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Ashton Tucker Wins Wild Summer Clash 250

Series Release

(Halifax, NS – August 13, 2022) Ashton Tucker (Lyttleton, NB) picked up the biggest win of his career tonight at the Summer Clash 250 presented by Superior Foundations and Atlantic Tiltload. The race will go down as one of the longest in Series history taking over 3 and a half hours to complete. Jarrett Butcher (Porters Lake, NS) and Russell Smith Jr (Lakeside, NS) were hot on Tucker’s heels and battled through turn four on the final lap, with Butcher edging out Smith for second.  Dylan Blenkhorn (Truro, NS) and Matt Vaughan (Bedford, NS) round out the top five unofficially.

Atlantic Tiltload Heat Races kicked off the action on the track. Dylan Blenkhorn (Truro, NS), Nicholas Naugle (Dartmouth, NS), Cory Hall (Jolicure, NB) and Craig Slaunwhite (Terence Bay, NS) won their Atlantic Tiltload heat races which set the field for the Summer Clash 250. Allison MacKinnon (Oyster Bed Bridge, PE) took home the Kenny U Pull Hard Charger award. Ryan VanOirschot (Antigonish, NS) was the Fleet Brake Atlantic Lucky Dog. Cole Butcher won the R&D Performancentre $1,000 Most Laps Led Award. Craig Slaunwhite (Terence Bay, NS) wins $1,000 for leading at half-way courtesy of A&W Burnside and Eastern Passage.

The Imagine Pools Chase the Checkers Fan Award went to Shelly Risser who drew Ashton Tucker in a random draw during opening ceremonies. Both Shelly and Ashton walk away with an extra $1,500 in their pockets courtesy of Imagine Pools.

The Heart of Champion Vintage Race Car Series put on a fantastic show for fans prior to the Summer Clash 250. The race as won by Tylor Hawes, followed by Peter Lawrence and Stacey Clements.

The East Coast International Pro Stock Tour would like to thank the Cross Roads Maritime League of Legends for their cooperation with today’s format as weather was looming. Gage Gilby was the winner of the MacDonald Automotive 50 over Danny Chisholm and Owen Mahar.

The East Coast International Pro Stock Tour returns to action for the Cummins 150 on August 27th at Petty International Raceway.  Racing action gets underway at 4:00pm.

 

Unofficial Race Results

Summer Clash 250 presented by Superior Foundations & Atlantic Tiltload
Scotia Speedworld

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Pos

No.

Name

Laps

Heat Finish

Sponsor

Hometown

1 2 Ashton Tucker 250 H2:3 White Lightning Auto Centre Miramichi, NB
2 54 Jarrett Butcher 250 H3:2 Superior Foundations Porter’s Lake, NS
3 88 Russell Smith Jr 250 H4:2 Nova Construction Lakeside, NS
4 67 Dylan Blenkhorn 250 H1:1 Auto World Truro Truro, NS
5 0 Matt Vaughan 250 H3:3 East Coast International Lantz, NS
6 23 Lonnie Sommerville 249 H1:4 Pub’s Drive Thru Bottle Exchange Barnesville, NB
7 08 Nicholas Naugle 247 H2:1 Brycon Construction Dartmouth, NS
8 25 Ryan VanOirschot 246 H3:5 Bio Liquid Environmental Antigonish, NS
9 53 Cole Butcher 244 H1:2 Atlantic Tiltload Hantsport, NS
10 89 Donald Chisholm 244 H2:5 Nova Construction Antigonish, NS
11 07 Allison MacKinnon 241 H1:7 MacKinnon Bros Racing Oyster Bed Bridge, PE
12 99 Craig Slaunwhite 240 H4:1 Presidential Ventilation Terence Bay, NS
13 29 Greg Proude 240 H2:2 Atlantic Dodge Dealers Springvale, PE
14 36 Gary Elliott 239 H3:6 Quaker State Murray Siding, NS
15 30 Stephen Lively 237 H2:4 East Coast Financing Shubenacadie, NS
16 77 Jordan Veinotte 192 H1:3 Veinotte’s Trucking & Auto Service Porter’s Lake, NS
17 83 Cory Hall 188 H3:1 GNS Racing Jolicure, NB
18 97 John Flemming 183 H4:3 Happy Harry’s Builing Supplies Halifax, NS
19 41 Mike Rodgers 176 H3:4 Lawns Unlimited Moncton, NB
20 11 Marty Prevost 176 H4:4 BTP Construction Fall River, NS
21 51 Tyler Smith 172 H2:6 M&K Construction Brackley Beach, PE
22 1 Ryan Messer 168 H4:5 Waterfront Pub & Eatery Harvey, NB
23 80 Colton Noble 141 H4:6 Ace In The Hole Septic Upper Nine Mile River, NS
24 32 Chris Hughes 139 H1:5 Tops to Floors/Arsenault Bros Construction Brackley Beach, PE
25 48 Wyatt McCulloch 102 H1:6 Farrell’s Excavating Stewiacke, NS

 

Failed to Qualify: 0
Margin of Victory: 0.223
Number of Cautions: 20
East Coast International Time Trial Fast Time: #67 Dylan Blenkhorn
Atlantic Tiltload Heat Win: #67 Dylan Blenkhorn, #08 Nicholas Naugle, #83 Cory Hall, #99 Craig Slaunwhite
R&D Performance Most Laps Led: #53 Cole Butcher
Kenny UPull Elmsdale Hard Charger Winner: #07 Allison MacKinnon
Fleet Brake Atlantic Lucky Dog: #25 Ryan VanOirschot
A&W Halfway Award IMO Jim Hallhan: #Craig Slaunwhite

About the East Coast International Pro Stock Tour:
The East Coast International 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 East Coast International 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 East Coast International:
East Coast International Trucks is an authorized International® dealership with locations in Moncton, Dartmouth, Millbrook, and Charlottetown. They carry a large selection of new and used trucks and trailers and offer one of the largest inventories of truck parts in Atlantic Canada. All of their locations are Cummins certified and service all-make trucks and trailers. Their Idealease division provides truck leasing and rental solutions, and all of their locations offer in-house financing and insurance. For more information on East Coast International, visit www.eastcoastint.com

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