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In 1986, General Motors Canada, in conjunction with title sponsor Player s Cigarettes,
introduced a new showroom stock series for the Chevrolet IROC-Z Camaro and Pontiac Trans Am Firebird.
To attract entrants, the championship boasted a prize fund of $200,000. The winner of each race would collect a
cheque for $5,000, with the runner-up receiving $4,000, third getting $3,000 and $2,000 was awarded to the fourth and fifth place finishers.
In addition, the races are televised on CTV s Wide World of Sports.
Seventy-four cars were delivered to drivers competing in the series at the Oshawa, Ontario General Motors plant. The Camaros and Firebirds were built on the Norwood, Ohio assembly line, with the engines coming from General Motors’ St. Catharines Engine Plant. The power plant was a carbureted high-output 5.0-liter V8. The vehicles were also equipped with a window net, roll bar, racing seat and fire extinguishers. Competitors were required to use Esso fuel and Goodyear Eagle VR Gatorback tires. The series made its debut at Mosport Park on the Budweiser Victoria Day Sprints weekend in May. This event was followed by another race at Mosport during the Budweiser Can Am. Next on the schedule was the most prestigious event of the season, when drivers competed at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in conjunction with the Labatt Grand Prix of Canada. Then it was back to Ontario for the third of five stops at Mosport. In July, the series participated in the inaugural Molson Indy on Toronto's Exhibition Place street circuit. Round six was conducted at Mosport as part of the Budweiser GT weekend. The championship returned to Quebec for the penultimate race of the season at Sanair's tri-oval, with the finale taking place mid-September at Mosport.
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| POS. | NO. | DRIVERS | CAR | POINTS | MONEY |
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| 1 | 42 | Richard Spenard, Shannonville, Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Golden Mile Chevrolet | 607 | $33,070 |
| 2 | 87 | Michael Rivet, Toronto, Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Anderson Chevrolet | 533 | $10,330 |
| 3 | 10 | Robin Buck, Willowdale, Ont | Pontiac Firebird/Esso/Sony/Roy Foss | 519 | $28,190 |
| 4 | 2 | Scott Maxwell, Unionville Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/MEG/North York Chevrolet | 516 | $13,160 |
| 5 | 21 | Tom Jones Jr, Thunder Bay Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Humberview Chevrolet | 506 | $9,020 |
| 6 | 25 | Tony Corcoran, Elginburgh Ont | Pontiac Firebird/Condie Pontiac | 491 | $13,910 |
| 7 | 66 | Marc Dancose, Montreal, Qc | Chevrolet Camaro/Plaza Chevrolet | 450 | $11,500 |
| 8 | 70 | Ian Philipps, Markham, Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Highland Chevrolet | 442 | $9,420 |
| 9 | 11 | Peter Lockhart, Unionville,Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Esso/Sony/Bob Johnston | 441 | $16,410 |
| 10 | 43 | Ron Fellows, Brampton, Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Golden Mile Chevrolet | 416 | $12,160 |
| 11 | 23 | David White, Oakville, Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Appelwood Chevrolet | 392 | $3,920 |
| 12 | 37 | Horst Kroll, Scarborough Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Yonge Chevrolet | 378 | $5,780 |
