CARQUEST Tour 100 Saturday, July 28 at 6 p.m. New Brunswick Int'l Speedway Geary, NB

PST Event # 6 of 10, for 2007

Feature Race Distance: 100 laps

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Shawn Tucker celebrates with his crew and family after winning the CARQUEST 100 at NBIS.

Tucker Takes the Win at NBIS
Posted July 29/07 at 1:22 a.m.; Source: CARQUEST Tour (edited), Photos courtesy NBIS.

GEARY, NB - Shawn Tucker of Fredericton, NB won the CARQUEST 100 for the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour at New Brunswick International Speedway (NBIS) on Saturday night. Wayne Smith of Timberlea, NS and Tucker battled through several late race restarts with Tucker taking his first win of the season. Shawn Turple of Enfield, NS was third, ahead of Greg Proude of North Wiltshire, PE and Chris Hughes of Brackley, PE, fourth and fifth respectively.

Tucker also won the Halfway Award and the Most Laps Led Award. Over 2000 fans attended the event. There were 12 cautions and the race took one hour, 53 minutes to complete, not including a 40 minute rain delay.


Shawn Tucker (52) and Shawn Turple (0) lead the pack to a restart.

Brad Mann of Glen Levit, NB, and Myles Harris of Fredriction Junction won heat races. Tucker of won the Dash for the Pole, featuring the top eight finishers in the Atlantic Tiltload Time Trials. Hughes had the fastest time on the 3/10 mile oval, at an average speed of over 66 miles per hour and opted to take the Rockico Truck and Trailer Pole Challenge, relinquishing his seventh place starting spot for 25th in the 26-car field.

The next stop on the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour is August 4 at Riverside International Speedway for the Parts for Trucks 100, that gets underway at 6 p.m.


Podium finishers (left to right): Shawn Turple (3rd place), Shawn Tucker (winner), and Wayne Smith (2nd place).

RESULTS - CARQUEST 100 - July 28/07
NEW BRUNSWICK INTERNATIONALS SPEEDAY, GEARY, NB
Pos - Car No. - Name - Make - Hometown - Prov. - Laps Completed
1. 52 Shawn Tucker Monte Carlo Fredericton NB 100
2. 44 Wayne Smith Monte Carlo Halifax NS 100
3. 0 Shawn Turple Monte Carlo Enfield NS 100
4. 29 Greg Proude Charger Charlottetown PEI 100
5. 32 Chris Hughes Fusion Winsloe PEI 100
6. 81m Darren MacKinnon Monte Carlo Charlottetown PEI 100
7. 37 Kris Fournier Charger Charlottetown PEI 100
8. 35 Brad Mann Monte Carlo Campbellton NB 100
9. 19 Tim Rodgers Monte Carlo Moncton NB 100
10. 8 Kent Vincent Charger Crapaud PEI 99
11. 76 Roger Crane Monte Carlo Montague PEI 99
12. 34 Graham Spinney Monte Carlo Barrington Pass. NS 99
13. 78 Brent Wiggins Monte Carlo Fredericton NB 99
14. 23 Lonnie Sommerville Monte Carlo Saint John NB 98
15. 19v Darren Vanderaa Monte Carlo Winsloe PEI 97
16. 21 Shawn Pierce Monte Carlo Blockhouse NS 95
17. 4 Dale Holmes Monte Carlo Charlottetown PEI 95
18. 81 Bob White Grand Prix Kennetcook NS 94
19. 65 Gary Bursey Monte Carlo Moncton NB 94
20. 39 Sandy Livingstone Monte Carlo Springhill NS 93
21. 66 Daryl Mahar Monte Carlo Halifax NS 72
22. 26 Mike Stevens Monte Carlo Moncton NB 64
23. 72 Stacey Clements Monte Carlo Halifax NS 38
24. 87 Matt Harris Fusion Fredericton NB 38
25. 31 Myles Harris Monte Carlo Fredericton Jct NB 21
26. 23f Frank Fraser Monte Carlo Shubenacadie NS 17

Race Notes...

