Roy Races to Best of the Best Win at Speedway 660

GEARY, NB – Brent Roy (Hanwell) has won championships in the top two classes at Speedway 660 but was still searching for that first major victory at his home race track.

That search ended Saturday evening as he drove his No. 26 to Riverview Ford Lincoln Victory Lane in the Best of the Best 100 presented by RE/MAX East Coast Elite Realty.

Roy started sixth in the 12-car field but was in the lead position by the 45th lap after taking the lead away from five-time Pro Stock champion Dave O’Blenis (Boundary Creek).  As the leaders began to fade in the second half, Roy’s car stayed strong en route to his first victory of the 2018 season.

“We’ve been waiting 12 years to get to victory lane in one of these extended distance races,” said Roy after the 100-lap race. “This race was won in the shop. My crew and I have worked some late nights getting this car to where it needed to be and it has paid off. I’m thrilled we finally got it done in a big race!”

O’Blenis crossed the line in second, followed by Ryan Messer (Harvey), Greg Fahey (St. Stephen) and Ashton Tucker (Lyttleton).

Heat races were won by Messer and Lonnie Sommerville (Barnesville). Sommerville had a quick race car all night long and was poised to make a bid for the win until the motor let go on the No. 23 car just nine laps into the Best of the Best 100.

Following in the footsteps of her older sister, Courtney O’Blenis (Boundary Creek) became the second driver in the Martin’s Home Heating Sportsman division to pocket two wins in 2018. O’Blenis raced to the feature win ahead of Drew Greenlaw (Eastport, ME) and sister Alexandra O’Blenis (Boundary Creek). The top five was completed by Saint John youngsters Ryan Raynes and Curtis Collins. Robert Raynes (Saint John) and Courtney O’Blenis won heat races in the 11-car field.

Justin Cole (Harvey) drove to his fourth DMR Auto Sales and Service Street Stock victory of 2018 in seven races. Riley Goodwin (MacAdam) backed up his feature win a week ago with a strong second place run with Rick Cashol (Saint John) coming home with his second straight podium finish. Shawn Hyslop (St. Stephen) and Roger Slocum (Chipman) brought home top-five feature finishes. Cole and Hyslop picked up heat wins in the final race prior to the Ricky Bobby Street Stock 100.

Scott “Bat Hubby” Kennie (Fredericton) returned to victory lane for the second time in his sophomore Fredericton Gun Shop Sharp Shooter season. Kennie bested Bryan Suttie (Keswick) and Grey Owl (Saint John), who flew to a popular podium finish in his No. 60 car. After post-race technical inspection, rookie Randy Titus (French Lake) and BJ Gillespie (Nackawic) were credited with top-five finishes. Kennie and Ryan Bernard nailed down heat race victories.

Speedway 660 is idle this weekend to give fans and teams a well deserved weekend off after a seven race stretch to kick off the 25th Anniversary Season at the track. The next event at the track is Saturday, July 21st when the track welcomes the region’s best Street Stock competitors for the Ricky Bobby Street Stock 100 presented by DMR Auto. Over $8500, including a $1500 winner’s cheque, will be on the line in the special event.

RACE RESULTS – BEST OF THE BEST PRO STOCK 100

(Position. Car No.-Driver, Time to Complete Race [Starting Position]

Fredericton Gun Shop Sharp Shooters

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 71-Scott Kennie, 05:57.640[1]; 2. 51-Bryan Suttie, 05:59.061[4]; 3. 60-Grey Owl, 06:06.313[3]; 4. 4T-Randy Titus, 06:06.944[5]; 5. 69-BJ Gillespie, 06:07.027[9]; 6. 05-Brody Levesque, 06:07.168[10]; 7. 73-Brendan Hall, 06:07.707[6]; 8. 92-Randy Storey, 06:13.331[7]; 9. 61-Wesley Harnish, 06:14.048[8]; (DQ) 68-Ryan Bernard, 06:06.700[2]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 71-Scott Kennie, 02:55.767[1]; 2. 69-BJ Gillespie, 02:56.599[4]; 3. 51-Bryan Suttie, 02:56.963[2]; 4. 05-Brody Levesque, 03:00.528[5]; 5. 92-Randy Storey, 03:01.391[3]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 68-Ryan Bernard, 03:00.129[1]; 2. 60-Grey Owl, 03:00.671[2]; 3. 4T-Randy Titus, 03:01.106[5]; 4. 73-Brendan Hall, 03:02.416[3]; 5. 61-Wesley Harnish, 03:04.715[4]

