Pro Stock Tour Set for Cummins 200 at Petty This Saturday August 21, 2019 Regional The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour is headed to Petty International Raceway this Saturday for the Cummins 200. This is the third and final trip of the season to the ¼ mile oval located just outside of Moncton in River Glade, NB. The 200-lap event marks round 10 of 12 for the popular regional touring series. The Cummins 200 is the highlight event of the 55th running of the River Glade International taking place this weekend at Petty International Raceway. Grandstands for Saturday’s main event open at 4:00 PM, qualifying will take place at 6:00 PM with Atlantic Tiltload heat races. With just three races to go the point battle continues at the top of the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour championship standings, Dylan Blenkhorn (Truro, NS) maintains a slim 14 point margin over Jonathan Hicken (Brudenell, PE). Both drivers have multiple Series victories at Petty International with Hicken being the most recent victor, picking up the win at the Irving 150 in July. Jarrett Butcher (Porter’s Lake, NS) and Craig Slaunwhite (Terence Bay, NS) are also locked in a battle for third with Butcher edging Slaunwhite by 10 markers heading into the Cummins 200. Dylan Gosbee (Cornwall, PE) also remains in the hunt and sits fifth, just 36 points out of third. Craig Ward (Riverview, NB) enters this final stop in New Brunswick leading the Exide Batteries Rookie of the Year chase. Ward has been racing for twenty years throughout his home Province, but this will be the last time he’ll race in New Brunswick as a rookie. Ward who pilots the No. 02 is the only full time team racing on the Series from New Brunswick and enters the Cummins 200 and River Glade International Weekend in 11th in the overall point standings. Kicking off Saturday’s racing card will be the Leisure Days Bandoleros, Mr. Transmission Mini Stock and the Maritime League of Legends. Please note opening classes will be running heats and features for this event.Tickets for the CUMMINS 200 will be available at the gates (cash only). Admission is $35.00 for adults, $10.00 for youth (8-18 yrs.); children 7 and under are free. EXPECTED ENTRY LIST – Cummins 200 #02 – Craig Ward – Riverview, NB#08 – Nicholas Naugle – Dartmouth, NS#0- Shawn Turple – Enfield, NS#5 – Jonathan Hicken – Brudenell, PE#8 – Kent Vincent – Westmoreland, PE#14 – Terry Dougay – Albany, PE#18 – Darren MacKinnon – Charlottetown, PE#21 – Shawn Pierce – Bridgewater, NS#29 – Greg Proude – Springvale, PE#32 – Sarah Mckay – Quispamsis, NB#40 – Robbie MacEwen – Charlottetown, PE#44– Russell Smith Jr – Lakeside, NS#48 – Waylon Farrell – Conception Bay South, NL#54 – Jarrett Butcher – Porter’s Lake, NS#67 – Dylan Blenkhorn – Truro, NS#82 – Chris Hughes – Brackley Beach, PE#91 – Dylan Gosbee – Cornwall, PE#99 – Craig Slaunwhite – Terence Bay, NS The entry list is subject to change without notice. About Cummins: Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business segments that design, manufacture, distribute and service a broad portfolio of power solutions. The company’s products range from diesel and natural gas engines to hybrid and electric platforms, as well as related technologies, including battery systems, fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana (U.S.A.), since its founding in 1919, Cummins currently employs approximately 58,600 people committed to powering a more prosperous world. Cummins serves customers in about 190 countries and territories through a network of some 500 company-owned and independent distributor locations and approximately 7,500 dealer locations. Cummins earned $1 billion on sales of $20.4 billion in 2017 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 on Twitter at www.twitter.com/prostocktour and like on Facebook at www.facebook.com/prostocktour.
