Cassius Clark Takes Home Over $15,000 at Atlantic CAT 250


(Halifax, NS, August 7, 2010) Cassius Clark of Farmington, Maine dominated
the Atlantic CAT 250 field on Saturday night at Scotia Speedworld. Clark was
driving the #5 Chapman Brothers Construction/Castle Building Centers
Chevrolet Impala for PEI's Jonathan Hicken and did him proud bringing home
close to $16,000. Although Clark led 227 laps, he didn't come by the win
easily, as Shawn Tucker challenged him late in the race. Tucker did manage
to overtake him at one point, but only for one lap.  Tucker's Rockico Truck
& Trailer/AL Gullison Chevrolet Impala run out of Fredericton, NB finally
settled for second place.
The battle for the top prize wasn't the only one to watch at the end of the
race. Ben Rowe (Turner, ME), Dave O'Blenis (Boundary Creek, NB), and Donald
Chisholm (Antigonish, NS) battled for the final three spots in the top five
for the last stretch of green flag racing. None of them managed to make a
move however, and came across the line third, forth, and fifth respectively.
Rowe was driving a sister car to Shawn Turple's and was dressed in the
Dexter Construction/Municipal Group's red and yellow. O'Blenis had his
Burger King ride at the 1/3 mile for the second Triple Crown Event of the
2010 season. Chisholm's Keltic Ford/Nova Construction Ford Fusion rounded
out the top five. Leading those 227 laps gave Clark the Scotia Emergency
Most Laps Led Award as well as the Ledwidge Lumber Halfway Award. Leonard
Boutilier finished 16th overall which was the highest finish for a rookie
giving him the EIT Race Radios Rookie of the Race Award.
Prior to the Atlantic CAT 250, the capacity crowd of over 5,000 fans were
treated to a 100 lap Sportsman race. Colby Smith made the trip from Cape
Sable Island well worth it as he took home his first Sportsman win at Scotia
Speedworld. Smith was followed by Darren Wallage, Russell Smith Jr, Tony
Leonard, and Steve Ross. After post race inspection, Ross was disqualified
and the rookie atop the point standings as of July 30th, Mike Alexander
eventually rounded out the top five.
The CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour returns to action next Saturday night for the
Parts For Trucks 100 at Riverside International Speedway in Antigonish, NS.
For complete information please head to www.riversidespeedway.ca .
About Atlantic CAT
Atlantic Tractors & Equipment Ltd. (Atlantic CAT) is a full-line Caterpillar
Equipment and Engine Dealership serving the provinces of Nova Scotia, Prince
Edward Island and New Brunswick. The dealership meets the business needs of
its customers by providing superior products backed by excellent parts and
service capabilities. Atlantic Cat operates from eight locations. The
company is engaged in the sale, lease, rental and service of the full-line
of Caterpillar Earthmoving and Engine Products. These include machines for
use in a variety of industries - Mining, Forestry, Agriculture, Road
Building, Road Maintenance, General Construction and Light Construction
operations. The company sells and services the full-line of Caterpillar
diesel Engines and Power Generation products for use in applications
requiring Stand-by or Prime Power diesel generating products, Marine Power
for commercial vessels, Truck Power for the on-highway trucking industry and
time-saving Harvesters for the agricultural industry.
About Scotia Speedworld
Scotia Speedworld (SSW) is a 3/10-mile asphalt oval racing facility.  SSW is
the only venue in Nova Scotia to host a weekly racing series, which runs May
through September and features six different classes of racecars. SSW also
hosts special events, including Monster Jam and the CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour.
SSW is located at Exit 6 on Highway 102, across from the Halifax Stanfield
International Airport. For more information please click on
www.ScotiaSpeedworld.ca or call our Event Hotline at (902) 873-2277 or our
office at (902) 481-2514.