Martin’s Home Heating Sportsman

A Feature 1 (40 Laps): 1. 48C-Courtney O’Blenis, 41:56.857[1]; 2. 23-Drew Greenlaw, 41:58.532[10]; 3. 74-Alexandra O’Blenis, 41:59.300[11]; 4. 94-Ryan Raynes, 42:00.036[3]; 5. 27-Curtis Collins, 42:03.749[9]; 6. 40-Richard Atkinson, 42:05.492[5]; 7. 37-Jacob Logan, 42:06.642[4]; 8. 54-Clark Moore, 42:06.851[6]; 9. 43-Hudson Weston, 42:11.751[8]; 10. 41-Robert Raynes, 42:14.741[2]; 11. 52-Dustin Tucker, 00:33.299[7]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 48C-Courtney O’Blenis, 02:34.225[2]; 2. 94-Ryan Raynes, 02:34.247[1]; 3. 74-Alexandra O’Blenis, 02:34.604[5]; 4. 40-Richard Atkinson, 02:34.921[3]; 5. 54-Clark Moore, 02:35.320[4]; 6. 43-Hudson Weston, 02:36.411[6]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 41-Robert Raynes, 02:37.967[1]; 2. 27-Curtis Collins, 02:38.177[3]; 3. 37-Jacob Logan, 02:38.202[2]; 4. 23-Drew Greenlaw, 02:38.444[4]; 5. 52-Dustin Tucker, 02:38.840[5]

DMR Auto Street Stocks

A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 38-Justin Cole, 25:04.679[1]; 2. 77-Riley Goodwin, 25:05.200[12]; 3. 54-Rick Cashol, 25:10.635[11]; 4. 99-Shawn Hyslop, 25:15.794[2]; 5. 15-Roger Slocum, 25:16.703[3]; 6. 2-Chuck Mercer, 24:53.647[4]; 7. 00M-Matt Crocker, 24:53.670[10]; 8. 22-Kyle MacKinnon, 24:54.031[6]; 9. 95-Danny Bourque, 13:22.393[9]; 10. 81-Kyle Boudreau, 13:18.856[7]; 11. 53-Bill Storey, 02:01.690[5]; (DNS) 21-Courtney Barton, 02:01.690

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 38-Justin Cole, 02:44.689[5]; 2. 15-Roger Slocum, 02:45.649[2]; 3. 2-Chuck Mercer, 02:47.682[4]; 4. 53-Bill Storey, 02:48.819[1]; 5. (DNF) 54-Rick Cashol, 01:10.145[6]; (DNS) 21-Courtney Barton, 01:10.145

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 99-Shawn Hyslop, 02:48.326[3]; 2. 77-Riley Goodwin, 02:48.773[5]; 3. 00M-Matt Crocker, 02:48.880[4]; 4. 22-Kyle MacKinnon, 02:49.055[1]; 5. 81-Kyle Boudreau, 02:49.610[2]; 6. 95-Danny Bourque, 01:31.104[6]

RE/MAX Best of the Best Pro Stock 100

A Feature 1 (100 Laps): 1. 26-Brent Roy, 22:10.706[6]; 2. 48-Dave O’Blenis, 22:11.703[4]; 3. 1-Ryan Messer, 22:12.247[1]; 4. 29-Greg Fahey, 22:13.526[3]; 5. 32-Ashton Tucker, 22:13.584[8]; 6. 81-Ian Rasmussen, 22:16.561[7]; 7. 87-Matt Harris, 11:12.964[5]; 8. 28-Shawn Warren, 22:19.001[12]; 9. (DNF) 24-Ben Pelletier, 22:16.625[9]; 10. (DNF) 29T-Robert Tomlinson, 06:46.989[11]; 11. (DNF) 11-Cal Hatfield, 24:46.512[10]; 12. (DNF) 23-Lonnie Sommerville, 02:10.419[2]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 1-Ryan Messer, 02:27.139[1]; 2. 29-Greg Fahey, 02:27.939[2]; 3. 87-Matt Harris, 02:31.243[5]; 4. 24-Ben Pelletier, 02:36.239[6]; 5. 29T-Robert Tomlinson, 02:36.239[3]; 6. 81-Ian Rasmussen, 02:31.298[4]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 23-Lonnie Sommerville, 02:32.175[1]; 2. 48-Dave O’Blenis, 02:32.599[4]; 3. 26-Brent Roy, 02:32.620[2]; 4. 32-Ashton Tucker, 02:34.366[6]; 5. 11-Cal Hatfield, 02:36.549[3]; 6. 28-Shawn Warren, 02:37.722[5]

About Speedway 660:
Speedway 660 is one of Canada’s premier stock car racing facilities. Located in New Brunswick’s Fredericton region, it attracts race teams and fans from the Maritimes, New England, and Quebec. The Speedway 660 racing season runs from mid-May until Labour Day Weekend. SpeedWeekend, one of the most prestigious short track events in eastern North America, wraps up Speedway 660’s racing season. For more information about Speedway 660, visit Speedway660.com, like @Speedway660 on Facebook or call the Speedway 660 Raceline at (506) 454-7223.

source – track communications