Braden Langille Leads Way in Maritime League of Legends Season Opener

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(HALIFAX, NS – June 1st, 2019) – Braden Langille (Shubenacadie, NS) transitioned back to the Legend car division in the off-season and made his return to the Maritime League of Legends Tour a successful one on Saturday by winning the 50-lap Season Opener at Scotia Speedworld. Langille started sixth in the 20 car field and quickly worked his way to the front of the field. The No. 51 Velocity Machining and Welding Legend battled with Andrew Lively (Middle Sackville, NS) on numerous restarts and while Lively was able to keep Langille on his toes, he was unable to race away with the top spot.

“That was a big thing today,” said Langille referring to the amount of restarts in the 50-lap feature. “Andrew kind of played me at my own game for a while. My big thing inside the car was trying stay even with him. If I could, I knew I would have a good chance at beating him down the back stretch. It feels good to be back in a Legend car.”

Lively would race to a second place finish with Emily Meehan (Rawdon, NS) rounding out the podium. Two-time Scotia Speedworld track champion Paul Goulden (Shelburne, NS) finished fourth with reigning Maritime League of Legends Tour titlist Shelby Baker (Fall River, NS) coming home fifth.

Of note, four drivers competed in the Maritime League of Legends Tour Season Opener with the Yamaha FZ09 motor package. Langille, Meehan and Goulden all finished in the top five in the race while Darren Sherwood (Cambridge-Narrows, NB) started on the pole for the 50-lap feature and wound up 10th at the checkered flag.

The 50-lap race took 39 minutes to complete with 16 of the 20 drivers finishing on the lead lap in the event. Heat races were won by Baker, Meehan and Langille. Fleet Brake Atlantic Class Bonus winners included Langille (Pro), Lively (Semi-Pro), Goulden (Masters) and Josh Langille (Young Lion). The top rookie in the field was Tanner Spinney (Greenwood, NS), finishing 13th.

Feature Results – Maritime League of Legends Tour 50 at Scotia Speedworld
Round One of 10 – June 1st, 2019

1) #51 Braden Langille

2) #15 Andrew Lively

3) #75 Emily Meehan

4) #57 Paul Goulden

5) #53 Shelby Baker

6) #98 Craig MacDonald

7) #18 Josh Langille

8) #72 Tylor Hawes

9) #23 Michael Neary

10) #38 Darren Sherwood

11) #7 Jeff Cruickshank

12) #37 Cy Harvey

13) #02 Tanner Spinney

14) #36 Devin Gallant

15) #77 Jody Fraser

16) #2 Matthew Rushton

17) #17 Arnie Spinney

18) #20 Devin Wadden

19) #44 Nathan Blackburn

20) #71 Nicole Richard

 

Round Two of the Maritime League of Legends Tour will be contested on Saturday, June 29th at Oyster Bed Speedway in Oyster Bed Bridge, Prince Edward Island. The 50-lap feature will be the first of two stops for the Maritime League of Legends Tour on Prince Edward Island and will feature a Maritime League of Legends Tour sanctioned Bandolero feature. The Legend and Bandolero events are a part of the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour 150 on that evening. Post time on June 29th is 6pm.

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

About The Maritime League of Legends:
The Maritime League of Legends Association was formed in 2005 by a group of racer’s wanting to grow the Legends Cars division in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. In 2019, the Maritime League of Legends Tour will visit five venues throughout Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island between May and September during its ten race season. For more information on the Maritime League of Legends, please visit www.maritimelegends.ca.