Maritime Racing
Blenkhorn Takes Lucas Oil 100 To Open Pro Stock Tour Season
Series Release/McCarthy Photographic Photo
(Halifax, NS, May 24, 2015) – In a race that was dominated by Porter’s Lake, Nova Scotia’s Cole Butcher, it was Dylan Blenkhorn of Truro who eventually captured his fourth career win on the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour Sunday at Scotia Speedworld during the Lucas Oil 100. Blenkhorn led the final seven laps of the event after taking the lead from Dylan Gosbee of Cornwall, PE on lap 93. Gosbee wrestled the lead away from Butcher on lap 85 and finished second behind Blenkhorn’s #67 Quinn Flooring Chevrolet. Two-time series champion Shawn Turple rallied to finish third after a fluid leak forced the Enfield, NS driver pit side just past the halfway point in the race. Donald Chisholm (Antigonish) and Butcher completed the top five.
Gosbee set the pace in Atlantic Tiltload Time Trials by setting a Fast Time of 14.205 seconds. Butcher won the King Freight Dash for Cash and the right to start the 15th Anniversary season from the pole position. The remainder of the 24 car field was set through the Dartmouth Dodge Heat Races which were won by New Glasgow’s George Koszkulics and Sydney’s Jerome Kehoe. DJ Casey (Prospect, NS) captured the Exide Batteries Rookie of the Race Award with a 14th place finish in his first career Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour start.
The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour will make its first stop in New Brunswick this Saturday, May 30th at Petty International Raceway for the Irving Oil Blending & Packaging 100. For more information, please visit www.maritimeprostocktour.com
Race Results
Lucas Oil 100
Scotia Speedworld
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Pos | No. | Name | Laps | Sponsor | Hometown |
1 | 67 | Dylan Blenkhorn | 100 | Blenkhorn’s Auto Recyclers, / The Cat Shack | Truro, NS |
2 | 91 | Dylan Gosbee | 100 | Greenfield Enterprises | Cornwall, PE |
3 | 0 | Shawn Turple | 100 | Dexter Construction / Municipal Group | Enfield, NS |
4 | 89 | Donald Chisholm | 100 | Keltic Ford / Nova Construction | Antigonish, NS |
5 | 53 | Cole Butcher | 100 | Atlantic Tiltload Ltd / Top Construction | Porter’s Lake, NS |
6 | 8 | Kent Vincent | 100 | Vector Aerospace | Crapaud,PE |
7 | 98 | Jerome Kehoe | 100 | Zutphen Contracting / Ideal Conctrete | Sydney, NS |
8 | 97 | John Flemming | 100 | Happy Harry’s Affordable Building Centres | Halifax, NS |
9 | 18 | Darren MacKinnon | 100 | Shaw’s Towing Service / True North Automotive | Milton Station, PE |
10 | 66 | Daryl Mahar | 100 | K Hubley Woodworking and Contracting / Inglis Jewelers | Hubley, NS |
11 | 11 | Marty Prevost | 100 | Mega Enterprises / BTP Construction | Fall River, NS |
12 | 5 | Jonathan Hicken | 100 | Castle Building Centres | Brudenell, PE |
13 | 51 | Vance Hanes | 100 | Kennetcook, NS | |
14 | 94 | DJ Casey | 100 | Prospect, NS | |
15 | 99 | Craig Slaunwhite | 100 | Halifax Glass and Mirror / Archibald Drilling & Blasting | Terence Bay, NS |
16 | 14 | Terry Dougay | 100 | Right on Board Locksmith / Wayne’s Auto Mart | Albany, PE |
17 | 21 | Shawn Pierce | 100 | South Shore Speed and Sound / Micro Computer Atlantic | Blockhouse, NS |
18 | 32 | Sarah McKay | 100 | AE McKay Builders / Pub’s Drive Thru Bottle Exchange | Quispamsis, NB |
19 | 29 | Greg Proude | 78 | Atlantic Dodge Dealers | Springvale, PE |
20 | 13 | Brad Eddy | 62 | King Racing Competition Parts & Fabrication | Lower Sackville, NS |
21 | 88 | George Koszkulics | 57 | Pioneer Coal / Nova Construction | New Glasgow, NS |
22 | 6 | Jerry Hayes | 19 | B&N Distributors – Port Hawkesbury, NS | Sydney, NS |
23 | 24 | Steve Ross | 14 | Alpine Auto Glass – Bedford / Twenty Degrees | Waverley, NS |
24 | 22 | Joel Hickox | 0 | Hickox Service Centre | Cornwall, PE |
Failed to Qualify: 0
Margin of Victory: 0.799 seconds
Number of Cautions: 7
King Freight Dash Winner: #53 Cole Butcher
Dartmouth Dodge Heat Winners: #88 George Koszkulics, #98 Jerome Kehoe
Exide Batteries Rookie Of The Race: #94 DJ Casey
Atlantic Tiltload Fast Time: #91 Dylan Gosbee (14.205 seconds)
About Lucas Oil:
Lucas Oil is one of the fastest growing lubricant lines in the consumer automotive industry, carrying a premium line of oils, greases and problem solving additives as well as a heavy duty line of products for the trucking, industrial and agricultural markets, not to mention a complete line of motorcycle and marine lubricants. Lucas Oil has long been directly involved in the North American racing industry through multiple vehicle sponsorships and racing event promotions, at all levels. Seeing a need for better lubricants in this industry, the Lucas people went to work again with the end result being a line of high performance engine oils and gear oils that are second-to-none in the racing industry. Lucas racing products have proven themselves on NASCAR, NHRA, IHRA, PPL and USHRA tracks across the country.
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