While most fans are thrilled by drivers going in circles, there are those that beat to a different drum. That drum is set to be answered by Canadian Tire Motorsports Park as they have announced a thrilling 2014 race schedule for their 3.957 km road course located in Bowmanville, Ontario.
The highlight of the season will be on August 31st as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will take to the track for their Chevrolet Silverado 250. Last year’s inaugural event saw the biggest attendance the facility has seen in years as fans flocked the grounds to get a glimpse of the NASCAR stars. The action on track also lived up to expectations with a thrilling finish between Chase Elliott and Austin Dillon.
Joining the trucks that weekend will be the the Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Michelin, the Canadian Touring Car Championship and the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.
For the Canadian Tire Series, the August date marks their second stop at CTMP for 2014. NCAT will kick off their season with a trip to CTMP on May 18th, as part of Victoria Day Speedfest Weekend. Fans will be able to attend the season opener and see if Scott Steckly will start his road to a second straight title with a win, or if he can beat by the likes of D.J. Kennington or Alex Tagliani.
The NCAT series will be joined that weekend by the SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series, Pirelli World Challenge (Touring and B-Spec), the Canadian Touring Car Championship, the Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge and the Formula 1600 Super Series. There will also be fireworks on Saturday evening for fans to enjoy.
For vintage race fans, a trip to CTMP is in order in June as June 13th to the 15th is the Canadian Historic Grand Prix. This event is organized by the Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada and will include restored cars from the past 50+ years of auto racing. The feature event for this year is the Triumph vs MG Canadian-American Showdown.
Sports cars fans will also be delighted as the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship will once again bring the GT cars north of the border from July 10th to 13th with the Mobile 1 SportsCar Grand Prix. Though also included under the new TUDOR banner for 2014 is the prototype cars as well.
Also in action on this weekend is the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, Cooper Tires Prototype Lites, IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge, Lamborghini Super Tofeo North Carolina and the SCCA Pro Racing Playboy MX-5 Cup.
Lastly, two wheel fans are also in luck as CTMP announced that they will once again host a Superbike Doubleheader Weekend from August 15th to the 17th. Canada’s top motorcycle riders will compete in a double header points race for the National Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship.
With a schedule full of action each month at a top level, CTMP definitely looks to please fans once again in 2014.
