series in Canada that derives from the old CASCAR Super Series which was founded in 1981. ==History== NASCAR announced in September 2006 the purchase of the CASCAR Super Series,〔(NASCAR buys Canada's top stock car racing association, launches new series from CBC )〕 the top stock-car racing series at the time. At the same time, they announced a long-term sponsorship agreement with Canadian Tire as the title sponsor. They also introduced a television contract was signed with TSN to carry all events as inked with select races being aired live. Three of the series races, Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal, had crowds in excess of 50,000 fans. The 2007 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season was the inaugural season for the Series with the first event being held on May 26, 2007 at Cayuga Motor Speedway and Don Thomson Jr. won in a spirited battle for the first series win. Andrew Ranger, in his first year of stock-car competition, won the second race at Mosport International Raceway. He took over the lead in the point standings after that event and never relinquished it on his way to the first championship. The first season saw five races decided on last lap passes. The second season, the 2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season, featured Scott Steckly who dominated many events. He won three of the first four events of the year and held the lead in the driver championship point standings all season long. He set a series record with four victories throughout the year. The third season had Andrew Ranger, taking center stage by winning his second series championship in three seasons. He completed his transition from the open-wheel racing world by incorporating his road courses experience with a strong performances on the oval tracks. On the season, he won a single-season series record six races—three on road courses and three on ovals. The 2010 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season belonged to D.J. Kennington. He won his first series title on the power of five wins, nine top fives and 11 top-10 finishes. Kennington battled JR Fitzpatrick for the points lead all season long as the two exchanged the top spot an unprecedented five times. Kennington also finished 2nd to fellow Canadian Tire Series competitor Jason Bowles in the Toyota All-Star Showdown. In the 2011 Scott Steckly had a strong season where he won three events and finish in the runner up position four times on his way to capture his second championship over D.J. Kennington who had a pair of wins. Long time road racer Robin Buck and Rookie Peter Shepherd won their first events respectively. Andrew Ranger won the two biggest events of the year in dominant fashion at Montreal and Toronto. Former champion Don Thomson Jr. retired after a lengthy career. In 2012 D.J. Kennington won a record 7 events including 5 consecutively during the summer. Kennington would win his 2nd championship in 3 years. He faced competition from runners up J.R. Fitzpatrick and Andrew Ranger who both won two events.〔http://www.insidetracknews.com/news/breaking-news/item/1087-ncats-kenningtons-7th-win-of-2012-secures-his-2nd-championship.html〕 On February 17, 2015, Canadian Tire announced it will leave the series at the end of the 2015 season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「NASCAR Canadian Tire Series」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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