Jul 4, 2013 | Canada, Pro Stock Tour
(Halifax, NS, July 3, 2013) The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour will make its only visit this season to Speedway 600 this Saturday for the Irving Blending & Packaging 100. Speedway 660 is a 1/3 mile high banked oval located just outside of Fredericton in Geary, NB. Saturday’s Irving Blending & Packaging 100 will mark round five of 12 for the popular Maritime based touring series. Qualifying for the Irving Blending & Packaging 100 gets underway with Atlantic Tiltload Time Trials at 6:10 PM, racing action is slated for 7:00 PM.
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Jul 3, 2013 | Canada, More Maine Racing News
Irving Blending and Packaging 100 goes Saturday Night
Fredericton, NB
July 3, 2013-The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour makes its annual visit to Speedway 660 this weekend. The Maritime tour will run the Irving Blending and Packaging 100 at 7PM on Saturday night. At least two dozen tour drivers are expected to head to the Geary Woods for the race. Dave O’Blenis and a few other RE/MAX Group Four Realty Pro Stock drivers from Speedway 660 will also enter the race.
“We’re off to a good start to the season and this weekend’s race will be a great test to see how we stack up against the top Parts for Trucks tour teams” said O’Blenis, who is leading the Pro Stock points at Speedway 660. “We’ve been working closely with John Flemming this year and I think that will help both of our teams have good runs when the race goes green Saturday night.”
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Jul 1, 2013 | Canada
(Halifax, NS, June 30, 2013) – Dylan Gosbee (Cornwall, PE) crossed the line first on Sunday at Petty Raceway to collect his first career Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour win in the Lucas Oil 150. Gosbee started his #91 Wendell Taylor’s Garage Chevrolet on the second row on the final restart with three laps to go and made the winning pass on the final lap, leading the last few feet and finishing ahead of Shawn Tucker (Fredericton, NB) by 0.144 seconds. Tucker, who led 57 laps in the Lucas Oil 150, had to settle for second ahead of Charlottetown, PE’s Darren MacKinnon. Greg Proude (Springvale, PE) came home in the fourth place spot while Jerome Kehoe (Sydney, NS) rallied from an early caution to finish fifth.
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Jul 1, 2013 | Canada
June 30, 2013- Clifford and Chuck Mercer took the checkered flag in Speedway 660’s first Enduro 200 of the racing season. But it wasn’t easy for the boys from Norton. After building a huge lead after 150 laps, Chuck Mercer who drove the first and third segments of the race, got rear-ended and spent several laps in the pits. That allowed Brody Seveck to close within six laps of the leader. But somehow Team Mercer got their machine back on the track and held on for the win.
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Jun 27, 2013 | Canada
(Halifax, NS, June 26, 2013) The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour is headed to Petty International Raceway this Saturday for the Lucas Oil 150. The 150-lap stock car event marks round four of 12 for the popular regional touring series. Approximately 28 teams from across the Maritimes are expected for Saturday’s event. Qualifying for the Lucas Oil 150 will take place at 5:10 PM with Atlantic Tiltload Time Trials, feature racing is slated for 6:00 PM. Tickets for the Lucas Oil 150 will be available at the gate on race day.
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Jun 26, 2013 | Canada
(Halifax, NS. June 25, 2013) SCHOOLS OUT! – And kids get to take the front seat at Scotia Speedworld this Friday for Kiddie Rides Night! Gather up the kids and kick-off your Canada Day long-weekend with one of Scotia Speedworld’s most popular events – Kiddie Rides, where kids get the unique opportunity to go for a ride in a racecar with their favorite driver! Kiddie Rides get underway at 7:00 pm sharp so be sure to get there early. Grandstand gates open at 5:00 PM.
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