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.

FINAL STANDINGS

POS.NO.DRIVERSCARPOINTSMONEY
142Richard Spenard, Shannonville, OntChevrolet Camaro/Golden Mile Chevrolet607$33,070
287Michael Rivet, Toronto, OntChevrolet Camaro/Anderson Chevrolet533$10,330
310Robin Buck, Willowdale, OntPontiac Firebird/Esso/Sony/Roy Foss519$28,190
42Scott Maxwell, Unionville OntChevrolet Camaro/MEG/North York Chevrolet516$13,160
521Tom Jones Jr, Thunder Bay OntChevrolet Camaro/Humberview Chevrolet506$9,020
625Tony Corcoran, Elginburgh OntPontiac Firebird/Condie Pontiac491$13,910
766Marc Dancose, Montreal, QcChevrolet Camaro/Plaza Chevrolet450$11,500
870Ian Philipps, Markham, OntChevrolet Camaro/Highland Chevrolet442$9,420
911Peter Lockhart, Unionville,OntChevrolet Camaro/Esso/Sony/Bob Johnston441$16,410
1043Ron Fellows, Brampton, OntChevrolet Camaro/Golden Mile Chevrolet416$12,160
1123David White, Oakville, OntChevrolet Camaro/Appelwood Chevrolet392$3,920
1237Horst Kroll, Scarborough OntChevrolet Camaro/Yonge Chevrolet378$5,780
1396Scott McColl, Dorval QcPontiac Firebird/ICG Propane341$7,410
1417Sean Burgess, Orangeville OntChevrolet Camaro/Stewart Chevrolet332$4,320
1524Victor Larose, Montreal QcChevrolet Camaro/Patenaude Chevrolet329$3,290
1647Wayne Harper, Bolton OntChevrolet Camaro/Herron Chevrolet289$5,890
1715Jock Addison, Toronto OntPontiac Firebird/Addison Pontiac281$2,810
1899Rolf von Engelbrechten, ScarboroughChevrolet Camaro/Golden Mile Chevrolet269$2,690
1993Derek Johnson, Montreal, QcChevrolet Camaro/Snyder Chevrolet253$2,530
2057Ray Coffey, Willowdale OntChevrolet Camaro/Lawne Veal Chevrolet218$2,180
2141Raymond David, Val David QcChevrolet Camaro/Spenard-David Racing196$1,960
2294Hunter Jones, Thunder Bay OntChevrolet Camaro/Humberview Chevrolet194$1,940
2314Terry DiFrancesco, Toronto OntPontiac Firebird/Addison Pontiac174$1,740
2495Ian Coristine, Hudson Heights QcChevrolet Camaro/Salois Chevrolet174$3,740
2520Drew Fesar, Toronto OntChevrolet Camaro/Humberview Chevrolet153$0
2691Lloyd Service, Mississauga OntChevrolet Camaro/Courtesy Chevrolet149$0
2753Jeff Whipps, Dorval QcChevrolet Camaro/Snyder Chevrolet147$0
2863Rupert Bragg-Smith, Toronto OntPontiac Firebird/Neal Pontiac142$0
2945Brian Cullingford, Barrie OntPontiac Firebird/Georgian Pontiac110$0
309Claude Poirier, Rougemont QcChevrolet Camaro/Michel Patenaude Chevrolet106$0
3112David Strachan, Picton OntChevrolet Camaro/Charlton Motors Chevrolet87$0
324John Graham, Mississauga OntChevrolet Camaro/Wilson/Nibblett76$0
3390Jim Slack, Oakville OntChevrolet Camaro/Richardson Chevrolet62$0
348Chris Bye, St Catherines OntChevrolet Camaro/Applewood Chevrolet60$0
3578Mike Hardt, Mississauga OntChevrolet Camaro/Bob Johnston59$0
3683Claude Aubin, Laval QcChevrolet Camaro/Christin Chevrolet55$0
3688Joe De Marco, Scarborough OntChevrolet Camaro/Kane Chevrolet55$0
386Pierre Compagna, St-Eustache QcChevrolet Camaro/Ste-Therese Chevrolet52$0
395Jim Cooke, Tilbury OntFirebird/Andre Lanoue Pontiac44$0
