Hicken Bags Over $20k in Mike Stevens Memorial

RIVER GLADE, NB – Jonathan Hicken (Brudenell, PE) capped off the Petty International Raceway season with his third triumph in the Mike Stevens Memorial. Hicken, who previously won the race in 2015 and 2016, led over two-thirds of the laps en route to the victory in the 200-lap Pro Stock/Super Late Model feature. The victory was worth $10,000 and after contingency awards, lap leader money and the Bumper to Bumper $3k Petty Pro Stock Challenge, the win was worth well over $20,000 for the No. 5 Chapman Brothers Construction team.

Hicken was pressured in the first portion of the race by Ashton Tucker (Lyttleton, NB) until pit stops put the No. 2 car back in traffic. Dave O’Blenis (Boundary Creek, NB) was able to capitalize and race for the win with Hicken but it was Hicken who ultimately came out the winner. O’Blenis was second while Tucker fought traffic to come home in third. The AutoRite Service Centre Time Trial winner Robbie MacEwen (Sherwood, PE) was fourth while Nicholas Naugle (Dartmouth, NS) snuck by Sarah McKay (Quispamsis, NB) in the closing laps to take fifth.

Eight cautions slowed the 200-lap race, which took one hour, 27 minutes to complete. A complete list of lap leader, contingency award winners and more race info can be found once made official at PettyRaceway.com.

For the second straight year, Laurie Cormier (Riverview, NB) won the Late Model Sportsman portion of the Mike Stevens Memorial. The final caution flag flew with five laps to go, setting up a mad dash for the front runners. When the dust finally settled, it was Luc Bourgeois (Memramcook, NB) and 2019 AE McKay Builders Late Model Sportsman champion Jordan Veinotte (Porter’s Lake, NS) joining Cormier on the podium. Brady Creamer (Miramichi, NB) and Deven Smith (Lakeside, NS) completed the top five in the 27-car Sportsman feature field.

Colton Noble (Upper Nine Mile River, NS) capped off his Leisure Days RV Bandolero Outlaw season with a victory on Saturday during the Mike Stevens Memorial. Kelsea Lewis (Salisbury, NB) raced to her first career feature win in the Leisure Days RV Beginner Bandoleros while Ayden Christensen (Windsor Junction, NS) won the season-long championship. Braden Langille (Shubenacadie, NS) won the 50-lap INEX Legend feature.

Complete results can be found, once deemed official, at PettyRaceway.com during the week.

Petty International Raceway would like to thank its major sponsors for the sixth annual Mike Stevens Memorial Weekend, including R. Stevens Mechanical, Carnahan Property Management, Archibald Drilling & Blasting, Brycon Construction, NAPA Petitcodiac and Salisbury, St. Louis Bar and Grill Moncton and Dieppe and Port City Racecars.

UNOFFICIAL FEATURE RESULTS – MIKE STEVENS MEMORIAL DAY TWO

PRO STOCK/SUPER LATE MODEL 200

1st – #5 Jonathan Hicken
2nd – #48 Dave O’Blenis
3rd – #2 Ashton Tucker
4th – #40 Robbie MacEwen
5th – #08 Nicholas Naugle
6th – #32 Sarah McKay
7th – #97 Chris Duncan
8th – #54 Jarrett Butcher
9th – #42 Andrew Rodgers
10th – #44 Russell Smith Jr
11th – #91 Dylan Gosbee
12th – #88 Kevin Moore
13th – #49 Harry Ross White
14th – #42K Kyle Reid
15th – #10 Devin Snell
16th –  #01 Troy Burke
17th – #52 Shawn Tucker
18th – #03 Steve Halpin
19th – #28 Kirk Thibeau
20th – #18 Darren MacKinnon
21st – #23 Lonnie Sommerville
DNS – #99 Craig Slaunwhite

LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN 100

1st – #53 Laurie Cormier
2nd – #88 Luc Bourgeois
3rd – #11 Jordan Veinotte
4th – #10 Brady Creamer
5th – #94 Deven Smith
6th – #00 Michael Cormier
7th – #11x Logan Power
8th – #30 Marcel LeBlanc
9th – #92 Neal Crawford
10th – #27 Curtis Collins
11th – #48C Courtney O’Blenis
12th – #87 Nick Cudmore
13th – #92X Wayne Miller
14th – #46 Koven Lewis
15th – #74 Alexandra O’Blenis
16th – #40 Richard Atkinson
17th – #18 Lynden MacDougall
18th – #14 Alex Johnson
19th – #18x Matt Moore
20th – #66 Jeffrey Breen
21st – #3 Justin Beers
22nd – #92M Pete Miller
23rd – #85 Ken MacKenzie Jr
24th – #94X Ryan Raynes
25th – #41 Rob Raynes
26th – #15 Mike Alexander
27th – #05 Fred Schofield
DNS – #52 Destiny Enkel

INEX LEGEND 50

1st – #51 Braden Langille
2nd – #13 Wyatt McCulloch
3rd – #68 Michael Cormier
4th – #27 Austin MacDonald
5th – #87 Danny Chisholm
6th – #44 Nathan Blackburn
7th – #38 Darren Sherwood
8th – #66 Owen Mahar
9th – #78 Martin Landry

LEISURE DAYS RV BANDOLERO OUTLAW 20

1st – #03 Colton Noble
2nd – #0 Tanton Woodridge
3rd – #87 Danny Chisholm
4th – #10 Evan Lane
5th – #71 Chase MacKay
6th – #66 Owen Mahar
7th – #81 Nate Singer

LEISURE DAYS RV BEGINNER BANDOLERO 20

1st – #53 Kelsea Lewis
2nd – #8 Dawson Noble
3rd – #88 Caden Tufts
4th – #92 Ian Crawford
5th – #28 Will Murphy
6th – #24 Ayden Christensen
7th – #23 Teagan Dempsey
8th – #9 Campbell Delaney

The Mike Stevens Memorial concludes the 2019 racing season at Petty International Raceway. Teams and fans are urged to keep tabs of the PettyRaceway.com website and social media channels for upcoming information on the 2019 Awards Banquet and the 2020 racing season!

About Petty International Raceway:
Petty International Raceway is located on Highway 106, just 40 km west of Moncton, New Brunswick. To learn more about Petty International Raceway, its location, admission, policies, history, and more, please visit www.pettyraceway.com.

Source – track communications