The 2021 NASCAR Pinty's Series is the fiffenth season of the Pinty's Series, the national stock car racing series in Canada sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the Frontline Workers 125 at Sunset Speedway on August 1 and will concluded with the Pinty's Fall Brawl at Delaware Speedway on September 26.
Jason Hathaway entered the season as the defending drivers' champion. Raphael Lessard is the current points leader.
Drivers
| No. | Manufacturer | Car Owner | Race Driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chevrolet | David Wight | T.J. Rinomato |
| 3 | Chevrolet | Ed Hakonson | Brett Taylor |
| 7 | Chevrolet | Dave Jacombs | Peter Shepherd III |
| 8 | Chevrolet | Jamie Hakonson | Shae Gemmell (R) |
| 17 | Dodge | D.J. Kennington | D.J. Kennington |
| 18 | Chevrolet | Scott Steckly | Alex Tagliani |
| 20 | Chevrolet | Scott Steckly | Treyten Lapcevich (R) |
| 22 | Chevrolet | Scott Steckly | Marc-Antoine Camirand |
| 47 | Dodge | Marc-Andre Bergeron | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin |
| 51 | Dodge | Rick Ware | Andrew Ranger |
| 52 | Dodge | Rick Ware | Alex Guenette |
| 61 | Dodge | Brent Wheller | Brent Wheller (R) |
| 64 | Chevrolet | David Wight | Mark Dilley |
| 74 | Dodge | Sylvain Lacroix | Kevin Lacroix |
| 80 | Chevrolet | David Wight | Raphael Lessard |
| 84 | Dodge | David Stephens | Larry Jackson |
| 92 | Chevy | Kristin Hamelin | Dexter Stacey |
| 98 | Chevrolet | Mike Curb | Shantel Kalika |
Schedule
On 4 February 2021, NASCAR announced the 2021 schedule. It included an inaugural race at Ohsweken Speedway, which would have become the first dirt track race in series history, after being cancelled for the 2020 season[1] Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the season's start was delayed and multiple races were cancelled.[2]
| No. | Race Title | Track | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FrontLine Workers 125 | Sunset Speedway, Innisfil | 1 August |
| 2 | General Tire 125 | ||
| 3 | Guardian Angels 60 Presented by Dermathermes | Circuit de Trois-Rivieres, Trois-Rivieres | 15 August |
| 4 | Lafleur 75 | Circuit ICAR, Mirabel | 28 August |
| 5 | Canadian Tire 150 | Autodrome Chaudiere, Vallee-Jonction | 29 August |
| 6 | |||
| 7 | Olymel 30 | Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Bowmanville | 4 September |
| 8 | 5 September | ||
| 9 | Motomaster Batteries 125 | Flamboro Speedway, Flamborough | 12 September |
| 10 | QwickWick 125 | ||
| 11 | Pinty's Fall Brawl | Delaware Speedway, Delaware | 26 September |
Results and standings
Races
| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FrontLine Workers 125[3] | Peter Shepherd III | Peter Shepherd III | Raphael Lessard | Chevrolet |
| 2 | General Tire 125[4] | Andrew Ranger | Raphael Lessard | Raphael Lessard | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Guardian Angels 60 Presented by Dermathermes[5] | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | Alex Tagliani | Alex Tagliani | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Lafleur 75 | ||||
| 5 | Canadian Tire 150 | ||||
| 6 | Autodrome Chaudiere | ||||
| 7 | Olymel 30 | ||||
| 8 | Canadian Tire Motorsports Park | ||||
| 9 | Motomaster Batteries 125 | ||||
| 10 | QuickWick 125 | ||||
| 11 | Pinty's Fall Brawl |
Drivers' championship
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or Owners' points. * – Most laps led.
| Pos. | Driver | SUN | SUN | CTR | ICAR | ACD | ACD | MSP | MSP | FLA | FLA | DEL | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raphael Lessard | 1 | 1* | 14 | 125 | ||||||||
| 2 | Alex Tagliani | 3 | 9 | 1* | 124 | ||||||||
| 3 | Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | 6 | 3 | 5 | 119 | ||||||||
| 4 | Treyten Lapcevich (R) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 118 | ||||||||
| 5 | Kevin Lacroix | 4 | 17 | 3 | 109 | ||||||||
| 6 | D.J. Kennington | 17 | 2 | 6 | 107 | ||||||||
| 7 | Larry Jackson | 10 | 7 | 11 | 104 | ||||||||
| 8 | Alex Guenette | 8 | 6 | 16 | 102 | ||||||||
| 9 | Andrew Ranger | 2 | 16 | 19 | 97 | ||||||||
| 10 | Mark Dilley | 11 | 8 | 17 | 96 | ||||||||
| 11 | Brett Taylor | 15 | 5 | 21 | 91 | ||||||||
| 12 | Marc-Antoine Camirand | 7 | 12 | 23 | 90 | ||||||||
| 13 | Dexter Stacey | 18 | 18 | 10 | 86 | ||||||||
| 14 | T.J. Rinomato | 16 | 15 | 18 | 83 | ||||||||
| 15 | Shae Gemmell | 5 | 10 | 73 | |||||||||
| 16 | Shantel Kalika | 13 | 11 | 64 | |||||||||
| 17 | Brent Wheller (R) | 14 | 14 | 60 | |||||||||
| 18 | Jean-François Dumoulin | 2 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Simon-Dion Viens | 7 | 38 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Louis-Philippe Mountour (R) | 8 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Luc Lesage (R) | 9 | 35 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Ray Courtemanche Jr. | 12 | 32 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Jocelyn Fecteau | 13 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Kyle Marcelli (R) | 15 | 29 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Sam Fellows | 20 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 26 | J.F. Laberge (R) | 22 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | SUN | SUN | CTR | ICAR | ACD | ACD | MSP | MSP | FLA | FLA | DEL | Points |
See also
References
- ^ "NASCAR Pinty's Series Returns with Full Schedule for 2021". nascar.ca. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "NASCAR Announces Revised Pinty's Series Schedule for 2021". nascar.ca. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "2021 FrontLine Workers 125 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "2021 General Tire 125 race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "2021 Guardian Angels 60 Presented by Dermathermes race results". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.