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CASCAR : Canadian Association for Stock Car Auto Racing

Auto racing in North America,particularly stock car racing, enjoys a long rich history,with many of todays top drivers enjoying celebrity status. Today stock car racing has evolved into a sophisticated, multi-faceted,highly organized and professional national sport that helps numerous companies promote their products.

In Canada the elite class of stock car racing is the CASCAR division. Based, like NASCAR on North American manufactured cars produced by Ford, GM and Chrysler the CASCAR division runs to an extremely rigid (zero tolerance) rules structure that has resulted in CASCAR racing being the most entertaining and competitive in Canada. CASCAR racing takes place on oval tracks (paved) and road courses at or near major cities acrocss Canada.

          TRACK                         LOCATION

      Deleware Speedway                London,Ont.
      Cayuga Speedway                  Nells Corners, Ont.
      Sauble Speedway                  Sauble Beach, Ont.
      Capital City Speedway            Ottawa,Ont.
      New Bruswick Speedway            Frederickton, NB
      Circuit Ste Croix                St Croix,PQ
      Autodrome St Eustache            St. Eustache,PQ
      Peterborough Speedway            Peterborough,Ont
      Shannonville M'sport Park        Belleville, Ont

Four 1996 events have TV. Races are from 100 to 200 laps.

Attendance 1995: 1,340,000

1994 series champ: Mark Dilley