4077Norman Brioux Jr, Weston OntChevrolet Camaro/Applewood Chevrolet40$0
4080Jerry Simmons, Ancaster OnChevrolet Camaro/Carter Chevrolet Oldsmobile40$0
4086Tony Morris, Vancouver B.C.Chevrolet Camaro/Airbourne Racing40$0
4330Geoff Bennett, Dollard des OrmeauxChevrolet Camaro/Kinnett Racing37$0
4336Stephen Kosa, Toronto OntChevrolet Camaro/Roy Foss Pontiac37$0
4522Paul Lamoureux, Repentigny QcChevrolet Camaro/Wihelmy-Lamoureux Chevrolet35$0
4627Mark Schill, Oshawa OnPontiac Firebird/Gus Brown Pontiac32$0
4730Pierre Kitts, Montreal QcChevrolet Camaro/Gelco31$0
4739Rudy Bartling, Weston OntChevrolet Camaro/Kane Chevrolet31$0
4749Glenn Smith, TorontoFirebird/Roy Foss Pontiac Buick31$0
5061Oliver Clubine, Brantford OnChevrolet Camaro/Woodbridge Group30$0
5116Paul Reynolds, Unionville OnChevrolet Camaro/Sheridan Chevrolet29$0
5295Reginald Scullion, Dorval QcChevrolet Camaro/Microcom/Salois Chevrolet28$0
5332Joe Lapcevich, Hamilton OnChevrolet Camaro/Applewood Chevrolet26$0
5344Ken Tait, Laval-sur-le-Lac QcPontiac Firebird/Parkway Pontiac Buick26$0
5555George Commachio, Toronto OnPontiac Firebird/Old Mill Pontiac Buick25$0
5640Uli Bieri, Scarborough OnChevrolet Camaro/Sheridan Chevrolet16$0
5648Brad Baker, Carrying Place OnChevrolet Camaro/Trudeau Chevrolet16$0
5829Terry Watson, Pierrefonds QcPontiac Firebird/Harland Pontiac12$0
5919Ron Gray, Brampton OnChevrolet Camaro/Applewood Chevrolet10$0
5989Ed Delong, Oakville OnPontiac Firebird/Vince Grande Pontiac10$0
6128Yves Brouillard, St-Guillause QcChevrolet Camaro/Luneau Chevrolet7$0
6235Peter Deman, Mississauga OnChevrolet Camaro/Tim Haines Chevrolet2$0
6318Richard Andison, Winnipeg ManChevrolet Camaro/Jones Racing0$0
6389Larry Barcza, Bradford OnPontiac Firebird/Vince Grande Pontiac0$0
6371John Cadman, Cayuga OnChevrolet Camaro/Applewood Chevrolet0$0
6392Joe Camilleri, Etobicoke OnChevrolet Camaro/Dean Myers Chevrolet0$0
6338Yves Dube, St-Leonard QcChevrolet Camaro/Christin Chevrolet0$0
633Roger Elliot, Unionville OnPontiac Firebird/Tomlinson Pontiac0$0
6348Roger Fountain, Toronto OnChevrolet Camaro/Baker Racing0$0
6334Alex Jordan, Mississauga OnChevrolet Camaro/Courtesy Chevrolet0$0
6351Mike Lamothe, Ottawa OnPontiac Firebird/Surgenors Pontiac0$0
6349Robbie Matta, Mississauga OnPontiac Firebird/Roy Foss Pontiac Buick0$0
6397Guy Mckenzie, Trois-Rivieres QcPontiac Firebird/Leblanc Pontiac Buick0$0
6326Steve Roberts, Etobicoke OnChevrolet Camaro/Stewart Chevrolet0$0
6375Alan Sharpe, London OnChevrolet Camaro/Connors Eastown Chevrolet0$0
6333Doug Weaver, London OnPontiac Firebird/LMP0$0
6369Gary Yott, St-Laurent QcChevrolet Camaro0$0
-00Cor Euser, Oss HollandChevrolet Camaro/GM Motorsport/Players/Media Car0$0
-00Gary Werve, Brossard QcChevrolet Camaro/GM Motorsport/Players/Media Car0$0
-00John Mahler, Toronto OnChevrolet Camaro/GM Motorsport/Players/Media Car0$0
-00R.K. Smith, Riverside CAChevrolet Camaro/GM Motorsport/Players/Media Car0$0


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