| 13 | 96 | Scott McColl, Dorval Qc | Pontiac Firebird/ICG Propane | 341 | $7,410 |
| 14 | 17 | Sean Burgess, Orangeville Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Stewart Chevrolet | 332 | $4,320 |
| 15 | 24 | Victor Larose, Montreal Qc | Chevrolet Camaro/Patenaude Chevrolet | 329 | $3,290 |
| 16 | 47 | Wayne Harper, Bolton Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Herron Chevrolet | 289 | $5,890 |
| 17 | 15 | Jock Addison, Toronto Ont | Pontiac Firebird/Addison Pontiac | 281 | $2,810 |
| 18 | 99 | Rolf von Engelbrechten, Scarborough | Chevrolet Camaro/Golden Mile Chevrolet | 269 | $2,690 |
| 19 | 93 | Derek Johnson, Montreal, Qc | Chevrolet Camaro/Snyder Chevrolet | 253 | $2,530 |
| 20 | 57 | Ray Coffey, Willowdale Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Lawne Veal Chevrolet | 218 | $2,180 |
| 21 | 41 | Raymond David, Val David Qc | Chevrolet Camaro/Spenard-David Racing | 196 | $1,960 |
| 22 | 94 | Hunter Jones, Thunder Bay Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Humberview Chevrolet | 194 | $1,940 |
| 23 | 14 | Terry DiFrancesco, Toronto Ont | Pontiac Firebird/Addison Pontiac | 174 | $1,740 |
| 24 | 95 | Ian Coristine, Hudson Heights Qc | Chevrolet Camaro/Salois Chevrolet | 174 | $3,740 |
| 25 | 20 | Drew Fesar, Toronto Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Humberview Chevrolet | 153 | $0 |
| 26 | 91 | Lloyd Service, Mississauga Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Courtesy Chevrolet | 149 | $0 |
| 27 | 53 | Jeff Whipps, Dorval Qc | Chevrolet Camaro/Snyder Chevrolet | 147 | $0 |
| 28 | 63 | Rupert Bragg-Smith, Toronto Ont | Pontiac Firebird/Neal Pontiac | 142 | $0 |
| 29 | 45 | Brian Cullingford, Barrie Ont | Pontiac Firebird/Georgian Pontiac | 110 | $0 |
| 30 | 9 | Claude Poirier, Rougemont Qc | Chevrolet Camaro/Michel Patenaude Chevrolet | 106 | $0 |
| 31 | 12 | David Strachan, Picton Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Charlton Motors Chevrolet | 87 | $0 |
| 32 | 4 | John Graham, Mississauga Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Wilson/Nibblett | 76 | $0 |
| 33 | 90 | Jim Slack, Oakville Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Richardson Chevrolet | 62 | $0 |
| 34 | 8 | Chris Bye, St Catherines Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Applewood Chevrolet | 60 | $0 |
| 35 | 78 | Mike Hardt, Mississauga Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Bob Johnston | 59 | $0 |
| 36 | 83 | Claude Aubin, Laval Qc | Chevrolet Camaro/Christin Chevrolet | 55 | $0 |
| 36 | 88 | Joe De Marco, Scarborough Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Kane Chevrolet | 55 | $0 |
| 38 | 6 | Pierre Compagna, St-Eustache Qc | Chevrolet Camaro/Ste-Therese Chevrolet | 52 | $0 |
| 39 | 5 | Jim Cooke, Tilbury Ont | Firebird/Andre Lanoue Pontiac | 44 | $0 |
| 40 | 77 | Norman Brioux Jr, Weston Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Applewood Chevrolet | 40 | $0 |
| 40 | 80 | Jerry Simmons, Ancaster On | Chevrolet Camaro/Carter Chevrolet Oldsmobile | 40 | $0 |
| 40 | 86 | Tony Morris, Vancouver B.C. | Chevrolet Camaro/Airbourne Racing | 40 | $0 |
| 43 | 30 | Geoff Bennett, Dollard des Ormeaux | Chevrolet Camaro/Kinnett Racing | 37 | $0 |
| 43 | 36 | Stephen Kosa, Toronto Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Roy Foss Pontiac | 37 | $0 |
