Monday, August 9, 2010

CARQUEST PRO STOCK TOUR HEADING TO RIVERSIDE FOR PARTS FOR TRUCKS 100

CARQUEST PRO STOCK TOUR HEADING TO RIVERSIDE FOR PARTS FOR TRUCKS 100
(Halifax, NS, August 8, 2010) The CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour will make its third and final visit to Riverside International Speedway this season for the Parts for Trucks 100 on August 14. This Saturday’s Parts for Trucks 100 is round 8 of 11 for the regional touring series. With only four races left this season the battle for the Championship is on and teams will be looking to gain each and every position on the grid they can in order to accumulate maximum points. Atlantic Tiltload Time Trials will start at 5:10 pm, with the green flag set to wave at approximately 6:00 pm. Grandstand gates open at 1:30 pm.

Over 25 of the Maritimes best stock car drivers will attempt to qualify at the 1/3 mile, high banked oval including local favorites Donald Chisholm (Antigonish, NS) and George Koszkulics (New Glasgow, NS). Jerome Kehoe of Sydney, NS will also be competing at the track known for its steep banking and blistering speed. Kehoe is currently leading the EIT Race Radios Rookie of the Year standings. These three drivers may be hometown heroes but they will have some heavy hitters to contend with including former Pro Stock Tour Champ, Shawn Tucker (Fredericton, NB) who has seen Riverside’s Victory Lane on several occasions, as has Kent Vincent (Crapaud, PE), who took home the prestigious IWK 250 title on the Tour’s last visit. Greg Proude (Springvale, PE) is also no stranger to Victory Lane and currently holds the track record with an incredible lap of 14.102 seconds; set this season during Atlantic Tiltload Time Trials on June 19.

The Parts for Trucks Challenge enters round three of four this weekend. The Parts for Trucks Challenge is a contingency program (bonus money) in which drivers accumulate points based on their finishing positions in each of the four Parts for Trucks sponsored races. Shawn Turple (Enfield, NS), currently leads the PFT Challenge standings, followed by Craig Slaunwhite (Terence Bay, NS), Wayne Smith (Timberlea, NS) Shawn Tucker (Fredericton, NB) and Jonathan Hicken (Brudenell, PE).

Advance tickets for the Parts for Trucks 100 are now available through Riverside's in-house box office ticket system. Reserved stadium seating is $35.00 for adults. Reserved bleacher bench seating is $30 for adults, $12 for youth 16 and under. General admission seating is $25 for adults, $8 for youth. Admission for children 7 and under is free. Seating layout and ticket ordering information is available at www.riversidespeedway.ca. Tickets will also be available at the gates on race day.

Expected Entry List (subject to change without notice) – Parts for Trucks 100

# 0 - Shawn Turple - Enfield, NS
# 1 - Dave Heino - Barrington, NS
# 5 - Jonathan Hicken - Brudenell, PEI
# 6 - Lowell Affleck - Summerside, PEI
# 8 - Kent Vincent - Crapud, PEI
# 9 - Brad Brown – Halifax, NS
# 18 - Darren Mackinnon - Milton, PEI
# 21 - Shawn Pierce - Bridgewater, NS
# 26 - Mike Stevens - Riverview, NB
# 29 - Greg Proude - Springvale, PEI
# 32 - Chris Hughes - Brackley Beach, PEI
# 44 - Wayne Smith - Timberlea, NS
# 45 - Leonard Boutilier – Dutch Settlement, NS
# 52 - Shawn Tucker - Fredericton, NB
# 66 - Daryl Mahar - Hubley, NS
#75 – Mike MacKenzie – Dartmouth, NS
# 80 – Roger Miller – Kennetcook, NS
# 88 – George Koszkulics – New Glasgow, NS
# 89 – Donald Chisholm – Antigonish, NS
# 92 - Pete Miller - Kennetcook, NS
# 97 - John Flemming - Halifax, NS
# 98 - Jerome Kehoe – Sydney, NS
# 99 - Craig Slaunwhite - Terence Bay, NS

About Parts for Trucks:
Parts for Trucks are the largest distributor of heavy duty truck and trailer parts in Atlantic Canada. They offer a wide variety of truck and trailer parts and accessories for vehicles ranging from 4x4’s to Class 8’s as well as buses and motor homes. Parts for Trucks have locations in all four Atlantic Provinces and are proud to state that since their beginning they have always been Atlantic Canadian owned and operated. In 2010 they celebrate 91 years in business.

About Riverside International Speedway:
Riverside Speedway, 1/3-mile high banked asphalt oval, is located in James River, between New Glasgow and Antigonish, at exit 30 off Trans Canada Highway 104. Opened in 1969, the facility was totally rebuilt in 2006 to become a premiere motorsports site, comparable to the best short tracks in Canada and the U.S. For more information about Riverside International Speedway, please visit www.riversidespeedway.ca or call 902.863.2410

About the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour
The CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour (CPST) is the highest level of stock car racing in Canada. The Tour is recognized in the industry as one of the healthiest stock car racing series in North America. CPST visits five tracks throughout the Maritimes during its May through September season. The CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour is owned and operated by Maritime Pro Stock Tour Limited. For more information, call our administration office at 902.481.2531 or click www.maritimeprostocktour.com

Media Contact:
Tara Foster
902.429.4069
902.488.0809 Cell
Media@maritimeprostocktour.com

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