One Month away from the opener, news from Cornwall Motor Speedway!
Cornwall, Ont –Sunday, April 17, 2016 – Martin Bélanger – With only a month away from season opener, countdown have officially started at Cornwall Motor Speedway. Here are some news about what is going on at the speedway!
Newcomers and returns in Modifieds
Two new drivers will join the Modified group this season as Joey Ladouceur and Corey Wheeler will compete for the Rookie of the year title. Great friends in life, both drivers have a wealth of experience in other division and this will facilitate the transition into the headline division. Both drivers will be to watch.
Along with the two rookies, some drivers have announced their return in the Modified ranks, former track champion, Joel Doiron will be back in full force after being absent from competition in 2015 for work commitments. Veteran driver, Marc Therrien is also returning to racing in his #17 machine. We have great chances to see Tim O’Brien on board of the #88 Jim’s Performance ride. With these five drivers joining the class, we could see numbers back in the twenty’s.
Carey Terrance for title #4?
Defending track champion, Carey Terrance was clear at the banquet he is aiming for title #4 at Cornwall! But Terrance will have to beat several great runners including 2013 champion Mario Clair who has announced that he will run Cornwall on a regular basis this season in Roy Delormier’s #22D on regular nights and his own #22c on special evening. Along with Clair; Stephane Lafrance will look into grabbing the crown from Terrance, currently finalizing a new car for the season, Lafrance has a few tricks up his sleeves. Other contenders such as Chris Raabe, Brian McDonald, Gage Morin and Kyle Dingwall. Each of these drivers will need to bring consistent results to aim at the championship!
Some news
RSI Industrial will be the title sponsor for the heat championship in the Sportsman as well as the Pro-Stock.
Division title sponsors are now confirmed as Bandit Motorsports in Modified, Tracy-Wheeler/Royal Lepage in Sportsman, Alexandria Home Hardware in Pro-Stock and Polar Sound DJ Services in both Novice Sportsman and Mini-Stock.
The new grandstands are almost done, final touches are too be done as fans will be allowed access when inspection will be complete. Cleaning and testing equipment has started as everything will be ready to start the season on May 15th.
Please check our Facebook page on a regular basis as some draws will occur in the coming weeks.
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.