Cole Butcher (Hantsport, NS) won his fourth race of the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour season in the Atlantic Oliver Tire 200 tonight at Scotia Speedworld. In a wild scramble on a final restart with four laps to go, Russell Smith Jr. (Lakeside, NS) and Chris Hughes (Brackley Beach, PE) picked up their first podium finishes of the season taking second and third, respectively. Dylan Blenkhorn and his crew celebrate their first PST championship (photo by Ken MacIsaac) Dylan Blenkhorn finished 11th in the season finale but it was enough to clinch his first Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour Series Championship. Blenkhorn entered the Atlantic Oliver Tire 200 23 points ahead of Jonathan Hicken (Brudenell, PE) who finished directly behind the No. 67 in the finale. Blenkhorn’s margin of victory in the championship is 26 points. Jarrett Butcher (Porter’s Lake, NS), who led the most laps in the Atlantic Oliver Tire 200, finished third in the championship standings, ahead of Dylan Gosbee (Cornwall, PE) and Craig Slaunwhite (Cornwall, PE). Unofficial Complete Race Results Starting positions for the Atlantic Oliver Tire 200 were set by Atlantic Tiltload Heat Races which were won by John Flemming (Halifax, NS) Donald Chisholm (Antigonish, NS) and Nicholas Naugle (Dartmouth, NS). Cole Butcher picked up the Kenny U-Pull Hard Charger award while Smith picked up the Exide Batteries Rookie of the Race. Craig Ward (Riverview, NB) takes home the 2019 Exide Batteries Rookie of the Year title completing the season 13th in points. Ward will receive the iconic Exide Battery Rookie trophy at the annual awards banquet in November. Craig MacDonald (photo by Ken MacIsaac) The Maritime League of Legends kicked off the day’s festivities with a 50 lap feature. Craig MacDonald (Waverley, NS) came home first followed by Braden Langille (Shubenacadie, NS) and Tylor Hawes (Porter’s Lake, NS). Langille also takes home the 2019 Maritime League of Legends Championship. Blenkhorn will officially receive his championship spoils including the impressive championship ring commissioned by Inglis Jewelers at the 2019 Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour Year-End Awards Banquet on November 9 at the Westin Nova Scotia in Halifax. About the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour: The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour (PST) is considered the highest level of stock car racing in Canada. The Tour is recognized in the industry as one of the healthiest stock car racing series in North America. PST 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 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 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. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sswracing and follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/sswracing
