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ACTION PACKED RACING LINED UP FOR TOROMONT CAT 250 WEEKEND<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Halifax, NS \u2013August 8, 2018) The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour and Scotia Speedworld have two days of action packed racing lined up as part of the Toromont Cat 250 weekend! Fans have lots to look forward to with a 100 lap Affordable Fuels Sportsman race on Friday evening and the 19th running of the Toromont Cat 250 on Saturday.
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It all kicks off Friday night at 7:00pm with the CARSTAR Weekly Racing Series featuring the Affordable Fuels 100 for the Sportsman division. Two dozen of the best Sportsman drivers from across Nova Scotia are expected to race on Friday evening. They\u2019ll all be chasing Russell Smith Jr (Lakeside), who is looking for an unprecedented sixth straight Cat 250 weekend Sportsman victory. While a number of part time drivers will be gunning for the win, they will have to bring their A- game to compete against the best in the CARSTAR Weekly Racing Series. Kirk Ryan (Upper Nine Mile River), Pete Miller (Kennetcook), Matt Vaughan (Bedford) and Jordan Veinotte (Porter\u2019s Lake) have all scored victories this year. The past two races have seen two first- time Sportsman winners in Richard Salter (Centre Burlington) and Megan Parrott (Beaver Bank). Salter won the 24th Annual Shriners Classic while Parrott became the first female Sportsman feature winner at the track in over two decades.<\/p>\n

Prior to the Affordable Fuels Sportsman 100 we will be giving away eight brand new bicycles to eight lucky Scotia Speedworld Kids Club members courtesy of Affordable Fuels \u2013 that\u2019s correct eight brand new shiny bikes will be given away Friday night! Just show your Kids Club membership card at the gate on Friday and you will receive a ballot to win the bike of your choice! Please note you must be in attendance to win.<\/p>\n

Also on the racing card for Friday evening are the Toursec Thunder & Lightning and the Strictly Hydraulics Legends who will all race 25 lap features prior to the Affordable Fuels Sportsman 100. Friday night admissions are $15.00 for adult, $5.00 for youth, children 7 and under are free. Tickets will be available at the gates on race day (Weekend passes available see below)<\/p>\n

Saturday at 5:00pm the cars and stars of the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour will compete in the 19th edition of the prestigious Toromont Cat 250! Don\u2019t miss a minute of this high-horsepower experience as teams battle for their piece of the $60,000 purse and contingency funds and the opportunity to engrave their name on the Scott Fraser Memorial Cup.<\/p>\n

Cole Butcher (Porter\u2019s Lake, NS) heads into the Toromont Cat 250 hunting for not only his third consecutive win on the season but also his third consecutive Toromont Cat 250 victory. Ben Rowe (Turner, ME) and Cassius Clark (Farmington, ME) have both won the prestigious event three times but not in consecutive years.<\/p>\n

Butcher\u2019s win last weekend extended his point lead in the championship point standings to 84 over Craig Slaunwhite (Terence Bay, NS), also a former winner of the Toromont Cat 250 (2013). Slaunwhite has lots of competition on his heels with less than 30 points separating second through fifth. Shawn Turple (Enfield, NS) is just 15 markers behind Slaunwhite in third. Dylan Gosbee (Cornwall, PE) and Dylan Blenkhorn (Truro, NS) are within 15 points of Turple sitting fourth and fifth respectively. Blenkhorn also won the Toromont Cat 250 back in 2014.<\/p>\n

Pete Shepherd (London, ON) comes to Scotia Speedworld fresh off a NASCAR Xfinity Series start at the Iowa Speedway in late July. Shepherd is a five time NASCAR Pinty\u2019s Series winner, a finalist on the Roush Racing Driver X Show, has starts in the ARCA Racing Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and was the 1998 Canadian Grand National Karting champion. Shepherd will drive the No. 10 Dexter Construction\/Toromont Cat Chevrolet, joining the likes of Bobby White, Cale Gale, Ben Rowe and Mike Rowe to drive the car in the Toromont Cat 250 in recent years.<\/p>\n

Fans will get to meet all of the stars of the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour prior to the Toromont Cat 250 during the on track autograph sessions.<\/p>\n

