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Lussier Leads Final Laps At Cornwall Motor Speedway

CORNWALL, Ont. — Sunday marked another great night of racing at Cornwall Motor Speedway with the Action Sprint Tour East and the Race for the Cure Sportsman Series.

Tyler Givogue took the lead in the 50-lap Race for the Cure Sportsman feature over Cedric Gauvreau and David Rogers.

Givogue got into lap traffic on lap eight. Bobby Herrington took third on lap 10 as caution was out on the same lap. On the restart, Herrington moved to second as the yellow was back on the following lap. Givogue in the lead with Herrington and Rogers in third.

On a lap 15 restart, William Racine made his way from fourth and challenged Givogue for the lead.

The yellow was is back on lap 22. A good battle for the lead brewed between Givogue and Racine as caution was out on lap 26. On the restart, Racine used the outside of the speedway and grabbed the lead over Givogue. As Racine pulled away, Gabriel Cyr moved to second with Donovan Lussier in third.

An accident happened on the frontstretch, and as Racine had nowhere to go, he was sent to back of the field with 16 laps to go. Cyr surged to the lead over Lussier and Fire Swamp. While Cyr led, Herrington came back to the top three by passing Swamp on lap 40. On a lap 41 restart, Lussier took the lead over Cyr.

Lussier led the final laps to capture the win.

Corey Wheeler led the way in the 35-lap JLB Heating and Cooling 358 Modified feature over Ryan Stabler and Felix Roy. 

Some good battles took place in front as Carey Terrance moved to second and challenged Wheeler for the lead with 15 laps in the books. The leaders ran well in the lap traffic as the top three were together with five laps to go. Wheeler led the whole event to win the feature as Roy surprised Terrance on the final lap to finish second.

Wheeler captured his third win of the year at Cornwall.

In the Action Sprint Tour Feature, Mathieu Bardier took the lead over Jeffrey Weare and Lee Ladouceur.

Weare used a lap car to pass Bardier for the lead on lap four as the caution came on the following lap. Weare set the pace over the rest of the field as he hit a lapped car and did a 360, losing some laps as the caution came out. Bardier took the lead over Lee Ladouceur as both drivers were running close together. 

Lapped cars became a factor in the final laps as Ladouceur passed Bardier on the final circuit to capture the win.

The Novice Sportsman Fun Zone Inflatables was the final feature of the evening.

Matthew Prunner was the early leader and led the way for the first 15 laps until a lapped car slowed Prunner. Marco McCarthy was the leader once the yellow was out. On the restart, Dylan Moore took the lead and grabbed the win.

Marc Dagenais took the lead in the 20-lap Rick’s Ranch Mini-Stock feature with James Clarke in second.

On a lap two restart, Clarke surged to the lead with Dagenais fading to fourth. Adrian Black brought the caution on lap 12. James Clarke survived a few cautions and charges from Dagenais to win the feature.