Butcher Brothers Big Winners in Legends Tour Season Finale October 12, 2015 Regional NORTH SALEM, NS – The Butcher Racing team closed out the Atlantic Tiltload Maritime League of Legends Tour season in a big way with both brothers in victory lane at the end of the R&D Performancentre Road Course Challenge at Atlantic Motorsports Park. Cole Butcher, older brother of Jarrett Butcher (both from Porter’s Lake), made a mid-race pass on Jarrett to clinch a Butcher Racing 1-2 finish in the season finale for the series. Jarrett’s second-place finish and a win in the heat race clinched the 2015 Atlantic Tiltload Maritime League of Legends Tour championship, his first with the series. Jarrett won three of seven races this season en route to the title. Emily Meehan (Rawdon Gold Mines) made a last lap pass on multi-time series champion Justin MacNeill (Bedford) to take third place, by inches. MacNeill had to settle for fourth. Adam Meehan (brother of Emily, Rawdon Gold Mines), finished fifth and clinched the Rookie of the Year title. The R&D Performancentre Road Course Challenge was run without a full course caution in the 15-lap race and took 21 minutes to complete. Twelve cars started the season finale at the 1.6-mile, 11 turn road course. Complete Results – R&D Performancentre Road Course Challenge showing position, car number, name, hometown, laps completed 1 5 Cole Butcher Porter’s Lake, NS 15 2 53 Jarrett Butcher Porter’s Lake, NS 15 3 75 Emily Meehan Rawdon Gold Mines, NS 15 4 10 Justin MacNeill Bedford, NS 15 5 6 Adam Meehan Rawdon Gold Mines, NS 15 6 57 Paul Goulden Shelburne, NS 15 7 7 Jeff Cruickshank Hantsport, NS 14 8 27 Joey Lawson Porter’s Lake, NS 14 9 4 Kevin MacDonald Antigonish, NS 14 10 09 Brad Brown Halifax, NS 14 11 54 Kevin MacLean Antigonish, NS 14 12 91 Craig Chisholm Antigonish, NS 1 Unofficially, Jarrett Butcher will win the championship over 2013 and 2014 titlist MacNeill and Paul Goulden (Shelburne). Complete point standings following the R&D Performancentre Road Course Challenge will be available via the series website, maritimelegends.ca, when made official. The series champion will officially be crowned on Saturday, October 24 at the Best Western Plus Glengarry in Truro. The Awards Ceremony for the Atlantic Tiltload Maritime League of Legends Tour is a part of the Scotia Speedworld Awards Banquet. Ticket information for the event can be found by visiting ScotiaSpeedworld.ca. About R&D Performancentre: Since our inception in 1982 we’ve provided Atlantic Canada with the best in performance products and services. As we continue our tradition in performance and excellent customer service we invite you to explore our website at www.rdperformance.ca, visit us at 12551 Highway #2 in Lower Onslow, or give us a call at (902) 893-3795 for all your performance and racing product and service needs! About The Atlantic Tiltload Maritime League of Legends: The Maritime League of Legends Association was formed in 2005 by a group of racer’s wanting to grow the Legends Cars division in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. In 2015, the Atlantic Tiltload Maritime League of Legends Tour will visit five venues throughout Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island between May and October during its seven race season. For more information on the Maritime League of Legends, please visit www.maritimelegends.ca.
