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52-781: The inaugural race was held in 2005 and was known as the West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix. It was known in 2006 as the West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix Presented by The Brick . In 2007, Katz Group , whose holdings includeRexall Drugs, signed with the Grand Prix of Edmonton as the lead sponsor, with that year's race known as the Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton , becoming the Rexall Edmonton Indy following

104-477: A 50,000-square-foot public plaza, two office towers, a JW Marriott hotel, a Gateway Casinos gaming and entertainment facility, a Cineplex movie theatre complex, over 1,000 luxury condos and rental apartments, and 270,000 square feet of retail space at a total cost around $ 2.5 billion. In 2014, it was announced that the City of Edmonton and Stantec would be the major tenants of the two office towers. Stantec Tower

156-591: A better growth platform." Katz Group continues to supply Rexall products to the independent and franchise pharmacies sold to McKesson. On March 2, 2016, Rexall announced that it was being sold, in entirety, by Katz Group to the McKesson Corporation, a San Francisco-based pharmaceutical company. It has been speculated that this is due to pressure on McKesson by Walgreens over the Rite-Aid purchase, and on growing pressure on Rexall over sales. The deal

208-466: A catalyst for downtown revitalization. Following public consultations and negotiations with the City of Edmonton, Katz Group and the city agreed to a public-private partnership to build Rogers Place arena, under which the city would retain ownership of the new arena, and Katz Group operate it (under OEG). The city’s portion of arena funding will be paid through a Community Revitalization Levy and will not result in any new cost to taxpayers. Construction on

260-601: A go kit derby, autoslalom, and a large slate of music events. The race festivities took place from July 22 through July 24, 2011. However, steady rainfall saw the cancellation of all on-track events on July 22. This caused Indy Lights and IndyCar practice sessions to be moved to July 23. There were two support series at this event, the Indy Lights Series and the Northern Alberta Sports Car Championship. Unlike previous years,

312-509: A history, I would never have succeeded in getting it." In 1992, Katz Group opened the first Medicine Shoppe store. In 1996, it purchased the fading Rexall drugstore chain in Canada which at the time only consisted of several dozen stores. Six years after the first Medicine Shoppe was opened, Katz Group’s pharmacy operation consisted of 80 Rexall stores, 30 Medicine Shoppe outlets, and a few smaller independent retailers. In 1997, it purchased

364-689: A lap when she led lap 72 of the APC 200 at Jukasa Motor Speedway . On August 15, 2022, Aaron Turkey became the first indigenous person to win, at the First ever NASCAR Event on Dirt. (The Pinty's 100 - Quick Wick Hot Lap Winner) at Ohsweken Speedway in Six Nations. The following are the tracks which have been, and are currently used in the NASCAR Pinty's Series: A gradual implementation of both competition and safety-based modifications have been made to

416-569: A position to compete with anyone in the world for an event of this unprecedented scope. Katz Group Properties is involved in land assembly and site and building development across Canada and the United States, and is leading the $ 2.5 billion Edmonton Arena District development now known as Ice District . Shortly after acquiring the Oilers in 2008, Katz set his sights on building a new arena in downtown Edmonton, which he anticipated would be

468-544: A relatively high minimum weight, so development of lightweight components is minimal. A number of components are specified by the rules, as parity is given priority over vehicle development. Manufacturer involvement is therefore limited largely to supply arrangements for long-developed crate motors , and branding on the largely standard bodywork. Types of cars used include the Ford Mustang , Ford Fusion , Chevrolet Camaro , and Dodge Challenger . The NASCAR Pinty's Series

520-521: A series record with four victories throughout the year. The third season had Andrew Ranger taking centre stage by winning his second series championship in three seasons. He completed his transition from the open-wheel racing world by incorporating his road courses experience with a strong performances on the oval tracks. During the season, he won a single-season series record six races—three on road courses and three on ovals. The 2010 season belonged to D. J. Kennington . He won his first series title on