The gang from Race Time Radio will also be joining us to broadcast the Toromont Cat 250. Race broadcast will be available for listeners absolutely free, no subscription necessary, via www.racetimeradio.com by clicking the \u201cListen Live\u201d link.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the Toromont Cat 250 are $35.00 for adults, youth (8-15yrs) $10.00, children 7 and under are free. Pit admission for those 18+ is $40.00.<\/p>\n

Weekend passes for the Affordable Fuels Sportsman 100 and the 19th Annual Toromont Cat 250 are $50.00 for pit admission, $45.00 grandstands.<\/p>\n

Expected Entry List \u2013 Toromont Cat 250 (as of August 8)<\/p>\n

#07 \u2013 Allison MacKinnon \u2013 Oyster Bed Bridge, PE<\/p>\n

#08 – Nicholas Naugle – Dartmouth, NS<\/p>\n

#0- Shawn Turple – Enfield, NS<\/p>\n

#5 \u2013 Jonathan Hicken \u2013 Brudenell, PE<\/p>\n

#8 – Kent Vincent – Westmoreland, PE<\/p>\n

#10 \u2013 Pete Shepard \u2013 London, ON<\/p>\n

#11 – Marty Prevost \u2013 Fall River, NS<\/p>\n

#13 \u2013 Cassius Clark – Farmington, ME<\/p>\n

#13x – Cory Hall – Jolicure, NB<\/p>\n

#14 \u2013 Terry Dougay \u2013 Albany, PE<\/p>\n

#18 \u2013 Darren MacKinnon \u2013 Charlottetown, PE<\/p>\n

#21 – Shawn Pierce – Bridgewater, NS<\/p>\n

#29 – Greg Proude – Springvale, PE<\/p>\n

#30 \u2013 Stephen lively \u2013 Shubenacadie, NS<\/p>\n

#32 \u2013 Sarah McKay \u2013 Quispamsis, NB<\/p>\n

#40 \u2013 Robbie MacEwen \u2013 Charlottetown, PE<\/p>\n

#42\u2013 Andrew Rodgers \u2013 Smithtown, NB<\/p>\n

#44\u2013 Russell Smith jr \u2013 Lakeside, NS<\/p>\n

#48 \u2013 Waylon Farrell \u2013 Conception Bay, NL<\/p>\n

#51 \u2013 Braden Langille \u2013 Shubenacadie, NS<\/p>\n

#53 \u2013 Cole Butcher \u2013 Porter\u2019s Lake, NS<\/p>\n

#54 \u2013 Jarrett Butcher \u2013 Porter\u2019s Lake, NS<\/p>\n

#67 \u2013 Dylan Blenkhorn \u2013 Truro, NS<\/p>\n

#81 \u2013 Nevin Scott \u2013 Marshfield, PE<\/p>\n

#89 \u2013 Donald Chisholm \u2013 Antigonish, NS<\/p>\n

#91 \u2013 Dylan Gosbee \u2013 Cornwall, PE<\/p>\n

#97 – John Flemming – Halifax, NS<\/p>\n

#99 – Craig Slaunwhite – Terence Bay, NS <\/p>\n

*Entry list subject to change without notice<\/p>\n

Past winners of the Toromont Cat 250<\/p>\n

2000: John Flemming, Halifax, Nova Scotia
\n2001: Louie Mechalides, Tyngsboro, Mass.
\n2002: Ben Rowe, Turner, Maine
\n2003: Ben Rowe, Turner, Maine
\n2004: Johnny Clark, Farmingdale, Maine
\n2005: Mike Rowe, Turner, Maine
\n2006: Johnny Clark, Farmingdale, Maine
\n2007: Mike Rowe, Turner, Maine
\n2008: Travis Benjamin, Belfast, Maine
\n2009: Lonnie Sommerville, Saint John, New Brunswick
\n2010: Cassius Clark, Farmington, Maine
\n2011: Ben Rowe, Turner, Maine
\n2012: Cassius Clark, Farmington, Maine
\n2013: Craig Slaunwhite, Terence Bay, NS
\n2014: Dylan Blenkhorn, Truro, NS
\n2015: Cassius Clark, Farmington, ME
\n2016: Cole Butcher, Porter\u2019s Lake, NS
\n2017: Cole Butcher, Porter\u2019s Lake, NS
\nFor complete event information, please visit www.MaritimeProStockTour.com or www.scotiaspeedworld.ca<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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