HALIFAX, NS – The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour will make its first visit of the season to Scotia Speedworld this Saturday for the Cummins 150, round two of 12 for the series in 2019. Atlantic Tiltload Heat Races for the Cummins 150 get underway at 4:00 PM with grandstands gates opening at 1:00 PM. Reigning Parts for Trucks Champion Cole Butcher (Hantsport, NS) took the first victory of the 2019 season last weekend at Petty International Raceway and heads into his home track with the early point lead. Ashton Tucker (Miramichi, NB) made his mark in his first feature debut on Series finishing second. The podium finish places the Rookie just behind Butcher in points. Dylan Blenkhorn (Truro) also had a solid run at the Season Opener and sits third. Jarrett Butcher (Porter’s Lake) and Chris Hughes (Brackley Beach, PE) round out the top five entering the Cummins 150. 2009 Toromont Cat 250 winner Lonnie Sommerville (Barnesville, NB) will join the field on Saturday for the first time since the IWK 250 in 2017. Allison MacKinnon (Oyster Bed Bridge, PE), Donald Chisholm (Antigonish, NS), and John Flemming (Halifax) will also be making their 2019 debuts at the Cummins 150 on Saturday. Joe Chisholm and the gang from Race Time Radio will back on the road with the Tour for nine events, beginning with Saturday’s Cummins 150. Race broadcasts will be available for listeners absolutely free, no subscription necessary, via www.racetimeradio.com by clicking the “Listen Live” link. Entry List – Cummins 150 – (as of May 29) #02 – Craig Ward – Riverview, NB#07 – Allison MacKinnon – Oyster Bed Bridge, PE#08 – Nicholas Naugle – Dartmouth, NS#0- Shawn Turple – Enfield, NS#1- Ryan Messer – Harvey, NB#5 – Jonathan Hicken – Brudenell, PE#8 – Kent Vincent – Crapaud, PE#11 – Marty Prevost – Fall River, NS#14 – Terry Dougay – Albany, PE#18 – Darren MacKinnon – Charlottetown, PE#21 – Shawn Pierce – Bridgewater, NS#23 – Lonnie Sommerville – Barnesville, NB#29 – Greg Proude – Springvale, PE#32 – Sarah McKay – Quispamsis, NB#40 – Robbie MacEwen – Charlottetown, PE#44– Russell Smith Jr – Lakeside, NS#48 – Waylon Farrell – Conception Bay South, NL#49 – Harry Ross White – Kennetcook, NS#53 – Cole Butcher – Hantsport, NS#54 – Jarrett Butcher – Porter’s Lake, NS#67 – Dylan Blenkhorn – Truro, NS#82 – Chris Hughes – Brackley Beach, PE#89 – Donald Chisholm – Antigonish, NS#91 – Dylan Gosbee – Cornwall, PE#97 – John Flemming – Halifax, NS#99 – Craig Slaunwhite – Terence Bay, NS#TBC – Cory Hall – Jolicure, NB *Entry list subject to change without notice Maritime League of Legends Kick off 2019 Campaign The Maritime League of Legends Tour (MLOL) will begin its 10-race season this Saturday at Scotia Speedworld with heat races and a 50-lap feature as the support show for the Cummins 150. Shelby Baker (Fall River) is returning with hopes of defending his Maritime League of Legends Tour championship in 2019. To win a Legends feature at Scotia Speedworld, one must be able to defeat Craig MacDonald (Waverley). A part of MacDonald’s five race wins in 2018 was a clean sweep of the three Scotia Speedworld events. “I’m really looking forward to getting back behind the wheel at my home track,” said MacDonald. “I’m a bit nervous based on our success last year but our team is hoping to top it. We have a freshly rebuilt car and I’m going into the season with the mentality of consistency and hoping the wins follow.” One of the biggest stories heading into the 2019 season is the debut of the Yamaha FZ09 motor package on the Maritime League of Legends Tour. Paul Goulden (Shelburne, NS), Emily Meehan (Rawdon, NS) and Braden Langille (Shubenacadie, NS) all ran the motor package in the Scotia Speedworld weekly racing opener May 19 and have all pre-registered for the upcoming Maritime League of Legends Tour season. Several MLOL Rookie of the Year contenders are expected for 2019. Matthew Rushton (Dartmouth) moves up from the Bandolero ranks and will compete against fellow Bandolero graduate Devin Wadden (Hammonds Plains) and his father Brad Wadden (Hammonds Plains) for the honor this season. Tanner Spinney (Greenwood) transitions from dirt to the pavement in 2019 after winning the Valley Raceway Four Cylinder championship last year. Devin Gallant (Rustico, PE) also makes the move to full-time Legends competition after winning the 2018 Oyster Bed Speedway Outlaw championship. Kyle McEachern (Winsloe, PE) is also registered to compete in 2019 and would qualify for Rookie of the Year status. Michael Neary (Portugal Cove, NL) will be making his second MLOL start and his first at Scotia Speedworld. Neary is the reigning Eastbound Park Legend track champion. Others registered for the 2019 Maritime League of Legends Tour as of May 29 include Josh Langille (Coldbrook), Tylor Hawes (Porter’s Lake), sophomore Nicole Richard (Belnan), former Scotia Speedworld Bandolero track champion Wyatt McCulloch (Stewiacke), Adam Meehan (Rawdon), Matt Myers (Elmsdale), Nathan Blackburn (Timberlea), Darren Sherwood (Cambridge-Narrows, NB), Arnie Spinney (Coldbrook) and Donnie Garnier (Sydney). Returning to the Series is Fleet Brake Atlantic as a contingency sponsor. In 2019, Fleet Brake Atlantic will present the Class Bonus Awards. The top finishing driver in each INEX classification (Young Lion, Semi-Pro, Pro, Master) in every Maritime League of Legends Tour main event will receive a $25 cash bonus. A year-end award will be offered to the top driver in each class that competes in a minimum of seven events over the 2019 season. Series management welcomes Robert White as the new Race Director. White has decades of experience as a race official, most recently the Race Director for the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour. The Maritime League of Legends 50 is the first of three stops by the series at Scotia Speedworld in 2019 CARSTAR Weekly Racing Series on Deck Friday With Carload Night The CARSTAR Weekly Racing Series will take centre stage Friday evening with AMP Energy Night. Four divisions will be in action – Toursec Lightning cars, Strictly Hydraulics Legends, Sportsman and the Hydraulics Plus Bandoleros. $20 Carload night was rained out last Friday but the special admission price will be held over this Friday only. Dave Matthews driver of the #99 Toursec Thunder car will join Tim Terry as Co-Host. Admission for Saturday’s Cummins 150 is $25.00 for adults; $8.00 for youth (8-15yrs); pit admission is $30.00. Weekend passes are available, adults weekend passes are $35.00 for grandstands, $40.00 for pits. Children 7 and under are admitted for free all season at Scotia Speedworld. Tickets will be available at the gates on race day (Cash Only). About Cummins: Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business segments that design, manufacture, distribute and service a broad portfolio of power solutions. The company’s products range from diesel and natural gas engines to hybrid and electric platforms, as well as related technologies, including battery systems, fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana (U.S.A.), since its founding in 1919, Cummins currently employs approximately 58,600 people committed to powering a more prosperous world. Cummins serves customers in about 190 countries and territories through a network of some 500 company-owned and independent distributor locations and approximately 7,500 dealer locations. Cummins earned $1 billion on sales of $20.4 billion in 2017 About the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour: The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour (PST) is considered the highest level of stock car racing in Canada. The Tour is recognized in the industry as one of the healthiest stock car racing series in North America. PST visits four 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 our administration office at 902.481.2531 or click www.maritimeprostocktour.com . You can also follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/prostocktour and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/prostocktour About The 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 2019, the Maritime League of Legends Tour will visit five venues throughout Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island between May and September during its ten race season. For more information on the Maritime League of Legends, please visit www.maritimelegends.ca. 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 five different classes of race cars. SSW also hosts special events, including 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 our Event Hotline at (902) 873-2277 or our office at (902) 481-2514. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sswracing and follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/sswracing. source – series communications
