The 2009 calendar is highlighted with a race added to
Saskatchewan at the
Auto Clearing Motor Speedway, a return to
Delaware Speedway and the dates at
Cayuga, Ontario removed. Important car changes are Joey Hanssen came from the
Netherlands to run a second
D. J. Kennington's car,
J. R. Fitzpatrick has graduated to
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and will only run part-time and as well as
American NASCAR star
Cale Gale will run a couple of races. Again all of the races will air on
TSN on tape delay. The 2009 season will be David Whitlock's last season as he started it off great with a win in
Quebec.
Formula One driver
Jacques Villeneuve made his series debut in the Tide 250 (4th race of the year) finishing last after wrecking out on the 1st lap where
Scott Steckly went to victory lane. During the western road swing of races
Andrew Ranger won two of the three taking the points lead with Steckly picking up the 3rd and the first ever race in Saskatchewan. Ranger then went on to win the next two races. Montreal is the most famed race, as it is paired with the NASCAR
Nationwide Series. An eventful last lap ended with
Scott Steckly on his roof and . R. Fitzpatrick picking up his first win of the season. At the end of the season Don Thomson Jr. finally won after a disappointing first half of the year at
Barrie Speedway. Andrew Ranger ended up getting his 6th win of 13 and locking up the championship with a win at
Riverside Speedway on September 20, 2009. The final weekend of racing took place at
Kawartha Speedway where D. J. Kennington picked up his second win of the season. The race was delayed many times and was run on Sunday instead of Saturday due to rain. Andrew Ranger won his second championship in three years with the biggest points margin in series history. He will be eligible for the Toyota All-Star Shootout in January, looking to expand his NASCAR career to the next level. The 2009 Rookie of the year was Joey Hanssen, who beat out
Dexter Stacey. ==Teams and drivers==