FASTRAK NE Touring Series' Winning Ways in Canada

The FASTRAK NE Touring Series continues to impress and put on thrilling races.  The latest on Sunday, May 20 was for the Canadian National Championship at Humberstone Speedway.  Humberstone is a racey little track, not much bigger than a quarter mile, and a record 26 cars - from PA, OH, WV, and NY - made the trek north of the border just 17 miles from Buffalo - joining local ONT, CAN racers for the $2000 to win 30 lapper. 

As is a FASTRAK NE Touring common sight, racing was close and thrilling.  When the dust settled, it was Series' hot shot, Max Blair, coming away with the win (after starting 9th).  Blair and arch-rival Mike Pegher, Jr. battled side by side for several laps before Blair finally got the advantage on lap 22.  Blair bested at least six other racers in a last lap shootout following a caution with one to go.  Chad Ruhlman made a frantic last lap charge that saw him move from fourth to second.  Darren Peters crossed the line third, but was disqualified in post-race tech for a modified oil pump.  In the wild one lap free-for-all to the checkered, Pegher, Jr. went from second to sixth (5th following Peters' DQ), Nolan Dalton seventh to fourth (now 3rd), and Butch Lambert eighth to fifth (now 4th, after starting 19th!).  Only three cautions slowed the frantic pace - two on the first lap, and the final with one to go. 

Both Blair and Ruhlman sang the praises of the Humberstone track in victory lane, and the largely Canadian filled grandstand enthusiastically embraced the Series. 



Max Blair won the thrilling FASTRAK NE Touring Canadian National Championship at Humberstone Speedway


FASTRAK NE Touring Top Ten Points following race number four at Humberstone:

• Max Blair 148
• Butch Lambert 132
• Chad Ruhlman 127
• Mike Pegher, Jr. 117
• Ryan Montgomery 113
• John Over 106
• Justin Tatlow 104
• Nolan Dalton 104
• Dan Angelicchio 87
• Chad Wright 87