CARQUEST Tour 100 Notebook...Updated all week long
Raceway Park, Oyster Bed Bridge, PEI (1/4-mile oval)
Saturday, July 22 at 6 p.m.

Event #: Race #6 of 11

Race Distance: 100 laps

2005 Race Winner: Dale Holmes

Point Standings - through round 6 - click here

View From The Tower
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By Andy Campbell - voice of the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour

July 23, 2006

He's the man. Or should that be… he's the Mann.

Regardless, Brad Mann scored his first CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour victory in the most unpredictable of places, taking the checkered flag in the CARQUEST 100 at Raceway Park. Even Mann, driver of the #35 Subway Monte Carlo, figured his first win would come at a place like NBIS or Scotia Speedworld. The key to victory, according to Mann, "I watched the line Dale(Holmes) took and put myself in the same place." Mann's first CMPST win comes a week after his previous best finish, a second, in Shediac, and should see him close on John Flemming for the overall points lead. Click here for the rest of Andy Campbell's View From the Tower.

Mann's the Man in PEI

OYSTER BED BRIDGE, PEI (July 22, 2006) - Brad Mann got the checkered flag for the CARQUEST Tour 100 at Raceway Park Saturday night. The win marked Mann's first series victory - in his sophomore season. Dale Holmes was second and Kent Vincent was third. John Flemming and Chris Hughes rounded out the top five finishers.

Mann and Holmes diced for the lead the entire 100 laps…Holmes started on the pole, Mann outside pole…Mann led laps 1 to 8; Holmes laps 9 to17; Mann 15 to 33; Holmes 34 to 61; Mann 62; Holmes 63; Mann 64 to 100.

There were just four cautions and the race took only 52 minutes to complete. 27 cars entered the event and 26 started the feature race.

Mike MacKenzie set fast time in time trials at 14.231 seconds. Holmes won the Motor Mart Dash for the Pole. Flemming and Vincent won the Motor Mart Heat Races. Kent Livingston won the B Feature.

Two former series champs, Wayne Smith and Shawn Tucker, were victims of early race wrecks. Neither was able to finish the race.

Mann's win marks the end of the strangle-hold Island native drivers have had on Raceway Park in Tour races - since spring 2004. Mann hails from Glen Livit, New Brunswick.

Click here for the event photo gallery.

Race Report

Time Trials 1. Mike MacKenzie 14.231; 2. Greg Proude 14.248; 3. Wayne Smith 14.254; 4. Brad Mann 14.259; 5. Chris Hughes 14.273; 6. Gordie Ryan 14.290; 7. Shawn Tucker 14.302; 8. Russell Smith 14.303; 9. Darren Vanderaa 14.305; 10. Dale Holmes 14.311; 11. John Flemming 14.314; 12. Kent Vincent 14.347; 13. Daryl Mahar 14.395; 14. Kris Fournier 14.397; 15. Robbie MacLean 14.399; 16. Darren MacKinnon 14.413; 17. Shawn Turple 14.446; 18. Dave Potter 14.461; 19. Stacey Clements 14.516; 20. Shawn Pierce 14.560; 21. Kent Livingstone 14.564; 22. Tim Rodgers 14.594; 23. Bob Nielson 14.636; 24. Dan MacKay 14.641; 25. Mike Stevens 14.649; 26. Roger Crane 14.754; 27. Sandy Livingstone - no time.

Motor Mart Dash for the Pole 1. Dale Holmes; 2. Brad Mann; 3. Greg Proude; 4. Chris Hughes; 5. Mike MacKenzie; 6. Wayne Smith; 7. Gordie Ryan; 8. Darren Vanderaa; 9. Russell Smith; 10. Shawn Tucker.

Motor Mart Heat Race # 1 1. John Flemming; 2. Robbie MacLean; 3. Daryl Mahar; 4. Shawn Turple; 5. Stacey Clements; 6. Kent Livingston; 7. Mike Stevens; 8. Bob Nielson; 9. Sandy Livingstone.

Motor Mart Heat Race # 2 1. Kent Vincent; 2. Kris Fournier; 3. Darren MacKinnon; 4. Dan MacKay; 5. Roger Crane; 6. Shawn Pierce; 7. Dave Potter; 8. Tim Rodgers.

B Feature 1. Kent Livingston; 2. Dave Potter; 3. Shawn Pierce; 4. Tim Rodgers; 5. Mike Stevens; 6. Sandy Livingstone; 7. Bob Nielson.

