Richard, Lawson Lead Friday Night Winners at Petty

Ryan Richard (Saint John, NB) scored the biggest win of his racing career on Friday evening as he drove to the victory in the Street Stock 75 to open the Mike Stevens Memorial at Petty International Raceway. Richard, a regular in the Street Stock division at the River Glade, New Brunswick track, took command of the 75-lap feature shortly after a caution just shy of halfway.

Brad MacLean (Miramichi, NB) drove to second after a spirited battle late with Michael Cormier (Grand-Barachois, NB). Cormier, who will do double duty on Day Two of the Mike Stevens Memorial between Legend and Sportsman competition, was crowned the Street Stock champion following the Street Stock 75 on Friday evening. Mike Weagle (Salisbury, NB) and Mike Duskey (Albany, PE) completed the top five in the 16 car field. Heat wins went to Duskey and Shawn Hyslop (St. Stephen, NB).

JR Lawson (Shubenacadie, NS) capped off his Mister Transmission Mini Stock championship season with a win in the Mike Stevens Memorial Mini Stock 50 on Friday evening. Twenty-seven cars pulled through the gates on the afternoon with the first 26-laps of the feature running uninterrupted without a yellow. Cody Byrne (Orwell Cove, PE) finished second with Dave Matthews (Kennetcook, NS) third. Completing the top five overall included Travis Keefe (Timberlea, NS) and Chantel Ackles (Shubenacadie, NS). Lawson, Keefe and Chris Garnett (Havelock, NB) took home heat race wins.

Ayden Christensen (Windsor Junction, NS) and Colton Noble (Upper Nine Mile River, NS) moved closer to their respective Leisure Days RV Bandolero championships with wins this evening in their features. Christensen took home the Beginner Bandolero feature while Noble raced to the win in the Outlaw division.

Gail Thebeau (Moncton, NB) scored her first victory in the Kings County Performance Women on Wheels feature event. Thebeau had fellow rookie Katie Beazley (Lakeside, NS) on her back bumper for most of the 15-lap feature and was able to hold off Beazley for the win. Paula Evans (Halifax, NS) finished third and once again came home champion in the division.

“Mr. Excitement” Doug Matchett (Miramichi, NB) won the 35-lap Atlantic Modified Tour feature. Matchett was the class of the ten car field, racing to the win over Braxton Stafford (Blackville, NB) and Brandon Skidmore (Springhill, NS). Yves McCray (Neguac, NB) locked up the Modified track championship at Petty International Raceway with his sixth-place finish in the feature.

Full feature results follow. Please note, all results are deemed unofficial until results are posted on the PettyRaceway.com website midweek.

The Petty Raceway season comes to a close Saturday with the second day of the Sixth Annual Mike Stevens Memorial, headlined by the Mike Stevens Memorial Super Late Model 200. Saturday also sees track champions crowned in the Leisure Days RV Bandolero and AE McKay Builders Late Model Sportsman classes. The Legend division will also contest an INEX-sanctioned event. Racing begins at 3:30 pm.

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UNOFFICIAL FEATURE RESULTS – SIXTH ANNUAL MIKE STEVENS MEMORIAL DAY ONE

STREET STOCK 75

1st – #80 Ryan Richard
2nd – #13 Brad MacLean
3rd – #68 Michael Cormier
4th – #60 Mike Weagle
5th – #42 Mike Duskey
6th – #58 Logan Power
7th – #99 Shawn Hyslop
8th – #77 Riley Goodwin
9th – #63 Kenny Snow
10th – #53 Bill Storey
11th – #55 James Matchett
12th – #15 Roger Slocum
13th – #16 Tim Layton
14th – #19 Brandon Carter
15th – #95 Bryar Ellis
16th – #5 Scott Habkirk

MISTER TRANSMISSION MINI STOCK 50

1st – #81 JR Lawson
2nd – #67 Cody Byrne
3rd – #99 Dave Matthews
4th – #45 Travis Keefe
5th – #30 Chantel Ackles
6th – #46 Ryan McKnight
7th – #0 Rob Poirier
8th – #82 Garth Bezanson
9th – #47 Jordan LeClair
10th – #85 Adam Cormier
11th – #33G Matt Martin
12th – #51 Bryan Suttie
13th – #92X Randy Storey
14th – #7 Tristin Harris
15th – #41x Andy Shea
16th – #17 Jake Rogers
17th – #8 Mike Brown
18th – #92 Ryan Crawford
19th – #41 Maggie Suttie
20th – #69 BJ Gillespie
21st – #71 Neil Miousse
22nd – #46x Jessie LeClair
23rd – #33 Trevor Smith
24th – #10 Patricia Taylor
25th – #66 Chris Garnett
DNS – #70 Tyler Seveck, #19 Coady Palmer

ATLANTIC MODIFIED TOUR 35

1st – #75 Doug Matchett
2nd – #91 Braxton Stafford
3rd – #84 Brandon Skidmore
4th – #17 Joe Hoyt
5th – #2W Chris Wilson
6th – #58 Yves McCray
7th – #55 Zean Dutcher
8th – #10 Greg Butler
9th – #7 Travis Conroy
10th – #14 Kevin Brideau

KINGS COUNTY PERFORMANCE WOMEN ON WHEELS

1st – #33 Gail Thebeau
2nd – #45 Katie Beazley
3rd – #88 Paula Evans
4th – #15 Isabelle Getson
5th – #23 Alyssa Armstrong
6th – #2 Ashley Campbell
7th – #85 Hannah Gallant
8th – #48 Laurabee Blackburn
9th – #41 Kelsea Lewis

LEISURE DAYS RV BEGINNER BANDOLERO

1st – #24 Ayden Christensen
2nd – #8 Dawson Noble
3rd – #97 Daniel Vandenberg
4th – #94 Ian Crawford
5th – #88 Caden Tufts
6th – #23 Teagan Dempsey
7th – #28 Will Murphy
8th – #9 Campbell Delaney
9th – #53 Kelsea Lewis

LEISURE DAYS RV BANDOLERO OUTLAW

1st – #03 Colton Noble
2nd – #10 Evan Lane
3rd – #0 Tanton Wooldridge
4th – #71 Chase MacKay
5th – #81 Nate Singer
6th – #66 Owen Mahar