JAMES RIVER, NS – Riverside International Speedway was buzzing with excitement Friday as the IWK 250 Super Race Weekend moved into the racing portion of the event. Over 50 teams contested the checkered flag in two events, the R&D Performancenter 150 for the NAPA Sportsman Series and the Farrell’s Excavating Maritime Legends Challenge. Unofficial results for both follow…
photo by Ken MacIsaac
R&D Performancenter 150
1. Colby Smith
2. Russell Smith, Jr.
3. Pete Miller
4. Wayne Smith
5. Chris Reid
6. Dale Richardson
7. Darren Price
8. #00 driver tba
9. #0 driver tba
10. Corey Breen
11. Dave Timmons
12. Jeffrey Breen
13. Brad DeCoste
14. #08 driver tba
15. Ryan VanOirschot
16. Tyler Gauthier
17. Joey Rudderham
18. Lynden MacDougall
19. Daniel Delorey
20. Aaron Boutilier
21. Josh Collins
22. #87 driver tba
23. Philip Barkhouse, Jr.
24. Shawn Waterfield
25. James Sample
photo by Ken MacIsaac
Farrell’s Excavating Maritime Legends Challenge presented by NAPA Auto Parts
1. Corey Hall
2. Alex Pacheco
3. Waylon Farrell
4. Brian St. George
5. Paul Goulden
6. Darren Sherwood
7. Adam Meehan
8. Emily Meehan
9. Craig MacDonald
10. Justin MacNeill
11. Wyatt McCulloch
12. Danny Harvey
13. Kody Quinn
14. Will Farrell
15. Braden Langille
16. Shane Lively
17. Tony Gaudet, Jr.
18. Matt Moore
19. Tylor Hawes
20. Ryan Murray
21. Jeff Cruickshank
22. Josh Langille
23. Gary Dunning
24. Harry Breimer, Jr.
25. Craig Chisholm
26. Kevin MacDonald
27. Jonathan Norman
28. Kyle Shiply
29. Shelby Baker
30. Andrew Lively
31. Lloyd Easton
The IWK 250 Super Race Weekend continues Saturday with the IWK 250 presented by Steve Lewis in which NASCAR legend Mark Martin will take on the best short track stock car racers from this region and beyond. Thirty-nine teams have entered the event all looking for the lion’s share of the $100,000 purse which guarantees $10,000 to the winner. Qualifying heat races start at 4:30 p.m. followed by an autograph session and pre-race concert by Jug in Hand. The Opening Ceremonies get underway at 7 p.m. followed by the green flag for the IWK 250 at 7:30 p.m.
Fans are urged to arrive early to avoid the lines with a record crowd anticipated for this event. If you don’t have your ticket you will want to arrive early as well – there are still tickets available but they are going fast. The grandstand gates and box office opens at Noon and practice starts at 12:30 p.m.
Since its inception in 2007, the IWK 250 has helped raise awareness and more than $410,000 for the IWK.
Riverside International Speedway is recognized as a premiere stock racing facility in Canada. The 1/3-mile high-banked asphalt oval roars to action several times a year for special events. It is the home of the IWK 250 – widely known as the best stock-car race in Canada, and of the Bumper to Bumper 300 – eastern Canada’s only NASCAR event. Located in James River, between New Glasgow and Antigonish, the facility is easily accessible at exit 30 on Trans Canada Highway 104. For more information please visit www.riversidespeedway.ca or call 902-863-2410.
source – track communications