572-669: A shortened 2020 season called the Pinty's Fan Cave Challenge was completed that consisted of six races at three tracks. Sunset Speedway, Flamboro Speedway and Jukasa Motor Speedway played host to three double race weekends that made up the entire season. On November 21, 2023, it was announced that the series would be renamed into the NASCAR Canada Series, with Pinty's and Evirum serving as presenting partners. The NASCAR Pinty's Series contains drivers with many different agendas and backgrounds. Veteran Canadian drivers compete in

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624-437: A television contract with TSN to carry all events with select races being aired live. Three of the series races, Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal, had crowds in excess of 50,000 fans. The 2007 season was the inaugural season for the series with the first event being held on May 26, 2007, at Cayuga Motor Speedway with Don Thomson Jr. winning in a spirited battle. Andrew Ranger , in his first year of stock-car competition, won

676-505: Is a marketing and purchasing arm for a network of over 850 independent pharmacies that primarily operate under the I.D.A. and Guardian brands and Medicine Shoppe Canada Inc. The sale represented about 90% of the Katz Group's assets, shrinking the group's network of corporate-owned and franchised stores to 450 Rexall/Rexall Pharma Plus stores. Additionally on January 30, 2012, Katz acquired the 18-store Dell Pharmacies chain that operates in

728-484: Is a national NASCAR racing series in Canada, and is a continuation of the old CASCAR Super Series which was founded in 1981. It is the top NASCAR touring series in Canada. In September 2006 NASCAR purchased the CASCAR Super Series, the top Canadian stock-car racing series at the time. At the same time, they established a sponsorship agreement with Canadian Tire as the title sponsor. They also signed

780-500: Is also involved in land assembly, site, and building development in Canada and the United States, including the design and development of Ice District , an area that encompasses more than 25 acres anchored by Rogers Place. Katz Group is based in Edmonton , Alberta . Its founder and chairman is Daryl Katz . Katz Group had some history in the pharmacy business from 1991 until 2016 when it sold its remaining pharmacy interests including

832-729: Is the tallest in Edmonton (62 stories). On July 13, 2015, it was announced that the Edmonton Arena District would be called Ice District. Ice District is accessible via the Edmonton LRT MacEwan station on the Metro Line. It is located across from MacEwan University on 105 Avenue between 103 and 104 Street. The station opened on September 6, 2015. NASCAR Canadian Tire Series The NASCAR Canada Series ( NCS , French : Série NASCAR Canada )

884-626: The Camping World Truck Series . Ranger finished third in the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series event in Montreal after battling with eventual race winner Carl Edwards for much of the race. He competed in the 2011 Sprint Cup Series event at Watkins Glen for FAS Lane Racing finishing 35th after suffering from transmission failure. On June 2, 2019, Julia Landauer became the first woman in NASCAR Canada history to lead

936-470: The Indy Lights Series , NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and the Northern Alberta Sports Car Championship. In addition, there were also a demonstration provided by D-Sport Drifting. This year also saw the creation of an off the track event team called Race Week Edmonton . This all volunteer team's mandate was to assist in promoting the Honda Edmonton Indy with various events such as car shows,

988-796: The Indy Racing League . Katz Group The Katz Group of Companies is a Canadian privately-owned enterprise, with operations in sports and entertainment and real estate development. Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG), a subsidiary of the Katz Group, owns the National Hockey League five-time Stanley Cup Champion Edmonton Oilers , as well as professional hockey franchises in the American Hockey League , Western Hockey League , and ECHL , and Aquila Productions, an entertainment and event company. OEG operates Rogers Place in downtown Edmonton. Katz Group

1040-687: The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series on their fall race weekend that continues to feature the NASCAR K&;N Pro Series East and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour , now the featured division with the Musket 250 . For the 2019 season Continental AG replaced Goodyear as exclusive tire supplier for the series with their General Tire branding. Also it was announced that all races would be live in

1092-947: The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series . The IndyCar Series race took place on Saturday and not Sunday in 2008 because of an agreement between the IRL and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. By agreement, the IRL is not permitted to race opposite the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Held on July 26, 2009, it was the eleventh round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season . The race festivities took place from July 23 through July 25, 2010. There were three support series at this event,

