Twenty-seven Ready
for Action
Halifax, NS (August 15, 2007) – Twenty-seven
teams have ordered tires for The Antigonish Mall 100
at Riverside Speedway in James River, NS on
Saturday, August 18th.
A
pair of Shawn’s are at the top of the CARQUEST Pro
Stock Tour championship point’s standings. Shawn
Turple of Enfield, NS continues to lead the
championship point’s standings with a 35-point lead
over Shawn Tucker of Fredericton, NB. Kent Vincent
of Crapaud, PE sits in third place, 35 points back
of Tucker. Wayne Smith of Timberlea, NS and Chris
Hughes of Winsloe, PE round out the top five in
points.
The remaining top ten is made up of Lonnie
Sommerville of Saint John, NB, Bobby White of
Kennetcook, NB, Brad Mann of Glen Livet, NB, Dale
Holmes, West Covehead, PE, and Greg Proude, North
Wiltshire, PE.
A
number of drivers who are not running fulltime on
the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour in 2007 will be on hand
and have the potential to make an impact. George
Koszkulics of New Glasgow, NS finished third in the
Parts For Trucks 100, the last race at Riverside
Speedway, while Rollie MacDonald of Pictou, NS was
fourth. Donald Chisholm of Antigonish, NS is the
hometown favourite with Riverside Speedway located
just outside Antigonish. Chisholm is always strong
on the high banks. John Flemming of Halifax, NS will
be on hand, trying to right a season fraught with
car problems. Flemming hasn’t run many races in 2007
and when he has, he has suffered with car woes.
The EIT Race Rookie of the Year race has seen
Sommerville with a comfortable lead over Darren
MacKinnon of Winsloe, PE, who lost ground when he
hit the wall in Atlantic Tiltload Time Trials and
couldn’t continue his day. Gary Bursey of Moncton,
NB is a rookie driver and has more points than
MacKinnon, but Bursey had vacated the driver’s seat
for an experienced driver, thus forfeiting rookie
points for those races.
The Atlantic Tiltload Time Trials have seen six
different drivers set the fastest qualifying time at
the seven races run to date. Turple is the only
driver to accomplish the feat more than once. Other
fast times were set by Flemming, Sommerville,
Vincent, Hughes and MacDonald. This coveted award
sets the tone for race day and ensures the top eight
drivers of a good starting position in the
Antigonish Mall 100.
The Urquhart MacDonald Associates B Feature is a
last chance race for those drivers who fail to
qualify for the feature through the dash and heats.
It is always a hotly contested contest. Previous
races have seen wins go to Daryl Mahar of Hubley,
NS, MacKinnon, Holmes, Frank Fraser of Shubenacadie,
NS. and Stacey Clements of Five Island Lake, NS.
Mike MacKenzie of Dartmouth, NS and Shawn Pierce of
Bridgewater, NS are unsure of their participation
Saturday night. Mackenzie has suffered with a crew
shortage this year and Pierce has an engine problem.
The long distance award continues to go to Darren
MacInnes of Kansas. MacInnes, who is originally from
Whycocomagh, NS flies back and forth for the races.
An option made available by his brother, who has
assumed responsibility for preparing the car.
The CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour visits four different
race tracks in the three Maritime Provinces on the
east coast of Canada: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and
Prince Edward Island. Facilities are required to
meet specific criteria for the CARQUEST Pro Stock
Tour events; ensuring quality shows for the audience
and the competitors.
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 a
10-race series at four different tracks in the three
Maritime Provinces. Top drivers from all three
provinces compete including 2006 champion John
Flemming and former champions Rollie MacDonald,
Shawn Tucker and Wayne Smith. For more information
on the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour please visit
MaritimeProStockTour.com or call our admin office
Monday to Friday at (902) 481-2531
