With the last weekend of September on deck, more series will finish their season and crown a champion, with the Radical Cup Canada at Mont-Tremblant, Sentra Cup and Super Production Challenge at Calabogie, and Canadian Vintage Modifieds at Flamboro. Here’s what you need to know for this weekend in racing.
Road Racing – RCC, SPC, Sentra Cup finales
It will be a busy weekend for Canadian road racing, with some championships on the line. The FEL Emzone Radical Cup Canada presented by Michelin (RCC) will conclude its season with a pair of 40-minute races at Piste Mont-Tremblant.
Kenny Riedmann enters the series’ Mont-Tremblant debut on a five-race win streak, with a 22-point lead in the standings over Owen Clarke. Riedmann can secure the title with a podium in each race, regardless of where Clarke finishes. The battle for the inaugural Masters class championship is also close, with Robert Burgess leading Tim Sanderson by 20 points.
The RCC finale is part of the Fall Classic weekend at Mont-Tremblant, which includes some VARAC competition, among the other groups in action. Four grids will contest three races each between Saturday and Sunday: G70/90 & Vintage Small Bore, GT Challenge, Formula Libre, and Vintage Big Bore.
The Nissan Sentra Cup will wrap up 2024 with a pair of races at Calabogie Motorsports Park. Valérie Limoges enters with a 25-point lead over Nicolas Barrette, while Simon Vincent, Matthieu Miron and defending champion Alexandre Fortin also have a mathematical chance. Limoges, the 2022 champion, leads the series with four wins in 10 races, including round 10 at CTMP.
The Super Production Challenge will conclude its season at Calabogie Motorsports Park. The Super Production (SP) class will race in a separate grid from the Production (P) and Compact (C) classes, with both grids running three races. Guillaume Labbé leads the SP standings by 12 points over Kurt Wittmer and 37 markers over Todd Chiappino. The P standings have Vincent Desautels leading Yannick Lupien by 21 points, while Frédéric Bernier holds a 29-point advantage over Eric Coulombe in the C standings.
Short Tracks
There will be a couple of Canadian short track series to note this weekend. The Canadian Vintage Modifieds will conclude its season with twin features at Flamboro Speedway on Saturday night. Jae Pepin and Jason Keen visited victory lane in the last event, two weeks ago. Ricky Willigar/Jeremy Riopelle hold a 20-point lead in the standings over TJ Marshall/Darren McLennan; Rodney Rutherford (-25) and Mike Podd (-34) are also close behind.
The Southern Ontario Sprints will hold the third-to-last race of its season on Saturday at Southern Ontario Motor Speedway. Nick Sheridan, Joe Trenca and Ryan Turner recorded victories during the last event, the Northern Sprint Car Nationals at Ohsweken Speedway; Turner’s win came in the main Nationals feature. Defending champion Dylan Westbrook leads the standings by 93 points over Turner.
International Series
There will also be a few international series to watch this weekend:
- The NASCAR Cup Series will begin the Round of 12 at Kansas Speedway on Sunday afternoon. Martin Truex Jr., Brad Keselowski, Ty Gibbs and Harrison Burton were eliminated from the playoffs after last weekend’s race at Bristol; Austin Cindric, Daniel Suarez, Alex Bowman and Chase Briscoe sit just below the cut-line after the points reset.
- The NASCAR Xfinity Series postseason will begin with the Round of 12 on Saturday afternoon at Kansas. Cole Custer won the race and regular season championship last weekend at Bristol; he sits second to Justin Allgaier after the points reset. Sheldon Creed, A.J. Allmendinger, Sammy Smith and Parker Kligerman start the playoffs just below the cut-line.
- The NASCAR Truck Series will conclude the Round of 10 on Friday night at Kansas. Daniel Dye (-7 points) and Ben Rhodes (-12) are currently below the cut-line, while Grant Enfinger sits just above the line to advance. Canadian Stewart Friesen continues his full-time campaign; he has two top-fives and three top-tens in 11 starts at Kansas.
- The Super DIRTcar Series races at Atomic Speedway have been cancelled due to impending weather and no viable reschedule date, meaning that the series’ next races will be during Super DIRT Week at Oswego Speedway on October 7-12. Canadian Mat Williamson won last weekend’s event at Albany Saratoga Speedway, gaining four points on championship leader Matt Sheppard; Williamson trails Sheppard by 27 points in the standings.
