Clarington 200 Explained

Race Title:	Clarington 200
Series Long:	NASCAR Pinty's Series
Series Short:	NPS
Venue:	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Sponsor:	Can-Am Total
First Race:	1962
First Series Race:	2007
Distance:	100 Miles - 160KM (Oval) 125 Miles - 201KM (Road Course)
Laps:	200 Laps (Oval) 51 Laps (Road Course)
Previous Names:	Peterborough International, Kawartha 250, Mosport Speedway 200, Mosport 200
Most Wins Driver:	Don Thomson Jr. (7 Wins)
Most Wins Manufacturer:	Chevrolet (20 Wins)

The Clarington 200 (formerly the Mosport 200) is a NASCAR Pinty's Series stock car race held twice annually at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada.^[1] In previous seasons, one race would take place on the facility's 3.957 km (2.459 mi) road course and one race taking place on the facility's now-closed 0.805 km (0.500 mi) oval speedway. It has been part of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in every season since 2007. Previous editions of the race have belonged to the USAC Stock Car division, the ASA National Tour and the CASCAR Super Series.

Previous winners

Year	Date	Track	Driver	Team	Car	Distance	Race Title
USAC Stock Car
1962	June 23	Road Course	Rodger Ward		1962 Pontiac	50 Laps	Peterborough International	^[2]
1962	June 23	Road Course	Paul Goldsmith		1962 Pontiac Catalina	50 Laps	Peterborough International	^[3]
1966	July 30	Road Course	Don White	Ray Nichels	1966 Dodge Charger	50 Laps	Coca-Cola/Kawartha 250	^[4]
1966	July 30	Road Course	Sam Tovella	Sal's Auto Sales	1965 Plymouth	50 Laps	Coca-Cola/Kawartha 250	^[5]
1967	July 29	Road Course	Mario Andretti	Holman Moody	1967 Ford	50 Laps	Bardahl/Kawartha 250	^[6]
1967	July 29	Road Course	Parnelli Jones	Holman Moody	1967 Ford Fairlane	50 Laps	Bardahl/Kawartha 250	^[7]
1968	July 20	Road Course	Roger McCluskey	Norm Nelson	1967 Plymouth	50 Laps	CHUM/Mosport 250	^[8]
1968	July 20	Road Course	Al Unser Sr.	R/A Hoerr Inc.	1968 Dodge Charger	50 Laps	CHUM/Mosport 250	^[9]
Export "A" NASCAR-Canada
1974	July 21	Road Course	Bobby Allison		Chevrolet Camaro		Export 'A' Mosport 100	^[10]
USAC Stock Car
1978	June 10	Road Course	A. J. Foyt	A.J. Foyt	Chevrolet Camaro	48 Laps	Molson Diamond USAC Stock Cars	^[11]
CASCAR Super Series
1991	July 14	Oval	Don Mallat		Chevrolet Lumina	100 Laps	Bud 100	^[12]
1992	July 26	Oval	Steve Robblee		Chevrolet	100 Laps	Bud 100	^[13]
ASA National Tour
1992	Sept 20	Road Course	John Cadman		Oldsmobile Cutlass	30 Laps	Player's Ltd. ASA Stock Car	^[14]
CASCAR Super Series
1992	Sept	Oval	Steve Robblee			150 Laps	Budweiser 150
1996	Sept	Oval	Duke Sawchuk			150 Laps	Castrol 150
1998	Aug 30	Road Course	Scott Maxwell	STP /Ford Performance Taurus	Ford	75 Laps	UAP/NAPA Canadian Auction Group 300K	^[15]
1999	July	Oval	Don Thomson Jr.			200 Laps
	Aug 29	Road Course	Peter Gibbons	Canadian Tire	Chevrolet	64 Laps	UAP/NAPA presents The Canadian Auction Group 250	^[16] ^[17]
2000	June	Oval	Don Thomson Jr.			200 Laps	Exide Batteries 200
	Aug 27	Road Course	Peter Gibbons	Canadian Tire	Chevrolet	64 Laps	UAP/NAPA presents The Mosport 250K	^[18]
2001	June 9	Oval	Mark Dilley	NTN Bearings	Ford	250 Laps	National Fast Freight / Exide Batteries 250	^[19] ^[20]
	June 24	Road Course	D. J. Kennington	Castrol Canada / Kleen Flo	Dodge	64 Laps	Blue Streak Presents the Mosport 250	^[21]
2002	June 16	Road Course	Kevin Dowler	Ford Quality Care	Ford	32 Laps	NAPA Presents the Clarington 250	^[22] ^[23]
	June 22	Oval	Don Thomson Jr.	Home Hardware	Chevrolet	250 Laps	Exide Presents the Mosport 250	^[24] ^[25]
2003	June 15	Road Course	Peter Gibbons	Canadian Tire	Chevrolet	51 Laps	Exide Batteries 200	^[26] ^[27]
