Monday, 27 August 2012

Jiffy 200 this Sunday at Cornwall Motor Speedway!


Cornwall, Ont – Monday, August 27, 2012 – Martin Bélanger – The Jiffy Auto Services 200 has finally arrived at Cornwall Motor Speedway with no less than 9 champions to be crowned next Sunday, September 2nd with the final races for the Gaetan Chip Stand Canadian Nationals, the St.Lawrence Seaway Sportsman Series, the Mohawk Race Parts Pro-Stock Series along with the five Cornwall championships that will end. A total of 232 laps of feature race will be done during that event.

A busy night for the Modifieds as they will obtain points for four different championships, the final race of the Canadian Nationals, the DIRTcar 358-Modified Series and also the Cornwall final points night. Dale Planck will enter the 125-lap event in a good position as he leads the Canadian Nationals by 43 points over Danny O’Brien and have a 14-point edge over Laurent Ladouceur in Cornwall point’s chase. Planck is also in second in the DIRTcar Series. With $5,000 on the line, a huge field of modified drivers from Ontario, Quebec and north of New-York is expected. For a third year in a row, cars will stop on lap 75 and a mandatory pit stop will occur on the front stretch, fans will be able to see race team at work during a short period of time.

The final race of the St.Lawrence Seaway Sportsman Series will be on the card with a 40-lap event along with the final point’s night in this category. Chris Herbison will arrive at Cornwall with the lead in both championships as he has a 40-points advantage over Martin Pelletier in the St.Lawrence Seaway and tighter lead with only 17 points over Corey Wheeler in the Cornwall battle.

Joey Ladouceur is in the same situation as he leads both Mohawk Race Parts Series and Cornwall title entering the final night with 26 points in the Mohawk and 66 points in the track championship. The best Pro-Stock drivers will converge to Cornwall in order to race in the 40-lap feature race.

Fans will enjoy a great intermission as several draws will occur in front of the grandstand involving 100% participation drivers for Canadian Nationals, St.Lawrence Seaway and Mohawk Series participants. A modified chassis, a crate engine, a full Pro-Stock body, sets of Hoosier tires and prize money will be at stake for these eligible drivers.

Also on the program, the final night of racing for the Semi-Pro and Mini-Stock categories, Benoit Dubois in Semi-Pro is well positioned to win the title as the Mini-Stock chase will end between Martin Bernard and Mathieu Aubin.

Racing will start at 5:30pm with time trials in Modifieds and Pro-Stock and the first heat is schedule to start at 6pm sharp. Pit gates will open at 3pm while grandstands will open at 4:30pm, we suggest arriving early as the Jiffy 200 is one of the biggest event of the season at the speedway! For more information on the upcoming events at the speedway, you can visit the website at www.cornwallspeedway or join us on Facebook at www.facebook/cornwallmotorspeedway for useful information and fun contests!

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