Bandit Motorsports Canadian Nationals Series highlights race program on Sunday at Cornwall Motor Speedway!
Cornwall, Ont –Tuesday, May 12, 2015 – Martin Bélanger – The Cornwall Motor Speedway will be back in action this Sunday evening after a 2-week break. The Modified will be the headline with the initial round of the Bandit Motorsports Canadian Nationals with a 100-lap event along with a complete program for the other regular divisions. Bandit Motorsports will be the main sponsor of the evening!
Drivers from Eastern Ontario, Quebec and Northern New-York will head to Cornwall this Sunday for the first round of the Bandit Motorsports Canadian Nationals. Already in his sixth edition, who will join past champions such as Brett Hearn, Dale Planck, Brian McDonald and Stephane Lafrance who captured it twice? A very competitive field is expected with Lafrance, McDonald, Carey Terrance, Chris Raabe and several locals to go head to head with David Hebert, Mario Clair, Steve Bernard, Danny O’Brien and many other invaders to compete in the 100-lap event paying a nice $4,000 to win and nearly $20,000 in total purse.
Again in 2015, Modified drivers that have a perfect attendance in the Canadian Nationals Series will be eligible in a list of prizes that includes a 2015 Bicknell Chassis, fuel, tires and money prizes as a point’s fund of $6,000 that will provide money to the top 6 in the points with the series champion receiving $2,500 and fading to $500 for the 6th place.
After winning the first race in the Bandit Motorsports Sportsman Challenge, Shane Pecore will look to continue his success in the Wheeler-Forget Royal Lepage Sportsman division, expect to see some challenges from defending champion Corey Wheeler, Joey Ladouceur, Louie Jackson and others. A healthy field is expected nightly with several new faces joining the division in 2015.
In the Alexandria Home Hardware Pro-Stock, great action is expected in the 20-lap feature event with several competitors aiming for the win. We should have great field of cars in our Semi-Pro and Mini-Stock divisions as well.
The pit gates will open early at 1:30pm on Sunday afternoon to allow hauler parking with the gates officially opening at 3pm for payment. General admission gates will open at 4:30pm. The first heat race is scheduled for 7pm with time trials starting at 6:30pm.
Admission price will be 20$ for adults in general admission, 10$ for seniors with children 16 and under getting in for 2$. The pit prices are fixed at $30.
For more information on the upcoming season at Cornwall, please visit the website at www.cornwallspeedway.com you can add us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cornwallspeedway or on twitter at @cornwalspeedway, we will use these two Medias for results and contests over the summer.