Cole Butcher with Lucas Oil sponsor rep, John Coyle. (photo by Ken MacIsaac) RIVER GLADE, NB – Cole Butcher (Porter’s Lake, NS) recorded his first Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour victory of 2019 by winning the Lucas Oil 150 on Saturday evening at Petty International Raceway. Ashton Tucker (Miramichi) finished second. Dylan Blenkhorn (Truro, NS) had a mishap early in the race but rallied back to finish third. Cory Hall (Jolicure) and Jarrett Butcher (Porter’s Lake, NS) completed the top five. Three Atlantic Tiltload heat races kicked-off an action packed night of racing in front of a capacity crowd. Kent Vincent (Crapaud, PE), Chris Hughes (Brackley Beach, PE) and Tucker all picked up wins in the 10 lap qualifying heats. Tucker also receives the Exide Batteries Rookie of the Race. Hall takes home the Kenny U-Pull Hard Charger award. The race was slowed by 12 caution periods and took one hour and 40 minutes to complete. Lucas Oil 150 Race Results Prior to the Lucas Oil 150, three opening classes took to the track. Dave Matthews (Nine Mile River, NS) won the Passione Flooring & Interiors East Coast Mini Stock Tour 60 lap feature. Mike Duskey (Albany, PE) won the Street Stock 50 lap event, while Marcel LeBlanc (Bouctouche, NB) picked up his first ever Sportsman win in the 60 lap A.E. McKay Builders Sportsman race. Dave Matthews (photo by Ken MacIsaac) Marcel Leblanc (photo by Ken MacIsaac) Mike Duskie (photo by Ken MacIsaac) The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour heads to Scotia Speedworld next Saturday, June 1st for the Cummins 150! Grandstands open at 1:00 pm with Atlantic Tiltload Heat Races getting underway at 4:00 pm. Adult tickets for the Cummins 150 are $25.00 for adults, $8.00 for youth (8-15 yrs.), seven and under are admitted for free. Pit admission is $30.00. About the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour: The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour visits four 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. You can also follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/prostocktour and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/prostocktour.
