PROUDE POWERS TO VICTORY LANE IN CUMMINS 100 AT SPEEDWAY 660
(Fredericton, NB, July 3, 2016) Greg Proude (Springvale, PE) returned to Victory Lane for the first time since 2010 after taking the lead on lap 20 of the Cummins 100 at Speedway 660 on Sunday afternoon. Proude took the lead from pole sitter and defending series champion Donald Chisholm (Antigonish, NS) and held off Cassius Clark (Farmington, ME) over the last 20 laps for his first win at Speedway 660. Clark finished second ahead of Craig Slaunwhite (Terence Bay, NS), who started last in the 20-car field and charged to the front of the running order. Shawn Turple (Enfield, NS) and Dylan Blenkhorn (Truro, NS) completed the top five.
Atlantic Tiltload Heat Races determined the starting grid for the Cummins 100 which saw Chisholm, DJ Casey (Prospect, NS) and Darren MacKinnon (Charlottetown, PE) victorious. Eventual winner, Proude, led a total of 86 laps to take home the Linde Most Laps Led Award and an extra ten Championship Points. The King Freight Lines Future Winner and Exide Batteries Rookie of the Race Award were taken home by Harry Ross White (Noel Road, NS) after finishing in 10th place.
The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour is off next weekend as the drivers and teams prepare for the IWK 250 presented by Steve Lewis Auto Body happening the following Saturday, July 16 at Riverside International Speedway. Tickets are still available, to purchase visit www.riversidespeedway.ca.
Visit www.maritimeprostocktour.com for complete event details and coverage.
Greg Proude (Springvale, PE) returned to Victory Lane for the first time since 2010 after taking the lead on lap 20 of the Cummins 100 at Speedway 660 on Sunday afternoon. Proude took the lead from pole sitter and defending series champion Donald Chisholm (Antigonish, NS) and held off Cassius Clark (Farmington, ME) over the last 20 laps for his first win at Speedway 660. Clark finished second ahead of Craig Slaunwhite (Terence Bay, NS), who started last in the 20-car field and charged to the front of the running order. Shawn Turple (Enfield, NS) and Dylan Blenkhorn (Truro, NS) completed the top five.
Atlantic Tiltload Heat Races determined the starting grid for the Cummins 100 which saw Chisholm, DJ Casey (Prospect, NS) and Darren MacKinnon (Charlottetown, PE) victorious. Eventual winner, Proude, led a total of 86 laps to take home the Linde Most Laps Led Award and an extra ten Championship Points. The King Freight Lines Future Winner and Exide Batteries Rookie of the Race Award were taken home by Harry Ross White (Noel Road, NS) after finishing in 10th place.
The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour is off next weekend as the drivers and teams prepare for the IWK 250 presented by Steve Lewis Auto Body happening the following Saturday, July 16 at Riverside International Speedway. Tickets are still available, to purchase visit www.riversidespeedway.ca.
Visit www.maritimeprostocktour.com for complete event details and coverage.
Photo Credit: Jim Vaughan
Race Results
Cummins 100
Speedway 660
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| Pos | No. | Name | Laps | Sponsor | Hometown |
1 |
29 |
Greg Proude |
100 |
Atlantic Dodge Dealers |
Springvale, PE |
2 |
13 |
Cassius Clark |
100 |
King Racing Competition Parts & Fabrication |
Farmington, ME |
3 |
99 |
Craig Slaunwhite |
100 |
Archibald Drilling & Blasting |
Terence Bay, NS |
4 |
0 |
Shawn Turple |
100 |
Dexter Construction |
Enfield, NS |
5 |
67 |
Dylan Blenkhorn |
100 |
Blenkhorn's Auto Recyclers |
Truro, NS |
6 |
18 |
Darren MacKinnon |
100 |
Shaw's Towing Service |
Milton Station, PE |
7 |
53 |
Cole Butcher |
100 |
Atlantic Tiltload |
Porter's Lake, NS |
8 |
91 |
Dylan Gosbee |
100 |
Greenfield Enterprises |
Cornwall, PE |
9 |
8 |
Kent Vincent |
100 |
Vector Aerospace |
Crapaud,PE |
10 |
49 |
Harry Ross White |
100 |
Archibald Drilling & Blasting |
Kennetcook, NS |
11 |
42 |
Matt Rodgers |
100 |
Thomac Services |
Smithtown, NB |
12 |
32 |
Sarah McKay |
100 |
AE McKay Builders |
Quispamsis, NB |
13 |
14 |
Terry Dougay |
100 |
Right on Board Locksmith |
Albany, PE |
14 |
10x |
Devin Snell |
100 |
Pub's Drive Thru Bottle Exchange |
Saint John, NB |
15 |
97 |
DJ Casey |
100 |
Happy Harry's Affordable Building Centres |
Prospect, NS |
16 |
81 |
Nevin Scott |
100 |
Arcadia Construction Solutions |
Marshfield, PE |
17 |
21 |
Shawn Pierce |
95 |
C&P Tack and Apparel |
Blockhouse, NS |
18 |
89 |
Donald Chisholm |
80 |
Keltic Ford |
Antigonish, NS |
19 |
7 |
Byron Bartlett |
56 |
BartlettGranite.com |
Rothesay, NB |
20 |
91x |
Braxton Stafford |
40 |
Blackville Foodland |
Blackville, NB |
Failed to Qualify: 0
Margin of Victory: 0.288 seconds
Number of Cautions: 9
Atlantic Tiltload Heat Winners: #97 DJ Casey, #18 Darren MacKinnon, #89 Donald Chisholm
Exide Batteries Rookie Of The Race: #49 Harry Ross White
Linde Most Laps Led: ##29 Greg Proude
King Freight Future Winner: #49 Harry Ross White
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