Pioneer Coal 100 Notebook...Continuing coverage all week
Riverside Speedway, James River, NS (1/3-mile high banked oval)
Saturday, September 16 at 6 p.m.
Event #: Race #11 of 11
Race Distance: 100 laps
2005 Race Winner: Rollie MacDonald
Point Standings - through round 11 - click here
View From The Tower
By Andy Campbell - voice of the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour
Watch for Andy's post-season review next Monday...
Smith Wins Pioneer Coal 100; Flemming Wins Third Tour Title
Wayne Smith celebrates in Victory lane for the Pioneer Coal 100 with the event Grand Marshall, Mike Mattie (Nova Construction). Click on the photo for the complete event photo gallery
JAMES RIVER, NS (September 16, 2006) - John Flemming won the 2006 CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour
Championship at Riverside Speedway on Saturday night. Flemming finished eighth in the Pioneer Coal 100 to gain enough points to
best Wayne Smith in the final points rundown. The Championship
is Flemming’s third in the last five seasons.
Smith, from Timberlea, did everything that he possibly could to try and capture his second
career championship. He dominated the day and won the
Pioneer Coal 100, leading every lap, collecting the Atlantic Tiltload Most
Laps led award and the Fast Track RV Sales Halfway award. He also won the
Motor Mart Dash for the Pole, featuring the top 10 finishers in Time
Trials. Smith was also the fastest qualifier, with an average speed of
93.38 miles per hour on the 1/3 mile oval.
Gordie Ryan of Wellington, NS finished second, ahead of Mike MacKenzie of
Dartmouth, NS. Brad Mann of Campbellton, NB and Russell Smith of Halifax,
NS rounded out the top five.
Smith’s win was his second of the season. There were eight different
winners in the eleven feature events this season in one of the most
competitive fields of cars in the Northeast.
Heat wins went to Greg Proude of Charlottetown, PE, Scott Alexander of
Dartmouth, NS and George Koszculics of New Glasgow, NS. Thirty three of the
Maritime’s top drivers attempted to qualify for the Pioneer Coals 100 on the
1/3 mile oval.
The Urquart MacDonald and Associates “B” Feature determined the final
qualifying positions for the Main Feature. Darryl Mahar of Halifax, NS won
the event, over Marty Prevost of Fall River, NS and Kris Fournier of
Charlottetown, PE.
RESULTS - THE PIONEER COAL 100
RIVERSIDE SPEEDWAY - SEPTEMBER 16, 2006
Pos - No. - Name - Sponsor - Hometown - Prov. - Laps Completed
1. 44 Wayne Smith Trax Construction Halifax NS 100
2. 67 Gordie Ryan Municipal Contracting Wellington NS 100
3. 02 Mike MacKenzie Forbes Chev Olds Dartmouth NS 100
4. 35 Brad Mann Subway Campbellton NB 100
5. 94 Russell Smith Signs by Chris Halifax NS 100
6. 6 George Koszkulics Wearwell Garment Company New Glasgow NS 100
7. 52 Shawn Tucker Rockico Truck and Trailer Fredericton NB 100
8. 97 John Flemming The Roofing Connection Halifax NS 100
9. 29 Greg Proude Challenger Farm Equipment Charlottetown PEI 100
10. 19v Darren Vanderaa Walter Piccott Chev Olds Winsloe PEI 100
11. 66 Daryl Mahar Split Crow Beverage Room Halifax NS 99
12. 72 Stacey Clements Mighty Auto Halifax NS 99
13. 32 Chris Hughes North Shore Trucking Winsloe PEI 99
14. 37 Kris Fournier Taylor Flooring Charlottetown PEI 99
15. 71 Dan MacKay Wilson Titanium Halifax NS 99
16. 89 Donald Chisholm Pioneer Coal Antigonish NS 85
17. 8 Kent Vincent HP Glover Crapaud PEI 83
18. 17 Dave Potter Howard Little Excavating Cambridge NS 77
19. 26 Mike Stevens Lounsbury Truck Centre Moncton NB 73
20. 2 Graham Spinney Harold Newell and Son Barrington Pass. NS 71
21. 23 Lonnie Sommerville Oil Can Harry Saint John NB 70
22. 39 Sandy Livingstone Springhill NS 61
23. 0 Shawn Turple Ledwidge Lumber Enfield NS 51
24. 18 Darren MacKinnon Shaws Towing Charlottetown PEI 45
25. 81 Bob White Russell White Lumber Kennetcook NS 37
26. 7 Rollie MacDonald King Freight Lines Pictou NS 37
27. 01z Dean MacInnis Zuphen Contracting Whycocomagh NS 36
28. 11 Marty Prevost Mega Enterprises Limited Fall River NS 32
29. 21 Shawn Pierce Steve's Ironworks Blockhouse NS 24
30. 9 Stephen Brown Mr. Demolition Halifax NS 15
31. 51 Bob Neilson Island Air Vernon River PEI 11
32. 76 Roger Crane Montague Tire Montague PEI 10
Dale Holmes entered the event, but did not make the feature race.