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1144-495: The Rexall Drugstore brand and stores to American pharmacy giant McKesson Corporation . Katz Group’s former pharmacy business and health-related companies operated under the banner "Rexall Health". Rexall Health included these independently operated businesses: In March 2016, Katz sold Rexall to McKesson Corporation for C$ 3 billion. In 1991, in a partnership with his father Barry Katz, Daryl Katz paid $ 300,000 for

1196-634: The United States through fanschoice.tv and six races live through TSN in Canada . In December 2019, NASCAR changed their schedule. The series would be returning to two previous tracks - Sunset Speedway and Circuit ICAR . The series was also set to produce their first-ever dirt race at Ohsweken Speedway in August 2020. Rescheduled for August 2022. Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic,

1248-642: The Canadian rights to the U.S.-based Medicine Shoppe drugstore franchise, which had over 1,000 stores in the USA. His father was a pharmacist who founded the Value Drug Mart chain in Edmonton in 1978. Katz obtained financing from Vencap Equities, a venture capital fund established by the Alberta government to support local entrepreneurs. Daryl later stated: "If my father wasn't in the business and didn't have

1300-631: The Champ Car World Series race, and the D-Sport Drifting Demo all took place on Sunday, July 23, 2006. The 2007 race festivities took place from July 20 through July 22, 2007. The Northern Alberta Sports Car Club held GT and Vintage class support races also. The 2008 race festivities took place July 24 through July 26, 2008. There were also 2 support series events, the Atlantic Championship series and

1352-533: The EIG. The board of the EIG announced in January 2008 that it would again recommend to its shareholders to reject this latest bid. On January 28, 2008, Katz increased his offer to $ 200 million and extended the acceptance deadline to February 5, 2008, at which time Katz was notified by the EIG that all its members agreed to sell the Oilers to him, pending league and financial approval. On June 18, 2008, Daryl Katz received

1404-606: The Hamilton, Ontario, area. Dell joined the Rexall chain effective with the announcement. Regarding the deal, National Bank Financial analyst Vishal Shreedhar suggested, "... Katz Group wants to exit the small pharmacy-focused independent/franchise business because it is most impacted by recent drug reforms. In contrast, Katz Group’s corporate store business ([about] 420 stores) benefits from stronger brand awareness, greater front store penetration, and superior vendor support, making it

1456-643: The Indy Lights Series ran two races with one on Saturday and one on Sunday, these were known as the Edmonton Twin 100s Race. This event also saw the debut of a new course, moving from the western runways to the eastern runways of the City Centre Airport. This was caused by redevelopment of airport lands by the City of Edmonton. As well, Octane Motorsports took over the promoting of the race from Northlands declined to continue to run

1508-657: The IndyCar Series, Carlos Muñoz won in the Indy Lights series, and D. J. Kennington won in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. The 2012 Edmonton Indy was the last in Edmonton. The city had spent over $ 12 million over the last three years and a total of $ 22 million over eight years. Beginning in 2008 the non-profit organization Northlands ran the Indy for three years, losing $ 12.5 million. There

1560-640: The Katz Group. It was renamed Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG) in 2014. In addition to the Oilers, OEG owns and operates the Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL), the Bakersfield Condors (AHL) , and Aquila Productions (film & production company). In April 2015, Katz announced a partnership with Joel Silver to create Silver Pictures Entertainment – a new company that will develop, produce, and provide or arrange financing for feature films, television, and digital projects. Katz’ interests in

1612-659: The Ontario-based, 143-store Pharma Plus drugstore chain from the supermarket operator Oshawa Group for $ 100 million. In 1999, it ventured into the U.S. with the purchase of the money-losing Minnesota-based Snyders Drug Store chain, which had $ 300 million in sales. In 2001, it purchased the U.S.-based Drug Emporium big-box discount chain. The Snyder's chain filed for bankruptcy in 2003 and its 25 stores were sold to Walgreens . On January 30, 2012, Katz agreed to sell its Drug Trading Company Ltd. to McKesson Corporation for roughly $ 920 million in cash. Drug Trading Company

