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The Canadian Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (CASCAR) was an
Established in 1981 by President Anthony Novotny, CASCAR boasted the highest level of stock car racing in Canada and sanctioned Canada's only national stock car racing series, the CASCAR Super Series. The sanctioning body also oversaw divisions such as the Hobby Stock and CASCAR West Super Series, the latter of which replaced the Hobby Stock division and ran combination races alongside the national Super Series.
On November 16, 2004, CASCAR announced it had entered a multi-year operational and marketing agreement with
CASCAR's official publication website
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auto racing
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.
Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
sanctioning body for amateur and professional stock car racing
Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing run on oval tracks and road courses measuring approximately . It originally used production-model cars, hence the name "stock car", but is now run using cars specifically built for racing. It or ...
in Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...
. The company was founded in 1981 and was headquartered in Delaware, Ontario
Delaware, Ontario is a community located about west of and outside of London, Ontario, within Middlesex County. Delaware straddles the Thames River. Delaware is accessed by the old highway ( Highway 2) linking London and Chatham and the freewa ...
. In 2006, NASCAR purchased CASCAR and created the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.
History
Established in 1981 by President Anthony Novotny, CASCAR boasted the highest level of stock car racing in Canada and sanctioned Canada's only national stock car racing series, the CASCAR Super Series. The sanctioning body also oversaw divisions such as the Hobby Stock and CASCAR West Super Series, the latter of which replaced the Hobby Stock division and ran combination races alongside the national Super Series.
On November 16, 2004, CASCAR announced it had entered a multi-year operational and marketing agreement with NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and ...
, after NASCAR had formed NASCAR Canada NASCAR Canada is the NASCAR office in Canada.
NASCAR opened an office in its second largest market in Canada in 2004. NASCAR opened a corporate office in Toronto in a joint partnership with Canadian media company TSN. The move was made to boost ...
earlier in the year. This also opened the way for NASCAR's purchase of CASCAR. On September 12, 2006, NASCAR completed its purchase of CASCAR and announced the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, a series of 10–12 races from May–October 2007. On December 7, 2015, it was announced that Pinty's Delicious Foods Inc. was the new sponsor of the series after Canadian Tire announced on February 17, 2015 that they were not renewing their sponsorship after the 2015 season.
Automobiles
Unlike NASCAR, which mandates the use of steel-bodied shells, CASCAR-approved cars consisted of fiberglass bodyshells covering custom-made tube-frame racing chassis. However, as in NASCAR, CASCAR cars' engines were normally aspirated, pushrod V8 units producing approximately .Race courses
CASCAR events were held on short track ovals, permanent road courses, temporary road courses and street courses.References
External links
CASCAR's official publication website
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