(Halifax, NS, May 15, 2013) The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour will open another sensational season of stock car racing this Sunday at Scotia Speedworld with the Lucas Oil 150. The season opener will launch the 12-race schedule that will take the Tour to five Maritime markets over the next 17 weeks. Thirty of the best teams from across the region are expected to battle for a spot in Sunday\u2019s feature event. Qualifying for the Lucas Oil 150 gets underway at 3:10 PM with racing slated for 4:00 PM. Grandstands gates open at 1:00 PM.
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\nThree returning series champions are expected to be in the field this Sunday. Two-time champion (2009, \u201812) Shawn Turple (Enfield, NS) enters the Lucas Oil 150 as reigning champ and will begin his quest for back-to-back titles. Three-time series champion (2002, \u201903, \u201906) John Flemming (Halifax, NS) knows something about back-to back titles as he is the only driver to ever accomplish this feat in the Tour\u2019s 11-year history. Shawn Tucker (Fredericton, NB) is another three-time champion (2004, \u201907, \u201910) and rounds out the trio of champs who will be contending for the win this weekend at Scotia Speedworld.<\/p>\n
The Exide Batteries Rookie of the Year battle will get kick-started at Sunday\u2019s Lucas Oil 150. With a huge field expected for the season opener these rookies will have to rely on their impressive racing resumes to make the big show. Colby Smith (Cable Sable Island, NS) will make his third start on the Tour. Smith is a former Scotia Speedworld and NAPA Sportsman Series Champion and will pilot the No. 77 entry. Cole Butcher (Porter\u2019s Lake, NS) took home the Strictly Hydraulics Legends Championship as well as the Maritime League of Legends Tour title in 2012. Butcher will be at the helm of the No. 53 this season. Dylan Blenkhorn (Truro, NS) is also a former Strictly Hydraulics Legend Series and Maritime League of Legends Champion and has one career start in the No. 67 on the Pro Stock Tour. Jeff Dillman (Middle Musquodoboit, NS) is a two-time Dartmouth Dodge Sportsman Series Champion; Dillman will attempt to make his first career Tour start in the No. 08 at Sunday\u2019s Lucas Oil 150.<\/p>\n
Canadian recording artist John Gracie will kick off the day\u2019s festivities with a performance of the national anthem. The Maritime League of Legends Tour will then take centre stage in their season opener 50-lap feature prior to the main event. Be sure to arrive early as the first 100 people through the grandstand gates will receive a free gift from Lucas Oil!<\/p>\n
If you can\u2019t make it to Scotia Speedworld this Sunday you can still catch all the action by tuning into Sirius\/XM Satellite Radio, channel 167 for Race Time Radio\u2019s live full-event coverage of the Lucas Oil 150.<\/p>\n
Admission for Sunday\u2019s Season Opener Lucas Oil 150 is $25.00 for adults; $5.00 for youth; pit admission is $30.00. Children 7 and under are admitted for free.<\/p>\n
EXPECTED ENTRY LIST \u2013 SEASON OPENER LUCAS OIL 150<\/strong> (Halifax, NS, May 15, 2013) The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour will open another sensational season of stock car racing this Sunday at Scotia Speedworld with the Lucas Oil 150. The season opener will launch the 12-race schedule that will take the Tour to five Maritime markets over the next 17 weeks. Thirty of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[110,15286,14972],"tags":[15287],"class_list":["post-12667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-canada","category-pro-stock-tour","category-touring-series-news","tag-lucas-oil"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12667\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n#02 \u2013 Mike MacKenzie \u2013 Dartmouth, NS
\n#08 \u2013 Jeff Dillman – Middle Musquodoboit, NS
\n#0 – Shawn Turple – Enfield, NS
\n#4 – Mike Stevens – Riverview, NB
\n#5 \u2013 Jonathan Hicken \u2013 Brudenell, PE
\n#8 – Kent Vincent – Westmoreland, PE
\n#11 – Marty Prevost \u2013 Fall River, NS
\n#13- Denver Foran \u2013 Edmonton, AB
\n#14 \u2013 Terry Dougay \u2013 Albany, PE
\n#18 \u2013 Darren MacKinnon \u2013 Charlottetown, PE
\n#21 – Shawn Pierce – Bridgewater, NS
\n#24 \u2013 Steve Ross \u2013 Waverly, NS
\n#29 – Greg Proude – Springvale, PE
\n#35 \u2013 Brad Mann \u2013 Glen Livet, NB
\n#37 \u2013 Cy Harvey \u2013 Elmsdale, NS
\n#45 – Leonard Boutilier \u2013 Dutch Settlement, NS
\n#51 \u2013 Vance Hanes \u2013 Kennetcook, NS
\n#52 – Shawn Tucker – Fredericton, NB
\n#53 \u2013 Cole Butcher \u2013 Porter\u2019s Lake, NS
\n#55 \u2013 Jason Carnahan \u2013 Moncton, NB
\n#66 \u2013 Daryl Mahar \u2013 Hubley, NS
\n#67 \u2013 Dylan Blenkhorn \u2013 Truro, NS
\n#72 \u2013 Brad Eddy \u2013 Lower Sackville, NS
\n#77 \u2013 Colby Smith \u2013Cape Sable Island, NS
\n#88 – George Koszkulics \u2013 New Glasgow, NS
\n#89 \u2013 Donald Chisholm \u2013 Antigonish, NS
\n#91 \u2013 Dylan Gosbee \u2013 Cornwall, PE
\n#97 – John Flemming – Halifax, NS
\n#98 – Jerome Kehoe \u2013 Sydney, NS
\n#99 – Craig Slaunwhite – Terence Bay, NS
\n*Entry list subject to change without notice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"