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The NAPA Auto Parts 200 Presented by Dodge (French title: NAPA Pièces d'auto 200 présenté par Dodge) is a NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 Nationwide Series race that takes place at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a motor racing circuit which was the venue for the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, and is the venue of NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, and, as of 2007, NASCAR Nationwide Series and Rolex Sports Car Series Car Series races....
 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which also the hosted the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix
Canadian Grand Prix

The Canadian Grand Prix , abbreviated as gpc, was an annual auto racing held in Canada starting in 1961. It has been part of the Formula One since 1967....
 from 1982-2008.








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The NAPA Auto Parts 200 Presented by Dodge (French title: NAPA Pièces d'auto 200 présenté par Dodge) is a NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 Nationwide Series race that takes place at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a motor racing circuit which was the venue for the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, and is the venue of NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, and, as of 2007, NASCAR Nationwide Series and Rolex Sports Car Series Car Series races....
 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which also the hosted the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix
Canadian Grand Prix

The Canadian Grand Prix , abbreviated as gpc, was an annual auto racing held in Canada starting in 1961. It has been part of the Formula One since 1967....
 from 1982-2008.

Race history

  • The inaugural race took place on August 4, 2007, in conjunction with a Rolex Sports Car Series
    Rolex Sports Car Series

    The Rolex Sports Car Series is the premiere series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. It is a North American-based sports car racing series that was founded in 2000 under the name Grand American Road Racing Championship to replace the failed United States Road Racing Championship....
     race. It was the first major NASCAR (as opposed to CASCAR
    CASCAR

    The Canadian Association for Stock Car Auto Racing was the governing body for amateur and professional stock car racing in Canada....
     or NASCAR Canada
    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 The Sports Network....
    ) race in Canada in several decades.


  • The 2008 race was held on August 2, 2008, and is best remembered as the first official NASCAR points race from one of NASCAR's top three series to utilize rain tire
    Rain tyre

    Rain tyres or Wet tyres are special tires used in motorsport in wet weather as opposed to a slick tyre used in dry conditions. They are very similar in many ways to the tyres found on normal road cars....
    s.


Past Winners

  • 2008
    2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series

    The 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series began on February 16, 2008, at Daytona International Speedway with the Camping World 300 . The season will conclude on November 15, 2008, at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford 300....
     - Ron Fellows
    Ron Fellows

    Ron Fellows is an accomplished Canada sportscar driver, and a NASCAR Road course ringer....
     (First race run under rain, with rain tires and windshield wipers. Race shortened to 48 laps due to heavy rain.)
  • 2007 - Kevin Harvick
    Kevin Harvick

    Kevin Michael Harvick is an United States race car driver and car owner, competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup for Richard Childress Racing, driving the #29 Shell Pennzoil car....
     (Race extended to 75 laps due to green-white-checker finish
    Green-white-checker finish

    The green-white-checker finish is a rule implemented into many levels of automobile racing in the United States. When the race would otherwise end during a yellow-flag "caution" condition , this rule gives the field an attempt to finish the race under a green-flag, "racing" condition....
    )


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