Ken MacIsaac PhotoProude Gets Biggest Win of Career at IWK 250 July 24, 2022 Regional Greg Proude (Springvale, PE) picked up the biggest win of his career tonight at the iconic IWK 250 and will pocket over $25,000 in purse and contingency funds. Not only can Proude add IWK 250 Champion to his racing resume his name will also be etched on the revered John W. Chisholm Memorial Cup. This was Proude’s second win of the season but it didn’t come easy as he had a hard-charging Dylan Blenkhorn (Truro, NS) to contend with for the final laps. Blenkhorn, a former IWK 250 Champion, had to settle for second. Cole Butcher (Hantsport, NS) was back in Victory Lane with a third-place finish. Ashton Tucker (Lyttleton, NB) finished just off the podium in fourth with Chris Reid (Fort McMurray, AB) in fifth. Proude (Springvale, PE), Jarrett Butcher (Porter’s Lake, NS), Cole Butcher (Hantsport, NS) and Chris Reid (Fort McMurray, AB) won their respective Atlantic Tiltload heat races which set the field for the IWK 250. Complete Race Results Tucker won the Kenny U Pull Hard Charger award picking up the most spots on the field. Jarrett Butcher was the Fleet Brake Atlantic Lucky Dog award winner. Proude takes home the R&D Performance Most Laps Led (213 laps) and was the Halfway leader. The race was slowed by 15 cautions and took two hours and forty minutes to complete. The East Coast International Pro Stock Tour returns to Prince Edward Island next Saturday for the BJ’s Truck Centres 150. Stay tuned to www.maritimeprostocktour.com for all the latest news or follow us on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @prostocktour About the East Coast International Pro Stock Tour: The East Coast International 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 East Coast International 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 East Coast International: East Coast International Trucks is an authorized International® dealership with locations in Moncton, Dartmouth, Millbrook, and Charlottetown. They carry a large selection of new and used trucks and trailers and offer one of the largest inventories of truck parts in Atlantic Canada. All of their locations are Cummins certified and service all-make trucks and trailers. Their Idealease division provides truck leasing and rental solutions, and all of their locations offer in-house financing and insurance. For more information on East Coast International, visit www.eastcoastint.com
