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The Nissan Micra Cup series made its debut in 2015. The championship was designed to provide racers with the most
affordable race vehicle in Canada. New for 2021, and replacing the Micra series, was the Nissan Sentra Cup.
Each Nissan Sentra competing in the series carries a price tag of $39,990. The Sentras were prepared by the Motorsports in Action team at St-Eustache, with the development being performed by Canadian racing veteran Jean-Francois Dumoulin. The cars are powered by a DACT four-cylinder 2.0-liter sequential multi-point fuel injection engine which produces 149-horsepower at 6,400-rpm. Some performance upgrades include four-piston front calipers, adjustable coil-overs, 18”X9” alloy wheels, braided stainless steel flex lines and a MoTec M1 Series ECM. To address safety, the Sentra Cup cars include features such as an FIA Spec six-point roll cage, FIA homologated six-point harness and FIA homologated racing seat. Each race weekend consists of two forty-minute contests.
Rounds one and two of the 2025 Nissan Sentra Cup were held on the Victoria Day Speedfest weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Drivers would compete in two contests around the ten-turn 2.459-mile road course. Round one was shortened due to the weather.
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The start of race two for the 2025 Nissan Sentra Cup at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Leading the field of twelve competitors is the pole-sitter and Saturday's winner, Simon Vincent, in the No. 91 Vincent2 racing team Nissan Sentra. Trailing Vincent is the other front-row starter, Nicolas Levesque, driving the No. 50 Levesque Motorsport Nissan Sentra. Immediately behind the leaders is the No. 427 Tite Frette Nissan Sentra of Nicolas Barrette. |
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Simon Vincent, the driver of the No. 91 Vincent2 racing team Nissan Sentra, won race one of the 2025 Nissan Sentra Cup at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. He qualified on the pole for round one and was chased to a win by Nicolas Barrette in the rain-shortened contest. On Sunday, Vincent started on the pole but dropped down the order and was classified second after Nicolas Levesque was disqualified. He leads the championship standings. |
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Valerie Limoges won last year's Nissan Sentra Cup Championship, with a record that included four victories. Limoges opened the defense of her title by qualifying fourth for race one. There wasn't a change in position during the contest and she finished fourth. The next day, the No. 1 BET GRW / Nissan Thetford Nissan Sentra started fourth. Limoges passed Simon Vincent and Nicolas Barrette and claimed the win when Nicolas Levesque was disqualified. |
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Nissan Sentra Cup front-runner Nicolas Barrette finished second in last year's point chase. He returns this season driving the No. 427 Tite Frette Nissan Sentra. Barrette was second fastest in Saturday's qualifying session and captured a runner-up result. He started the second contest in the third position. Barrette moved into the lead late in the contest but fell out of contention with two laps remaining and finished ninth. |
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Nicolas Levesque joined the Nissan Sentra Cup championship in 2022, driving a Nissan Micra. Last year, he debuted in the No. 50 Levesque Motorsport Nissan Sentra and finished ninth in the final standings. Levesque began his 2025 campaign by qualifying as the third fastest for the opening event. He claimed the final spot on the podium in the rain-shortened contest. On Sunday, Levesque was disqualified after failing the post-race technical inspection. |
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Rookie Marc-Antioine D'Amour is transitioning from the dirt world, where he competed successfully in off-road events, to asphalt. This year, D'Amour is driving the No. 113 remorqueGATOR.com-sponsored Nissan Sentra. He qualified and finished fifth in his first Nissan Sentra Cup event. On Sunday, D'Amour started fifth and passed Nicolas Barrette late in the race. He inherited the final position on the rostrum when Nicolas Levesque was disqualified. |
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| POS. | START | CLASS | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | 1 | Sentra | Simon Vincent | Nissan Sentra | 9 | - |
| 2 | 2 | Sentra | Nicolas Barrette | Nissan Sentra | 9 | - |
| 3 | 3 | Sentra | Nicolas Lévesque | Nissan Sentra | 9 | - |
| 4 | 4 | Sentra | Valérie Limoges | Nissan Sentra | 9 | - |
| 5 | 5 | Sentra | Marc-Antioine D'Amour | Nissan Sentra | 9 | - |
| 6 | 10 | Sentra | Jean-Francois Couture | Nissan Sentra | 9 | - |
| 7 | 6 | Sentra | Raphaël St-Pierre | Nissan Sentra | 9 | - |
| 8 | 8 | Sentra | Steve Poulin | Nissan Sentra | 9 | - |
| 9 | 9 | Sentra | Christian Thibault | Nissan Sentra | 9 | - |
| 10 | 11 | Sentra | Stéphane Pouliot | Nissan Sentra | 9 | - |
| 11 | 12 | Sentra | Francois Bourassa | Nissan Sentra | 9 | - |
| 12 | 7 | Sentra | Jean Audet | Nissan Sentra | 8 | - |
| POS. | START | CLASS | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | 4 | Sentra | Valérie Limoges | Nissan Sentra | 23 | - |
| 2 | 1 | Sentra | Simon Vincent | Nissan Sentra | 23 | - |
| 3 | 5 | Sentra | Marc-Antioine D'Amour | Nissan Sentra | 23 | - |
| 4 | 6 | Sentra | Raphaël St-Pierre | Nissan Sentra | 23 | - |
| 5 | 8 | Sentra | Steve Poulin | Nissan Sentra | 23 | - |
| 6 | 7 | Sentra | Jean Audet | Nissan Sentra | 23 | - |
| 7 | 10 | Sentra | Stéphane Pouliot | Nissan Sentra | 23 | - |
| 8 | 11 | Sentra | Francois Bourassa | Nissan Sentra | 23 | - |
| 9 | 3 | Sentra | Nicolas Barrette | Nissan Sentra | 22 | - |
| 10 | 9 | Sentra | Christian Thibault | Nissan Sentra | 22 | - |
| DQ | 12 | Sentra | Jean-Francois Couture | Nissan Sentra | 23 | Disqualified |
| DQ | 2 | Sentra | Nicolas Lévesque | Nissan Sentra | 23 | Disqualified |
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