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{{short description|Former governing body for stock car racing in Canada}}
{{about|the Canadian motorsports sanctioning body|other uses|Cascar (disambiguation)}}
{{confused|NASCAR Canada}}
{{Infobox sport governing body
|name         = Canadian Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
|abbrev       = CASCAR
|logo         = Cascarlogo.jpg
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|sport        = [[Stock car racing]]
|category     = [[Auto racing]]
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|jurisdiction = {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]
|founded      = {{Start date|1981}}
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|headquarters = [[Delaware, Ontario]] 
|president    = [[Anthony Novotny]]
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|sponsor      = [[General Tire]]<br>[[Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)|Budweiser]]<br>[[Castrol]]
|Reopening date  = 2024
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The '''Canadian Association for Stock Car Auto Racing''' ('''CASCAR''') was an [[auto racing]] sanctioning body for amateur and professional [[stock car racing]] in [[Canada]]. The company was founded in 1981 and was headquartered in [[Delaware, Ontario]]. In 2006, NASCAR purchased CASCAR and created the [[NASCAR Canadian Tire Series]].

==History==
[[File:CASCAR Formation Lap 2 (15847144377).jpg|thumb|left|CASCAR Super Series at the Molson Indy Toronto in 2000.]]
Established in 1981 by President Anthony Novotny, CASCAR boasted the highest level of stock car racing in Canada and sanctioned Canada's only national stock car racing series, the [[CASCAR Super Series]]. The sanctioning body also oversaw divisions such as the Hobby Stock and CASCAR West Super Series, the latter of which replaced the Hobby Stock division and ran combination races alongside the national Super Series.<ref>{{cite news|last=Suderman|first=Art|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66296671/|title=Fledgling sport is taking a fast run at success|newspaper=[[Calgary Herald]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=June 26, 1992|accessdate=December 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Simnett|first=Chris|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64924336/|title=Gandy steady in Calgary|newspaper=[[Prince George Free Press]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=August 10, 1995|accessdate=December 28, 2020}}</ref>

On November 16, 2004, CASCAR announced it had entered a multi-year operational and marketing agreement with [[NASCAR]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsport.com/nascar/news/nascar-enters-alliance-with-cascar/|title=CASCAR enters agreement with NASCAR|publisher=motorsport.com|accessdate=February 16, 2015}}</ref> after NASCAR had formed [[NASCAR Canada]] earlier in the year. This also opened the way for NASCAR's purchase of CASCAR.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060214230927/http://www.autonet.ca/Motorsports/story.cfm?story=%2FMotorsports%2FNASCAR%2F2005%2F11%2F26%2F1325184-sun.html]
Jim Cressman, [[London Free Press]] "NASCAR close to buying CASCAR", accessed January 1, 2007</ref> On September 12, 2006, NASCAR completed its purchase of CASCAR and announced the [[NASCAR Canadian Tire Series]], a series of 10–12 races from May–October 2007.<ref>[https://www.tsn.ca/auto_racing/news_story/?ID=177222&hubname= TSN.ca staff, "NASCAR launches series in Canada" September 12, 2006, Retrieved January 1, 2007]</ref> On December 7, 2015, it was announced that Pinty's Delicious Foods Inc. was the new sponsor of the series after Canadian Tire announced on February 17, 2015 that they were not renewing their sponsorship after the 2015 season.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pappone|first=Jeff|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/news/motorsports/canadian-tire-looking-to-end-partnership-with-canadian-nascar-series/article23023894/|title=Canadian Tire ending partnership with Canadian NASCAR series|newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=February 17, 2015|accessdate=February 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://hometracks.nascar.com/ncats/story/pintys-sponsor-canadian-series_12072015|title = Pinty's To Sponsor Canadian Series|date = December 7, 2015|accessdate = December 7, 2015|publisher = NASCAR Media Group|website = NASCAR.com|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20151211113543/http://hometracks.nascar.com/ncats/story/pintys-sponsor-canadian-series_12072015|archivedate = December 11, 2015}}</ref>

==Automobiles==
Unlike NASCAR, which mandates the use of steel-bodied shells, CASCAR-approved cars consisted of fiberglass bodyshells covering custom-made tube-frame racing chassis.

However, as in NASCAR, CASCAR cars' engines were [[Carburetor|normally aspirated]], pushrod [[V8 engine|V8]] units producing approximately {{convert|500|hp}}.

==Race courses==
CASCAR events were held on [[Short track motor racing|short track]] ovals, permanent road courses, temporary road courses and street courses.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.insidetracknews.com CASCAR's official publication website]
*[http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/official/09/13/nascar.cascar.purchase/index.html NASCAR press release, September 13, 2006: NASCAR launches new race series in Canada]

==See also==
* [[Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs]]
* [[NASCAR]] (U.S.)

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