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