Naugle, O’Blenis Add Names to River Glade International Winners List

Nicholas Naugle (Dartmouth, NS) and Alexandra O’Blenis (Boundary Creek, NB) had plenty of reason to celebrate Saturday night at Petty International Raceway as the drivers picked up Late Model wins during the 58th Jones Auto Body River Glade International. For both, it was their first victory at the River Glade International event in Late Model competition.

Naugle showed the way for most of the second half in the Super Late Model/Pro Stock 150 in Memory of Ernie McLean and Pat Rodgers. Naugle raced to the win ahead of Ashton Tucker (Miramichi, NB) and a hard-charging Robbie MacEwen (Sherwood, PE). Reigning event champion Cory Hall (Jolicure, NB) and Dustin Tucker (Darling’s Island, NB) completed the top five.

Eighteen cars began the day in Super Late Model competition with Naugle setting quick time in EIT Race Radios Time Trials. Lonnie Sommerville (Barnesville, NB) and Devin Snell (Saint John, NB) took home Wingnut Productions/TimsCorner.tv Heat Races. The Super Late Model 150 in Memory of Ernie McLean and Pat Rodgers took 57 minutes to complete.

Alexandra O’Blenis bagged her second big-money race at Petty International Raceway in the last 10 months by capturing the $4,000-to-win Fog City Auto Spa Late Model Sportsman 100. O’Blenis drove away on a late-race restart with a handful of laps remaining, leaving her sister Courtney O’Blenis (Boundary Creek, NB) to battle with Brady Creamer (Miramichi, NB) for the runner-up spot. Courtney would grab second, making it a one-two finish for the O’Blenis sisters. Creamer was third, followed by Curtis Collins (Barnesville, NB) and Chris Reid (Fort McMurray, NB). Courtney O’Blenis set quick time in EIT Race Radios Time Trials. The Fog City Auto Spa Late Model Sportsman 100 took one hour 32 minutes to complete.

The Subaru of Moncton Classic for the Heart of a Champion Hot Rod Classics powered by Conrad Bros was won by Tylor Hawes (Porters Lake, NS), backing up his victory earned in the 2021 edition of the Jones Auto Body River Glade International. Stacey Clements (Halifax, NS) was second and Patty Lawrence (Dartmouth, NS) third in a close 25-lap feature.

Chase MacKay (Bear Cove, NS) and Caden Tufts (Halifax, NS) dueled for the win in the Leisure Days RV Bandolero feature. The margin of victory was just 0.019 seconds with MacKay getting the checkered flag over Tufts. Ayden Christensen (Windsor Junction, NS) closed the gap at the finish but would wind up third of the 10 competitors. Ethan Hicken (New Glasgow, NS) was the Leisure Days RV Beginner Bandolero winner in convincing fashion over Mandi Lee and Hudson Ruff.

UNOFFICIAL FEATURE RESULTS – 58th JONES AUTO BODY RIVER GLADE INTERNATIONAL

SUPER LATE MODEL/PRO STOCK 150 IN MEMORY OF ERNIE MCLEAN AND PAT RODGERS

1st – #08 Nicholas Naugle
2nd – #2 Ashton Tucker
3rd – #40 Robbie MacEwen
4th – #08 Cory Hall
5th – #52 Dustin Tucker
6th – #18 Darren MacKinnon
7th – #41 Mike Rodgers
8th – #23 Lonnie Sommerville
9th – #10 Devin Snell
10th – #48 Dave O’Blenis
11th – #42 Mike Duskey
12th – #36 Gary Elliott
13th – #14 Andrew Rodgers
14th – #97 Chris Duncan
15th – #44 Michael Cormier
16th – #9 John Rankin
17th – #41L Robert Lee
DNS – #1 Ryan Messer

FOG CITY AUTO SPA LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN 100

1st – #74 Alexandra O’Blenis
2nd – #48C Courtney O’Blenis
3rd – #10 Brady Creamer
4th – #27 Curtis Collins
5th – #8 Chris Reid
6th – #00 Michael Cormier
7th – #3 Justin Beers
8th – #94 Ryan Raynes
9th – #87 Nick Cudmore
10th – #30 Marcel LeBlanc
11th – #53 Laurie Cormier
12th – #43 Hudson Weston
13th – #65 Brandon Carter
14th – #46 Koven Lewis
15th – #42 Ronnie MacKay
16th – #37 Brandon Albert
17th – #0 Frank Fraser
18th – #85 Kenny MacKenzie Jr

SUBARU OF MONCTON CLASSIC FOR HEART OF A CHAMPION HOT ROD CLASSICS POWERED BY CONRAD BROS

1st – #33 Tylor Hawes
2nd – #72 Stacey Clements
3rd – #134 Patty Lawrence
4th – #71 Chris Dingle
5th – #12 Steven Curtis
6th – #12X Byron Bartlett
DNS – #35 Laurie Hutt

LEISURE DAYS RV BANDOLERO OUTAWS

1st – #71 Chase MacKay
2nd – #00 Caden Tufts
3rd – #24 Ayden Christensen
4th – #97 Daniel Vandenburg
5th – #19 Landon Pierce
6th – #13X Aiden MacDonald
7th – #92 Ian Crawford
8th – #14 Sam MacDonald
9th – #13 Rory Coates
10th – #39 Chase Livingston

LEISURE DAYS RV BEGINNER BANDOLEROS

1st – #5 Ethan Hicken
2nd – #41 Mandi Lee
3rd – #83 Hudson Ruff
4th – #22 Tylar Dempsey
5th – #86 Marco Doiron

The next event for Petty International Raceway is the Irving Oil 150 for the East Coast International Pro Stock Tour. The race on Saturday, July 9 gets underway at 4 pm.

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