Petty Gears Up for Back-to-Back Weekends to End Season

After an extended break due to weather, Petty International Raceway is set to fire up with two big weekends of racing action. First up on Saturday, September 30, it is the Old Fashion Meat Market 150 that will crown a champion in the Super Late Model Series. Then, next weekend it’s the 10th Anniversary Mike Stevens Memorial Weekend, postponed from September as a result of Hurricane Lee affecting the region.

This Saturday, four support classes will join the Super Late Model Series all battling for track championships at the River Glade, New Brunswick oval. Racing begins at 2 p.m.

Drew Greenlaw (Eastport, ME) enters as the championship point leader in the Sportsman battle between the competitors at Petty International Raceway and Speedway 660. Greenlaw has one feature win on the season in the AJW Mechanical Sportsman at Petty Raceway, while Koven Lewis (Salisbury, NB) and Courtney O’Blenis (Boundary Creek, NB) have claimed the other two features. Lewis is the most recent winner, scoring a very popular victory with the hometown fans during the Jones Auto Body River Glade International. 

The Street Stock division has been owned by Michael Cormier this season. Cormier and his blue Dodge have won heats and features in all three events so far in 2023. The division will compete for 50 laps with $1000-to-win presented by Stuff Your Stuff Commercial Storage and Arsenault Racing Engines.

After three races in the Mister Transmission Mini Stock division, a four-way battle for the championship has emerged! Donnie Pratt (Riverview, NB) won the first two races but it was defending track champion Ryan McKnight (Sussex, NB) captured the most recent round on July 23rd. There are five points between them after a trio of races with Rob Poirier (Irishtown, NB) stuck in the middle of them. Poirier, a former track champion, is the only driver to finish on the podium in the three feature contests this year. Two points off McKnight in fourth is Patricia Weagle (Steeves Mountain, NB), who has turned consistency into a championship bid. Weagle was the runner-up in the feature on July 23rd. Twenty teams have tried their Mini Stock skills at Petty Raceway so far this Summer.

The Legend division will return to action this weekend ahead of a busy Mike Stevens Memorial card next weekend. Owen Mahar (Hubley, NS), the 2022 Cross Roads Maritime League of Legends Tour Champion, leads the Petty International Raceway house points after two races in their championship chase in July. The Legends will compete in a pair of $ 1,000-to-win events next weekend, meaning there could be some drivers in town a week early to tune up for the big money showdowns on October 6th and 7th.

Please note, the previously scheduled Leisure Days RV Bandolero races for this weekend have been canceled. For a full preview of the Old Fashion Meat Market 150 Super Late Model Series race, please visit SLMS.ca.

Grandstand admission prices for Saturday’s events are $30 for adults and $15 for youth aged 11 to 18, while children ten years of age and under will be admitted free. Pit admission is $40 and is restricted to those 16 years of age and older. An eWaiver is required to enter the pit area. This electronic form can be found at pirl.speedwaiver.com. Pit gates for competitors open at 8:30 a.m., grandstand gates open for spectators at 12 p.m. with racing underway at 2 p.m.

A full schedule of events for the Mike Stevens Memorial Weekend, including race day formats and ticketing information, can be found at PettyRaceway.com.

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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.

source – track communications