TURPLE WINS IRVING MAX1-150
AND EXTENDS POINT LEAD

(August 25, 2012 - River Glade, NB)–Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour point leader Shawn Turple (Enfield, NS) took a huge step towards the 2012 championship by taking the victory in the Irving Max1-150 at Petty International Raceway on Saturday night. Turple capitalized on a restart with 14 to go to take the lead and held on at the end during an exciting Green-White-Checkered finish. Exide Batteries Rookie of the Year candidate Brad Eddy (Lower Sackville, NS) edged out Craig Slaunwhite (Terence Bay, NS) in a photo finish for the second spot, while 2011 River Glade International winner Kent Vincent (Crapaud, PE) and Donald Chisholm (Antigonish, NS) completed the top five in an action packed event. 

 Slaunwhite, in the #99 Halifax Glass and Mirror Impala, dominated the early stages of the evening, taking the Atlantic Tiltload Time Trials (13.689 seconds), King Freight Lines Halfway Award and the Linde Most Laps Led Award (82). Eddy collected Exide Batteries Rookie of the Race honors with his runner-up finish to Turple. John Flemming (Halifax, NS) started from the rear and finished 8th, in turn picking up the Absolute Traffic Services Hard Charger Award. The Fast Eddie Racewear Dash for Cash was won by Vincent, while hometown favorite Mike Stevens (Salisbury) and a Dean Clattenburg (Mooresville, NC/Dartmouth, NS) took home Dartmouth Dodge Heat Races. The Irving Max1-150 featured seven cautions and took 90 minutes to complete.

With his win, Turple and the #0 Dexter Construction/Municipal Group Chevrolet Impala now lead the standings, unofficially, by 27 points over Flemming. Hicken falls to third, 48 points behind Turple after a mechanical issue took the No. 5 Castle Building Centres car out of the race on lap 135.

The Maritime League of Legends kicked off the show with a 50 lap feature, which saw Cole Butcher of Porter’s Lake, NS take the checkers.

The Season Finale Dartmouth Dodge 200 is up next for the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour. The 2012 season will come to a close at Scotia Speedworld on Saturday, September 8th. The 200 lap event will determine who takes home the prestigious series championship and $10,000.00 cheque. Advanced tickets for the Dartmouth Dodge 200 are available now at Ticket Atlantic outlets (Atlantic Superstores), by phone 902.451.1221 or www.ticketatlantic.com.  Tickets will also be available at the gate on race day (cash only). Admission for the Dartmouth Dodge 200 is $30.00 for adults, $5.00 for youth (8-15 yrs); children 7 and under are free.  Pit admission is $35.00. Weekend passes are also available and include admission into Scotia Speedworld’s Weekly Racing Series Season Finale on Friday evening. Weekend passes are available at Ticket Atlantic or at the gates - $35.00 for adults, $40.00 for pits. Complete event information can be found at www.maritimeprostocktour.com.

Unofficial Race Results

Irving MAX1-150

Petty International Raceway

Failed to Qualify: 0
Fast Eddie Racewear Dash Winner: #8 Kent Vincent
Dartmouth Dodge Heat Winners: #13 Dean Clattenburg, #4 Mike Stevens
Linde Most Laps Led: #99 Craig Slaunwhite
King Freight Halfway Award: #99 Craig Slaunwhite
Atlantic Tiltload Fast Time: #99 Craig Slaunwhite (13.689sec)
Absolute Traffic Hard Charger: #97 John Flemming
Exide Batteries Rookie Of The Race: #72 Brad Eddy