Proude Wins Parts for Trucks 100 in PEI

OYSTER BED BRIDGE, PEI (July 1, 2006) - UNOFFICIAL RESULTS - Greg Proude crossed the finish line first to win The Parts for Trucks 100 at Raceway Park. Gordie Ryan was second and Wayne Smith was third. Kent Vincent and John Flemming rounded out the top five.

The race was run off quickly, in just over 50 minutes, and saw just six caution periods.

30 cars entered the race, 26 started the feature.

Proude took the point on lap 44 when the first and second place runners, Dale Holmes and Shawn Tucker, got together. Proude was third at the time, after starting fourth.

The win was Proude's second career win on the CARQUEST Tour; the first coming in the 2005 edition of The Parts for Trucks 100 at Raceway Park. Proude's win also stretches the Island hold on the tight oval at Raceway Park - now five consecutive races since anyone other than someone that calls PEI home - has visited Victory Lane at Raceway Park in a CARQUEST Tour race. Gordie Ryan was the last to accomplish the feat in August 03.

Proude joins Ryan and Flemming in the "2006 Victory Lane Gang" - three different winners in the series first three events of 06.

Holmes set fast time in time trials at 14.190 seconds.

Tucker won the Motor Mart Dash. Shawn Turple, Bobby Nielsen and Brad Mann won the heat races. Dave Potter won the B Feature.

The CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour moves to Scotia Speedworld next Saturday (July 8) for round four of 11 on the 06 championship chase.

Time Trials: 1. Dale Holmes 14.190; 2.Greg Proude 14.200; 3. Gordie Ryan 14.229; 4. Kent Vincent 14.255; 5. Shawn Tucker 14.263; 6.Wayne Smith 14.269; 7. Robbie MacLean 14.311; 8. Chris Hughes 14.330; 9. Kris Fournier 14.334; 10. Mike MacKenzie 14.353; 11. Darren Vanderaa 14.386; 12. Bob Nielson 14.389; 13. Brad Mann 14.419; 14. Donald Chisholm 14.434; 15. John Flemming 14.453; 16. Tim Rodgers 14.460; 17. Shawn Turple 14.483; 18. Daryl Mahar 14.508; 19. Stacey Clements 14.563; 20. Russell Smith 14.566; 21. Stephen Brown 14.652; 22. Dan MacKay 14.665; 23. Roger Crane 14.667; 24. Dave Potter 14.713; 25. Paul Gahan 14.716; 26. Sandy Livingstone 14.934; 27. Mike Stevens 14.997; 28. Darren MacKinnon 15.059; 29. Chris Reid 15.420

Motor Mart Dash: 1. Shawn Tucker; 2. Wayne Smith; 3. Dale Holmes; 4. Greg Proude; 5. Mike MacKenzie; 6. Gordie Ryan; 7. Robbie MacLean; 8. Kent Vincent; 9. Kris Fournier; 10. Chris Hughes.

Heat Race # 1: 1. Shawn Turple; 2. Darren Vanderaa; 3. Chris Reid; 4. Sandy Livingstone; 5. Russell Smith; 6. Donald Chisholm; 7. Roger Crane.

Heat Race # 2: 1. Bob Nielson; 2. John Flemming; 3. Daryl Mahar; 4. Stephen Brown; 5. Dave Potter; 6. Shawn Pierce.

Heat Race # 3: 1. Brad Mann; 2. Darren MacKinnon; 3. Tim Rodgers; 4. Stacey Clements; 5. Paul Gahan; 6. Dan MacKay.

B Feature: 1. Dave Potter; 2. Russell Smith; 3. Donald Chisholm; 4. Roger Crane; 5. Shawn Pierce; 6. Paul Gahan; 7. Mike Stevens.

The Parts for Trucks 100
Pos/Car #/ Driver/ Laps Completed
1. 29 Greg Proude 100
2. 67 Gordie Ryan 100
3. 44 Wayne Smith 100
4. 8 Kent Vincent 100
5. 97 John Flemming 100
6. O1 Robbie MacLean 100
7. 35 Brad Mann 100
8. 37 Kris Fournier 100
9. 52 Shaun Tucker 100
10. 72 Stacey Clements 100
11. 17 Dave Potter 100
12. 94 Russell Smith 100
13. 4 Dale Holmes 100
14. 0 Shawn Turple 100
15. 51 Bob Nielson 99
16. 66x Paul Gahan 98
17. 71 Dan MacKay 98
18. 19v Darren Vanderaa 96
19. 32 Chris Hughes 95
20. 39 Sandy Livingstone 95
21. O2 Mike MacKenzie 95
22. 31 Chris Reid 93
23. 18 Darren MacKinnon 90
24. 66 Daryl Mahar 86
25. 19 Tim Rodgers 70
26. 9 Stephen Brown 32

Time of Race: 51 minutes, 4 seconds

Lap Leaders: Wayne Smith (1 to 21); Shawn Tucker (22 to 33); Dale Holmes (34 to 43); Greg Proude (44 to 100)