CORNWALL, Ont. — Perfect weather greeted fans and race teams on Bank of Montreal Night at Cornwall Motor Speedway.
Corey Wheeler set the pace in the 35-lap JLB Heating and Cooling 358-Modified feature race as Louie Jackson Jr. and Calen Draper in third. Brian McDonald brought the caution on lap 15 with engine issues.
With Wheeler in front on the restart, the top five was reshuffled with Carey Terrance now in second and Jackson in third. The yellow flag waved again on lap 20. Wheeler kept first, but Terrance was close to him. Terrance used the outside lane to get pass Wheeler on lap 27. Terrance led the final laps and captured this 29th overall win at Cornwall over Wheeler and Jackson.
Gabriel Cyr led the first lap of the 25-lap Next Level Home Improvement as Thomas Cook brought the yellow flag out by stopping on the backstretch. Cyr maintained his lead with Fire Swamp and Donovan Lussier in third. Cyr pulled away from the field as Lussier jumped to second with five laps to go. Cyr led the remainder of the feature to capture his first win of 2023 in front Lussier and Swamp.
Martin Bernard darted to the lead in the Ricks Ranch Mini-Stock feature as Carl Gorry and James Clarke got closer to the leader. Pierre Picard made a few great moves and took the lead on lap seven with Clarke close to him. The yellow flag waved on lap 13 as Gorry stopped in turn four. Picard never looked back and captured his first win of the season.
In the 20-lap Novice Sportsman Fun Zone Inflatables, Trey Ladouceur was the early leader but Matt Prunner was quick using the middle lane and passed Ladouceur on lap seven. Heavy traffic became a factor for a few laps as Ladouceur got closer, but Prunner never looked back and got his first ever win in the division over Ladouceur and Marco Poirier in third.
The Eastern Ontario Vintage Club started the feature as Jason Riddell had a strong start and led the way and never looked back in the 20-lap feature winning in front of Steve Billings. Mason Barkley got the win in the 50-60s category.