|
Chubbuck
Dominates Irving Oil 250
Leads
Record 193 laps; Takes Home $25,000 Payday
September
4th, 2005
Fredericton
,
NB
– In front of a capacity crowd of well over 7,000 people, Brunswick, Maine’s Scott
Chubbuck won the Irving Oil 250, setting a new record for most laps
led in the Irving Oil 250. Travis Benjamin finished second and the Scott
Alexander from Dartmouth
finished third in a race that saw the top three drivers lead the race at some
point. A record 39 cars attempted to qualify for the event.
Scott
Chubbuck, winner of the Irving Oil 250 with Scott Gullison from Coca Cola, Ken
Green from Humpty Dumpty, and Andrew Steeves from Irving Oil
Photos
Courtesy of Max Roy Performance Photography
Benjamin
started on the pole and led the first thirty-six laps before Chubbuck finally
got around the #17 Irving Oil Ford. Then Chubbuck, Benjamin, and
Enfield
’s Shawn Turple broke away from the pack and engaged in a tight three car
battle with Chubbuck's #20 Cushman Competition Ford leading the way every lap.
Turple pitted on lap 108 and it became a two car battle.
With
Chubbuck still in first, the leaders pitted during a caution on lap 159, giving
Scott Alexander in the #15 Fraserway RV Ford the lead. Alexander led the next
eight laps before Chubbuck ran him down and passed him. On lap 208, Benjamin
finally caught up to and passed the #20 car, appearing to take a lead that he
might take all the way to the
Capital City Roofing Victory Lane. Unfortunately, he ended up in the bank on lap 219, giving
Chubbuck the lead
for good. Benjamin settled for second, Alexander third while Turple and Wayne
Smith rounded out the top five.
Benjamin
(17) challenges Chubbuck (20)
Photos
Courtesy of Max Roy Performance Photography
Chubbuck
led 193 laps, eclipsing the late Scott Fraser’s 2003 record of 188 laps led.
At $50 a lap, he managed to raise $9,650 through lap money plus a $500 Halfway
Challenge Award from Riverview Ford Lincoln. Add on the $15,000 payday for
winning the Irving Oil 250 and Chubbuck walked away with a total take of
$25,150. Although he led more laps, Chubbuck is still only second best in single
event winnings – Scott Fraser took home $25,400 with less laps because there
was a larger Halfway Challenge Award bounty.
NASCAR’s
Johnny Benson had a solid run and made several runs through the pack, but could
not mount a serious challenge to the high flying leaders. However, he expertly maneuvered
through several close calls, avoiding getting caught up in wrecks. He
finished ninth in the end.
Johnny Benson (21) at NBIS
Photos
Courtesy of Max Roy Performance Photography
In
the support division, fan favourite Smokin’ Joe Albert took home checkers in
the 50 lap Coast Tire Street Stock event. Albert’s #04 Mowatt’s Well
Drilling Malibu outperformed Don Matheson’s #12 Canadian Tire Olds who
finished second and Robert Raynes in the #41 Bill Guimond’s Renovations
Cutlass.
In
the Atlantic Open Wheel Division, Corely Little won for the second day in a row
with Chris Hardy from nearby Wassis finishing second and Cal Hatfiled third.
Speedweekend
2005 finished tomorrow with an Enduro 200 where competitors are allowed to tap,
spin, and dent fenders to outwit and outlast their competitors.
Next
Event:
Speedweekend
FINAL
EVENT!!!
Monday,
September 5th @ 2pm
The
Enduro 200
|
The
Irving Oil 250
Final
Results
|
|
Finish
|
Start
|
#
|
Driver
|
Hometown
|
Laps
|
Laps
Led
|
Winnings
|
|
1
|
4
|
20
|
