The 2007 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series was the inaugural season for the NASCAR Canadian Tire 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 no less than five races decided on last lap passes.
Schedule
| Race | Name | Track | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodge Dealers 200 | Cayuga International Speedway, Hamilton | May 26 |
| 2 | Dickies 200 presented by Canadian Shield | Mosport International Raceway, Bowmanville | June 17 |
| 3 | Mopar 300 | Barrie Speedway, Barrie | July 1 |
| 4 | BC Dodge Dealers Dodge Avenger 300 | SunValley Speedway, Vernon | July 15 |
| 5 | Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton | City Centre Airport, Edmonton | July 21 |
| 6 | NAPA Autopro 100 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal | August 4 |
| 7 | Full Throttle Energy Drink 200 | Mosport International Raceway, Bowmanville | August 11 |
| 8 | GP3R 100 | Circuit Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières | August 19 |
| 9 | Subway 200 | Cayuga International Speedway, Hamilton | September 1 |
| 10 | ATTO 200 | Barrie Speedway, Barrie | September 8 |
| 11 | Atlantic Dodge Dealers 300 | Riverside Speedway, Antigonish | September 15 |
| 12 | Dodge Dealers of Ontario Dodge Charger 250 | Kawartha Speedway, Peterborough | September 23 |
Results
| Race | Name | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodge Dealers 200 | D. J. Kennington | Don Thomson Jr. | Don Thomson Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Dickies 200 presented by Canadian Shield | Andrew Ranger | J. R. Fitzpatrick | Andrew Ranger | Ford |
| 3 | Mopar 300 | Mark Dilley | D. J. Kennington | D. J. Kennington | Dodge |
| 4 | BC Dodge Dealers Dodge Avenger 300 | Don Thomson Jr. | Scott Steckly | J. R. Fitzpatrick | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton | Andrew Ranger | Andrew Ranger | J. R. Fitzpatrick | Chevrolet |
| 6 | NAPA Autopro 100 | J. R. Fitzpatrick | Kerry Micks | Kerry Micks | Ford |
| 7 | Full Throttle Energy Drink 200 | J. R. Fitzpatrick | Don Thomson Jr. | Don Thomson Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 8 | GP3R 100 | J. R. Fitzpatrick | Kerry Micks | Kerry Micks | Ford |
| 9 | Subway 200 | Don Thomson Jr. | Andrew Ranger | Derek Lynch | Dodge |
| 10 | ATTO 300 | Kerry Micks | Peter Gibbons | D. J. Kennington | Dodge |
| 11 | Atlantic Dodge Dealers 300 | Peter Gibbons | Peter Gibbons | Mark Dilley | Dodge |
| 12 | Dodge Dealers of Ontario Dodge Charger 250 | Mark Dilley | Don Thomson Jr. | Scott Steckly | Dodge |
Standings
- The top 10
| Position | Driver | Wins | Poles | Top 5s | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Ranger | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1896 |
| 2 | D. J. Kennington | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1793 |
| 3 | Peter Gibbons | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1770 |
| 4 | Don Thomson Jr. | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1739 |
| 5 | Derek Lynch | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1713 |
| 6 | J. R. Fitzpatrick | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1710 |
| 7 | Kerry Micks | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1696 |
| 8 | Mark Dilley | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1688 |
| 9 | Jason Hathaway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1631 |
| 10 | Scott Steckly | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1630 |
See also
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