Maritime League of Legends at Oyster Bed Speedway This Saturday

The Maritime League of Legends Tour will take to Oyster Bed Speedway in Oyster Bed Bridge, Prince Edward Island for the second time this year on Saturday evening. The Island Coastal Services 50 marks the halfway point on the summer for the series. Racing begins on Saturday, August 4th at 6 pm.

Shelby Baker (Fall River, NS) enters the Island Coastal Services 50 as the point leader on the Series on the strength of three podium finishes in four races. Baker finished second at Petty International Raceway in Round Four and was the runner-up to Craig MacDonald (Waverley, NS) in the Island ICF Incorporated 50 at Oyster Bed Speedway in June.

The gap back to the second place from Baker in the standings is 23 points to Sam Rogers (Lower Onslow, NS) and the No. 12 car. Emily Meehan (Rawdon Gold Mines, NS) sits third in the standings, one points off the No. 12 for the second spot. Meehan, like any other driver on the series, credits her early season success to her team.

“We’ve changed our mindset as a team this year,” said Meehan of the prep work for the first five races of 2018. “Adam (Meehan) is putting in a lot of hard work and I’ve been trying to get him as many wins as possible. He will be filling in for Kyle Shipley this weekend, so we are looking forward to putting two cars up front and have some fun at Oyster Bed Speedway. It is a unique and challenging track and requires you to be on the wheel at all times. The fans will see a great show Saturday night.”

Michael Cormier (Grand-Barachois, NB) and Josh Langille (Coldbrook, NS) find themselves fourth and fifth in the standings, respectively, with MacDonald and top Masters division driver Jeff Cruickshank (Hantsport, NS) not far behind. Darren Sherwood (Cambridge Narrows, NB), who drives with backing from Charlottetown’s Red Rock Harley Davidson, Kevin MacDonald (Antigonish, NS) and Kyle Shipley (Spryfield, NS) complete the top 10 in the standings. As mentioned, Adam Meehan (Rawdon Gold Mines, NS) will be filling in for Shipley in the No. 28 on Saturday.

A number of Prince Edward Island drivers are expected to compete for the Island Coastal Services 50 on Saturday, led by longtime Legends driver and Masters competitor Gary Dunning and Oyster Bed Speedway graduate Kyle MacEachern, both of Charlottetown. Cody Byrne (Orwell Cove) has a Legend car but struggled with mechanical issues during the Tour’s first Island stop in June. More Island based drivers are expected to toss their hat in the ring for Saturday’s fifth round but the full list is unavailable as of press time.

The Fleet Brake Atlantic Rookie of the Year chase sees Cormier lead Rogers by 76 points as the field races towards the halfway point in the season.

The Island Coastal Services 50 for the Legends is a support event on the card at Oyster Bed Speedway Saturday night with the Maritime Pro Stock Tour Lucas Oil 150 getting top billing. Also on the card is a 50-lap Oyster Bed Speedway Street Stock event. Pit gates for Legend competitors open at 1 pm. Racing action gets under way with qualifying races for feature events at 6 pm. Tickets are available at the gate on race day. For complete venue information, including admission prices and much more, visit OysterBedSpeedwayPEI.com.

Fans are encouraged to “like” the Maritime League of Legends Tour (@MaritimeLegends) on Facebook for their chance to win two tickets to the Farrell’s Excavating Limited 50 at Scotia Speedworld on Saturday, August 11th. For every 1,000 likes the page has on August 9th, the Series will make a draw for two tickets. For example, if the page has 3,000 likes, three pairs of tickets will be drawn for.

About Oyster Bed Speedway:
Oyster Bed Speedway is Prince Edward Island’s premier auto racing facility and features fun and excitement with weekly stock car racing special events throughout the season. The 1/3 mile paved oval is located in Oyster Bed Bridge at the intersection of routes 6 and 7, halfway between Cavendish and Charlottetown on beautiful Prince Edward Island. Phone: (902) 892-6684. Website: www.oysterbedspeedwaypei.com

About The Maritime League of Legends:
The Maritime League of Legends Association was formed in 2005 by a group of racers wanting to grow the Legends Cars division in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. In 2018, the Maritime League of Legends Tour will visit five venues throughout Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island between May and September during its ten race season. For more information on the Maritime League of Legends, please visit www.maritimelegends.ca.

source – series communications