We often brag about the success of   the Benson Auto Parts Tour, but we are not the only drag racing  success story that has happened in Canada over the last little while. Fred Smith's Can-Am Stock-Super Stock Series is also another one of those very successful series that has seen considerable involvement and success since its conception.

Stock and Super Stock cars have long been a main stay of national event, and divisional races within NHRA and IHRA, back in the days of the Molson Grand Nationals it was nothing to see over 100 of these cars competing on Canadian soil, and many of them Canadians. And Canadians did their fair share of winning also and one of those drivers who did some of that winning as, well as building many of the cars that did win, was Fred Smith. Along with other stand out Canadian Super Stock drivers like Ollie Stephan and Wally Clark who today compete in the Can Am Series.  However with the demise of National and Divisional events in Eastern Canada, Maple Leaf racers who were Stock and Super Stock drivers had to travel south of the border to do any of that type of racing. So the birth of Can Am Stock Super Stock Series was only a natural thing, thanks to the organization of Fred Smith and a few of his fellow class racers.

Today the series boasts close to 40 members and runs series events mostly in Southern Ontario, with a number of US based teams also playing a part in the success of this type of racing. Many of us racers who grew up watching Stock and Super Stock drivers in the early days, may have just gone that route had enough events of that type continued in this country, so the birth of this series is not only good for drag racing but also a good for choice for today's drivers. Of course the big attraction for the Stock and Super Stock Cars, other than they look very much like what we can and do drive on the street, are the huge wheel stands these cars typically make every time they leave the starting line. So with that introduction as a back drop we are extremely pleased to announce that the Cam-Am Stock Super Stock Series will be part of the Benson Auto Parts Tour event that will be held at Grand Bend Motorplex on June 11-12-13. The addition of this series with what was already a huge success story in 2009 should make for just that much more assurance that this years endeavour will have even an better opportunity of outdoing last years event.