RIVER GLADE, N.B.: Ashton Tucker capped off a dream season in style Saturday night just a couple hours away from his northern N.B. hometown.
Tucker powered his No. 2 White Lightning Auto Centre Chevrolet to victory, clinching his first Fort Garry Industries (FGI) Maritime Pro Stock Tour championship at Petty International Raceway, near Moncton, N.B.
The Miramichi driver pocketed $15,000 for the win and etched his name into the record books as the first New Brunswick–based driver to win the Tour title since Shawn Tucker of Fredericton won it 15 years ago.
Once Tucker got out front of Jarrett Butcher of Enfield on lap 88 he set sail for the checkered flag in front of a packed grandstand and the jubilant Brad Silliker Motorsports crew.
“It was just an awesome year,” said Tucker.
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Enfield’s Butcher finished second with Cory Hall rounding out the podium.
Shubenacadie’s Braden Langille in the no. 26 Coldstream Clear Chill Pops machine and the no. 25 of Ryan VanOirschot of Antigonish completed the top five.
“I was kind of nervous about mechanical issues in this race,” Tucker said after the victory.
“But we just came and whooped their ass. That’s an easy way to get it done.”
He praised his crew and saluted a sidelined team member:
“It sucks that Wayne, he’s a head guy on this team, can’t be here. He’s had a few little health issues and has been in the hospital, so we’re definitely thinking of him.”
“It means a lot to have all of this Miramichi support. To win this championship is pretty damn cool.”
The Petty win allowed Tucker to finish 34 points clear of Cory Hall to claim the 2025 title, with Jarrett Butcher third in the final standings.
Tucker entered the finale with a 23 point cushion over Hall.
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Butcher, Stephen Lively (Shubenacadie, NS), Tanton Wooldridge (Summerside, PE) won their respective Atlantic Tiltload heat races, which set the 23-car field for the Mr. Lube + Tires 150.
Langille continued his late season charge as he fell just one spot shy of a podium after a tough battle with Hall, to finish fourth in his first season back in a few years.
He was the second last car left on the lead lap; just five cars finished on the same lap as Tucker.
Gage Gilby of Enfield in the 25G battled a tight car all race long and finished in ninth place, one lap down.
Lively came home in 11th place in the no. 30 after starting on the pole for the third race this season.
Here are the full unofficial results:
1 2 Ashton Tucker
2 54 Jarrett Butcher
3 83 Cory Hall
4 26 Braden Langille
5 25 Ryan VanOirschot
6 01 Tanton Wooldridge
7 08 Nicholas Naugle
8 40 Robbie MacEwen
9 25g Gage Gilby
10 11v Jordan Veinotte
11 30 Stephen Lively
12 14M Danny Chisholm
13 0 Sam Rogers
14 30L Marcel LeBlanc
15 32 Chris Hughes
16 37 Brandon Albert
17 51 Mark Leclair
18 07 Allison MacKinnon
19 28 Matt Palmer
20 13 Austin MacDonald
21 36 Gary Elliott
22 16 Dylan Gosbee
23 43 Hudson Weston
The podium top three in Victory Lane at Petty.
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Race organizers also handed out a number of special awards:
Eastlink Fastest Lap — Dylan Gosbee;
R&D Performancentre Most Laps Led — Ashton Tucker;
Swift Springs Hard Charger — Nicholas Naugle;
QA1 Free Pass — Jordan Veinotte;
Fivestar Hard Luck — Dylan Gosbee;
Lucas Oil Rookie of the Race — Marcel LeBlanc.
🏁 Season Finale Mr. Lube + Tire 150 — Top 5 Finishers (Petty International Raceway)
- Ashton Tucker — No. 2, Miramichi, NB.
- Jarrett Butcher — No. 54, Enfield, NS.
- Cory Hall — No. 83, Jolicure, NB.
- Braden Langille — No. 26, Shubenacadie, NS.
- Ryan VanOirschot — No. 25, Antigonish, NS.
🔢 Final 2025 FGI Pro Stock Tour Championship Standings — Top 5 (after Race 10 of 10)
- Ashton Tucker — No. 2 — 1,840 pts — Champion.
- Cory Hall — No. 83 — 1,817 pts.
- Jarrett Butcher — No. 54 — 1,797 pts.
- Gage Gilby — No. 25G — 1,738 pts.
- Ryan VanOirschot — No. 25 — 1,717 pts.
The Tour will celebrate the season at its official banquet on Nov. 8 in Dartmouth.
