Teenage NASCAR driver Cameron Hayley is back in Canada this week, and he's hoping to show off both his home country and his racing abilities as he competes on Sunday.

The 19-year-old race driver is the only Canadian participating in the Camping World Series Chevrolet Silverado 250 in Bowmanville, Ont. this weekend.

The Calgary native, who began his full-time racing career in 2014, moved Sandusky, Ohio, to work at the ThorSport racing shop last year.

Since his professional debut, he's racked up 17 starts in the sport's third-tier division, earning three top-five finishes and nine top-10 finishes. He's currently ranked sixth in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and third in the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings.

On Sunday, he'll be back on Canadian soil to race at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

While he's home, Hayley says he hopes to show the world how enthusiastic Canadians can be about racing.

"I don't think the world knows how great Canadian race fans are and how dedicated they are," he told CTV's Canada AM on Thursday.

Hayley also said he's hoping to raise truck racing's profile on the Canadian stage.

"Most people think (NASCAR racing) is just left turns, going in circles all day," he said. "Hopefully we'll educate people more and more to teach them that it's not just driving left. It's a whole bunch more that goes into it."

Hayley has been a NASCAR enthusiast since he was four-years-old. He drove his debut NASCAR truck race in 2014, on the same Bowmanville track where he will compete this weekend.

"I just loved racing, ever since I was little. And ever since I even knew what NASCAR was, I've always dreamt of being in one of the top three levels of NASCAR," he said.

"To be a Canadian in the sport and living my dream is pretty amazing. And to be back in Canada is even better."