Speedway 660 Set for SpeedWeekend 2017 August 31, 2017 Regional GEARY, NB – New Brunswick’s most anticipated stock car racing event of the season runs from Friday to Sunday at Speedway 660. SpeedWeekend 2017 will showcase the best Pro Stock and Sportsman drivers in eastern North America. Five other classes, including three regional racing tours, are also on the schedule. The McLaughlin Roof Trusses 250 will see a virtual who’s who from Speedway 660’s weekly Pro Stock Division, the Pro All Star Series and the Maritime Pro Stock Tour. The best Sportsman teams from all over the Maritimes will also be on hand for the Martin’s Home Heating 150. Joey Doiron, who won in 2016, will be back to try to become the first driver ever to win the McLaughlin Roof Trusses 250 in back-to-back years. Cassius Clark, Lonnie Sommerville, and Johnny Clark, who have each won the race twice, will also be trying to go to victory lane. “The McLaughlin Roof Trusses 250 is a tough race to win and we were pretty excited when we scored the victory last year at Speedway 660”, said Doiron. “The competition is really stiff and 660 is one of the most challenging tracks we go to so it won’t be easy, but we think we’ve got a real good chance to do something special this weekend.” Brent Roy, Speedway 660’s 2017 Pro Stock champion, leads the local contingent of drivers. Ashton Tucker, Ryan Messer, Greg Fahey, Dave O’Blenis and Big Kevin Moore are among the other strong contenders, from the RE/MAX Group Four Realty Pro Stock division. “We won back in 2002, but that was a long time ago and the competition has become really intense as the McLaughlin Roof Trusses 250 and SpeedWeekend have grown to become the major racing attraction in the Maritimes,” said O’Blenis. “We’ve come close a couple of times in the last few years and are pretty happy with the way the car is running right now, so we’re anxious to come to SpeedWeekend and see if this is the year we can get back to victory lane.” The McLaughlin Roof Trusses 250 is one of the richest short-track races in Canada. The winner pockets $15,000 and there’s over $15,000 in Contingency Awards. More than $110,000 in prize money is available to drivers during SpeedWeekend. SpeedWeekend begins at 77 pm on Friday with an evening of entertainment which includes the popular infield party, family corn-boil, bonfire and concert with country-rockers Mucky Fingers. The weekend racing schedule is highlighted by the Martin’s Home Heating 150 on Saturday evening and the McLaughlin Roof Trusses 250 on Sunday. Racing gets underway Saturday at 66:30 PM with qualifying heats for the Sportsman 150. There will be a lot of strong list of local contenders in the Sportsman race including the 2017 Martin’s Home Heating Champion John Rankin; Drew Greenlaw who was second in points and; Rookie of the Year Award winner Curtis Collins. Several visiting drivers including Laurie Cormier, Luc Bourgeois, Pete Miller, Russell Smith Jr. and Jordan Vienotte are expected to be at Speedway 660 for the Sportsman race as well. On Saturday evening fans will also see the MJS Holdings East Coast Mini Stock Tour, the Martime League of Legends Tour, and the TCM Bandolero Blast. Qualifying for the McLaughlin Roof Trusses 250 gets underway at 2 pm on Sunday. Fans will also see the Fredericton Mitsubishi Sharp Shooter 40, the Atlantic Canada Regional Council of Carpenters, Millwrights and Allied Workers Street Stock 50, and round two of the TCM Bando Blast. Once the qualifying and the support class features are complete, the 250 takes the green flag at 7 PM Sunday night. There are still a few campsites available for the weekend. Fans interested in camping or purchasing advance SpeedWeekend event tickets are encouraged to call the Speedway 660 raceline at 506-454-7223. Businesses and individuals interested in sponsoring Contingency Awards, including laps in the 250, are also invited to call the race line. SpeedWeekend Ticket Prices $57.50 – Weekend Camping $2 Friday Infield Party, Family Corn-Boil – Mucky Fingers Concert. Saturday & Sunday Two Day Race Tickets $75 Adult (General Admission) $85 Adult (includes Reserved seating for Sunday) $15 Adult Wknd Pit Passes Saturday ONLY Tickets $30 Adult (General Admission) $5 Adult Pit Pass Sunday ONLY Tickets $50 Adult (General Admission) $60 Adult (Reserved seating) $10 Adult Pit Pass Notes: Admission to all Speedway 660 events, including SpeedWeekend, is FREE for fans 15 years of age and younger. Adult tickets are for fans 16 years of age and older. Reserved seating is only available for Sunday. Pit Passes are only available for fans 18 years of age and older. HST is included in the ticket prices. Speedway 660 is 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 is a fitting way to wrap up Speedway 660’s racing season. source – track communications (edited)
