Legends Tour Hits Halfway Mark of Season Saturday at Scotia Speedworld August 12, 2016 Regional HALIFAX, NS – The Upper Clements Parks Maritime League of Legends Tour will contest the fourth round of its eight race season this Saturday at Scotia Speedworld. The Scotia Tire 50 will mark the halfway point in a season that has already given fans lots to talk about in the first three events of the year. The Scotia Tire 50 is a part of the 17th Annual Atlantic Cat 250 weekend. The series season kicked off at Scotia Speedworld back in May with Dylan Blenkhorn (Truro) scoring the victory in the Farrell’s Racing #48 car. The car has been piloted by Waylon Farrell (Conception Bay South, NL) in the last two events and the two drivers have put the car into the championship lead on the series. The #48 car will be driven by Alex Pacheco (Kannapolis, NC) on Saturday. Pacheco is a well-known name in Legends Car racing and will look make good on his first start Saturday at the 3/10-mile Scotia Speedworld. Rookie Craig MacDonald (Waverley) has moved to second in the standings, 14 points behind Farrell Racing. Emily Meehan (Rawdon Gold Mines) is third, 12 out of second. Cory Hall (Jolicure, NB) and Adam Meehan (Rawdon Gold Mines) are fourth and fifth, respectively. complete point standings The Upper Clements Parks Maritime League of Legends Tour has attracted an average of 21 cars over the first three races of the season and a stout field is expected to be on hand Saturday to vie for the Scotia Tire 50 trophy. The Legends will run as the undercard for the Atlantic Cat 250 on Saturday. Race time is 5 p.m. Tickets will be available at the gate (cash only). About The Maritime League of Legends: The Maritime League of Legends Association was formed in 2005 by a group of racer’s wanting to grow the Legends Cars division in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. In 2016, the Upper Clements Parks Maritime League of Legends Tour will visit five venues throughout Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island between May and September during its eight-race season. For more information on the Maritime League of Legends, please visit www.maritimelegends.ca. About Scotia Speedworld: 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 race cars. SSW also hosts special events, including Monster Jam, Nitro Circus 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. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sswracing and follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/sswracing. source – series communications (edited)
