Donald Chisholm (racing driver)

Donald Chisholm
Born	(1976-04-14) April 14, 1976Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
NASCARCanada Series career
23 races run over 13 years
2019 position	37th
Best finish	29th (2013)
First race	2007 Atlantic Dodge Dealers 300 (Riverside)
Last race	2019 Bumper to Bumper 300 (Riverside)
First win	2014 Wilson Equipment 300 (Riverside)
Last win	2014 Wilson Equipment 300 (Riverside)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 11 3
Statistics up to date as of September 29, 2019.

Donald Chisholm (born April 14, 1976 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian professional racing driver. Chisholm currently drives the No. 89 Keltic Ford/Nova Construction Ford Fusion for NOVA Racing in the Parts For Trucks Pro Stock Tour and part-time in NASCAR Pinty's Series driving the No. 89 NOVA Racing Ford Fusion.

Racing career

Maritime Pro Stock Tour

In 2015 Chisholm came into the season with hopes of capturing his first Pro Stock Tour championship. Despite picking up just one win in the Lucas Oil 150 at Riverside International Speedway, Chisholm put together one of the most consistent performances of his career. He would record eight top five finishes, along with eleven top tens in twelve starts to capture the title by just nine points over 2nd place Dylan Blenkhorn.^[1]

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

Donald Chisholm on the backstretch at the 2008 Atlantic Dodge Dealers 300

Donald Chisholm made his NASCARCanadian Tire Series debut at Riverside International Speedway, his hometown track, in 2007. He was forced to retire with steering issues on lap 243, finishing a disappointing 16th. He returned to Riverside the following season, but didn't fare much better, finishing the race in 14th. Chisholm added a second race to his schedule in 2008, finishing all the laps at Kawartha Speedway on his way to a 10th-place finish for his first career top 10.

Chisholm picked up his first career pole at the 2014 Wilson Equipment 300 at Riverside with a speed of 82.443 mph. He would go on to lead 103 laps in the event to pick up his first career win, beating out series regular Andrew Ranger who faded late after leading 106 laps to finish 4th. The win was an emotional one for the Chisholm Family as Donald lost his father, John "Nova" Chisholm, earlier in the year.^[2]

Personal life

Donald is the son of entrepreneur and philanthropist John Chisholm. John built Riverside International Speedway in 1969 and repurchased the track in 2005, renovating it into its current state. John Chisholm was inducted into the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2015.^[3]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Pinty's Series

NASCAR Pinty's Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Rank	Points
2007	NOVA Racing	98	Chevy	HAM	MSP	BAR	MPS	EDM	CGV	MSP	CTR	HAM	BAR	RIS16	KWA		42nd	115
2008				HAM	MSP	BAR	ASE	MPS	EDM	CGV	MSP	CTR	HAM	BAR	RIS14	KWA10	34th	255
2009				ASE	DEL	MSP	ASE	MPS	EDM	SAS	MSP	CTR	CGV	BAR	RIS5	KWA17	31st	267
2010		89	Ford	DEL17	MSP	ASE	TOR	EDM	MPS	SAS	CTR	MSP	CGV	BAR	RIS16	KWA11	32nd	362
2011				MSP	ICAR	DEL19	MSP	TOR	MPS	SAS	CTR	CGV	BAR	RIS3	KWA22		33rd	368
2012				MSP	ICAR	MSP	DEL	MPS	EDM	SAS	CTR	CGV	BAR	RIS6	KWA9		37th	73
2013	DJK Racing	28	Ford	MSP	DEL	MSP	ICAR	MPS	SAS	ASE	CTR	RIS7	MSP	BAR			29th	75
			Dodge												KWA7
2014			Ford	MSP	ACD	ICAR	EIR	SAS	ASE	CTR	RIS1	MSP	BAR	KWA12			32nd	80
2015	NOVA Racing	89	Ford	MSP	ACD	SSS	ICAR	EIR	SAS	ASE	CTR	RIS15	MSP	KWA			45th	29
2016				MSP	SSS	ACD	ICAR	TOR	EIR	SAS	CTR	RIS4	MSP	ASE	KWA		43rd	41
2017				MSP	DEL	ACD	ICAR	TOR	SAS	SAS	EIR	CTR	RIS13	MSP	ASE	JUK8	31st	68
2018				MSP	JUK	ACD	TOR	SAS	SAS	EIR	CTR	RIS17	MSP	ASE	NHA	JUK	44th	27
2019				MSP	JUK	ACD	TOR	SAS	SAS	EIR	CTR	RIS9	MSP	ASE	NHA	JUK	37th	36

Maritime Pro Stock Tour

Parts For Trucks Pro Stock Tour

Parts For Trucks Pro Stock Tour results
Year	Team	Number	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2009	NOVA Racing	89	SSW26	RIS4	PEI^2-	660^1-	SSW226	IWK29	OBS-	SSW38	SSW47	RIS33	660-2-	SSW53	20th	1689
2010			SSW^16	RIS3	OBS7	SSW24	IWK13	6607	OBS24	SSW35	RIS31	660-225	SSW42		3rd	2131
2011			SSW7	PIR2	RIS1	OBS5	SSW28	66010	IWK16	OBS226	SSW38	RIS314	PIR23	SSW421	8th	2192
2012			SSW8	PIR-	RIS20	SSW22	OBS1	6608	IWK21	OBS215	SSW319	RIS39	PIR25	SSW412	7th	2181
2013			SSW16	PIR^1-	RIS1	SSW219	PIR214	66025	IWK2	OBS-	SSW312	PIR3-	RIS32	SSW420	17th	1621
2014			SSW7	PIR11	RIS^13	SSW28	PIR216	660-	IWK2	OBS-	SSW310	PIR3-	RIS34	SSW410	14th	1691
2015			SSW4	PIR5	RIS2	SSW26	PIR27	6604	IWK9	OBS12	SSW33	PIR35	RIS31	SSW45	1st	2348

¹Race delayed due to weather and held later in the season than shown.

²Race cancelled and combined with Round 7

Donald Chisholm's Ford prior to the 2007 IWK 250

IWK 250 results

Year	Make	Finish	Team
2007*	Chevrolet	27	NOVA Racing
2008		23
2009	Ford	29
2010		13
2011		16
2012		21
2013		2
2014		2
2015		9
2016		1
2017		14
2018		23

^* Event run as part of the Pro All Stars Series

References

1. "DONALD CHISHOLM WINS PARTS FOR TRUCKS PRO STOCK TOUR TITLE". Maritime Pro Stock Series. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
2. "Donald Chisholm takes NASCAR series win | The Chronicle Herald". thechronicleherald.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
3. "John Chisholm named to Canadian motorsport hall - Sports - The News". ngnews.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-24.

External links

• Donald Chisholm driver statistics at Racing-Reference