SMITH WINS THE PARTS FOR TRUCKS 100 AT NBIS
 

June 16, 2007, Geary (near Fredericton), NB - Wayne Smith of Timberlea, NS won the PARTS FOR TRUCKS 100 for the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour at New Brunswick International Speedway (NBIS), near Fredericton, NB on Saturday night. Smith, Shaun Turple of Enfield, NS, Kent Vincent of Crapaud, PE, and Shawn Tucker of Fredericton, NB all battled side by side for the last seven laps. Smith beat Turple to the line by three one hundredths of a second. Tucker finished third, ahead of Vincent. EIT Rookie of the Race Lonnie Sommerville of Saint John, NB rounded out the top five.

Tucker won the halfway leader award and the Most Laps Led Award. Over 2000 fans saw 9 cautions and one red flag slow the event, which took one hour and fourty minutes to complete. The red flag was for a rollover when Bob White of Kennetcook, NS grenaded a motor while running in the eighth position. Myles of Fredericton Junction, NB hit the oil, went up the embankment and rolled his car.

Kris Fournier of Charlottetown, PE and Brad Mann of Campbellton, NB won heat races. Tucker won the Dash for the Pole, featuring the top nine finishers in the Atlantic Tiltload Time Trials. Sommerville had the fastest time on the 1/4 mile oval, at an average speed of over 65.862 miles per hour. None of the top five cars opted to take the Rockico Truck and Trailer Pole Challenge.

Twenty-seven of the Maritimes top drivers attempted to qualify for the Main Feature. The Urquart MacDonald Associates "B" Feature determined the final qualifying positions for the main event. Dale Holmes of Charlottetown, PE won the event over Mike Stevens of Moncton, NB and Darren MacKinnon of Charlottetown, PE.

The next stop on the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour is on June 30th at the newly repaved ¼ mile oval at Raceway Park, in Oyster Bed Bridge, PE. The Parts for Trucks 100 will be the first event on the new asphalt, which was laid by racers from Prince Edward Island and those that donated to the Racers Pavement Fund.

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 a ten 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.