TSN And RDS Combine For Bilingual Coverage Of All Events
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 22, 2014) – The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1, Canada’s premier racing series, will have all of its 2014 events telecast in English and French on TSN, RDS and RDS2.
TSN, Canada’s Sports Leader, has been the series’ television home since the 2007 inaugural season, while French-language RDS is airing races for a fourth straight season.
Eight of the 11 scheduled NASCAR Canadian Tire Series events in 2014 will have one-hour shows telecast nationally on a tape-delayed basis on TSN, RDS and RDS2 while the Sept. 20 season finale at Kawartha Speedway will be 90 minutes in duration. Additionally, RDS2 will provide live coverage of the Sunday, Aug. 10 event at Quebec’s Circuit de Trois-Rivieres.
TSN will also have coverage of Trois-Rivieres, as well as the Sunday, Aug. 31 event in which the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series is joined by the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Ontario’s Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Air times for those telecasts will be announced at a later date.
“We are very pleased to again team up with TSN and RDS to bring the excitement and action that are synonymous with the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series to fans across Canada,” said George Silbermann, NASCAR vice president of regional and touring series. “Canada’s premier stock-car series provides a tremendous racing experience in person, and this television package allows fans throughout the country an opportunity to follow the series all year long.”
The 2014 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series telecast schedule will conclude with the season in review show on Saturday, Nov. 22 on TSN.
The programs are produced by Fuel MediaLab and NASCAR Media Group, and include race coverage, driver interviews and features. All coverage will be broadcast in HD.
For NASCAR Canadian Tire Series broadcasts on TSN, Dave Bradley will have play-by-play duties while Adam Ross and Billy Rowse Jr. will share color analysis. They will be joined by host Vic Rauter and pit reporters Todd Lewis and Spencer 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.
Contact:
Jason Cunningham
NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications
(704) 201-6658
NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES BROADCAST SCHEDULE ON TSN, RDS & RDS2
| Race Date | Venue | TSN Premiere | RDS/RDS2 Premiere |
| Sun., May 18 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | Sun., May 25, 12:30 p.m. | Fri., June 13, 10 p.m. ** |
| Sat., June 14 | Autodrome Chaudiere | Sat., June 21, 1:30 p.m. | Fri., July 4, 10 p.m. ** Tue., July 8, 9 p.m. * |
| Sun., July 6 | Circuit ICAR | Sun., July 13, 11 a.m. | Thu., July 17, 9:30 p.m. * |
| Fri., July 11 | Edmonton International Raceway | Sun., July 20, 3 p.m. | Sat., July 26, 3 p.m. ** |
| Wed., July 16 | Auto Clearing Motor Speedway | Sat., July 26, 3 p.m. | Sun., Aug. 3, 5 p.m. ** |
| Sat., July 26 | Autodrome St. Eustache | Sun., Aug. 3, 11 a.m. | Sat., Aug. 9, 1:30 p.m. ** |
| Sun., Aug. 10 | Circuit de Trois-Rivieres | TBD | Sun., Aug. 10, 3 p.m. ** (LIVE) |
| Sat., Aug. 16 | Riverside International Speedway | Sat., Aug. 23, 2:30 p.m. | Thu., Sept. 11, 8 p.m. ** |
| Sun., Aug. 31 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | TBD | Thu., Sept. 18, 8 p.m. ** |
| Sat., Sept. 6 | Barrie Speedway | Sat., Sept. 13, 2 p.m. | Thu., Sept. 25, 8 p.m. ** |
| Sat., Sept. 20 | Kawartha Speedway | Sat., Oct. 4, 1:30 p.m. | Wed., Oct. 15, 9:30 p.m. ** |
| 2014 Year In Review | Sat., Nov. 22, 1 p.m. | —- |
Times are ET. Check local listings for updated broadcast times.
* On RDS
** On RDS2
TENTATIVE BROADCAST SCHEDULE – SUBJECT TO CHANGE