	Aug 23	Oval	Kerry Micks	UFCW Canada	Ford	200 Laps	Mosport Speedway 200	^[28] ^[29]
2004	June 20	Road Course	Jeff Lapcevich	Tim Horton's / Fastline Motorsports	Chevrolet	51 Laps	Clarington 200	^[30] ^[31]
	Aug 24	Oval	Don Thomson Jr.	Home Hardware	Chevrolet	200 Laps	Mosport Speedway 200	^[32] ^[33]
2005	June 19	Road Course	Don Thomson Jr.	Home Hardware	Chevrolet	51 Laps	Berms-R-Us Presents the Clarington 200	^[34] ^[35]
	Aug 6	Oval	D. J. Kennington	Castrol Canada	Dodge	200 Laps	Mosport Speedway 200	^[36] ^[37]
2006	June 18	Road Course	Kerry Micks	Trailers by Jim Bray / Micks Motorsports	Ford	51 Laps	Clarington 200	^[38] ^[39]
	Aug 12	Oval	Dave Whitlock	NTN Bower / Griddly Headz / NMT	Dodge	200 Laps	Mosport Speedway 200	^[40] ^[41]
NASCAR Pinty's Series
2007	June 17	Road Course	Andrew Ranger	Wal-Mart / Tide	Ford	51 Laps	Dickies 200 Presented by Canadian Shield	^[42] ^[43]
	Aug 11	Oval	Don Thomson Jr.	Home Hardware	Chevrolet	209 Laps	Full Throttle Energy Drink 200	^[44] ^[45]
2008	June 15	Road Course	J. R. Fitzpatrick	Fitzpatrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	53 Laps	Dickies 200 Presented by Lucas Oil	^[46] ^[47]
	Aug 9	Oval	Kerry Micks	Beyond Digital Imaging	Ford	200 Laps	Full Throttle Energy Drink 200	^[48] ^[49]
2009	June 14	Road Course	Andrew Ranger	Wal-Mart / Tide	Ford	51 Laps	Dickies 200	^[50] ^[51]
	Aug 8	Oval	Andrew Ranger	Wal-Mart / Tide / Charmin	Ford	200 Laps	Vortex Brake Pads 200	^[52] ^[53]
2010	June 13	Road Course	J. R. Fitzpatrick	Schick Hydro	Chevrolet	51 Laps	Vortex Brake Pads 200	^[54] ^[55]
	Aug 21	Oval	Don Thomson Jr.	Home Hardware	Chevrolet	200 Laps	Dickies 200	^[56] ^[57]
2011	May 28	Oval	Scott Steckly	Canadian Tire / MotoMaster	Dodge	201 Laps	Dickies 200	^[58] ^[59]
	June 26	Road Course	D. J. Kennington	Castrol Edge	Dodge	51 Laps	Vortex Brake Pads 200	^[60] ^[61]
2012	May 20	Road Course	J. R. Fitzpatrick	Equipment Express	Chevrolet	51 Laps	Vortex Brake Pads 200	^[62] ^[63]
	June 16	Oval	D. J. Kennington	Castrol Edge / Mahindra Tractors	Dodge	200 Laps	Clarington 200	^[64] ^[65]
2013	May 19	Road Course	L.P. Dumoulin	WeatherTech Canada / Bellemare	Dodge	51 Laps	Pinty's presents the Vortex Brake Pads 200	^[66] ^[67]
	June 22	Oval	Pete Shepherd III	National Exhaust / Diamond Material Handling	Dodge	200 Laps	Clarington 200	^[68] ^[69]
	Sept 1	Road Course	L.P. Dumoulin	WeatherTech Canada / Bellemare	Dodge	42 Laps	Pinty's presents the Clarington 200	^[70] ^[71]
2014	May 18	Road Course	J. R. Fitzpatrick	Equipment Express	Chevrolet	54 Laps	Pinty's presents the Clarington 200	^[72] ^[73]
	Aug 31	Road Course	J. R. Fitzpatrick	Equipment Express	Chevrolet	51 Laps	Pinty's presents the Clarington 200	^[74] ^[75]
2015	May 17	Road Course	Gary Klutt	CTL Corp / Legendary Motorcar	Chevrolet	51 Laps	Pinty's presents the Clarington 200	^[76] ^[77]
	Aug 30	Road Course	Jason Hathaway	Muskoka Aircraft Center / HGC	Chevrolet	51 Laps	Pinty's presents the Clarington 200	^[78] ^[79]
2016	May 22	Road Course	Andrew Ranger	Mopar / Pennzoil	Dodge	51 Laps	Clarington 200	^[80] ^[81]
	Sept 4	Road Course	Kevin Lacroix	Bumper/Total/Go Fast	Dodge	51 Laps	Can-Am 200	^[82] ^[83]
2017	May 21	Road Course	Kevin Lacroix	Bumper to Bumper/Total/Gates/Go Fast	Dodge	55 Laps	Can-Am 200
	Sept 3	Road Course	Kevin Lacroix	Bumper to Bumper/Total/Gates/Go Fast	Dodge	51 Laps	Total Quartz 200
2018	May 20	Road Course	L. P. Dumoulin	WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare	Dodge	51 Laps	Clarington 200
	Aug 26	Road Course	Alex Tagliani	22 Racing	Chevrolet	51 Laps	Total Quartz 200

