The St.Lawrence Seaway Sportsman Championship and Mohawk Race Parts Pro-Stock Series; great events at Cornwall Motor Speedway in 2012!

Cornwall, Ont – Sunday, April 29, 2012 – Martin Bélanger – As previously announced Cornwall will be the host of National Series such as the World of Outlaws Late Models and Sprint Car but for promoter Ron Morin, local series is important for the racing around the area. Two series involving Cornwall and other tracks in Quebec and Ontario were created for the Sportsman and Pro-Stock in order to have these drivers in the spotlight.

St.Lawrence Seaway Sportsman Championship

Since the return of the Sportsman category at Cornwall in 2010, the amount of competitors and action has been growing significantly. The same scenario has occurred at Mohawk International Raceway and Brockville and gave the Sportsman program a lot notoriety and stability. The creation of the St.Lawrence Seaway Sportsman Championship will bring the class to another level in 2012. The series will start at Brockville on Saturday, May 19 and then visit Mohawk on Friday, July 27^th to be completed at Cornwall on Sunday, September 2^nd.

All three races will be in the format of 40-lap features with each winner collecting a nice $750. A point’s fund has been established for the top 3, the champion will receive $750, and the runner up will get $500 and third place $250. Great incentive prizes will be awarded to the drivers that will participate to the three events. All entrants that had 100% participation will be eligible to win a Sportsman Crate Motor courtesy of Seaway GMC, 4 Hoosier Tires sponsored by Trick Race Parts and 5 envelopes of $100. Over $6,000 in prize and money will be given for this series as enticement.

Mohawk Race Parts Pro-Stock Series

The popular Mohawk Race Parts Pro-Stock Series is back again in full force with 6 events at 5 different tracks throughout Ontario, Quebec and northern New-York. Cornwall will be the host of the first race on Sunday, May 20^th with Mohawk receiving the series on Thursday, June 21^st. The tour will then head to the province of Quebec for 3-night affair starting at Autodrome Granby on Friday, July 6th; Autodrome Drummond on the 7^th and cap off at Le RPM Speedway on Sunday the 8^th. The series will end at Cornwall on September 2^nd.

The feature races are shortened to 40 laps for 2012 but with the same purse format as the winner will receive 750$ and all cars taking the green getting a minimum of $100. The drivers that will follow the entire series will also be recognized with a 100% participation draw that includes a full Pro-Stock body provided by Mohawk Race Parts and also 4 Hoosier tire from Trick Race Parts. This series always attracted the best talent from these tracks.

Both series will involve some of the biggest stars of the DIRTcar circuit and fans from Cornwall will be fortunate to see them compete at a high level during these events at the quarter mile bullring. If you are a fan of Sportsman and Pro-Stock, the St.Lawrence Seaway Sportsman and Mohawk Race Parts Pro-Stock Series are events that you will not want to miss!

We remind you that the 2012 season will start in exactly 3 weeks at Cornwall, to view all the last details on the upcoming events, we invite you to visit the website at www.cornwallspeedway.com

The Cornwall Motor Speedway celebrates his 2011 champions !

Cornwall, Ont – Monday, April 2, 2012 – Martin Bélanger – The Cornwall Motor Speedway held in 2011 Banquet of champion at the beautiful South Stormont Community Hall this past Saturday, March 31^st as a record setting 275 guests gathered to celebrate and rememorize last year’s events.

Stéphane Lafrance left the banquet with pockets full of money and hands full of new and shiny trophies. Lafrance had a banner year in 2011, winning his first Jiffy Auto Service Modified Championship and also capturing the coveted Canadian National Series championship. He is the first driver to win both titles in the same year. Lafrance also finished runner up in the Doiron Engineering Cup to Frenchman Kayle Robidoux, Joel Doiron completed the podium in this series. Carey Terrance, Doiron, Tim O’Brien, Laurent Ladouceur and Luke Whitteker were also honoured in the Modified championship as they composed the top 6 in the 2011 points standing.

In the Alexandria Home Hardware Pro Stock division, Joey Ladouceur was crowned the track champion in front of Corey Wheeler, Dave Bissonnette, George Renaud and Dion Oakes. Ladouceur also won the Mohawk Race Parts Series in front of Wheeler and Stéphane Lebrun who completed the podium. With 6 wins over the season, Ladouceur has the most visits in the winner`s circle than anybody else at Cornwall last season.

Veteran driver Chris Herbison received the champion honours in the Giant Tiger Sportsman division after a great year in Cornwall. Herbison finished in front of Shane Pecore, Jeff Philipps, Mitch Primeau and Josh Jock rounded out the top 5.

Massena, NY resident Kevin Fetterly Jr. was named the 2011 champion in the Evans Bus Lines Semi-Pro division winning this title after running in the class for several seasons. Derek Cryderman finished second as Michael McCargar and Kevin McCrae, were tied for third place.

In the Crazy Dave`s DJ Services Mini Stock Division, Ernie Cree won the title in front of Mike Gaucher and Mathieu Aubin. Cree had a strong start in the season winning 4 features in the first five races and ending the year with a win in late September.

The Baxtrom`s Independant Grocer Rookie of the award went to Chris Raabe in the Modifieds, Rosco Garreau in the Pro-Stock, Michael McCargar in the Semi-Pro and Mathieu Renaud in the Mini-Stock.

The Mitch Jock Memorial Merit Award went to Mike Bissonnette, the #1 fan at Cornwall Motor Speedway and also a long time supporter in many division or drivers. A well deserved honour for M.Bissonnette. Guest Speaker and former vice-president of DIRT Motorsports, Gaston Salvas also spoke to the guests about his experience as an official for DIRT.

This event ended the celebration of 2011. We are now looking forward to the Sunday, May 20^th opening night with the first series race of the Gaetan Chip Stand Modified Canadian Nationals, a 100-lap event also counting toward the MrDIRTcar 358-Modified Series. The first race of the Mohawk Race Parts Pro-Stock series will also be on hand with a 40-lap feature. The Sportsman, Semi-Pro and Mini-Stock, are also on the card for that great night of racing. For more information on the upcoming season at Cornwall, please visit the website at www.cornwallspeedway.com