Antigonish NS, September 7, 2013) – Shawn Tucker (Fredericton, NB) took home his second consecutive and fourth Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour victory of the 2013 season Saturday night in the Lucas Oil 100 at Riverside International Speedway. The event came down to a green-white-checkered finish where Tucker had to hold off hometown favorite Donald Chisholm (Antigonish, NS) and Darren MacKinnon (Charlottetown, PE) for the victory. Second and third finished neck-to-neck with a mere 0.018 second split between the two as they crossed the finish line. Exide Batteries Rookie of the Year contender Dylan Blenkhorn (Truro, NS) came home fourth and sophomore Brad Eddy (Lower Sackville, NS) in the #13 King Competition Ford finished fifth.
Tucker in the #52 Rockico Equipment Limited Chevrolet started P1 after winning the King Freight Lines Dash for Cash. Current point leader John Flemming (Halifax, NS) took home Atlantic Tiltload Time Trials with a blistering 14.333 second lap. Runner-up Donald Chisholm won the Linde Most Laps Lead Award. Dylan Blenkhorn (Truro, NS) picked up the Absolute Traffic Services Hard Charger and the Exide Batteries Rookie of the Race awards. Darren MacKinnon and George Koszkulics (New Glasgow, NS) both picked up wins in their respective Dartmouth Dodge Heat Races.
With one race to go, Tucker will enter battle at the season finale at Scotia Speedworld 49 points behind Flemming, who finished a lap down in 11th at Riverside. When it comes to the Exide Batteries Rookie of the Year Award, sixth place finisher in the Lucas Oil 100 Cole Butcher (Porter’s Lake, NS) sits 44 points behind Blenkhorn heading into the Dartmouth Dodge 200.
The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour will close out the season next Saturday at Scotia Speedworld. The Dartmouth Dodge 200 will decide who takes home the prestigious championship and the $10,000 cheque! Don’t miss the Dartmouth Dodge 200 next Saturday, September 14 at 4:00 PM. Advance tickets are on sale now at all Ticket Atlantic locations and will also be available at the gate on race day (cash only). For complete event information and ticket prices please visit www.scotiaspeedworld.ca or www.maritimeprostocktour.com