Stock car races in the NASCAR Canada Series have been held at Riverside International Speedway in Antigonish, Nova Scotia since the series' inception in 2007.
Current race
The Pinty's 300 is the current name of the race, it has been held every year since 2007, with the exception of 2020-2023, when the race was put on hiatus, but it returned in 2024. Kevin Lacroix is the defending winner, having won it in 2026.
History Riverside was added to the inaugural Canada Series schedule in 2007, it was the first track on the Canada Series schedule to be located east of Quebec, Mark Dilley won the inaugural race. Statistically, eight of the first 12 NASCAR races held at Riverside were won by the driver who went on to win the overall series championship that same season.
From 2020 to 2023, the race was put on hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it returned as part of a doubleheader in 2024.
Past winners +YearDateDriverMilesReportRef2007September 16Mark Dilley100Report2008September 20Don Thomson Jr.100Report2009September 20Andrew Ranger100Report2010September 18D. J. Kennington100Report2011September 17Scott Steckly100Report2012September 15D. J. Kennington100Report2013August 17Jason Hathaway100Report2014August 16Donald Chisholm100Report2015August 15Scott Steckly100Report2016August 20Cayden Lapcevich100Report2017August 20Alex Labbé100Report2018August 19Louis-Philippe Dumoulin100Report2019August 17Jason Hathaway102Report2020–2023Not held2024June 29Kevin Lacroix50Report2025June 29D. J. Kennington100Report2026June 27Kevin Lacroix100Report
Former race
The Choko 150 was a NASCAR Canada Series race held at Riverside only once in 2024 as part of the doubleheader that year, Kevin Lacroix is the only winner of the event.
Past winners +YearDateDriverMilesReportRef2024June 30Kevin Lacroix50Report
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