(Geary, NB – September 2nd, 2018) – Nineteen year old Ryan Messer drove to the biggest victory of his racing career in the 18th Annual McLaughlin Roof Trusses 250 on Sunday evening at Speedway 660. Messer, of Harvey, New Brunswick, took the lead for the final time on Lap 234 from Steve Halpin (Saint John, NB) and led a total of 17 laps en route to his first 250-victory in just his sophomore Pro Stock season.
Halpin finished second with Lonnie Sommerville (Barnesville, NB) crossing the line in third place. Craig Slaunwhite (Terence Bay, NS) and Kevin Moore (Fredericton, NB) completed the top five.
The race had many twists and turns over the 250-laps, making the race one of the most memorable in the 18 year history of the McLaughlin Roof Trusses 250. A number of top drivers were eliminated on Lap 72 when the leaders crashed coming to green. Johnny Clark (Hallowell, ME), Dylan Gosbee (Cornwall, PE), Ashton Tucker (Lyttleton, NB) and Dave O’Blenis (Boundary Creek, NB) were among the drivers that had their hopes dashed of winning the McLaughlin Roof Trusses 250 on Lap 72. Cassius Clark (Farmington, ME) had his bid end for a fourth 250 win after an altercation with just under 100-laps to go.
Messer led the field to green after winning his heat race to qualify for the McLaughlin Roof Trusses 250, joining Gosbee, Brent Roy (Hanwell, NB) and Greg Fahey (St. Stephen, NB) as heat race winners. Two dozen drivers started the Labour Day weekend classic.
Luc McLaughlin (Geary, NB) took home the DMR Auto Sales Street Stock 50 over Bill Storey and division champion Shawn Hyslop (St. Stephen, NB). Sam Rogers (Lower Onslow, NS) won the Tim’s Corner Motorsports Bandolero Blast over Owen Mahar (Hubley, NS) and Dylan Dowe (Bedford, NS). Kevin Bailey (Minto, NB) edged Brandon Skidmore (Springhill, NS) and “Mr. Excitement” Doug Matchett (Miramichi, NB) in the Atlantic Modified Tour feature presented by Keswick Kitchens. Rob Poirier (Irishtown, NB) raced to the win in the 35-lap Fredericton Gun Shop Sharp Shooters feature ahead of Brody Levesque (Fredericton, NB) and Malcolm Suley (Clarendon, NB).
All results are unofficial pending post race technical inspection. A full SpeedWeekend wrap up will be available this week at Speedway660.com.
18th Annual MCLAUGHLIN ROOF TRUSSES 250
OFFICIAL FEATURE RESULTS
1st – #1 Ryan Messer
2nd – #03 Steve Halpin
3rd – #23 Lonnie Sommerville
4th – #99 Craig Slaunwhite
5th – #88 Kevin Moore
6th – #29 Greg Fahey
7th – #42 Andrew Rodgers
8th – #24 John Rankin
9th – #08 Nicholas Naugle
10th – #81 Ian Rasmussen
11th – #10 Devin Snell
12th – #29T Robert Tomlinson
13th – #26 Brent Roy
14th – #32 Chris Hughes
15th – #13 Cassius Clark
16th – #11 Cal Hatfield
17th – #91 Dylan Gosbee
18th – #2 Ashton Tucker
19th – #48 Dave O’Blenis
20th – #54 Johnny Clark
21st -#28 Shawn Warren
22nd – #97D Chris Duncan
23rd – #28T Kirk Thibeau
24th – #87 Matt Harris
Tim’s Corner Motorsports Bandolero Blast
1st – #12 Sam Rogers
2nd – #66 Owen Mahar
3rd – #17 Dylan Dowe
4th – #71 Chase MacKay
5th – #4 Nyk Pothier
6th – #24 Ayden Christensen
DMR Auto Street Stock 50
1st – #11 Luc McLaughlin
2nd – #53 Bill Storey
3rd – #99 Shawn Hyslop
4th – #8 Benji Ruff
5th – #77 Riley Goodwin
6th – #38 Justin Cole
7th – #00x Luke Dukeshire
8th – #68 Michael Cormier
9th – #22 Kyle MacKinnon
10th – #60 Eric Matthews
11th – #2 Chuck Mercer
12th – #54 Rick Cashol
13th – #19 Brandon Carter
14th – #21 Courtney Barton
15th – #00M Matt Crocker
16th – #55 Courtney O’Blenis
Fredericton Gun Shop Sharp Shooter 35
1st – #0 Rob Poirier
2nd – #06 Brody Levesque
3rd – #57 Malcolm Suley
4th – #4T Randy Titus
5th – #69 BJ Gillespie
6th- #71 Scott Kennie
7th – #92 Randy Storey
8th – #12 Matt Killorn
9th – #46 Ryan McKnight
10th – #68 Ryan Bernard
11th – #X1 Bryan Suttie
12th – #99 Stacey Gilmore
13th – #61 Wesley Harnish
14th – #60 Grey Owl
15th – #72 Rob Boutilier
16th – #73 Allison Hall
Atlantic Modified Tour 30 Presented by Keswick Kitchens
1st – #48 Kevin Bailey
2nd – #84 Brandon Skidmore
3rd – #75 Doug Matchett
4th – #2W Chris Wilson
5th – #58 Yves McCray
6th – #17 Joe Hoyt
7th – #91 Braxton Stafford
8th – #12 Steven Curtis
9th – #1 Greg Butler
10th – #98 Jamie Weston
11th – #81 Cody Price
12th – #51 Glyn Nott
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Speedway 660 is one of Canada’s premier stock car racing facilities. Located in New Brunswick’s Fredericton region, it attracts race teams and fans from the Maritimes, New England and Quebec. The Speedway 660 racing season runs from mid May until Labour Day Weekend. SpeedWeekend, one of the most prestigious short track events in eastern North America, wraps up Speedway 660’s racing season.
