PETTY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY: Ashton Tucker is just one race away from capturing the FGI Maritime Pro Stock Tour championship.
But the wheelman of the no. 2 White Lighting Auto Centre hot rod knows he has to be on his game and have nothing go wrong with his ride during the season finale Mr. Lube + Tire 150 at Petty International Raceway on Saturday afternoon.
If something does go wrong, like what happened to Cory Hall in the no. 83 a couple weeks back at Scotia Speedworld as he was the points leader, Tucker could find himself in the same boat.
And if both falter, Enfield’s Jarrett Butcher in the no. 54 is right there ready to pounce on both and take home the title for a second straight year.
The Mr. Lube + Tires 150 at Petty is the rain date for an event originally scheduled in June.
The event marks round 10 of 10 for the FGI Pro Stock Tour. Qualifying at the event, including Atlantic Tiltload Heat Races, kicks off at 2 p.m.
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It won’t just be the top three fans should keep an eye on.
The no. 26 Coldstream Chill Pops hot rod of Braden Langille will be one to watch.
At the Super Late Model Series last weekend at Petty, Langille of Shubenacadie came home in third place after a top battle with Tucker.
If Langille can bring what he learned there into this 150 lap distance race, and have the same focus, he could find himself on the podium to cap off the year of ups and downs in his return to the series.
Steve Lively of Shubenacadie is also expected to take the green flag in the no. 30 machine at the track.
For Tucker, a fifth-place finish or better among the 23 expected racers on Saturday, regardless of what happens in Atlantic Tiltload Qualifying or with bonus points for laps led applied, will clinch the title for the Miramichi driver.
Tucker has finished every FGI Pro Stock Tour feature on the podium in 2025, save for a seventh-place finish in the Summer Clash 250 presented by Superior Foundations and Atlantic Tiltload at Scotia Speedworld in August.
Both Tucker and Hall will look to become the first Tour champion to represent New Brunswick since Shawn Tucker’s (Fredericton) last championship in 2010.
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While $15,000 will go to the season long championship team after the Mr. Lube + Tires 150, teams are fighting for their share of nearly $50,000 in the season long championship point fund.
Besides the title tilt, the battle for fifth in points sees third year full-time driver Ryan VanOirschot (Antigonish, NS) with a 20-point cushion on Langille (Shubenacadie, NS) and 24 markers over Jordan Veinotte (Porter’s Lake, NS).
The Mr. Lube + Tires 150 will also see the Series debut of Brandon Albert (Summerside, PE).
Albert, who climbed the ladder racing Four Cylinders and Street Stocks at Oyster Bed Speedway with a stop in Sportsman cars, has a handful of Pro Late Model starts in the region this season.
Gage Gilby of Enfield looks to hold down fourth in the points with an effort that regroups his team after an unfortunate ending late at Scotia Speedworld.
EXPECTED ENTRY LIST – Mr. Lube + Tires 150 at Petty International Raceway
#0- Sam Rogers – Lower Onslow, NS
#01 – Tanton Wooldridge – Summerside, PE
#07 – Allison MacKinnon – Oyster Bed Bridge, PE
#08 – Nicholas Naugle – Dartmouth, NS
#2- Ashton Tucker – Miramichi, NB
#11v – Jordan Veinotte – Porters Lake, NS
#13 – Austin MacDonald – Pictou, NS
#14 – Danny Chisholm – Port Williams, NS
#16 – Dylan Gosbee – Cornwall, PE
#25 – Ryan VanOirschot – Antigonish, NS
#25G –Gage Gilby – Enfield, NS
#26 – Braden Langille – Shubenacadie, NS
#28 – Matt Palmer – Lot 16, PE
#30 – Stephen Lively – Shubenacadie, NS
#30L – Marcel LeBlanc – Bouctouche, PE
#32 – Chris Hughes – Brackley Beach, PE
#36 – Gary Elliott– Truro, NS
#37 – Brandon Albert – Summerside, PE
#40 – Robbie MacEwen – Sherwood, PE
#43 – Hudson Weston – St. Martin’s, NB
#51 – Mark LeClair – Brackley Beach, PE
#54 – Jarrett Butcher – Porter’s Lake, NS
#83 – Cory Hall – Jolicure, NB
**23 cars as of September 30th | Entry List Subject to Change Without Notice **
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The Cross Roads Maritime League of Legends Tour will also crown their 2025 champion on Saturday.
Owen Mahar (Hubley, NS), who has aspirations of competing with the FGI Pro Stock Tour and Danny Chisholm (Port Williams, NS), former winner on the FGI Pro Stock Tour at Riverside Speedway, battling for that title.
The local Sportsman, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks and Bandoleros will also see action on the undercard to the Tour.
Tickets for the Mr. Lube + Tires 150 will be available at the gates on race day only, cash only. Adult tickets are $35.00, youth (11 to 18yrs) are $15.00, 10 and under are free. Pit admission is $40.00.
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