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1664-571: The cars used in the CASCAR Super Series . These include a move to Goodyear 9.5" tires, the same size that is used in all NASCAR stock-car series, on-dash electrical and ignition systems, in-car fire-suppression equipment and increased fuel cell protection. In 2009, the option of utilizing the NASCAR spec engine program was introduced. The cars use steel tube-framed silhouette stock cars powered by carbureted V8 engines. The cars have

1716-654: The company fall under the OEG umbrella. OEG also operates Rogers Place , a multi-use indoor arena that is home to both the Edmonton Oilers and the Edmonton Oil Kings. Rogers Place opened in downtown Edmonton in the fall of 2016. In addition to sporting events, the arena plays host to concerts and other events in the Ice District , a mixed-use sports and entertainment development. In 2019, Rogers Place

1768-567: The final approval from the National Hockey League to purchase the Edmonton Oilers, and then on July 2, 2008, he was announced as the owner of the Edmonton Oilers during a press conference at Rexall Place , where he was presented with an Edmonton Oilers Jersey with the number "08" and his last name patched onto the back. Katz created the Rexall Sports Corporation to run the sports and entertainment side of

1820-580: The major events which now feature over 40 cars. In 2011, at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve , a record three female drivers, Maryeve Dufault , Caitlin Johnston and Isabelle Tremblay, attempted the event. The series is a development, or feeder, series for NASCAR's top national touring divisions. Drivers like Fitzpatrick, Kennington, Ranger, Steckly and Thomson Jr. have competed in the Xfinity Series , while Pierre Bourque and Derek White have raced in

1872-698: The merger of Champ Car and Indy Car as of the 2008 season. In 2010, Honda Canada Inc. was title sponsor of the Honda Indy Edmonton . For 2011 and 2012, there was no title sponsor, with the race known simply as the Edmonton Indy. During the 2010 race weekend, it was announced that Octane Motorsports Events from Montreal , promoter of the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix and the NASCAR Nationwide race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve ,

1924-476: The power of five wins, nine top-fives and eleven top-10 finishes. Kennington battled J. R. Fitzpatrick for the points lead all season as the two exchanged the top spot an unprecedented five times. Kennington also finished second to fellow Pinty's Series competitor Jason Bowles in the Toyota All-Star Showdown . In 2011 , Steckly had a strong season where he won three events and finished in

1976-502: The project began in March 2014 and was completed in fall 2016. It features a 24,000-square-foot grand entrance-way called "Ford Hall" which is used as a public/private programmable space. With Rogers Place at its core, Katz Group has begun construction of the Edmonton Arena District (EAD), which quickly became Canada’s largest mixed-use sports and entertainment development. The EAD covers 25 contiguous acres of downtown Edmonton and features

2028-519: The promoter unveiled the new 13-turn, 3.579-kilometre (2.224 mi) racecourse. On September 21, 2012, Octane Motorsports announced that they would not stage the 2013 race due to poor attendance and lack of support from local businesses. City officials stated that they would not look for a replacement promoter, and the Edmonton Indy has not returned since. Over the eight race history of the Canadian-based Edmonton Indy, there

2080-576: The race. This caused a temporary cancellation of the event in November, 2011. During this cancellation, the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series released their schedule and saw Edmonton not scheduled for the 2011 season. The 2012 Edmonton Indy race was the eleventh round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season . Indy Lights and the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series also took place. It took place on Sunday, July 22, 2012. Hélio Castroneves won in

2132-453: The runner up position. Peter Shepherd would win the next two events with Andrew Ranger winning the 4th event of the season. Steckly won the title by only two points over D. J. Kennington . In 2014, L.P. Dumoulin would win his first career championship. He would win two events this season. Other drivers to win this season include J. R. Fitzpatrick , Andrew Ranger , Scott Steckly , Jason Hathaway and Donald Chisholm . Dumoulin would win

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2184-501: The runner-up position four times on his way to capture his second championship over Kennington, who had a pair of wins. Long-time road racer Robin Buck and rookie Peter Shepherd won their first events. Ranger won the two biggest events of the year in dominant fashion at Montreal and Toronto. Former champion Don Thomson Jr. retired after a lengthy career. In 2012 , Kennington won a record seven events, including five consecutively, during