| 45 | 22 | Paul Lamoureux, Repentigny Qc | Chevrolet Camaro/Wihelmy-Lamoureux Chevrolet | 35 | $0 |
| 46 | 27 | Mark Schill, Oshawa On | Pontiac Firebird/Gus Brown Pontiac | 32 | $0 |
| 47 | 30 | Pierre Kitts, Montreal Qc | Chevrolet Camaro/Gelco | 31 | $0 |
| 47 | 39 | Rudy Bartling, Weston Ont | Chevrolet Camaro/Kane Chevrolet | 31 | $0 |
| 47 | 49 | Glenn Smith, Toronto | Firebird/Roy Foss Pontiac Buick | 31 | $0 |
| 50 | 61 | Oliver Clubine, Brantford On | Chevrolet Camaro/Woodbridge Group | 30 | $0 |
| 51 | 16 | Paul Reynolds, Unionville On | Chevrolet Camaro/Sheridan Chevrolet | 29 | $0 |
| 52 | 95 | Reginald Scullion, Dorval Qc | Chevrolet Camaro/Microcom/Salois Chevrolet | 28 | $0 |
| 53 | 32 | Joe Lapcevich, Hamilton On | Chevrolet Camaro/Applewood Chevrolet | 26 | $0 |
| 53 | 44 | Ken Tait, Laval-sur-le-Lac Qc | Pontiac Firebird/Parkway Pontiac Buick | 26 | $0 |
| 55 | 55 | George Commachio, Toronto On | Pontiac Firebird/Old Mill Pontiac Buick | 25 | $0 |
| 56 | 40 | Uli Bieri, Scarborough On | Chevrolet Camaro/Sheridan Chevrolet | 16 | $0 |
| 56 | 48 | Brad Baker, Carrying Place On | Chevrolet Camaro/Trudeau Chevrolet | 16 | $0 |
| 58 | 29 | Terry Watson, Pierrefonds Qc | Pontiac Firebird/Harland Pontiac | 12 | $0 |
| 59 | 19 | Ron Gray, Brampton On | Chevrolet Camaro/Applewood Chevrolet | 10 | $0 |
| 59 | 89 | Ed Delong, Oakville On | Pontiac Firebird/Vince Grande Pontiac | 10 | $0 |
| 61 | 28 | Yves Brouillard, St-Guillause Qc | Chevrolet Camaro/Luneau Chevrolet | 7 | $0 |
| 62 | 35 | Peter Deman, Mississauga On | Chevrolet Camaro/Tim Haines Chevrolet | 2 | $0 |
| 63 | 18 | Richard Andison, Winnipeg Man | Chevrolet Camaro/Jones Racing | 0 | $0 |
| 63 | 89 | Larry Barcza, Bradford On | Pontiac Firebird/Vince Grande Pontiac | 0 | $0 |
| 63 | 71 | John Cadman, Cayuga On | Chevrolet Camaro/Applewood Chevrolet | 0 | $0 |
| 63 | 92 | Joe Camilleri, Etobicoke On | Chevrolet Camaro/Dean Myers Chevrolet | 0 | $0 |
| 63 | 38 | Yves Dube, St-Leonard Qc | Chevrolet Camaro/Christin Chevrolet | 0 | $0 |
| 63 | 3 | Roger Elliot, Unionville On | Pontiac Firebird/Tomlinson Pontiac | 0 | $0 |
| 63 | 48 | Roger Fountain, Toronto On | Chevrolet Camaro/Baker Racing | 0 | $0 |
| 63 | 34 | Alex Jordan, Mississauga On | Chevrolet Camaro/Courtesy Chevrolet | 0 | $0 |
| 63 | 51 | Mike Lamothe, Ottawa On | Pontiac Firebird/Surgenors Pontiac | 0 | $0 |
| 63 | 49 | Robbie Matta, Mississauga On | Pontiac Firebird/Roy Foss Pontiac Buick | 0 | $0 |
| 63 | 97 | Guy Mckenzie, Trois-Rivieres Qc | Pontiac Firebird/Leblanc Pontiac Buick | 0 | $0 |
| 63 | 26 | Steve Roberts, Etobicoke On | Chevrolet Camaro/Stewart Chevrolet | 0 | $0 |
| 63 | 75 | Alan Sharpe, London On | Chevrolet Camaro/Connors Eastown Chevrolet | 0 | $0 |
| 63 | 33 | Doug Weaver, London On | Pontiac Firebird/LMP | 0 | $0 |
| 63 | 69 | Gary Yott, St-Laurent Qc | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 | $0 |
| - | 00 | Cor Euser, Oss Holland | Chevrolet Camaro/GM Motorsport/Players/Media Car | 0 | $0 |
| - | 00 | Gary Werve, Brossard Qc | Chevrolet Camaro/GM Motorsport/Players/Media Car | 0 | $0 |
| - | 00 | John Mahler, Toronto On | Chevrolet Camaro/GM Motorsport/Players/Media Car | 0 | $0 |
| - | 00 | R.K. Smith, Riverside CA | Chevrolet Camaro/GM Motorsport/Players/Media Car | 0 | $0 |
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