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For the second consecutive season, TSN, Canada's Sports Leader, will be the exclusive broadcast partner of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Sirius Satellite Radio.

TSN will nationally televise 13 one-hour broadcasts - one for each of the Series' 13 races. Coverage gets underway on May 30 at 12 midnight ET with the Crown Jewel 200, the first race of the season, taking place on the speedy 5/8-mile oval at Cayuga International Speedway.

The shows will be produced by James Robinson Associates Ltd. and will include race coverage, driver interviews and features. Dave Bradley will provide the play-by-play alongside colour analyst Billy Rowse Jr. Todd Lewis rounds out the broadcast team as pit reporter. The majority of race coverage will air in High Definition.

Schedule

Telecast Date*Track (Location)Time

Fri., May 30Cayuga International Speedway (Hamilton, ON)12 midnight ET

Sun., June 15Autodrome Ste. Eustache (Ste. Eustache, QC)12 noon ET

Sun., June 29Mosport Speedway (Bowmanville, ON)12 noon ET

Sun., July 6Barrie Speedway (Barrie, ON)2:30 p.m. ET

Sun., July 27Sun Valley Speedway (Vernon, BC)12 noon ET

Sun., Aug. 3Rexall Edmonton Indy (Edmonton)12 noon ET

Sat., Aug. 16Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Montreal)12 noon ET

Sun., Aug. 17Mosport Speedway (Bowmanville, ON)12 noon ET

Sun., Aug. 31Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres (Trois-Rivieres, QC)1 a.m. ET

Sat., Sept. 6Cayuga International Speedway (Hamilton, ON)11 a.m. ET

Sat., Sept. 13Barrie Speedway (Barrie, ON)11 a.m. ET

Sat., Oct. 4Riverside Speedway (Antigonish, NS)11 a.m. ET

Sat., Oct. 11Kawartha Speedway (Peterborough, ON)11 a.m. ET


*Races will air on delay only.
Schedule subject to change
Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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