BOWMANVILLE, ON (August 11, 2019) – Collingwood’s Ben Young claimed the 2019 MOPAR Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK) with a third-place finish in the first of two rounds at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) Saturday in the Superbike Doubleheader presented by BMW Motorrad.
Young, riding a BMW S1000RR, entered the weekend with a commanding 59-point lead over Jordan Szoke (Kawasaki ZX-10RR Ninja), winner of the last four CSBK titles. But the Lynden, ON veteran couldn’t close the gap to keep his championship hopes alive for Sunday, finishing second in the race, and 57 points back of Young. The race was won by Samuel Trepanier (St-Isidore, QC) on a BMW S1000RR – his first career Superbike victory.
Young brought home BMW’s eighth Superbike manufacturers’ championship in nine years.
Sunday’s Superbike race was won by Kenny Riedmann (Belfountian, ON) on a Kawasaki ZX-10RR Ninja, followed by Trepanier and Szoke. Young rounded out the top four.
(CSBK “Young Clinches” story here: http://bit.ly/2KttNQd )
(CSBK Saturday & Sunday race results here: http://bit.ly/2KsUfcz )
Canadian Superbike racing legend, Rueben McMurter, was this weekend’s Grand Marshal, meeting with fans and riding parade laps on a 1980’s era Superbike.
Next up on the CTMP major event schedule is the Chevrolet Silverado 250, August 23-25, featuring a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Playoff race in Canada’s biggest NASCAR event of the season.The NASCAR Pinty’s Series, Nissan Micra Cup, Canadian Touring Car Championship, and the Toyo Tires F1600 Championship round out a busy weekend of racing. For more info or to buy tickets, visit online at canadiantiremotorsportpark.com, call the CTMP Hotline at 1-800-866-1072 (Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm ET), or email info@ctmpark.com
About Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Since 1961, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park has been the leading racing and automotive performance facility in Canada, hosting series’ ranging from international sports cars to NASCAR on the renowned 3.957-kilometre Grand Prix track. The state-of-the-art facility provides an engaging space suitable for any event; whether you’re here for the on-track racing action or a personal celebration, CTMP offers the flexibility and capacity to accommodate any event.
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