The NASCAR Truck Series at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park is a NASCAR Truck Series race held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. It was first held in 2013, and served as the second round of the Truck Series playoffs from their introduction in 2016.
History The first race held on a road course by the Camping World Truck Series in 13 years,Pappone, Jeff. "Ron Fellows looks back fondly as Mosport upgrades to draw bigger events ". Toronto: The Globe and Mail, November 30, 2012. Accessed April 29, 2013. it was announced that the race would be held starting in 2013, on Labor Day weekend, in November 2012, replacing the previous NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as NASCAR's annual event held in Canada."NASCAR's truck series to race at Canada road course in 2013 ". Sporting News, November 16, 2012. Accessed April 29, 2013. In April 2013, it was announced that the race would be sponsored by General Motors Canada, becoming the Chevrolet Silverado 250.
The inaugural event, run September 1, 2013, saw James Buescher win the pole at a speed of ; Ty Dillon led the most laps in the race before contact between him and Chase Elliott at White's Corner coming to the checkered flag sent Dillon into a tire barrier. Dillon promised that "next week he won't finish the race" but he didn't pursue any payback eventually. In 2014, Ryan Blaney battled Germán Quiroga and won in a photo finish. In 2016, John Hunter Nemechek and Cole Custer were battling for the lead when Nemechek bumped Custer before running both Custer and himself off-road, pinning Custer to the wall. Before the winner was declared, Nemechek was tackled by Custer; Nemechek would be named the winner.
Starting in 2018, the race became a playoff race and was held as the opener of the playoffs, and the event had yet another last-lap showdown as Noah Gragson and teammate Todd Gilliland wrecked in White's Corner, which let Justin Haley past to take the win. In 2019, it became the second race of the first round of the playoffs.
The 2020 and 2021 races were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and replaced by dates at Darlington Raceway.
On August 19, 2026, it was announced that the series would return to Mosport in 2027 for the first time since 2019.
Past winners YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed(mph)ReportRef Laps Miles (km) 2013 September 194 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet64157.376 (253.272)1:48:4986.775 Report 2014 August 3129 Ryan Blaney Brad Keselowski Racing Ford64157.376 (253.272)1:42:0492.514 Report 2015 August 304 Erik Jones Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota64157.376 (253.272)1:53:0783.476 Report 2016 September 48 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet66*162.294 (261.186)2:06:0177.273 Report 2017 September 319 Austin Cindric Brad Keselowski Racing Ford64157.376 (253.272)1:54:5382.193 Report 2018 August 2624 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet65*162.5 (261.518)2:05:2476.476 Report 2019 August 2524 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet64157.376 (253.272)1:46:1288.913 Report2020* August 8 Races canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions in Canada. 2021* September 5
2016 & 2018: Race extended due to a NASCAR overtime Finish 2020 & 2021: Races canceled and moved to Darlington due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Multiple winners (teams) # Wins Team Years won 2 Brad Keselowski Racing 2014, 2017 GMS Racing 2018, 2019
Manufacturer wins # Wins Make Years won 4 Chevrolet 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019 2 Ford 2014, 2017 1 Toyota 2015
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