In a year headlined by an intense three-driver battle, it was Marc-Antoine Camirand who used a combination of top finishes and avoiding trouble to claim his second NASCAR Canada Series championship in three seasons.
Camirand started his 2024 campaign with a win at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP), before podium finishes at Autodrome Chaudière and Eastbound International Speedway. He finished seventh and 11th (DNF) at Riverside International Speedway, before consecutive victories on the dirt at Ohsweken Speedway and at Saskatoon’s Sutherland Automotive Speedway.
The Quebec driver finished runner-up in Edmonton before a second straight win at his home event, the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières. He podiumed on the road courses of Circuit ICAR and CTMP, before sixth-place finishes at Delaware Speedway and Autodrome Montmagny to close out the year.
Camirand entered the finale only needing to finish 15th or better, despite Kevin Lacroix having more wins and laps led, and Andrew Ranger having no DNFs; the trio finished on the podium together in four races and finished top-three in the points standings.
Ultimately, Camirand had one less DNF than Lacroix, with that DNF coming on an oval, where there’s a smaller car count; he also had a better average finish and more podiums than Ranger. He’s the best driver statistically since the formation of Paillé Racing in 2022, with 11 wins and 25 podiums in 40 races, while nearly winning three straight titles.
Camirand ended the season with four wins, nine podiums, 474 laps led and a 3.6 average finish. We interviewed him about his season on Inside Track TV:
