The Chevrolet Silverado 250 was a

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race held at

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(Mosport). It was first held in 2013, and served as the second round of the Truck Series playoffs from their introduction in 2016.

History

The first race held on a

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by the Camping World Truck Series in 13 years, it was announced that the race would be held starting in 2013, on

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weekend, in November 2012, replacing the previous

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race at

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as NASCAR's annual event held in Canada. In April 2013, it was announced that the race would be sponsored by

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, becoming the Chevrolet Silverado 250. The inaugural event, run September 1, 2013, saw

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win the pole at a speed of ;

Ty Dillon Tyler Reed Dillon (born February 27, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports. He has also competed in the NASCAR Camp ...

led the most laps in the race before contact between him and

Chase Elliott William Clyde "Chase" Elliott II (born November 28, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports. He won the 2014 NASCA ...

at White's Corner coming to the checkered flag sent Dillon into a tire barrier. Dillon promised that "next week he won't finish the race" but he didn't pursue any payback eventually. In 2014, Ryan Blaney battled

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and won in a photo finish. In 2016,

John Hunter Nemechek John Hunter Nemechek (born June 11, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 20 Toyota Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing. He is the son of NASCAR driver Joe ...

and

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were battling for the lead when Nemechek bumped Custer before running both Custer and himself off-road, pinning Custer to the wall. Before the winner was declared, Nemechek was tackled by Custer; Nemechek would be named the winner. Starting in 2018, the race became a playoff race and was held as the opener of the playoffs, and the event had yet another last-lap showdown as

Noah Gragson Noah Quinn Gragson (born July 15, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Petty GMS Motorsports. He previously drove full-time in the N ...

and teammate

Todd Gilliland Todd J. Gilliland (born May 15, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 38 Ford Mustang for Front Row Motorsports. He is the son of NASCAR driver and team owner D ...

wrecked in White's Corner, which let Justin Haley past to take the win. In 2019, it became the second race of the first round of the playoffs. The 2020 and 2021 races were canceled due to the

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and replaced by dates at

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Past winners

*2016 & 2018: Race extended due to a NASCAR overtime Finish *2020 & 2021: Race canceled and moved to

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due to the

Team wins

Manufacturer wins

References

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