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Butcher Wins Dartmouth Dodge 200; Turple Wins Title By One Point

(Halifax, NS, September 16, 2017) – Cole Butcher (Porter’s Lake, NS) drove his No. 53 Atlantic Tiltload Chevrolet to victory lane in the season finale Dartmouth Dodge 200 for the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour. Butcher took home his second victory of the year in style as he paced the field for all but five of the 200 laps, in turn earning him the Linde Most Laps Led Award.

Butcher entered 41 points behind Shawn Turple (Enfield, NS) in the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour championship chase, but a Lap 29 incident saw Turple forced to the pit area to make repairs. Turple emerged 15 laps down but stayed on track to complete the rest of the laps, picking up enough positions to exit the Dartmouth Dodge 200 with a 16th place finish, a single point lead and his third career Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour Championship.

Greg Proude (Springvale, PE) and Russell Smith Jr. (Lakeside, NS) raced to second and third, respectively, in the Dartmouth Dodge 200 after Darren MacKinnon (Charlottetown, PE) and Jarrett Butcher (Porters Lake, NS) tangled coming to the checkered flag.  Dylan Gosbee (Cornwall, PE) and Exide Batteries Rookie of the Race Robbie MacEwen (Sherwood, PE) completed the top five in the 23 car field.

Starting positions for the Dartmouth Dodge 200 were set by Atlantic Tiltload Heat Races which were won by Butcher, Turple and Donald Chisholm (Antigonish, NS). Smith Jr. won the King Freight Lines Future Winner award with his second podium finish of the year.

Jarrett Butcher (Porter’s Lake, NS) takes home the 2017 Exide Batteries Rookie of the Year title, edging out his season long competition Stevie Lively (Shubenacadie, NS), Nicholas Naugle (Dartmouth, NS) and Robbie MacEwen (Charlottetown, PE). Butcher finishes the season seventh in points.

The Maritime League of Legends kicked off the day’s festivities with a 50 lap feature presented by R&D Performancecentre. Waylon Farrell (Conception Bay South, NL) came home first followed by Shelby Baker (Fall River, NS) and Paul Goulden (Shelburne, NS). Farrell takes home his second consecutive Maritime League of Legends Championship.

Turple will officially receive his championship spoils including the impressive championship ring commissioned by Inglis Jewelers at the 2017 Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour Year End Awards Banquet on November 4th at the Delta Prince Edward in Charlottetown, PE.

Photo Credit: McCarthy Photographic

Race Results

Dartmouth Dodge 200
Scotia Speedworld

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Pos No. Name Laps Heat Finish Sponsor Hometown
1 53 Cole Butcher 200 H1:1 Atlantic Tiltload Porter’s Lake, NS
2 29 Greg Proude 200 H2:3 Atlantic Dodge Dealers Springvale, PE
3 66 Russell Smith Jr 200 H2:5 K Hubley Woodworking Lakeside, NS
4 91 Dylan Gosbee 200 H1:4 Greenfield Enterprises Cornwall, PE
5 40 Robbie MacEwen 200 H3:5 Maritime Steel Roofing and Siding Charlottetown, PE
6 99 Craig Slaunwhite 200 H1:2 Archibald Drilling & Blasting Terence Bay, NS
7 08 Nicholas Naugle 200 H3:4 Brycon Construction Dartmouth, NS
8 32 Sarah McKay 200 H2:8 AE McKay Builders Quispamsis, NB
9 30 Stephen Lively 200 H2:6 Casey Racing Shubenacadie, NS
10 8 Kent Vincent 200 H1:6 Vector Aerospace Crapaud,PE
11 18 Darren MacKinnon 199 H1:5 Shaw’s Towing Service Charlottetown, PE
12 54 Jarrett Butcher 199 H3:2 Top Construction Porter’s Lake, NS
13 29F Greg Fahey 198 H2:7 McLaughlin Roof Trusses Ltd St. Stephen, NB
14 21 Shawn Pierce 196 H3:7 C&P Tack and Apparel Blockhouse, NS
15 49 Harry Ross White 196 H3:3 Archibald Drilling & Blasting Kennetcook, NS
16 0 Shawn Turple 185 H2:1 Dexter Construction Enfield, NS
17 37 Cy Harvey 176 H1:8 Harvey Racing Enfield, NS
18 89 Donald Chisholm 176 H3:1 Nova Construction Antigonish, NS
19 14 Terry Dougay 154 H1:7 Right on Board Locksmith Albany, PE
20 5 Jonathan Hicken 141 H2:4 Castle Building Centres Brudenell, PE
21 11 Marty Prevost 136 H3:6 BTP Construction Fall River, NS
22 88 Braden Langille 74 H1:3 Nova Construction New Glasgow, NS
23 97 John Flemming 38 H2:2 Happy Harry’s Affordable Building Centres Halifax, NS

 

Failed to Qualify: 0
Margin of Victory: 7.389 seconds
Number of Cautions: 10
Atlantic Tiltload Heat Winners: #53 Cole Butcher, #0 Shawn Turple, #89 Donald Chisholm
Exide Batteries Rookie Of The Race: #40 Robbie MacEwen
Linde Most Laps Led: #53 Cole Butcher
King Freight Future Winner: ##66 Russell Smith Jr

 

About Dartmouth Dodge:
Dartmouth Dodge is truly “WHERE NOVA SCOTIA COMES TO SAVE” on both new and pre-owned vehicles. Conveniently located in central Dartmouth, this modern facility features metro’s only drive-thru quick lube, full service collision center, 18 service bays and 5 detail/accessory bays. Recently named Atlantic Canada’s #1 fleet dealer, Dartmouth Dodge is ready to meet all of your automotive needs, personal or commercial. Visit www.ddodge.com or call 1 800 414 0213.

About the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour:
The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour (PST) is considered 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

About Scotia Speedworld:
Scotia Speedworld (SSW) is a 3/10-mile asphalt oval racing facility. SSW is the only track in Nova Scotia to host a weekly racing series, which runs May through September and features six different classes of racecars. SSW also hosts special events, including Monster Jam and the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour. SSW is located at Exit 6 on Highway 102, across from the Halifax Stanfield International Airport. For more information please click on www.ScotiaSpeedworld.ca or call our Event Hotline at (902) 873-2277 or our office at (902) 481-2514. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sswracing and follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/sswracing

 

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