SLAUNWHITE WINS PARTS FOR TRUCKS 150 AT RIVER GLADE INTERNATIONAL WEEKEND
(River Glade, NB, August 22, 2015) Craig Slaunwhite (Terence Bay, NS) won the Parts for Trucks 150 and the unique grandfather clock trophy Saturday night at Petty International Raceway in front of a capacity crowd.
Slaunwhite led all but one of the 150 laps during the highlight event of the 51st running of the River Glade International. Championship contender Cole Butcher (Porter’s Lake, NS) finished second followed by Greg Proude (Springvale, PE) who came back from an early spin to finish third. Dylan Gosbee (Cornwall, PE) and Donald Chisholm (Antigonish, NS), also a championship contender, rounded out the top five.
Butcher set the pace at Atlantic Tiltload Time Trials with a hot lap of 13.783 seconds. Slaunwhite won the King Freight Lines Dash for Cash and the $300 cash bonus that goes along with. Chisholm and reigning series champ John Flemming (Halifax, NS) won their respective Dartmouth Dodge heat races. DJ Casey (Prospect, NS) was the Exide Batteries Rookie of the Race.
With just two races to go the championship chase is heating up, Chisholm unofficially takes the point lead over Dylan Blenkhorn (Truro, NS) by four markers. Darren Mackinnon (Charlottetown, PE) who won the Linde 100 in June at Petty International is third and sits just nine points behind the leader. Butcher’s second place finish moves him to within 13 points of the leader.
The Atlantic Tiltload Maritime League of Legends and the Atlantic Modified Tour kicked off the day’s festivities. Justin MacNeill (Bedford, NS), Paul Goulden (Shelburne, NS) and Jarrett Butcher (Porter’s Lake, NS) were on the podium in the 50 lap Legends feature. Mike Raeburn (Hampton, NB) won the 35 lap Modified contest.
The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour is off for the next two weekends but returns September 12th with the penultimate Lucas Oil 150 at Riverside International located just outside of Antigonish, NS. The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour Season Finale takes place September 19th with the Dartmouth Dodge 200 at Scotia Speedworld.
Photo Credit: McCarthy Photographic
Race Results
Parts for Trucks 150
Petty International Raceway
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| Pos | No. | Name | Laps | Sponsor | Hometown |
1 |
99 |
Craig Slaunwhite |
150 |
Halifax Glass and Mirror / Archibald Drilling & Blasting |
Terence Bay, NS |
2 |
53 |
Cole Butcher |
150 |
Atlantic Tiltload Ltd / Top Construction |
Porter's Lake, NS |
3 |
29 |
Greg Proude |
150 |
Atlantic Dodge Dealers |
Springvale, PE |
4 |
91 |
Dylan Gosbee |
150 |
Greenfield Enterprises |
Cornwall, PE |
5 |
89 |
Donald Chisholm |
150 |
Keltic Ford / Nova Construction |
Antigonish, NS |
6 |
18 |
Darren MacKinnon |
150 |
Shaw's Towing Service / True North Automotive |
Milton Station, PE |
7 |
5 |
Jonathan Hicken |
150 |
Castle Building Centres |
Brudenell, PE |
8 |
67 |
Dylan Blenkhorn |
150 |
Blenkhorn's Auto Recyclers, / The Cat Shack |
Truro, NS |
9 |
97 |
John Flemming |
150 |
Happy Harry's Affordable Building Centres |
Halifax, NS |
10 |
0 |
Shawn Turple |
150 |
Dexter Construction / Municipal Group |
Enfield, NS |
11 |
32 |
Sarah McKay |
150 |
AE McKay Builders / Pub's Drive Thru Bottle Exchange |
Quispamsis, NB |
12 |
40 |
Robbie MacEwen |
150 |
|
Charlottetown, PE |
13 |
8 |
Kent Vincent |
147 |
Vector Aerospace |
Crapaud,PE |
14 |
14 |
Terry Dougay |
147 |
Right on Board Locksmith / Wayne's Auto Mart |
Albany, PE |
15 |
44 |
Wayne Smith |
125 |
|
Lakeside, NS |
16 |
94 |
DJ Casey |
125 |
|
Prospect, NS |
17 |
21 |
Shawn Pierce |
122 |
South Shore Speed and Sound / Micro Computer Atlantic |
Blockhouse, NS |
18 |
85 |
Ken MacKenzie |
67 |
NKS Motorsports |
Salisbury, NB |
19 |
07 |
Alison MacKinnon |
47 |
Charlottetown Dairy Queen |
Oyster Bed, PEI |
Failed to Qualify: 0
Margin of Victory: 3.232 seconds
Number of Cautions: 5
King Freight Dash Winner: #99 Craig Slaunwhite
Dartmouth Dodge Heat Winners: #89 Donald Chisholm, #97 John Flemming
Exide Batteries Rookie Of The Race: #94 DJ Casey
Atlantic Tiltload Fast Time: #53 Cole Butcher (13.783 seconds)
About Parts for Trucks:
Parts for Trucks is the largest distributor of heavy duty truck and trailer parts in Atlantic Canada. They offer a wide variety of truck and trailer parts and accessories for vehicles ranging from 4x4’s to Class 8’s as well as buses and motor homes. Parts for Trucks has locations in all four Atlantic Provinces and are proud to state that since their beginning they have always been Atlantic Canadian owned and operated. In 2013 they celebrate 94 years in business. Visit www.partsfortrucks.com to find a location near you.
About Petty International Raceway:
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About the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour:
The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour (PST) is considered the highest level of stock car racing in Canada. The Tour is recognized in the industry as one of the healthiest stock car racing series in North America. PST visits five tracks throughout the Maritimes during its May through September season. The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour is owned and operated by Maritime Pro Stock Tour Limited. For more information, call our administration office at 902.481.2531 or click www.maritimeprostocktour.com . You can also follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/prostocktour and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/prostocktour
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