Press Release
Danny O'Brien won at the Cornwall Motor Speedway for the first time since June 27th. Even though it was over a month since the Kingston, Ontario driver made his way to the winner's circle, he made sure to win when it counted. The modified feature was a 50- lap holiday classic. O'Brien, who started 6th in the 24-car field, jumped into the lead on lap 12 with a move to the high side of the track coming out of turn two. He passed his brother, Pat, who went on the finish 2nd in the feature. The O'Brien's built a sizeable lead leaving the real battle for 3rd, 4th and 5th. Bill "Moon" Mullin, from Iroquois, Ontario, held off a strong charge from a pair of Alexandria, Ontario drivers in Joel Doiron and Laurent Ladouceur to take home 3rd place. Doiron was able to hold off an aggressive Ladouceur to finish 4th. The "Laser" came in 5th, just ahead of Cornwall driver Brian McDonald. At one point, McDonald had worked his way into 4th but he kept getting caught too close to the cushion in the turns.
Pat O'Brien's 2nd place finish allowed him to qualify for the season ending championship race in Syracuse, New York. Danny O'Brien and Joel Doiron had already qualified for Syracuse.
The trend of first time winners in the Late Model feature continued on Sunday night. Darryl Steele, from Renfrew, Ontario picked up his first ever Late Model feature win at Cornwall. Marc Therrien and Marcel Pecore finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Rounding out the top 5 were Dave Bissonette (4th) and Lee Ladouceur.
Therrien, Pecore, Bissonette and Ladouceur have all found their way into the winner's circle at Cornwall this year. Denis Gauvreau also has a feature win under his belt.
Steve Johnston Steve Johnston, from Ingleside, Ontario, won the Duke Stock feature. The win was Johnston's 3rd of the season. Stephane Phillipe, from Masham, Quebec finished 2nd while Lunenburg, Ontario's Jody Beckstead rounded out the top 3.
The Rookie feature was won by Mark Radbourne, his 2nd of the season. Five time feature winner, Robin Laframboise came in 2nd. Randy Tremblay finished 3rd. All three drivers are from Cornwall.
On Sunday, August 8th the Cornwall Motor Speedway will run the "Race for the Children". A complete racing program is scheduled. During the intermission, drivers will be canvassing the stands for donations to help children's charities. Over $500 has already been collected through various endevours. The Cornwall Square sponsors the event. The first green flag falls at 7 P.M.