Scott Chubbuck
|
Brunswick
,
ME
|
250
|
193
|
$25,150
|
|
2
|
1
|
17
|
Travis
Benjamin
|
Morrill
,
ME
|
250
|
49
|
$7,450
|
|
3
|
20
|
15
|
Scott
Alexander
|
Dartmouth
,
NS
|
250
|
8
|
$2,900
|
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
Shawn
Turple
|
Enfield
,
NS
|
250
|
0
|
$2,000
|
|
5
|
14
|
44
|
Wayne
Smith
|
Timberlea
,
NS
|
250
|
0
|
$1,500
|
|
6
|
15
|
8
|
Hal
O’Neal
|
Aroostock
|
249
|
0
|
$1,400
|
|
7
|
25
|
9
|
|
Temperance
Vale, NB
|
249
|
0
|
$1,300
|
|
8
|
13
|
35
|
Brad
Mann
|
Glen
Livet, NB
|
249
|
0
|
$1,250
|
|
9
|
17
|
21
|
Johnny
Benson
|
|
249
|
0
|
$1,200
|
|
10
|
16
|
72
|
Ricky
Rolfe
|
Albany
Twp. ME
|
248
|
0
|
$1,150
|
|
11
|
18
|
28
|
|
Presque Ile
,
ME
|
248
|
0
|
$1,100
|
|
12
|
27
|
97
|
John
Flemming
|
Halifax
,
NS
|
247
|
0
|
$1,050
|
|
13
|
22
|
78
|
|
Hanwell
,
NB
|
244
|
0
|
$1,000
|
|
14
|
24
|
55
|
|
Nasonworth
,
NB
|
244
|
0
|
$975
|
|
15
|
21
|
18
|
Tim
Rogers
|
Upper
Coverdale
,
NB
|
243
|
0
|
$950
|
|
16
|
7
|
79
|
|
Saint John
,
NB
|
242
|
0
|
$925
|
|
17
|
5
|
54
|
Dave
Dion
|
Hudson
,
NH
|
106
|
0
|
$910
|
|
18
|
9
|
52
|
Shawn
Tucker
|
Fredericton
,
NB
|
99
|
0
|
$900
|
|
19
|
26
|
38
|
Darren
Sherwood
|
|
93
|
0
|
$890
|
|
20
|
19
|
16
|
Kent
Livingston
|
Stratford
,
PEI
|
92
|
0
|
$880
|
|
21
|
28
|
24
|
Jody
Harris
|
St.David
Ridge
|
91
|
0
|
$870
|
|
22
|
10
|
48
|
Dave
O’Blenis
|
Boundary Creek
,
NB
|
85
|
0
|
$860
|
|
23
|
12
|
66
|
Paul
Gahan
|
Lwr.St.Mary’s,
NB
|
58
|
0
|
$850
|
|
24
|
23
|
1
|
|
Freedom,
ME
|
45
|
0
|
$840
|
|
25
|
8
|
81
|
Glenn
Rasmussen
|
New
Denmark
, NB
|
45
|
0
|
$830
|
|
26
|
6
|
23
|
Lonnie
Sommerville
|
Saint John
,
NB
|
45
|
0
|
$820
|
|
27
|
11
|
10
|
Kevin
Moore
|
Fredericton
,
NB
|
|
|
|
|
28
|
2
|
77
|
Dave
Gorveatt
|
Charlottetown
,
PEI
|
0
|
0
|
$800
|
|
Irving
Oil 250
Did
Not Qualify List
|
|
|
Driver
|
Hometown
|
|
01
|
Robbie
Maclean
|
Winsloe
,
PEI
|
|
7
|
Wayne
Chase
|
Lake George
,
NB
|
|
25
|
Mike
Ryan
|
Salisbury
,
NB
|
|
26
|
Mike
Stevens
|
Colpitts
Settlement, NB
|
|
29
|
Robert
Tomlinson
|
Arthurette
,
NB
|
|
31
|
Myles
Harris ®
|
Fredericton
Jct., NB
|
|
51
|
Larry
Gulliver
|
Lincoln
,
NB
|
|
87
|
Matt
Harris
|
|
|
88
|
|
Clinton
,
ME
|
|
89
|
Donald
Chisholm
|
Antigonish,
NS
|
|
99
|
|
Fredericton
|
Coast Tire
Street
Stock 50 lapper
|
|
|
#
|
Driver
|
Hometown
|
|
1
|
04
|
Joe
Albert
|
Minto
|
|
2
|
12
|
Don
Matheson
|
St.Stephen
|
|
3
|
41
|
Robert
Raynes
|
Sommerville
|
|
4
|
54
|
Rick
Cashol
|
Saint John
|
|
5
|
9
|
Matt
Matheson ®
|
Geary
|
|
6
|
99
|
Shawn
Hyslop ®
|
St.Stephen
|
|
7
|
13
|
Jack Lane
|
Geary
|
|
8
|
40
|
Bill
Belleville ®
|
Saint John
|
|
9
|
68
|
Joe
Mallette
|
Saint John
|
|
10
|
53
|
Vance
McMillan
|
Lower Greenwich
|
|
11
|
37
|
Matt
Banks
|
Upper Kingsclear
|
|
12
|
07
|
Martin
Holt ®
|
Magundy
|
|
13
|
5
|
Brian
Campbell
|
Quispmasis
|
|
14
|
1
|
Heidi
Ness
|
Hanwell
|
|
15
|
11
|
Rodney
Ness
|
Hanwell
|
|
16
|
15
|
Roger
Slocum ®
|
Youngs
Cove
|
|
17
|
18
|
John
Feltmate ®
|
Oromocto
|
|
18
|
91
|
Gary
Arbour
|
Fredericton
|
|
19
|
23
|
Mike
Francis
|
Saint John
|
|
20
|
28
|
John
Rankin
|
St.Martins
|
|
21
|
3
|
Andrew
Lavoie
|
Fredericton
|
Atlantic
Open Wheel Feature
(35
laps)
|
|
|
#
|
Driver
|
Hometown
|
|
1
|
83
|
Corely
Little
|
St.Martins
|
|
2
|
2
|
Chris
Hardy
|
Wassis
|
|
3
|
14
|
Cal
Hatfield
|
Rothesay
|
|
4
|
1
|
Rob
Halpin
|
Saint John
|
|
5
|
17
|
Joe
Hoyt
|
Wassis
|
|
6
|
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