List of Canadian NASCAR drivers
This is a list of Canadians who have raced in at least one NASCAR national series event.
Earl Ross is the only Canadian to have won a NASCAR Cup Series race. Ron Fellows is the only driver to have won at least one race in more than one NASCAR national series, as he has 4 wins in the Xfinity Series and 2 wins in the Truck Series. The other Canadian drivers to have won a NASCAR national series race are former driver Larry Pollard in the Xfinity Series (1 win) and active drivers Stewart Friesen (3 wins) and Raphaël Lessard (1 win) in the Truck Series.
Active drivers
All statistics in this table are as of August 31, 2023.
These drivers from Canada are competing in any of NASCAR's national or touring series, excluding the NASCAR Pinty's Series, which is NASCAR's Canadian series and consists almost entirely of Canadian drivers.
Driver | Image | Current team and series | Total national series starts | NCS Starts | NXS Starts | NCTS Starts | NCTS Wins | AMS Starts | Debut season(s) | R-R Source |
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Amber Balcaen | ARCA Menards Series (part-time) No. 15, Venturini Motorsports |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2017 (ARCA East) 2021 (ARCA West) 2022 (main ARCA) |
[1] | |
Stewart Friesen | Camping World Truck Series (full-time) No. 52, Halmar Friesen Racing |
157 | 1 | 0 | 156 | 3 | 0 | 2021 (Cup) 2016 (Truck) |
[2] | |
Alex Guenette | Xfinity Series (part-time) Nos. 36/91, DGM Racing |
9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2013 (Truck) 2016 (Xfinity) 2014 (ARCA) |
[3] | |
Alex Labbé | Xfinity Series (part-time) Nos. 36/90/92, DGM Racing & Nos. 28/29, RSS Racing & No. 08, SS-Green Light Racing & No. 35 Emerling-Gase Motorsports |
151 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2016 (Xfinity) | [4] | |
Dexter Stacey | Xfinity Series (part-time) No. 66, MBM Motorsports |
29 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2012 (Xfinity) 2015 (Truck) 2013 (ARCA) |
[5] | |
Jason White | Truck Series (part-time) No. 34, Reaume Brothers Racing ARCA Menards Series (part-time) No. 44, Ferrier McClure Racing |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2018 (Truck) 2019 (main ARCA) |
[6] |
Inactive and retired drivers
All statistics in this table are as of August 31, 2023.
These drivers have retired from racing or are inactive/without a ride in NASCAR in 2023.
Driver | Debut season | Final season | NCS Starts | NCS Wins | NXS Starts | NXS Wins | NCWTS Starts | NCWTS Wins |
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Serge Adams | 1968 | 1968 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kelly Admiraal | 2013 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Francis Affleck | 1984 | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Arpin | 2010 | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Claude Aubin | 1982 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Banks | 1974 | 1976 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yvon Bedard | 1987 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leo Bergeron | 1953 | 1953 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Biederman | 1966 | 1969 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Bourque | 2007 | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Buddie Boys | 1984 | 1986 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trevor Boys | 1982 | 2009 | 102 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Wheeler Boys | 2008 | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Wallie Branston | 1954 | 1954 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Bray | 1962 | 1978 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Bye | 1995 | 1995 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Patrick Carpentier | 2007 | 2016 | 42 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jerry Churchill | 1971 | 1995 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Randy Churchill | 1995 | 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Terry Clattenburg | 1986 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Corcoran | 2019 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ray Courtemanche Jr. | 2014 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Les Covey | 1972 | 1973 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Geoffrey Dessault | 1953 | 1953 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Didero | 1991 | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Donohue | 1974 | 1976 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Dowler | 2004 | 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Noel Dowler | 2012 | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maryeve Dufault | 2011 | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yvon Duhamel | 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jean-François Dumoulin | 2009 | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | 2011 | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frog Fagan | 1967 | 1971 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Fellows | 1995 | 2013 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 2 |
Dean Ferri | 1991 | 1991 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. R. Fitzpatrick | 2007 | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Dick Foley | 1957 | 1960 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Foster | 1966 | 1967 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Gibbons | 1996 | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mario Gosselin | 1998 | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
John Graham | 2004 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daryl Harr | 2009 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Hathaway | 2017 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Cameron Hayley | 2014 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
Stew Hayward | 2015 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Allen Heath | 1951 | 1958 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cliff Hucul | 1986 | 1986 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Jones | 2010 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
D. J. Kennington | 2006 | 2019 | 16 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Gary Kershaw | 1981 | 1981 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Klutt | 2016 | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Roger Laperle | 1982 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Claude Leclerc | 1986 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Albert Lemieux | 1952 | 1952 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Raphaël Lessard[7] | 2019 | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
Randy MacDonald | 1986 | 2008 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 94 | 0 |
Teri MacDonald | 2002 | 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Mike MacKenzie | 2007 | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick O'Dell | 1981 | 1981 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vic Parsons | 1972 | 1973 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leo Poirier | 1988 | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Pollard | 1985 | 1990 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Rampling | 1966 | 1966 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Ranger | 2008 | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Laurent Rioux | 1983 | 1984 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earl Ross | 1973 | 1978 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Martin Roy | 2013 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Norman Schihl | 1956 | 1956 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lloyd Shaw | 1953 | 1953 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Shepherd III | 2006 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Victor Sifton | 1995 | 1995 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Simpson | 1973 | 1978 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roy Smith | 1975 | 1989 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Steckly | 2008 | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ross Surgenor | 1974 | 1974 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Tagliani | 2009 | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Kat Teasdale | 1997 | 1998 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Donald Theetge | 2018 | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robbie Thompson | 1999 | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Don Thomson Jr. | 2008 | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Thom | 2000 | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Paul Tracy | 2006 | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Al Turner | 1986 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michael Valiante | 2007 | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dominique Van Wieringen | 2016 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jacques Villeneuve[8] |
2007 | 2022 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Dylan Westbrook | 2022 | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Derek White | 2009 | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Jim Wilson | 1955 | 1956 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also
References
- "Amber Balcaen Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- "Stewart Friesen Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- "Alex Guenette Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- "Alex Labbe Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- "Dexter Stacey Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- "Jason White Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- "Raphael Lessard Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- "Jacques Villeneuve Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2022.