The race took approximately one hour 43 minutes to complete. There were five cautions and one red flag.
In Legends racing action, it was Cy Harvey scoring a hat trick, winning the heat, the semi and the feature. Scott MacLean
was second in the feature and Bobby White (yes, the same one that drives pro stock # 81) was pulling double-duty and finished third.
Event Notes:
- A red flag on lap 37 stopped the race for nearly 30 minutes. Ten cars
were involved in accident at the start finish line, including: Bobby White, George Koszkulics, Kris Fournier, Russell Smith,
Shawn Tucker, Greg Proude, Darren MacInnon, Shawn Turple , Rollie MacDonald and Dean MacInnis. The turmoil started when White and MacInnis
got together on the front stretch, with the resulting spin happening square in front of a pack of cars. White, MacDonald and MacInnis were unable to
continue; Turple limped around for a few laps to help with points before parking.
- Bob Neilsen was planning on driving a different car
this weekend. He had a renumbered Scott Alexander car in the pits.
However, a broken hand prevented him from getting behind the wheel.
Alexander, who is Neilsen’s cousin, ended up driving the No. 51 car to a 31st
place finish
- After blowing up his motor at Scotia Speedworld last weekend, Dale Holmes
drove an Island Modified car that belonged to fellow Charlottetown, PE
driver Jonathan Hicken. Hicken has purchased Holmes’ Pro Stock and plans to
compete on the tour next season. Holmes has his eye on Gordie Ryan’s second
#67 Monte Carlo.
- Dan MacKay hit the inside retaining wall in the first practice.
His crew worked feverishly throughout the day to get the car back in time
for qualifying. MacKay salvaged a 15th place finish in the feature. He was
sixth in points going in to the Pioneer Coal 100.
- The EIT Race Radio Rookie of the Year was also crowned at the new
facility. Russell Smith took the honour over Mike Stevens and Sandy Livingstone, Jr.
- Smith, Flemming, Ryan, Tucker and Turple all refused the pole challenge.
- Attendance was estimated at 5,000+.
- Thomas Weaver from Halifax won the whopping $5,055 in the 50/50 draw.
This concludes the 2006 season for the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour. A
Championship banquet for the top 20 teams will be held at the Glengarry
Best Western Hotel in Truro, NS on October 28 to honour those who helped
make the season a success, and to award over $50,000 in season ending
prize money.
Pioneer Coal 100 News Archive
9/13: Flemming Likes Where He's At - And Going
9/13: MacDonald Expected to Race at Riverside Saturday
9/7: Policy Changes & Advance Ticket Information
Large Field Of Cars Expected For Pioneer Coal 100
Source: CARQUEST Tour
Halifax, NS (September 15, 2006) – Thirty-three cars have ordered tires for Saturday's Pioneer Coal 100 at Riverside Speedway.
Besides the regular Tour racers and championship point contenders, several other top area drivers are expected, including...
Rollie MacDonald, in Flemming's backup car...
Lonnie Sommerville, in MacDonald's former racecar, which Sommerville took delivery of just in time to win the September 3 Irving Oil 250 at NBIS...
Dean MacInnis, formerly of Cape Breton, now residing in North Carolina, with ARCA experience, behind the wheel of Dan Eddy's racecar...
Confused yet?
Probably not as much as Mike MacKenzie and Daryl Mahar will be - returning home Saturday morning after a week of road racing in Targa Newfoundland....
The complete list of drivers who have placed an order for tires follows...
# - Name - Hometown
0 - Shawn Turple - Enfield, NS
01m - Dean MacInnis - Cape Breton, NS
02 - Mike MacKenzie - Dartmouth, NS
2 - Graham Spinney - Lwr Argyle, NS
4 - Dale Holmes - West Covehead, PE
6 - George Koszkulics - New Glasgow, NS
7 - Rollie MacDonald - Pictou, NS
8 - Kent Vincent - Crapaud, PE
9 - Stephen Brown - Williamswood, NS
11 - Marty Prevost - Fall River, NS
17 - Dave Potter - Cambridge, NS
18 - Darren MacKinnon - Charlottetown, PE
19v - Darren Vanderaa - Winsloe, PE
21 - Shawn Pierce - Bridgewater, NS
23 - Lonnie Sommerville - Saint John, NB
26 - Mike Stevens - Riverview, NB
29 - Greg Proude - North Wiltshire, PE
32 - Chris Hughes - Winsloe, PE
35 - Brad Mann - Glen Livet, NB
37 - Kris Fournier - Charlottetown, PE
39 - Sandy Livingston - Springhill, NB
44 - Wayne Smith - Timberlea, NS
51 - Bobby Neilsen - Vernon River, PE
52 - Shawn Tucker - Fredericton, NB
66 - Daryl Mahar - Hubley, NS
67 - Gordie Ryan - Wellington, NS
71 - Dan MacKay - Halifax, NS
72 - Stacey Clements - Five Island Lake, NS
76c - Roger Crane - Montague, PE
81 - Bobby White - Kennetcook, NS
89 - Donald Chisholm - Antigonish, NS
94 - Russell Smith - Lakeside, NS
97 - John Flemming - Halifax, NS
The grandstands open Saturday at 3 PM, with time trials at 5:10 PM and racing starts at 6 PM.