2236-445: The second race, at Mosport International Raceway . He took over the lead in the points standings after that event and never relinquished it on his way to the first championship. The first season saw five races decided on last-lap passes. The 2008 season featured Scott Steckly who dominated many events. He won three of the first four events of the year and held the lead in the driver championship point standings all season long. He set

2288-719: The series on a part-time basis for fun while maintaining full-time careers, while others are serious championship contenders. In recent years, a NASCAR regional series driver from the United States will often run in the races to gain experience and with NASCAR's specification engine rule. Drivers include Cale Gale , Jason Bowles , Timmy Hill , Tony Stewart , Dave Blaney and Austin Dillon . Drivers with open-wheel and road racing backgrounds have also attempted races, including, Jacques Villeneuve , Max Papis , Alex Tagliani , Jean-François Dumoulin and Patrick Carpentier . Even former National Hockey League player Patrice Brisebois runs in

2340-431: The summer. Kennington won his second championship in three years. He faced competition from runners-up J. R. Fitzpatrick and Ranger who both won two events. In 2013, Steckly won four events, including three in a row. Steckly won his third championship in six years. Louis-Philippe Dumoulin won the season opening race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park , his first victory in the series with veteran Jeff Lapevich finishing in

2392-420: The title by only three points over Fitzpatrick. On February 17, 2015, Canadian Tire did not renew their sponsorship of the series after the 2015 season . On December 7, NASCAR and Pinty's Delicious Foods Inc. signed a six-year agreement to sponsor the series beginning with the 2016 season . The 2018 Pinty's Series also included its first race in the United States, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway , replacing

2444-472: Was also drop in attendance for the event over the last few years; IndyCar forbids releasing attendance numbers. This also played a part in the decision to cancel. The fastest official race lap records at Edmonton Indy are listed as: In its inaugural year (2005), Edmonton set the attendance record for a Champ Car event in Canada at 200,052. * Estimate From 2008 onwards, event organizers have refused to disclose attendance figures due to an agreement with

2496-533: Was awarded gold standard for exemplary architecture by the International Olympic and Paralympic Committees In 2020, in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, the City of Edmonton, along with Toronto , was selected as one of two NHL “Hub Cities” to facilitate the completion of the 2019-2020 season where the 12 years of effort to put Ice District together had put the city in

2548-759: Was finalized in December 2016 following approval received under the Investment Canada Act. In May 2007, Katz made a $ 145-million bid to buy the Edmonton Oilers NHL hockey team, which the owners of the team, the Edmonton Investors Group (EIG), quickly rejected, stating the team was not for sale. In July 2007, he made another bid for the Oilers of $ 185 million, which was turned down by the EIG on August 7, 2007. On December 12, 2007, Katz made an offer of $ 188 million to

2600-629: Was only one podium finish by a Canadian driver, when Paul Tracy finished second in 2005 ; Tracy also led all Canadian drivers with six top-6 finishes over the history of the race. The 2005 race festivities took place from July 15 through July 17, 2005. In 2006, there were 3 support series events. The Champ Car Atlantic Championship series, the CASCAR series, and D-Sport Drifting Demo. The 2006 race festivities took place from July 21 through July 23, 2006. The CASCAR race event took place on Saturday, July 22, 2006. The Champ Car Atlantic Championship race,

2652-459: Was taking over as the new promoter. In November 2010, the city and the promoter not being able to reach an agreement concerning pavement work to be done on the Eastern runway of City Centre Airport, where the race course was to be moved, the 2011 event was initially cancelled. Further negotiations had the race reinstated on the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series schedule, for July 22–24. On February 8, 2011,

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2704-644: Was the last NASCAR series in which Dodge still provided factory support, as the series was supported by the Canadian arm of Fiat Automobili, S.p.A., having pulled out of the United States and Mexican series after 2012. Factory support ended before the shorten 2020 season. It is also one of two series Toyota does not participate in, the other being the NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race ; it was also the last NASCAR series which had factory support from Pontiac prior to going out of business in 2010 after General Motors's Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Scott Steckly has

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