Irving Lubricants Hops on Board for a Pro Stock Event

Courtesy Miranda Carr

August 9th, 2006, Fredericton, NB – With the tour passing through, the CARQUEST Pro Stock division will get their second shot at another 100 lapper this weekend. NBIS regulars, Glen Rasmussen and Matt Harris took part in the CARQUEST Pro Tour Stock 100 this past weekend. Both drivers along with many other will have a shot this weekend at a victory win in the second “Best of the Best” of the season.

The “Best of the Best” Pro Stock Series is a three-race mini-series featuring 100 lap events. Position points are awarded for each event with a series winner being determined after the August event. Position points accumulated during the “Best of the Best” are not added to the season long CARQUEST Pro Stock Division Points Championship. Instead, each driver who runs a “Best of the Best” event receives 30 points towards the overall points championship (show up points). The second event will be on July 8th with the CARQUEST “Best of the Best” 100 and the grand finale will be on August 12th with the Irving Lubricants “Best of the Best” 100. Last year Shawn Tucker is the defending race and Best of the Best Series winner.

While the overall series prizes provide incentive, drivers are also shooting for a bigger payday. NBIS has put up a bonus of $10,000 to any driver who can sweep the three races. In addition to the $10,000 bonus, the driver that wins the series points earns a new set of tires while second place takes home 2 new tires and third taking home 1.

NBIS has yet to have a driver sweep the series although 2004 CARQUEST Pro Stock Division Champion Dave O’Blenis came the closest four years ago when he won the first two races and was in contention during the third race before getting involved in an incident that took him out of the race. Jody Harris will has the biggest chance at the $10,000 for winning the first “Best of the Best” in the series on July 8th. If Harris can win this weekends event he will have an even bigger chance at the extra cash.

Aside from watching the high flying CARQUEST Pro Stocks entertain for 100 laps, fans will also be on the edge of their seats watching the Coast Tire Street Stocks and Martin’s Home Heating Sportsman for a record seventh straight week of hat trick winners. Thus far in the season there have been a total of 10 drivers to take home the Robin’s in Hat Trick award.

Aside from the storylines, the edge-of-the-seat action is enough to compel any stock car fan or any non-stock car fan to make their way to the Geary Woods this weekend.

Irving Lubricants “Best of the Best” Pro Stock 100 – Race #2
Saturday, June 10th at 7:00pm
Pit gates open at 3pm
Grandstands open at 5pm
Racing starts at 7pm
Regular points racing in Martin’s Home Heating Sportsman, and Coast Tire Street Stock Divisions along with CARQUEST Pro Stocks Best of the Best Race #2.
(Rain Date is Sunday at 2pm)

Ticket Prices:
Adults (16 and over) $16
Youth (ages 9-15) $13
Children (ages 8 and under) FREE

Family Pass: Two adults, Two youth plus 4 pop and 4 fries for $55.

New Brunswick International Speedway is Canada’s Fastest Short Track. The 1/3 of a mile high-banked paved oval features three classes of racing on a weekly basis: CARQUEST Pro Stocks, Martin’s Home Heating, and Coast Tire Street Stocks. Over 60,000 people are expected to attend over 25 events during the 2006 season. NBIS is located off Highway 7 on Route 660 in Geary, NB, and is within minutes of Saint John and Fredericton.