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Jonathan Hicken Wins Canada Day 150 at Oyster Bed Speedway

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(Oyster Bed Bridge, PE, July 7, 2019) – Jonathan Hicken (Brudenell, PE) picked up his first victory of the season and tenth career win at his home track in front of a capacity crowd this afternoon.  Hicken had to battle hard with fellow Islander Dylan Gosbee (Cornwall, PE) as the two volleyed the lead most of the race. Gosbee ended up crossing the line just behind Hicken to take second place. Craig Slaunwhite (Terence, Bay, NS) had another solid run with a third place finish. Robbie MacEwen (Charlottetown, PE) and current Series point leader Dylan Blenkhorn (Truro, NS) came home fourth and fifth respectively.

Gosbee, Darren MacKinnon (Charlottetown, PE) and Greg Proude (Springvale, PE) won Atlantic Tiltload Heat Races which set the field for the Canada Day 150.  Troy Burke (Sherwood, PE) goes home with the Exide Batteries Rookie of the Race. MacEwen picked up the Kenny U-Pull Hard Charger award while Hicken pockets the Most Laps Led award.

Three opening classes took to the track prior to the Canada Day 150. Matt Watson (Miscouche, PE) won the Outlaw 50.  Craig MacDonald (Waverly, NS) took the victory for the Maritime League of Legends Island ICF 50 while Danny Chisholm (Canning, NS) came home first in the Bandolero class.

The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour returns to Petty International Raceway next Saturday, July 13th for the Irving Oil 150.  Adult general admission tickets are $30.00, youth (8-18yrs) are $10, children 7 and under are free. Pit Admission for the Irving Oil 150 is $35.00.

 

Unofficial Race Results

Canada Day 150
Oyster Bed Speedway

Pos No. Name Laps Heat Finish Sponsor Hometown
1 5 Jonathan Hicken 150 H1:2 Chapman Bros Construction Brudenell, PE
2 91 Dylan Gosbee 150 H1:1 Greenfield Enterprises Cornwall, PE
3 99 Craig Slaunwhite 150 H3:2 Archibald Drilling & Blasting Terence Bay, NS
4 40 Robbie MacEwen 150 H1:5 Island Auto Supply Charlottetown, PE
5 67 Dylan Blenkhorn 150 H2:4 Blenkhorn’s Auto Recyclers Truro, NS
6 18 Darren MacKinnon 150 H2:1 Shaw’s Towing Service Charlottetown, PE
7 0 Shawn Turple 150 H2:3 Dexter Construction Enfield, NS
8 54 Jarrett Butcher 150 H2:2 Superior Foundations Porter’s Lake, NS
9 29 Greg Proude 150 H3:1 Atlantic Dodge Dealers Springvale, PE
10 48 Waylon Farrell 150 H1:4 Farrell’s Excavating Conception Bay South, NF
11 07 Allison McKinnon 150 H2:5 Outriders Cookhouse Oyster Bed Bridge, PE
12 21 Shawn Pierce 129 H1:6 Ntyce Motorsports Blockhouse, NS
13 01 Troy Burke 124 H1:3 Kris Fournier ReMax Harrington, PE
14 82 Chris Hughes 98 H3:3 Subaru of Moncton Brackley Beach, PE
15 8 Kent Vincent 64 H3:4 TireTireCanada.Ca Crapaud,PE
16 02 Craig Ward 21 H3:5 Ron Arsenault Racing Riverview, NB
17 14 Terry Dougay 5 H2:6 Right on Board Locksmith Albany, PE

 

Failed to Qualify: 0
Margin of Victory: 0.205 seconds
Number of Cautions: 9
Atlantic Tiltload Heat Win: #91 Dylan Gosbee, #18 Darren MacKinnon, #29 Greg Proude
Exide Batteries Rookie Of The Race: #01 Tory Burke
Most Laps Led: #5 Jonathan Hicken
Kenny UPull Winner: #40 Robbie MacEwen

 

About Oyster Bed Speedway:
Oyster bed Speedway is Prince Edward Island’s premier auto racing facility and features fun and excitement with weekly stock car racing special events throughout the season. The 1/3 mile paved oval is located in Oyster Bed Bridge at the intersection of routes 6 and 7, halfway between Cavendish and Charlottetown on beautiful Prince Edward Island. Phone: (902) 892-6684. Website: www.oysterbedspeedwaypei.com

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 four 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

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