CLARK TOPS ELITE FIELD, WINS FIRST IWK 250 at riverside speedway
As a follow-up to below the final results for the IWK 250 remain unofficial pending the results of post-race tech. A further advisory will be made when the results are official. CLICK HERE FOR UPDATES...
(Antigonish, NS- July 15, 2018) – Cassius Clark (Farmington, ME) made a dream reality by winning the John W. Chisholm Memorial Cup at the IWK 250 at Riverside International Speedway this afternoon. The race was halted due to rain on lap 74 Saturday night. The stacked field included drivers from six provinces and two states. Dave O’Blenis (Boundary Creek, NB) came home second while NASCAR legend Kenny Wallace (St. Louis, MO) raced his way through the field during the final 50 laps to round out the podium.
Competition got underway with five Atlantic Tiltload Heat Races for the 36 competitors vying to make the 30 car field. Heat races were won by Greg Proude (Springvale, PE), Braden Langille (Shubenacadie, NS), Jason Hathaway (Stouffville, ON), Dylan Gosbee (Cornwall, PE) and Cole Butcher (Porter’s Lake, NS). Kent Vincent (Crapaud, PE) won the Atlantic Tiltload B Feature.
Twenty cars qualified for the prestigious event via heat races. Cars who did not qualify through their heat then competed in a 25 lap last chance race with the top two securing their positions on the starting grid. The remaining eight positions were determined by provisionals as set in the event procedures.
Braden Langille picked up the Exide Batteries Rookie of the Race and the King Freight Lines Future Winner award with a solid seventh place finish.
Clark’s win at the IWK 250 presented by Steve Lewis gives Clark the distinction of becoming the first driver to ever win all three Maritime 250 lap events, which also include the Toromont Cat 250 and the Speedway 660 Pro Stock 250.
The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour is in action next weekend for the Irving Oil Blending & Packaging 150 at Petty International Raceway, located just outside of Moncton NB. Visit www.maritimeprostocktour.com for complete event details and coverage.
Photo Credit: McCarthy Photographic
Unofficially Race Results
IWK 250 presented by Steve Lewis
Riverside International Speedway
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Pos | No. | Name | Laps | Heat Finish | Sponsor | Hometown |
1 |
13 |
Cassius Clark |
250 |
H1:4 |
King Racing Competition Parts & Fabrication |
Farmington, ME |
2 |
48C |
Dave O'Blenis |
250 |
H2:3 |
Irving Blending & Packaging |
Boundary Creek, NB |
3 |
18W |
Kenny Wallace |
250 |
H3:2 |
IWK CAT Car for Kids |
St. Louis, MO |
4 |
53 |
Cole Butcher |
250 |
H5:1 |
Atlantic Tiltload |
Porter's Lake, NS |
5 |
84 |
JR Fitzpatrick |
250 |
H5:2 |
Meineke / Cambridge Rigging |
Cambridge, ON |
6 |
99 |
Craig Slaunwhite |
250 |
H4:2 |
Cobequid Mountain Sports |
Terence Bay, NS |
7 |
51 |
Braden Langille |
250 |
H2:1 |
Nova Construction |
Shubenacadie, NS |
8 |
08 |
Nicholas Naugle |
250 |
H2:7 |
Brycon Construction |
Dartmouth, NS |
9 |
8 |
Kent Vincent |
250 |
H2:5 |
TireTire.ca |
Crapaud,PE |
10 |
91 |
Dylan Gosbee |
250 |
H4:1 |
Greenfield Enterprises |
Cornwall, PE |
11 |
18 |
Darren MacKinnon |
250 |
H2:4 |
Shaw's Towing Service |
Charlottetown, PE |
12 |
67 |
Dylan Blenkhorn |
249 |
H2:2 |
Blenkhorn's Auto Recyclers |
Truro, NS |
13 |
32 |
Sarah McKay |
249 |
H4:5 |
AE McKay Builders |
Quispamsis, NB |
14 |
44 |
Russell Smith Jr |
248 |
H1:3 |
Kynock Resources Ltd |
Lakeside, NS |
15 |
82 |
Chris Hughes |
248 |
H1:2 |
Subaru of Moncton |
Brackley Beach, PE |
16 |
0 |
Shawn Turple |
248 |
H1:6 |
Dexter Construction |
Enfield, NS |
17 |
5 |
Jonathan Hicken |
247 |
H1:5 |
Castle Building Centres |
Brudenell, PE |
18 |
21 |
Shawn Pierce |
244 |
H1:7 |
Ntyce Motorsports |
Blockhouse, NS |
19 |
48 |
Waylon Farrell |
214 |
H5:4 |
Farrell's Excavating Ltd |
Conception Bay South, NF |
20 |
42 |
Kyle Reid |
201 |
H5:3 |
Robby's Towing |
Fort MacMurray, AB |
21 |
3 |
Jason Hathaway |
169 |
H3:1 |
CHOKO Authentics |
Uxbridge, On |
22 |
97 |
John Flemming |
158 |
H3:5 |
Happy Harry's Affordable Building Centres |
Halifax, NS |
23 |
29 |
Greg Proude |
126 |
H1:1 |
Atlantic Dodge Dealers |
Springvale, PE |
24 |
94 |
DJ Casey |
125 |
H3:4 |
|
Prospect, NS |
25 |
40 |
Robbie MacEwen |
118 |
H4:4 |
Maritime Steel Roofing and Siding |
Charlottetown, PE |
26 |
89 |
Donald Chisholm |
104 |
H2:6 |
Keltic Ford |
Antigonish, NS |
27 |
03 |
Steve Halpin |
102 |
H3:3 |
AJ Mallette & Sons |
Saint John, NB |
28 |
54 |
Jarrett Butcher |
74 |
H4:3 |
Superior Foundations |
Porter's Lake, NS |
29 |
29F |
Greg Fahey |
72 |
H5:5 |
McLaughlin Roof Trusses Ltd |
St. Stephen, NB |
30 |
42C |
Chris Reid |
68 |
H3:6 |
Robby's Towing |
Fort MacMurray, AB |
31 |
2 |
Ashton Tucker |
DNQ |
H4:6 |
White Lightning Auto Centre |
Saint John, NB |
32 |
30 |
Stephen Lively |
DNQ |
H3:7 |
Eastern Drainage |
Shubenacadie, NS |
33 |
81 |
Nevin Scott |
DNQ |
H1:8 |
|
Clyde River, PE |
34 |
14 |
Terry Dougay |
DNQ |
H4:7 |
Right on Board Locksmith |
Albany, PE |
35 |
07 |
Allison McKinnon |
DNQ |
H5:6 |
Outriders Cookhouse |
Oyster Bed Bridge, PE |
36 |
56 |
Josh Collins |
DNQ |
H5:7 |
Edward Collins Contracting |
Placentia, NL |
Failed to Qualify: 6
Margin of Victory: 0.834 seconds
Number of Cautions: 8
Atlantic Tiltload Heat Win: #29 Greg Proude, #51 Braden Langille, #3 Jason Hathaway, #91 Dylan Gosbee, #53 Cole Butcher
Atlantic Tiltload B Feature: #8 Kent Vincent
Exide Batteries Rookie Of The Race: #51 Braden Langille
Most Laps Led: #13 Cassius Clark
King Freight Future Winner: #51 Braden Langille
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