Parts for Trucks Maritime Pro Stock Tour Cole Butcher Wins Parts for Trucks 150 at Oyster Bed Speedway

Cole Butcher (Porter’s Lake, NS) picked up his second victory of the season and his first Series win at Oyster Bed Speedway tonight in front of a capacity crowd. Jonathan Hicken (Brudenell, PE) battled hard with Butcher but ended up second in the caution filled race. 2017 Oyster Bed Speedway victor Greg Proude (Springvale, PE) completed the podium followed by Nicholas Naugle (Dartmouth, NS) and Dylan Gosbee (Cornwall, PE).

Steve Lively (Shubenacadie, NS), Dylan Blenkhorn (Truro, NS) and Naugle won Atlantic Tiltload Heat Races which set the field for the Parts for Trucks 150. Naugle’s fourth place finish earned him the King Freight Future Winner Award. Waylon Farrell (Conception Bay South, NL) goes home with the Exide Batteries Rookie of the Race with a 10th place finish.

Coady Palmer won the Outlaw 50 while Craig MacDonald took the victory for the Maritime League of Legends Tour prior to the Parts for Trucks 150 feature.

The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour will take next weekend off but returns to Riverside International on Saturday, July 21st for the much anticipated IWK 250 presented by Steve Lewis. Weekend passes and single day event tickets are now on sale, visit www.riversidespeedway.ca for detailed prices and event information.

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 Oyster Bed Speedway:

Oyster bed Speedway is Prince Edward Island's premier auto racing facility and features fun and excitement with weekly stock car racing special events throughout the season. The 1/3 mile paved oval is located in Oyster Bed Bridge at the intersection of routes 6 and 7, halfway between Cavendish and Charlottetown on beautiful Prince Edward Island. Phone: (902) 892-6684. Website: www.oysterbedspeedwaypei.com


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