See also

• Grand Prix of Mosport
• Chevrolet Silverado 250
• Mosport Can-Am
• Mosport Trans-Am
• Canadian Grand Prix
• Canadian Motorcycle Grand Prix
• Telegraph Trophy 200 / Molson Diamond Indy

External links

• Official Site
• NASCAR Track Page

Footnotes

1. Web site: Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | Racetrack, Weddings & Events.
2. Web site: USAC Stock Car race. Ultimate Racing History. 2013-04-15.
3. Web site: USAC Stock Car race. Ultimate Racing History. 2013-04-15.
4. Web site: Kawartha 250. Ultimate Racing History. 2013-04-15.
5. Web site: Kawartha 250 . Ultimate Racing History. 2013-04-15.
6. Web site: Kawartha 250 . Ultimate Racing History. 2013-04-15.
7. Web site: Kawartha 250. Ultimate Racing History. 2013-04-15.
8. Web site: Mosport 250. Ultimate Racing History. 2013-04-15.
9. Web site: Mosport 250. Ultimate Racing History. 2013-04-15.
10. Web site: Memory Lane: Allison vs. Petty At Mosport. Ontario Oval. 2013-04-15.
11. Web site: Molson Diamond Indy. Ultimate Racing History. 2013-04-15.
12. Web site: Bud 100. Ultimate Racing History. 2013-04-15.
13. Web site: Bud 100. Ultimate Racing History. 2013-04-15.
14. Web site: ASA Stock Car race. Ultimate Racing History. 2013-04-15.
15. Web site: 1998 Canadian Auction Group 300K . The Third Turn. 2013-04-15.
16. Web site: 1999 UAP/NAPA presents The Canadian Auction Group 250. The Third Turn. 2013-04-15.
17. Web site: CASCAR: Gibbons wins CASCAR race at Mosport. The Auto Channel. 2013-04-15.
18. Web site: 2000 UAP/NAPA presents The Mosport 250K . The Third Turn. 2013-04-15.
19. Web site: 2001 National Fast Freight / Exide Batteries 250. Racing Reference. 2013-04-15.
20. Web site: Castrol Super Series - Mosport Wrap & Points. The Auto Channel. 2013-04-15.
21. Web site: 2001 Blue Streak Presents the Mosport 250. Racing Reference. 2013-04-15.
22. Web site: 2002 NAPA Presents the Clarington 250. Racing Reference. 2013-04-15.
23. Web site: Dave Jacombs Mosport race notes. Motorsport.com. 2013-04-15.
24. Web site: 2002 Exide Presents the Mosport 250. Racing Reference. 2013-04-15.
25. Web site: Over the Counter: Mosport Double Header Rewards Thomson. AutoServiceWorld. 2013-04-15. https://archive.today/20130628173001/http://www.autoserviceworld.com/news/over-the-counter-mosport-double-header-rewards-thomson/1000115996/. 2013-06-28. dead.
26. Web site: 2003 Exide Batteries 200. Racing Reference. 2013-04-15.
27. Web site: Other Racing News from Goodyear. RacingWest.com. 2013-04-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20150921142850/http://www.racingwest.com/news/articles/6985-santerre-wins-wild-nascar-busch-north-race-other.html. 2015-09-21. dead.
28. Web site: 2003 Mosport Speedway 200. Racing Reference. 2013-04-15.
29. Web site: CASCAR: Mosport Summary & Results. The Auto Channel. 2013-04-15.
30. Web site: 2004 Clarington 200. Racing Reference. 2013-04-15.
31. Web site: CASCAR: Mosport Road Course Results & Summary. The Auto Channel. 2013-04-15.
32. Web site: 2004 Mosport Speedway 200. Racing Reference. 2013-04-15.
