SMITH DOMINATES THE CARQUEST 100 AT CENTRE FOR SPEED NEAR SHEDIAC   Grand Barachois (near Shediac), NB (August 26, 2006) - Wayne Smith of Halifax, NS won the CARQUEST 100 in spectacular fashion at the Centre for Speed near Shediac, NB on Saturday night.  The former CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour Champion started the race from the 25th position after qualifying in the top ten and electing to take the MacDonald Pontiac Pole Challenge.   Smith took the lead well before the halfway mark, collecting the Atlantic Tiltload Most Laps led award, as well as the Fast Track RV Sales halfway award.    Mike MacKenzie of Dartmouth, NS was second, ahead of points leader John Flemming of Halifax, NS.    Smith’s win was his first of the season.  He becomes the eighth winner of the season in nine events.   Greg Proude and Dale Holmes, both of Charlottetown, PE took home heat wins.  Gordie Ryan of Wellington, NS won the Motor Mart Dash for the Pole, featuring the top ten finishers in Time Trials.  Twenty-nine of the Maritime’s top drivers attempted to qualify for the CARQUEST 100 on the 3/8 mile track.  Mike MacKenzie of Dartmouth, NS was the fastest qualifier, with and average speed of 83.512 miles per hour.   The final qualifying positions for the Main Feature were determined by the Urquart MacDonald and Associates “B” Feature.  Mike Stevens of Moncton, NB won the event, over Bobby Neilsen of Vernon River, PE and Sandy Livingstone, Jr. of Springhill, NS.   The next stop on the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour is on September 9th at Scotia Speedworld near Halifax, NS.      With nearly 4000 locations in North America, CARQUEST Auto Parts supplies the professional automotive service repair industry as well as do-it-yourselfers with replacement parts, tools and equipment.    The CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour is operated by the Maritime Pro Stock Tour Limited and features an 11 race series at five different venues throughout the Maritime Provinces.  Top drivers from all three provinces compete, including previous champions Rollie MacDonald, Shawn Tucker, John Flemming and Wayne Smith.  For more information, visit maritimeprostocktour.com or call our administration office Monday to Friday at (902) 481-2531.   RESULTS FOR THE CARQUEST PRO STOCK TOUR CARQUEST 100 CENTRE FOR SPEED, SHEDIAC, NB   Pos No. Name Sponsor Hometown Prov. Laps 1 44 Wayne Smith Trax Construction Halifax NS 100 2 O2 Mike MacKenzie Forbes Chev Olds Dartmouth NS 100 3 97 John Flemming The Roofing Connection Halifax NS 100 4 35 Brad Mann Subway Campbellton NB 100 5 67 Gordie Ryan Municipal Contracting Wellington NS 100 6 52 Shawn Tucker Rockico Truck and Trailer Fredericton NB 100 7 71 Dan MacKay Wilson Titanium Halifax NS 100 8 17 Dave Potter Howard Little Excavating Cambridge NS 100 9 72 Stacey Clements Mighty Auto Halifax NS 100 10 32 Chris Hughes North Shore Trucking Winsloe PEI 100 11 0 Shawn Turple Ledwidge Lumber Enfield NS 100 12 4 Dale Holmes Castle Building Supplies Charlottetown PEI 100 13 29 Greg Proude Challenger Farm Equipment Charlottetown PEI 100 14 19v Darren Vanderaa Walter Piccott Chev Olds Winsloe PEI 99 15 66 Daryl Mahar Split Crow Beverage Room Halifax NS 99 16 8 Kent Vincent HP Glover Crapaud PEI 99 17 11 Marty Prevost Mega Enterprises Limited Fall River NS 99 18 19 Tim Rodgers Norampac Moncton NB 98 19 39 Sandy Livingstone Cumberland Paving Springhill NS 97 20 37 Kris Fournier Taylor Flooring Charlottetown PEI 96 21 26 Mike Stevens Lounsbury Truck Centre Moncton NB 91 22 25 Mike Ryan Hilltop Log Shop Moncton NB 86 23 21 Shawn Pierce Steve's Ironworks Blockhouse NS 72 24 6 George Koszkulics Wearwell Garment Company New Glasgow NS 41 25 2 Graham Spinney Harold Newell and Son Barrington Pass. NS 39 26 76 Roger Crane Montague Tire Montague PEI 39 27 94 Russell Smith Signs by Chris Halifax NS 32 28 27 Greg Bursey Stevens Mechanical Moncton NB 5       Photo: Ken Cunning of the Maritime Pro Stock Tour presents Wayne Smith the 1st Place Trophy.