Results – Mike Stevens Memorial Weekend at Petty Int’l Raceway September 21, 2020 Regional RIVER GLADE, NB – The following are Quick Results from the Seventh Annual Mike Stevens Memorial Weekend, which took place on Saturday, September 19th and Sunday, September 20th at Petty International Raceway in River Glade, New Brunswick. Please note, all results are deemed unofficial until posted otherwise on PettyRaceway.com later in the week. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH STREET STOCK 100 1st – #68 Michael Cormier2nd – #37T Jim Tingley3rd – #85 Kenny MacKenzie Jr4th – #51 Mitchell Arsenault5th – #55 James Matchett6th – #77 Riley Goodwin7th – #60 Mike Weagle8th – #53 Bill Storey9th – #7 Tristin Harris10th – #16 Caleb Layton11th – #95 Bryar Ellis12th – #15 Roger Slocum13th – #26 Randy Snow14th – #03 Brian Arsenault15th – #10 Patricia Taylor16th – #31 Tayler Albert17th – #5 Scott Habkirk18th – #99 Jeff Sanderson19th – #61 Drew Lewis20th -#97 Shawn Furlong21st – #50 Dan Duke22nd – #13 Brad MacLean23rd – #71H Matt Martin24th – #46 Evan Lane25th – #37 Brandon Albert26th – #3 Dexter Arsenault Race Notes: Michael Cormier (Grand-Barachois, NB) had the field covered during the Street Stock 100 Sunday at Petty International Raceway. While challenged in the middle stages by Brad MacLean (Black River, NB), MacLean would break early into the second half of the race, ending the No. 13’s bid for the win. Jim Tingley (Moncton, NB), in his first outing of the season, finished second with Kenny MacKenzie Jr (Salisbury, NB) third in the Street Stock 100. MacKenzie Jr was also third on Saturday in the Late Model Sportsman 100. Six drivers finished on the lead lap with the 100 lap feature taking 40 minutes to complete. MISTER TRANSMISSION MINI STOCK 50 1st – #67 Cody Byrne2nd -#81 JR Lawson3rd – #51 Jesse Deveau4th – #33 Trevor Smith5th – #53 Steve MacPhee6th – #45 Travis Keefe7th -#98 Steven Matthews8th – #12 Mitchell Montgomery9th – #86 Matthew Ford10th – #89 Mike Edwards11th – #46 Ryan McKnight12th – #46x Jesse LeClair13th – #01 Nick Brun14th – #17 Ricky Millar15th – #47 Jordan LeClair16th – #47X Dave Timmons17th – #74 Denis Morin18th – #46 Chris Garnett19th – #69 BJ Gillespie20th – #5 Michael Bouchard21st – #66 Brad Daley22nd – #13 Dave Matthews/Harley Cornish23rd – #21 James Cuthbertson24th – #41 Maggie Suttie25th – #55 Shawn Benoit26th – #92 Ryan Crawford27th -#0 Rob Poirier28th – #45 Coady Palmer29th – #74 Brandon Conohan30th – #37 Ethan Albert31st – #05 Nathan Gladstone32nd – #75 Randy TitusDNS – #99 Dave MatthewsDNS – #87 Shane CudmoreDNS – #92 Randy Storey Race Notes: JR Lawson (Shubenacadie, NS) appeared to be on his way to a second straight Mike Stevens Memorial Mini Stock win – until the last lap in the last corner. A slow car had spun in Turn Four as Lawson sped towards the checkered through the lapped traffic. Lawson had nowhere to go and struck the spun car while Cody Byrne (Orwell Cove, PE) slid under and raced his way to the victory. Byrne, now a two-time winner of the event after winning in 2018, raced to the line ahead of Lawson and Jesse Deveau (Greenwood, NS). Thirty-two cars started the feature with 25 on track at the checkered flag, 16 of those finishing on the lead lap. LEISURE DAYS RV BANDOLERO (OUTLAW/BANDIT) 1st – #25 Gage Gilby2nd – #3 Nathan Langille3rd – #71 Chase MacKay4th – #88 Caden Tufts5th – #0 Tanton Wooldridge6th – #23 Teagan Dempsey7th – #24 Ayden Christensen8th – #8 Dawson Noble9th – #81 Nate Singer10th – #28 Will Murphy11th – #53 Kelsea Lewis12th – #9 Campbell