VINCENT WINS THE PARTS FOR TRUCKS 100 AT RIVERSIDE SPEEDWAY
James River, NS (August 4, 2007) - Kent Vincent of Crapaud, PEI won the PARTS FOR TRUCKS 100 for the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour at Riverside Speedway, near Antigonish, NS on Saturday night. Vincent took the lead on lap 72 for the fourth time and never looked back to take his first win of the season and second career victory. Shawn Turple of Enfield, N.S. finished second, ahead of New Glasgow's (N.S.) George Koszkulics. Pictou's (N.S) Rollie MacDonald and Bobby White Of Kennetcook, N.S. rounded out the top five.
Vincent won both Halfway award and the Most Laps Led Award. Over 3500 fans saw seven cautions slow the event, which took one hour to complete.
Dale Holmes of West Covehead, PE and White won heat races. Wayne Smith won
the Dash for the Pole, featuring the top eight finishers in the Atlantic Tiltload Time Trials. MacDonald had the fastest time on the 1/3 mile oval, at an average speed of nearly 94 miles per hour. Smith, of Timberlea, NS took the Marinus Verhagen Enterprises Pole Challenge and came back to finish fifteenth.
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. Stacey Clements of Five Island Lake, NS won the event over Dana Duncan of Saint John, NB and Darryl Mahar of Hubley, NS.
The CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour returns to the newest facility in the Maritimes on August 18th for round eight of the 2007 season, the Antgonish Mall 100. 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.
RESULTS FOR THE CARQUEST PRO STOCK TOUR
PARTS FOR TRUCKS 100 – AUGUST 4, 2007
RIVERSIDE SPEEDWAY, JAMES RIVER, NS
Pos |
No. |
Name |
Make |
Hometown |
Prov. |
Laps |
1 |
8 |
Kent Vincent |
Charger |
Crapaud |
PE |
100 |
2 |
0 |
Shawn Turple |
Monte Carlo |
Enfield |
NS |
100 |
3 |
88 |
George Koszkulics |
Monte Carlo |
New Glasgow |
NS |
100 |
4 |
13 |
Rollie MacDonald |
Monte Carlo |
Pictou |
NS |
100 |
5 |
81 |
Bobby White |
Grand Prix |
Kennetcook |
NS |
100 |
6 |
5 |
Jonathan Hicken |
Monte Carlo |
Brudenell |
PE |
100 |
7 |
52 |
Shawn Tucker |
Monte Carlo |
Fredericton |
NB |
100 |
8 |
4 |
Dale Holmes |
Monte Carlo |
West Covehead |
PE |
100 |
9 |
35 |
Brad Mann |
Monte Carlo |
Glen Levit |
NB |
100 |
10 |
1 |
Dean MacInnis |
Monte Carlo |
Whycocomagh |
NS |
100 |
11 |
72 |
Stacey Clements |
Monte Carlo |
Five Island Lake |
NS |
100 |
12 |
23 |
Lonnie Sommerville |
Monte Carlo |
Saint John |
NB |
100 |
13 |
23f |
Frank Fraser |
Monte Carlo |
Shubenacadie |
NS |
100 |
14 |
66 |
Daryl Mahar |
Monte Carlo |
Hubley |
NS |
100 |
15 |
44 |
Wayne Smith |
Monte Carlo |
Timberlea |
NS |
100 |
16 |
89 |
Donald Chisholm |
Monte Carlo |
Antigonish |
NS |
100 |
17 |
76 |
Roger Crane |
Monte Carlo |
Montague |
PE |
100 |
18 |
65 |
Gary Bursey |
Monte Carlo |
Moncton |
NB |
100 |
19 |
32 |
Chris Hughes |
Fusion |
Winsloe |
PE |
98 |
20 |
29 |
Greg Proude |
Charger |
North Wiltshire |
PE |
98 |
21 |
37 |
Kris Fournier |
Charger |
Charlottetown |
PE |
79 |
22 |
39 |
Sandy Livingston |
Monte Carlo |
Springhill |
NS |
57 |
23 |
19 |
Tim Rodgers |
Monte Carlo |
Upper Coverdale |
NB |
55 |
24 |
26 |
Mike Stevens |
Monte Carlo |
Riverview |
NB |
10 |
25 |
21 |
Shawn Pierce |
Monte Carlo |
Bridgewater |
NS |
0 |
26 |
19v |
Darren Vanderaa |
Monte Carlo |
Winsloe |
PE |
0 |
27 |
81m |
Darren MacKinnon |
Monte Carlo |
Winsloe |
PE |
0 |
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