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| NASCAR Nationwide Series | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve |
| Corporate sponsor | NAPA (UAP Canada) |
| First race | 2007 |
| Last race | 2012 |
| Distance | 200.466 miles (322.618 km) |
| Laps | 74 |
The NAPA Auto Parts 200 Presented by Dodge (French title: NAPA Pièces d'auto 200 présenté par Dodge) is a discontinued NASCAR Nationwide Series race that took place at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 2007 to 2012.
It took place in August, replacing the Champ Car World Series and Atlantic Championship Grand Prix of Montreal. The Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and NASCAR Canadian Tire Series held a support race in every edition, the latter race being called NAPA Autopro 100 and the former having changed its name every season.
The inaugural 2007 race was the first major NASCAR (as opposed to CASCAR or NASCAR Canadian Tire Series) race in Canada in several decades. The 2008 race was the first official NASCAR points race from one of NASCAR's top three series to utilize rain tires and windshield wipers.[1]
The last race was in 2012 after the track promoter and NASCAR could not come to an agreement for the 2013 season due to the inability to schedule a top-level Cup Series event.[2] Plans for return to the track were considered for the 2024 season as a replacement for the currently in-demolition Auto Club Speedway race, which would also bring Cup Series to the track, but the plans fell through and the event slot was given to Iowa Speedway, which for the now-Xfinity Series saw return to that track since 2019.[3]
- ^ Sporting News Wire Service, Fellows wins on rain tires at Montreal's road course, August 3, 2008 - 01:14 AM EDT
- ^ "Montreal promoter won't bring NASCAR's Nationwide Series back". www.tsn.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.
- ^ Pockrass, Bob (October 3, 2023). "NASCAR adds Iowa Speedway to 2024 Cup Series schedule". FOX Sports.