33. Web site: Don Thomson Jr. Wins CASCAR Race AT Mosport Speedway. RacingWest.com. 2013-04-15. https://archive.today/20130630052744/http://www.racingwest.com/news/articles/9511-don-thomson-jr-wins-cascar-race-at-mosport.html. 2013-06-30. dead.
34. Web site: 2005 Berms-R-Us Presents the Clarington 200. Racing Reference. 2013-04-15.
35. Web site: CASCAR: Thompson tames Mosport. TSN. 2013-04-15.
36. Web site: 2005 Mosport Speedway 200. Racing Reference. 2013-04-15.
37. Web site: CASCAR - N#8 - Mosport SS Oval Summary & Results. The Auto Channel. 2013-04-15.
38. Web site: 2006 Clarington 200. Racing Reference. 2013-04-15.
39. Web site: CASCAR: Veteran Micks wins Mosport event. TSN. 2013-04-15.
40. Web site: 2006 Mosport Speedway 200. Racing Reference. 2013-04-15.
41. Web site: CASCAR: Whitlock wins at Mosport. TSN. 2013-04-15.
42. Web site: 2007 Dickies 200 Presented by Canadian Shield. Racing Reference. 2013-04-19.
43. Web site: NASCAR: Andrew Ranger Wins Dickies 200 Presented by Canadian Shield. Auto 123. 2013-04-19.
44. Web site: 2007 Full Throttle Energy Drink 200. Racing Reference. 2013-04-14.
45. Web site: NCTS: Thomson wins Mosport event. TSN. 2013-04-14.
46. Web site: 2008 Dickies 200 Presented by Lucas Oil. Racing Reference. 2013-04-19.
47. Web site: 2008 JR Fitzpatrick wins Dickies 200 at Mosport with a little rain dance. XSL Speed Reporter. 2013-04-19.
48. Web site: 2008 Full Throttle Energy Drink 200. Racing Reference. 2013-04-14.
49. News: Micks nudges his way to victory at Mosport event. The Toronto Star. 2013-04-14. 2008-08-11.
50. Web site: 2009 Dickies 200. Racing Reference. 2013-04-19.
51. Web site: Ranger dominates at Mosport: wins NASCAR race. 15 June 2009. CTV News Montreal. 2013-04-19.
52. Web site: 2009 Vortex Brake Pads 200. Racing Reference. 2013-04-14.
53. Web site: Ranger Rings Up Mosport Win. CanadianRacingOnline. 2013-04-14.
54. Web site: NCATS Mosport 6/13/10 Official Results. NASCAR Home Tracks. 2013-04-19.
55. Web site: Fitzpatrick Wins Dry Road Race at Mosport. Goodyear Racing. 2013-04-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075041/http://www.racegoodyear.com/cfmx/web/racing/story.cfm?a_id=221. 2016-03-04. dead.
56. Web site: NCATS Mosport 8/21/10 Official Results. NASCAR Home Tracks. 2013-04-14.
57. Web site: Don Thomson Jr. Drives To Dickies 200 Win At Mosport. OntarioOval.com. 2013-04-14.
58. Web site: NCATS Mosport Oval 5/28/11 Unofficial Results. NASCAR Home Tracks. 2013-04-14.
59. Web site: Scott Steckly wins NASCAR Canadian Tire Series opener at Mosport Speedway. 29 May 2011. SB Nation. 2013-04-14.
60. Web site: NCATS Mosport 6/26/11 Official Results. NASCAR Home Tracks. 2013-04-19.
61. News: Kennington wins at Mosport. The Toronto Star. 2013-04-19. 2011-06-26.
62. Web site: NCATS CTMP 5/20/12 Official Results. NASCAR Home Tracks. 2013-04-19.
63. News: Cambridge's J.R. Fitzpatrick wins Vortex Brake Pads 200. The Toronto Star. 2013-04-19. 2010-06-13.
64. Web site: NCATS CTMP-Oval 6/16/12 Official Results. NASCAR Home Tracks. 2013-04-14.
65. Web site: D.J. Kennington Wins Clarington 200. PRN Ignition. 2013-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304231158/http://www.prnmag.com/index.php/news/motorsport/958-dj-kennington-wins-clarington-200. 2016-03-04. dead.