Delaney Race Notes: After competing the day prior in his Legend car, Gage Gilby (Enfield, NS) returned to familiar territory by winning the Leisure Days RV Bandolero feature on Mike Stevens Memorial Weekend. The win is Gilby’s second at Petty International Raceway in 2020. Caden Tufts (Halifax, NS) was the top Bandit driver in the race. The 20-lap feature was run in a blistering five and a half minutes. LEISURE DAYS RV BANDOLERO (BEGINNER) 1st – #39 Chase Livingston2nd – #14M Drew Murphy3rd – #97 Daniel Vandenburg4th – #14 Sam MacDonald5th – #12 Cole Doyle6th – #13 Rory Coates7th – #92 Ian Crawford8th – #91 Simon Doyle9th – #13X Aiden MacDonald Race Notes: Chase Livingston (Springhill, NS) continued his winning ways in the Beginner Bandolero class with another victory at Petty International Raceway, holding off Drew Murphy (Summerside, PE) and Daniel Vandenburg (Lower Onslow, NS) in the opening feature on Day Two of the Mike Stevens Memorial weekend. ATLANTIC MODIFIED TOUR – KROWN RUST CONTROL 50 1st – #2W Chris Wilson2nd – #17 Joe Hoyt3rd – #2 Kevin Bailey4th – #84 Brandon Skidmore5th – #91 Braxton Stafford6th – #81 Jamie Weston7th – #55 Zean Dutcher8th – #7 Travis Conroy9th – #97 Kim Hallihan10th – #58 Yves McCray Race Notes: Chris Wilson (South Esk, NB) won the heat race and led wire-to-wire in the Krown Rust Control 50 for his second career victory at Petty International Raceway. More on the race can be found on Monday afternoon at AtlanticModifieds.com. KINGS COUNTY PERFORMANCE WOMEN ON WHEELS 1st – #85 Hannah Gallant2nd – #88 Paula Evans3rd – #46 Rease Delahunt4th – #2 Ashley Campbell5th – #45 Katie Beazley6th – #17 Shyla Dyer7th – #16 Mikayla Weagle8th – #33 Gail Thebeau9th – #09 Erin Petley Race Notes: Hannah Gallant (Salisbury, NB) took advantage of a mid-race restart in the Kings County Performance Women on Wheels and held the top spot for her second feature win of 2020. Former track champion Paula Evans (Halifax, NS) and Rease Delahunt completed the podium in the nine car, 15-lap feature. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH PRO STOCK 200 1st – #5 Jonathan Hicken2nd – #2 Ashton Tucker3rd – #40 Robbie MacEwen4th – #83 Cory Hall5th – #08 Nicholas Naugle6th – #18 Darren MacKinnon7th – #52 Shawn Tucker8th – #1 Ryan Messer9th – #91 Dylan Gosbee10th – #80 Ryan VanOirschot11th – #36 Gary Elliott12th – #17 Brad Eddy13th – #23 Lonnie Sommerville14th – #99 Craig Slaunwhite15th – #53 Cole Butcher16th – #8 Kent Vincent17th – #48 Dave O’Blenis18th – #50 Jarrett Butcher19th – #01 Troy Burke20th – #42 Andrew Rodgers21st – #48F Waylon Farrell22nd – #16 Brent Roy23rd – #21 Shawn Pierce24th – #32 Chris Hughes25th – #02 Craig Ward RACE NOTES: The anchor of the Mike Stevens Memorial weekend, Jonathan Hicken (Brudenell, PE) scored his fourth win in seven years of the event. Ashton Tucker (Lyttleton, NB) was second, securing the Home and Home Pro Stock Series between Petty International Raceway and Speedway 660. Robbie MacEwen (Sherwood, PE) was third in the 25-car field. AE MCKAY BUILDERS SPORTSMAN 100 1st – #11 Jordan Veinotte2nd – #65 Brandon Carter3rd – #85 Kenny MacKenzie Jr4th – #53 Laurie Cormier5th – #94 Deven Smith6th – #74 Alexandra O’Blenis7th – #27 Curtis Collins8th – #46 Koven Lewis9th – #3 Justin Beers10th – #92 Neal Crawford11th – #11M Luc McLaughlin12th – #17 Colby Smith13th – #25 Ryan VanOirschot14th – #48C Courtney O’Blenis15th – #03 Ronnie MacKay16th – #18 Matt Moore17th – #41 Robert Raynes18th – #0 JP Arsenault19th – #23 Shawn Waterfield20th – #30 Marcel LeBlanc21st – #40 Richard Atkinson22nd – #94 Ryan Raynes23rd – #52 Destiny Enkel24th – #78 Russell Smith Jr25th – #6 Brady Creamer RACE NOTES: Reigning track champion Jordan Veinotte (Porters Lake, NS) raced to his first Mike Stevens Memorial Late Model Sportsman win on Saturday but it wasn’t easy. He was challenged by rookie Brandon Carter (Moncton, NB) and another former champion in Kenny MacKenzie Jr (Salisbury, NB) as the laps wound down on Saturday. Nine cars finished on the lead lap in the fast paced event that took 49 minutes to complete. LEGENDS PositionFirst FeatureSecond FeatureOverall Finish1st51 Braden Langille68 Michael Cormier51 Braden Langille2nd44 Nathan Blackburn8 Craig MacDonald8 Craig MacDonald3rd8 Craig MacDonald51 Braden Langille12 Sam Rogers4th03 Colton Noble27 Austin MacDonald44 Nathan Blackburn5th12 Sam Rogers12 Sam Rogers03 Colton Noble6th53 Shelby Baker53 Shelby Baker53 Shelby Baker7th87 Danny Chisholm87 Danny Chisholm87 Danny Chisholm8th72 Tylor Hawes03 Colton Noble68 Michael Cormier9th18 Josh Langille44 Nathan Blackburn27 Austin MacDonald10th71 Chase MacKay18 Josh Langille18 Josh Langille11th25 Gage Gilby71 Chase MacKay72 Tylor Hawes12th36 Devin Gallant36 Devin Gallant71 Chase MacKay13th24 Ayden Christensen72 Tylor Hawes36 Devin Gallant14th68 Michael Cormier25 Gage Gilby25 Gage Gilby15th27 Austin MacDonald 24 Ayden Christensen16th66 Owen Mahar 66 Owen Mahar RACE NOTES: The Legend division competed in twin 25 lap features with the average finish deciding the finishing order for the evening. Braden Langille (Shubenacadie, NS) won the first feature and took home the overall race win with a third place finish in the second 25-lap leg. Michael Cormier (Grand-Barachois, NB) did what nobody could do heads up in the Maritimes this season and bested the No. 51 car in the second 25-lap feature. Craig MacDonald (Waverley, NS) was second in the second feature, third in the first and second overall for the night. Sam Rogers (Lower Onslow, NS) was third overall ahead of Nathan Blackburn (Timberlea, NS) and rookie Colton Noble (Upper Nine Mile River, NS). LEISURE DAYS RV BANDOLERO (COMBINED) 1st – #0 Tanton Wooldridge2nd – #3 Nathan Langille3rd – #88 Caden Tufts4th – #23 Teagan Dempsey5th – #8 Dawson Noble6th – #39 Chase Livingston7th – #53 Kelsea Lewis8th – #14 Sam MacDonald9th – #92 Ian Crawford10th – #13 Rory Coates RACE NOTES: Tanton Wooldridge (Summerside, PE) had enough power left in his No. 0 car to capture the first feature of Mike Stevens Memorial weekend, an added Leisure Days RV Bandolero event to start off the Saturday card. Nathan Langille (Coldbrook, NS) was second with Bandit Caden Tufts (Halifax, NS) completing the podium in the 20-lap feature. HEART OF A CHAMPION HOT ROD CLASSICS POWERED BY NTN Podium Finishers: 1st – #63 Jim Rankin2nd – #134 Patty Lawrence3rd – #28 Patrick Horne RACE NOTES: Jim Rankin (Mount Uniacke, NS) was able to navigate lapped traffic and a quick Patty Lawrence (Dartmouth, NS) for his first win in the Heart of a Champion Hot Rod Classics powered by NTN. More information on the series at www.heartofachampion.ca Fans and teams are encouraged to keep their ears to the ground as a rescheduled October date for the rained out August 29th racing event is expected to be announced in the coming days. For complete, up-to-date information on Petty International Raceway, please visit PettyInternationalRaceway.com, follow us on Twitter (@PettyRaceway_NB) and like us on Facebook (@PettyInternationalRaceway). 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.
