Turple to Receive Championship on Saturday

The curtain will fall on the 2012 Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour season Saturday night as the drivers, crews, sponsors and officials of the popular Maritime stock car racing series will congregate at the Crowne Plaza in Moncton to hand out their annual awards. Over $50,000.00 in bonus money will be awarded to competitors in the series, including a $10,000.00 cheque that will be presented to 2012 Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour Champion – Shawn Turple of Enfield, Nova Scotia.

Awards will also be presented to the top drivers who meet eligibility requirements. 17 full-time drivers will receive their piece of the $50,000.00 Parts for Trucks Bonus Fund.  Drivers will also be recognized for their achievements in various contingency and vendor programs.

The prestigious Cathy Ledwidge Memorial Trophy, which is presented annually to the most sports-man like driver in the series (as voted on by fellow drivers) will also be awarded Saturday evening. Kent Vincent of Crapaud, PE is a multi-time winner and shared the honours in 2011 with Shawn Tucker of Fredericton, NB.

The awards banquet and dance will take place in the Crowne Plaza Ballroom, with festivities getting underway at 7:00 PM. For more information on the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour please visit www.maritimeprostocktour.com

About the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour:

The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour (PST) 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. PST visits five tracks throughout the Maritimes during its May through September season. The Parts for Trucks 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 . You can also follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/prostocktour  and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/prostocktour