06 CARQUEST Tour Champ Will be Crowned Saturday at Riverside
Source: CARQUEST Tour
Halifax, NS (September 13, 2006) – Saturday's Pioneer Coal 100 at Riverside Speedway in James River is the last race
of the 11 event CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour. At the conclusion of the race, we'll know who the 2006 CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour champion will be.
Will John Flemming, Halifax, be able to hold on to the points lead and claim his third CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour
Championship? Will the Oval Outlaw, Wayne Smith, Timberlea, be able to wrestle the championship away from Flemming, who
most believe only needs to avoid a major problem to win. Smith, a former champion, sits 67 points back of Flemming.
Brad Mann, Glen Livet, NB was running in second place in the standings before a disastrous outing at the Parts
For Trucks 200 at Scotia Speedworld last Saturday saw him slip to third place, 71 points behind Flemming, but only 4 points
behind Smith. Mann, in his sophomore season on the Tour, had quietly raced his way to the second place standing. He will
be one to watch Saturday night as he works his way around the high-banked oval at Riverside Speedway. Rounding out
the top five in points are Gordie Ryan, Wellington, NS in fourth and former champion Shawn Tucker, Fredericton, NS in a
brand new car that he debuted on the Tour last week.
Positions six through 10 are closely packed and sure to change after Saturday’s Pioneer Coal 100. Dan MacKay, Halifax, NS
sits in sixth spot with 1804 points after his best season on the Tour. MacKay has strung strong finishes together to get
himself on the doorstep and knocking on the top five. Crapaud, PE’s Kent Vincent is in seventh place with 1798 points, three points ahead of Shawn Turple, Enfield, NS, last year’s Rookie of the Year. Stacey Clements, Five Island Lake, NS holds down ninth place with 1786 points, just 18 points ahead of Chris Hughes, Winsloe, PE in the tenth spot.
Action for the coveted EIT Rookie of the Year award is just as close as the top 10 in points. Russell Smith, Lakeside, NS leads the first year drivers, holding a 98-point lead over Mike Stevens, Riverview, NB. Stevens has jumped a few spots in the rookie race with some strong runs in the last half of the season. Sandy Livingston, Springhill, NS is third among the rookies, just two points ahead of Bobby Nielsen, Vernon River, PE. Roger Crane, Montague, PE holds the fifth spot in the rookie standings. These five drivers have waged a tough battle among themselves for the EIT Race Radio Rookie of the Year honour. Smith has been the EIT Race Radio Rookie of the Race five times this season, while Nielsen and Livingston have each grabbed the distinction twice. Graham Spinney, Lower Argyle, NS was the other rookie of the race winner.
The Riverside Speedway grandstands will open at 3 PM, time trials go at 5:10 PM, with racing at 6 PM. Riverside Speedway is located at Exit 30, Highway 104 in James River, NS, just outside of Antigonish.
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The CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour is operated by Maritime Pro Stock Tour Limited and features an 11-race series at five different tracks in the three Maritime Provinces. Top drivers from all three provinces compete. For more information on the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour please visit our website at maritimeprostocktour.com or call our admin office Monday to Friday at (902) 481-2531.
Event Format for September 16, 2006
11:30 p.m. Back Gate Opens
12:00 noon Tech Opens
2:30 p.m. Pro Stock Practice
3:00 p.m. Grandstand Gate Opens
3:15 p.m. Legends Practice
3:30 p.m. Pro Stock Practice
4:10 p.m. Legends Practice
4:20 p.m. Pro Stock Practice
4:35 p.m. Track Closes
4:40 p.m Pro Stock Drivers meeting (Tour Trailer), Time trial lineup following drivers meeting
5:10 p.m. Pro Stock Time Trials, followed by Dash Draw
6:00 p.m. Racing
Pro Stock Dash
Legends Heat
Pro Stock Heats
Legend Semi
Pro Stock Semi
Legends Feature
Pioneer Coal 100
Schedule subject to change without notice.
Tour Frequency 463.4250
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