Centre for Speed: Nott captures Super Sportsman Series 100

SHEDIAC, N.B.)  -- Glynn Nott (#12) of Burton, N.B. and Robert Légère of Tracadie, N.B. captured their first career feature wins during Sunday's Maritime Super Sportsman Series 100 and Schneiders Mini Stock 50 stock car racing action at the Centre for Speed, Atlantic Canada's Super Speedway and "Metro Moncton's Playground of Power".

A total of 57 drivers from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island took the green during this 'double header' racing event.

Nott, who has competed in a number of Maritime Super Sportsman Series events at the CFS over the past few years finally tasted victory on Sunday by leading the second half of the 100-lap feature event. Meanwhile, Légère who travels from Tracadie to compete at CFS, picked up his first career feature win crossing the stripe first in the Mini Stock 50-lap main event.

Nott started the Super Series feature event in the11th starting position on the 24-car grid and took advantage of some timely passes to make his way up to the lead pack. For the first half of the 100-lap event, it looked like pole-sitter, Cal Hatfield (#11) of Rothesay would be tough to beat as he set the early pace and led the first 50 laps of the event. However, Hatfield's day came to an abrupt end on lap #50 when mechanical problems forced him to the pit area thus handing the lead to CFS 2008 Sportsman and Super Series Champion, Claude Gaudet (#22) of Grand Barachois.

On the ensuing restart, Gaudet held off the charge from Nott, who had worked his way into second spot, until lap #53 when Nott passed Gaudet on the backstretch to take the lead. Over the final half of the event, and through a few restarts, Nott was able to fend off challenges from Gaudet and Mike Power (#58) of Salisbury to finally pick up his first win at CFS – something that has eluded him over the past few years. Gaudet had to settle for second, while Power took home third place hardware. Heat winners were Hatfield and veteran Bert Cormier (#3) of Bouctouche while Luc Bourgeois (#88) of Memramcook took the win in the Trophy Dash.

In Mini Stock action, Légère made the drive from Tracadie worthwhile as he also picked up his first career feature win in the Schneiders Mini Stock 50 by methodically making his way through the pack to finally take over the lead just past the halfway mark. By lap #3, five of the top competitors where locked in a fierce battle for the lead with Martin Landry (#00) of Grand Barachois leading the way, followed closely by Légère, Brad Daley (#33) of Moncton, defending CFS champ Pierre Gautreau (#99) and cousin Daniel Gautreau (#20) both of Shediac.

On lap #38, Landry lost traction coming out of turn #2 and quickly found himself back peddling to third position with Pierre Gautreau inheriting the lead and Légère in hot pursuit. Over the final 12 laps, Gautreau and Légère exchange the lead a few times with Légère finally winning out to cross the finish line just ahead of Gautreau and Landry, who nonetheless collected some valuable South East Challenge Series points with victories in both the 10-lap heat and semi-finals.

In Streetstock action, veteran Saint John driver, Rick Cashol (#54) came out victorious in the 25-lap feature. With the feature win, Cashol was able to erase some of the not-so-fond memories of coming in a very close second during his last visit to CFS during the Atlantic Streetstock Championships in October 2008. Victor Vienneau (#03) of Cocagne, who had earlier picked up the win in the 10-lap heat, had to settle for second in the feature ahead of John Doucette (#57) of Summerside, PEI who had in turn picked up first place hardware in the 10-lap semi.

Finally, in the Four Fun division, it was also a first career trip to victory lane for Mike Weagle (#60) of Petitcodiac as he was first across the stripe in both the 25-lap feature and the 10-lap semi-final. In the feature, Weagle waited patiently for an opportunity to get by leader Jonathan Doucette (#57) of Summerside, PEI. On lap #14, Weagle smoked his tires as he powered his way around the outside of Doucette coming out of turn #4 and then, never looked back to capture the win ahead of Doucette and Eldon Campbell (#17) of Moncton, who took some consolation with his earlier win in the 10-lap heat.

Next Sunday afternoon, July 5th at 2:00 p.m., the CENTRE will host the Eastern Well Drillers Streetstock 50 along with regular South East Challenge Series points championship racing in Sportsman, Mini Stock and Four Fun divisions.

Full schedule details are available at www.centreforspeed.com.

About CFS: The CENTRE for Speed, built in 1996, is home to the Atlantic region's largest and fastest paved 3/8 of a mile stock car oval as its centerpiece. The CENTRE overlooks the Northumberland Strait and is located 5 kilometers east of Shediac's Parlee Beach on Route #133 in the village of Grand Barachois.

From Tim Wile, Promoter & General Manager and Richard Gauther Publiciste et Annonceur du CDV