COLE BUTCHER WINS CUMMINS 150
AT SCOTIA SPEEDWORLD
(Halifax, NS, May 26, 2018) – Cole Butcher (Porter’s Lake, NS) picked up his first victory of the season at the Cummins 150 this evening. Butcher took the lead from Dylan Blenkhorn (Truro, NS) for the final time on Lap 94 and stretched his lead over the final 57 green flag laps to take his first victory of the year. Blenkhorn was second, followed by Craig Slaunwhite (Terence Bay, NS), Shawn Turple (Enfield, NS) and Jarrett Butcher (Porter’s Lake, NS). Only the top five cars finished on the lead lap.
Four Atlantic Tiltload heat races set the starting grid for the Cummins 150. Cole Butcher, Blenkhorn, Greg Proude (Springvale, PE) and Cory Hall (Jolicure, NB) all picked up wins in the 10 lap heats. Jarrett Butcher was the recipient of the King Freight Lines Future Winner award with a solid fifth place finish and Waylon Farrell (Conception Bay South, NL) picked up his first Exide Batteries Rookie of the Race Award with a 16th place finish. The race was slowed by four caution periods and took 58 minutes to complete.
The Maritime League of Legends kicked-off their 2018 campaign prior to the Cummins 150 with the R&D Perforamancenter 50. Craig MacDonald (Waverly, NS) picked up the first victory of the season, veteran Danny Harvey (Lantz, NS) took second while Andrew Lively (Middle Sackville, NS) completed the podium.
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The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour will take a couple of weeks off before heading to the high banks of Riverside International Speedway on Saturday, June 16th for the Ron MacGillivray Chev, Buick, GMC 150. Atlantic Tiltload heat races are scheduled for 6:00pm. Reserved stadium seats are $30.00 (advance only), General Admission - Adults $25, Youth (16 to 18) $10, Student (8 to 15) $5, 7 and under free. Advance tickets will be available at www.RiversideSpeedway.ca next week or at the box office on race day.
Photo Credit: McCarthy Photographic
Race Results
Cummins 150
Scotia Speedworld
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| Pos | No. | Name | Laps | Heat Finish | Sponsor | Hometown |
1 |
53 |
Cole Butcher |
150 |
H1:1 |
Atlantic Tiltload |
Porter's Lake, NS |
2 |
67 |
Dylan Blenkhorn |
150 |
H2:1 |
Blenkhorn's Auto Recyclers |
Truro, NS |
3 |
99 |
Craig Slaunwhite |
150 |
H1:2 |
Cobequid Mountain Sports |
Terence Bay, NS |
4 |
0 |
Shawn Turple |
150 |
H4:2 |
Dexter Construction |
Enfield, NS |
5 |
54 |
Jarrett Butcher |
150 |
H1:3 |
Superior Foundations |
Porter's Lake, NS |
6 |
18 |
Darren MacKinnon |
149 |
H3:4 |
Shaw's Towing Service |
Charlottetown, PE |
7 |
89 |
Donald Chisholm |
149 |
H2:3 |
Nova Construction |
Antigonish, NS |
8 |
8 |
Kent Vincent |
149 |
H3:3 |
TireTire.Ca |
Crapaud,PE |
9 |
29 |
Greg Proude |
149 |
H3:1 |
Atlantic Dodge Dealers |
Springvale, PE |
10 |
5 |
Jonathan Hicken |
149 |
H4:3 |
Castle Building Centres |
Brudenell, PE |
11 |
91 |
Dylan Gosbee |
149 |
H2:2 |
Greenfield Enterprises |
Cornwall, PE |
12 |
08 |
Nicholas Naugle |
149 |
H3:6 |
Brycon Construction |
Dartmouth, NS |
13 |
21 |
Shawn Pierce |
149 |
H2:4 |
Ntyce Motorsports |
Blockhouse, NS |
14 |
82 |
Chris Hughes |
149 |
H3:5 |
Subaru of Moncton |
Brackley Beach, PE |
15 |
49 |
Harry Ross White |
149 |
H4:4 |
Archibald Drilling & Blasting |
Kennetcook, NS |
16 |
48 |
Waylon Farrell |
148 |
H3:2 |
Coady |
Conception Bay South, NF |
17 |
14 |
Terry Dougay |
148 |
H1:5 |
Right on Board Locksmith |
Albany, PE |
18 |
32 |
Sarah McKay |
148 |
H1:6 |
AE McKay Builders |
Quispamsis, NB |
19 |
07 |
Allison McKinnon |
143 |
H2:6 |
Outriders Cookhouse |
Oyster Bed Bridge, PE |
20 |
51 |
Braden Langille |
133 |
H2:5 |
Nova Construction |
Shubenacadie, NS |
21 |
30 |
Stephen Lively |
126 |
H1:4 |
Eastern Drainage |
Shubenacadie, NS |
22 |
13 |
Cory Hall |
99 |
H4:1 |
King Racing Competition Parts & Fabrication |
Jolicure, NB |
23 |
97 |
John Flemming |
78 |
H4:7 |
Happy Harry's Affordable Building Centres |
Halifax, NS |
24 |
88 |
George Koszkulics |
22 |
H4:5 |
Nova Construction |
New Glasgow, NS |
25 |
03 |
Steve Halpin |
1 |
H4:6 |
AJ Mallette & Son |
Saint John, NB |
Failed to Qualify: 0
Margin of Victory: 3.461 seconds
Number of Cautions: 4
Atlantic Tiltload Heat Winners: #53 Cole Butcher, #67 Dylan Blenkhorn, #29 Greg Proude, #13 Cory Hall
Exide Batteries Rookie Of The Race: #48 Waylon Farrell
Most Laps Led: #53 Cole Butcher
King Freight Future Winner: #54 Jarrett Butcher
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