NASCAR Canadian Tire Series 2012 Schedule Announced

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NASCAR Canadian Tire Series 2012 Schedule Announced

12-Race Slate Includes Return To Edmonton

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 24, 2011) – NASCAR announced today the 2012 schedule for the sixth season of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, which includes many of the top racing facilities throughout Canada.

Next season’s schedule features 12 dates at 12 different tracks across six provinces. The slate includes tracks and events familiar to the series, with Edmonton returning to the schedule after a one-year hiatus.

“The 2012 schedule has a great mix of tracks that will deliver the exciting racing that our Canadian fans have become accustomed,” said George Silbermann, NASCAR vice president, regional and touring series. “Each year with the help from our friends at Canadian Tire, this series continues to grow and evolve. This upcoming season should be the best yet.”

For the first time in series history, on May 20, the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series opens its season at the 2.459-mile Mosport International Raceway road course near Bowmanville, Ont.

For the sixth consecutive year, the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will share Montreal’s legendary Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on IÎe Notre Dame with the NASCAR Nationwide Series on Saturday, Aug. 18.

Additionally, in a pairing with the IZOD IndyCar Series, the series returns to Edmonton on the new 2.256-mile Edmonton (Alberta) City Centre Airport course that debuted last year.

Joining the Edmonton event, the annual swing through Western Canada includes two other stops: At Motoplex Speedway in Vernon, B.C., and Auto Clearing Motor Speedway in Saskatoon, Sask.

In what has become a tradition, the season will close with a new champion crowned at Kawartha Speedway, the .375-mile oval near Peterborough, Ont., on Saturday, Sept. 22.

“Canadian Tire has been a proud sponsor of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series since 2006,” said Allan MacDonald, Senior Vice-President of Automotive for Canadian Tire. “It’s thrilling to see how the sport of racing has continued to grow over the years alongside the enthusiasm of Canadian racing fans. We’re looking forward to yet another exciting season on the track in 2012.”

Other 2012 highlights include:

· The 2012 schedule includes races on seven ovals: Auto Clearing, Barrie Speedway, Delaware Speedway, Kawartha, Mosport Speedway, Motoplex and Riverside International Speedway; and five road courses: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Circuit ICAR, Circuit de Trois-Rivieres, Edmonton, and Mosport.

· On June 2-3, the series returns to Circuit ICAR in Mirabel, Que., for the second straight season.

· June 16 will be the series’ sixth consecutive year of competing at Mosport Speedway.

· June 23 will mark the fourth consecutive visit to Delaware (Ont.) Speedway.

· The wildly popular Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres in Quebec is on tap for Aug. 4-5.

· The Barrie (Ont.) Speedway date is set for Saturday, Sept. 8. Each of the past five trips to Barrie on this weekend has resulted in overflow crowds.

· Riverside International Speedway, in Antigonish, hosts the series on Sept. 15. Riverside, with its high-banked turns, is a .333-mile scale version of the legendary Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.

2012 NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES SCHEDULE

Date	Track (Length)	Location
May 20	Mosport Int’l Raceway (2.459-Mile road course)	Bowmanville, Ont.
June 3	Circuit ICAR (2.113-Mile road course)	Mirabel, Que.
June 16	Mosport Speedway (.5-Mile)	Bowmanville, Ont.
June 23	Delaware Speedway (.5-Mile)	Delaware, Ont.
July 14	Motoplex Speedway (.5-Mile)	Vernon, B. C.
July 22	Edmonton City Centre Airport (2.256-Mile road course)	Edmonton, Alberta
July 25	Auto Clearing Motor Speedway (.333-Mile)	Saskatoon, Sask.
Aug. 5	Circuit de Trois-Rivieres (1.53-Mile road course)	Trois-Rivieres, Que.
Aug. 18	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (2.71-Mile road course)	Montreal, Que.
Sept. 8	Barrie Speedway (.333-Mile)	Barrie, Ont.
Sept. 15	Riverside Int’l Speedway (.333-Mile)	Antigonish, N. S.
Sept. 22	Kawartha Speedway (.375-Mile)	Fraserville, Ont.