James River (near Antigonish),
NS (August 19, 2006) – Over 8000 race fans witnessed Shaun
Turple of Enfield, NS win the ANTIGONISH MALL 200 at the newly
revamped Riverside Speedway near Antigonish, NS on Saturday
night. The sophomore driver took the lead on lap 179 to post his
first career win on the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour. George
Koszculics of New Glasgow, NS could not hold the lead he held
throughout the late stages of the race and settled for second.
Wayne Smith of Halifax, NS was third, ahead of Kent Vincent of
Crapaud, PE. Points leader John Flemming of Halifax, NS rounded
out the top five. Turple becomes the seventh different winner in
eight races this season.
Smith won the
Fast Track RV Sales Halfway award, which had the field brought
down the pit road under a competition yellow for a fuel only pit
stop.
Smith also
won the Atlantic Tiltload Most Laps Led Award. Ten cautions
slowed the event, which took one hour and fifty-three minutes to
complete. None of the five drivers who had the option to take
the Northumberland Pontiac Pole Dash for an opportunity to earn
extra points and money accepted.
Chris Hughes
of Winsloe, PE, Bob White of Kennetcook, NS and Donald Chisholm
of Antigonish, NS took home heat wins. Smith won the Motor Mart
Dash for the Pole, featuring the top ten finishers in Time
Trials. Thirty-two of the Maritime's top drivers attempted to
qualify for the CARQUEST 100 on the 3/8 mile track. Rollie
MacDonald of Pictou, NS was the fastest qualifier, with an
average speed of 93.926 miles per hour.
Fans turned
out from all over the Maritimes to see the new facility. Track
owner John Chisholm revamped the oval after re-purchasing the
track he built almost forty years ago.
The next stop
on the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour is on August 26th at the Centre
For Speed near Shediac, NB.
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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
ANTIGONISH MALL 200
RIVERSIDE SPEEDWAY
|
Pos |
No. |
Name |
Sponsor |
Hometown |
Prov |
Laps |
| 1 |
0 |
Shaun Turple |
Ledwidge Lumber |
Enfield |
NS |
200 |
| 2 |
6 |
George Koszkulics
|
Wearwell Garment
Company |
New Glasgow |
NS |
200 |
| 3 |
44 |
Wayne Smith |
Trax Construction |
Halifax |
NS |
200 |
| 4 |
8 |
Kent Vincent |
HP Glover |
Crapaud |
PEI |
200 |
| 5 |
97 |
John Flemming |
The Roofing
Connection |
Halifax |
NS |
200 |
| 6 |
35 |
Brad Mann |
Subway |
Campbellton |
NB |
200 |
| 7 |
52 |
Shawn Tucker |
Rockico Truck and
Trailer |
Fredericton |
NB |
199 |
| 8 |
29 |
Greg Proude |
Challenger Farm
Equipment |
Charlottetown |
PEI |
198 |
| 9 |
66 |
Daryl Mahar |
Split Crow
Beverage Room |
Halifax |
NS |
198 |
| 10 |
13 |
Rollie MacDonald |
King Freight Lines |
Pictou |
NS |
197 |
| 11 |
71 |
Dan MacKay |
Wilson Titanium |
Halifax |
NS |
196 |
| 12 |
21 |
Shaun Pierce |
Steve's Ironworks |
Blockhouse |
NS |
173 |
| 13 |
72 |
Stacey Clements |
Mighty Auto |
Halifax |
NS |
158 |
| 14 |
4 |
Dale Holmes |
Castle Building
Supplies |
Charlottetown |
PEI |
116 |
| 15 |
39 |
Sandy Livingstone |
|
Springhill |
NS |
111 |
| 16 |
32 |
Chris Hughes |
North Shore
Trucking |
Winsloe |
PEI |
108 |
| 17 |
26 |
Mike Stevens |
Stevens Mechanical |
Moncton |
NB |
101 |
| 18 |
89 |
Donald Chisholm |
Pioneer Coal |
Antigonish |
NS |
100 |
| 19 |
18 |
Darren MacKinnon |
Shaws Towing |
Charlottetown |
PEI |
97 |
| 20 |
17 |
Dave Potter |
Howard Little
Excavating |
Cambridge |
NS |
75 |
| 21 |
19v |
Darren Vanderaa |
Walter Piccott
Chev Olds |
Winsloe |
PEI |
62 |
| 22 |
2 |
Graham Spinney |
Eurowerks |
Barrington Passage |
NS |
61 |
| 23 |
94 |
Russell Smith |
Signs by Chris |
Halifax |
NS |
53 |
| 24 |
81 |
Bob White |
Russell White
Lumber |
Kennetcook |
NS |
49 |
| 25 |
67 |
Gordie Ryan |
Municipal
Contracting |
Wellington |
NS |
44 |
| 26 |
37 |
Kris Fournier |
Taylor Flooring |
Charlottetown |
PEI |
39 |
| 27 |
9 |
Stephen Brown |
Mr. Demolition |
Halifax |
NS |
25 |
| 28 |
51 |
Bob Nielson |
Island Air |
Vernon River |
PEI |
19 |
| 29 |
O2 |
Mike MacKenzie |
Forbes Chev Olds |
Dartmouth |
NS |
5 |
