Pro Stock Tour Champion to be Decided Saturday at Speedworld

HALIFAX, NS – The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour will close out another season this Saturday at Scotia Speedworld with the Dartmouth Dodge 200. After 11 events at five tracks in three Maritime Provinces, over 40 competitors and 1,600 feature laps, it all comes down to the final 200 circuits to decide who will be crowned the 2014 Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour Champion – and who will cash the $10,000.00 cheque. Qualifying for the Dartmouth Dodge 200 gets underway at 3:10 PM with the Atlantic Tiltload Time Trials followed by championship racing set for 4:00 PM. Grandstand gates open at 1:00 PM.

Four-time series champion John Flemming (Halifax) enters the Dartmouth Dodge 200 with a 44 point lead over Jonathan Hicken (Brudenell, PE) and 45 points up on three-time series champ Shawn Tucker (Fredericton, NB). Flemming will need to finish 17th or better in order to take home his second consecutive and fifth Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour championship.

The Parts for Trucks $50,000 points fund will be on the minds of many drivers entering Saturday’s finale. Although the championship may be out of reach for those outside the top three, there is still a lot of cash on the line for other competitors who will be looking to improve or secure their year-end standings. Currently Cole Butcher (Porter’s Lake) sits in fourth, Shawn Turple (Enfield) fifth and Dylan Blenkhorn (Truro) sixth. Just 11 points separate these three competitors.

Sarah McKay (Quispamsis, NB) will clinch the Exide Batteries Rookie of the Year title at the Dartmouth Dodge 200.

Emily Meehan (Rawdon)is  set to make her Pro Stock Tour debut at the Dartmouth Dodge 200. Meehan, a multiple-time Bandolero and Legend feature winner at Scotia Speedworld, will pilot the No. 75 Chevrolet owned by Maritime Motorsports Hall of Famer Stephen Henderson. Meehan will be a teammate to two-time series champion and defending Dartmouth Dodge 200 winner Shawn Turple.

Hot off the fifth NASCAR Canadian Tire Series victory of his career last weekend, Jason Hathaway (Dutton, ON) will make his second career start on the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour Saturday. Hathaway will drive the No.3 entry out of the Nova Racing stable and will be a teammate to Donald Chisholm (Antigonish, NS) and the No. 89 car.

The Dartmouth Dodge Sportsman will take centre stage Saturday to determine their champion in a 50-lap feature prior to the Dartmouth Dodge 200. It’s going to be a dramatic finish to the 2014 Sportsman season with just two points separating the top three drivers. Reigning division champ Darren Wallage (Oakfield) enters the race tied for first with Harry Ross White (Noel Road) and just two points up on third place DJ Casey (Prospect Road). We also can’t rule out 2012 division champion Aaron Boutilier (Porter’s Lake) who is currently fourth, 32 points behind the leaders.

Joe Chisholm and the crew from Race Time Radio will be streaming the event live from Scotia Speedworld. The broadcast will be available to listeners absolutely free via www.racetimeradio.com by clicking the “Listen Live” links in the upper right of the page, or by downloading their smart phone App, for iPad, iPhone, & Android.

Admission for Saturday’s Season Finale Dartmouth Dodge 200 is $30.00 for adults; $5.00 for youth; pit admission is $35.00.  Two day passes are also available – adults are $35.00, two day pit passes are $40.00 and include admission to the Weekly Racing Series Season Finale, Friday at 7:00 PM.  Children 7 and under are admitted for free all weekend. Tickets will be available at the gates on race day. (Cash Only)

EXPECTED ENTRY LIST – DARTMOUTH DODGE 200 (as of Sept 10)

#02 – Brad Eddy – Lower Sackville, NS

#0 – Shawn Turple – Enfield, NS

#3 – Jason Hathaway – Dutton, ON

#5 – Jonathan Hicken – Brudenell, PE

#8 – Kent Vincent – Westmoreland, PE

#14 – Terry Dougay – Albany, PE

#18 – Darren MacKinnon – Charlottetown, PE

#21 – Shawn Pierce – Bridgewater, NS

#24 – Steve Ross – Waverly, NS

#29 – Greg Proude – Springvale, PE

#32 – Sarah McKay – Quispamsis, NB

#44 – Russell Smith Jr – Lakeside, NS

#45 – Leonard Boutilier – Dutch Settlement, NS

#52 – Shawn Tucker – Fredericton, NB

#53 – Cole Butcher – Porter’s Lake, NS

#66 – Daryl Mahar – Hubley, NS

#67 – Dylan Blenkhorn – Truro, NS

#75 – Emily Meehan – Rawdon, NS

#80 – Roger Miller – Kennetcook, NS

#89 – Donald Chisholm – Antigonish, NS

#97 – John Flemming – Halifax, NS

#99 – Craig Slaunwhite – Terence Bay, NS

*Entry list subject to change without notice

Past Champions of the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour

2001: Wayne Smith

2002: John Flemming

2003: John Flemming

2004: Shawn Tucker

2005: Rollie MacDonald

2006: John Flemming

2007: Shawn Tucker

2008: Wayne Smith

2009: Shawn Turple

2010: Shawn Tucker

2011: Wayne Smith

2012: Shawn Turple

2013: John Flemming

About the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour:

The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour (PST) visits five tracks throughout the Maritimes during its May through September season. The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour is owned and operated by Maritime Pro Stock Tour Limited. For more information call 902.481.2531 or click www.maritimeprostocktour.com.

About Scotia Speedworld:

Scotia Speedworld (SSW) is a 3/10-mile asphalt oval racing facility. SSW is the only track in Nova Scotia to host a weekly racing series, which runs May through September and features six different classes of racecars. SSW also hosts special events, including Monster Jam and the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour. SSW is located at Exit 6 on Highway 102, across from the Halifax Stanfield International Airport. For more information please click on www.ScotiaSpeedworld.ca or call the Event Hotline at (902) 873-2277 or the office at (902) 481-2514.