The 2026 Markham 125 was the eleventh stock car race of the 2026 NASCAR Canada Series and was the inaugural running of the race. The race was held on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at Markham Street Circuit, a 2.187 mi (3.520 km) street circuit in Markham, Ontario, Canada. The race went beyond the scheduled 35 lap distance, going into overtime. Polesitter Marc-Antoine Camirand, who had led the entire race, held off Andrew Ranger and L. P. Dumoulin to score the win, tying the single season win record with his seventh of the season. Ranger finished second and Dumoulin rounded out the podium in third.
Background The Markham Street Circuit is a street circuit in the city of Markham, Ontario that hosts series such as the NTT IndyCar Series and NASCAR Canada Series, beginning in 2026. The track replaced the Toronto Street Circuit in nearby Toronto.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake0Glenn StyresGlenn Styres RacingChevrolet3Connor Bell (R)Ed Hakonson RacingChevrolet8Jonathan Woolridge (R)Ed Hakonson RacingChevrolet10Trevor Hill (R)MRN Racing Inc.Chevrolet17D. J. KenningtonDJK RacingDodge24Jared Odrick (R)BC Race CarsFord27Andrew RangerInnovation Auto SportChevrolet28Brad Ranson (R)DJK RacingChevrolet38Tyler Gonzalez (R)RGR MotorsportsFord39Alex GuenetteJASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet47L. P. DumoulinDumoulin CompétitionDodge69Domenic ScrivoMBS MotorsportsChevrolet71Gary KluttLegendary Motorcar CompanyDodge73Donald TheetgeTheetge MotorsportsChevrolet74Kevin LacroixInnovation Auto SportChevrolet80Alex TaglianiTheetge MotorsportsChevrolet84Larry JacksonLarry Jackson RacingDodge85Darryl TimmersLarry Jackson RacingDodge87Sam FellowsFellows McGraw RacingChevrolet88Simon CharbonneauEighty8 RacingChevrolet93Daniel BoisJASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet96Marc-Antoine CamirandPaillé Course//RacingChevrolet98Malcolm StrachanBray AutosportFord
Practice/Qualifying Practice was originally scheduled to be held on Friday, August 14, 2026, at 5:00 PM EST, with qualifying scheduled to be held at 5:35 PM EST. Due to ongoing preparations to the circuit by the race promoter, Friday sessions were postponed to Saturday morning; practice and qualifying were combined into one thirty minute session, where Marc-Antoine Camirand won the pole with a lap of 1:34.716 and a speed of 83.238 mph (133.959 km/h).
Practice/Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed196Marc-Antoine CamirandPaillé Course//RacingChevrolet1:34.71683.238238Tyler Gonzalez (R)RGR MotorsportsFord1:34.92483.056347L. P. DumoulinDumoulin CompétitionDodge1:35.10182.901474Kevin LacroixInnovation Auto SportChevrolet1:35.70482.379580Alex TaglianiTheetge MotorsportsChevrolet1:36.02582.104639Alex GuenetteJASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet1:36.14482.002727Andrew RangerInnovation Auto SportChevrolet1:36.17681.975887Sam FellowsFellows McGraw RacingChevrolet1:36.54981.65893Connor Bell (R)Ed Hakonson RacingChevrolet1:36.96881.3051024Jared Odrick (R)BC Race CarsFord1:36.98081.2951171Gary KluttLegendary Motorcar CompanyDodge1:37.08081.2111285Darryl TimmersLarry Jackson RacingDodge1:37.40480.9411317D. J. KenningtonDJK RacingDodge1:37.55080.8201493Daniel BoisJASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet1:37.88880.5411598Malcolm StrachanBray AutosportFord1:38.12980.343168Jonathan Woolridge (R)Ed Hakonson RacingChevrolet––1784Larry JacksonLarry Jackson RacingDodge––1828Brad Ranson (R)DJK RacingChevrolet––1910Trevor Hill (R)MRN Racing Inc.Chevrolet––2073Donald TheetgeTheetge MotorsportsChevrolet––210Glenn StyresGlenn Styres RacingChevrolet––2269Domenic ScrivoMBS MotorsportsChevrolet––2388Simon CharbonneauEighty8 RacingChevrolet––Full qualifying results
Race results PosSt#DriverTeamManufacturerLapsLedStatusPoints1196Marc-Antoine CamirandPaillé Course//RacingChevrolet3838Running482727Andrew RangerInnovation Auto SportChevrolet380Running423347L. P. DumoulinDumoulin CompétitionDodge380Running41493Connor Bell (R)Ed Hakonson RacingChevrolet380Running405639Alex GuenetteJASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet380Running3961171Gary KluttLegendary Motorcar CompanyDodge380Running3871317D. J. KenningtonDJK RacingDodge380Running3781493Daniel BoisJASS Racing with XEMIS RacingChevrolet380Running3691598Malcolm StrachanBray AutosportFord380Running35101285Darryl TimmersLarry Jackson RacingDodge380Running34112073Donald TheetgeTheetge MotorsportsChevrolet380Running33121828Brad Ranson (R)DJK RacingChevrolet380Running32131784Larry JacksonLarry Jackson RacingDodge380Running31141024Jared Odrick (R)BC Race CarsFord380Running30152269Domenic ScrivoMBS MotorsportsChevrolet380Running2916580Alex TaglianiTheetge MotorsportsChevrolet360Running2817168Jonathan Woolridge (R)Ed Hakonson RacingChevrolet330Accident2718474Kevin LacroixInnovation Auto SportChevrolet330Accident26192388Simon CharbonneauEighty8 RacingChevrolet240Transmission25201910Trevor Hill (R)MRN Racing Inc.Chevrolet200Brakes2421887Sam FellowsFellows McGraw RacingChevrolet180Accident2322210Glenn StyresGlenn Styres RacingChevrolet150Mechanical2223238Tyler Gonzalez (R)RGR MotorsportsFord10Accident21
Standings after the race PosDriverPoints1Marc-Antoine Camirand5032L. P. Dumoulin420 (–83)3Kevin Lacroix393 (–110)4D. J. Kennington377 (–126)5Connor Bell372 (–131)6Donald Theetge360 (–143)7Alex Tagliani347 (–156) 28Andrew Ranger344 (–159) 19Larry Jackson339 (–164) 110Alex Guenette324 (–179)
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