Halifax,
NS (August 14, 2006) – The CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour rolls
into Riverside Speedway as it has many times before, but no one
has been this excited before. This visit will see the inaugural
race on the re-built Riverside Speedway, which everyone has been
waiting all season to see.
The
Antigonish Mall 200 will be run on Saturday, August 19th at the
James River, NS track, which is essentially a brand new
facility. The only thing remaining from the original facility is
the layout of the track. Everything else is brand new and just
waiting for the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour’s teams.
John Chisholm
and his staff are to be congratulated for bringing this historic
track back to its glory. Riverside Speedway is well known in
racing circles and has hosted some epic battles in its years.
John Flemming,
Halifax NS is the current Tour points leader as the Tour drivers
arrive at Riverside Speedway. Brad Mann, Glen Livet NB, Gordie
Ryan, Wellington NS, Wayne Smith, Timberlea, NS and Shawn
Tucker, Fredericton NB round out the top five. While all five
will be looking to maximize their points at this event, they all
would love to be the winner of the first race at the re-built
Riverside Speedway.
If local
knowledge means anything, Rollie MacDonald, Pictou NS, Donald
Chisholm, Antigonish NS and George Koszkulics, New Glasgow NS,
must be considered among those who are capable of winning on
Saturday night. The new asphalt may change the tracks
characteristics enough to make it just as friendly to a driver
with less experience at the track. This may help Kent Vincent,
Crapaud PE, Dan MacKay, Halifax NS, Greg Proude, North
Wiltshire, PE, Shawn Turple, Enfield NS and Kris Fournier,
Charlottetown PE, who sit sixth to tenth in points.
The CARQUEST
drivers will be racing for their share of the $22,500 purse,
with $3,200 going to the winner. The Motor Mart Dash for Cash is
up for grabs, as is the Fast Track RV Sales half-way award, the
Atlantic Tiltload Hard Charger and Most Lap Led awards, the
Urquhart MacDonald Associates B Feature award and the
Northumberland Pontiac Buick GMC Pole Challenge.
Russell
Smith, Lakeside NS, Bobby Nielsen, Vernon River PE, Mike
Stevens, Riverview NB, Sandy Livingston, Springhill NS and Roger
Crane, Montague PE, are all in the hunt for the EIT Race Radio
Rookie of the Race award and ultimately the prestige of being
the EIT Race Radio Rookie of the Year.
Time Trials
start at 5:10 PM, with racing starting at 6 PM.
Riverside
Speedway is located at exit 30, Highway 104, east of Antigonish.
With nearly
4,000 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 Maritime Pro Stock Tour Limited
and features an 11-race series at five different tracks in the
three Maritime Provinces. Top drivers from all three provinces
compete. For more information on the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour
please visit our website at
maritimeprostocktour.com or call our admin office Monday to
Friday at (902) 481-2531.
The
Antigonish Mall is a development of Nova Construction Company
Limited. The Mall is located in what is known as the Highland
Heart of Nova Scotia. The mall is anchored by a 34,000 sq.ft.
Canadian Tire. Included in our tenant mix is a Sobeys Food
Warehouse, Cleve’s Sporting Goods and 76-room Hotel & Conference
Center situated on the parking lot. We are home to the area's
only Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation Outlet plus home to the
Regional Office for Department of Fisheries & Oceans. Along with
the on site services Antigonish Mall is on the door step of STFX
University where close to 4000 students call home from August to
May each year. They have just recently added a new 15000 sq ft
Lawtons Drug store, along with a Medical Clinic and Boston
Pizza.