RESULTS FOR THE CARQUEST 100 - OYSTER BED BRIDGE, PEI - July 22, 2006
Pos/No./Name/Laps/Sponsor/Hometown/Province
1. 35 Brad Mann 100 Subway Campbellton NB
2. 4 Dale Holmes 100 Castle Building Supplies Charlottetown PEI
3. 8 Kent Vincent 100 HP Glover Crapaud PEI
4. 97 John Flemming 100 The Roofing Connection Halifax NS
5. 32 Chris Hughes 100 North Shore Trucking Winsloe PEI
6. 67 Gordie Ryan 100 Municipal Contracting Wellington NS
7. O2 Mike MacKenzie 100 Forbes Chev Olds Dartmouth NS
8. 37 Kris Fournier 100 Taylor Flooring Charlottetown PEI
9. 17 Dave Potter 100 Howard Little Excavating Cambridge NS
10. 72 Stacey Clements 100 Mighty Auto Halifax NS
11. 71 Dan MacKay 100 Wilson Titanium Halifax NS
12. 94 Russell Smith 100 Signs by Chris Halifax NS
13. 29 Greg Proude 100 Challenger Farm Equipment Charlottetown PEI
14. 76 Roger Crane 100 Montague Tire Montague PEI
15. 19v Darren Vanderaa 100 Walter Piccott Chev Olds Winsloe PEI
16. 26 Mike Stevens 99 Stevens Mechanical Moncton NB
17. 39 Sandy Livingstone 97 Springhill NS
18. 66 Daryl Mahar 97 Split Crow Beverage Room Halifax NS
19. O1 Robbie MacLean 89 Proper Clean Charlottetown PEI
20. 19 Tim Rodgers 64 Norampac Moncton NB
21. 0 Shaun Turple 60 Ledwidge Lumber Enfield NS
22. 10 Kent Livingstone 55 Walter Piccott Chev Olds Charlottetown PEI
23. 44 Wayne Smith 44 Trax Construction Halifax NS
24. 21 Shaun Pierce 14 Steve's Ironworks Blockhouse NS
25. 52 Shawn Tucker 5 Rockico Truck and Trailer Fredericton NB
26. 18 Darren MacKinnon 4 Shaws Towing Charlottetown PEI
DNQ - 51 Bob Nielson 0 Island Air Vernon River PEI

Race Day Weather Updates

(July 22, 2006 @ 7:00 a.m.) - The weather forecast remains good for Charlottetown and surrounding areas Saturday afternoon/early evening, calling for sunny skies and highs of 25 degrees this afternoon - with no rain in the forecast until late this evening.

CheckersToWreckers.com is en route to the race so will not be updated until later in the day - IF we find an internet line we can use to update...HOWEVER, if you are planning to head to the track and want to confirm the weather conditions remain as forecast, call us at 902.444.0703. NOTE: This service will be available from Noon til 6 p.m. today (Saturday).

CARQUEST Tour Marks Midseason in PEI Saturday

OYSTER BED BRIDGE, PEI (July 20, 2006) - The CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour visits Raceway Park this Saturday night for round six of 11 en route to the 2006 championship title. Competition at the tight, unforgiving 1/4-mile oval historically is a major factor in determining the final point standings.

With the track being like it is (unforgiving), there is usually not a lot a driver can do when trouble happens close by. If mechanical demons bite a racecar, about the only hope a driver has to get out of harms way is if they are "lucky" enough that their malfunction happens on the front stretch - so they can coast directly into the pit area from the track exit off turn one...

And so, track position may be more important at Raceway Park than any of the other four venues the series visits. To be at the front, or close to the front, can make a race - and to be mixed up in the field dicing for position, can break a race.

Unless you're a racer that hails from Prince Edward Island...In what may be an unprecedented streak in Maritime stock car race racing history, drivers that call the Island home have been the victor in CARQUEST Tour events at Raceway Park in five consecutive events - going for number six Saturday night. Gordie Ryan (Wellington, NS) was the last "non Island" Tour driver to get the checkered flag at Raceway Park - in August 2003.

John Flemming (Halifax, NS), the current series point leader and only two-time winner this year, has seen victory at the tight oval - but it's been a while. He finished fifth in the series first stop at Raceway Park for 06 on July 1. With his two wins on the season, Flemming has stretched his point lead to 34 markers over second spot - which is tied between Ryan and Brad Mann (Glen Livit, NB). Ryan also has one win this year.

Other members of the 2006 CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour Victory Lane Gang include Greg Proude (Charlottetown), the winner of the first Tour stop on the Island this year, defending series champ Rollie MacDonald (Pictou, NS).

MacDonald served notice last week in round five at Shediac that he's just as strong this year as he was in last years run for the title. MacDonald is not points racing this year - choosing instead to take some weekends off to enjoy time with his family.

The top contender in the EIT Rookie of the Year competition is Russell Smith (Timberlea, NS). Smith holds a slim 10-point advantage over fellow rookie racer Bobby Nielsen (Vernon River).

Competition gets underway Saturday at 5:10 with Time Trials - the first round of qualifying for the 100-lap pro stock feature. Racing starts at 6 p.m. with the Motor Mart Dash for the Pole, the Motor Mart Heat Races. The final positions for the feature race starting field will be determined in the B Feature. Raceway Park weekly racing divisions will compete between pro stock races.

Gates for the pits and the grandstand open at Noon.

Raceway Park is located at the intersections of routes 6 and 7, halfway between Cavendish and Charlottetown.

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Event Format for July 22, 2006
12:00 noon Gates Open
2:30 p.m. ProStock Practice
3:10 p.m. Local practice
3:30 p.m. ProStock Practice
4:00 p.m. Local practice
4:20 p.m. ProStock Practice
4:35 p.m. Track Closes
4:40 p.m. Pro Stock Drivers meeting, Tour Trailer. Time Trial lineup immediately following drivers meeting.
5:10 p.m. ProStock Time Trials, followed by Dash Draw
6:00 p.m. Racing Starts

Pro Stock Dash

Pro Stock Heats

4-Cyl Heat

Street Stock Heats

Modified Heats

Pro Stock “B” Feature

4-Cyl Feature

Street Stock Feature

Modified Feature

Pro Stock 100 Tour Frequency 463.4250

Tour Race Control Frequency: 463.4250

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