(SYDNEY, NS – October 31st, 2021) – Brady Creamer (Miramichi, NB) raced his way to the win in the Saf-way Auto Parts and Robby’s Towing Late Model Sportsman 100 Saturday afternoon at Sydney Speedway. Creamer, one of five New Brunswick Late Model drivers to make the six plus hour haul to Cape Breton Island, battled early in the race with hometown favorite Chris Reid (Sydney, NS) before pulling away over a 53-lap green flag run to the finish of the race.
Once Creamer set sail in the second half of the 100-lap feature, Reid settled into a battle for over a dozen laps with two-time and defending race winner Laurie Cormier (Riverview, NB) before Cormier’s car gave up in the late laps. Dustin Tucker (Darling’s Island, NB), who started on pole in the feature, held in the top five for the duration of the event and would wind up in third. Andrew Lively (Middle Sackville, NS) was able to get by Cormier in the closing laps to take fifth place.
Heat races for the Saf-way Auto Parts and Robby’s Towing 100 were won by Tucker and Jerome Kehoe (Sydney, NS). Kehoe and Ross Lewis (Prime Brook, NS) returned to Sportsman competition at their home track on Saturday after lengthy hiatuses from racing.
Stacey Clements (Hubley, NS) edged out Pat Lawrence (Halifax, NS) for the victory in the Anchor Toyota Monster Mash presented by Jeff Landry Auto Body. It was the first time the Heart of a Champion Hot Rod Classics powered by Conrad Bros had visited the quarter-mile bullring on Grand Lake Road. “The Quarantine Demon” Jim Rankin was third in the race.
Kody Quinn (Sydney, NS) continued his dominance in the Mini Stock class with the win in The Deadly Welder 75. The race went caution free and only left three cars on the lead lap when the checkered flag flew from Art Steeves. Donnie Pratt (Moncton, NB) returned to his home track with his own race car to finish second with 2019 East Coast Mini Stock Tour Rookie of the Year Darrell Hulme (Howie Center, NS) in third. Brian Axworthy (North Sydney, NS) crossed the line in second but failed post race technical inspection. Eighteen cars started the afternoon in competition, including two from Prince Edward Island and a pair from New Brunswick.
RE/MAX East Coast Elite Realty Pro Stock 250 champion Cory Hall (Jolicure, NB) had the Louie’s Cosy Corner Legend 50 in hand from the get go on Saturday afternoon. Hall led the race pilar to post over Owen Mahar (Hubley, NS) and Danny Chisholm (Canning, NS), who battled hard at the end of the race for the runner-up position.
Caden Tufts (Timberlea, NS) rebounded from a rough first Bandolero feature to take home the second. He and Chase MacKay (Bear Cove, NS) had a spirited battle in the first 15-lap segment presented by Petty International Raceway before they came together, handing the lead to Campbell Delaney (Halifax, NS) at the checkered in the first stanza. Delaney would be second to Tufts in the second half, ahead of MacKay in third.
JT Turnbull (Dominion, NS) was the winner in the rebirth of the Russell W. Hawkins Limited V6 THUNDER division at Sydney Speedway. Turnbull was able to get a lead in the 30-lap feature over Sam Burke (Glace Bay, NS) and not look back for the victory. Jamie Peach (Sydney, NS) charged hard at the end but wound up third when the checkered flag came out.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
SOFT LAUNCH AT SYDNEY SPEEDWAY (top 5)
SPORTSMAN 100
1st – #10 Brady Creamer
2nd – #42 Chris Reid
3rd – #52 Dustin Tucker
4th – #25 Andrew Lively
5th – #53 Laurie Cormier
MINI STOCK 75
1st – #88 Kody Quinn
2nd – #36 Donnie Pratt
3rd – #58 Darrell Hulme
4th – #46 Ryan McKnight
5th – #198 Steven Matthews
LEGENDS 50
1st – #08 Cory Hall
2nd – #66 Owen Mahar
3rd – #87 Danny Chisholm
4th – #66X Daryl Mahar
5th – #20 Brad Wadden
BANDOLEROS
FIRST SEGMENT
1st – #9 Campbell Delaney
2nd – #71 Chase MacKay
3rd – #19 Landon Pierce
4th – #41 Brayden Wadden
5th – #22 Brett Biron
SECOND SEGMENT
1st – #88 Caden Tufts
2nd – #9 Campbell Delaney
3rd – #71 Chase MacKay
4th – #19 Landon Pierce
5th – #41 Brayden Wadden
V6 THUNDER
1st – #16 JT Turnbull
2nd – #60 Sam Burke
3rd – #96 Jamie Peach
4th – #73 Zachary Langille
5th – #67 Joey Rudderham
HEART OF A CHAMPION HOT ROD CLASSICS
1st – #72 Stacey Clements
2nd – #34 Pat Lawrence
3rd – #63 Jim Rankin
4th – #33 Tylor Hawes
5th – #35 Laurie Hutt
Track management, led by Lynden MacDougall and Kyle Mackinnon, would like to thank all the racers, teams, fans, marketing partners, staff and volunteers for a successful first event. Work is already underway for the 2022 season. Fans are encouraged to keep an eye on social media for more information as the season draws closer! The official Facebook Page of Sydney Speedway can be found at www.Facebook.com/SydneySpeedCA.
About Sydney Speedway:
Opened in 1975, Sydney Speedway has built a racing tradition on Cape Breton Island over the past four decades. The track is home to a number of stock car racing divisions and is a destination for local touring series and motorsports events. For more information on Sydney Speedway, find them online on various social media platforms at @SydneySpeedCA and at SydneySpeedway.ca.
Report from Tim Terry
