TSN, Canada’s Sports Leader, has been the series’ television home
since the series’ inception in 2007, while RDS2 is airing races for a
second straight season.
The schedule is highlighted by same-day coverage on TSN of the
Saturday, Aug. 18 event at Montreal’s legendary Circuit Gilles
Villeneuve, leading in to the network’s NASCAR Nationwide Series
telecast from the famed road course. RDS will provide live coverage of
the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race from Montreal, marking the sixth
straight year that the event is broadcast on the primary RDS platform
with the event being re-aired on RDS2 later.
Ten of the 12 scheduled NASCAR Canadian Tire Series events in 2012
will have a one-hour show telecast nationally on a tape-delayed basis on
both TSN and RDS2. The Montreal race and the Sept. 22 season finale at
Kawartha Speedway will be 90 minutes in duration. Additionally, there
will be a season in review show telecast on Saturday, Nov. 17 on TSN.
(See broadcast schedule below.)
Many of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series shows on TSN will be telecast
adjacent to its coverage of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series or NASCAR
Nationwide Series events.
“TSN has been a tremendous partner to the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
from the very beginning and adding the Canadian French-language
coverage from RDS2 gives race fans the best of both worlds,” said George
Silbermann, NASCAR vice president regional and touring series. “They
can experience the thrill of the Canada’s premier stock-car racing
series in person when the series comes to a nearby race track plus catch
the action from all the races across the country with a television
package that reflects the bilingual make-up of Canada.”
“The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series showcases the best that Canadian
motorsport has to offer and we’re extremely pleased to support our
homegrown talent on the racetrack through coverage of the series on TSN,
TSN2 and in French on RDS and RDS2,” said Randy Paul, managing
director, NASCAR Canada. “With the powerful NASCAR brand behind these
drivers, the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series gives racing fans in Canada a
thrilling stock-car series to call their own.”
“The support and enthusiasm from Canadian fans for the NASCAR
Canadian Tire Series has continued to grow exponentially since our first
race in 2007,” said Allan MacDonald, senior vice president of
Automotive and Canadian Tire. “This is large part due to our partners at
TSN and NASCAR who continue to create thrilling experiences both on the
track and on television for fans across the country.”
The programs are produced by Fuel MediaLab (formerly James Robinson
Associates Ltd.) and NASCAR Media Group which include race coverage,
driver interviews and features. All coverage will be broadcast in HD.
For the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series broadcasts on TSN, Dave Bradley
and Adam Ross will share the play-by-play duties and Billy Rowse Jr.
will handle the color analysis. They will be joined by host Vic Rauter
and pit reporter Todd Lewis. Didier Schraenen and Eric Descarries will
handle calling the action on the RDS side.
Along with their NASCAR Canadian Tire Series coverage, TSN and RDS
are the official broadcasters of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR
Nationwide Series in Canada.
NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES BROADCAST SCHEDULE ON TSN & RDS2
| Race Date | Venue | TSN/TSN2 Premiere | RDS2 Premiere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun., May 20 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (RC) | Sun., May 27, 4:30 p.m. | Wed., June 13, 10 p.m. |
| Sun., June 3 | Circuit ICAR | Sat., June 16, 12:30 p.m. | Wed. June 27, 10 p.m. |
| Sat., June 16 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (O) | Sun., June 24, 1 p.m. | Wed., July 11, 10 p.m. |
| Sat., June 23 | Delaware Speedway | Sun., July 8, 3 p.m. | Wed., July 25, 10 p.m. |
| Sat., July 14 | Motoplex Speedway | Sun., July 22, 5 p.m. | Sat., Aug. 11, 7:30 p.m. |
| Sun., July 22 | Edmonton City Centre Airport | Sat., July 28, 3 p.m.* | Wed., Aug. 22, 10 p.m. |
| Wed., July 25 | Auto Clearing Motor Speedway | Sat., Aug. 4, 6:30 p.m.* | Sun., Sept. 2, 6:30 p.m. |
| Sun., Aug. 5 | Circuit de Trois-Rivieres | Sat., Aug. 11, 9:30 p.m.* | Wed., Sept. 5, 10 p.m. |
| Sat., Aug. 18 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Sat., Aug. 18, 12:30 p.m. | Wed., Sept. 19, 9:30 p.m.# |
| Sat., Sept. 8 | Barrie Speedway | Sat., Sept. 15, Noon | Wed., Oct. 3, 10 p.m. |
| Sat., Sept. 15 | Riverside International Speedway | Sat., Sept. 22, Noon | Wed., Oct. 17, 10 p.m. |
| Sat., Sept. 22 | Kawartha Speedway | Sat., Oct. 6, 4:30 p.m. | Wed., Oct. 24, 9:30 p.m. |
| 2012 Year In Review | Sat., Nov. 17, 3 p.m. |