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| Venue | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve |
| Corporate sponsor | NAPA (UAP Canada) |
| First race | 2007 |
| Distance | 200.46 miles (322.6 km) |
| Number of laps | 74 |
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The NAPA Auto Parts 200 Presented by Dodge (French title: NAPA Pièces d'auto 200 présenté par Dodge) is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race that takes place at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada since 2007. It takes place in August, replacing the Champ Car World Series and Atlantic Championship Grand Prix of Montreal. The Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and NASCAR Canadian Tire Series have held a support race in every edition, the latter race being called NAPA Autopro 100 and the former having changed its name every season.
The inaugural 2007 race was the first major NASCAR (as opposed to CASCAR or NASCAR Canadian Tire Series) race in Canada in several decades. The 2008 race was the first official NASCAR points race from one of NASCAR's top three series to utilize rain tires and windshield wipers.[1]. All oval races are red-flagged during wet conditions, while road course races continue during rain conditions.
Past winners
- 2009 - Carl Edwards (Race extended to 76 laps due to green-white-checker finish when Carl Edwards got around Marcos Ambrose on the final turn for the win)
- 2008 - Ron Fellows (Race shortened to 48 laps due to heavy rain.)
- 2007 - Kevin Harvick (Race extended to 75 laps due to green-white-checker finish, which lead to fellow driver Robby Gordon being suspended for wrecking Marcos Ambrose)
References
- ^ Sporting News Wire Service, Fellows wins on rain tires at Montreal's road course, August 3, 2008 - 01:14 AM EDT
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