Aug 8, 2013 | Canada
Firecracker 150 & Enduro 200 this Weekend at Speedway 660!
Race fans are getting ready for double header action in the Geary Woods this weekend. At 7PM on Saturday night Speedway 660 hosts the Firecracker 150, one of our region’s biggest Sportsman races of the season. Then at 2PM on Sunday, the second Enduro of the season will take center-stage.
“The Firecracker 150 for Martin’s Home Heating Sportsman drivers is always a great race and after taking last weekend off, everyone is ready for an intense night of racing” said Speedway 660’s Michelle Roy. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see a few out of town drivers head our way this weekend for the Firecracker and to get some seat time here before the Irving Blending and Packaging Sportsman 150 on SpeedWeekend.”
Race fans will also see the Westwood Estate Apartments Bandolero, the Fredericton Gun Shop Sharp Shooters and the DMR Auto Sales and Service Street Stocks in action. Sportsman and Street Stock heat races gets underway Saturday at 7PM, but the Bando and Sharp Shooter heats run at 6:20.
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Aug 2, 2013 | Canada
Fredericton, NB- Speedway 660 will sit silent on Saturday night. Fans, race teams and employees have the weekend off before launching into a very busy August at Atlantic Canada’s premier racing facility.
“The long holiday weekend in August is a traditional off-weekend which gives everyone involved in racing an opportunity to spend time away from the track with their families and friends” said Speedway 660’s Michelle Roy. “We hope everyone has a great weekend and gets rested up for an intense stretch run at the track in August.”
Speedway 660 picks up the pace right after the long holiday weekend, with double header action. On Saturday, August 10th at 7PM the Sportsman Firecracker 150 highlights action and on Sunday, August 11th the 2nd Enduro of the racing season goes green at 2PM.
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Aug 1, 2013 | Canada, Pro Stock Tour
(Halifax, NS, July 31 2013) The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour will make its first and only visit to Prince Edward Island this Saturday for the Exit Realty PEI 100 at Oyster Bed Speedway; round eight of 12 for the Maritime based touring series. Eight Island drivers are expected to be in the field this Saturday, including Jonathan Hicken (Brudenell, PE) who won at his home track last summer. Qualifying for the Exit Realty PEI 100 gets underway with Atlantic Tiltload Time Trials at 5:10 PM, racing action at 6:00 PM.
John Flemming (Halifax, NS) continues to lead the point standings and has amassed a substantial point lead over current series champion Shawn Turple (Enfield, NS). Flemming sits in top spot with 1407 points, 81 markers ahead of Turple’s 1326. Shawn Tucker (Fredericton, NB) sits in third just five points behind Turple but is carrying momentum having won the last two races, including the prestigious IWK 250 in which he beat out NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Brad Keselowski for the marquee victory.
Positions fourth through seventh belong to Island drivers. Greg Proude (Springvale, PE) leads the six full-time Island driver contingent, followed by Dylan Gosbee (Cornwall, PE) who won his first career Pro Stock victory just over a month ago which vaulted him to fifth in points. Darren MacKinnon (Charlottetown, PE) sits in sixth followed by Jonathan Hicken in seventh. Just 23 points separates these four drivers, all of whom will be looking to turn heads at their home track.
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Jul 30, 2013 | Canada
Dave O’Blenis is the 2013 Best of the Best Pro Stock 150 champion. But it wasn’t easy for Speedway 660’s RE/MAX Group Four Realty Pro Stock points leader. He came from deep in the field and swapped the lead several times with two-time Auto Value 250 champion Lonnie Sommerville before claiming the win.
“We’re happy to take the win for sure, but we’ve got some work to do before SpeedWeekend because this car didn’t handle the way it should today” said O’Blenis. “It’s nice to know we’ve earned a starting position in the Auto Value 250, but we’re going to have to be better to be successful on SpeedWeekend.”
Matt Harris made a late charge to finish third in the Best of the Best 150, the same spot he finished in the 2012 Auto Value 250. Sommerville and Kevin Moore won the qualifying heat races.
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Jul 26, 2013 | Canada
150 Laps of the Best Racing of the Season!
This Saturday at 7PM, the Best of the Best Pro Stock 150 highlights racing action at Speedway 660. In addition to one of the biggest pro stock races of the season, fans will also see competition in four other exciting divisions.
“The Best of the Best 150 is one of our most exciting events of the year and there will be a strong field of competitors from our RE/MAX Group Four Realty Pro Stock Division, plus this race always generates interest from the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour and Pro All Star Series race teams” said Speedway 660’s Michelle Roy. “The winner gets more than a trip to the Riverview Ford Lincoln Victory Lane on Saturday night, they’ll get an guaranteed starting position in the Auto Value 250, coming up on SpeedWeekend.”
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Jul 20, 2013 | Canada
At 7PM on Saturday night, Speedway 660 presents the second ENDURO 200 of the 2013 racing season. It’s the only ENDURO of the season to run on a Saturday night.
“ENDURO drivers look forward to putting on a great show for our fans every time they roll out on the track, but the action will really get wild when they race under the lights this Saturday night” said Speedway 660’s Michelle Roy. “This is the one night of the racing season that we turn Speedway 660 over to the ENDURO drivers and they really look forward to thrilling our fans with their exciting brand of racing.”
Round one of this season’s ENDURO series went to the Mercer boys, who are the defending point champions. Cousins Chuck and Clifford Mercer, from Norton, split the driving duties of the number two Enduro car. Brody Seveck, from Temperance Vale had a strong run to finish second and rookie Nathan Madore brought his machine home third in the June 30th ENDURO.
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