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Martin Roy

Canadian stock car racing driver

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 13, 2026
Entity authorityQ24251144
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Martin Roy (born February 1, 1974) is a Canadian former professional stock car racing driver. He spent two seasons full-time in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. He also made starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.

Racing career

K&N Pro Series East

Roy made one start in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, the season-opening 2013 race at Bristol Motor Speedway, where he started 31st and finished 22nd, a lap down.

Canadian Tire Series

Roy debuted in 2011, running four races. Running Dodges, he crashed out of his first attempt at Circuit ICAR but did not crash again that season. He recorded a best finish of 13th at Circuit de Trois-Rivieres. Roy jumped to the full schedule in 2012, qualifying for all twelve races, getting his first top-ten, his first top-five, and finishing eighth in the point standings. He also won Rookie of the Year in that series. In 2013, Roy set new personal highs in top-fives (four), top-tens (nine) and finished fourth in the point standings for the twelve race season.

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