Cassius Clark in the King Racing entry (file photo - Ken MacIsaac)Cassius Clark Wins Rain-Shortened Atlantic Cat 250 August 9, 2015 Regional Cassius Clark (Farmington, ME) captured his third Atlantic Cat 250 title Saturday at Scotia Speedworld. Clark won a rain shortened event after weather closed in at lap 160. Clark dominated the event, leading 146 of the completed 160 laps. Clark was driving a car fielded by Pictou’s King Racing owned by Maritime racing legend Rollie MacDonald. In a post-race interview MacDonald said the car was as close to perfect as he has seen one at Scotia Speedworld since 1989 when he won an ACT Tour race at the tight oval. The win ties Clark with fellow Main driver Ben Rowe for the most wins in the Atlantic Cat 250. Race Results Craig Slaunwhite (Terence Bay, NS) came across the stripe in second with Donald Chisholm (Antigonish, NS) third. Daryl Mahar (Hubley, NS) led early in the event from the outside pole and finished fourth, ahead of new point leader and 2014 Atlantic Cat 250 champ Dylan Blenkhorn (Truro, NS). Clark won the Atlantic Tiltload Time Trials with a lap 14.218 seconds. Blenkhorn (Truro, NS) won the King Freight Dash for Cash. Shawn Turple (Enfield, NS) and Cale Gale (Mobile, AL) won their respective Dartmouth Dodge heat races. Clark also took home the $1000 cash award for leading halfway. DJ Casey (Prospect, NS) was the Exide Batteries Rookie of the Race with a 20th place finish. Gale accepted the Atlantic Tiltload Pole Challenge but could only muster a 17 place finish after starting last in the 23 car field. Prior to the Atlantic Cat 250 the Hydraulics Plus Bandits and Outlaws raced 20 lap features; Austin MacDonald (Pictou, NS) took home the Bandit win, Wyatt McCulloch (Stewiacke, NS) won the Outlaw feature. Jarrett Butcher (Porter’s Lake, NS) took top spot in The Atlantic Tiltload Maritime League of Legends Scotia Tire 50. The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour is off next weekend but returns to Petty International Raceway on August 22 for a 150-lap main event in the final stop for the series in 2015 in the province of New Brunswick. Atlantic Tractors & Equipment Ltd. (Atlantic CAT) is a full-line Caterpillar Equipment and Engine Dealership serving the provinces of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. The dealership meets the business needs of its customers by providing superior products backed by excellent parts and service capabilities. Atlantic Cat operates from eight locations. The company is engaged in the sale, lease, rental and service of the full-line of Caterpillar Earthmoving and Engine Products. These include machines for use in a variety of industries – Mining, Forestry, Agriculture, Road Building, Road Maintenance, General Construction and Light Construction operations. The company sells and services the full-line of Caterpillar diesel Engines and Power Generation products for use in applications requiring Stand-by or Prime Power diesel generating products, Marine Power for commercial vessels, Truck Power for the on-highway trucking industry and time-saving Harvesters for the agricultural industry. The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour visits five tracks throughout the Maritimes during its May through September season. The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour is owned and operated by Maritime Pro Stock Tour Limited. For more information, call our administration office at 902.481.2531 or click www.maritimeprostocktour.com . Scotia Speedworld (SSW) is a 3/10-mile asphalt oval racing facility. SSW is the only track in Nova Scotia to host a weekly racing series, which runs May through September and features six different classes of racecars. SSW also hosts special events, including Monster Jam and the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour. SSW is located at Exit 6 on Highway 102, across from the Halifax Stanfield International Airport. For more information please click on www.ScotiaSpeedworld.ca or call our Event Hotline at (902) 873-2277 or our office at (902) 481-2514.