Shawn Pierce won the B Feature...

Pierce was involved in a hard wreck late in the feature while running eighth...

More highlights later...

Preview: The CARQUEST Auto Parts 100
Posted July 26/07; Source: CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour

Saturday, July 28 is the running of the CARQUEST Auto Parts 100 at New Brunswick International Speedway and the

CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour teams are ready to resume their 10-race season, after a rare two-week break. In fact, they are like kids at Christmas, bursting with enthusiasm to get back racing.

Shawn Turple of Enfield, NS takes a small 29-point lead over Fredericton native and 2004 champion, Shawn Tucker. Chris Hughes of Winsloe, PE rounds out the top three for a true Maritime flavour. No matter where you are from in the Maritimes. You have a driver from your hometown province fighting it out for the 2007 championship.

Lonnie Sommerville of Saint John, NB who is a long time competitor at the oval in the Geay woods, will challenge Tucker’s hometown favourite status. Sommerville sits in fourth spot and is the leader in the EIT Race Radios Rookie of the Year standings. Wayne Smith of Timerlea, NS, the 2001 champion, completes the top five in championship point’s standings. Smith, took the win by mere inches over Turple on June 16th, in the Tour’s last visit to NBIS. The same close racing is expected on Saturday night.

One driver not to be overlooked is Brad Mann of Glen Livet, NB. Mann has years of experience at NBIS and knows his way around the track. He must be considered a treat to win. Another driver, who fly’s under the radar most times, but always finishes strong, is Kent Vincent of Crapaud, PE. Vincent finished fourth in June and currently sits sixth in point’s standings.

Darren MacKinnon of Winsloe, PE and Gary Bursey of Moncton, NB are chasing Sommerville in the EIT Race Radio Rookie of the Year race. MacKinnon and Bursey sit second and third respectively.

The Atlantic Tiltload Time Trials are set for 5:10 pm, with full racing scheduled for 6 pm. The Rockico Truck & Trailer pole challenge is in effect Saturday night, offering five of the top drivers a financial and point incentive to start in the feature in the 24th position.

The Urquhart MacDonald Associates B feature is expected to complete the starting grid for the CARQUEST Auto Parts 100. Mike Stevens of Riverside, NB sits atop the Urquhart MacDonald Associates B Feature standings. Bursey and MacKinnon round out the top three positions.

Race Day Format

12:30 PM Pit Gate Opens
2:30 PM Pro Stock Practice
3:00 PM Street Stock Practice
3:10 PM Sportsman Practice
3:30 PM Pro Stock Practice
4:00 PM Street Stock Practice
4:10 PM Sportsman Practice
4:20 PM Pro Stock Practice
4:35 PM Track Closes
4:35 PM Street Stock Driver’s Meeting
4:40 PM Pro Stock Driver’s Meeting (Tour Trailer)
4:55 PM Sportsman Driver’s Meeting
5:10 PM Atlantic Tiltload Time Trials

6:00 PM Opening and Anthems

Pro Stock Dash (10 laps) (???)

Coast Tire Street Stock Heats (10 laps)

Pro Stock Heats (10 laps)

Martins Home Heating Sportsman Heats (10 laps)

Coast Tire Street Stock B Feature (20 laps)

Urquhart MacDonald Associates Pro Stock B Feature

Intermission

Martins Home Heating Sportsman Feature (30 laps)

CARQUEST Auto Parts 100 (100 laps)

Schedule subject to change without notice.

Photo Gallery
stay tuned

Track Info...
New Brunswick International Speedway is Canada's Fastest Short Track. The 1/3 of a mile high-banked paved oval features three classes of racing on a weekly basis: CARQUEST Pro Stocks, Martin's Home Heating, and Coast Tire Street Stocks. Over 60,000 people are expected to attend over 25 events during the 2006 season. NBIS is located off Highway 7 on Route 660 in Geary, NB, and is within minutes of Saint John and Fredericton.



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