The sport of stock car racing is growing by leaps throughout North America.  The only truly Canada wide sanctioning body in this sport is CASCAR.  The Canadian Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.  was founded in 1981 unifying the track level activities, whose growth potential was limited, into a successful professional business offering high-class entertainment.  The elite of the elite is the CASTROL Superseries.  The national twelve race series this year spanned from the Molson Indy at Trois Rivier, Quebec to the Molson Indy in Vancouver, British Columbia.  The total attendance exceeded a quarter of a million fans.  A second western series is also run and although the fan base was not as high it was certainly still impressive. 

          The other touring series is that of the CARQUEST Sportsman which run eighteen races between tracks in Montreal Quebec, Ottawa Ontario, and Delaware, located in southwestern Ontario.  These are local racers whose fans turn out on a weekly basis to cheer their favorite drivers on.  High numbers of fans travel between the tracks, showing their dedication to the drivers. 

          CASCAR sanctions local level racing that includes the most entry-level classes.  Cars and drivers maintain an air of professionalism, no matter what the class, due to high integrity and close inspection of the sanctioning body CASCAR. 

          Who attends CASCAR races?  The results of the latest CASCAR survey show that 64% are male, 36% female.  39% are aged 25-40 years and 41% are aged 41-60.  73% are married.  84% own their own homes.  55% have attended or completed college or university.  40% have household incomes 50,000.00+ annually.