66. Web site: NCATS CTMP-RC 5/19/13 Official Results. NASCAR Home Tracks. 2013-07-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20130709182936/http://hometracks.nascar.com/node/9192. 2013-07-09. dead.
67. Web site: Louis-Philippe Dumoulin wins NCATS opener at CTMP . 19 May 2013 . Inside Track Motorsport News. 2013-07-18.
68. Web site: NCATS CTMP 6/22/13 Results. NASCAR Home Tracks. 2013-07-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20130728155228/http://hometracks.nascar.com/NCATS_CTMP-oval_62213_Results. 2013-07-28. dead.
69. Web site: Shepherd III wins final major event at Mosport. Toronto Sun. 2013-06-22.
70. Web site: NCATS CTMP-RC 9/1/13 Results. NASCAR Home Tracks. 2013-09-06. https://archive.today/20130906045824/http://www.nascar.ca/NCATS_CTMP-RC_9113_Results. 2013-09-06. dead.
71. Web site: Dumoulin Completes Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Sweep. TSN.ca. 2013-09-06.
72. Web site: NCATS CTMP 5/18/14 Unofficial Results. NASCAR Home Tracks. May 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140521031344/http://hometracks.nascar.com/ncats_051814_CTMP_results. May 21, 2014. dead.
73. Web site: Fitzpatrick snaps Winless Skid With Victory at Clarington 200. TSN.ca. May 18, 2014. May 19, 2014.
74. Web site: NCATS CTMP 8/31/14 Results. NASCAR Home Tracks. September 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140912051155/http://hometracks.nascar.com/ncats_results_083114_CTMP. September 12, 2014. dead.
75. Web site: Fitzpatrick completes CTMP sweep at Motorsport Park. TSN.ca. August 31, 2014. September 2, 2014.
76. Web site: NCATS CTMP 5/17/15 Results. NASCAR Home Tracks. May 21, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150519231805/http://hometracks.nascar.com/051715_CTMP_NCATS_Results. May 19, 2015. dead.
77. Web site: NCATS: Gary Klutt wins at CTMP after leaders crash in final turn. Inside Track Motorsport News. May 18, 2015. May 21, 2015.
78. Web site: NCATS CTMP 8/30/15 Results. NASCAR Home Tracks. September 15, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150913222920/http://hometracks.nascar.com/NCATS_CTMP_083015_Results. September 13, 2015. dead.
79. Web site: Hathaway Makes History At CTMP With First Road Course Win. Inside Track Motorsport News. August 31, 2015. September 15, 2015.
80. Web site: NPS CTMP 05/22/16 Results. hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. May 22, 2016. June 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160613054614/http://hometracks.nascar.com/results/nps-ctmp-052216-results. June 13, 2016. dead.
81. Web site: Ranger Wins Nascar Pinty's Series Opener at CTMP. Inside Track Motorsport News. May 22, 2016. June 16, 2016.
82. Web site: NPS CTMP 9/4/16 Results. hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. September 4, 2016. September 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160908171808/http://hometracks.nascar.com/results/nps-ctmp-9416-results. September 8, 2016. dead.
83. Web site: Lacroix completes winning run at CTMP. TSN. September 4, 2016. September 20, 2016.