Large Field Of Cars Expected For Pioneer Coal 100

Halifax, NS (September 15, 2006) – Thirty-three cars have ordered tires for Saturday's Pioneer Coal 100 at Riverside Speedway. Besides the regular Tour racers and championship point contenders, several other top area drivers are expected, including...

Rollie MacDonald, in Flemming's backup car...

Lonnie Sommerville, in MacDonald's former racecar, which Sommerville took delivery of just in time to win the September 3 Irving Oil 250 at NBIS...

Dean MacInnis, formerly of Cape Breton, now residing in North Carolina, with ARCA experience, behind the wheel of Dan Eddy's racecar...

Confused yet?

Probably not as much as Mike MacKenzie and Daryl Mahar will be - returning home Saturday morning after a week of road racing in Targa Newfoundland....

The complete list of drivers who have placed an order for tires follows...

# - Name - Hometown
0 - Shawn Turple - Enfield, NS
01m - Dean MacInnis - Cape Breton, NS
02 - Mike MacKenzie - Dartmouth, NS
2 - Graham Spinney - Lwr Argyle, NS
4 - Dale Holmes - West Covehead, PE
6 - George Koszkulics - New Glasgow, NS
7 - Rollie MacDonald - Pictou, NS
8 - Kent Vincent - Crapaud, PE
9 - Stephen Brown - Williamswood, NS
11 - Marty Prevost - Fall River, NS
17 - Dave Potter - Cambridge, NS
18 - Darren MacKinnon - Charlottetown, PE
19v - Darren Vanderaa - Winsloe, PE
21 - Shawn Pierce - Bridgewater, NS
23 - Lonnie Sommerville - Saint John, NB
26 - Mike Stevens - Riverview, NB
29 - Greg Proude - North Wiltshire, PE
32 - Chris Hughes - Winsloe, PE
35 - Brad Mann - Glen Livet, NB
37 - Kris Fournier - Charlottetown, PE
39 - Sandy Livingston - Springhill, NB
44 - Wayne Smith - Timberlea, NS
51 - Bobby Neilsen - Vernon River, PE
52 - Shawn Tucker - Fredericton, NB
66 - Daryl Mahar - Hubley, NS
67 - Gordie Ryan - Wellington, NS
71 - Dan MacKay - Halifax, NS
72 - Stacey Clements - Five Island Lake, NS
76c - Roger Crane - Montague, PE
81 - Bobby White - Kennetcook, NS
89 - Donald Chisholm - Antigonish, NS
94 - Russell Smith - Lakeside, NS
97 - John Flemming - Halifax, NS


The grandstands open Saturday at 3 PM, with time trials at 5:10 PM and racing starts at 6 PM.